SUU News for 2021
December
- Professor Dean Winward Receives USDA Teaching Award
- SUU Theatre Program Honors Stephen Sondheim, Into the Woods
- SUU Students Present at AASL National Conference
- SUU Theatre Department To Host 8th Annual Festival of Trees
- SUU Invites Local Employers to Semi-Annual Local Job Fair
- Utah Tourism Industry Announces New Parks & Tourism Career
- SUU’s Reeves Receives Juror’s Award at Statewide Annual
- SUU Music Experiential Learning at Its Finest
- SUU Students Awarded Deloitte Foundation Scholarship
- Board of Higher Education Names Presidential Search Committee
- Andy Warhol and Billy Schenck Western Pop Art to Exhibit at SUMA
November
- SUU Opera Announces Upcoming Production of All Together Now!
- A.P.E.X. Events Presents Dr. Donna Nelson
- Marie Osmond Kicks Off Holiday Tour at SUU
- STEM Center for Teaching and Learning Hosts STEAM Nights
- SUMA Receives Utah Museum Association Award of Excellence
- Fall in Love with the SUU Symphony Orchestra
- Students Present Two Nights of Ensemble Music at SUU
- SUU Ceramics Guild Sells Unique Gifts for the Holidays
- A.P.E.X. Events Partners with SUU Leavitt Center
- SUU’s Ballroom Dance Company Presents Revolt
- Fill Your Soul with the Sounds of Jazz at SUU
- SUU Percussion Ensemble Creates the Beat of Players Choice
- SUU’s Veterans Center Secures $28k in State Support
- Celebrate 40 Years of the Grace A. Tanner Center at SUU
- SUU Farm Participates in Cooperative Research Project
- SUU Nursing Program Earns Continuing Accreditation
- Great Basin Observatory Celebrates Five Years
- Celebrate the Holidays with SUU’s Music Department
- SUU Observes 30 Years of Accreditation by NASM
- SUU's IIC Granted $30k to Aid Historic Preservation
- Civil Discourse Forum Focuses on Moving Forward After COVID-19
October
- A.P.E.X. Events Presents Author Matt Bell
- Utah Center for Rural Health Awarded Health Equity Grant
- Rural Summit Returns with New Name and Record Numbers
- SUU Students Recognize Campus Influencers
- SUU Hosts Annual State Bank Business Challenge
- A.P.E.X. Events Presents Live Utah Appeals Court
- First SUU Illustration Student Accepted into 3x3 International Show
- Let’s Play Music Holds Free Sessions on SUU Campus
- SUU’s Business and Innovation Center Awarded $750k Grant
- A.P.E.X. Events Presents Pete Jacobson and Keenan Webster
- FLHD Student Creates Free Little Pantries for Community in Need
- 20 Years with Graduates of the SUU Arts Administration Program
- SUU Enrollment Growth Outpaces Other State Universities
- SUU Takes Second at MarketStar Sales and Analytics Competition
- SUU Student Directs Play About Grief
- A.P.E.X. Events Presents Live Science in Action
- SUU Included on Washington Monthly's Student Voting Honor Roll
- STEM Students Attend REU Workshop at BYU
- SUU Wind Symphony will Excite Audience with Fall Concert
- Nearly $1 Million Awarded to SUU Disability Resource Center
- SUU Faculty Choreographed Dance Concert Explores Wading Below
September
- Dr. Sangho Bok First from SUU to Receive NSF CAREER Award
- A.P.E.X. Events Presents First Lady H.E. Denise Nyakeru Tshisekedi
- Veterans Center Commemorates 20th Anniversary of September 11
- Producer Derral Eves Returns to SUU for A.P.E.X Event
- SUU Alumni Band to Celebrate Retiree Dr. Virginia Stitt
- Small Business Center Secures $28,000 for Incubator Space
- CAN-AM Trio Performs at SUU Thorley Recital Hall
- SUU Honors Three Alumni at Annual Alumni Banquet
- Dr. McKay Tebbs Appointed Director of Undergraduate Music Technology
- SUU Hires New Director for Master of Public Administration Program
- SUU Celebrates Tradition with Annual Homecoming Week
- New Art Education Professor Brings Unity to SUU
- SUU Alumna Joins Congress Bundestag Youth Exchange Cohort
- Fostering Family, School, and Community Partnerships
- SUU MPA Program Reaccredited by NASPAA
- Shakespeare’s The Tempest Tells Story of Love, Hope, Forgiveness
- Series Features SUU Choirs & Regional High School Choirs
- Agriculture Club to Host 2021 FFA Judging Contest
- SUU Pre-Med Student Opens Local Swim School
- Tanner Center and A.P.E.X. Events Present Dr. Nalini Nadkarni
- A.P.E.X. Events Presents HawkWatch International
- SUU Graphic Design Students Win Prestigious UCDA Awards
August
- Professional Actor, Director, and Africanist Scholar to Teach at SUU
- CAPS Awarded $100,000 Grant to Support Rural Mental Health
- Malouf Foundation Partners in Scholarship for Trafficking Survivors
- School of Business Awarded Nearly $200,000 Ongoing Funding
- International Dance Instructor Becomes Assistant Professor at SUU
- Grant Awarded to Preserve Historic SUU Film Footage
- SUU to Provide $1.2M in Scholarships for Online Students
- SUU First Utah University to be Featured on The College Tour
- SUU Staff Association Welcomes Justin Jones-Fosu To Campus
- Book Launch at Frontier Homestead for Professor’s New Novel
- SUU's Grace A. Tanner Center Celebrates 40 Years
- Satellite Salon Series Presents Daring Duos at SUU
- SUU's Career Center Invites Local Employers to Job Fair
- Campus Invited to Open Forums to Discuss Vaccination Mandate
- Colleges of Distinction Recognizes SUU’s Nursing Program
- SUU Faculty Spearhead Study of Light Capturing Molecules
- Call for Participants: Be a Part of the Piano Monster Concert
- Student Thesis on Project Based Learning Published
- A.P.E.X. Events Announces Fall 2021 Lineup
July
- US Second Gentleman Visits SUU Interns at Bryce Canyon
- Award Winning Filmmaker Launches New Program at SUU
- SUU Professors Submit NSF S-STEM Grant Proposal for Scholarships
- SUU Implements New Water Conservation Efforts
- SUU Named a College Of Distinction for 2021-2022
- Board of Higher Education Appoints Mindy Benson as Interim President
- Project Archaeology Funded by the National Endowment of Humanities
- State of Emergency Due to Severe Flooding in Cedar City
June
- $7,000 in CARES Act Funding Awarded to SUU Center for Hope
- SUU Joins 37 Universities Nationally in Arts Accreditation
- SUU Releases Spring 2021 Dean's List
- President Wyatt Announces Acceptance of New Position
- SUU President Scott L Wyatt Accepts New Statewide Role
- SUU Teams with Community to Provide Meals to Local Families
- Co-Founder Becomes Director of SUU Music Technology Graduate Degree
- SUU Hosts Larry H. Miller Utah Summer Games Opening Ceremony
- SUU Esports Club Takes 3rd at Rocket League Tournament
- $320,000 in Ongoing Funding Awarded to SUU Aviation Pathway
- Engineering Students Create Prosthetics for Best Friends Pup
- Utah Rural Leadership Academy to Mentor State's County Leaders
- Dr. Shalini Kesar Among Utah's 30 Women to Watch
- SUU Announces Four Tuition-Free Learn & Work Certificates
- SUU Student Interns with Utah State Senator Karen Mayne
- SUU Breaks Ground on New Academic Classroom Building
- Utah Shakespeare Festival Applies for Shuttered Venue Grant Funds
May
- SUU Celebrates Class of 2021 with Commencement Ceremonies
- SUU Photography Professor Wins 1st Place in Competition
- New BFA Degree in Filmmaking at SUU
- SUU Hosts FIRST Tech Challenge Utah Championship
- SUU Freshman Earns Deseret News Internship
- Child Development and the Arts: K-3 Course Spotlight
- US Navy Band Clarinetist Joins SUU Music Faculty
- SUU Students Looking for Off-Campus Housing
- EET Takes State at SkillsUSA Competition
April
- Fill Your Soul with Music of SUU’s Jazz Ensembles (April 12)
- Hop Over to the SUU Ceramics Guild Spring Sale (April 14-15)
- SUU Theatre Advocates Mental Health Through 4.48 Psychosis
- Spring 2021 Community Education Offerings
- Student-Run Literary Journal to Host 2021 Launch Event
- Accounting Major Named School of Business Valedictorian
- Biology Major Named 2021 COS Valedictorian
- Illustration Major Named 2021 CPVA Valedictorian
- Criminal Justice Major Named 2021 HSS Valedictorian
- Nursing Major Named 2021 CHS Valedictorian
- Information Systems Major Named 2021 CECS Valedictorian
- SUU Honors Eight Valedictorians for the Class of 2021
- FLHD Major Named 2021 COEHD Valedictorian
- STEM Center Hosts STEAM Nights for Local Schools
- Multi-Departmental Collaboration Through Fluidity Confined
- Funding an Outdoor Classroom for Paiute Indian Reservation
- Students Inspire Through Orchestra & Choir Concert
- Faculty Honors Musician at Annual Halversen String Festival
- Educational Talent Search Partners with Kanab Tour Company
- Entrepreneurship Student Starts Charitable Company in Africa
- SUU Hosts Science Olympiad State Championship
- SUU Departments Collaborate on New Horror Film, Far Remote
- University Advancement Welcomes Two Team Members
- STEM Mini-Grant Submission to Enhance Coal Creek Trail
- SUU to Host International Interdisciplinary Conference
- An Unexpected Journey Brings Reward to SUU Illustrator
- SUU Student Selected in Prestigious Illustration Competition
- Faculty Members Submit Proposals for Public Lands Initiative
- A Look at 2021 Commencement Student Speaker Ajhamae Quiring
- A Look at 2021 Commencement Student Speaker Sipho Ncube
March
- The Matchmaker Performs Over the Air Waves from SUU
- Illustration Students Accepted into Prestigious Competition
- Casting Call: Amazon Prime's The College Tour
- Experience the Joy of Music with SUU’s Symphony Orchestra
- SUU Welcomes New Chief Diversity Officer
- Students Bring Laughter with The Importance of Being Earnest
- A.P.E.X. Events Presents Charles Cooke
- SUU Women’s Network Celebrates International Women’s Day
- Utah Legislature Approves New SUU Classroom Building
- Seven Books Published by Professors in 2021
- Gail Miller to be Keynote Speaker at SUU Commencement
- A.P.E.X. Events Presents Jordan Fisher Smith
- SUU and High School Bands Bring Positivity Through Concert
- General Education Course Explores Humanity Through Nature
- SUU Students are All Strung Out, with Spring Puppet Opera
- SUU Music Students Connect Together Through Small Ensembles
- SUU Prepares Teachers During the COVID-19 Pandemic
- Former Dean Harold Hiskey Passes Away
- Celebrate Scholarship with SUU’s Festival of Excellence
- SUU Students Inspire Rural Employers to Stay Safe
- A.P.E.X. Events Presents Kerstin Plehwe
- A.P.E.X. Events Presents Donovan Livingston
- Tayah Nelson Soars With New IDEAS Grant Submission
- Take a Short Ride in a Fast Machine with SUU’s Wind Symphony
- COVID-19 Vaccine Now Available for All Utahns
- SUU to Offer $9000 Online Bachelor’s Degree
- Bringing an Educational Opportunity Center to Southern Utah
- Karl Greathouse Named 2021 University Valedictorian
- Office of Energy Development Trains Local Teachers
February
- 6th Annual Rock Concert Features SUU Choirs and Ian Oliver
- A.P.E.X. Events Presents Richard Ian Kimball
- Dr. Saunders to Speak on Print Culture in American West
- Nursing Students Administer COVID Vaccine to Local Residents
- Dr. Christensen Reflects Upon Time In Taiwan
- SUU School of Business Accredited by the AACSB
- A.P.E.X. Events Presents Living Through Love
- Celebrating the Life of Hal Campbell Student Tribute Concert
- Students Explore a Visual Wonderland Through em·pir·i·cism
- SUU in Top Ten Best Professional Communication Programs
- A.P.E.X. Events Presents Sonia Aboagye
- SUU To Hold Two Commencement Ceremonies for 2021 Graduates
- Utah’s First Women in Cybersecurity Professional Program
- IIC Contributes to President Biden’s Civilian Climate Corps
- A.P.E.X. Events Presents Cara Despain
- Dean Hall Participates in World Ocean Assessment
- SUU Senior Builds Successful Business Before Graduation
- Stepping Into the Light with Luminosa’s First Concert
- Students Share Innovative Business Ideas
- SUU Experiences Double-Digit Growth in Spring Semester
January
- Regional High School Musicians Play It Safe at SUU
- Faculty Leading Innovation in the Age of COVID
- Learning Opportunities in the Animal Services Profession
- Governor Cox Focuses on Rural Utah with SUU Office
- Governor Cox Previews Digital ParksPass
- Jayson Matlock Selected to Join Diversity Leadership Program
- Guest Flute Recital with Dr. Candice Behrmann Tenney at SUU
- Southern Utah Announces Move to Western Athletic Conference
- SUU Community Education Celebrates Learn Something New Year
- A.P.E.X. Events Presents Southern Utah Paranormal
- Dr. Mark DeBeliso Co-Authors Article on Sedentary Isolation
- SUU Theatre Presents Time Piece New Works Production
- STEM Center Shares COVID Science with Local Students
- STEM Center Tutors Expand Reach During COVID
- A.P.E.X. Events Presents Dr. Kristopher Phillips
- International Jazz Dance Residency with Natasha Powell
- SUU Online Master's Business Degree Among Best in the Nation