Average of 950 enrolled students and 100 graduates per year
Weekly lecture series held on Wednesdays at noon during fall and winter semesters on topics like Building a Civil Society, The Global Religious Experience, Race: Myths and Realities, Challenges to Democracy, Engaging Global Inequality, Environmental Stewardship, Women and Politics, and more
Notable authors present at the Book of the Semester lecture every fall and winter semester
Kennedy Mentors available to help juniors/seniors map out their path to global careers each fall/winter semester
Scholarships
Advise students on 18 different scholarships including the Fulbright U.S. Student Program, Boren Awards, Foreign Language and Area Studies (FLAS), and Critical Language Scholarships (CLS)
Additional clubs and student organizations explore professional opportunities in diplomacy (FSSO), development (SID), national security (NSSA/Praemon), international law (ILSA), and global business (GMSA)
Outreach
Administer the China Teachers Program—a nonprofit organization sending degree-holding professionals on a one-year service experience in China
Support the International Society—an association of business professionals with international interests who are members or friends of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
Creator and owner of CultureGrams, a widely known and loved resource for education, private, and public organizations since the 1980s—available for purchase through many schools across the U.S. via ProQuest
Producer of films including Helen Foster Show: Witness to Revolution, The Kennedy Way, and ten documentaries in the Beyond the Border Series, including our award-winning films on energy in Central Asia (Fault Lines and Pipelines), Korean Reunification (Unfortunate Brothers) and Brazil’s unique identity (Fronteira da Grandeza)
Social Media
8 social media accounts that connect alumni, students, and friends of the Kennedy Center
1200+ recorded lectures from scholars, diplomats, and international professionals on our YouTube channel
Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Open Doors Report ranked BYU and the Kennedy Center's International Study Programs as 14th largest in the nation
BYU, in conjunction with the University of Utah, has been named a National Resource Center (NRC) for Latin American and Asian Studies by the U.S. Department of Education, providing the two schools with $7 million in funding starting in 2022. This marks the fourth time that BYU and the University of Utah have been named an NRC for Asia and the third time for Latin America.
BYU’s MUN has competed since 1965 and had a 13-year streak where both countries received the top “outstanding” award
Collegiate Model EU was created in partnership with University of Washington and Scripps/Pomona as part of BYU’s Center for the Study of Europe Title VI National Resource Center (NRC)
