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An Education Show-Stopper

By Clarissa McIntire
November 04, 2020 04:30 PM
When Les Misérables opened in London’s West End in 1985, many critics gave it an unfavorable review, declaring it bloated, dreadful, and “witless.”1 Despite the negativity, performances sold out quickly, and the original run lasted more than thirty years. Les Misérables remains one of the most popular musicals of all time.
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Scam Savvy - Safeguarding Against Digital Fraud

By Emily Edmonds
November 04, 2020 04:13 PM
When Mark Roberts began working at the FBI in 2002, its cyber program was small. “Almost nonexistent,” he says. “And the cases were mostly child pornography.”
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Therapeutic Rec: A Celebration of Humanity

By Kellene Ricks Adams
November 04, 2020 03:30 PM
Stephanie Janczak felt nervous when she walked into professor Ramon Zabriskie’s classroom for the first time. A BYU Marriott therapeutic recreation and management (TRM) major, Janczak knew that she would be working alongside the other TRM students in the class for the next two years as the cohort progressed toward graduation.
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The Levite, the Priest, and the Good Samaritan in a World of Racial Injustice

November 04, 2020 11:24 AM
The many instances of some- times lethal violence and discrimination against Black people that have been widely publicized in the news media in the last several months have been deeply disturbing to me and
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Authored By Our Own

By Kellene Ricks Adams
July 14, 2020 01:06 PM
Reading books is almost a daily occurrence in the world of higher education. Writing books, however, is not nearly as common. Yet many of BYU Marriott’s faculty members have managed to pen chapters full of wisdom.
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Joy, Truth, and Brass Rings

July 14, 2020 12:07 PM
Unless you are either unusually lucky or incredibly unlucky, and in most cases even then, most of your careers will not be composed of drama.
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Designing A Weekend Worth Talking About

By Clarissa McIntire
July 14, 2020 12:02 PM
You walk into the office on Monday, breakfast in hand. Then your coworker leans over and asks how your weekend was, and your mind goes blank.
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Education Report 2019: Collaborating for Impact

February 26, 2020 02:39 PM
Effective teamwork is at the core of every organization’s success, and learning how to collaborate is an essential piece of a BYU Marriott education.
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Unleashing Power: Tapping into the Potential of Student Leaders

February 26, 2020 02:33 PM
Where some people saw problems, Mike Roberts saw opportunities:
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Mighty Mentors

By Bremen Leak
February 26, 2020 01:58 PM
How early is too early to show up for your first day of work? Jenny Anderson knows from experience that two hours is probably too early.
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Let's Talk Chocolate

By Clarissa McIntire
February 26, 2020 01:26 PM
How the Beehive State Became a Hot Spot for Bean-to-Bar Gourmet Chocolate Making
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Pick Your Prize

By Todd Hollingshead
November 20, 2019 04:17 PM
The return on wellness programs is worth the investment, but organizations still have a hard time getting people fully engaged. New BYU Marriott research digs into which incentives are tied to the best wellness outcomes.
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Square Off

By Clarissa McIntire
November 20, 2019 02:02 PM
The blow-by-blow on how to promote peace in the workplace and negotiate through conflict.
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Thinking Inside the Box

By Bremen Leak
November 20, 2019 12:26 PM
Of the approximately one thousand cars, trucks, and SUVs on display at last year’s Los Angeles Auto Show, not one car featured the distinctive blue and silver logo of the Swedish automaker Volvo. Instead, visitors to the Volvo booth found a curiously empty stage, a banner that read, “Don’t buy our cars,” and a warm invitation to explore the company’s new subscription service, Care by Volvo.
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Be All In

November 20, 2019 09:51 AM
BYU is a special place. I go to a lot of universities, and there is nowhere else like this. I grew up here on this campus. My father was part of the BYU Marriott faculty for thirty years. There isn’t one part of the Tanner Building that doesn’t have a Smith mark on it somewhere.
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