ALUMNI REPORT
THE TREK BACK TO NAUVOOSome 1,600 alumni and friends trekked across the country to Nauvoo.
HOMECOMING HONORSSeven people will be honored during Homecoming 2002 with university awards for their extensive devotion and service.
COLLEGE KUDOSTen BYU graduates will return to campus during Homecoming 2002 to offer lectures and receive alumni awards from their respective colleges.
ALUMNI RESOURCES
MENTORED LIVINGThe Alumni Association helps recent graduates make their way in life.
SHOPPING AT BYUShopping connections at BYU.
SENDING PARENTS BACK TO SCHOOLAs a school superintendent, Brad K. Barrett, '69, of Gilbert, Ariz., has noticed that, at all levels, children's performance is directly related to how much involvement their parents have in their education.
CAMPUS CONTACTSCampus contact directory
CALENDARSBYU calendar of events.
ALUMNI UPDATES
A PAIR OF ACESDavid Porter has led both the men's and women's tennis teams at BYU-Hawaii to the top.
PROFILESProfiles of BYU alumni
WORLD HARMONYIn October 2001, Jana Farr, '00, from Bountiful, Utah, with the help of others, gathered select children's choirs from different countries to the Church of Jesus Christ's Conference Center in Salt Lake City.
ARTIST ENJOYS LIFE IN THE DRIVER'S SEATR. Scott Strong was a senior art major at BYU when he finally discovered his true interest.
BYU TODAY
MOREGENEROUS GIFTS TO BYU PROPEL NEW ATHLETIC COMPLEXConstruction has begun on a facility that will fuel the dreams of athletes, students, and fans.
A BANG FOR BYU'S BUCKIn July BYU was recognized as the best in the nation at turning research dollars into inventions and new companies.
SIGNS OF CHANGEThe west entrances to campus were updated with BYU's official medallion and word mark just in time for August 2002 commencement.
BENSON INSTITUTE INAUGURATES WATER SYSTEM IN ECUADORUnder the direction of BYU's Ezra Taft Benson Agriculture and Food Institute, members of the Afro-Ecuadorian village of Cuambo spent five months manually digging 1-meter-deep trenches for a pipeline route that would provide clean and sanitized water.
SPORTS SHORTSEvents and announcements for BYU Athletics.
BYU DOMINATES MECHANICAL ENGINEERING COMPETITION--AGAINIn April, 87 teams from universities as far away as Lebanon, Mexico, and Hawaii rolled into Logan, Utah, to enter their Baja vehicles into the Mini Baja West Competition. Most teams were in search of winning against their most dominant rival: BYU.
BYU TODAY
BACKCAMPUS NOTESFree Independent Study courses available on the Internet, and administrative changes at BYU.
PIECING TOGTHER A QUILTING HERITAGEAt the Museum of Art's exhibition, Utah Quilts: Threads of Tradition and Innovation, large rectangular quilts, ideal for cold winter nights, are displayed next to smaller, more decorative quilts designed to serve as wall hangings.
KUDOSExxonMobil Corporation gave the largest corporate-employee matching donation ever received by BYU; U.S. Secretary named Thomas B. Griffith, assistant to the president and general counsel of BYU; The National Science Foundation announced recipients of its 2002-03 Graduate Fellowships.
KIDS ON SAFARIAt BYU's Monte L. Bean Life Science Museum, kids are getting to know our planet's inhabitants, including some of the more frightening ones--snakes, spiders, and parasites--and their parents couldn't be happier.
THE GIFT OF GABPolyglot John H. Jorgensen, '02, learned nine of his 15 languages while attending BYU.
COLLEGE UPDATESUpdates on college events during Fall 2002 at BYU
FAMILY FOCUS
WATCHING OVER THE WEBYouth speak up on what their parents are doing right to help them avoid snares on the Net.
FIRST PERSON
SPORTING MEMORIESAlumni share stories of athletes and sporting events they'll never forget.
OUT OF THE BLUE
SLIDING INTO SUCCESSFor Dave Jensen, hard work has high payoffs in baseball and in life.
AN AFRICAN PIONEERWith persistence and courage, Toupta Boguena is paving her own road to success.
WORKS AND PROGRESS
MODELING THE WORLD'S WATERSBYU-developed software is changing the way hydrologists look at water.
MATTERS OF THE MINDA BYU psychology and neuroscience assistant professor hopes to unlock the secrets of brain damage.
ALL-TIME GREATEST HITS
POWER VS. AUTHORITYDonna Lee Bowen, a professor of political science, considers the war with Iraq through the frameworks of power and authority.
TEACHING CHILDREN EMPATHYAs coaches and models, parents can help children learn about others’ feelings.
THEY THAT WAIT UPON THE LORDWaiting upon the Lord takes many forms. Whether for support in childbirth or guidance in making decisions, those who wait upon the Lord deepen their discipleship with a broken heart, a contrite spirit, a yielded will, and a consecration of self.
WATCH THE WALLS FALLTHE GLORIOUS CAUSE OF AMERICAHow a coarse, untrained army—“rabble in arms”—stood up to the world’s most powerful army.
WORDS OF HATE, WORDS OF LOVEAmong our greatest gifts, words can edify or destroy, uplift or degrade.
