Buena Vista University

Ten Buena Vista University (BVU) biology students presented research at the 129th Iowa Academy of Science (IAS) Annual Meeting on April 21-22 at the University of Northern Iowa in Cedar Falls, Iowa.

The Buena Vista University (BVU) National Alumni Association presented Sarah Schlichte with "Senior of the Year" honors at the Student Recognition Dinner on April 29.

Students from the Buena Vista University (BVU) computer science department competed against each other and students from additional schools during BVU's fifth annual virtual Capture the Flag (CTF) computer security contest on April 8.

Buena Vista University's (BVU) thirteenth annual Scholars Day was held Saturday, April 29. The event provided students from all disciplines an opportunity to present their best original research, academic posters, artistic creations and performances to their peers, professors and the public.

Buena Vista University (BVU) Theatre has announced the cast of its spring production of "The Hollow" by Agatha Christie, which will take place April 26-29 at 7:30 p.m. in Anderson Auditorium on the BVU campus.

Cristena Heschke, a Buena Vista University (BVU) junior elementary education major from Alta, was named a Newman Fellow in recognition of her exemplary volunteer service. She is one of 273 students nationally who were given the honor by the service organization Campus Compact, for which she was nominated directly by BVU President Fred Moore.

Ten Buena Vista University (BVU) participants took part in an AWOL (Alternative Week of Off-site Learning) trip during spring break, enabling them to volunteer their time and service with a focus on tackling poverty and serving youth in Eagle Butte, S.D.

Eleven Buena Vista University (BVU) participants took part in an AWOL (Alternative Week of Off-site Learning) trip during spring break, enabling them to volunteer their time and service with a focus on sustainable social and economic development in Los Fierros, Nicaragua.

Nine Buena Vista University (BVU) participants took part in an AWOL (Alternative Week of Off-site Learning) trip during spring break, enabling them to volunteer their time and service with a focus on social, economic, environmental and racial justice issues in New Orleans.

Ten Buena Vista University (BVU) students participated in an AWOL (Alternative Week of Off-site Learning) trip during spring break, enabling them to volunteer their time and service with a focus on treating injured animals in Hubert, N.C.

The Buena Vista University (BVU) Concert Choir was invited to Carnegie Hall in New York City to perform over spring break on March 26.

Six students have been selected for Buena Vista University's (BVU) 2018 Global Fellows Program.

Nine Buena Vista University (BVU) business students and eight science students have been selected for the Clifford A. Rae Academic Achievement Award for the 2016 calendar year.

The following students have been named to the Dean's List for the Fall 2016 semester at Buena Vista University:

High school students from across the Midwest had the chance to submit literary work for Buena Vista University's (BVU) January Interim course entitled Designing, Editing and Promoting an Online Literary Magazine. The magazine is an annual online literary journal of poetry and short fiction and is edited by undergraduate students from various disciplines at BVU.

Buena Vista University's student media organizations took home 27 awards at the 2017 Iowa College Media Association (ICMA) conference held earlier this month in Des Moines.

The following students have been named to the Dean's List at Buena Vista University for terms one and two:

The following students have been named to the Dean's List for the Fall 2016 semester at Buena Vista University:

Buena Vista University (BVU) student Derek Simonsen, a senior biology major from Quimby, was selected among only a handful of undergraduate students to present research at last month's Seventh Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry (SETAC) World Congress/Thirty Seventh SETAC North American Annual Meeting in Orlando, Fla.

In May 2016, the following students graduated from Buena Vista University:

The Undergraduate Rural Medicine Education and Development (URMED) program selected three Buena Vista University (BVU) students for its January 2017 program, which included a white coat ceremony and a three-week internship.

The following students have been named to the Dean's List for the Spring 2016 semester at Buena Vista University:

The following students have been named to the Dean's List at Buena Vista University for terms three and four:

BVU students were recently honored at Buena Vista University's student recognition event.

Six Buena Vista University students have been selected to participate in an on-campus question and answer program with Former U.S. Secretary of Defense and Director of the CIA Leon E. Panetta on Friday, Oct 7 during his appearance on campus as the 22nd William W. Siebens American Heritage Lecture laureate.

Buena Vista University digital media students took home several awards and other honors during April at state, regional and national levels.

Nine BVU students were selected to present research projects at the annual Midwestern Psychological Association conference in Chicago.

Buena Vista University's twelfth annual Scholars Day was held Friday, April 22. The event provided students from all disciplines an opportunity to present their best presentations, original research, academic posters, artistic creations and performances to their peers, professors and the public.

Ethan Wilson, a senior biology major from Spirit Lake, has been accepted into the University of Iowa College of Public Health's Department of Epidemiology Graduate program.

Dallas Heuton, a junior environmental science major from Albert City, was selected for a summer internship at the Black Hawk Wildlife Unit of the Iowa Department of Natural Resources (IDNR).