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Erica Ostergar

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Email: erica.jane.ostergar@gmail.com
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Faith

BYU Devotional: We seek after these things

By Erica Ostergar
October 15, 2018
Elder Gerrit W. Gong, member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, spoke at Tuesday’s devotional. He shared lessons that BYU students are learning right now that he anticipates they will be thankful for in the future.
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Intellect

Challenges and myths: How do we combat disinformation?

By Erica Ostergar
October 09, 2018
Haroon K. Ullah, Chief Strategy Officer for the United States Agency for Global Media, spoke at BYU on Monday about the online information battlefield.
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Faith

BYU Devotional: Humble uncertainty

By Erica Ostergar
October 01, 2018
Scott Miller, dean of the BYU College of Humanities and professor of Asian & Near Eastern Languages, spoke at Tuesday’s devotional about having faith through times of darkness and uncertainty.
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Character

Cougar Query: "You should never ask a professor about a favorite anything"

By Erica Ostergar
September 30, 2018
Name: Scott Miller
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Intellect

BYU Forum: News and national security

By Erica Ostergar
September 24, 2018
Judith Miller, adjunct fellow at the Manhattan Institute, City Journal contributing editor and Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative reporter formerly with The New York Times, delivered the forum address on Tuesday. She discussed the current climate for newspapers and why journalism matters so much.
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Faith

BYU Devotional: Loving our neighbors

By Erica Ostergar
September 17, 2018
Carolina Núñez, associate dean and professor of law at the J. Reuben Clark Law School, spoke at Tuesday’s BYU Devotional about lessons we can learn from the Good Samaritan about loving our neighbors.
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Character

Cougar Query: "Every time I travel, it changes the way I view the world"

By Erica Ostergar
September 13, 2018
Name: Carolina Núñez
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Faith

BYU Devotional: Choosing joy and receiving revelation

By Erica Ostergar
September 10, 2018
President Kevin J Worthen and Sister Peggy S. Worthen welcomed students back to campus with the first devotional of the semester. They shared insights on how students can use their experiences to cultivate joy and to receive revelation.
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Events

Devotional and forum schedule for fall semester 2018

By Erica Ostergar
August 27, 2018
Every Tuesday at 11:05 a.m., students, faculty and staff head to the Marriott Center for the weekly Devotional or Forum address. BYU President Kevin J Worthen and his wife Peggy kick off the semester and are followed by members of the leadership of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, BYU employees and a range of industry leaders and thinkers. Entertainment assemblies celebrating the talent of BYU Arts round out the semester schedule.
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