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Have a Winning Experience at BYU

Get experience points (XP) each time you attend a College of Family, Home, and Social Sciences event!

  • Attend designated events and register your attendance with a quick survey at the end of the event.
  • What's in it for you? Aside from amazing learning experiences, you can win small prizes at each event and collect experience points all semester for multiple entries in the grand prize drawing!
  • At each event – we’ll give away Jamba Juice, Milk & Cookies, or BYU Ice Cream gift certificates (announced on social media after the event—follow us on Instagram @byufhss). For each event you attend, you'll have a 1 in 6 chance of winning a gift certificate!
  • Each semester – we’ll draw the name of one student in the college to win $1,000 from the BYU Store toward technology of their choice to enhance their educational experience.

Past Events for Experience Points

Date / Time Title Location Info
Thursday, March 27
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
 Russel B. Swensen Lecture 1060 HBLL When Civil Rights Won the White House: Harry Truman, Hubert Humphrey, A. Philip Randolph and the Breakthrough of 1948
Wednesday, March 26
10:00 AM - 2:00 PM
 Family, Home, & Social Sciences Internship Fair WSC Garden Court The BYU Social Science Internship Fair connects students with employers, offering internship and job opportunities in fields like history, political science, psychology, and sociology.
Monday, March 17
11:00 AM
 "Inspiring the Next Generation of Public Servants" with Senator Curtis Hinckley Center Join the BYU Political Affairs Society and Political Science Department as they host Senator John Curtis who will speak on inspiring the next generation of public servants. All are welcome.
Wednesday, March 12
7:15 PM - 8:15 PM
 Gerontology Conference Keynote Lecture Hinckley Center Assembly Hall
Thursday, February 27
11:00 AM - 11:50 AM
 "Strengthening Global Families in a Changing World" 250 KMBL Martin Hickman Outstanding Scholar Award recipient Spencer James, family life professor, will address the need to broaden our study of families globally. Uniting truths from "The Family: A Proclamation to the World" with cutting-edge family research will allow us to better support children's development, maintain stable family structures, and foster thriving communities even amidst the uncertainties and transformations of our changing world.
Wednesday, February 26
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
 Decision Points: Reflections on a Legal Career B192 JFSB
Thursday, February 20
11:00 AM
 "Enslaved Women and Africana Religions from Barbados to Salem" 1060 HBLL The Darius Gray Black History Month Lecture will be presented by Alexis Wells-Oghoghomeh of Stanford University. She will illuminate the prominence of “witchcraft” in discourses about African and African American women’s religiosity prior to, during, and after Salem.
Thursday, February 13
7:30 PM
 "Becoming Whole Through Spiritual Health" Hinckley Center Assembly Hall ​​​​​​​​The 21st Annual Marjorie Pay Hinckley Lecture will be delivered by Pamela Ebstyne King of Fuller Theological Seminary. King is known for her psychologically informed approach to spiritual practices.
Thursday, January 30
11:00 AM
 "Placing Belonging at the Center of Becoming BYU" 250 KMBL Martin Hickman Belonging & Diversity Award recipient David-James Gonzales will draw on his scholarly research and personal experiences with students and colleagues to share insights on BYU’s unique position among U.S. colleges and universities to become the destination for Christ-centered belonging in higher education.
Tuesday, January 28
3:30 PM - 5:00 PM
 Internship Stories and Slices 1141 JFSB Students from the departments of Sociology, School of Family Life, Psychology, and Geography share their internship experiences. Pizza will be served. Registration requested.