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For two weeks, a group of ExDM students and faculty from BYU Marriott traveled through the Alaskan frontier to learn how exposure to nature and practicing grit can help improve quality of life.
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.
The BYU Marriott School of Business welcomed the international Experience Research Society (EXPRESSO) for its third annual Seven Experiences Summit.
Thirty ExDM students traveled to Europe this summer to climb glaciers, see puffins, and participate in immersive games and performances.
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.
Nine students were recently honored as 2022 Bateman Award recipients for their excellence both inside and outside the classroom.
BYU Marriott ExDM students Camille Cooper and Kylie Jensen were recently recognized by the Stadium Managers Association.
A new ExDM class, "ExDM 490R: Current Trends and Opportunities in the Experience Economy” dives into why experiential businesses often find success.
Three BYU Marriott ExDM seniors spent their summers gaining valuable experience and practicing the skills they learned in the ExDM program as interns across the country.
A unique course offered at BYU Marriott is helping to teach students about the importance of diversity and inclusion.

The Department of Experience Design and Management at BYU Marriott had to get creative this Fall semester when the program welcomed its new cohort during its annual new student orientation.

College can be a transformative and enlightening time. BYU Marriott's ExDM 300 class helps students find balance inside and outside the classroom.

When Katie Morgan took a social innovation class at BYU last semester, she didn't anticipate joining a research group based on empowering women. Now, she's part of a team researching how to help women find confidence and new opportunities

Walking timidly into the Tanner Building for her first class of her freshman year, Melissa Trautman didn’t know what to expect from the class or from her future BYU experience. She hoped the course title, Creating a Good Life, would come to literal fruition, but she had no idea the significant impact the class would have on her life.
By the time college starts, most students have gotten rid of their childhood toys. But for BYU Marriott's Experience Design and Management (EXDM) program, professors encourage students to play with toys.

Kickboxing, kayaking, and rock climbing are challenging activities, and for those with physical or mental disabilities, they can seem nearly impossible but the No Barriers Summit attendees would tell you otherwise.
ExDM student Lindsey Sampson river rafted in Thailand, visited the great mountains of Nepal, and climbed the Great Wall of China all for school credit.
Pointillism can give insightful perspective on a student's academic journey. BYU Marriott ExDM students learned how at the department's first-ever Senior Peak Experience.
What role does emotion play in a transformative experience? That's what BYU Marriott experience design management student researchers will present on in Melbourne, Australia.
Two women from BYU Marriott's therapeutic recreation major have teamed up to help adolescent girls strengthen themselves and themselves and their families.
A team of nine therapeutic recreation students helped conduct research on the travel experiences of individuals with disabilities.
New experience design and therapeutic recreation students cultivated new relationships with professors and peers during an outdoor adventure.
Fencing, paragliding, and rowing gondolas are a few of the once-in-a-lifetime experiences that students had on the Experience Design and Management Study Abroad.