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Intellectual Badge

To earn your Intellectual Wellness Badge, complete at least 2 Learn activities, 2 Do activities, and 1 Share activity, then briefly reflect on your experience. At least one Do activity should involve continued learning or practice over 3–4 weeks. Choose from activities designed for students and employees.

You may submit a description of why you qualify for this achievement. It will be included in your badge award. If there is a URL that points to evidence of this achievement on the web, you may include that.

For SWELL classes please include your instructors names, SWELL course and section number. ie SWELL 102-002

LEARN

-Explore Something New Attend a BYU lecture, forum, devotional, workshop, or presentation on a topic that interests you and identify 3 things you learned.

-Learn How You Learn Learn How You Learn — Explore the BYU Student Success Center’s Study Skills Learning Library and identify 2 strategies you can use to improve how you learn. Student Success Center(https://ssc.byu.edu/learning-resources)

-LinkedIn Learning Complete a LinkedIn Learning course that helps you develop a new skill or expand your knowledge. BYU LinkedIn Learning(https://talent.byu.edu/linkedin-training)

-Library Exploration Explore a BYU Library resource, collection, exhibit, workshop, or research tool you haven't used before.Library Softwear Training(https://lib.byu.edu/services/software-training/?utm_source=chatgpt.com)

-Read Something New Read a book, article, or other credible resource on a subject outside your usual interests and identify 3 things you learned. BYU Library E-books(https://lib.byu.edu/books/?utm_source=chatgpt.com)

-Learn from Someone Else Have a conversation with a professor, mentor, colleague, or someone with expertise in an area you would like to learn more about. Peer Mentors(https://ssc.byu.edu/mentoring?utm_source=chatgpt.com)

Learn a New Skill — Begin learning something you've always wanted to try, such as a language, coding, photography, music, writing, or another skill.

LEARN - ADDITIONAL EMPLOYEE OPTIONS

-Develop Your Skills Attend a BYU Human Resources or Talent Development workshop and identify 3 things you learned. Talent Development(https://talent.byu.edu/)

-LinkedIn Learning Complete a LinkedIn Learning course related to your professional or personal development. LinkedIn Learning(https://talent.byu.edu/linkedin-training)

-Learn New Technology Attend a software or technology training and learn a tool that could improve your work. Software Training(https://lib.byu.edu/services/software-training/)

-Explore Beyond Your Role Learn about another department or area of BYU and identify something you can collaborate with.

DO

-Brain Challenge — Complete puzzles, Sudoku, crosswords, strategy games, or other brain challenges at least 3 times a week for one month.

-Language Challenge — Practice learning a new language at least 2 times a week for one month.

-Put It Into Practice — Take something new you've learned and apply it to a class, project, work assignment, hobby, or personal goal.

-Visit Something New — Visit a BYU museum, exhibit, library collection, cultural event, or educational experience you haven't explored before.

-Learn Beyond Your Major — Attend an event, lecture, or workshop outside your major or usual field and explore how the topic connects to your own interests.

-Creative Challenge — Choose a creative intellectual activity—writing, music, photography, design, coding, art, etc.—and work on it consistently for 3–4 weeks.

DO - ADDITIAL EMPLOYEE OPTIONS

-Put Your Training to Work — Complete a professional development course or workshop and apply at least one thing you learned to your work.

-Develop a New Skill — Choose a professional or personal skill you'd like to improve and practice it consistently for 3–4 weeks.

-Technology Challenge — Learn a new software program, feature, or digital tool and use it regularly for one month.

-Read for Professional Growth — Read a professional development book and implement at least one idea from it.

-Cross-Department Learning — Connect with someone from another BYU department, learn about what they do, and identify one idea or practice you could use in your own role.

Attend & Apply — Attend a BYU professional development workshop and implement one strategy from the workshop over the next 3–4 weeks.

SHARE

-Share something new you learned with a friend, classmate, family member, or coworker.

-Invite someone to attend a lecture, workshop, museum, class, or educational activity with you.

-Recommend a helpful book, podcast, course, article, or BYU learning resource to someone.

-Teach someone a new skill, concept, or strategy you learned while completing the badge.

-Join or organize a study group, book club, or learning group and contribute something you have learned.

-Have a conversation with someone about a new idea or perspective and listen to their point of view.

-Encourage a friend or coworker to set an intellectual wellness goal and check in with them on their progress.