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August 10, 2017

BYU-Idaho summer session allows students to continue academic progress

BYU-Idaho's summer session is a six-week academic term between the spring and fall semesters that offers foundation courses.

July 31, 2017

BYU-Idaho launches new messaging campaign

"BYU-Idaho is a special place, and we hope to let potential students know that, so they can come and experience it for themselves," said Merv Brown, University Relations managing director.

July 19, 2017

Mercy River to perform at BYU-Idaho July 28

Each member of the group brings several years of experience performing, writing, and directing hundreds of firesides and concerts - as well as recording on dozens of inspirational albums.

July 18, 2017

Ultimi tenors to perform at BYU-Idaho July 27

Tickets for this Center Stage performance are $10 for the general public and $5 for BYU-Idaho students and Education Week participants.

July 17, 2017

BYU-Idaho to host annual Education Week

More than 50 teachers have been selected from among BYU-Idaho faculty, along with others from the local area and surrounding states.

July 14, 2017

Inauguration Ceremony for President Henry J. Eyring Announced

Henry Johnson Eyring will be formally installed as BYU-Idaho's 17th president at an inauguration ceremony to be held on Tuesday, September 19, 2017.

July 13, 2017

BYU-Idaho’s Dance Alliance to tour Michigan and eastern Canada

Brigham Young University-Idaho’s premier touring dance group, Dance Alliance, will be performing on tour in Michigan and the provinces of Ontario and Quebec, Canada from July 19 through August 1, 2017.

July 5, 2017

Elder J. Devn Cornish to speak at spring commencement

Accompanying Elder Cornish at BYU-Idaho's spring commencement will be Elder Kim B. Clark, General Authority Seventy and Commissioner of the Church Educational System.

Anna Chapman, a freshman from Rexburg, and Zachary Dawdy, a senior from Wentzville, Missouri, rehearse for Jane Austen’s “Northanger Abbey,” which will open June 27 in the Snow Drama Theater at BYU-Idaho.

June 20, 2017

BYU-Idaho Students to Perform Northanger Abbey

Justin Bates, the director and faculty member in the BYU-Idaho Department of Theatre and Dance calls it a "lovely romance story."

June 14, 2017

Jenny Oaks Baker to join BYU-Idaho band and choirs in 2017 Patriots and Pioneers concert

The concert will be held in the BYU-Idaho Center on Friday, June 30, at 7:30 p.m. and feature both patriotic and spiritual music.

May 24, 2017

Spring 2017 enrollment figures show upward, steady growth

Statistics released for Spring Semester 2017 show a total campus enrollment of 14,934 students.

President Eyring from BYU-Idaho, President Crow from Arizona State University, and President Gilbert from BYU-Pathway Worldwide

May 23, 2017

ASU collaboration with BYU-Idaho to help students complete bachelor's degree

The innovative partnership will allow students who begin their education through one of BYU-Idaho's programs access to the wider array of classes, majors and degrees offered by ASU.

May 17, 2017

Mat Kearney to perform at BYU-Idaho

His most recent release "Just Kids" came out in early 2015, featuring the singles "Heartbeat" and "Air I Breathe."

May 10, 2017

BYU-Idaho to host Agricultural Science Center Open House

Renovations to several buildings and construction of 13 new structures took place from 2015 to 2017.

May 9, 2017

Acclaimed organist Tom Trenney to perform with BYU-Idaho choirs

He will be joined on several numbers by the BYU-Idaho Men's Choir and Women's Choir directed by Rebecca Lord.

May 3, 2017

Second concert added at BYU-Idaho for The National Parks band

The group was named Utah's "Band of the Year" in 2016 by Salt Lake City Weekly.

April 26, 2017

Alex Boye to perform at BYU-Idaho

With more than 200 million total YouTube views and counting, Boye is "Africanizing" the pop landscape, infusing the explosive rhythms and various languages of his ancestral continent.

April 26, 2017

Rexburg cellist to be featured in youth symphony at BYU-Idaho

Music director of the orchestra is Rexburg resident Kendell Nielsen, who teaches music at South Fremont High School in St. Anthony.

April 21, 2017

Ghana Pathway choir to be live streamed at BYU-Idaho Devotional

The 50 voice Collegiate Bountiful Chorale from Accra, Ghana will be singing in a livestreaming performance.

April 19, 2017

Women of the World vocal group coming to BYU-Idaho

The group was formed to bring together women musicians from across the globe.

April 18, 2017

U.S. Air Force Academy Falconaires to perform free concert at BYU-Idaho

The concert is sponsored by the Center Stage Performing Arts Series at BYU-Idaho.

April 10, 2017

Henry J. Eyring becomes President of BYU-Idaho

Eyring has worked at BYU-Idaho since 2006 as an associate academic vice president over Online Learning, advancement vice president, and academic vice president.

April 7, 2017

Modern fiddling group Barrage 8 coming to BYU-Idaho

Patterned after the former band Barrage, this new, high-energy fiddling group performs a wide variety of musical styles from 70s rock, jazz, classical, blues and Barrage originals.

April 3, 2017

Five stats that show value in student internships

The majority of BYU-Idaho students find value in their internship.

April 3, 2017

BYU-Idaho Symphony Band to tour Mexico

The 42-student band is directed by BYU-Idaho Music Department Chair Diane Soelberg and will be joined at different points in the tour by local orchestras and choirs.

March 31, 2017

BYU-Idaho Collegiate Singers to perform in Wyoming, Utah, and Idaho

The concerts are free and open to the community. Tickets are not required and admission will be on a first-come, first-served basis.

March 29, 2017

BYU-Idaho Center Stage announces spring line-up of entertainment

Season tickets may also be ordered through the ticket office by calling 208-496-3170.

March 24, 2017

Elder L. Whitney Clayton to speak at Winter Commencement

The university will award 1,659 bachelor's degrees and 440 associate degrees.

March 21, 2017

Celtic bagpiper Carlos Nunez from Galicia coming to BYU-Idaho

Nunez, who comes from Galicia, a Celtic region in northwest Spain, is considered one of the preeminent artists on the Celtic and world music scene.

March 17, 2017

BYU-Idaho to Host National Geographic State Bee

This will be the fifth time BYU-Idaho has hosted the competition.

March 6, 2017

Piano Battle coming to BYU-Idaho

The brainchild of internationally accomplished pianists Andreas Kern and Paul Cibis, the Piano Battle sees the duo go head-to-head on stage, charming and enchanting the audience with a variety of classical pieces.

February 24, 2017

Award-winning trombonist Wycliffe Gordon to headline BYU-Idaho Jazz Festival

Award-winning trombonist, trumpet player and vocalist Wycliffe Gordon will headline the winter jazz festival concert.

February 16, 2017

Winter 2017 enrollment figures show upward, steady growth

Statistics released for Winter Semester 2017 show a total campus enrollment of 18,065 students, an increase of 2.0 percent over last winter's campus enrollment of 17,714.

February 15, 2017

I-Prepare educates community on behavioral health risks

I-Prepare is an emergency preparedness campaign that informs students, employees, and members of the community surrounding Brigham Young University-Idaho how to act during several emergency situations.

February 7, 2017

LDS Church Announces BYU-Pathway Worldwide

President Gilbert will continue as President of BYU-Idaho through the end of this semester and will assume his responsibilities with the new organization soon thereafter.

February 7, 2017

Henry J. Eyring announced as President of BYU-Idaho

Henry J. Eyring will become the seventeenth president of Brigham Young University-Idaho.

February 3, 2017

BYU-Idaho to host public open house of new facilities

Brigham Young University-Idaho invites students, employees, and the public to tour two of its newly completed facilities on Tuesday, February 14 from 3:00 to 5:00 p.m.

January 30, 2017

Chilean tenor to perform love songs at BYU-Idaho

In addition to being praised for his "passion and vocal timbre," his fans call him the "coolest and hottest tenor" of his generation.

Emergency.byui.edu provides information on the importance of preparing for winter storms.

January 20, 2017

I-Prepare educates community on winter storm preparation

Winter weather is common to the Rexburg area, and knowing how to act during winter weather is essential to being safe.

January 19, 2017

Gold medal quartet to headline BYU-Idaho Barbershop Festival

Also performing at the concert will be the BYU-Idaho Men's Choir, Women's Choir, student quartets and the Carousel Chorus from Rexburg.

Alyson Cambridge will perform at BYU-Idaho.

January 12, 2017

Soprano Alyson Cambride to perform at BYU-Idaho

Soprano Alyson Cambridge will perform in the Barrus Concert Hall at Brigham Young University-Idaho on Wednesday, January 25, at 7:30 p.m.

January 9, 2017

Record number of students drawn to attend BYU-Idaho in 2016

Annual on-campus statistics released for 2016 show the university had its largest student body in its history.

January 3, 2017

Roomful of Teeth coming to BYU-Idaho

Roomful of Teeth, which won a Grammy in 2014, is a vocal project dedicated to mining the expressive potential of the human voice.

Members of the Ballet West two group perform together

January 3, 2017

Ballet West II to perform at BYU-Idaho

Ballet West's second company, based in Salt Lake City, Utah, is composed of pre-professionals from around the globe, and has been critically lauded for their physicality and diverse repertoire.