Listen More Initiative

(Responsible Subcommittee: Education)

Listen More is a periodic event in which the student-led BD Committee partners with a campus resource office (e.g., MSS), faculty group (e.g., psychology faculty women), or student club/organization (e.g., FIGSO) to sponsor an invited presentation or panel, sometimes followed by a social gathering or event (e.g., Multicultural “Friendsgiving,” hosted every November; “Meet Us at the Chocolate Fountain,” hosted every March, “Understanding and Navigating the First-Gen Experience,” etc.). The purpose of the series is to enhance understanding within, heighten awareness about, or celebrate/serve/network with a specific underrepresented or marginalized group in the Psychology Department to enhance unity and belonging.

YOU Matter! Initiative

(Responsible Subcommittee: Intersectionality)

YOU Matter! is a periodic event, hosted in a campus booth near the Wilkinson Student Center or (preferably, to engage more psychology students) at a table near the Kimball Tower, during which passersby are invited to consider how and why they matter in the campus community. Hot chocolate and/or cookies are provided, and students may opt to participate in a hands-on, interactive exercise. First, they are asked to review a list of designations/identifiers that President Russell M. Nelson has recently asked us to prioritize (these will be prominently displayed on a poster near the booth/table):
1. We are children of God.
2. Many of us are also "children of the covenant" (members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints).
3. We can be disciples of Christ.
Second, students are asked to consider: “What else makes you—YOU? What specific, personal attributes are you grateful for? How do your special attributes/designations/identifiers contribute to the BYU community?

Connect 4 Success Initiative

(Responsible Subcommittee: Peer Mentorship)

Connect 4 Success is a casual monthly gathering (every 4 weeks) of psychology students and campus resource personnel to foster belonging among undergraduates and to support successful navigation of the major/minor. The intent is to build community within the department and to facilitate access to resources that will help psychology students succeed. Each month, a different guest mentor representing a pertinent campus-resource office will begin the hour with a short presentation, followed by Q&A and mingling.

When: First Thursday, 11-11:50 a.m.
Where: 1043 KMBL (Conference Room)
What: Brief guest-mentor presentation, followed by Q&A and mingling (cookies provided)
Who: All psychology majors and minors are invited to attend as well as student-led BD Committee members, available department faculty (including the Undergraduate Program Coordinator), the Psychology Advisor from FHSS Advisement, one (or more) student advisors from Psych Student Support Services, the FHSS Internships Director, the FHSS Writing Lab Director, and/or a representative from Careers and Experiential Learning.

Fall 2023 Schedule of Guest-Mentor Presentations
9/7/23: Kate Felt (Psychology Advisor | FHSS Advisement)
10/5/23: Sara Moore (Career Director | Careers and Experiential Learning)
11/2/23: Student Advisors | Psych Student Support Services
12/7/23: Karen Christensen (Coordinator | FHSS Internships)

Winter 2024 Schedule of Guest-Mentor Presentations
1/11/24: Emily White (Undergraduate Program Coordinator | Psychology Department)
2/1/24: Panel of Research Mentors and Professor Wood (Psychology Mentored Research Program Director)
3/7/24: Panel of Psychology Faculty Women (Annual Networking Opportunity)
4/4/24: Joyce Adams (Director | FHSS Writing Lab)