SUU News for 2025
Explore the yearly archive of Southern Utah University (SUU) News and articles published during 2025. This page features the latest campus updates, student successes, and faculty achievements, organized chronologically by month.
January
- Satellite Salon Series Welcomes Mark Guiliana (January 8, 2025)
- Rural Health Association of Utah Recognizes Dr. Selwyn Layton (January 13, 2025)
- Southern Utah University Welcomes New K9 to the Force (January 14, 2025)
- Discover the Stories Behind Dance (January 14, 2025)
- Utah Summer Games Partners with Intermountain Figure Skating Clubs (January 15, 2025)
- Kolob Canyon Review Wins Bronze IDA (January 21, 2025)
- G. Kendall Wilkey Appointed SUU’s Assistant Attorney General (January 21, 2025)
- SUU Alumni at Utah Symphony and Opera (January 23, 2025)
- High School Artists Shine at Annual Exhibition (January 24, 2025)
- A Celebration of Music Education (January 24, 2025)
- SUU Professor and Author Todd Petersen meets Utah Prison Book Club (January 28, 2025)
- SUU to Host 2025 UPIA Leadership Summit Conference (January 29, 2025)
- Student Highlight Success: Jean Noёl Mugabo (January 30, 2025)
- SUU to Host Undergraduate Philosophy Conference (January 30, 2025)
February
- SUU Alum Amy Brotherson Named IAOTP Founder and Innovator of the Year (February 10, 2025)
- SUU Alum Hayden Wadsworth Leaves a Mark With Drinkware Company (February 11, 2025)
- SUU Theatre Brings "The Secret Garden" to Life (February 11, 2025)
- Trumpet Artist to Headline SUU Jazz Festival Concert (February 13, 2025)
- SUU Reveals Zero Waste Ideathon Winners & Student Testing Cohort (February 18, 2025)
- SUU to Host XR Southern Summit (February 18, 2025)
- SUU Alum Accepted Into PA Program at Duke University (February 24, 2025)
- SUU Alumnus Continues to Reap Benefits from Undergraduate Education (February 25, 2025)
- SUU Professional Sales Shines at NCSSC (February 26, 2025)
- Pacific Islander Student Association Annual Polynesian Showcase (February 26, 2025)
- Adventure Awaits at the Inaugural University of the Parks Expo (February 27, 2025)
- Truth in Tuition Hearing Slated for March 19 (February 27, 2025)
- SUU’s Elementary Education Program Shapes Future Educators (February 28, 2025)
March
- SUU CWD Welcomes New Executive Director (March 3, 2025)
- Looking Out: Student Dance Concert (March 3, 2025)
- SUU Child Care Center Receives Excellent Consecutive Rating (March 4, 2025)
- Amanda Ott's Journey from SUU to Goldman Sachs (March 4, 2025)
- Ualesi Mua Earns Criminal Justice Degree as a Special Agent (March 5, 2025)
- SUU International Film Festival Celebrates Global Cinema (March 7, 2025)
- SUU Earns Project Archaeology Center of Excellence Award (March 10, 2025)
- SUU Online to Present at Higher Ed Conferences (March 12, 2025)
- SUU Celebrates Legacy and Future with 2025 Founders Week (March 17, 2025)
- SUU Announces Annual Day of Service (March 17, 2025)
- Thunder 91 - The College Media Collaborative (March 19, 2025)
- Dr. Kurt Graham to Give 2025 Driggs Lecture (March 19, 2025)
- SUU Faculty Revolutionize Learning with Virtual Reality (March 21, 2025)
- SUU Announces Distinguished Service Awards Recipients (March 24, 2025)
- SUU Third Annual XR Summit (March 25, 2025)
- Larry H. Miller Summer Games Partners with Show Up Utah (March 25, 2025)
- Filmmaking Students Win First at ZIFF (March 26, 2025)
- USG & Dept. of Cultural and Community Engagement Partner (March 27, 2025)
April
- Thunderbird Marching Band Wows at F1 Event in Las Vegas (April 2, 2025)
- SUU Alumnus Dallen Moody Achieves Success at Bank of America (April 2, 2025)
- SUU Alumnus Keegan Cox Excels as Senior Research Associate (April 2, 2025)
- Kimberly Winward Named University Valedictorian (April 3, 2025)
- Southern Utah University’s Inaugural Day of Service (April 4, 2025)
- NFL Standout Miles Killebrew to Address SUU's Class of 2025 (April 8, 2025)
- SUU Names 2025 College Valedictorians (April 10, 2025)
- Chandler Stewart - New School of Business Professor (April 10, 2025)
- SUU Pico Balloon Launch Capstone Project (April 11, 2025)
- 75th Thunderbird Awards Celebrate SUU's Finest (April 11, 2025)
- SUU Education Students Participate in Monument Valley Practicum (April 14, 2025)
- SUU Filmmaking Celebrates First Graduating Class with Screening (April 14, 2025)
- Crown & Cosmos: A Stellar Close to SUU's Music Season (April 14, 2025)
- Congratulations to the 2025 Thunderbird Award Winners (April 22, 2025)
- SUU Construction Management Team Wins National Competition (April 23, 2025)
- CPVA Celebrates 2025 Outstanding Graduates (April 24, 2025)
- SUU Celebrates Class of 2025 at 126th Annual Commencement (April 25, 2025)
May
- NSF Grants SUU With EPIIC Award (May 1, 2025)
- T-Bird Carlos Barron Takes Flight in Business (May 2, 2025)
- 2025 Southern Utah STEM Awards Celebrate Regional Excellence (May 6, 2025)
- Utah Summer Games, Las Vegas Raiders Team Up on Football Events (May 8, 2025)
- Two SUU Employees Named in Utah Top 50 Female Leaders (May 9, 2025)
- SUU Thundersales (May 9, 2025)
- Shakespeare Festival and Summer Games Come Together to Celebrate (May 14, 2025)
- Eponine McClellan: Charting a Course to Care at SUU (May 22, 2025)
- Southern Utah University Receives Moon Tree from NASA (May 29, 2025)
- SUU Hosts Special Olympics Utah Summer Games Kick Off (May 30, 2025)
June
- Utah Summer Games Collaborates With Cedar City Hospital (June 3, 2025)
- Summer Games Serves Initiative to Benefit SUU HOPE Pantry (June 4, 2025)
- Edgar Flores Takes Flight in SUU’s Aviation Program (June 5, 2025)
- SUU Announces 2025 Board of Trustees Scholarship Winners (June 9, 2025)
- Alumnus Don Long Thrives as PhD Candidate at Cornell (June 10, 2025)
- SUU's Matthew Pedersen Earns 2025 Design Arts Fellowship (June 12, 2025)
- SUU Student Amy Adams Honored as Youthlinc Young Humanitarian (June 13, 2025)
- An Interview with Kayla Schaugaard (June 17, 2025)
- Changes to SUU’s Athletic Leadership (June 17, 2025)
- SUU Professor Co-Authors Book on Ranching History (June 20, 2025)
- SUU's Economic Impact is Powering Southwest Utah's Growth (June 25, 2025)
- Southern Utah University to Rejoin the Big Sky Conference (June 25, 2025)
- SUU MAT Graduates to Present at NATA Clinical Symposia and Expo (June 26, 2025)
July
- Tanner Vario Named Institute Director of the Year by IIMC (July 1, 2025)
- Utah Shakespeare Festival Opens 64th Season (July 9, 2025)
- $1.35 Million Grant to Expand SUU Psychology Internship Program (July 9, 2025)
- SUU Student Alexis Whaley Earns National Research Internship (July 11, 2025)
- SUMA Director Jessica Kinsey Joins University of Oklahoma Faculty (July 15, 2025)
- SUU Nursing Earns Sixth Consecutive Colleges of Distinction Award (July 16, 2025)
- SUU Psychology Department Makes Showing at Regional Conference (July 21, 2025)
- Center for LDS Arts Commissions SUU Professor & Alumna’s New Work (July 21, 2025)
- USF Greenshow Celebrates Record-Breaking 2024 Season (July 21, 2025)
- SUU’s SPARC Office Awarded with Two NSF GRANTED Awards (July 22, 2025)
- T-Birds Accept International Design Award in Norway (July 23, 2025)
- Dr. Becky Bloom Named SUMA's Interim Director (July 31, 2025)
August
- SUU Student Sadie Houston Soars Towards Her Teaching Dreams (August 12, 2025)
- SUU Students Present Research at NSCA National Conference (August 12, 2025)
- Intermountain Health & SUU Athletics Announce Partnership (August 12, 2025)
- Campus Construction Projects - 08/2025 (August 13, 2025)
- Outstanding American Samoan Students to Study at SUU (August 18, 2025)
September
- Zero Waste Innovations Developed Through Ideathon and SUU Lab (September 2, 2025)
- Matthew Pedersen recognized by University of Central Missouri (September 2, 2025)
- SUU Alumnus Rhett Guter Returns Home with New Play Cry Wolf (September 2, 2025)
- Guest Artist Recital Featuring Cellist Daniel Gaisford (September 2, 2025)
- Satellite Salon Series Welcomes Brazilian Jazz Fusion Duo (September 2, 2025)
- Visiting Artist Austin Coudriet to Provide Ceramics Demonstration (September 2, 2025)
- SUU Students Make Campus Sustainability Efforts (September 4, 2025)
- SUU Alumna Announced as President of Huntsman Mental Health (September 5, 2025)
- SUU Theatre and Dance Announces 2025-26 Season - Re:Frame (September 5, 2025)
- News Release: SUU Homecoming 2025 (September 8, 2025)
- Awards Banquet to Honor Distinguished Alumni and Class of 1975 (September 9, 2025)
- Ask the Expert: Literature as a Tool for Navigating Digital Life (September 10, 2025)
- Kevin Costner and Abby Cox at the One Utah Summit (September 12, 2025)
- SUU Selected as Official Peace Corps Prep University (September 18, 2025)
- Meet the 2025-2026 SUUSA President (September 18, 2025)
- SVU Collaborates with SUU in Graduate Program Pathways Offering (September 18, 2025)
- SUU Theatre Opens Season with "The Comedy of Errors" (September 22, 2025)
- 2025 Suicide Prevention Week (September 25, 2025)
- 2025 Hazing Prevention Week at Southern Utah University (September 26, 2025)
October
- French Pianist Jeanne Hourez to Perform at SUU (October 3, 2025)
- Honoring SUU’s 2025 Influencer Award Nominees (October 3, 2025)
- SUU Recycling Returns to Campus with Focus on Sustainability (October 7, 2025)
- SUU Welcomes Dr. Tyler Watson as New Executive Director of UCRH (October 9, 2025)
- SUU Hosted Record-Breaking 2025 One Utah Summit (October 10, 2025)
- Southern Utah University Reports Strong Enrollment Trends (October 14, 2025)
- Special Olympics Utah Teams Empower Athletes with College Credits (October 16, 2025)
- A Freedom Rider’s Reflection and Call to Action (October 20, 2025)
- Domestic Violence Awareness Month (October 21, 2025)
- Resilience Through the Storm: A Family’s SUU Story (October 23, 2025)
- Professor Donna Lister Receives the Utah Legacy Leader Award (October 23, 2025)
- New SUU Biomechanics Lab Unveiled (October 24, 2025)
- TDAA Presents Warp & Weft: Faculty Dance Concert (October 24, 2025)
- SUU Dean Co-Authors Dive into Baseball's All-Time Greats (October 27, 2025)
- Jazz Ensemble One Kicks Off 2025-26 Music Masterworks Series (October 27, 2025)
- SUU Analytics Teams Earn Global Rankings in STR Forecaster Cup (October 28, 2025)
- STEM Center Creates Impact Across Southern Utah Education (October 29, 2025)
- Celebrate 250 Years of Freedom with the SUU Wind Symphony (October 30, 2025)
- SUU will Host Utah High School Football. (October 31, 2025)
November
- SUU Commercial Music Students Take the Stage for Fall Showcase (November 3, 2025)
- SUU Ballroom Dance Company Presents Dancing in the Moonlight (November 3, 2025)
- SUU Opera Presents The Lyric Kings (November 4, 2025)
- SUU Symphony Orchestra Presents The Spirit of Classical Music (November 7, 2025)
- Larry H. Miller Utah Summer Games Announces 2026 Calendar (November 10, 2025)
- Celebrate Creativity at SUMA's Fall FAD Fête (November 11, 2025)
- New SUU Master’s Program Addresses Need for MFT Counselors (November 12, 2025)
- SUU Percussion Ensemble Presents Resonancia Caribeña (November 13, 2025)
- Meet the All-Alumni Cast & Crew of A Charlie Brown Christmas (November 14, 2025)
- Find Your "Corner of the Sky With SUU's Pippin (November 14, 2025)
- SUPISA Hosts Session to Address Utah Foster Care Shortage (November 14, 2025)
- SUU Celebrates "A Charlie Brown Christmas" with Live Play and Museum Exhibit (November 17, 2025)
- SUU Student shares her journey from Aviation to Adventure (November 18, 2025)
- Behind the Lens: Filmmaking Faculty Screening (November 18, 2025)
- Leavitt & Auto-Owners Sponsor Utah Summer Games Anniversary (November 19, 2025)
- SUU Alumni is building confidence in Construction Management (November 21, 2025)
- MBA Students Research Sparks Tech and Security Conversation (November 23, 2025)
- SUU Alumnus Dwain Appointed State Geologist of North Carolina (November 24, 2025)
- Anthropology Program Launches Students into Field Internships (November 24, 2025)
- SUU Voice Students Win Top Honors at NATS (November 24, 2025)
- SUU Students Attend APIAVote Mineta Summit in CA (November 25, 2025)
- Early childhood education at SUU is soaring with excellence (November 26, 2025)
December
- SUU Music Presents Annual Holiday Concert (December 1, 2025)
- PBS Utah and SUU Filmmaking Host MASTERPIECE Pre-Screening (December 1, 2025)
- Registration Open for 2026 Larry H. Miller Utah Summer Games (December 2, 2025)
- SUU’s ALK Gallery showcases research-inspired student art. (December 2, 2025)
- SUU Entrepreneurship Center Hosts State Bank Business Challenge (December 3, 2025)
- Utah Summer Games Hosts 2025 Thunderbird Drill Meet (December 3, 2025)
- SUU Student gains confidence through community in theater program (December 4, 2025)
- Grad Path Program Launches at SUU (December 9, 2025)
- SUU prepares students to thrive in an AI-driven workforce (December 10, 2025)
- SUU and Paiute Tribe Win Golden Spike for Joint Study (December 10, 2025)
- SUU Student shares her passion for the outdoors through data (December 12, 2025)
- SUU Celebrates the Cultural Center’s Third Anniversary (December 17, 2025)
- SUU Earns Four Top Honors at Utah PRSA Golden Spike Awards Gala (December 19, 2025)
- The School of Business Welcomes Professor Travis Rosenberg (December 22, 2025)