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April 6, 2020

A John Deere tractor pouring grain into a cart

Director, Agronomist Share BVU Vision for Expanded Ag Program

The Institute for Agriculture, Food, and Resource Management at BVU grows with the addition of Rich Crow, Director, and Dr. Geoffrey Ecker, Assistant Professor of Agronomy. Both share a bold vision for the program.

April 6, 2020

Jacob Hull participates in BVU's Alternative Week of Offsite Learning

Sophomore Named Newman Civic Fellow for Service

Jacob Hull has been recognized as a Newman Civic Fellow for his dedication to service and his leadership on campus. Through this fellowship he will continue to enhance his personal, professional, and civic growth.

April 2, 2020

Society for Collegiate Journalists digital media students

Students land 10 first-place honors in national media contest

Members of the Buena Vista University chapter of the Society for Collegiate Journalists combined to earn to 32 awards in the SCJ's national contest for 2020.

April 1, 2020

BVU's 3-d printer creating bands for medical masks

Professor Joins Effort in Building Medical Shields During Pandemic

Dr. Shawn Stone, Professor of Physics and Computer Science, has teamed up with fellow Iowans to make medical shields for healthcare providers during the coronavirus pandemic by using BVU's 3-D printer. The project grows as more orders come in.

March 30, 2020

Student Grateful for Convenience of BVU Online Classes

Kaetlyn Warburton of Spencer, is working on her undergraduate degree through online and hybrid classes which can be taken from any location, without sacrificing the quality of education.

March 27, 2020

BVU Graduate Works to Research COVID-19

Andrew Puttmann '01 serves Battelle, a research institution, on the laboratory front lines against coronavirus. He writes protocols and reports as well as hands-on lab activities determined by current studies and their needs.

March 27, 2020

David Arona and Dr. Shawn Stone working on a Lake Energy Extraction Project

BVU Senior Expresses Gratitude for Support of Student Emergency Fund Amid COVID-19 Battle

David Arona, an international student who has been approved to stay on campus, works with Student Success to assist students struggling in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic.

March 26, 2020

BVU Cheerleaders on the sidelines of a Beaver football game

BVU Cheer, Dance Teams Growing into Third Year

Cheer & Dance coaches look back on a successful season and see the program making even more strides as BVU eyes national competition in 2021.

March 24, 2020

Kristen Charette and Iran Carlos donate their belongings from their Washington, D.C. internship to the homeless

'Dreamer' Helps Homeless on Her Way Out of Washington

When Iran Carlos' Washington, D.C. internship dies, she turned her focus to helping those in need by donating items to the homeless.

March 23, 2020

Katelyn Baltes stands with a BVU flag on Easter Island

Senior Leader Draws on BVU Experience

There is celebration among the coronavirus chaos for Katelyn Baltes who has accepted a position teaching art at the high school she attended. Through the uncertainty, she is thankful for the good times she had at BVU.

March 23, 2020

Senior Jolee Liden kayaking on Storm Lake

Visions of Victory Arch Dance In This Senior’s Head

The coronavirus outbreak has changed the usual routine of BVU senior Jolee Linden. She is using the time away from campus to jumpstart a career and plan her final walk through Victory Arch.

March 20, 2020

Parker Truesdell, senior baseball player, at bat for BVU baseball

Baseball Senior Continues BVU Family Tradition

Following in his family's footsteps, Parker Truesdell came to BVU to play baseball. Though a less than ideal senior season was cut short by the coronavirus, he remains positive.

March 17, 2020

Classes Moving Online to Prevent COVID-19 Spread

In an effort to minimize the spread of COVID-19 and protect our campus community and beyond, Buena Vista University has moved Storm Lake campus classes online for the remainder of the Spring Semester beginning Monday, March 30.

March 17, 2020

Student-Led Inventions Are Making Waves

Students are leading the way with projects in computer science and energy, efforts that are generating excitement in BVU's School of Science.

March 12, 2020

Veterinary School Student Shares Time, Talent on Campus

Now a second-year veterinary school student at Iowa State University, Tyler Oberreuter gives back to BVU by speaking to students through the "Alum in Residence" program.

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