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BYU Ph.D. grad, NASA research fellow leads by example

By Jayne Edwards
August 13, 2018
From age 13, Alden Yellowhorse wanted to be an engineer. After transferring to BYU for his bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering, going on to get a Ph.D. was not his expectation. However, the decision to get his Ph.D. has opened doors for personal, professional and academic growth – including an ongoing research relationship with NASA.
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Intellect

BYU grad brings her perspective to the foreground

By Alexa Reimschussel
August 13, 2018
Michelle Stevens may describe herself as “a chill, ordinary graphic design student” but not every graduate has had their own art exhibit independent from their program, spent spare time volunteering for a youth camp or had their life filmed for a reality show.
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Character

April 2018 Commencement speakers: Be the light in a dark world

April 26, 2018
Elder Jeffrey R. Holland told graduates he was counting on them to be the light in a world plagued by poverty, violence, political corruption and sexual abuse.

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Intellect

Reaching for the sky: A Q&A with the student commencement speaker

April 23, 2018
Jared Blanchard will represent the graduates as the student speaker at BYU’s Commencement exercises this month. Like many of his fellow classmates, he has accomplished a lot during his time at BYU.

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Intellect

Early diagnosis catalyst to student’s music career

April 23, 2018
At the tender age of two, Larson was diagnosed with Juvenile Rheumatoid Arthritis. Doctors prescribed any activity that would keep Larson’s fingers in motion: finger painting, Play-Doh and piano.

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Announcements

Elder Holland to speak at BYU's April 26 Commencement Exercises

April 22, 2018
Elder Jeffrey R. Holland of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and former president of Brigham Young University will speak at BYU's Commencement Exercises.

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Intellect

The extraordinary geological adventures of Hannah Bonner

By Jayne Edwards
April 19, 2018
While at BYU, Hannah Bonner led the BYU Mars Rover science team, published a book with maps of prehistoric Utah, studied landslide risks near the Three Gorges Dam in China and researched toxic algae blooms in Utah Lake.

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Character

Find your identity, balance your priorities and thank your alma maters

By Kristine Hoyt
August 17, 2017
Graduates, their families and faculty received inspiring counsel about their relationship with God from three speakers at the August 2017 Commencement exercises.

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BYU grad follows the path less traveled to her degree

August 16, 2017
Mary Elizabeth Zilch became a world traveler at a young age. Most of her childhood was spent living abroad in Egypt and South Africa.
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Volunteering Creates Happiness: A Q&A with the student commencement speaker

By Kristine Hoyt
August 15, 2017
Michael Morgan will represent the graduates as the August Commencement student speaker.  Morgan, who is earning a bachelor's degree in philosophy has accomplished a lot during his time at BYU. 

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Character

BYU Grad: “Get experience, give experience”

By Kristine Hoyt
August 15, 2017
At age 15, most American teenagers are hanging out with friends and practicing for their driver’s license. Thuy Anh Nguyen was checking her mailbox for college acceptance letters and adjusting to American life.  

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BYU Grad: A return to education to teach and lead

August 15, 2017
Career paths don’t always go as planned. Steven Hershfeldt has now been in the military for almost fifteen years, even though it wasn’t his original plan. Now, Hershfeldt is excited to graduate from the David O. McKay School of Education with a master’s degree in educational leadership. He plans to integrate the military experiences he’s had into his future career in order to become a stronger leader in the classroom.
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Announcements

Elder Hallstrom to Speak at August Graduation Commencement Ceremony

By Kristine Hoyt
August 09, 2017
Elder Donald L. Hallstrom, General Authority Seventy of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, is scheduled to be the presiding authority and speaker during Commencement Exercises on August 17, at 4 p.m., in the Marriott Center.

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Events

April 2017 Commencement speakers: Be awful, create a legacy of service

By Kristine Hoyt
April 27, 2017
Read through President Worthen's advice to BYU's newest graduates. Be inspired by stories of pushing others across the finish line. And improve your life with 3 steps for success.

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Character

BYU grad: The unexpected teaching experience

April 24, 2017
From students to teachers overnight: Elizabeth Olsen and Kalie Peck, elementary education students, taught 37 students when their practicum mentor suddenly became ill.

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BYU grad: Finding and feeding a passion

April 24, 2017
Once Amy Briggs found engineering, there was no stopping her.

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Unpredictability and loss help BYU grad find greater joy in success

By Amanda Chase
April 24, 2017
After an accident resulting in paralysis, Stephen Merrill excelled by identifying what he did well and things he could do––like graduate with a master's degree in Applied Statistics.

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BYU grad breaks through language barrier with numbers

April 24, 2017
It was a love of numbers that carried Kim Chi Pham through homesickness, past language barriers and eventually placed her at the top of her field.

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