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Eleven successful BYU graduates who have achieved in their chosen professions will be honored during BYU Homecoming Week with Alumni Achievement Awards from their respective colleges.

New enrollment reports released today show BYU has more returned missionaries on campus this fall than ever before. Currently 16,724 students have served missions, a 10 percent increase from fall 2012.

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Brigham Young University’s undergraduate and graduate entrepreneurship programs were ranked fourth and seventh, respectively, by The Princeton Review’s annual survey for Entrepreneur magazine.

The BYU New Horizons Orchestra is living proof that when it comes to learning to play a musical instrument, it truly is never too late. Enrollment is now open for the upcoming season of this successful string orchestra program. Running from September 17 through December 11, the New Horizons Orchestra season provides music instruction for adults over 40 who are interested in playing an orchestral string instrument – violin, viola, cello or bass.

A new BYU commercial called 'Generation Y' made its debut in September on ESPN and will continue to air during national athletic broadcasts this season. It pays tribute to students and alumni who are making positive headlines worldwide.

U.S. News & World Report has released their latest college rankings and BYU continues to rank high.

In an effort to improve bicycle safety on campus, BYU has added several new signs to campus roadways this summer—both on and off the road.

BYU Center for Animation has “owned” the animation category the “student Emmys” for over 10 years. The tradition continued as BYU won its 13th and 14th student Emmys in 11 years. Fittingly, this year’s winner is Owned.

Kevin J Worthen J.D. will become the 13th president of BYU. Worthen will begin his tenure as president of the university on May 1, 2014.

The Harold B. Lee Library and the Biology Department are co-hosting a free symposium on eResearch and Data Management Wednesday and Thursday, Oct. 2-3.

BYU Women is sponsoring a series of lectures throughout the school year to promote friendship and learning. This year’s theme is “Education in Zion.” 

The Museum of Peoples and Cultures  will resume its popular family home evening activity, "FHE at the MPC," every second and fourth Monday at 7 p.m. beginning Sept. 9.

Michael O. Tunnell has accepted the position of chair in the Department of Teacher Education beginning fall semester 2013. He replaces Nancy Wentworth, who was recently named director of the Center for Teaching and Learning.

A new student event, “ROC the Wall,” will be held at The Wall in the Wilkinson Student Center every night before the BYUhome football games, starting Friday, Sept. 6, at 9 p.m.

Dean Scott D. Sommerfeldt of the College of Physical and Mathematical Sciences recently announced the appointment of two new department chairs, effective July 1, 2013.

Does science lead us toward or away from a belief in God? This year’s Hyrum B. Summerhays lecture Thursday, Sept. 19, at 7 p.m. in the Joseph Smith Auditorium, will provide insight into that question.

KBYU-TV Channel Eleven is hosting a film screening of “An Ordinary Hero,” a documentary based on the experiences of Joan Trumpauer Mulholland, an important member of the Civil Rights Movement and one of the original Freedom Riders during the 1960s.

The Eighth Annual Professional Hospice and Palliative Care Conference will take place Thursday, Sept. 26, at the BYU Conference Center, located at 770 E. University Parkway, Provo.

The 2013–2014 Brigham Young University arts calendar features plays, recitals, operas and concerts with talented guests, as well as BYU faculty and student artists. Individual event tickets can be purchased at the Fine Arts Ticket Office at (801) 422-4322 or online at byuarts.com/tickets.

The School of Music is now accepting applications for its 2013-2014 Young Musicians Academy, where two-, three- and four-year-old children and their parents can learn to make music together.

“Y Serve: Come Serve with Me,” a free photo exhibit at the Education in Zion Gallery will begin Wednesday, Sept. 11, at the base of the spiral stairs in the Joseph F. Smith Building.

President Cecil O. Samuelson welcomed BYU faculty and staff members back to campus and presented the annual awards during his Annual University Conference address Tuesday, naming chemistry professor John D. Lamb as the Maeser Distinguished Faculty Lecturer, the university's highest honor.