College is a time of new and exciting transitions. While an education does require a lot of time in the classroom, it also includes finding experiences outside of the classroom that make an education complete. The Activities Program is all about giving students the opportunity to learn and grow through ‘taking action’ in ways that enable them to develop into the best, most interesting and capable versions of themselves. To understand how Activities can complete the BYU-Idaho experience, take a look at its five foundational guiding principles.

Every student is unique. The BYU-Idaho Activities Program offers hundreds of events and programs each semester to meet the diverse interests and abilities of students. These activities take place across six areas of Activities including Service, Outdoor, Sports, Talent, Social and Fitness. Each area offers different categories of programs and events that appeal to students with all kinds of backgrounds and interests. With so many options, students experience new things or continue to enjoy favorite activities.

Instead of just watching things happen, students at BYU-Idaho have the opportunity to be actively involved in events and programs across many areas of interest. Whether it’s performing in a music concert, leading a service activity, playing competitive football, enjoying a rafting trip for the first time or filling a challenging leadership position, students get to participate in ways that allow them to be involved instead of watching from the sidelines. Many times students get to experience something they never thought they would be able to try.

In Activites, students are in the driver’s seat. From choosing to simply enjoy worthwhile events, to using talents to teach other students, Activities is about learning the power of individual action. In other words, participants have the opportunity to learn the principle “act rather than be acted upon.” The program is developed to enable students take the lead in making choices, creating new things, struggling with and solving problems and making things happen. Students learn how powerful ‘acting for themselves’ can be.

There are so many ways to get involved in Activities! Students can choose their own level of participation in order to find something to fit their schedules, needs and lifestyles. A student can explore one area from an entry level, or dive into highly focused areas that require more commitment or have greater challenge. Try out for a sports team, take time to help with a humanitarian project, or organize a series of art workshops. With the variety of different levels and ways to take action in Activities, there is literally something for everyone.

There is more to Activities than events and programs. In fact, something happens to students when they get involved in building and participating in something great. They have the opportunity to see and develop strengths, rely upon the Lord for guidance and, in many cases, receive as much as they give. Such experiences help develop an individual into somebody who is better prepared for church service, professional life, family responsibilities and civic involvement. In other words, in the BYU-Idaho Activities Program, participants will develop personal and spiritual qualities that prepare them for life.