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Where students dream, innovate, and build. Our commitment to service, Division III athletics, and experiential learning provide students with skills sought by employers. With an average scholarship of more than 50 percent off tuition, BVU is an affordable option. Our beautiful Storm Lake campus hosts students in a variety of majors, while 15 community college partners and graduate programs expand students' potential through online and hybrid programs. Visit www.bvu.edu.

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Where students dream, innovate, and build. Our commitment to service, Division III athletics, and experiential learning provide students with skills sought by employers. With an average scholarship of more than 50 percent off tuition, BVU is an affordable option. Our beautiful Storm Lake campus hosts students in a variety of majors, while 15 community college partners and graduate programs expand students' potential through online and hybrid programs. Visit www.bvu.edu.

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Red Oak's Tamara Dean Receives Army ROTC Scholarship

Buena Vista University (BVU) Reserve Officers' Training Corps (ROTC) Cadet Tamara Dean is the recipient of a full-tuition Army ROTC Scholarship.
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Military Achievement - 2017 Nov 17

BVU ROTC Student Receives Full Scholarship to Attend Prestigious Physical Therapy Program

Buena Vista University (BVU) graduate and former Reserve Officers' Training Corps (ROTC) Cadet Tyler Smith, Class of 2018, has been accepted into the highly-competitive U.S. Army - Baylor University doctoral program in physical therapy, where he will receive a full-tuition waiver and a stipend to become an Army physical therapist.
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Military Achievement - 2018 May 31

Audubon's Elijah Zaiger Receives Army ROTC Scholarship

Buena Vista University (BVU) Reserve Officers' Training Corps (ROTC) Cadet Elijah Zaiger is the recipient of a full-tuition Army ROTC Scholarship.
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Military Achievement - 2017 Nov 17

Buena Vista University ROTC Cadet Receives Governor's Award

Buena Vista University (BVU) ROTC Cadet Brandy Fowler received the Governor's Cup ROTC Award for outstanding achievement from Iowa Governor Terry Branstad in a ceremony on April 7.
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Military Achievement - 2016 Apr 15

ROTC Cadet Attends George C. Marshall Leadership Conference

BVU ROTC Cadet Brandy Fowler was selected to attend the 2016 George C. Marshall Awards and Leadership Conference in Ft. Leavenworth, Kan., Feb. 22-24, and is the first cadet from the BVU Army ROTC program to be chosen to attend this elite conference.
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Military Achievement - 2016 Mar 24

ROTC Cadet Matthew Hanson Receives Governor's Award

BVU ROTC Cadet Matthew Hanson, a senior business economics major from Stanton, received the Reserve Officer Training Corps (ROTC) Governor's Cup ROTC Award for outstanding achievement from Iowa Governor Terry Branstad in a ceremony on April 14.
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Military Achievement - 2015 Apr 23
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