Ag Expo

Homecoming 2021

Photographer and BVU alum Andrew Wagner visits campus

Andre Wagner's visit to campus, fall 2021

S-STEM festival

12th Annual Clifford A. Rae Winners Announced

Congratulations to the 18 Buena Vista University students named as the 2022 Clifford A. Rae Academic Achievement Award winners. The award is presented to three academically high-performing BVU business and science students in each of their second, third, and fourth years of school.

2022 George Wythe Award Finalists

A BVU Commencement visit 56 years in the making

1965 graduate returns to campus to watch daughter graduate while taking a bow himself

A BVU Division III Tradition Encompassing Two Generations

Mother and daughter share ties through BVU softball victories, academic rewards, and the thrill of being student-athletes at the NCAA Division III level.

Acclaimed photographer Andre Wagner to visit as BVU Artist in Residence

Alumnae Laud Faculty While Sharing Career, Life Advice

Gender and Women’s Studies Program Hosts Panel as Part of Women’s History Month

Alumni Connect While Serving Victims of Tornado at Winterset

Beavers join thousands of Iowans and givers from across the Midwest in aiding victims of March tornado at Winterset.

Alumni Create Janet Berry Leadership Endowment Fund

Establishment of endowment honors, humbles, and surprises longtime head coach who learns about the effort in a halftime anniversary recognition of league title teams.

ARC Defensive Player of the Year celebrates basketball award while competing in softball

Art teachers connect with students, and each other, through BVU workshop

Beaver Baseball Pitcher Recalls Facing the Great Satchel Paige

Barnstorming Tour Brought Paige and his Cuban All-Stars to Mason City

Beaver junior finds winners in football and ag programs

Ag business major readies for spring season on the field, and in the fields

Beaver Pitcher Returns to Winning Ways with Help of Pitching Alum

Mason Gehling works with former Beaver pitcher Dr. Michael Dirkx, a 2012 BVU graduate, to regain strength after injury.

Beaver Pitcher Takes Perfect Game and Season One Pitch at a Time

Pre-engineering major earns American Rivers Conference baseball honors after tossing perfect game to help open league schedule.

Beavers beautify campus and beyond, serve others in 108

Buenafication Day 2021

Beavers used pandemic pause to build bodies, boost chemistry

When COVID-19 postponed BVU Athletics one year ago, pushing fall sports to spring, student-athletes bonded, trained, and kept their focus on their health, and one another

Beavers Utilize MLK Day as a ‘Day On’ in Service

Students join faculty, staff in working for the betterment of others on day to remember Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

Big Sky Conference’s Winningest Coach Remembers BVU Roots

Former Beaver basketball, baseball player, Randy Rahe, honored after earning 300th coaching victory at NCAA Division I Weber State University in Utah.

Buena Vista University’s Institute for Agriculture and Tyson Foods Collaborate in Tyson Fields of Learning Program

Initiative will further expand research and hands-on learning opportunities for BVU students.

Buenafication Day 2022 Effort Expands Upon Service

Esports plays gaming marathon while Student Activities Board conducts rummage sale, both to aid organizations that benefit the community.

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BVU activity strikes right chords for biology major

Junior finds collegiate experience affordable, enjoyable thanks to scholarships and co-curriculars.

BVU Adds STUNT to Athletics Program

University is the first institution in Iowa to add STUNT on campus

BVU Ag Business Major Excited for First Home Rodeo

Buena Vista County Fairgrounds in Alta serves as site for BVU Rodeo on Friday, Saturday

BVU Ag Education Major Excited to be Part of Growing Program

Freshman Claire Woodworth participates in softball, BVU Ag Club, Teachers, Inc., and more.

BVU alum earns educator award at Dallas Center-Grimes

BVU Alum Earns Rising Star Honor from Iowa Veterinary Medical Association

Iowa State University also bestows Outstanding Young Alumni award on Dr. Aubrey (Hauswirth) Cordray of Humboldt Veterinary Clinic, P.C.

BVU Alum Honored by NW Iowa Bandmasters

2011 graduate took part in band, choir, and more during his time as a Beaver. Corbet Butler now teaches at Storm Lake High School.

BVU Alum Named Executive Director of Storm Lake United

Storm Lake combines the best of many worlds for Texas native set to celebrate growth, diversity, and more in Buena Vista County seat.

BVU alum named President at Iowa Central Community College

BVU Alumni Attorneys Invite Professor, Students to Hear Arguments Before Iowa Supreme Court

Jessica Zupp of Zupp and Zupp Law Firm, P.C. in Denison joins sister, Jennifer Zupp, in hosting BVU class for arguments in Donna Reed Theatre

BVU at the center of sea change in Storm Lake

BVU Athletics Announces Class of 2022 Hall of Fame Selections

Banquet planned for Siebens Forum on Sept. 30, one night before Homecoming football game

BVU Athletics Hall of Fame Enshrines 1968 World Series Team

Beekmann’s baseball bunch becomes fifth team inducted into BVU Athletics Hall of Fame

BVU Benefactors, Alumni Contribute More Than $57,000 on International Beaver Day

Daylong celebration results in fun, fellowship, and more than 300 gifts to back Beaver efforts

BVU benefactor’s gift aims to decrease student debt for 320 Beavers

BVU Board of Trustees Expands Unit by Three

Two alumni join the parent of two BVU alumni in service to University

BVU Class of 2020 celebrates Commencement, closure on lakeshore

407 members of historic BVU class reunite nearly one year after original graduation date

BVU Clinical Mental Health Counseling Earns CACREP Accreditation

Five-year process culminates with Buena Vista University master’s program in clinical mental health counseling achieving ‘gold standard’ from the Council for Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational Programs through March 31, 2030.

BVU Director of Ag: A Wearer of Many Hats

Rich Crow leads a growing BVU Ag Institute while teaching, directing an FFA chapter, and officiating three sports.

BVU Employees Reflect on Benefits of BVU Master’s Degree

Tuition grant pairs well with instruction that leads employees as they strive to serve a stronger University and community. Three employees, Brandy Ripke, Ashley Hunter, and Emily Heitman, attest to the value of a master's degree.

BVU enrollment grows for third straight year

Total enrollment up five percent, Storm Lake undergraduate enrollment increases six percent

BVU Freshman Joins Outback Bowl Dance Performance

Dance team, accessible professors, scholarships play important roles in BVU journey for accounting and business major Libby Birdsell.

BVU graduate creates meaning from past struggles, triumphs