SUU Alumni
Big Sky
Back in the Big Sky
SUU will rejoin the Big Sky Conference effective July 1, 2026. This move marks a return to the league we were members of from 2012-2021, and brings a renewed focus on student-athlete success, institutional alignment and regional collaboration. 
Read more about SUU's Return to the Big Sky
Interim Athletic Director
Tom Higbee Named Interim Athletic Director
SUU alumnus and retired judge Tom Higbee has been appointed interim athletic director. A Cedar City native and a 1976 graduate, Tom's administrative and leadership experience will provide steady guidance during the transition as our University navigates a new chapter of SUU Athletics following the resignation of Doug Knuth. 
Read more about Tom Higbee
Lagoon
Ready for Thrills
Join us for SUU Day at Lagoon on Saturday, August 2, and enjoy brand-new rides along with all of your favorites. We have reserved the Willow & Elm Terraces as homebase for you to rest and recharge and enjoy cold drinks (while they last), and frozen novelty treats at 1 p.m. Please purchase your discount tickets by July 31.
Ready for Thrills
Amy Adams
Youthlinc Young Humanitarian Award Runner-Up
Amy Adams, an elementary education major from Salida, CO, has been honored as the runner-up of the prestigious 2025 Youthlinc Utah Young Humanitarian Award. This competitive statewide award recognizes exceptional college undergraduates who demonstrate a profound commitment to service and humanitarian work. 
Read more about Amy Adams
Mix & Mingle
Legacy Mix & Mingle
Connect with fellow T-Bird families as your student begins the semester and carries on your family legacy here at SUU. Join us for refreshments, meet the Alumni Relations and Student Alumni teams, and pick up your FREE legacy parent and student T-shirts.
RSVP Now!
Whitney Gardner
Whitney Gardner's Final Chapter
One would never guess that Thunderbird Whitney Gardner, a redshirt senior from Grantsville, Utah, was once a nervous child who nearly backed out of her very first game. "I actually cried when my mom signed me up for soccer for the first time," she says. Now, years later, with her name among the greatest to wear the Southern Utah University jersey, Whitney is preparing for her final season in Cedar City. 
Read more about Whitney
Upcoming Events
July 15: SUU's America 250 Lecture Series, 5:30 p.m., Adams Memorial Theatre. Learn about the history of our very own Utah Shakespeare Festival and the values of community, sacrifice, belief in the power of place, and most importantly, the way in which theatre can inspire us to be better citizens. Learn more

August 2: SUU Day at Lagoon. Purchase your discount tickets now!

August 25: Legacy Mix and Mingle
, 8 a.m. to 11 a.m., Hunter Alumni Center. If you are a parent (or grandparent) of an incoming freshman, stop by the Alumni Office Suite for treats and drinks, and pick up your FREE Legacy parent T-shirt to wear during the Carter Carillon Tradition. RSVP now


August 25: Carter Carillon Tradition
, 11:30 a.m. Learn more.


September 22-27: SUU Homecoming
. Mark your calendar and plan to be part of the celebration.

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