Upcoming Events
Tailgate Co-Sponsored by BYU Education Society at Arizona State University, Benefiting Child Literacy
Come to the BYU Education Society tent at the Arizona State game tailgate. Play "Are You Smarter Than a Fifth Grader," win prizes, and learn about the Society!
Operation Feed & Read
Let's cheer on BYU and show Arizona that COUGS CARE by giving back to the community! Join the BYU Alumni Association chapters in Arizona, Just Serve of Arizona, LDSSA of ASU, the BYU Education Society (sponsored by BYU McKay School of Education), and The Mary Lou Fulton Teachers College at ASU in Operation Feed & Read to help the ASU America Reads Program and local food pantries. Bring books, supplies, and non-perishsable goods to the tailgate.
For more information about the tailgate, click here.
Recent Events
Tailgate and Food Drive at University of Utah
Come to the BYU Education Society tent at the Utah game tailgate. Play "Are You Smarter Than a Fifth Grader," win prizes, and learn about the Society!
Let's cheer on BYU and show Salt Lake City that COUGS CARE by giving back to the community! Bring non-perishable food to the tailgate to donate! Donations will benefit the Utah Food Bank, an organization dedicated to Fighting Hunger Statewide.
For more information on the tailgate, click here.
Homecoming Celebration at BYU
Join us on Saturday, October 12th for the 2024 BYU McKay School Homecoming Celebration! There will be food, fun, and socializing for the entire family. There will be lawn games for kids of all ages and a drawing for fun prizes!
For more information regarding this event and tickets, click here.
Tailgate and Food Drive at Baylor University
Come to the BYU Education Society tent at the Baylor game tailgate. Play "Are You Smarter Than a Fifth Grader," win prizes, and learn about the Society!
Let’s cheer on BYU and show Texas that COUGS CARE by giving back to the community! Bring canned or boxed food to donate at the tailgate! Donations will benefit Caritas of Waco, an organization that “is committed in the fight against food insecurity and poverty, so that those who are most vulnerable among us can have hope.”
For more information about the tailgate, click here.
Tailgate and Art Supplies Drive at Southern Methodist University
Come to the BYU Education Society tent at the SMU game tailgate. Play "Are You Smarter Than a Fifth Grader," win prizes, and learn about the Society!
Let's cheer on BYU and show Texas that COUGS CARE by giving back to the community! Bring art supplies to the tailgate to donate! Donations will benefit adults with disabilities in the Dallas area. View this link for a wish list of preferred items.
Location: 5800 Bush Avenue, Dallas, TX 75205
For more information about the tailgate, click here.
BYU Education Society Annual Conference
Think Celestial: Educating in the Classroom and at Home
Hinckley Building BYU Campus, OR Online
Recordings of select speakers are available to view here.
Kim B. Clark, Professor of Management, BYU Marriott School of Business. Topic: Deep Learning: Succeed in School Through the Power of the Savior for Students and Their Families
Melissa Bostwick and Kim Jones, Social and Emotional Well-Being, Alpine School District. Topic: Educating the Whole Child: Helping Students Reach Their Potential
Damon Bahr, BYU Assoc. Prof. (Ret.), Teacher Education. Topic: Learning from Spiritual and Secular Sources: Orchestrating Inspired Discussions While Teaching in the Savior’s Way
Sarah Clark, BYU McKay School of Education Assoc. Dean & Prof., Teacher Education. Topic: Harnessing the Power of Literacy to Heal Broken Hearts, Strengthen Homes, and Prepare Us All for Eternity
Loren D. Marks, Prof., Family Life, BYU College of Family, Home and Social Sciences. Topic: Stories and Lessons from Great Teachers (and Students) Who Lifted Me Up
iLoveMesa Day
March 9, 2024
Attention BYU Alumni—Come Promote Child Literacy!
iLoveMesa Day in Mesa, Arizona
Tailgate and Book Drive at West Virginia University
Let's cheer on BYU and show West Virginia that COUGS CARE by giving back to the community! Give a new or gently used book you love. Donations will benefit local children through West Virginia University’s Nursery School and United Way. This COUGS CARE service project is co-sponsored by the local alumni chapters and the BYU Education Society.
Location: Mountaineer Field at Milan Puskar Stadium, 900 Willowdale Rd, Morgantown, WV
For more information about the tailgate, click here.
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BYU Education Society - Boise Area
Reading Is Lit!
Literacy Fair for Families & the Community
Bring the kids for a festive reading celebration!
- FREE books for the kids
- Storytime with local heroes
- Entertainment for children, ages 0-12
- Message from Cosmo the Cougar
- Exhibit hall, classes, and workshops
Homecoming Celebration and Book Drive at BYU
Join us on Saturday, October 21st for the 2022 BYU McKay School Homecoming Celebration! There will be food, fun, and socializing for the entire family. There will be lawn games for kids of all ages, a book drive, and a drawing for fun prizes!
This year, we are sponsoring a children's literacy book drive. Please bring a new book you personally love to donate which will be shared with children and youth in need through the Cougar Built program.
Tailgate and Refugee Project at Texas Christian University
Let's cheer on our Cougars and help give back to the community and show the Dallas-Fort Worth area that COUGS CARE! The DFW Alumni Chapter will be doing “A Good Night Sleep” campaign benefiting refugee families coming to the DFW area. Drop off mattress covers, pillows, sheets, comforters, and blankets at the tailgate. Donations will go to Action Alliance International and World Relief.
Location: Trinity Park, 2401 S. University Drive, Fort Worth, TX
For more information about the tailgate, click here.
Tailgate and Book Drive at University of Kansas
Let's cheer on BYU and show Kansas that COUGS CARE by giving back to the community! Give a book from this Amazon list to benefit Native American children in the Lawrence, Kansas School District. This COUGS CARE service project is co-sponsored by the Midwest alumni chapters and the BYU Education Society.
Location: Buford M. Watson, Jr. Park, 727 Kentucky St, Lawrence, KS
For more information about the tailgate, click here.
Cougar Kickoff and Book Drive at BYU
Come visit the BYU Education Society tent at the Cougar Kickoff on Wednesday, August 16th from 6–8 p.m. We're co-sponsoring a book drive to benefit local children, kicking off the series of service projects at BYU Football away games. Bring a new or lightly used children's book you love to the fields north of the Student Athlete Building on the BYU campus!
The BYU Education Society (sponsored by the McKay School of Education) has partnered with Cougs Care and the BYU Athletics Cougar Built program to benefit local elementary school children. BYU student athletes, the dunk team, and Cosmo will personally deliver the books to elementary local schools throughout the upcoming school year.
If you can't come to the kick-off in person, you can still participate by purchasing a book here.
Cougar Kickoff will also include food trucks, games, activities, and the opportunity to meet BYU student athletes!
Annual BYU Education Society Conference
The BYU Education Society Conference 2023 conference theme was "Dear to the Heart of the Shepherd," and was held on Friday, June 16th in the Hinckley Center on BYU's campus.
Recordings of select speakers are available to view here.
Thomas B. Griffith**, former federal judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. circuit. Topic: Building Bridges of Understanding in a Politically-Polarized America
Kendra Hall-Kenyon**, dean of the McKay School of Education. Topic: Nurturing the Full Potential in Educators and Students
Barbara Morgan Gardner**, BYU Associate Professor of Church History & Doctrine: Empowering our Students Through Covenant Relationships
Shane Farnsworth**, Superintendent, Alpine Utah School District: Stewards of Agency
Jenet Erickson**, BYU Associate Professor of Church History & Doctrine: Reaching the Heart in Teaching Sensitive Topics of Gender, Identity, and Family