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Briar Cliff 2018 Graduation Ceremony to be held on May 12, 2018
Feb 7, 2018
Briar Cliff's 87th commencement ceremony will be held on Saturday, May 12, 2018 at 10 a.m. in the Newman Flanagan Center.
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Briar Cliff University holds 86th commencement ceremony
May 20, 2017
Briar Cliff University hosted its 86th commencement ceremony on Saturday, May 20, to honor the University’s 2017 candidates for undergraduate and graduate degrees. ...
Briar Cliff announces commencement ceremonies, speakers and honored candidates for graduation
Apr 21, 2017
Briar Cliff University will host a baccalaureate liturgy and commencement ceremony to honor the University’s 2017 candidates for undergraduate and graduate degrees. ...
Briar Cliff announces end-of-year student leadership award recipients
Apr 19, 2017
Briar Cliff University recognized its most outstanding student leaders, organizations and student advisor on April 19 at the annual “Step Up & Stand Out” Leadership Recognition Ceremony on campus. ...
STUDENT BLOG: 10 things Chargers must do, when spring has sprung on The Cliff
Apr 3, 2017
From Frolf-ing to "Francisco de Mayo," springtime is in full bloom at The Cliff. ...
Briar Cliff student, administrator honored as “Women of Excellence”
Mar 29, 2017
A Briar Cliff University student, Marissa Messinger, and BCU's vice president for university relations, Tina Stroud, were each honored on March 28 during the 33rd annual Women of Excellence recognition banquet at the Sioux City Convention Center. ...
STUDENT BLOG: Five reasons to spend your Spring Break doing service work
Feb 17, 2017
This year, there are amazing Spring Break service opportunities for Briar Cliff students, in both Sioux City and Omaha. ...
STUDENT BLOG: How to survive a game of ‘Gotcha!’ at Briar Cliff
Feb 15, 2017
Follow these tips to ensure survival during the ultimate, campus-wide, Hunger-Games version of Briar Cliff ball tag. ...
STUDENT BLOG: “Things I'm grateful for, after our mission trip to Honduras”
Jan 30, 2017
After 11 days on a mission trip to Honduras, student Sidney Marks reflected on the new perspective she has on life — including a few things she's especially thankful for: ...
Burning paper dolls? BCU students from Ecuador describe unique New Year's tradition
Jan 1, 2017
Ecuador’s Ano Viejo (New Year) is a colorful celebration often complete with fireworks and a host of goodwill shared by neighbors and family members. Central to the Ecuadorian celebration of the New Year is the burning of paper-filled dolls. ...
BCU students, staff host annual Christmas party for those with special needs
Dec 8, 2016
Briar Cliff students, faculty and staff hosted their annual “Christmas Party for People with Disabilities,” in the Saint Francis Center on campus. ...
Why every Briar Cliff student should go on the Antioch Retreat
Oct 28, 2016
Briar Cliff offers some amazing opportunities for students’ spiritual development. One in particular, a semi-annual event, is the student-led Antioch retreat. ...
‘Human library’ at Briar Cliff emphasizes diversity, understanding and personal interaction
Oct 23, 2016
With multiple piercings and tattoos, Eva Nieto is used to people staring in her direction. ...
Briar Cliff named to president’s national community service honor roll
Oct 19, 2016
Briar Cliff University has been named to the President’s Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll for the sixth consecutive year. ...
BCU students treat nursing home residents to “Senior Citizens Day Out”
Oct 6, 2016
Students from Briar Cliff treated area nursing home residents to “Senior Citizens Day Out," an annual tradition spanning more than three decades. ...
2016 homecoming royalty crowned at Briar Cliff
Sep 30, 2016
Briar Cliff students Shane Graves and Katelin Langel were crowned the University’s 2016 homecoming king and queen on Friday at a coronation ceremony inside the Newman Flanagan Center on campus. ...