BYU Office of Civic Engagement

Interested in what BYU Civic Engagement does? Have room for a 1-credit class in your fall schedule? Join us for Intro to Civic Engagement Leadership, Thursdays from 5 - 5:50. Hear from a wide variety of people doing interesting things in the field of civic engagement and see if a minor in CEL is right for you!

THIS Thursday! Join us to ask anything about getting started in diplomacy, from FSOT to A100.

Thursday June 6th
11:00 AM- Noon
Room 238 HRCB

considering a career in diplomacy? Want to learn how to get started in the foreign service? Come ask all your questions to Sam Dearden, a current Foreign Service Officer at the US Embassy in Bangkok. Sam previously worked as a program management coordinator at USAID’s Foreign Disaster Assistance, and as a Food for Peace program assistant. He received a bachelors in History from BYU and an MA in modern British History from the University of Cambridge.

Join us for an informative discussion on how studying history can better prepare students for digital civic engagement.

Thursday May 30
11:00 AM - Noon
2114 JFSB (History conference room)

Our guest is Sarah McGrew, an Assistant Professor in Teaching and Learning, Policy and Leadership in the College of Education at the University of Maryland, College park. Previously she taught and developed curriculum for the Stanford History Education group. McGrew studies educational responses to the spread of misinformation and disinformation, focusing on how young people search for and evaluate online information on contentious topics, and how schools can better support students to learn effective evaluation strategies.

Write a 1500-1600 wd essay on your opinion on whether the Constitution can support a diverse electorate as is, or if we should make changes to the two party system. Due July 4th @ 5 PM. Winners receives a cash prize, as well as the opportunity to read their papers and receive commentary from a Wheatley Constitutional fellow.

Full info: socialsciences.byu.edu/constitution-day.

“Civic Engagement is the chance to make the change you want to see. Instead of complaining, do the work!”

Congratulations to Kendra Pinegar! 🎉 Kendra is an International Relations major from Tucson, AZ. 👏👏👏

We were honored to host the naturalization ceremony for 50 of the newest Americans (from 25 different countries)! This first-ever BYU event was the Capstone project of Civic Engagement student . It was a memorable day! 👏🎉🇺🇸

It’s our final giveaway for the semester! We have loved celebrating our 10th anniversary with you 🎉🎉🎉

For this one (and it’s a biggie-AirPods!), post in the comments what Civic Engagement means to you. One word will do! Make sure you like and follow, and tag five friends 👍🏼

Civic Engagement students are actively involved in their communities. Recently minor students, in conjunction with the Civic Engagement Student Association (CELA), had the opportunity to serve the unhoused population at the Utah Food and Care Coalition. Contact us today to see how you can get involved!

You are invited to attend a US Naturalization Ceremony on Tuesday, April 9th, 2024, from 9:00am to 10:00am in the BYU Hinckley Center Assembly Hall. This event, the first of its kind on BYU campus, is the culmination of the long journey to becoming U.S. citizens. The ceremony is a celebratory event, including speeches, music, the Oath of Allegiance, and the presentation of certificates of citizenship. This will be a very special event!

Congratulations to our winner .darracq.vainerere! Alexa is a communications disorder grad student from Arkansas. Thanks to all who entered! Our next giveaway ends April 5th!

We are in our last two weeks of our 10 weeks of giveaways!! This one’s a biggie 🥳 we are giving away a Kodak Mini Shot 2 digital camera with photo printer, bundle, including two film cartridges!

The rules are a little different for this one.

1. Like this post and make sure you are following our account.

2. Tag five friends.

3. Share to your stories! Make sure and tag us. (If your account is private, send us a DM.)

Contest ends at midnight Friday, April 5! Good luck 🍀

Come join the Civic Engagement Leadership Association and the Economics Student Association for a discussion about Medicare. FREE Chipotle if you preregister!

TOMORROW Thursday, March 28, at 5 PM. Joseph Smith building room 140. This event is in conjunction with Free the Facts, a nonprofit dedicated to nonpartisan political dialogue. Guest speaker Tom Church of the Hoover Institute.

Enter this week’s giveaway!

Civic Engagement is so lucky to have Jane Sandberg as our student employee!! She keeps everything running smoothly and is a joy to work with!

Jane is a recent transfer from BYU Hawaii, majoring in Political Science and Chinese. She will be graduating and interning with Mitt Romney in Washington DC this summer.

We are so excited to have four leaders from Conserve Utah Valley to speak with us about local environmental issues, and how you can get involved!

next Thursday, March 21, 5-6 PM. Will be meeting in the Kennedy Center, 238 HRCB.

If you have any interest in public policy or running for office, mark your calendars for this informative discussion! Next Tuesday, March 19 at 7 PM, Kennedy Center room 238.

Congratulations !

Mark is a double major in International Relations and Chinese, and a Civic Engagement minor! Thanks for entering and sharing Civic engagement with your friends 🎉

See you tonight for this important discussion!