Announcements

Vice President Scharman talked with University Communications’ Natalie Tripp about the council’s deliberations and some of the key outcomes. 

Student education records at BYU are generally accessible to eligible students according to the provisions of the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA). 

Brigham Young University will implement a 3 percent increase for both undergraduate and graduate tuition for the 2017-2018 academic year.

Tickets for all major BYU Arts events in November 2016 will be available beginning Monday, Oct. 3, featuring performances from the Utah Symphony, David Archuleta and Nathan Pacheco.

The BYU Advisory Council on Campus Response to Sexual Assault is concluding its study and preparing a final report with recommendations that will be sent to the President and President’s Council.

Clinical psychologist Dr. David Lisak (who was interviewed in Jon Krakauer’s Missoula and The Hunting Ground doc) lent his expertise to BYU. Here, he talks about what he said. 

BYU learned Thursday, August 4, that the U.S. Department of Education Office for Civil Rights (OCR) is adding the university to its list of more than 200 postsecondary institutions under investigation. These investigations relate to the federal government’s requirements for responding to reports of sexual assault.

Noticed the Y looks a little odd lately? Don’t worry, you’re not losing your mind.

Brigham Young University Academic Vice President Brent W. Webb announced this week that Michael A. Jensen has been named the new dean of the Ira A. Fulton College of Engineering & Technology.

As part of BYU’s efforts to study and improve the university’s sexual assault reporting process and structure under Title IX, BYU has launched a website to obtain feedback on matters related to sexual assault. 

Editor's Note: The following message was emailed to all BYU students, faculty and staff on Thursday, May 19.

President Kevin J Worthen has announced the appointment of J. Spencer Fluhman as executive director of the Neal A. Maxwell Institute for Religious Scholarship.

Brigham Young University today announced the purchase of the Provo High School property.

Writer: Aricka WildeDavid Royce has made pests less pesky by creating four of the most successful, environmentally responsible pest control companies in North America. To recognize the serial entrepreneur’s achievement, the Rollins Center for Entrepreneurship and Technology awarded the Entrepreneur of the Year Award to Royce at its semiannual Founders Conference banquet.

The Brigham Young University Board of Trustees has approved the construction of a new building for the Ira A. Fulton College of Engineering and Technology. Groundbreaking ceremonies are slated for May 9, 2016.

BYU is continuing the Campus Drive redesign project this summer. At the conclusion of BYU Women's Conference (April 28-29), the university will be improving the intersection at Bulldog Boulevard and Campus Drive (1230 North and 450 East).

The university president addresses concerns expressed about the reporting of sexual assaults to the Title IX Office.

Ok, it's been so long since you've heard about new babies of BYU that some of these kids are nearly ready to be freshman. Still, it's not too late to introduce you to the newest members of the BYU community. Congratulations to our colleagues on their new bundles of joy.