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Internship missionaries bless students
With 21 BYU-Idaho internship missionaries currently serving around the country, BYU-Idaho students are well equipped to find an internship or a job anywhere in the country that is in harmony with their respective degree.
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CIT students learn with real-world projects
BYU-Idaho’s first administrator, Jacob Spori said, “The seeds we are planting today will grow and become mighty oaks, and their branches will run all over the earth.”
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Financial Aid office improves student experience
The BYU-Idaho Financial Aid Office is delivering student aid faster and more efficiently than ever before. Over the past few years, the Financial Aid Office has implemented and adopted new policies, software, procedures, and processes to improve its efficiency, boost its capabilities, and bless the lives of BYU-Idaho students.
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Employees encouraged to mentor one another and not fear failure
Jill Evans, Student Development Managing Director and the final keynote speaker at the All Employee Conference, not only encouraged BYU-Idaho employees to fail, but to fail quicker.
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The responsibility to create a Zion society at BYU-Idaho
“Do we recognize the practical work in building Zion?” That’s what Religious Education Faculty Member Bill Riggins asked employees at the morning session of the 2019 All Employee Conference. Riggins’ message focused on the role each employee plays in establishing Zion here at BYU-Idaho.
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Every employee is a mentor
Whether you teach in a classroom, supervise student-employees, or work alongside students, every employee at BYU-Idaho is a mentor. To more effectively mentor students to aid them in becoming disciples of Jesus Christ, the Student Success Council has created a website for BYU-Idaho employees: www.byui.edu/mentoring. If you aren’t quite sure how to help a student, this new website contains great information and links to resources that will help you make an impact in students’ lives.
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Construction management mentorship provides real-world experience
To successfully navigate students through their college experience and secure employment upon graduation, the Department of Design and Construction Management has learned through recent efforts that there are more ways than one to provide advising for students.
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Greenhouse renovation increases energy efficiency
Tropical plants can’t survive in sub-50-degree weather. However, they are thriving in the Rexburg winter inside of the Benson greenhouses.
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“Tell Me About It:” BYU-Idaho Radio’s new student produced show
BYU-Idaho Radio student reporters are going more in-depth with the local stories they cover. BYU-Idaho Radio recently launched a new radio show on KBYI 94.3 FM called, “Tell Me About It.” The new show is produced and co-hosted by Radio News and Programming Coordinator Brandon Isle, and BYU-Idaho Radio student employees. The program is made up of student-written stories and packages, interviews, and contributing faculty.
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Recreation management major to split in two
In order to help students develop more skills, the Department of Human Performance and Recreation will be implementing curriculum changes starting April 2019. The changes include dividing the current recreation management major into two majors—recreation management and therapeutic management. The recreation management major will then be built by stacking five 15-credit certificates.
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BYU-Idaho launches dual enrollment efforts
BYU-Idaho is now extending the opportunity for all its courses to be available as “dual enrollment courses” for high school students who are seeking a head start into their college career.
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“Come with me to Rexburg”: Fall 2018 Campus Day
In his address titled, “A Steady, Upward Course,” President Henry B. Eyring said, “I hope I live long enough to someday meet some employer who employed one of you and says, ‘Where did that come from?’… And I’ll smile and say, ‘Well, come with me to Rexburg... And I may not be able to show it to you, and I may not be able to prove it to you, but you’ll feel it.’”
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Human Resources revise Student Leadership Model
BYU-Idaho employs more than twice as many students for part-time positions than full-time employees. These student employees are an essential tool to accomplishing the mission of BYU-Idaho to develop students into disciple leaders of Jesus Christ. Over the past year, BYU-Idaho Human Resources has made some recent revisions to the Student Leadership Model (SLM) to help student employees and full-time managers accomplish their goals.
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Pathway separation from BYU-Idaho nears completion
Finalizations are now taking place (starting October 2018) to complete the legal separation of BYU-Pathway Worldwide from BYU-Idaho. This separation is the result of an ongoing effort to accommodate the increasing growth in online enrollments and address the distinctive needs of online students.
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Communication consolidation improves student experience
Every semester, hundreds of messages are shared on campus with the goal to reach the same audience—BYU-Idaho students. With so many messages competing for our students’ attention, President’s Executive Group (PEG) decided last spring that something needed to be done to prioritize university communications.
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Changes made to Institutional Research and Data Management
Executive Strategy and Planning was created just over two years ago by President Clark Gilbert. One of the charges of this group is to better manage the ever-growing amount of data collected at BYU-Idaho. If departments or offices on campus need data, Executive Strategy and Planning is the place to receive help. The university is fortunate to have skilled research and data professionals.
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University leadership recognizes employees
On Tuesday, September 11, President’s Executive Group held the annual all-employee banquet. At this banquet, the following groups were recognized for their efforts in accomplishing the university’s mission: the Institution Data and Research Teams, the Energy Management Team, the Student Success Council, the College Success Development Team, Foundations Taskforce, and the LMS/I-Learn Conversion Team.
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Faculty taught to reach out to “the one”
Each fall brings a new beginning and level of excitement to the faculty at Brigham Young University-Idaho. It is the start of a new academic year full of teaching, learning, and “rethinking education.”
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University employees challenged to develop a “beginner’s heart”
BYU-Idaho employees have been challenged to approach their work with a “beginner’s heart” by Sister Bonnie H. Cordon, Young Women General President and member of the Church Board of Education and Board of Trustees. She issued the challenge at this fall’s all-employee meeting, held on September 11, 2018.
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Workday Financial Management coming to BYU-Idaho
Due to the growing needs of the university, BYU-Idaho has made the decision to switch to Workday Financial Management as its new financial management system. The decision was made after months of research, deliberation, and an approval from the Board of Trustees. Beginning January 1, 2019, Workday will be the official financial management system of the school and will become accessible to employees.
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Computer Science Dept. works to create more accessible curriculum
In an effort to better prepare students for future employment, the Department of Computer Science and Electrical Engineering is making changes to its curriculum aimed at the Spring of 2020. When a student declares a major in computer science (CS) or software engineering, rather than choosing from a long list of CS courses, students will choose from a cluster of suggested classes, referred to as certificates, based on what their end goal is upon graduation. Completing multiple certificates will then stack up into a more customizable bachelor’s degree.
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MC bowling alley undergoing remodel
With bowling classes removed from the course catalog, the Manwaring Student Center bowling alley is undergoing renovations in order to lose the “classroom vibe” and become a place where more students will want to gather.
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2018 Summer Construction Projects
The BYU-Idaho Architecture and Construction Management Services Department provides stewardship over construction, remodeling and repurposing of campus buildings to provide the best possible environment for the campus community. The construction and maintainence of campus buildings and grounds contributes to the overall mission of the university by providing a safe and beautiful atmosphere for learning to take place. Below are projects scheduled to take place during the 2018 Summer Session. Information regarding ongoing projects and those that began during the spring semester can be found at http://www.byui.edu/newsroom/news-and-notes/6-6-18-spring-2018-construction.
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President and Sister Eyring advise students on career and academic planning
In an effort to increase student retention and offer students more academic guidance, this semester’s An Hour With the Eyrings, held June 14, focused on academic and career planning. The theme was chosen based on pre-submitted questions by students.