Several Queen Creek students have started attending Utah State University this fall, joining more than 4,500 first-year college students on campus.

The following local students are attending Utah State:

• Avery Anderson - USU Main campus
• Alyssa Soria - USU Main campus
• Emma Fox - USU Main campus
• Brooks Westover - USU Main campus
• Raigan Petersen - USU Main campus
• Lennon VanAusdal - USU Main campus
• Dyson Lighthall - USU Eastern campus

Since its founding in 1888, Utah State University in Logan, Utah, has evolved from a small-town college in the Northern Utah mountains to a research university respected around the world. Students can choose from an array of academic and social opportunities.

The mission of Utah State University is to be one of the nation's premier student-centered land-grant and space-grant universities by fostering the principle that academics come first, by cultivating diversity of thought and culture, and by serving the public through learning, discovery and engagement.