SUU News for 2024
Explore the yearly archive of Southern Utah University (SUU) News and articles published during 2024. This page features the latest campus updates, student successes, and faculty achievements, organized chronologically by month.
January
- Commercial Music Program Strikes a Chord (January 5, 2024)
- SUU Offers Ways to Explore a Meaningful Behavioral Health Career (January 5, 2024)
- Transfer Agreement with Snow College Creates New Opportunities (January 9, 2024)
- SUU Releases Dean's List for Fall 2023 (January 10, 2024)
- SUU Student Chosen to be a Contestant on The Price Is Right (January 12, 2024)
- Southern Utah STEM Awards Seeks Nominations of Deserving Educators (January 25, 2024)
- Student Recognized At The Accolade Global Film Competition (January 26, 2024)
- SUU Dance Takes Center Stage (January 29, 2024)
- Larry H. Miller Utah Summer Games opens 2024 programming registration (January 29, 2024)
- Special Olympics Utah Summer Games to be Hosted in Cedar City in 2025 (January 30, 2024)
- Celebrate Valentine's Day at SUU's Spring Swing Thing (January 31, 2024)
February
- SUU Trumpet Ensemble Advances to NTC Quarter-finals (February 2, 2024)
- SUU’s Cyber Defense National Designation Renewed (February 5, 2024)
- Experience Transcendence: Join TEDxSUU for an Inspirational Evening (February 9, 2024)
- Kevin A. Stein Receives Fulbright Specialist Award (February 9, 2024)
- T-Bird Illustrators Shine at Illustration West 62 (February 12, 2024)
- SUU Alumni Shine at NFL Super Bowl Experience in Las Vegas (February 12, 2024)
- Languages and Philosophy Department Hosts Annual Film Festival (February 14, 2024)
- SUU to host UHSAA 2A Boys’, Girls’ Basketball Championship (February 21, 2024)
- SUU Rural Stormwater Recovery Innovators Excel in National Challenge (February 23, 2024)
- SUU Hosts an International Women’s Day Talk & Tea (February 23, 2024)
March
- SUU Celebrates Tradition with 2024 Founders Week (March 4, 2024)
- SUU Prosales hosts first-ever speed dating event (March 5, 2024)
- SUU's Cyber Research Labs Receives $800,000 Two Year Grant (March 5, 2024)
- SUU Hospitality Program at CHRIE Conference (March 5, 2024)
- VR/AR Classroom Launches at Southern Utah University (March 6, 2024)
- Navajo Code Talkers Expert to Speak at SUU (March 6, 2024)
- SUU’s Frehner Museum Appoints New Manager and Begins Initiatives (March 7, 2024)
- SUU Business on the Hill (March 7, 2024)
- T-Birds Spend Spring Break Building Homes with Habitat for Humanity (March 8, 2024)
- Incandescent: Senior BFA Exhibition 2024 (March 15, 2024)
- Larry H. & Gail Miller Donates $850,000 for Mental Health at SUU (March 18, 2024)
- SUU Child Care Awarded High Quality Rating (March 25, 2024)
- SUU Leavitt Center Chosen to Host Attorney General Election Debate (March 25, 2024)
- New SUU Early College Online Summer Program for Highschoolers (March 27, 2024)
- Business Law Society in Arizona (March 27, 2024)
- Entrepreneurship in New York (March 29, 2024)
- 2024 Thunderbird Award Finalists (March 29, 2024)
April
- SUU Introduces Social Brand and Visual Communication Research Labs (April 1, 2024)
- SUU's Inaugural Giving Thor's-Day Soars Beyond Expectations (April 1, 2024)
- SUU to Host Solar Eclipse Viewing Event on April 8th, 2024 (April 2, 2024)
- SUU Business Breakthrough Competition (April 3, 2024)
- Utah Summer Games and Ari Bikes partner on Mountain Biking Event (April 3, 2024)
- Garrett Shaw Named University Valedictorian (April 5, 2024)
- SUU Joins the American Concrete Institute in a New Student Chapter (April 8, 2024)
- Seven Students Nominated for Board of Trustees Scholarship (April 10, 2024)
- SUU Honors Eight Valedictorians for the Class of 2024 (April 10, 2024)
- Update on Active Shooter Threat at SUU (April 11, 2024)
- Southern Utah University License Plates Pay for Scholarships (April 12, 2024)
- New Programs for the College of Engineering and Computational Sciences (April 12, 2024)
- FutureReady Program To Bring More Jobs and Training to Southern Utah (April 15, 2024)
- SUU Breaks Ground on New Music Center (April 15, 2024)
- Women in Business Place at Women in Leadership Case Competition (April 15, 2024)
- School of Business at Festival of Excellence (April 16, 2024)
- Meet Southern Utah University's Class of 2024 (April 17, 2024)
- CPVA Celebrates Top Graduates of the Year (April 22, 2024)
- Congratulations to the 2024 Thunderbird Award Winners (April 24, 2024)
- 2024 Annual Scholarship Appreciation Banquet (April 24, 2024)
- Two Students Awarded the 2024 Board of Trustees Scholarship (April 26, 2024)
- 2024 Commencement Ceremony Recap (April 26, 2024)
- Morgan Evans Performer at Utah Summer Games Opening Ceremony (April 29, 2024)
May
- Illustration Grad Recognized Nationally (May 1, 2024)
- SUMA Presents at MuseumNext (May 2, 2024)
- SUU Club Advocates for Campus Sustainability (May 3, 2024)
- SUU Names New Deans in Business and Performing and Visual Arts (May 6, 2024)
- National Rural Health Association has recognized Rita Osborn (May 9, 2024)
- Barbara Frank Receives Archaeological Fellows Award (May 14, 2024)
- Summer at the Frehner Museum (May 20, 2024)
- SUU Provost Dr. Jon Anderson Named President of PennWest University (May 22, 2024)
- SUU's Southern Utah Museum of Art is awarded NEA grant (May 22, 2024)
- Utah Summer Games, Café Sabor announce multi-year partnership (May 24, 2024)
- SUU Releases Dean's List for Spring 2024 (May 29, 2024)
- Men’s Rodeo Team Secures Spots at College National Finals Rodeo (May 29, 2024)
- SUU Appoints Dean Shauna Mendini to Serve as Interim Provost (May 31, 2024)
June
- Larry H. Miller Utah Summer Games Announce Summer Games Serves (June 5, 2024)
- Hughes General Contractors Donates to SUU Programs (June 7, 2024)
- Kolob Canyon Review Wins Prestigious Award (June 10, 2024)
- Southern Utah Museum of Art Recognized for Excellence (June 13, 2024)
- Admitted International Student Ranked 2nd Place in American Samoa (June 30, 2024)
- SUU Graduate Alexa Lord Accepted at Prestigious Medical School (June 30, 2024)
July
- SUU Computer Science Student Joins NASA Intern Program (July 12, 2024)
- “Pollinators!” Exhibit at the Frehner Museum (July 16, 2024)
- Lucia Maloy Named General Counsel at SUU (July 17, 2024)
- SUU’s Business School Hosted an All-Virtual Thunder Sales Event (July 25, 2024)
August
- IIC Intern Created New Junior Ranger Booklet for National Forest (August 9, 2024)
- SUU Police Swear in New Officers (August 12, 2024)
- SUU Partners with University of Winchester for Study Abroad Program (August 13, 2024)
- SUU Graduate Mitchell Zufelt Attends Yale Law School (August 14, 2024)
- Massive Growth in SUU/BZI Youth Engineering Academy (August 20, 2024)
- SUU Preserves University and County Photo Collections (August 21, 2024)
- USG Partners with Southwest Behavioral Health Center (August 22, 2024)
- Thunderbird Marching Band Set to Soar (August 23, 2024)
- SUU Breaks Ground on New Business Building (August 28, 2024)
- SUU Ranked Nationally for Student Satisfaction (August 30, 2024)
September
- Exceptional SUU Women Featured in "30 Women to Watch" (September 5, 2024)
- SUU Secures Support for Rural Health Clinics in Utah (September 5, 2024)
- SUU Alumni Choir Returns for Homecoming 2024 (September 10, 2024)
- The Dance Historian Is In Lecture Series at SUU (September 11, 2024)
- SUU Partnership with Best Friends Animal Society Celebrated with Award (September 12, 2024)
- SUU Partners with UNLV for Annual Research Collaboration (September 20, 2024)
- SUU New MBA Director (September 23, 2024)
- Students Study Geothermal Energy in Iceland (September 23, 2024)
- SUU Awarded on Forbes List of America’s Best-In-State Employers (September 24, 2024)
- SUU A.P.E.X. Welcomes Playwright Lauren Gunderson to Campus (September 24, 2024)
- SUU Theatre Presents Julius Caesar (September 24, 2024)
- Dr. McKay Tebbs Releases Third Album (September 25, 2024)
- SUU Alumna Julia Gilmore Pursues Military Chaplaincy at Yale (September 26, 2024)
- SUU Economics Department Chair Speaks at OECD Conference (September 27, 2024)
- SUU Nursing Department Recognized as College of Distinction (September 27, 2024)
- Homecoming Week Activities (September 30, 2024)
- Meet Colter Bennett, the 2024-25 SUUSA President (September 30, 2024)
- SUU Awarded IDEAS Grant to Expand Study Abroad Opportunities (September 30, 2024)
- SUU to Host Family Matters Conference Presented by Philanthropies (October 8, 2024)
October
- SUU Music Student Offered Job at High Profile Recording Studio (October 1, 2024)
- SUU’s Civil Engineering Program Receives ABET Accreditation (October 2, 2024)
- SUU Honors Outstanding Alumni During Homecoming (October 3, 2024)
- SUU Professor Gives Keynote Speech at Great Basin Astronomy Festival (October 3, 2024)
- Utah Summer Games Releases Tentative 2025 Event Calendar (October 4, 2024)
- The Gifts of Tu’veep Exhibit Opens at SUU on October 7th (October 8, 2024)
- SPARC Staff Member Receives NCURA Emerging Excellence Award (October 8, 2024)
- Southern Utah University Doubles Enrollment in a Decade (October 15, 2024)
- SUMA Presents Salt Lines (October 16, 2024)
- Assistant Attorney General Meb Anderson Receives Judicial Appointment (October 17, 2024)
- SUU Chemistry Professor Awarded National Science Foundation Grant (October 18, 2024)
- SUU, Fervo Energy, and Elemental Impact Launch Joint Campaign (October 23, 2024)
- Student Wellness Resources 2024 (October 23, 2024)
- SUU Fundraising for Mental Health Grant (October 25, 2024)
- SUU Entrepreneurship Hosts Annual State Bank Business Challenge (October 29, 2024)
- College of Natural Sciences Announces Annual Research Symposium (October 30, 2024)
November
- SUU and GAF Host Zero Waste Ideathon Challenge (November 1, 2024)
- SUU to Host UHSAA State Football Championship Games (November 7, 2024)
- SUU Professor Receives Grant to Develop Machine Learning Certificate (November 11, 2024)
- SUU International Student Enrollment Grows to Over 1,000 (November 12, 2024)
- Down the Rabbit Hole with 2nd Studio’s Alice by Heart (November 14, 2024)
- Communication Faculty Achievements in Research and Innovation (November 14, 2024)
- SUU Welcomes First Students from Sia'atoutai Theological College (November 19, 2024)
- SUU Maintains Partnership with the ESF to Offer Self-Defense Classes (November 19, 2024)
- Helen Foster Snow Cultural Center Celebrates Its Second Anniversary (November 21, 2024)
- SUU Conducts Fire Drill in Geoscience Building (November 26, 2024)
- Larry H. Miller Utah Summer Games Opens 2025 Registration (December 2, 2024)
December
- SUU to Host ‘Cafe Sabor Thunderbird Drill Invitational’ (December 9, 2024)
- SUU’s BASIC Program Wins Prestigious Award (December 9, 2024)
- SUU Professional Sales Annual Sales Never Fails Competition (December 11, 2024)
- Outstanding SUU Student Sayre Posey Elected 2025 Teacher of the Year (December 16, 2024)
- 2024 President's Holiday Gala (December 20, 2024)
- Iron County Holiday Assistance 2024 (December 20, 2024)
- Renowned Business Expert Speaks to Entrepreneurship Class (December 23, 2024)
- Dr. Shalini Kesar Awarded Talent Ready Connections Grant (January 2, 2025)