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A trillionth of a gram of DNA—
the building block of life—seen
with chemiluminescent tools in
BVU’s biology lab.
tiny
hugeHunger. Homelessness. And the compassion
and commitment of the people, churches, and
organizations that make a difference—met on a
BVU alternative spring break trip to Chicago.
far awayGlaciers, penguins, and the Magellanic woodpecker,
plus wilderness camping, aquatic habitats research,
and recycling efforts in subarctic regions of Chile—all
during the first-ever BVU Global Fellows trip.
your heartyour mind
mythicLondon, Bucharest,
Westminster Abbey, Revolution
Square, Queen Victoria, and
Vlad the Impaler. History,
myth, culture, and politics
came to life for BVU students
who went searching for
Dracula in January 2012.
right next doorStorm Lake, Iowa. Natural beauty. Diverse
population. Grounded in Midwestern
traditions. Make it even better every year
on Buenafication Day—community
service with our next door neighbors.
epic
magicOnce upon a time, BVU students went behind the scenes at
Disney theme parks to hear the backstory of service, leadership,
and magic that fuels great storytelling—in our lives and careers.
to what isyour eyes
A two-point lead. Fourteen
seconds left. The conference
tournament championship on the
line. Our opponents have the ball.
A pull up jump shot bounces off
the rim. A battle for the rebound.
Beavers win.
Within their first year, most BVU freshmen talk with their professors about career plans and direction.
towards
certainties 81% of BVU students who graduated with more than one major
or at least one minor did so in 4 years or less.
The perfect beat track on that remix. Connecting weather to international currency trading. Fly fishing and freshwater ecosystems. Your life’s work may begin in the moments that make you stop.
wonder
How to teach music? How to prevent rotator cuff injuries in pitchers? How to measure profit? How to diagnose cancer earlier? How revolutions shape history? Your curiosity opens your eyes.
questions
“As a freshman, I thought, ‘I can’t compete against all these people for med school.’ But the seniors worked hard to help us and the professors treated us with respect. There’s an amazing cooperative atmosphere here.”
Whitney Nelson ’13, Biology major, History minor, Audubon, Iowa Studying osteopathic medicine at Des Moines University
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Programs of Study
Go to bvu.edu/academics for a closer look.
Gender & Women’s Studies (minor)German (minor)Graphic Design & Visual CommunicationHealth Education/Exercise Science (minor)HistoryInterdisciplinary/DistributiveJapanese (minor)MathematicsMusic EducationMusic – Instrumental and VocalMusic Production & TechnologyPhilosophy & ReligionPhysicsPolitical SciencePsychologyPublic AdministrationSocial ScienceSocial WorkSociology (minor)SpanishSpecial Education (teaching endorsement)TheatreTheology (pre-professional)
Pre-Professional Health SciencesAllied Health SciencesChiropractic MedicineDentistryMedical TechnologyMedicineMortuary ScienceOptometryOsteopathyPharmacyPhysical TherapyPhysician’s AssistantPodiatryVeterinary
Dual DegreeEngineering – two 3+2 programsLaw – two 3+3 programs
Secondary Education Teacher CertificationsArtBiologyBusinessChemistryCommunication Studies & TheatreComputer Science/MathematicsEnglishHealthHistoryJournalismMathematicsMusic K-8Music – Instrumental and VocalPhysical EducationPhysicsPolitical SciencePsychologyScienceSocial ScienceSpanishSpecial Education
Teaching EndorsementsCoaching Authorization K-12Middle School 5-8Pre-Kindergarten/KindergartenReading 5-12Reading K-8Special Education ~ Instructional Strategist I: Mild/Moderate K-8 ~ Instructional Strategist I: Mild/Moderate 5-12Teaching English as a Second Language
AccountingArtArt History (minor)Arts Management, with majors in: ~ Music ~ Theatre ~ Visual ArtsAthletic TrainingBiochemistryBiologyBusiness, with concentrations in: ~ Entrepreneurship ~ Financial Decision Making ~ Human Resource Management ~ Management ~ Marketing ~ Sports ManagementChemistryChinese (minor)Coaching (minor)Communication StudiesComputer Science, with tracks in: ~ Information Technology (IT) ~ Mathematics ~ SystemsCorporate CommunicationCorporate MathCriminology & Criminal JusticeDigital Media, with preparation for: ~ Advertising ~ Broadcasting ~ Entertainment ~ Online Media ~ Public RelationsEducational StudiesElementary EducationEnglishEnvironmental ScienceExercise Science, with majors in: ~ Human Performance ~ Physical Education & Coaching
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e: Native Americans in Advertising • Influences of Past Comedians and Current Events on Modern Sketch Comedy • Ghosts of Girlfriends Past: A Microanalysis of Conflict • Slumdog Millionaire—the Sick Side of Mumbai • True Connections?: The effects of social networking communication on relational development of friendships during adolescence • Play: Man in
the Mirror • Who am I: Using Communication • Play: The Big Question • Fireproof: Using Communication Theory to Examine Marital Satisfaction within the First Five Years of Marriage • Robert Arneson, a Study of an Artist • Nerdy in the
USA, Then and Now • Jazz Improvisation & Its Importance in Our Music Education Programs • Wild Geese Families: Theoretical Considerations of Relational Maintenance of Families in Distance • Rivalry, Jealousy, & Aggressive Messages:
An Examination of Negative Discourse in Emerging-Adult Sibling Relationships • Does One Size Fit All?: Downsizing Organizations • Social Acceptance: One Day You’re In, the Next You’re Out • Gene Insertion in Caenorhabditis elegans to Compare Methods of Genome Transformation • The Turtle Dove: A New Composition • An Economical Analysis of Ankle
Sprains in BVU Athletics: A New Approach to Determine Intervention Effectiveness • Hezbollah: Freedom Fighters or Terrorist? • How “Long” is Long-term Care: A Regression Analysis Model Predicting the Length of Stay for Residents at a
Long-Term Care Facility • Third Sector Organizations in Developing Regions • South Korea: The Birth of a Tiger • Does Work Make Employees Fat? • Generation of Transgenic Caenorhabditis Elegans by Multiple Transformation Methods •
Implementing Controller Support in NcSoft’s Aion • Improving Mathematics Achievement...Difficult but Possible • The Remote Exploration of Badger Burrows • Examining the Biological Antioxidant Benefits of Proline in Yeast • Indonesia’s
Growth: 1967-1981 • Immigration and Bilingual Education • Orson Welles, Laurie Anderson and Julie Taymor: Breaking the Rules • Typeface Design: The Ins and Outs of Creating a Typeface • Antibiotic Synergism and Antagonism by Skin
Bacterium Staphylococcus epidermidis, Staphylococcus simulans, and Citrobacter freundii • Communication Between Grandparents and Grandchildren in Geographically Separated Relationships: A Case Study • Color Perception in Drosophila
Melanogaster • Silver: A Fundamental Perspective • Art as a Medium: When Words Are Not Enough • On Campus vs. Off Campus Living: Grades and Class Participation • Evidence Based Medicine in Athletic Training: Using Patient-Based Self-
Reported Measures in Long-Term Rehabilitation • Mt. Crescent – Effectiveness of Service and Likelihood of Opportunities • Examining the Putative Antioxidant Properties of Linoleic and Linolenic Fatty Acids in Living Cells • King’s Pointe: Meeting
the Expectations? • Auditing in the IFRS Era • Final Four or Sweet Sixteen? Predicting a Team’s Success • The Chase From Love: Redefining Commitment in the 21st Century • Rebels with a Cause: The Bad Boys of Comedy • The Evolution of
Bacteria Repeatedly Exposed to Ultraviolet Radiation • Making Reading Work: Strategies for Students with Learning Disabilities • The Moral Center of Ed Parker’s American Kenpo • Branding: Conception to Product • Community-Based
Learning vs. Service Learning: Do Titles Really Matter? • Community-Service Assessment 2010 • Adoption Equality: Homosexual Discrimination in the Adoption Process • Shining a Light on the Expression of Heterologous Proteins in Hybrid Phalaenopsis and Petunia hybrida • Cauchy & Two-Dimensional Mean Value Theorems • Moon & Crime Relationship Using
an Econometric Model • Building and Programming a Beowulf Computer • Justifying Terrorism: Agnew’s General Strain Theory and the Earth Liberation Front • Metabolism and Cancer: Let’s Not ROS to Judgment • Potential Effects of Phosphate
Levels on Odonata Diversity in a NW Iowa Wetland Located in the Raccoon River Watershed • Child Hunger in School Systems • Aum Shinrikyo: Revealing the Undertakings of an International Cult That Had a Recipe for Armageddon •
Motivation for Teaching and Perceived Character Traits Across Classes • Effects of Isolated Long-Term Static Stretching on Strength • Cross Platform Mobile Development • Do Auditors Bear Some Responsibility for the Financial Crash of 2008? •
Volksfront: A Brief History of Bigotry and Violence • Does Self Esteem Effect Infidelity? • Can Curcumin Cure Cancer? Should Worms Eat Pacific Yew? Investigations on the Impact on Lifespan in Caenorhabditis Elegans • Stress, Alcohol, and Drugs: Effects on the Longevity of Caenorhabditis Elegans • When All Else Fails, Turn To Violence: The Black Panther Party and Conflict Theory • Perceptions of Bilingual Education: Does it Help or Hinder? • T. Rowe Price: Invest with Confidence •
Toyota Motor Corporation, An Interactive Study • Majors: Who Changes More Often? • India: Slum Dog to Millionaire • The Effects of Bisphenol-A on Vitellogenin Levels in Pimephales promelas • The Mean Value Theorem for Functions on the
Complex Plane • Is Attendance at Twins’ Games on Target? • Going Beyond the Scope of Modern Medicine • Purification of GOT from Pig Heart and Pig Liver • Is the Glass Ceiling Really Cracking? • Prairie in a Petri Dish • The Relationship Between
the Risk of Alcohol Abuse and Anaerobic Power • Threshold of Gamma-Hydroxybutyric Acid • Intercultural Programs at BVU: Restructuring for Greater Unity • Comparing the Relative Effectiveness of Herbal Medicine and Antibiotics In
Controlling Growth Of Bacillus cereus and Escherichia coli. • Increasing Physical Fitness Opportunities for BVU Students • Image is Everything: Expanding Brand Awareness • Shining a Light on Gene Expression • Digital Democracy: Developing
and Managing Brand YOU • An Attempt to Prevent Tooth Decay: Neutralizing the Acid Produced by Bacteria in the Mouth • Multi-Page Design • Lying and Leaking; Detecting Deceit via Nonverbal Communication • Fight or Flight: Relational
Distancing as a Dynamic in Interpersonal and Romantic Relationships. • Influencing Factors for Athletic Training Students • October in Philadelphia? New York? Oakland? Boston? • Uncovering My Lai: Determining Innocence and Guilt • From
Wilting Flower to Revolutionary: A “Vendetta” Against Feminine Expression • The Role of Glutathione peroxidase and Catalase in Mediating the AntioxidantProperties of Proline in Saccharomyces cerevisiae • The Impact of First Language Use in English Language Learner Classrooms • Temperature Sampling in Burrows of the North American Badger, Taxidea taxus
• To My Dear Friend: Gender and Sexism in 19th Century Autograph Albums • Yearling Bull Prices in Small-town Rural Iowa • Why are Punitive Punishments Preferred? Examining the Public’s Perception of Community Corrections • Residence Life
Policies and Living On-Campus, Time for a Change? • Activity Schedules: Promoting Independence for Students with Disabilities • The Honeymoon is Over: Maintaining a Strong Marriage After the First-Year • Child Hunger in School Systems
• Tales from the Dark Side: An Analysis of Jealousy in Intimate Relationships • Implementation of Newly Revised Concussion Management Protocol Illustrated by Three Case Studies • The Real Child Left Behind • International Students’
Perceptions on the English Language Learning and Teaching • It takes a village: Developing Friendships with Children who have Autism • Gene Insertion in Caenorhabditis elegans via Novel DNA Insertion Technique • Generation of Transgenic Caenorhabditis elegans by Aerosol Beam Injection • Sex Allocation in Corvus brachyrhynchos • Using GIS to Show Soil
Erosion and Benefits of Cover Crops • Antibiotic synergism and antagonism by the skin bacterium Staphylococcus epidermidis and Staphylococcus simulans • Lexigram Training Flashcard Extension • Detection of Thin Films on Solid
Surfaces Using a Contact Angle Goniometer • Roadside Survey of Wildlife Activity • Programming a Storybook for Bonobo Learning and Research • Gene Insertion in Caenorhabditis elegans via Novel DNA Insertion Technique • Snail and algal
attention
9:1student to faculty ratio.
Most classes <20 students.
facesSmall classes, the space to raise your
hand. Questions, answers, speculation, possibilities. Wide-ranging discussions after class. Support and
mentoring as you discover where the opening
question leads.
brainsScholars Day every spring. Hundreds of
students present projects, performances, and research findings (that’s the list in the background)—the results of the work they’ve designed themselves and completed
with the guidance of a faculty sponsor.
passionStudy genetic mutations
in closed fish populations, design a typeface, perform
technical analysis of stocks, write a play, study optimism,
predict the length of long-term care stays. When your
professor has your back, you’ll dare more and
do more. quarks“Whenever I go into my prof’s office, he drops everything to explain the material. Just ask
and you discover he really wants to help you.”
Karl Ahrendsen ’14,Physics major, Clarion, Iowa
Graduate student at University of Nebraska-Lincoln
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rebridgesBetween campus and “the real world.”
You’re independent, and yet guided,
supported, encouraged. You’re still
learning, and also making a contribution.
Internships, field experiences, study
abroad, service-learning trips—explore
these bridges with Buena Vista’s help.
game dayThe Metrodome. A Sunday in the fall. The
Vikings are at home—and you are there,
behind the scenes, helping the news
media who cover the games. Thanks to
Jeff Anderson ’03, the Vikings’ executive
director of communications, BVU interns
explore sports media from the inside out.
alliesPeople who speak another language.
With different customs. Maybe they
need your help, or you theirs. And
you’re wearing combat boots and
camo. In 2012, seven BVU ROTC
students interned around the world,
with militaries and humanitarian
organizations, to learn languages and
intercultural skills.
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telomeresExplore the relevance of telomere
regulation to genome stability and
cellular aging during a summer
internship at the Shanghai Institutes
for Biological Sciences in China.
80%
of BVU students participate in
internships and field experiences.
build a black box
“I talked to my advisor in the
theatre department about getting
a black box theatre here on
campus. We turned it into my arts
management project. I love this!
We get to find out what we want
to do and actually do it while
we’re still on campus.”
Andrea Nicholson ’14
Theatre Arts, Arts Management
St. Paul, Minnesota
Test drive your career. Adapt to another
culture. Open the floor to questions. We’ll
encourage you. Stipends for presenting
at a conference in your discipline. Study
abroad grants. Paid internships. Faculty
guidance. Advice and connections.
Go
the distance 673,000 miles traveled by BVU students in a single year.
Trip> Global Fellows, Cape Horn, Chile
earlyStart your first year: Write a winning essay to earn a Global Fellowship that will send you abroad during January interim of your second year. Fully funded, academic, interdisciplinary, focused on sustainability and geopolitics.
make a differenceTrack the migration of King Eider ducks. Create a newsletter for underserved veterans across the Central Region. Help those who teach developmentally disabled children in India. Track constituent correspondence for a member of Congress. Interns, student teachers, and field experience students put their knowledge to good uses, across disciplines and around the world.
prepared“When you speak about BVU interns the word that comes to mind is ‘prepared.’ They come to work with a positive attitude, are willing to do any task with a smile, and they aren’t afraid to build friendships while they are here.”
Pat Ahlers, Clay County Regional Events Center
old schoolRome and Pompeii. Prague and Salzburg. (Makes the 17th-century Palace of Versailles feel downright modern.) Live the history and culture you study. Sip fresh-squeezed orange juice in the shadow of Vesuvius. Pause before the Code of Hammurabi in the Louvre. Spend three nights in a row seeing theatre in London.
Trip > European Art & Culture
clean“During my summer in Guatemala, I watched people walk long distances to get water that had to be boiled. I also watched people drink Coke all day because water was unavailable. That’s where I began my thought process to develop my research.”
Kimberly Perez ’13, majored inMathematics and biochemistry Brownsville, TexasStudying immunology at the Mayo Clinic
Project > “Use of Cladophora spp. to Purify Freshwater Systems and Produce Biodiesel on a Laboratory Scale”Sponsor > Dr. Melinda Coogan, assistant professor of biology Research and travel support > BVU grants Trip > International Conference of Algal Biomass, Biofuels and Bioproducts in San Diego, Calif.
walk back through the archAfter BVU—the classes, the internships, the travel, the research, the competition, the friendships, the long conversations—go do great things. Grad school, your first professional job, a nonprofit that makes a difference, or all of the above.
97%
riseRecent BVU grads now work for:American Cancer SocietyAspen Athletic ClubsBerkshire HathawayBoys TownEdward JonesEpic SystemsErnst & YoungIBMThe Integer GroupLutheran Social ServicesMarriott HotelsMcGladreyNoble GroupRaytheonTeen VogueVoIT CommunicationsWells Blue BunnyWells FargoAnd school systems in Iowa, Nebraska, and even in Taipei, Taiwan.
specializeRecent BVU grads are pursuing master’s and doctorate degrees at: California School of Professional PsychologyCreighton University, MedicineIowa State University, VeterinaryMinneapolis College of Art and DesignNorth Dakota State University, Athletic TrainingUniversity of Iowa, Pharmacy, Dentistry, SportsUniversity of Kansas, AccountingUniversity of Northern Iowa, Social WorkUniversity of South Dakota, Law SchoolUniversity of Texas, Criminology
Of recent BVU graduates were employed or in graduate school within six months of graduation.Based on a 98% response rate.
light the wayThe big screen behind you as you make your presentation. Your experience with the confocal microscope in the biology lab or the high definition cameras of the University Cable Network. Do great things from day one in your new life, prepared by BVU.
respondWhen the tsunami hit Japan, Luke Harwath ’08 and his wife, Lindsey ’07, were living and working in Des Moines. But they’d spent two years teaching English near Sendai, one of the hardest hit cities. So they went back as volunteer translators and radiation testers.
work itMarketing, fashion, and journalism combine for Lindsay Peoples ’12, whose internships at Levi Strauss, teenVOGUE, and O, the Oprah Magazine, led to a continuing role as a fashion assistant at teenVOGUE in New York City.
OPPORTUNITY
Of all new students receive financial aid.
100%
Test drive your aid at bvu.edu/calculator
Buenavestment
Buena Vista re-invests in its students. Our scholarships and grant awards are extraordinary, and we continue to invest in you beyond your financial aid package:• Tech support so your laptop continues
to work well for homework, research, scholarship, projects, communication, and presentations;
• Some costs for study abroad underwritten by the University;
• Additional stipends available for research, service learning trips, and off-campus internships;
• Dining plan meals you would miss when traveling can turn into meal stipends;
• Competitive grants fund the travel and fees associated with conferences;
• Generous faculty grants keep your professors growing and expanding opportunities for you, expanding our study trip options, professional conferences, and research or creative projects.
Open to the possibilitiesAt first glance, private college can look out of reach. Look a little longer and you’ll see many ways to make the extraordinary community, learning, and opportunities of BVU possible. Our experienced and patient financial aid counselors will walk you through every step of building the best aid package, confidentially and thoroughly.
All BVU freshmen receive some kind of financial aid. Buena Vista distributes more than $13 million in aid every year. The average award in 2014 was over $30,000, of which over $20,000 was gift aid (is not a loan or work study). Of course, this is not a guaranteed award and every student’s package is different.
Your aid package is designed to continue for all four years — provided you maintain full-time student status — and during that time you can receive additional awards from the Honors Program and the Dean’s Fellowship Programs. These additional awards provide travel stipends and funding for research and conference presentations.
Possible sources of aid (not loans)
BVU Scholarships & AwardsTrustee ScholarshipsMulticultural Scholarships Merit Scholarships Merit AwardsFine & Media Art ScholarshipsBuena Vista Grants
Federal GrantsPell GrantSupplemental Education Opportunity
Grant —Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grants (FSEOG)
Robert C. Byrd Scholarship
Iowa GrantsIowa Tuition GrantIowa GrantsIowa National Guard Educational
GrantsIowa Education & Training Voucher
GrantAll Iowa Opportunity Foster Care
GrantAll Iowa Opportunity Scholarship
The show > Singing in Toronto and ChicagoThe stars > BVU Concert ChoirSupported by > Dr. Merrin Guice, assistant professor of vocal music, director; Dean’s Fellows stipends for some individual students; BVU Choir and Tour funds.
The show > Shoes for SportsThe stars > Jared Bruce ’13, Sports Management, Aurelia, IowaSupported by > Jerry Johnson, assistant professor of digital media, who provided guidance to Jared as part of an independent study in the Integrated Media Campaigns course.
The show > Information kiosks along the Little Storm Lake BoardwalkThe stars > Natalie Hall ’12, Graphic Design and Visual Communication, White Bear Lake, Minnesota; Clair Lynn ’13, Digital Media, Farragut, Iowa; Julia Rust ’12, Biology, Sibley, Iowa; Jennifer Heim ’13, Biology and Environmental Science, Watertown, South Dakota; Stefan Petersen ’13, Biology, Audubon, Iowa; and Kelsey Fredricks ’14, Environmental Science, Marathon, IowaSupported by > Dr. Melinda Coogan, assistant professor of biology, project advisor
The show > First from Rwanda to graduate from BVU.The stars > Alain Ndayishimiye ’12, Computer Science; Honore Karera ’12, Criminal Justice; Gaju Rwayitare ’12, Environmental Science; and Remy Nshuti ’12, Finance and Banking; RwandaSupported by > Everyone at BVU
The show > Summer research fellowship at Iowa State UniversityThe star > Tesia Posekany ’14, Biology, Woodburn, IowaSupported by > Dr. James Hampton, professor of biology at BVU, who helped Tesia apply for the fellowship, which will provide a $4,400 stipend.
The show > Working with children with autism at the University of Washington’s Asperger’s Summer CampThe star > Megan Vogt ’13, Psychology, Dow City, IowaSupported by > BVU’s Wendy C. Waugaman Women and Leadership Development Award
yes, you canWith help from our full-time strength and conditioning coach to your professors cheering you on. See how we win, one student, one athlete, one BVU Beaver at a time.
See more at bvu.edu/athletics
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in front of youOne more yard. One-tenth of a second. One inch to the left. One last look at your research paper. And one email to the professor who connects you to that internship at the Mayo clinic. Do you have it in you?
appearing downfieldDivision III student-athletes at BVU see beyond the next win, into the game of life. They see a career taking shape just beyond the noise of the moment. Can you see it too?
in the corner of your eyeYour teammates. Some are in blue and gold. Some are in jeans. They’re looking to you. Can you rally them? Can you make a difference? Can you lead?
in your mind’s eyeTwo weeks teaching English in Seoul. A week running drills at a youth soccer camp in an inner city. The smiles. The moment of doubt. The resolve. Can you win this one?
Facilities with synthetic field turf: baseball/softball complex and Peterson Field (football and soccer).
Spectacular view of the lake from J. Leslie Rollins Stadium while cheering on the Beavers!
Consecutive games won by the Beaver football team to finish the 2013 season.
The number of times both the men’s and women’s basketball teams reached 100 points in a game during the 2013-14 season.
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BaseballBasketballCross CountryFootballGolfSoccerTennisTrack & FieldWrestling
With more than
45 clubs and
organizations, see the
numerous ways you can get involved on
campus.
Spot the leaderMiranda Wallace, a pre-veterinary science major from Carman, Ill., was awarded the 2014 J. Leslie Rollins Fellowship for exemplifying the potential for leadership and accomplishments.
Everywhere you look, students are getting
together. A group for a more
sustainable campus. An improv
troupe. A club that will teach you
Latin dancing. Looking for something
more relaxing? How about intramural
whiffleball? Something more serious?
Look at improving the human condition
through Amnesty International. Look
around at BVU, and you will find
busy students, engaged, active,
and growing into a wider role
for their leadership.
Look tobvu.edu/campus-lifefor more.
ResidenceHallsFor all years:Grand HallLiberty HallPierce HallWhite Hall
SuitesFor upperclassmen who meet various program or academic requirements:Briscoe Honor HallConstitution HallMcCorkle Hall
From 3-on-3 basketball to ping pong, dodgeball to sand volleyball, discover the numerous intramural sports available throughout the year.
and listenTo the bell, rung only four times each year: 1. As you pass through
the arch as a freshman on Founders Day
2. For Christmas Dinner3. On Buenafication Day4. During commencement
for the seniors passing back through the arch
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Just the facts
Location: Storm Lake, IowaFounded: 1891Campus: 60 acres fronting the 3200-acre Storm LakeEnrollment: 899 students (fall 2013)Student-to-professor ratio: 9:1Average class range: 7 to 19 studentsTuition: $30,406 for 2014–15Room & board: $8,782 for 2014–15Financial assistance: More than $13 million awarded annually, including generous scholarships and merit awards that recognize the intellectual and talent contributions our students bring.Employment rate: 97% of graduates from the class of 2013 report being employed or enrolled in graduate school within six months of graduation. The national average is 63%.Internships: 80% of students complete at least one internship or field experience during their four years.
We look at the big pictureYes, we look at test scores and grade point average. But we also consider the courses you chose, how well you did in those courses, how those courses align with college preparation and your own interests, your outside achievements, your motivation level, and how you relate to other people.
Apply online today: bvu.edu/apply
Buena Vista University does not discriminate on the basis of an individual’s actual or
perceived race, color, religion or religious belief, citizenship status, sex, marital status,
disability, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin,
military service or affiliation, genetic information, or age in the administration of its
educational policies, admissions policies, scholarships and loan programs, athletic
program, and other University programs and activities, and does not tolerate such
discrimination or harassment of its faculty, administration, staff, students, or visitors.
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• 50+ specialty shops within walking distance of campus
• 32+ dining options within a five-minute car ride
• 200 acres of parks
• 5 miles of trails around the 3,200-acre lake
• Multi-screen movie theater within walking distance of campus.
• 120 internships in the region
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