Past Participants’ Experiences
My China experience was life changing. Living in China for six months changed my life in so many
ways. I think differently, I have more confidence, I am more independent, and appreciative of life, just
to name a few. Every day I am reminded of something from China that has considerably changed the
way I look at life. I was also lucky enough to make so many amazing friends. Friends I will keep in
touch with for years to come.
Winter 2008- Spencer A. Streeter
BYU-I Student
You come to love their strange way of living that seems weird to us, but works for them. The food, the
sights, the smells, the feeling, the noise; I miss it all! More than anything I miss their faces. I miss the
sweet smiles of all my students, whom I will never forget. No matter what age, they will teach you so
much more than you will teach them. They will teach you to be humble and kind; to be respectful and
hardworking. They will give you an enthusiasm for learning. They will give you a greater appreciation
for your own country and life. You will grow to love them.
Winter 2008- Tricia Packer
BYU-I Student
I am so glad that I decided to step out of my comfort zone and come to China. China Horizons
provides a great opportunity and it will surely be a chapter in my life I will NEVER forget. The
students are eager to learn and want to be your best friend. They will gladly do anything for you and
make you feel very welcome. Just come with an open mind, ready to be taught a new way of life
different than what you are accustomed to. Don't forget to have fun. It will be over before you know
it!
Winter 2009- Elizabeth Jenkins
BYU-Provo Student
This is a flier from an NDA started out of rexburg. I would like to draw your attention to the last line where it says "BYU-Provo". Many don't prefer BYU to be referred to as BYU-Provo. First, it is not what BYU is called at all. I would prefer the university to not be connotated with anything but Brigham Young's name.
BYU is not a satalite school in a complex educational system where people need to refer to where it is. There are only two other universities in the CES, BYU-Hawaii, and BYU-Idaho.
Referring to BYU in this manner is a common nowhere but at BYU-Idaho and possibly BYU-Hawaii (I have never personally been to BYUH).
A google search of "BYU-Provo" will mostly give responses in addresses on BYU's website and other addresses.
The couple that were found in the first 10 pages that were don't come from BYU's website at all. They are from a BYU-Idaho nursing
school spreasheet and from a BYU-Hawaii announcements page.
I can understand Texas and/or California desiring to make distinctions between it's many campuses. e.g. UTA, UTSA, UCLA, UC-Berkley etc. These educational systems were created from the onset to have multiple campuses that have a similar academic commonality to them.
The differences between BYU and BYU-Idaho accademically are note worthy. Were one to transfer from BYU-Idaho to BYU, most of the classes would not qualify as transferrable. Many students successfully transfer from BYUI to BYU every year. Most come to BYU from BYUI with fewer credits then that they had originally.
The Universities in the CES do not have an academic commonality. BYU is not similar to BYU-Idaho nor BYU-Hawaii. Though BYU-Idaho and BYU-Hawaii have transformed each respectives programs in tremendous since becoming part of the CES, both do not compare to that of BYU.
Associating BYU and provo in the same word distracts hearers to an idea that is different from simply, "BYU". As an employee of BYU who deals with business internationally, I have personal experience in this. In many cases people recognize the name BYU more than they do Utah much less Provo. If anything at all BYU-Utah should be used instead of BYU-Provo. Even though that would cause considerable confusion amongst those that know of the BYU-Utah rivalry it would at least be consistant with the other official names of BYU-Idaho and BYU-Hawaii.
A more appropriate and fitting name for these schools to refer to BYU as would be BYU-Utah campus or BYU-Provo Campus.
Even BYU-Flagship campus would be appropriate.
