Announcements

While the COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted employment opportunities across the globe, the need to minimize the spread has continued to employ students on campus. This fall, BYU-Idaho has hired 958 new students employees.

Campus signage is getting a makeover. The gray and white building signs that have guided students across campus for the past decade will be replaced.

BYU-Idaho continues to create educated scholars and future professionals during these uncertain times by developing five different course types.

The worldwide pandemic has created chaos and opportunities. One opportunity was for the BYU-Idaho Theatre Department to produce a radio drama.

Official Fall 2020 Semester enrollment totals at Brigham Young University-Idaho show growth among our total population of students who are continuing to pursue their academic goals despite a world-wide pandemic.

Hart Building

When the BYU-Idaho campus closed this spring, many construction projects were briefly put on pause. However, the worldwide pandemic only confirmed to the BYU-Idaho Health Services team that they made the right decision—well ahead of time—to plan for a remodel

We’re in this together. Wash your hands frequently. Stay six feet apart. As BYU-Idaho headed into a new, unique semester, instructive messaging campaigns were designed. The campaigns explain to students and employees what to expect and how to follow health guidelines to stay safe and enjoy the semester.

Before 2020, most of the BYU-Idaho community had probably never even heard of Eastern Idaho Public Health (EIPH), but BYU-Idaho has worked with the state health district for years. In fulfilling his role as BYU-Idaho’s Safety Officer, Eric Harmston has built the university’s relationship with EIPH.

On the first Tuesday of every semester, thousands of students typically gather in the BYU-Idaho Center to hear the university president. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic though, this fall semester, President Henry J. Eyring stood before an empty auditorium to kick off the tradition by sharing how the university would care for its students throughout these unprecedented times.

This Saturday, Oct. 24, and next Saturday, Oct. 31, you can listen to a BYU-Idaho produced radio drama. "The War of the Worlds" is the classic radio drama from Orson Welles and adapted by Howard Koch.

Members of the BYU-Idaho community (students, faculty/staff and community) are invited to submit original hymn texts for use in the sixteenth annual BYU-Idaho Hymn Festival to be held in 2021. While this event usually occurs in late February, due to COVID-19 restrictions it will be scheduled for a later date in 2021, yet to be determined.

BYU-Idaho is deeply concerned by the increase of active COVID-19 cases in our region and on campus. Students and employees are asked to carefully follow the required health restrictions established by Eastern Idaho Public Health (EIPH). We are committed to honoring civil authority. The university’s ability to keep campus open will be determined by EIPH thresholds, including active cases and hospital bed capacity.

The BYU-Idaho campus is ready for students amidst the COVID-19 pandemic. To ensure a safe environment for students and employees who are returning back to campus, the university has implemented new course offerings and adjusted campus activities to create the best learning and social experiences possible for students and their individual needs.

Coming in Contact with COVID-19

In preparation for the upcoming Fall 2020 Semester, BYU-Idaho has undertaken many precautions in response to prioritizing the health and safety of both students and faculty. These precautions include the changes that have been made for custodial protocols, building management, communication campaigns, and university housing.

The BYU-Idaho campus is ready for students amidst the COVID-19 pandemic. To ensure a safe environment for students and employees who are returning back to campus, the university has implemented new course offerings and adjusted campus activities to create the best learning and social experiences possible for students and their individual needs.

Brigham Young University-Idaho will hold its annual Education Week conference exclusively online this year. As a health and safety precaution due to COVID-19, a face-to-face conference will not take place on the BYU-Idaho campus. In place of the traditional three-day conference, a free one-day virtual conference will be held on Friday, July 31.

We are pleased to announce that Brigham Young University-Idaho will broadcast an online commencement service to celebrate and recognize our Spring Semester 2020 graduates. Elder L. Whitney Clayton, Senior President of the Quorums of the Seventy of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, will address the 2,558 graduates of Brigham Young University-Idaho in an online commencement ceremony on Wednesday, July 22, 2020. The event will begin at 7:00 p.m. MDT at www.byui.edu/live/video.

With the anticipated approach of Fall Semester 2020, BYU-Idaho is coordinating a safe return to campus and continued delivery of high-quality, flexible education. University faculty and administrators have organized several course delivery options in order to better protect the health of students and employees and to meet the academic needs of all students wherever they are physically located. The course options for Fall Semester 2020 will include:

As part of BYU-Idaho’s mission, the university aims to provide a high-quality education that prepares students for lifelong learning and employment. Although there may be many motivating factors for why students choose to obtain higher education, employment is a main determinant.

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, online courses have quickly grown, as has the need for improvement in making the online classes the best they can be. More courses are currently in development to provide students a remote/hybrid class experience. These courses will incorporate both an online methodology and a face-to-face learning environment.

Due to COVID-19, the David O. McKay library has been closed to patrons since mid-March, but the services it offers continue to allow students to learn and grow wherever they may be.

Idaho is carefully monitoring COVID-19 and planning to potentially open campus this fall semester. While an official decision has not been made, the university is working to make the following course-delivery options available. Each option satisfies state, federal, and Church guidelines—with emphasis on health, sanitation, and safe practices.