“Sometimes the pursuit of academic and professional excellence and the pursuit of discipleship are framed as being in tension with each other,” William Clayton said in his devotional address. “My experience is that these pursuits can actually reinforce each other in important ways when we keep our eye single to the glory of God.”

Cougar Queries is a series profiling BYU employees by asking them questions about their work, interests and life.

Brigham Young University Academic Vice President Justin Collings has appointed two new deans: Christopher “Chip” Oscarson in the College of Humanities and Diane Reich in the College of Fine Arts and Communications.