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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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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