New Student Update #9

01-New Student Update

If You Are Changing Your Major...Financial Aid 

​For financial aid purposes, you must submit any program (major) changes to your academic advisor two weeks before the beginning of the semester. If you change your program after this period, your new program may not take effect until the following semester and could result in a loss of federal financial aid for the current semester.

Only program applicable courses are eligible for federal financial aid. To change your academic program, contact the Academic Advising Center.

Academic Advising

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Merging Emails

​If you would like, you can merge your BYU-I email to your primary email account.

Lots of important information about classes, University updates, internship information, and career opportunities will come via email so get in the habit now, if you haven't already, of checking your email regularly.

Follow the steps listed in the link below.

Merge Email Here

Housing

Semester housing starts to fill up fast. If you don't already, make sure you have housing! You can use the Housing Search Tool to filter through the housing options by price, location, male, or female. 

Housing Search

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02-University Culture

Get Involved With the Outdoors

​​Outdoor Activities introduces, provides, and involves students in outdoor activities. To learn more or subscribe to their newsletter, check out their website. 

Outdoor Activities

Around Rexburg | Lava Hot Springs & Hiese 

​Lava Hot Springs and Heise Hot Springs offer great swimming areas, warmed by the natural hot springs. This warmth provides year round fun for the whole family. 

Lava Hot Springs:
- 1 hour drive from Rexburg
-5 hot pools with rock covered bottoms
-102° to 112° 
-all natural pools, no chemicals
-$6 per person during the week
 $8 per person on the weekend
-Outside food is allowed

Heise Hot Springs
-30 minute drive from Rexburg
-1 large hot pool, 1 warm pool
​-92° to 104°
-all natural pools, no chemicals
-$10 per person
-Enjoy Heise Pizza while after you soak 

Emotionally Prepare | Service

It’s important to remember the silent struggles that every one deals with behind the scenes. Serving those around you is a great way to comfort, lift them up, and to help yourself heal. Consider participating in some service opportunities. 

Family Crisis Center
Special Needs Hands
Project R
Truck Tuesday
Blood Drives
Adopt a Grandparent

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03-Announcements

Devotional 

Shane Goodwin | March 17
11:30 to 12:30 in the BYU-Idaho Center

Listen in to devotional via radio or online stream even before you start here!

Listen Now

Extravadance | Celebrate in Color

Extravadance is an elite University dance group that puts on a show every semester. This year the show is titled "Celebration in Color", including 21 numbers. Color and culture will display a variety of dance styles such as ballet, hop-hop, Celtic, jazz, ballroom, contemporary, and more! They will perform March 17 to March 21!

Plan on attending Extravadance your first semester and support the hard work that our students have put into this show! Every semester is better than the last! If you are a dancer and are interested in joining the Extravadance team, contact the dance department!

Dance Department  |  (208) 496-4850  |  dance_dept@byui.edu

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04-Physical Activities

Sports |
​Roommate Dodgeball​

​This is a 1-day tournament that happens almost every semester for teams consisting of 2 apartment/housing units. Registration fee is $15 per team. If you register the day of, it will cost $30 so make sure you gather your roommates in time!

Fitness

​HIIT Training is a high intensity interval training program alternating short periods of intense anaerobic exercise with less-intense recovery periods.

Mon & Wed
9-9:50pm

Class times vary with semesters

Outdoors |  Horseback Riding

​​Join us for a horseback ride through one of the most scenic state parks. Sure-footed, mountain-bred horses and experienced guides will take you on a picturesque trail ride through this Rocky Mountain region. We’ll journey through fields carpeted with wildflowers and tall grasses and watch the sunlight dance upon the rippling waters of clear alpine lakes. $25 for BYU-I students & spouses. 

All outdoor activities will change every semester due to the differences in weather and available equipment. We share a few examples of past and present activities that students always look forward to.

Follow @byui_outdooractivities on Instagram to be up to date with Spring semester activities as the dates and times will be released closer to the start of that semester. 

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05-Social Activities

Social

Service

Come join us every Saturday from 1pm-3pm in the Hart Building. Come learn how to do dance lifts in a fun and safe environment. 

​Project R is designed to help high school aged refugee youth to succeed in school now and help them develop a plan for the future. We will be motivating, guiding, and tutoring them each week through video meetings.

Talent

​Come celebrate culture diversity from all around the world through singing and dancing at Cultural Night. Share your culture by signing up to audition or come to appreciate and learn.

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06-Did You Know?

MC Entertainment | Temple | Crossroad Deals

• There is a bowling alley, ping pong table, pool table, and Foosball in the Manwaring Center (MC) open to all students and visitors. Ping pong tournaments will occasionally take place in the MC as well. 
•  The Rexburg Temple is at the top of the hill on the top of campus. “You are never lost when you can see the temple”. As you sacrifice time to go to the temple while in school, you will be blessed in many ways. 
• Every day there are deals in the Crossroads. Follow them on social media to get the daily deal updates. @byuicrossroads

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07-Inspirational Thought

A Tradition of Honor

President Eyring said this in a devotional, “The standards of the Honor Code are designed for our protection and ultimate triumph over our spiritual adversary. As we faithfully apply those standards in our lives, we gain power to recognize and transcend the clever temptations that might put us on a subtle downward path.” Read the full address below. 

Read Here