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Macy LeCheminant began college with plans to become a professional vocalist, but a medical diagnosis altered those plans. Now an ExDM student, LeCheminant allows her optimism to shape her opportunities.
Two weeks into his first semester at Brigham Young University, Aaron Scribner sustained severe facial injuries in a grisly zip-lining accident. Though his injuries altered his life for four months, the experience design and management (ExDM) student at the BYU Marriott School of Business overcame a steep recovery and found a renewed drive to positively impact others.
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.
For Ashley Whitesides, pursuing her passions has led her in unexpected directions. As she graduates from BYU Marriott, she’s carving out a unique route for herself.
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.
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.
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.
ExDM professor Ramon Zabriskie is the 2022 BYU Marriott recipient of the student-nominated Inspiring Learning Award.
After taking classes for three potential majors at BYU and not finding what he was looking for, Joshua Beacham finally discovered the ExDM program.
After returning home from her mission, ExDM senior Emma Houghton resurrected two pre-mission interests in unexpected ways.
As a freshman, Brooke Taylor was searching for more than a major. She wanted to be part of a community that would also develop her personal skills. Then she found the ExDM program.
Most people would not move by themselves to an island they had never visited in the middle of a global pandemic. BYU Marriott TRM senior Stephanie Janczak is not one of those people.
The ExDM program fit Stringham's ideal major because she received the business core she needed while her major classes were focused on creative areas.
Whether it's adaptive sailing, golfing, or cycling, therapeutic rec student Meagan Berry helps others master the activity and gain confidence along the way.
Clad in an array of costumes—goblins, knights, and even the pope—participants at the 2016 conference of the College of Extraordinary Experiences gathered at the Czocha Castle in Poland to interact with interdisciplinary leaders and learn how to design better experiences.
As Catherine Gardiner prepares to leave BYU Marriott with diploma in hand, the ExDM major shares what she gained from her experiences in the Tanner Building.
Last summer, recreation management senior Rebekah Boaz Hebdon took junior core classes and toured the country with the women’s collegiate All-American rugby team, which is comprised of the top players in the nation. This semester, Hebdon is working even harder; she is finishing her final year of school, starting on BYU’s women’s rugby team, and preparing for a tournament with the national rugby team.
Musician Lindsey Stirling joined around 200 of her classmates at Marriott School convocation Friday. Stirling also performed her original number, "Take Flight," at the ceremony.
Figuring out the reasons behind the strange things consumers do is Tamara Masters’s passion, one she follows by studying consumer behavior, both in the marketplace and in restaurants. Masters, an assistant professor in the business management department, recently conducted a study that suggests when diners use larger forks, they eat less. Today she shares her thoughts on eating with spatulas, marketing, and consumer goals.
Patti Freeman, RMYL department chair, spoke on intentional recreation at a BYU forum in the de Jong Concert Hall.
The James S. Kemper Foundation, the charitable arm of Kemper Insurance Companies, named Jay Oman, a pre-business major from Springville, Utah, one of 17 Kemper Scholars nationwide. The Kemper Scholars program provides recipients with a three-year scholarship and three summer-internship programs at Kemper Insurance offices around the country.