News and College Life

The Army ROTC awaits departure for their upcoming flight.

Students dance during International Prom.

A graduate celebrates during the undergraduate 2026 Commencement ceremony at Boston's Historic Fenway Park on Wednesday, April 29, 2026.

Law School graduates are enveloped in rays of golden sunshine as they exit the pavilion after the graduation ceremony on Friday, April 24, 2026.

It's a sure sign of spring and the nearing of the end of the semester when Graduation Herky reappears on campus. 

A student relaxes in a hammock in the dwindling days before the fall semester begins.

Utah Valley University - Tim Shriver, an impact scholar from the Kem C. Gardner Institute speaks about his Dignity Index project at the Gary R. Herbert Institute event on the campus of Utah Valley University in Orem, Utah on Tuesday, April 8, 2025.

Utah Valley University students react to the launching of confetti with pompoms and pure emotions of joy and nostalgia at the UVU Commencement  on the UVU Campus in Orem, Utah on Wednesday, April 29, 2026.

A graduate reaches skyward as the confetti falls at the end of the 85 Annual Commencement exercises.

President Astrid S. Tuminez (holding her signature pom poms) dances with members of her family and staff as they celebrate her fundraising efforts as she comes to the end of her time as university president.