Announcements

BYU-Idaho is exemplary in its efforts to provide an education to thousands of individuals throughout the world. The university recognizes that because BYU-Idaho students come from a variety of backgrounds and have varied educational goals, there is often the need to provide students with a non-traditional degree experience. In the past, the university studies degree filled this role by allowing students to add more components to their degree. However, in the 2019-2020 catalog, the university studies degree was retired and the professional studies degree was introduced as an improved, renamed, and restructured version of the university studies degree.

The experience business students gain while studying on the BYU-Idaho campus prepares them for the real world. The capstone IBC course that is required for most business majors strengthens the hard and soft skills students will need to succeed. Knowing this, faculty members that oversee the IBC program have found ways to make sure students still exercise those skills while heeding social distancing guidelines.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, faculty have adjusted their classes to a remote setting using the software, Zoom, to teach their students. Teaching the last few weeks of winter semester remotely, many faculty members discovered new ways to interact with and teach their students through various software programs and engaging strategies. Faculty met through Zoom at the end of the semester in a series of “remote round-up” meetings to discuss the different ways they have been shifting their teaching methods.

One of the greatest fears about college doesn’t even involve what happens at college. It’s what happens after graduation. Many significant decisions and life changes occur once someone receives that diploma, such as where to live, where to work, when to buy a house, how to buy a house, etc.

Brigham Young University-Idaho has extended its application deadline to invite the thousands of recently returned missionaries who are looking for a productive, uplifting learning opportunity, to take classes at BYU-Idaho during its upcoming Spring 2020 Semester! All classes for this semester will be offered online with a flexible schedule or remotely (meeting online at specific times on specific days). This strategy will give students more access to distance learning than ever before! This is a great time for individuals to gain new skills and knowledge or to simply challenge themselves. If anyone is interested in taking classes at BYU-Idaho, fill out the simplified application at www.byui.edu/admissions today! The application is simple and allows applicants to self-report many data points like high school GPA and ACT/SAT scores. If applicants have not previously taken the ACT or SAT, email admissions@byui.edu to learn about an option for a test waiver for Spring 2020 applicants.

For students at BYU-Idaho who haven’t graduated yet, it’s a great idea to learn from those graduates about what they wished they could have done better and what life is like since they graduated. Janessa Wright graduated with a bachelor’s degree in psychology and a minor in piano. She said there are some things she has learned since graduating when it comes to careers.

Thursday was the very last day of the Winter 2020 semester and it has been a very different semester compared with past semesters at BYU-Idaho. Many graduating students are wondering where their life will take them and how they will use their degree in the work field.

This week is the last week of the Spring 2020 semester for BYU-Idaho students. Many students are preparing to use their degree in the work field. Many might wonder if they are ready and what it will be like. John Michael Bradley is an alumnus from BYU-Idaho who graduated in December 2016 and said many times it takes those recent graduates time to adjust to the work environment.

The core mission of BYU-Idaho is to develop disciple leaders of Jesus Christ, and while on that journey, the university expects its students to have fun as well. Starting Spring Semester 2020, the renovated ropes course will open for the BYU-Idaho community, with new features and activities filled with adrenaline, a couple drops of sweat, and fun for everyone who decides to adventure in it.

Constructed in the late 1960s, the Hart Building has reliably provided a space for employees and students to exercise and recreate for more than 50 years. With hopes to sustain that space for another half a century and more, many areas of the building are undergoing renovations. Provided below is a status update on each of the projects currently taking place in the Hart Building:

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The mission of BYU-Idaho is to develop disciples of Jesus Christ who are leaders in their homes, the Church, and their communities.

With so much happening because of the COVID-19 coronavirus, health professionals say it’s important to remember your mental health too.

With the ongoing concerns related to COVID-19, Spring Semester 2020 courses at BYU-Idaho will be held remotely and online. Students will be able to complete courses wherever they reside. It is anticipated that campus will continue to be open and functioning.