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By Sol Spannaus Baird, February 18, 2020 04:50 AM

BYU-Idaho is putting the classic tale of “Wind in the Willows” on the stage of the Snow Drama Theatre starting Wednesday, Feb. 19. There are many things that will make this play a unique performance in the school, but one big aspect is that it’s a kid show.

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Actor Bryan Terrell Clark Coming to BYU-Idaho

By Sol Spannaus Baird, February 13, 2020 10:59 PM

Broadway actor Bryan Terrell Clark will perform at BYU-Idaho on Valentine’s Day. He’ll talk to the audience about the how passion leads to purpose and he will share his story from being in Baltimore to Broadway through song.

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Students Working Hard to Stay in School

By J.D. Packer, February 13, 2020 02:59 AM

Tuition, books, housing, food, the cost to go to college is expensive. To pay for it all, many students find a job, or two, maybe even three. With 20,000 or so students at BYU-Idaho, it may be a struggle to find a job in Rexburg especially for international students.

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Mt Denali Challenge

By J.D. Packer, February 12, 2020 05:46 AM

With a new year comes new year resolutions, but now we are in February, and a lot of people might not be where they want to be. We’re in the second month in the new year and many of us are working hard to accomplish some of our goals. 

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Devotional Luncheon

By J.D. Packer, February 12, 2020 04:12 AM

BYU-Idaho has created another great deal for students on campus. Students over the years have been going to the weekly devotional to hear a speaker share counsel and wisdom and to feed them spiritually.

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BYU-Idaho enrollment numbers released for Winter 2020

By Brett Crandall, February 12, 2020 01:39 AM

Official winter semester enrollment totals at Brigham Young University-Idaho show growth among our total population of students who are continuing to pursue their academic goals.

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Sound Check quartet to headline Barbershop Music Festival

By Edgar Dionicio, February 11, 2020 06:43 AM

Music lovers across east Idaho will enjoy the 2020 Barbershop Music Festival, with the musical quartet Sound Check, headlining this year’s performance on Saturday, February 22. The evening’s entertainment will start at 4:30 p.m. with a second show at 7:30 p.m. in the Barrus Concert Hall of the Eliza R. Snow Center of the Performing Arts.

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Mr. Toad to take the stage in BYU-Idaho theater production

By Elisa Walker, February 05, 2020 06:23 AM

Not only has Kenneth Grahame’s classic story book, The Wind in the Willows, sold more than 85 million copies in 29 different languages, but it has also been adapted for the stage. Beginning February 19, BYU-Idaho theater students will bring the nostalgic tale to life in their first production of 2020 in the Snow Drama Theater.

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Winter 2020 Power to Become Conference

By Sol Spannaus Baird, February 05, 2020 06:21 AM

Power to Become is a conference at BYU-Idaho to help motivate students and all those who attend to discover their passion, tell their story and network effectively. In 2019 there were no P2B conferences but it’s back for 2020 with amazing speakers and entertainment.

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Broadway star to take Center Stage at BYU-Idaho

By Cullen Westbury, February 04, 2020 07:20 AM

Broadway performer Bryan Terrell Clark will be making his way from the Big Apple to Rexburg, Idaho this Valentine’s Day. The Hamilton star will take the Hart Auditorium stage at the campus of Brigham Young University-Idaho on February 14 at 7:30 p.m.

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Canyon String Quartet

By Sol Spannaus Baird, January 29, 2020 07:57 AM

Canyon String Quartet is a string quartet made up of BYU-Idaho alumnae, and they performed last night at the Snow Recital Hall.

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Heber J. Grant Mentoring Program

By Sol Spannaus Baird, January 23, 2020 07:17 AM

BYU-Idaho has great opportunities on campus for the students so they can have the best experience possible. One of the programs focuses on those first semester students, international students, students from low-income homes, students from single parent homes, first-generation members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, or first-generation university students.

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Disciple Leader Conference

By Sol Spannaus Baird, January 21, 2020 03:25 AM

At BYU-Idaho there is a one-day conference which motivates students to become disciples of Jesus Christ through revelation and service activities. This conference is January 31, 2020 from 5 p.m. to 10 p.m.

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Creation, Expulsion, Redemption: Adam D. Thomas

By Sol Spannaus Baird, January 15, 2020 06:00 AM

“Creation, Expulsion, Redemption” is a new art exhibit at the Jacob Spori Art Gallery by artist and sculptor Adam Thomas. His gallery includes tools like shovels or hoes and objects such as chairs and ladders. His inspiration for creating these beautiful pieces is the story of Adam and Eve.

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Humor Code

By Sol Spannaus Baird, January 09, 2020 06:24 AM

Humor Code is a sketch comedy club at BYU-Idaho that was created in 2012 by BYU-Idaho alumni Nick Kanios, who was studying at the time, after he realized there was not a sketch comedy club on campus.

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BYU Young Ambassadors to perform live at BYU-Idaho

By Cullen Westbury, January 07, 2020 02:26 AM

The BYU Young Ambassadors from Brigham Young University in Provo, Utah, will open the Center Stage Winter 2020 season with their fun, high-energy musical theater performance on January 16 at 7:30 p.m. in the Hart Auditorium.

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Student Involvement Director for Student Support at BYU-Idaho talks about volunteering

By Sol Spannaus Baird, January 06, 2020 07:30 AM

As BYU-Idaho begins a new semester in a new year, BYU-Idaho Radio wanted to know what types of things are available to students to get involved on campus.

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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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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.