BYU is Inspiring Learning
In 2016, President Kevin J Worthen launched an initiative to transform the educational experience of BYU students by providing them with experience-based learning including internships, hands-on research, field studies, and other mentored learning.
Inspiring Students
President Reese said, “As long as we are true to our mission and aims, we will promote inspiring learning.” He also noted, “Everything I want to do as president has to do with strengthening the student experience, and providing more inspiring learning experiences is first on my list. These high-impact opportunities hinge on personal revelation and are always uplifting. Of course, preparing our students to be competitive in the marketplace is part of this effort. BYU students will be leaders in their families, communities, workplaces, and the Church, and they must leave here with the skills, experience, and confidence to succeed.”
Donations to the Inspiring Learning Initiative ensure that funds will be perpetually available to help students have transformative educational experiences during their years at BYU. Every dollar donated goes toward preparing students to be pioneers and leaders in their fields. Inspiring Learning Initiative endowments have opened the door to transformative, hands-on, and real-world learning experiences for students from every college.
In 2024 more than 18,200 BYU students had inspiring learning experiences, with 95 percent of seniors having had at least one such experience. Will you donate to BYU to provide inspiring learning for students? Your support will go where it will have the greatest impact, providing experiences that will not only bless lives now but will have a profound influence for generations to come.
Inspiring Learning Stories
BYU Biologists Seek to Create First Dragonfly Family Tree
Video: The BYU team’s goal is to piece together the first-ever phylogenic (genealogical) tree of all 6,300 known dragonfly species and their ancestors.
BYU Students Build and Launch “Selfie Cam” with NASA
Video:More than 60 students over a five-year period helped build the inexpensive 10-centimeter CubeSat.
Student-Created Device Helps Young Violinist
Adia Cardona is a 10-year-old violinist who has exceptional skill for her age and the determination to match it. The young Provo girl also has just one hand.
Orchestrating “Awe and Wonder”
Alana Portzline needed one final capstone experience—to record a full orchestra playing her original composition. But doing so would require some travel.
Building Language Empathy
With only six weeks left on her mission in Salem, Oregon, Rachel Edmunds was asked to serve in a Spanish-speaking area. It was an eye-opening experience.
From Soldier to Shepherd
Since middle school, Thomas Garsnett dreamed of a career in the military. He envisioned himself “knocking down doors and blowing things up.” Something changed.