With schools around the nation closed due to COVID-19, the Department of Teacher Education at BYU-Idaho came up with a resourceful alternative to provide students with a practicum experience while also benefiting young children who are no longer in the classroom. The result has led to 145 elementary school students receiving online literacy tutoring services this spring.
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How do you convert a class that requires students to construct actual playhouses and physical models to all take place off campus? The answer lies in tactful innovation, modeling programs, and origami.
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Faculty in the Department of Animal and Food Science have been working hard to make this semester effective and educational for their students away from campus. Podcasts, Zoom meetings, and many video demonstrations have been curated as a major part of the transition to online learning for the department.
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From Oregon to Maine, students in the Introduction to Landscape Architecture and Design class continue to have a hands-on learning experience despite never setting foot in a physical classroom.
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While many student’s summer internship plans were cancelled or put on hold because of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Research and Business Development Center (RBDC) has served as a good alternative for students to continue to fulfill their planned internship credits. The RBDC is a non-profit organization that has been providing BYU-Idaho students with internship opportunities to give them useful experience for their future careers. Due to the changes of COVID-19, the RBDC has moved everything online for students and their clients.
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Official spring semester enrollment totals at Brigham Young University-Idaho show growth among our total population of students who are continuing to pursue their academic goals amid a world-wide pandemic.
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We are pleased to announce that Brigham Young University-Idaho will broadcast an online commencement service to celebrate and recognize our Winter Semester 2020 graduates. Elder Craig C. Christensen, General Authority Seventy of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, will address the 2,458 graduates of Brigham Young University-Idaho in an online commencement ceremony on Thursday, May 21, 2020. The event will begin at 7:00 p.m. MDT at www.byui.edu/live/video.
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Get back to school sooner! There is still time to apply for Spring 2nd Block and Summer Session classes. Spring 2nd Block classes begin June 8. This block lasts 7 weeks and ends July 22. Summer Session classes begin July 27 and end September 9. Visit this webpage to see a list of courses offered and to apply.
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When the announcement was made that Spring 2020 classes would be held remotely, the services housed in the Manwaring Center quickly adapted to aid students whether they were staying in Rexburg or going home.
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