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Women's Services and Resources

What is WSR?

Learn about the services and resources we provide, along with the mission, vision, values, and goals of our office.

WSR is a Brigham Young University office with an information and referral network for students, staff, and faculty. We address women's issues in a positive, proactive way. As a Campus Life office, we collaborate with other BYU offices and departments, as well as the community, to best serve both the women and men at BYU. Our services, events, and educational programs have been created to meet your needs and enhance your college experience.

  • Mission: Facilitate the personal, academic, and spiritual success of students at BYU by empowering them through education and connecting them with resources to help them excel as individuals, build thriving relationships and families, and strengthen their communities.

    Vision: Educate, connect, and empower students to create a Christ-centered life.

  • Values:
    • Compassion: We will provide services in a spirit of compassion, hope, and understanding.
    • Integrity: Our actions and words will demonstrate integrity, authenticity, and strong moral principles.
    • Respect: We will respect all with whom we come in contact and we value the opinions and perspectives of others.
    • Trust: We will be dependable, loyal, and genuinely committed to those we serve, university administration, and the community.

    Goals:
    • Provide a physically and emotionally safe place where students can express their feelings, concerns, viewpoints, and ideas.
    • Provide opportunities for women to help, befriend, and network with other women.
    • Develop women as future leaders in their families, communities, and worldwide.
    • Sustain the BYU administration in their efforts and in all ways support the mission and aims of the university.
    • Foster an environment that encourages teamwork and provides for the success, growth, and fulfillment of WSR staff.
    • Ensure accountability to the students, donors, and administration of BYU, as well as to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

  • WSR supports you in the challenges you face by providing a place for you to be heard, receive useful information, and connect to appropriate resources. The consultations, support groups, and wellness services are designed to help you overcome issues from eating disorders to breakups and everything in between.

    WSR's knowledgeable and trained staff members are here to buoy you up in your quest for success and happiness at BYU. We offer services—as well as references to additional resources and professionals when needed—to all members of the BYU community, including men.

  • In addition to helping you deal with difficulties, WSR also focuses on celebrating all the good in education and womanhood. We offer events, workshops, and volunteer opportunities to further your knowledge and success at BYU and beyond. WSR facilitates connections between women by providing you with opportunities to befriend, network with, and serve one another.

    You don't have to be struggling to visit our office—WSR is for everyone! Whether you want to learn more about women's issues, discuss family and career balance, or improve your nutrition habits, WSR is here for you. WSR's goal is to empower you throughout your college experience to recognize your individuality and divine worth.

    Stop by 3328 WSC anytime! Also, take a look at our upcoming events and workshops, annual campaigns, and volunteer opportunities to learn more about how you can get involved.

  • Women's Services & Resources is designated as a confidential reporting area. If a student makes a report to a full-time WSR employee, that employee will not report the incident to any other campus entity UNLESS it is determined there is an immediate health or safety risk or otherwise required by law.

    Women's Services & Resources seeks to assist and support all members of the campus community by recommending appropriate resources both on and off-campus and in the community.

    (October 2017)