The UTES/Life Skills program provides student-athletes with the personal and professional skills necessary for successful and productive futures. UTES is an acronym for "Utes Striving Toward Excellence and Success." The program stresses leadership and encourages contribution within the community. The focus of the program is on the individual student athlete as a whole person-academically, athletically and emotionally-and on the changing needs and skills of the individual in the years during college and after graduation. This program establishes an administrative commitment to academic and athletic excellence. The UTES program, a personalized version of the NCAA CHAMPS program, consists of five vital components: