Jean Bral, a BVU graduate, will help direct partnerships among community college locations and graduate programs while leading enrollment and student success initiatives.

Conner Ellinghuysen, Buena Vista University's new director of admissions, has served in a variety of admission and advancement positions at Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. He will begin in November.

On October 3 and 4, the BVU Board of Trustees met for a regular meeting on campus. One of the items discussed was the status of a potential partnership to build a wellness center to be used by the community and the University. 

Summer Goss works toward a master's degree in organizational leadership while enjoying success on the court, as the lone senior on the court on the Beaver volleyball team.

The Apple co-founder keynoted an afternoon panel before an estimated 700 people while taking questions from six BVU students in Schaller Memorial Chapel on campus.

BVU senior Jorge Ceballos will one day open his dental practice after making connections in Cuba, Carroll, Storm Lake, and Argentina, where he served as an intern.

The Center of Academic Excellence and BVU’s Information Technology Department will move to the current library to create a new hub for teaching, learning and innovation.

The BVU foursome joined students from Iowa, Iowa State, and UNI in advanced study of entrepreneurship that featured seminars with business leaders, networking, mentoring, and a simulation.

BVU again selected as a NASPA Lead Initiative Institution, and Dr. Ashley Farmer-Hanson named to National Board for Civic Learning and Democratic Engagement.

Both co-chairs have incredibly close ties to Buena Vista University. A kickoff event is slated for Oct. 16 at Cru5h Dining in Siebens Forum.

Gary Sterling, a BVU instructor of management, and an entrepreneur, will direct The Donald F. and Charlene K. Lamberti Center for Rural Entrepreneurship, a program launched with a multi-million gift from the Lambertis earlier this month.

Students, alumni, friends, and families united for Homecoming festivities at BVU. Together, Beavers toasted friendship, impact, and being changed for the better.

Seniors joined several BVU alums, including the winner of the Iowa Campus Compact Award for Student Leadership, in being feted for exemplary service to others.

An anonymous donor has stepped forward to fund the Invest in Rural Iowa Scholarship Program at BVU, providing up to $20,000 in scholarship assistance to 60 Northwest Iowa students.

Buena Vista University has unveiled a bold, new brand platform established in partnership with a top national branding company.