Honor

All BYU students, including student athletes, are required to follow that University Honor Code, which is a code of conduct and living that helps improve the lives of university students. Coach Mendenhall has worked hard to instill the principles outlined in the honor code and BYU's sponsering church: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints.

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Service

By "entering to learn" and continuing to learn as they "go forth to serve," BYU students strengthen not only themselves - they "also bring strength to others in the tasks of home and family life, social relationships, civic duty, and service to mankind."

BYU should inspire students to keep alive their curiosity and prepare them to continue learning throughout their lives. BYU should produce careful readers, prayerful thinkers, and active participants in solving family, professional, religious, and social problems. A BYU diploma is a beginning, not an end, pointing the way to a habit of constant learning. In an era of rapid changes in technology and information, the knowledge and skills learned this year may require renewal the next. Therefore, a BYU degree should educate students in how to learn, teach them that there is much still to learn, and implant in them a love of learning.

BYU should nurture in its students the desire to use their knowledge and skills not only to enrich their own lives but also to bless their families, their communities, the Church, and the larger society. Students should learn, then demonstrate, that their ultimate allegiance is to higher values, principles, and human commitments rather than to mere self-interest. By doing this, BYU graduates can counter the destructive and often materialistic self-centeredness and worldliness that afflict modern society. A service ethic should permeate every part of BYU's activities#from the admissions process through the curriculum and extracurricular experiences to the moment of graduation. This ethic should also permeate each student's heart, leading him or her to the ultimate wellspring of charity the love for others that Christ bestows on his followers.

Academics

In support of the vision of Brigham Young University and the Athletic Department, the mission of the Student Athlete Center is to create a University experience that builds confidence and teaches skills necessary to enhance the quality of life for each student-athlete. The Student Academic Center is dedicated to the academic, personal and spiritual growth of each student-athlete as they prepare for graduation. These goals are achieved by:

- Promoting a friendly environment that fosters trusting relationships.
- Communicating consistently with faculty, coaches and administration.
- Providing academic support resources including, state of the art facility, tutoring, mentoring, computers and study areas.
- Maintaining comprehensive academic and career advisement.
- Referring student-athletes to appropriate on-campus student services.
- Coordinating leadership opportunities through participation in community service, Student Athlete Advisory Council, and NCAA CHAMP Life Skills programs.

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