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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 11,600 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
Rising Through Resilience: Snow Nelson’s Journey to BYU Law
Born and raised in Brooklyn, New York, Snow Nelson grew up in a world filled with obstacles. Her father was incarcerated when she was just a year old and later deported to Haiti, leaving her mother to raise Nelson and her brother alone.
A Decade of Studying American Families
Ten years have passed since the American Family Survey began collecting data about Americans’ opinions about families—their importance, their health, their needs—and therefore what policies will be most beneficial and popular across party lines.
BYU Students Help Build “Soft Robots” That Are Safer for Humans
Students in the BYU Robotics and Dynamics Lab are making robots that do the heavy lifting.
“Getting Away With” a Student Academy Award
More than 30 BYU students created Student Accomplice, a fun and action-packed animated short.
Donor-funded internship helped Emma change trajectory
In fall semester, Emma Taylor found herself looking for work. Having previously worked as a janitor, she hoped to find something more in line with her career goals.
Eyes Are More than a Window to the Soul
Findings from BYU researchers about using tears to diagnose diseases were recently published in Clinical Proteomics.