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.
Upcoming Events for Experience Points
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Thursday, January 11
3:00 PM
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Picture a Social Scientist in a Two-Career Family | 270 KMBL | Picture a Social Scientist in a Two-Career Family will take place on Thursday, Oct. 5, at 3 p.m. location TBD. |
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Tuesday, January 30
TBD
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Grace Shallit Lecture | Grace Shallit Lecture | |
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Thursday, February 01
7:30 PM
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World Interfaith Harmony Week Lecture with Jonathan Walton | Hinckley Center Assembly Hall | |
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Thursday, February 08
7:30 PM
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Roberto Gonzales, UPenn: "Lives Split in Two: DACA and the Limits of Semi-Citizenship" | Hinckley Center Assembly Hall | |
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Wednesday, February 14
10:00 AM - 2:00 PM
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Social Science Internship Fair | WSC Garden Court | |
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Friday, February 16
11:00 AM
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Darius Gray Lecture with Leslie M. Harris | WSC Varsity Theater | |
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Thursday, February 29
11:00 AM
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Martin B. Hickman Outstanding Scholar Lecture with Mark Christensen | 250 KMBL | |
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Tuesday, March 12
7:30 PM
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Gerontology Conference Keynote Lecture | Hinckley Center Assembly Hall | |
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Wednesday, March 27
11:00 AM - 2:00 PM
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2024 Social Science Internship Fair | WSC Garden Court | |
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Thursday, March 28
11:00 AM
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Russel B. Swensen Lecture with Kate Brown and Thomas M. Siebel | 1060 HBLL |
Past Events for Experience Points
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Thursday, November 30
11:00 AM
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Eric Delmelle: "At the Intersection of Geography and Public Health" | 250 KMBL | "At the Intersection of Geography and Public Health" The Chauncy Harris Lecture with Eric Delmelle will be held on Thursday, November 30, at 11 a.m. in 250 KMBL. |
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Thursday, November 16
11:00 AM
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Jane Lopez, Sociology: There Is Room | 250 KMBL | Hickman Diversity & Inclusion Lecture with Jane Lopez, Assistant Professor of Sociology, BYU will be held on Thursday, November 16, 2023, at 11 a.m. in 250 KMBL. |
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Thursday, November 09
3:00 PM
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Picture a Single Social Scientist | B192 JFSB | Panelists Stefania Ashby, Leslie Hadfield, and Natalie Hancock will share how their single status impacts their professional life as a social scientist. |
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Thursday, November 09
11:00 AM
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Matthew Grow, Church History Dept: The Career and Research Collection of Ronald W. Walker | 3380 WSC | Ronald and Launi Walker Lecture titled "“Find Grand Themes and Grand Topics: The Career and Research Collection of Ronald W. Walker” will be presented by Matthew Grow, Managing Director of the Church History Department on Thursday, November 9, 2023, at 11 a.m. in 3380 WSC. |
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Thursday, October 26
11:00 AM
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Amy Stanley, Northwestern: "Urban History as Global History: A View from Edo, Japan" | 1060 HBLL | The 2023 DeLamar Jensen Lecture titled "Urban History as Global History: A View from Edo, Japan" will be presented by Amy Stanley, Research Professor in History at Northwestern on Thursday Oct. 26, 2023, at 11:00 a.m. in 1060 HBLL. |
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Tuesday, October 24
7:00 PM
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Chris Porter, School of Family Life: How Infants Learn to Form Human Connections | 250 KMBL | Virginia F. Cutler Lecture titled "All you Need is Love? How Infants Learn to Form Human Connections" will be presented by Chris Porter, School of Family Life on Tuesday, Oct. 24, 2023, at 7 p.m. in 250 KMBL. |
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Thursday, October 19
11:00 AM
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Mayor Michelle Kaufusi: A Career and Life Superpower: Teambuilding | 250 KMBL | Homecoming: Honored Alumni Lecture titled "A Career and Life Superpower: Teambuilding" will be presented by Mayor Michelle Kaufusi on Thursday, Oct. 19, 2023, at 11 a.m. in 250 KMBL. |
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Thursday, October 12
11:00 AM
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Eduardo Pagán, ASU: What the Book of Mormon Says About Equity and Inclusion | 1060 HBLL | The Fernando R. Gomez Latino Lecture titled "On the Question of Equity and Inclusion: What the Book of Mormon Has to Say" will be delivered by Eduardo Pagán, professor of history at ASU, on Thursday, Oct. 12, 2023, at 11 a.m. in 1060 HBLL. |
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Thursday, October 05
3:00 PM
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Picture an Immigrant Social Scientist | 270 KMBL | Picture an Immigrant Social Scientist will be held on Thursday, October 5, 2023, at 3 p.m. in 270 KMBL. |
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Thursday, October 05
11:00 AM
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Utah Humanities Book Award: Erika Bsumek, Professor of History, UT Austin | 1060 HBLL | Utah Humanities Book Award: Erika Bsumek, Professor of History, University of Texas "The Foundations of Glen Canyon Dam: Infrastructures of Dispossession on the Colorado Plateau" will be held on Thursday, Oct. 5, 2023, at 11 a.m. in 1060 HBLL. |