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Aaron Sorenson

Internal Communications Director
Email: aaron_sorenson@byu.edu
801 422 4377

Aaron manages internal communications for BYU. He is the point of contact for campus announcements and events and publishes two award-winning newsletters: Y News and the Student Email.  

Before joining the University Communications staff at BYU in 2019, Aaron worked in communications at Nike’s world headquarters in Beaverton, Oregon, for almost five years. Prior to his time at Nike, Aaron worked in media relations in BYU’s Athletic Communications department, focusing mainly on the football and gymnastics teams. As a student, he spent a year as an intern in the same office. Aaron earned a bachelor’s degree in communications from BYU in 2013.

A Utah native, Aaron served in the Washington Kennewick mission from 2006-2008 and is the father of three children.

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Announcements

BYU appoints Michael Hansen as chief strategic communications and messaging officer

September 24, 2024
Hansen has a long career in strategic planning, marketing and branding. Before serving as a mission president for the Church of Jesus Christ for the France Paris Mission from 2020 to 2023, he had been with Nike, Inc., for 20 years. From 2008 to 2020, he was the senior director of Global Sports Marketing.
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Faith

Devotional: Flecks of gold

By Abigail Haven
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Elder Patrick Kearon and Sister Jennifer Kearon addressed a crowd of more than 13,000 BYU students and employees on Tuesday at the BYU Marriott Center at this week’s devotional.
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Devotional: President and Sister Reese

By Bitsy Tullis
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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.
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Inspiring quotes from Education Week 2024

August 27, 2024
Education Week 2024 came to a close on August 23. This year, more than 1,000 classes were offered to attendees. The theme for the entire conference came from Romans 12:2, “Be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind.”
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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.
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Intellect

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

Aaron Sorenson
By Aaron Sorenson
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In this Q&A series with President Reese, he shares more about those initiatives and how they apply to BYU employees and students.
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Devotional: Educating our righteous desires

By Bitsy Tullis
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“Our road to becoming is more than a marathon; it is the journey of a lifetime … and beyond,” taught Elder Neil L. Andersen of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles. In his Tuesday morning devotional at the Marriott Center, Elder Andersen spoke on the importance of committing to and educating our righteous desires.
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Announcements

John Flinders named new AAVP for HR

August 19, 2024
In his new role, Flinders will lead the university's human resource functions — which includes, oversight of hiring, compensation, benefits, employee relations and employee training.
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Devotional: Learn of Christ

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