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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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Prioritizing, connecting and empathizing: A Q&A with the student commencement speaker

April 23, 2017
At BYU's Commencement exercises this week, Thomas Stone will represent the graduates as the student speaker.

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Announcements

Elder Bradley D. Foster to speak at BYU's April Commencement

March 29, 2017
Elder Bradley D. Foster, General Authority Seventy of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, is scheduled to be the presiding authority and speaker during Brigham Young University's Commencement Exercises on Thursday, April 27.

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BYU Grad: The Tiny Choices That Shape Our Lives

August 10, 2016
“Our lives are shaped by tiny choices,” said Kaia Hodgson. “Although there are some that seem big and important, it’s really the small and simple decisions that we frequently make that have the greatest impact.”

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BYU Grad’s Path Breaks With Tradition

August 08, 2016
Valen Auna Cox’s educational path has been anything but traditional. The “perfect” plan she made after high school was quickly derailed by Mr. Right. Now, 40 years later, she is finally walking away with her degree.

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BYU Degree: A Dream 52 Years in the Making

August 08, 2016
Russell Henriksen came to BYU in 1979 but left before earning a degree. Now, after years of wanting, He is renewed with a sense of hope, and a degree, to help shape his future.

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Focusing on People and the Moments that Matter Most: A Q&A with the Student Commencement Speaker

August 07, 2016
At BYU's Commencement exercises this month, Marcos Gallo will represent the graduates as the student speaker. Like his fellow classmates, Gallo, has accomplished a lot during his time at BYU. 

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