MBA News
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Finding the Right Fit
Tuesday Aug 27 2019
Employers and employees often struggle to find the applicant or company that they feel fits with their priorities and goals. BYU Marriott MBA alumnus Ethan Lindstrom found what works for him and his family in an industry he hadn't even considered.
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Eccles Scholar Award Winners
Tuesday Aug 06 2019
Eleven first-year MBA candidates were recognized from the Marriott School of Business at Brigham Young University as Eccles Scholars, an award presented by the school’s Whitmore Global Management Center (GMC). Up to $9,000 of financial aid is awarded to each recipient for schooling expenses, international projects, and global career exploration.
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Napoleon Dynamite, Jimmy Carter, and a BYU Marriott MBA
Monday Jul 29 2019
As BYU Marriott's own Napoleon Dynamite, assistant professor Mark Hansen credits his involvement with the Future Farmers of America as one step that led him to where he is today.
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Influencing Change
Friday Jul 19 2019
With a background in law and research interests in the NFL, assistant professor Taeya Howell brings a unique perspective to BYU Marriott.
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MBA Students Take Second at Global VCIC Event
Tuesday Jun 04 2019
BYU Marriott School of Business MBA students found themselves among elite company at the Venture Capital Investment Competition in April 2019, placing second overall.
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When Class Notes Pay Off
Tuesday Apr 09 2019
While many students are tempted to toss away class notes at the end of a school year, BYU MBA alum Jason Barron kept his and is actually making a profit from them.
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Ten Students Named Hawes Scholar
Monday Apr 08 2019
BYU Marriott named ten MBA candidates 2019 Hawes Scholars, an honor that carries the highest distinction given to MBA students at the school and a cash award of $10,000.
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Twelve Students Named Stoddard Scholars
Friday Apr 05 2019
Twelve Brigham Young University Marriott School of Business students were honored with the George E. Stoddard Prize, a $5,000 award given to exceptional second-year MBA finance students.
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MBA Team Wins Second in National Competition
Wednesday Mar 27 2019
A team of MBA students representing the BYU Marriott School of Business won second place at an Adam Smith Society case Competition—beating out the likes of Yale, Georgetown, and Columbia Business School to win $4,000.
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MBA Team Wins First at National Supply Chain Competition
Thursday Mar 21 2019
An all-women’s all-star BYU Marriott MBA team won first place on 23 February in a Texas Christian University supply chain case competition against other top supply chain universities. The team drew from the raw talent that the BYU School of Business MBA program had to offer—bringing together individuals with the capability to beat out fourteen other competitors and win $10,000.
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BYU Marriott MBA Program Tops Worldwide Ranking
Friday Mar 08 2019
When it comes to who best trains their graduates, the BYU Marriott MBA program was awarded a No. 1 worldwide ranking by Bloomberg Businessweek.
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BYU MBA Prepared Student Team for National Competition
Thursday Feb 07 2019
Four BYU Marriott School MBA students took first place at the 12th Annual National Case Competition in Ethical Leadership at Baylor University. The competition, held 8-9 November, 2018, in Waco, Texas, is designed to advance the development of ethical leaders through experiential learning.
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Head Sherpa Leads Students to MBA Summit
Thursday Jan 10 2019
Jesse Myrick decided to come to the BYU Marriott MBA program to open doors in his career. However, Myrick got a lot more than a career launch out of his MBA education.
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The Naïve Yes
Wednesday Jan 09 2019
Business leaders need to be able to act in spite of fear. At a recent Power Panel hosted by BYU Marriott’s MBA Women in Management Club, speaker Liz Wiseman encouraged those in attendance to do this by saying yes—fast. She calls this approach “the naïve yes.”
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BYU Marriott MBA Program Reaches New Heights
Tuesday Jan 08 2019
The BYU Marriott School of Business has added a new No. 1 ranking to its collection, climbing to No. 1 for Best MBA for Human Resources on The Princeton Review's list of Best Business Schools for 2019.
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BYU Marriott Welcomes Its New Dean
Brigitte Madrian Began Term 1 January Monday Jan 07 2019
After six months of anticipation, Brigham Young University finally welcomes its newest dean. On 1 January 2019, Brigitte C. Madrian began her tenure as dean of the BYU Marriott School of Business.
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BYU Marriott Ranks in the Nation’s Top Ten for Entrepreneurship
Tuesday Nov 20 2018
The Princeton Review ranked BYU Marriott's undergraduate entrepreneurship program No. 4 and the graduate program No. 10 for 2019, making this the ninth straight year that BYU Marriott has placed in the top ten for both programs.
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BYU Marriott MBA Program Among Nation’s Best
Monday Nov 12 2018
With its Bloomberg Businessweek No. 5 ranking in learning, the Brigham Young University Marriott School of Business MBA program continues its tradition of creating an environment that provides one of the best learning and collaborating opportunities for MBA candidates.
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The Candy Connoisseur
Friday Oct 05 2018
Though Adkins has experience in golf, cartography, and geographic information systems, he found his passion in chocolate while interning for Hershey.
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Masters in Business
Monday Jul 16 2018
With a new school year approaching this fall, take a look at some of the impressive women who add to the reputation of the MBA program.