Event(s) Summary
Number of Events Organized During Brain Awareness Week:
2
Year:
2022
Type of Events Held:
- Exhibit
- Other
- Other: Art Contest
Target Audiences:
- Other
- University students
- Other: BYU Neuroscience Majors; General BYU Population
Approximate Number of People Reached:
633
Details of Major Brain Awareness Week Events/Activities:
1. Art Contest: This year we performed our 5th Annual Neuroscience Art Contest. This contest is for BYU Neuroscience majors only. We asked our students to highlight the artistic creativity of neuroscience on the theme of “Neurodiversity”. The faculty committee ranked the entries and five students were awarded cash prizes. The art will be used to illustrate the student research magazine and be permanently displayed in the BYU Neuroscience center.
Event Planning & Publicity
Publicity Methods Used:
- Advertisements
- Emails
- Posters/Flyers
- Press Release/Media Advisory
- Website
- Social Media
Which of These Publicity Methods Was The Most Successful?
Resources
What downloadable materials from the Foundation did you use for your events?
- Kids' Fact Sheets Grades 3-5
- Kids' Fact Sheets Grades 6-8
What other downloadable materials would you like the Foundation to provide?
- New Fact Sheets
- New Lesson Plans
- Activities/Experiments
- New Puzzles/Games
Which BAW graphic materials did you use in publicizing your events?
- Brain Awareness Week Logos
- Brain Awareness Week Facebook Cover Image
Feedback & Keys to Success
How do you feel BAW participation benefited your organization and the local community?
Students get more involved in neuroscience major and develop more creativity. They also see that their efforts are rewarded.
Please share any suggestions or lessons learned that may help others plan future events:
We learned that the sheets are very helpful for the younger students. We also learned that we should plan the future events in a more public place so that we get more foot traffic at the art gallery. We had cookies and that was helpful to draw in even more people for brain awareness week!
