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Experience Design

Read about BYU Marriott's Experience Design & Management program, the students in our program, the faculty and their research, as well as where our alumni are in their careers.
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Student Spotlight

Zipping through Experiences

May 23, 2023
Katelyn Bell, a senior in the ExDM program at BYU Marriott, helped plan the launch for the Sorensen Center for Moral and Ethical Leadership, which included a zipline across Brigham Square on campus.
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Student Experiences

Finding Common Ground for Action

April 25, 2023
With the goal to enrich belonging on campus, the Experience Design Society (ExDS) and the Marriott Inclusion Business Society (MIBS) co-hosted “Sit with Me,” an event focused on practicing collaborative dialogue.
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Student Experiences

Where Everything Is Awesome

March 13, 2023
By the time they get to college, most students have gotten rid of their childhood toys. But in BYU Marriott’s Experience Design and Management (ExDM) program, professors encourage students to play with toys—in fact, it’s a requirement for one class.
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Alumni Spotlight

Connecting the Dots

March 13, 2023
BYU Marriott alumna Krislyn Powell has a knack for creating connections, whether as a yogi, an administrator, or a volunteer.
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Faculty Research

Family History Knowledge Helps American Adolescents Develop Healthy Sense of Identity

March 07, 2023
A new BYU study found that individuals who had the healthiest identity development also had high levels of family history knowledge.
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Student Experiences

Thriving through Experiences

February 10, 2023
The BYU Marriott School of Business welcomed the international Experience Research Society (EXPRESSO) for its third annual Seven Experiences Summit.
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Student Spotlight

The Call of Leadership

February 08, 2023
When she was in fourth grade, Michaela Horn wanted to run for class president. So when the sign-up sheet landed on her desk, she wrote her name down.
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Employee Spotlight

Evolving Career and Content

January 06, 2023
Neil Lundberg, the chair of the Department of Experience Design and Management, has witnessed the ExDM program change and evolve.
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Alumni Spotlight

Joy in the Journey and Destination

December 06, 2022
As a student at BYU Marriott in the then-fledgling ExDM program, Breck Laing developed transferable business skills to broaden his career opportunities.
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Student Spotlight

“Teames” Designed for Impact

November 15, 2022
April Teames Gantz, a senior in the user experience (UX) design program at BYU, finds joy through working with teams in the BYU Marriott's Rollins Center.
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Student Spotlight

Creating Solutions

October 17, 2022
Alexa Fox is using the BYU Marriott experience design and management program's blend of creativity and business skills to prepare for a career in consulting.
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Employee Spotlight

The Hill Family Is Alive with the Sound of Music

September 23, 2022
At BYU Marriott, seniors are not the only ones looking for a final project. After teaching for 23 years, Brian Hill searched for a capstone to his ExDM career.
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Alumni Spotlight

Staying in the Game

September 19, 2022
BYU Marriott recreation management and youth leadership alumnus Brandon Gilliam can think of few things better than helping young people develop their passions.
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Student Experiences

Taking the Classroom to Europe

August 26, 2022
Thirty ExDM students traveled to Europe this summer to climb glaciers, see puffins, and participate in immersive games and performances.
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Employee Spotlight

A Lesson Learned in Stuttgart

June 06, 2022
A conversation Ross Storey had with a stranger on his church mission led him to change his career plans. Storey is now an ExDM adjunct professor and works at the MTC.
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Student Experiences

Connecting Curriculum to Career

May 24, 2022
To help ease the stress of transitioning from college to the workforce, the ExDM department at BYU Marriott added a new professional prep class for its students.
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Employee Spotlight

Behind the Scenes in the School of Accountancy

May 20, 2022
Brooke Bradford, the events and programs coordinator for the School of Accountancy (SOA) at BYU Marriott, helps bring accounting students, faculty, and alumni together.
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Alumni Spotlight

Building New Opportunities

May 08, 2022
Alumna Jasmine Townsend was able to pursue her passion for teaching and the outdoors through a master's degree in youth and family recreation from BYU.
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