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McKay School of Education opens doors to all majors with commons space

April 10, 2026 11:22 AM
The McKay commons is a space in the McKay Building that opened in September 2024 for students of all majors to gather.
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BYU students gather to celebrate David O. McKay's 150th birthday

September 09, 2023 12:00 AM
Students and faculty of the BYU McKay School of Education gathered on Friday, Sept. 8 for donuts and prizes in celebration of David O. McKay’s 150th birthday.
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Eye on the Y: School of Education celebrates David O. McKay's 150th birthday, School of Communications hosts pizza social

September 08, 2023 12:00 AM
School of Education students celebrate President David O. McKay's birthday
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Contests from outside donors inspire students to write

February 05, 2019 12:00 AM
Emma Croft had no idea the religious essay she wrote for her creative writing class would end up winning several hundred dollars. When her teacher read the piece, he encouraged Croft to submit it to the David O. McKay Essay Contest, one of the lesser-known writing competitions at BYU.
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A birthday party 186 years in the making

January 17, 2014 12:00 AM
Brigham Young University held a birthday party to honor Karl G. Maeser's 186-year legacy, complete with party games and cake, on Jan. 16.
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New books details David O. McKay's missionary journey

January 22, 2012 12:00 AM
David O. McKay died in 1970, when Reid Neilson was just a boy. But yet Nielson says he knows David O. McKay, feels like he is his friend.
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