A Utah Tech University vice president, who has come under fire for inappropriate comments he and his staff allegedly hung up in their office, announced that he is stepping down.
Utah Tech University VP whose office allegedly displayed ‘inappropriate’ Post-it notes is now stepping down Jordon Sharp will be leaving the southern Utah school after nearly 14 years working in marketing there.
Jordon Sharp, vice president of marketing & communication at Utah Tech University, pictured on Wednesday, May 21, 2025. Sharp is now leaving the school.the St. George university His new job is with MINT, a Salt Lake City marketing company that is opening an office in southern Utah. His last day at Utah Tech is Friday, according to a letter from the school’s new president that also announced the change. “As with all employees who depart our institution, we wish them well in their future endeavors,” reads the note fromSharp told The Tribune on Monday that he is “leaving Utah Tech on my own accord for a company I’ve been talking to for a while.” He has been at the university for nearly 14 years and added that “I have loved my time at Utah Tech. It’s a bittersweet thing for me. I love this institution. I love the students. I think it has a bright future under President Smeed.” In his position, Sharp had been a member of the school’s executive cabinet, reporting directly to the university’s president.. The suit comes from Becky Broadbent, then the university’s top attorney; Jared Rasband, its second-in-command attorney; and Hazel Sainsbury, Utah Tech’s Title IX coordinator, who is tasked with responding to complaints of sexual misconduct.a display of more than 200 sticky notes that staff had stuck up . Each one featured a crude or sexual phrase that someone in the university’s marketing department had allegedly said or was supposedly taken out of context. The Post-it notes covered a metal cabinet in the team’s break room that was also used by some student interns. Pictured is the cabinet at Utah Tech University that was covered with Post-it notes — which have been redacted for privacy in this photo — that included crude sayings from staff members of the school's marketing department. The notes are part of a lawsuit filed by three employees who allege there was a toxic culture at the university. The largest share of the notes was attributed to Sharp, who oversaw the department. Sharp has been the vice president of marketing at Utah Tech for about six years and was in the department before that. His most recent salary, for 2024, was $205,658,“I’ve accidentally hired 2 prostitutes,” said one of the notes credited to him. “Oh my gosh. I just grabbed his little penis. That felt really unnatural,” read another with his name on the bottom. In a recent ruling, the judge presiding over the case ordered that what was written on each slip of paper should be unsealed and made publicly available — because, U.S. District Judge David Nuffer wrote, the public interest is “significant” given that the allegations concern a state-funded school. The school said in a previous statement to The Tribune about the Post-it notes that it “acknowledges challenges over the past few years.” That includes, it said, an “internal confidential Title IX investigation conducted four years ago related to a quote board, which included statements taken out of context.” It noted that the investigation did not result in findings of a violation.highlighted his accomplishments during his time at Utah Tech — and said his experience at the school has been “exciting, challenging, impactful, personal and meaningful.” He also gave a nod to the “leadership of President Biff Williams.” Together, he said, they worked to double the size of the campus, increase enrollment, transition athletics to Division I and shift the school“Alongside my incredible teams, I had the privilege to create and launch the Trailblazer identity and Brooks the Bison,” he said. “… Our team worked, succeeded, failed, laughed, cried and built together tirelessly for the good of our campus; and they are my forever family.” In his email to employees, President Smeed said he is proposing a plan to combine the marketing position with enrollment efforts into one cabinet-level post. Smeed wrote he aims “to build a leadership team aligned with the needs of our campus.” Smeed added that “this new leader will also work closely with the Academic Affairs division to ensure alignment from recruitment through graduation.”Read the ‘inappropriate’ Post-it notes left in a Utah Tech University office, cited in lawsuit alleging a toxic workplaceTHE LATEST Voices: We all suffer when Utah therapists are forced to choose between their passion and their survivalLetter: There’s an unsustainable dilemma at the heart of businesses owners’ problems
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