SUU News for 2016
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December
- Hear Classic Songs of Irving Berlin at SUU's Songbook Series
- MPA Program Ranked #4 in Online Programs
- Arts Administration Celebrates 15 Years
- SUU Ballroom Dance Company Presents Simply Ballroom
- SUU Football Announces 2017 Schedule Including Preseason Games
- Punter Tate Lewis Named to Madness 2016 FCS All-American Second Team
- Choose to Stop Procrastinating Today
- From Campus Fanatic to SUUSA President
- Experience the Arts at SUMA Family Arts Night Series
- Alumni Expand Outdoor Opportunities in Cedar City
- Best News Stories of 2016 for Southern Utah University
November
- Increasing STEM Diversity, SUU Professor to Lead Research Team
- Master of Public Administration Program Announces New Director
- Legal Expert Addresses Immigration in Midst of Heated Election
- Swirl in the Musical Stylings of the String & Piano Ensemble
- Legends in the Living Room Jazz Band Concert
- Veterans Resource and Support Center Assists Veterans
- SUU to Host Fourth Annual Festival of Trees
- SUMA Plans Charity Events for the 2016 Holiday Season
- International Affairs Helps Develop Student Leaders
- Life Through a Lens with Sam Davis
- Feel the Rhythm at the Percussion Ensemble Concert
- English Language Endorsement for Nevada Educators
- Volleyball Adds Six Signees to 2017 Roster
- Soothe Your Soul with the Woodwind and Brass Ensembles
- SUU Student Studies Ancient Texts Abroad
- 2016 Senior BFA Exhibition to be Held at SUMA
- Find Your Inspiration with Pixar's Dan Holland
- Piano Monster Concert Dominates the Stage
- SUU President Visits High Schools for College Application Month
- Indulge in the Songs of the Season
- The Power of Impact: Student-Choreographed Dance Concert
- First Annual Yule Feast Brings Holiday Joy to SUU
- Cedar Breaks Welcomes Chasing Light Plein Air Festival
- Building a Secure Future: 3D House Model Project
- Seven Thunderbirds Honored on All-Big Sky Conference Teams
- Students Shine at Competition and Conference
- Meteorites and Rockets Broaden Space Education
October
- SUU Expands Jumpstart General Education Program
- Carnegie Mellon Partnership with SUU Brings STEM Education
- Nathan Florence: From Pre-Med to Artist
- University News | Award Winning Author
- Handcrafted Chili Bowls in a Living Room Near You
- SUU Ranked Among Top Universities in the Nation
- Utah Court of Appeals Comes to Southern Utah University
- Outdoor Engagement Director Receives National Park Service Award
- Korean Artist Young Sil Rho to Present at SUMA
- Largest Freshman Class Lead to Growth & Recognition at SUU
- Free Screening of PBS Documentary Hamilton's America
- Navajo Nation Poet Laureate Presents on Acclaimed Memoir
- The Great American Songbook Concert Series Features Music by Gershwin
- Thunderbirds Build Culture, Prepare for Upcoming Season
- STEAM Festival Brings Hands-On Learning to Cedar City
- Rural Health Scholars Volunteer in Las Vegas
- SUU Brings Up-and-Coming Band to Cedar City
- SUU Welcomes New Dedicated Psychologist
- Ron Coulter Performs Xtensions at SUU
- SUU Wind Symphony Concert Plays in Heritage Center
- SUU Aviation Helps Prevent Wildfire Damage
- ALCHEMY + ANGST @ 82 with Jerry Uelsmann at SUMA
- New Era for Thunderbird Basketball with Master's College
- Beethoven, Greig, and Badelt, Oh My!
- National Search Begins for New Women's Soccer Coach
- Devils, Demons, and Redemption: SUU Opera Scenes
- How to Choose the Right Major in College
- Warm Your Spirit Watching The Spitfire Grill
- Finding Solace: The Dark Side of SUMA
- Andersen Receives Lifetime Achievement Award
September
- Geoffrey Johnson to Kick Off Fall Art Insights
- SUU Partners with Great Basin to Preserve Dark Skies
- R. Scott Phillips, Long-Time Festival Leader, Announces Retirement
- SUU Music Hosts Rags to Riches: Golden Age of Xylophone
- The Piano Monster Seeks Pianists of All Ages
- SUU is Best in the West According to Princeton Review
- University Sends Students Outside for National Park Centennial
- SUU Participates in Suicide Prevention Week
- The White House Recognizes SUU and North Elementary
- Minor Incident Involving Helicopter at the Cedar City Airport
- SUU Sponsors Free Outdoor Education Series
- Professional Sculptor Trey Hill Speaks at Art Insights
- U.S. News and World Report Recognize SUU in Best Colleges List
- World-renowned Andy Nasisse Comes to SUMA
- Evening for Educators Creates Museum-in-a-Box
- University News | Award-Winning Writer and Filmmaker
- SUU Professor Recognized for Excellence at Women Tech Awards
- Softball Coaching Staff Adds Former Thunderbird Kylee Wolf
- SUU Approved to Provide ARL for Nevada Teachers
- Shipwrecked Twins Take the Engelstad Stage in Twelfth Night
- Musical Modern Masterpieces Sing Their Way to the Heritage Center
- SUU Alumnus Awarded Medical School Scholarship
- Music Faculty Hosts Soiree Recital at SUMA
- Community Joins for Open Studio Night
- Utah Physicist Joins SUU for Conversation on Climate Change
- SkyWest Partners to Launch Tuition Reimbursement
- 20 Strides Made by SUU in the 2015-16 School Year
- CEO for Tonaquint Data Center to Speak on How Relationships
August
- Students in Top Ten at PBL National Leadership Conference
- Kevin Kehoe Brings Western Therapy to SUMA
- No Candace Parker? No Problem for Team USA
- National Park Service Centennial Celebration
- Vietnam and SUU: Training the Next Cyber Security Experts
- SUU Performs with Josh Groban and Sarah McLachlan
- SUU Pledges to be Voter Friendly for Students
- Conserving Native American History
- Partners in the Parks: 10 Years of Honors Students in the Outdoors
- Google.org Awards Women in Computing Students with Grant
- Aviation Program Soars in a New Direction
- SUU and Partners to host Cedar City BioBlitz Festival
- Student Artwork Celebrates National Park Service
- Convocations Hosts Bipartisan Debate Between Two Washington Insiders
- SUU Honors Former President Sherratt, with Arbor Day Tree Planting
July
- Willy the Kid: Shakespeare in the American West
- Thunderbirds Chase The Olympic Road To Rio
- Campus Mourns the Loss of Former President Gerald R. Sherratt
- Sharwan Smith Student Center Undergoes Summer Renovations
- University News | Beverley Center for the Arts Opening Celebration
- Destined to Coach: Todd Simons Journey to SUU
- Bringing Nevada Graduate Services In-House
- SUU Professor Dr. Aton Earns Evans Handcart Award
- SUU Hosts Global Youth Camps for Local Children
- SUU Welcomes the Larry H. Miller Tour of Utah
- Rural Rising: Gov. Herbert, Hornacek Headline Rural Summit
- SUU Launches Thunderbird Athletic Foundation
- Techies in Utah for Western Regional U.S. Cyber Challenge Program
- SUU is Mentoring Future Business Leaders
- Welcome to the Home of the SUU Thunderbirds
June
- Utah Summer Games Opening Ceremony
- Larry H. Miller to Sponsor Utah Summer Games
- Seat of Power: The Life of Senator Wallace F. Bennetts Chair
- Utah leaders visit new Beverley Taylor Sorenson Center for the Arts
- SUU Maintains Prestigious Business Accreditation
- Southern Utah University is Utahs First Purple Heart Campus
- The Life of Beverley Taylor Sorenson
- HOPE Pantry Serves College Students In Need
- Online Graduate Studies: A Perfect Fit for the Working Professional
- Beverley Taylor Sorenson Center for Arts Becomes a Reality
- Southern Utah University Students Experience Life Abroad
May
- New Alumnus Introduces Young Minds to Science
- Graduating to the NFL: Six T-Birds Sign with Pro Teams
- Athletic Training Students Win Consecutive Year at Annual Symposium
- SUU Student Crowned DECA International Champion
- Artists Selected for First Peek at SUMA
- Cline M. & Jane O. Dahle Greenhouse Annual Plant Sale
- Call for Artists: Quilt Exhibition
- Industry Leader in Cyber Security Enriches Online Master Program
- Hunger Does Not Take a Summer Vacation
- Heartland Marimba Festival Comes to Cedar City
- First-Generation College Students Excel with TRIO Program
- Percussion Professor Creates Signature Mallets
April
- Presidential Declaration Designates SUU as National Monument
- Business Speaker Series Presents Excellence After Education
- Future Doctor Alex Nielson Named SUU 2016 Valedictorian
- Jerry’s Cafe Opens in the Gerald R. Sherratt Library
- Ballroom Dance Concert will “Let the Good Times Roll”
- Southern Utah University Partners With Cyber Security Professionals
- Former President of Ukraine to Speak at SUU Commencement
- Tony Award-winning Musical to Rock the Stage at SUU
- Blues in the Closet, A Night of Jazz
- Girl Power: STEM Gender Diversity Increases in Southern Utah
- Ceramics Guild Sells Art and Provides Experience
- Students Go on to National DECA Competition
- SUU's Champion Rodeo Team Prepares for Competition
- Aspen Jubilee, Wind Symphony Concert
- Celebration for Beverley Taylor Sorenson Center for the Arts
- Great Shakeout Drill to Prepare SUU for Potential Earthquake
- Southern Utah University College Valedictorians
- Recognizing the Southern Utah University Class of 2016
- New Scholarship Opportunities for SUU Nursing Program
- Outstanding Educators Get Recognition During Commencement
- Detroit Lions Draft Killebrew in 4th Round
- Tennessee Titans Draft Sims in 5th Round
March
- Art Insights Spotlights Vida Sacic
- The Ladies League: Turning a Passion for Sports into a Website
- Utah Legislature Approves Funding for New Business Building
- Former U.S. Ambassador to Present on The Leadership of Ronald Reagan
- SUU Opera Presents Mark Adamo’s Little Women
- Business Executive Speaker Tells Students to 'Dream Big'
- National Leader in Experiential Learning
- A Part and Yet Apart: Asian Americans as the Model Minority
- 2016 Dancing with the SUU Stars Competition
- Attorney Ann Marie Allen Joins SUU Team
- SUU Celebrates 119 Years During Founders Week
- Songs of the Spirit, A Spring Concert presented at SUU
- SUU Professor eats worms, falls in cold water for film class
- Painting and Puppets: Art Insight from Gretchen Reynolds
- Thunderbirds Hire UNLV Runnin’ Rebel as New Basketball Head Coach
- Eccles Visiting Scholar Discusses Global Studies in the 21st Century
- Legal Scholars Program Prepares Students for Law School
- Jeff Lieberman: An Interdisciplinary Approach to Education
- Photography Chris McCaw to Present at Art Insights
- SUU Launches Music Technology Master’s Degree
February
- Online Business Programs Gain National Recognition
- Utah's AG joins SUU for conversation on domestic human trafficking
- CPVA offers award winning comedy You Can't Take It With You
- SUU awarded Mockingbird Foundation Grant
- University Provost Gives Lecture on Islam and Hope
- Inaugural Exhibit at Southern Utah Museum of Art
- SUU and ICSD receive USHE StepUP Ready Grant
- Professional model discusses body image and life on the runway
- SUU Student Wins National Theatrical Lighting Design Award
- SUU Trademarked as University of the Parks
- SUU Alumni and Professors Recognized at Science Awards Ceremony
- Cedar City is the Gateway to the Parks
- Arbor Day Foundation Honors SUU with 2015 Tree Campus USA
- University News | An Original Faculty-Choreographed Concert
- The Making of a Coach: Demario Warren’s Journey
- SUU's Department of Theatre Arts and Dance Hosts Dance Fest
- Southern Utah University to the NFL Draft
January
- Film about Campus History Wins National Competition
- SUU Students Improve Rural Health in Dominican Republic
- Demario Warren Named Head Football Coach
- SUU Welcomes Acclaimed Puppeteer for first Spring Convocation
- Leavitt Center for Politics to Celebrate Grand Re-Opening
- SUU Students Help Others Displaced by Housing Fire
- Chartwells Dining Services Increases Dining Options
- Business Executive Series hosts former SUU athlete
- Professor Awarded 2016 iUTAH Research Catalyst Grant
- Free Tax Assistance Available at Southern Utah University
- SUU Semester in the Parks Announced
- Court is in session: SUU hosts Utah Court of Appeals
- SUU French program presents 2016 French Film Festival
- 10th Annual Best Business Idea Competition Winners Announced
- Student Writes Original Song Cycle Minutes