As a BYU–Idaho Alumni Ambassador, your experience and testimony are unique and fundamental in sharing the ‘Spirit of Ricks’ with the world.
BYU–Idaho Alumni Ambassadors are invited to correlate their efforts with BYU–Idaho’s School Relations department in order to develop relationships with prospective BYU–Idaho students and provide them with access to BYU–Idaho information, messaging, and other support.
With your influence, perspective, and other competencies, you will be able to identify and prepare for admission the students who would be a good fit at BYU–Idaho.
Please click the links below for more thoughts on identifying and preparing students for application to BYU–Idaho.
BYU–Idaho seeks to serve students with a broad range of interests and abilities who tend to thrive in a smaller and more personalized environment. These students will contribute to the campus environment and be well-served by the university in return.
Identify these students and build relationships with them, encouraging them to learn more about BYU–Idaho. For more help identifying students who would be a good fit for BYU–Idaho, please see the ‘Target Student Profile’ link on the side of this side.
Prospective students who desire to attend BYU–Idaho will need information about how to apply. Applicants for admission to BYU–Idaho should be prepared both academically and spiritually, and they should be aware of what is expected of them before, during, and after the application process. Your role is to direct applicants to the right sources of information and to provide support and encouragement to the applicant. Some helpful resources include:
BYU-Idaho: http://www.byui.edu
CES BeSmart: http://www.besmart.com
BYU-I Admissions Office: http://www.byui.edu/admissions
BYU-I Student Ambassadors: http://www.byui.edu/admissions/studentambassadors
Understanding the Three-Track System is also an important part of a student’s preparation for BYU-Idaho.
For more information on this system, please click the Track System link at the top of this page.
The following links may also prove helpful as you seek to help prospective students understand more about BYU-Idaho’s atmosphere and educational approach.
Students are provided with spiritual nourishment through weekly devotional addresses from Church and CES leaders. Students are also held to a strict honor code regulating dress and conduct. All student-housing belongs to a ward or a stake where ecclesiastical leaders minister to spiritual needs and students participate in Family Home Evening groups.
The Rexburg Temple, located within walking distance of campus and estimated to be completed in late 2007, promises to be another important element in students’ spiritual development.
Unlike most faculty at four-year universities, BYU–Idaho professors have no research requirement and no faculty rank. Instead focus is directed completely on the science of teaching and learning by the spirit. Class sizes are kept small (average 1 teacher to every 25 students) in order to give students more access to their teachers. Small class sizes create a very involving learning atmosphere, wherein students are active participants rather than spectators. Teachers hold students to high academic standards and expect them to perform at the best of their abilities.
Through academic societies, internships, and placement services, BYU–Idaho students are given opportunities to gain hands-on experiences which prepare them to lead successful careers in their chosen fields. For more information, please see these links:
BYU–Idaho helps students become disciple-leaders. In order to develop leaders who serve and inspire as disciples of Christ, BYU–Idaho provides many opportunities for leadership including an extensive activities program. The BYU–Idaho Activities Program provides a broad range of activities for a student body of diverse interests and abilities. Events and programs are completely student-led with full-time employees serving as advisors. More information can be found at the following links:
In order to develop leaders who serve and inspire as disciples of Christ, BYU–Idaho provides many opportunities for leadership including an extensive activities program. The BYU–Idaho Activities Program provides a broad range of activities for a student body of diverse interests and abilities. Events and programs are completely student-led with full-time employees serving as advisors. More information can be found at the following links:
Activities Program: http://www.byui.edu/activities
Student Government: http://www.byui.edu/src
BYU–Idaho seeks to serve students with a broad range of interests and abilities who tend to thrive in a smaller and more personalized environment. These students will contribute to the campus environment and be well-served by the university in return.
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