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Faculty and Staff

Y Digital: How one BYU graduate, five students and Mountain Dew led to an award winning agency

January 07, 2021 12:00 AM
Inside the George H. Brimhall Building on BYU’s campus is a lab that sees 30 students every week. They come on their own time and receive no pay, but they do digital marketing work with organizations like the NBA, Subaru and Google. All because of one man that loves commercials. “In my heart, I love the idea of advertising,” said Y Digital Director Adam Durfee. “I’m one of the few people that like to watch commercials carefully and see what they are all about.” Y Digital is a student-run digital marketing agency sponsored by BYU. By the end of 2020, they have worked with over 35 clients and won numerous awards. But back in 2017, the agency was just an idea on Durfee’s dinner napkin. Read the full story written by Andrew Call at universe.byu.
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Alumni

Going Forth: Family Dancing, Rescue Flights, and Art by the Blind

January 07, 2021 12:00 AM
Meet alumni enriching their communities through service
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Phil Bussey

January 06, 2021 01:27 AM
Phil Bussey had just graduated from the BYU School of Communications when he interned for the Rockey Company in Portland, Oregon. Now, forty years later while serving as a mission president in Spain, Bussey received the 2020 Jay Rockey Lifetime Achievement Award from the Puget Sound Chapter of the Public Relations Society of America for his outstanding work and leadership in the public relations field.
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Awards and Achievements

BYU Student Wins Award for Tintype Photography of Black Community in Utah

December 18, 2020 12:00 AM
Madison Casagranda submitted photos from her project, The Black Stories Project, to Communication Arts magazine and placed as a finalist
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Faculty and Staff

BYU photography professor’s tintype photographs win prestigious award

December 16, 2020 12:00 AM
Paul Adams was recognized for his three pieces: “Breathe,” “#MeToo,” and “President Kevin Worthen, Brigham Young University”
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Faculty and Staff

Collaboration is Key for Correcting the Imbalance of Privilege

December 16, 2020 12:00 AM
Professor Luke Howard discusses the Diversity and Inclusion Committee initiatives for the college
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Faculty and Staff

Calendar featuring BYU professor’s designs wins prestigious Salt Lake award

December 16, 2020 12:00 AM
David Habben created a portfolio for his designs using a calendar format and participated in Salt Lake City’s “100 Show”
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Department Of Dance

BYU American Folk Dance Ensemble represents CIOFF USA at International Festival

December 14, 2020 12:00 AM
BYU’s Folk Dance team was invited to perform in the Camagua Virtual international Festival on December 9
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Department Of Theatre And Media Arts

Author Ta-Nehisi Coates Delivers Powerful Message About Race for Virtual LISTEN UP! Event

December 11, 2020 12:00 AM
Coates addressed the role of the arts in furthering the cause of racial justice
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Department Of Dance

BYU Professor shares her journey from dancing to filmmaking in Bolivia and Utah

December 09, 2020 12:00 AM
Angela Rosales Challis was invited to speak in a filmmakers panel about her experience with dance films and diversity
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Department Of Theatre And Media Arts

Polygamy And Women’s Suffrage Focus Of Student-Directed Radio Play

December 09, 2020 12:00 AM
“Suffrage” is a play about two polygamist women who fought for women’s rights and their families.
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School of Music

BYU Announces 2021 Winter Lineup of Streamed Performances

December 08, 2020 12:00 AM
BYU College of Fine Arts and Communications continues livestreamed events throughout the winter term
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Arts & Entertainment

United States National Amateur Dancesport Championships

Thursday, March 12
BYU is the proud host of the United States National Amateur Dancesport Championships, the most prestigious amateur ballroom dance competition in the country.
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Arts & Entertainment

The Young Ambassadors: IMAGINE

7:30 PM
Thursday, March 12
Join the BYU Young Ambassadors for Imagine, a high-energy celebration of music, dance, and storytelling!
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Arts & Entertainment

United States National Amateur Dancesport Championships

Friday, March 13
BYU is the proud host of the United States National Amateur Dancesport Championships, the most prestigious amateur ballroom dance competition in the country.
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Arts & Entertainment

The Young Ambassadors: IMAGINE

7:30 PM
Friday, March 13
Young Ambassadors for Imagine, a high-energy celebration of music, dance, and storytelling!
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Arts & Entertainment

Twelfth Night

7:30 PM
Friday, March 13
Mistaken identities, unspoken longings, and troublesome letters feature in this favorite of all Shakespeare’s comedies.
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Arts & Entertainment

BYU Wind Symphony: BYU Concert Band Festival Featured Concert

7:30 PM
Friday, March 13
The BYU Wind Symphony presents the featured concert of the BYU Concert Band Festival, which brings over 1200 junior high and high school students to campus for a two-day celebration of bands.
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Arts & Entertainment

United States National Amateur Dancesport Championships

Saturday, March 14
BYU is the proud host of the United States National Amateur Dancesport Championships, the most prestigious amateur ballroom dance competition in the country.
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Arts & Entertainment

The Young Ambassadors: IMAGINE (Matinee)

2:00 PM
Saturday, March 14
Join the BYU Young Ambassadors for Imagine, a high-energy celebration of music, dance, and storytelling!
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Arts & Entertainment

Twelfth Night (Matinee)

2:00 PM
Saturday, March 14
Mistaken identities, unspoken longings, and troublesome letters feature in this favorite of all Shakespeare’s comedies.
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The Young Ambassadors: IMAGINE

7:30 PM
Saturday, March 14
Join the BYU Young Ambassadors for Imagine, a high-energy celebration of music, dance, and storytelling!
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Twelfth Night

7:30 PM
Saturday, March 14
Mistaken identities, unspoken longings, and troublesome letters feature in this favorite of all Shakespeare’s comedies.
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Arts & Entertainment

Trombone Choir

5:30 PM
Tuesday, March 17
Enjoy an evening of original and arranged music for trombone ensemble!
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