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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 28
11:00 AM
 Kate Brown, MIT: Nuclear Terrorism in 21st Century War in Ukraine 1060 HBLL 39th Annual Russel B. Swensen Lecture titled "Nuclear Terrorism in 21st Century War in Ukraine" will be presented by Kate Brown, Thomas M. Siebel Distinguished Professor in the History of Science, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, on Thursday, March 28 at 11 a.m. in 1060 HBLL.
Thursday, March 14
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM
 Shallit Lecture B190 JFSB
Tuesday, March 12
7:30 PM
 Julianne Holt-Lunstad: Social Isolation and Health Hinckley Center Assembly Hall Gerontology Conference Keynote Address will be presented by Julianne Holt-Lunstad, Professor of Psychology and Neuroscience on Tuesday, March 12, at 7:30 p.m. at Hinckley Center Assembly Hall.
Thursday, March 07
3:00 PM
 Picture a Low-SES-Background Social Scientist B192 JFSB Picture a Low-SES-Background Social Scientist will be held on Thursday, March 7, at 3 p.m. in B192 JFSB.
Thursday, March 07
11:00 AM
 Elliott West, UA: The American West and the Making of Modern America 1060 HBLL Annaley Naegle Redd Lecture titled "The American West and the Making of Modern America" will be presented by Elliott West, alumni distinguished professor of history emeritus at the University of Arkansas, on Thursday, March 7, at 11 a.m.,, in 1060 HBLL.
Thursday, February 29
11:00 AM
 Mark Christensen: Performing the Descent from the Cross in Yucatan 250 KMBL Martin B. Hickman Outstanding Scholar Lecture titled "Mary, Christ, and the Maya: Performing the Descent from the Cross in Yucatan" will be presented by Mark Christensen, Professor of History, on Thursday, February 29, at 11 a.m. in 250 KMBL.
Thursday, February 22
2:00 PM
 Alexia Williams, UIUC: Black Patroness of the Rockies 1060 HBLL A lecture titled "Black Patroness of the Rockies: The Life & Legacy of Julia Greeley, Black Catholic on the Path to Sainthood" will be presented by Alexia Williams, Ph. D. Assistant Professor of Religion & African American Studies, on Thursday, February 22, at 2 p.m. in 1060 HBLL.
Thursday, February 22
11:00 AM
 Emily C. Burns, OU: In the Wake of Native American Art B192 JFSB A lecture titled "In the Wake of Native American Art: Tracking Charles M. Russell Relationships with Blackfoot Artistry" will be presented by Emily C. Burns, Associate Professor of Art History, University of Oklahoma, on Thursday, February 22, at 11 a.m., in B192 JFSB.
Friday, February 16
9:00 AM
 Leslie Harris, Northwestern: “Slavery and Universities” WSC Varsity Theater Darius Gray Black History Month Lecture titled "Slavery and Universities" will be presented by Leslie Harris, Professor of History and African American Studies, Northwestern University on Friday, February 16, at 9 a.m. at WSC Varsity Theater.
Friday, February 16
9:00 AM - 4:00 PM
 Truth and Reconciliation: A Conference of the BYU Slavery Project WSC Varsity Theater