SUU News for 2022
November
- Wind Symphony Presents The American Spirit
- Day of the Dead Celebration at Southern Utah University
- A.P.E.X. Events Presents Author John Kennedy
- Faculty and Alumnus to Perform at Percussion Convention
- Theatre, Dance, & Arts Administration to Host Festival of Trees
- International Education Week Welcomes Alumnus Chris Crawford
- Annual Business Challenge Gives $25,000 to Local Businesses
- A.P.E.X. Events Presents Historian Darren Parry
- Professional Sales Hosts Second Sales Never Fails Competition
- Holiday Concert Celebrates 125 Years of SUU
- SUU Hosts First Summit on Belonging
- SUU Theatre Presents You're A Good Man, Charlie Brown
- SUU Guided Experiences: Portraits in the Great Hall
October
- "A University Born of Heroes": President Mindy Benson Inauguration Address
- SUU Head Start Preschool in Need of Teachers in Washington County
- ICA Selects DarkWood Duo for New Music Weekend
- Southern Utah University Leads Enrollment Growth in State System
- SUU’s Educational Travel Program Returns From Fortress Europe
- SUU Welcomes Justin Jones-Fosu Back to Campus for Summit on Belonging
- A.P.E.X. Events Presents the Utah Court of Appeals
- A.P.E.X. Presents Author and Historian Spencer McBride
- Annual Event Provides Opportunities for Accounting Students
- SUU Guided Experiences: Archaeology Repository
- Trichromatic Faculty Dance Concert
- SUU Startup Announces First “Makeathon” Event
- Leadership Day Provides Transformative Learning Experience
September
- Statement from Southern Utah University
- Prepare Your Home for the Holidays
- SUU Business Center Provides Resources to Rural Communities
- SUU Makes History With First Doctorate Students
- SUU Celebrates President Benson’s Inauguration During Homecoming
- SUU First University to Adopt Smart Defense Training
- SUU Ranked One of the Best Regional Universities in the West
- Faculty Selected for LBJ National Park’s Cabinet Oak Project
- SUU Honors the Power of Place Through Five Founder’s Stories
- SUU Honors Four Alumni During Homecoming
- Helping MOWA Band of Choctaw Indians Pursue Tribal Acknowledgment
- State Flag Semi-Finalists on Display at Beverley Center
- MBA Graduate Earns Miss Rodeo Utah Title
- Southern Paiute Fall Gathering Brings Community Together
- A.P.E.X Events Presents Megan Kate Nelson
- Geena Davis to Deliver Grace A. Tanner Lecture in Human Values
- SUU Dancers Support Suicide Awareness
- Double Double Toil and Trouble - Macbeth Performances at SUU
- SUU Opens Helen Foster Snow Cultural Center
- Business Students Participate in National Phi Beta Lambda Competition
- New SUU Alumni Leadership Certificate Program Lifts the Leader Within
August
- Cedar City Prepares with Infrastructure Maintenance
- SUU Guided Experiences: Campus Architecture
- Jazz Ensemble Wins Superior Ratings at Festival
- Graphic Designer Joins Art & Design Faculty
- Jennifer Heyborne Named Executive Director of SUU Head Start Preschool
- SUU Guided Experiences: Ashcroft Observatory
- SUU Invites Local Employers to Semi-Annual Job Fair
- Kindness in the Curriculum for Newest Theatre Professor
- New MBA Healthcare Administration Emphasis Begins Fall 2022
- New Startup Program to Assist Community Members in Launching Big Ideas
July
- SUU Offers School Leadership Professional Development
- SUU Presidential Search Narrowed to Three Finalists
- SUU Board of Trustees Elects New Chair and Vice Chair
- U.S. House of Representatives Debate to Be Held at SUU
- Mindy Benson Named as 17th President at Southern Utah University
- Campus Loop Asphalt Preservation Project
- SUU Named 2022-2023 College of Distinction
- Iron Leaders Academy Develops County Leaders in Inaugural Cohort
- SUU Among Best in Nation for Preparing Elementary Math Teachers
- Biology and Conservation of the Coral Pink Sand Dunes Tiger Beetle
- SUU and UBTech Announce Articulation Transferability for Students
- Southern Utah Museum of Art Celebrates Completion of Sculpture Court
- SUU and USA Collegiate Team Up
- New Director to Lead the SUU Athletic Bands
June
- Make a Difference with the Community Health Worker Certificate
- Celebrate Juneteenth With Historical Figures Rosa and Thurgood
- SUU Offers Continuing Education Courses for Utah K-12 Teachers
- SUU and Bryce Canyon National Park Renew Alliance for Education
- Experience History on a Fortress Europe Final Victory Tour
- SUU Guided Experiences: Aviation Hangar Tour
- SUU Emeritus Professor Publishes 6th Edition of International Textbook
- Rocky Mountain Power Supports First-Generation Students
- SUU Partners with Tempe Festival of the Arts
May
- Participate in SUU’s Professional Internship Program
- SUU Hosts First Thunder Sales Competition
- Geena Davis to Deliver Grace A. Tanner Lecture in Human Values
- SUU Hosts Opportunity Quest for Entrepreneurs
- SUU Hosts 2022 Teaching for Learning Conference
- SUU Names New Deans After National Search
- SUU Recognized for Efforts to Create Culture of Wellness
- IIC Receives Accreditation for Excellence in Operations
- LSTA Grant to SUU Library Revives Voices of the Colorado
- SUU Nursing Works to Decrease Nursing Shortage in Utah
- SUU Director of Athletics Debbie Corum to Retire
- SUU Celebrates Freedom with Juneteenth Events
- Community Reads Centers Conversation on Juneteenth
- SUU Guided Experiences: Horticulture Walking Tour
- Boundless Opportunity Scholarship Supports Non-Traditional Students
- School of Business Adds New Minor in Professional Sales
- SUU Hosts High-Stakes S4 Competition
- SUU Releases Spring Semester 2022 Dean's List
- Community Invited to Utah Summer Games Opening Ceremony
April
- SUU to Hold Campus-Wide Forum on Hope
- SUU Jazz Ensembles Serenade Cedar City and SUU
- Janese Pentico Performed with the SUU Opera
- Greyson Chamberlain Named 2022 SUU Valedictorian
- Professional Sales Annual Thunder Sales Competition Makes Its Debut
- SUU Office of Learning Abroad Goes Green
- Annual SUU Orchestra and Choir Concert on Easter Weekend
- Upward Bound TRIO Grant Application Submitted
- Poetry as Witness: Juan Morales
- SUU’s Luminosa Choir Performs Anthems for Peace
- Pianist, Pierce Emata, Performs at SUU for Community
- Falsettos Brings Awareness to SUU and Community
- Geosciences Start New Degree in Geospatial Sciences
- Grabbing Happiness With SUU’s Percussion Ensemble
- SUU Partners with SkyWest Airlines
- Kelly Chuning, Alumna of SUU, to Attend Cranbrook Academy of Art
- SUU Honors Eight Valedictorians for the Class of 2022
- Condoleezza Rice and Eric Leavitt Awarded Honorary Degrees
- Ceramics Major Named 2022 CPVA Valedictorian
- FLHD Major Named 2022 Education Valedictorian
- Mathematical Science Major Named 2022 CECS Valedictorian
- Nursing Major Named 2022 CHS Valedictorian
- Psychology Major Named 2022 HSS Valedictorian
- Biology Major Named 2022 College of the Sciences Valedictorian
- Accounting Major Named 2022 School of Business Valedictorian
- SUU Guided Experiences: Heat Plant Tour
- SUU Graduates Over 2,300 Students During Annual Commencement
- SUU Hosts FIRST Tech Challenge Utah
March
- Two of Puccini's One Act Operas Performed Live in Cedar City
- SoundScapes: An Evening with Dr. McKay Tebbs & Dr. Lynn Vartan
- SUU Alumnus Works on New Tolkien Series
- 66th Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice to be Commencement Speaker
- A.P.E.X. Events Presents Roy F. Baumeister
- Celebrating International Women’s Day at SUU
- SUU Kicks Off Year-long 125th Celebration
- Abraham Lincoln Scholar to Speak at SUU
- SUU Wind Symphony Partners with Cedar and Canyon View High Schools
- SUU Theatre Produces Socio-Political Play as Russia Invades Ukraine
- A.P.E.X. Events Presents Eccles Visiting Scholar Michael Bertrand
- SUU Celebrates International Women’s Week 2022
- SUU Community on the Go Opens Trip to Spain
- SUU Dance’s First Live Guest Artist Residency with Jeffry Denman
- SUU Alumna Writes Grant for Southview Skills Track
- Feel the Rhythm of the Night with SUU Ballroom Dance Company
- SUU Updates Scanning Electron Microscope
- New Emphasis on Student Physical and Mental Health
- A Piano Pedagogy Conference Hosted at SUU
- Zion Trio Recital Culminates Piano Pedagogy Conference
- Saxophone Ensemble Performs in Studio Concert
- CAN-AM Trio Performs at SUU Thorley Recital Hall
- SUU Music Faculty Compose Jazz Inspired by Southern Utah Landmarks
- SUU Student Wins NAMM President’s Innovation Award
- Cedar City Community Ramps Up for First Ever Arts Festival
- A.P.E.X. Events Presents Paula Marshall
- Professional Sales Completes its First Sales Never Fails Competition
- SUU Alumni Accepted into SILA Exhibition
- SUU’s Hal Campbell String Quartet Plays for the Community
- American Cello Duo, Rosin, Performs at SUU
- Principle of Equality Grant Supports Diverse Student Programming
- Celebrate 20 Years of Lord of the Rings with SUU Wind Symphony
- Spring Ceramics Sale Offers Stunning Pieces to Collect
- Five Ways to Increase Your Earning
February
- SUU Choirs Celebrate Valentine’s Day with Love Bites Concert
- SUU Faculty Provide an Evening of Music for the Community
- SUU Dance Students Create Art Out of Life
- SUU’s Brian Swanson Receives Service to Theatre Education Award
- GIS Students Fight Summer Wildfires
- A.P.E.X. Events Presents Eccles Visiting Scholar Dr. Temple Grandin
- Online Bachelor’s of Aviation Administration and Leadership
- A.P.E.X. Events Presents Eccles Visiting Scholar David Anthony Durham
- Celebrate Faculty at Thank a Professor Day
- SUU Jazz Festival Features Charged Particles with Tod Dickow
- A.P.E.X. Events Presents Artist in Residence Aïsha Lehmann
- Fortune Favors the Brave: The Tomáš Kadavý Story
- SUU introduces New Civil Engineering Major
January
- History of SUU Course Celebrates 125th Anniversary
- SUU’s Production of Into the Woods Returns to the Stage
- SUU Alumnus Contributes to Nobel Prize Research
- Step Inside Worlds With SUU’s Satellite Salon Series
- SUU Graduate Joins CSIS as Director of Africa Program
- Emily Esfahani Smith to give Grace A. Tanner Lecture in Human Values
- A.P.E.X. Events Presents SUU’s Dr. Julie McCown
- A.P.E.X. Events Announces Spring 2022 Season
- Gain a Career Edge with SUU Post-Bachelor Certificates
- SUU Presidential Search Committee Announces Public Meetings
- SUU Announces New Parental Leave Policy
- A.P.E.X. Events Presents Kevin Gannon
- SUU Releases Fall Semester 2021 Dean's List
- SUU Music Hosts Two Nights with Guest Artists
- Mahala Sutherland is SUU’s First Indigenous Homecoming Royalty
- SUU Honor Orchestra Features High School Students from the Region
- A.P.E.X. Events Presents Bob Kittell
- SUU Community Education’s New Lineup of Classes