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Spring/summer 2026 devotional and forum schedule

By Sage Johns
April 21, 2026
Every Tuesday at 11:05 a.m., students, faculty, staff and the greater BYU community attend the weekly devotional or forum address in the BYU Marriott Center.
7 Min Read
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Events

Elder Ulisses Soares to speak at April 2026 commencement

April 09, 2026
Elder Ulisses Soares, a member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, is scheduled to speak during Brigham Young University's commencement exercises on Thursday, April 23, at 10 a.m.
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Faith

Devotional: President Reese and Sister Reese

By Sage Johns
January 13, 2026
Sister Wendy Reese and President C. Shane Reese welcomed students and employees back from winter break in the first devotional of 2026.
2 Min Read
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Winter 2026 devotional and forum schedule

December 18, 2025
Every Tuesday at 11:05 a.m., students, faculty, staff and the greater BYU community attend the weekly devotional or forum address.
8 Min Read
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Faith

Devotional: Lessons in giving gifts of light

Aaron Sorenson
By Aaron Sorenson
September 16, 2025
President C. Shane Reese and Sister Wendy Reese welcomed students and employees back to campus with the first devotional of the fall 2025 semester at the BYU Marriott Center.
3 Min Read
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Events

Fall 2025 devotional and forum schedule

August 21, 2025
Every Tuesday at 11:05 a.m., students, faculty, staff and the greater BYU community attend the weekly devotional or forum address. Unless specifically marked below, the devotionals and forums will be held in the BYU Marriott Center.
9 Min Read
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Events

April 2025 commencement: A light to the world

By Bitsy Tullis
April 24, 2025
At the annual commencement ceremony, held on Thursday, April 24 at the Marriott Center, Brigham Young University proudly celebrated the achievements of more than 7,200 students earning degrees.
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Events

Music Building dedicatory service

Aaron Sorenson
By Aaron Sorenson
April 16, 2025
Elder D. Todd Christofferson of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints offered the dedicatory prayer at this morning's Music Building dedication ceremony. Elder Clark G. Gilbert, Commissioner of the Church Educational System and General Authority Seventy, accompanied and introduced Elder Christofferson.
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Announcements

Audrey Perry Martin named as university spokesperson at BYU

March 11, 2025
Perry Martin's appointment is effective June 1. She will fill the role of Carri Jenkins, who is retiring after decades of service at BYU.
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Faith

Devotional: President and Sister Reese winter 2025

By Bitsy Tullis
January 14, 2025
President C. Shane Reese and Sister Wendy Reese welcomed students and employees back to campus with the first devotional of the winter 2025 semester on Tuesday at the BYU Marriott Center.
2 Min Read
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Winter 2025 devotional and forum schedule

December 16, 2024
Plan to join students and employees each Tuesday at 11:05 a.m. in the Marriott Center for a truly unique experience as the campus gathers to receive spiritual and temporal edification.
8 Min Read
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School of Medicine

BYU names Dustin Matsumori managing director of medical school planning

October 11, 2024
In this role, Matsumori will work with President Shane Reese and BYU's newly appointed medical school dean.
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School of Medicine

BYU names Mark Ott as inaugural dean of BYU Medical School

October 10, 2024
An accomplished surgeon with Intermountain Health, Ott has held academic and affiliate appointments at Johns Hopkins, Harvard Medical School, Stanford School of Medicine and the University of Utah School of Medicine.
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Announcements

Brian Radford appointed BYU vice president of information technology, CES CIO

September 19, 2024
Radford replaces Tracy Flinders, who is retiring after serving as a seasoned executive leader at BYU and in the IT industry.
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Faith

Devotional: President and Sister Reese

By Bitsy Tullis
September 10, 2024
President C. Shane Reese and Sister Wendy Reese welcomed students and employees back to campus with the first devotional of the fall 2024 semester on Tuesday at the BYU Marriott Center.
4 Min Read
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School of Medicine

BYU medical school update

On September 3, 2024, BYU President C. Shane Reese provided an update on the newly announced BYU medical school.
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Events

Fall 2024 devotional and forum schedule

August 26, 2024
Every Tuesday at 11:05 a.m., students, faculty, staff and the greater BYU community attend the weekly devotional or forum address in the BYU Marriott Center.
8 Min Read
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Intellect

Q&A with President Reese on "reinforcing mission-aligned hiring"

Aaron Sorenson
By Aaron Sorenson
August 22, 2024
In this Q&A series with President Reese, he shares more about those initiatives and how they apply to BYU employees and students.
7 Min Read
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