BYU inducts six new members to its Athletic Hall of Fame
BYU inducted four former All-American student athletes and two nationally recognized coaches into its Athletic Hall of Fame at a ceremony held at LaVell Edwards Stadium on Friday, Sept. 20.
The new inductees include Jennifer Hamson (volleyball, basketball), Dave Rose (basketball coach), Futi Tavana (volleyball), Brian Billick (football coach), Matt Payne (football), and Lacey Cramer Bleazard (track).
More information about the inductees can be found here.
Pre-business students help Union Pacific solve landscaping issue
Five pre-business students from the BYU Marriott School of Business helped Union Pacific solve a unique landscaping issue during their on-campus internship during winter semester.
The issue involved finding a way to remove 8,000 Blue Hesper Palm trees that were in the way of growth at a transload facility in Phoenix.
The students, Miriam Call, Melissa Mains, Eli Nelson and Clayton Roberts solved this issue by deciding to sell the Bule Hesper Palm trees, After extensive research, they recommended that Union Pacific hire a third-party broker to sell the trees over the next several years.
BYU earns gold rating for first ever campus sustainability assessment
BYU earned a gold rating through the Sustainability Tracking, Assessment & Rating System from the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education.
The rating recognized the university's yearly efforts to create a sustainable environment. To improve sustainability endeavors during the last few years, BYU has appointed a university sustainability officer, sustainability manager and created the Sustainability Office.
“At BYU, sustainability is important to us and an integral part of our faith," BYU President C. Shane Reese said in a BYU press release.
He said BYU will continue to strive in following the counsel of President Russell M. Ballard to “continue to find creative solutions to help protect the future for all of God’s children in our world” as they look forward to BYU’s sesquicentennial in 2025.