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Student Life News

Student Life (formerly Campus Life) includes programs and facilities that focus on the student experience — housing, recreation, student union, student diversity, student activities and organizations. It also has a Business Services Office.

Current Student Life News

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Campus News |

Through the Students for the Exploration and Development of Space club, members launch their rockets and their careers.

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People |

2024 51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ Student Service Award winner Makayla Franklin inspires Black pride and representation on campus through Afrikan Black Coalition Conference.

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Campus News |

Yearly ‘Military Friendly Schools’ ranking evaluates over 1,800 schools nationally on efforts to create sustainable paths for student veteran success.

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Campus News |

Rebel Vets discussed benefits, health care, and education in this one-of-a-kind visit.

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51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ History |

Homecoming brings students and alumni to gether to celebrate at traditions like the golf cart parade, festival, and football game.

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People |

Full of contagious school spirit, the new associate vice president of Student Life brings her passion for higher education to 51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ.

Student Life In The News

KNPR News

The Super Bowl this weekend could draw more than 200 million people to Las Vegas. With the Taylor Swift factor added in, the number could be a record. There’s no other sport that can rival that viewership … except perhaps one. Not baseball. Basketball. Hockey or soccer. It’s esports.

Recent Student Life Accomplishments

Justice Weyand (Fraternity & Sorority Life) and Jordan Fischette (Student Life) presented "Exclusion to Extinction: How Elitism Will Kill Greek Life" at the 2025 AFLV West Conference.
Justice Weyand (Fraternity & Sorority Life) and Ashley McCoy (Fraternity & Sorority Life), along with their colleague Mary Waterman (Delta Zeta Sorority) presented "Dues and Don'ts: Selling Your Chapter so it’s Worth the $$$" at the 2025 AFLV West Conference.
Jordan Fischette (Student Life) was published as the lead author of the chapter, "Inclusive Greek Life: Distributive Leadership and Boosting DEI in Fraternities and Sororities," in the textbook, Creating Positive and Inclusive Change in Educational Environments.
Justice Weyand (Student Life) published a new article in the magazine Perspectives titled, "Beyond Compliance: 7 Ways to Create a Culture of Accountability in Fraternity & Sorority Life".
Rian Satterwhite (Service Learning and Leadership; Student Affairs) recently attended the International Leadership Association's (ILA) annual global conference. Satterwhite serves on the ILA Committee for the Advancement of Leadership Programs and on the steering committee for the ILA Sustainability Leadership member community. He presented three…
Rian Satterwhite (Service Learning & Leadership; Student Affairs) attended the International Leadership Association's Future Forward Summit, hosted by the University of Colorado-Boulder. The event marked 25 years of the International Leadership Association and drew together leadership scholars, practitioners, and journal editors to envision…