en-us Current news and events at the BYU Marriott School of Business. http://marriott.byu.edu/news/img/msb_logo.png http://marriott.byu.edu/news?id=1 58 144 BYU Marriott School of Business News Logo Sat, 13 Jun 2026 05:48:13 +0000 BYU Marriott School of Business RSS http://marriott.byu.edu/news?id=1 chad_little@byu.edu (Chad Little) Chad Little Marylis Fantoni had her first child one week before her final exams as a first-year MPA student in the BYU Marriott School of Business. Having been both a mother and an international student throughout her schooling, Fantoni says that her experiences have prepared her to connect and empathize with her students now as an assistant professor.]]> Wed, 10 Jun 2026 15:11:58 +0000 http://marriott.byu.edu/news/?article=2679 http://marriott.byu.edu/news/?article=2679 Elizabeth Walker Elizabeth Walker 0 Jason Whetstone has led an HR team of two for a company with 200 employees and an HR team of sixty for a company with 8,000. But regardless of the size of his role, he says that the critical thinking skills he developed during his MBA from the BYU Marriott School of Business have been key as he works to add value in both his professional and personal life. ]]> Mon, 08 Jun 2026 18:02:10 +0000 http://marriott.byu.edu/news/?article=2687 http://marriott.byu.edu/news/?article=2687 Bryan Ross Bryan Ross 0 Known for its entrepreneurial minds and soda bar, the Rollins Center for Entrepreneurship and Technology at the BYU Marriott School of Business extends past the main lobby and event space. Down the building’s hallways are studio offices—rooms to support growth and progress for student-owned businesses.]]> Thu, 04 Jun 2026 14:59:45 +0000 http://marriott.byu.edu/news/?article=2659 http://marriott.byu.edu/news/?article=2659 Kiana Aquino Kiana Aquino 0 The Romney Institute of Public Service and Ethics at the BYU Marriott School of Business presented Tina Nabatchi with the 2026 Gary C. Cornia Award. In her acceptance speech, she reflected on the responsibility of public service professionals to address social issues and the power that comes from collaboration.]]> Wed, 03 Jun 2026 14:28:58 +0000 http://marriott.byu.edu/news/?article=2680 http://marriott.byu.edu/news/?article=2680 Megan Charlton Megan Charlton 0 Whether Ben Beck is sitting in the bright green leather recliner in his office at BYU Marriott, at the bishop’s desk of his church building, or in the cramped storefront of a small business in Cambodia, Beck says his goal is the same: to support and encourage the individuals he meets.]]> Mon, 01 Jun 2026 14:34:21 +0000 http://marriott.byu.edu/news/?article=2698 http://marriott.byu.edu/news/?article=2698 Melissa Een Melissa Een 0 Millie Rapp reentered the workforce at a cement plant in rural West Texas, where the environment came with its quirks. “We had a bobcat that liked to eat the heads off birds,” she says. “After a rainstorm, I’d sometimes be walking through water with clear reminders of that—things were never boring.”]]> Thu, 28 May 2026 14:48:16 +0000 http://marriott.byu.edu/news/?article=2683 http://marriott.byu.edu/news/?article=2683 Bryan Ross Bryan Ross 0 Air Force Major Corban Smith faced his own personal doomsday when he was told a medical condition would prevent him from becoming an Air Force pilot—a dream he’d had since he was a child. After being forced to alter his plans, he discovered a new path that’s led him to his current position as the operations flight commander and assistant professor at Brigham Young University’s Air Force ROTC.]]> Tue, 26 May 2026 15:26:10 +0000 http://marriott.byu.edu/news/?article=2695 http://marriott.byu.edu/news/?article=2695 Nicholas Day Nicholas Day 0 The MBA program hosted an internal case competition during winter semester, giving students the opportunity to apply teamwork and problem-solving skills and compete for cash prizes. For some of the 78 MBA students who participated, this event was the first and only case competition they participated in.]]> Tue, 26 May 2026 19:10:00 +0000 http://marriott.byu.edu/news/?article=2697 http://marriott.byu.edu/news/?article=2697 Melissa Een Melissa Een 0 More than 1,600 graduates walked across the stage in the Marriott Center during the April 2026 convocation ceremonies for the BYU Marriott School of Business. At each ceremony, graduates were invited to embody BYU Marriott’s values and become Christlike leaders. ]]> Fri, 15 May 2026 15:06:36 +0000 http://marriott.byu.edu/news/?article=2694 http://marriott.byu.edu/news/?article=2694 Bryan Ross Bryan Ross 0 When Maddie Jones, an information systems student at the BYU Marriott School of Business, opens her laptop to work on her homework, she often has five different AI models running at once. Although she first approached the new technology with some hesitancy, Jones—along with other students at BYU Marriott—has learned to embrace AI as a tool for learning.]]> Wed, 13 May 2026 17:30:09 +0000 http://marriott.byu.edu/news/?article=2671 http://marriott.byu.edu/news/?article=2671 Elizabeth Walker Elizabeth Walker 0 “I’m of the mind that with AI now, we as faculty have to move the goalposts way out there,” says Scott Murff, an associate teaching professor of strategy at the BYU Marriott School of Business. As faculty integrate AI into their classrooms, they say they hope that their students will not only accomplish more, but that they will become more. “Instead of getting to the end of the road, now we want our students to go to the moon.”]]> Tue, 12 May 2026 16:20:48 +0000 http://marriott.byu.edu/news/?article=2693 http://marriott.byu.edu/news/?article=2693 0 The BYU Marriott School of Business honored selected faculty and staff at its April 2026 awards ceremony for their impact in exemplifying BYU Marriott's mission, vision, and values in both classroom and administrative work.]]> Fri, 08 May 2026 15:21:26 +0000 http://marriott.byu.edu/news/?article=2691 http://marriott.byu.edu/news/?article=2691 0 The MBA program at the BYU Marriott School of Business awarded six MBA students the 2026 Gary P. Williams Leadership Award. Students are nominated by peers as exemplary role models of leadership and receive a cash award of $10,000 in recognition of their efforts.]]> Thu, 07 May 2026 15:38:01 +0000 http://marriott.byu.edu/news/?article=2690 http://marriott.byu.edu/news/?article=2690 0 Nine MBA students from the BYU Marriott School of Business received the 2026 Hawes Scholars Award. The award, which includes a $10,000 cash prize, is one of the highest distinctions given to graduating MBA students at BYU Marriott.]]> Thu, 07 May 2026 15:11:33 +0000 http://marriott.byu.edu/news/?article=2689 http://marriott.byu.edu/news/?article=2689 Bryan Ross Bryan Ross 0 Each year, the George E. Stoddard Prize is awarded to MBA students at the BYU Marriott School of Business who are pursuing careers in finance and have displayed leadership and academic excellence.]]> Thu, 07 May 2026 15:24:29 +0000 http://marriott.byu.edu/news/?article=2686 http://marriott.byu.edu/news/?article=2686 0 Ten first-year MBA students at the BYU Marriott School of Business with a strong interest and commitment to international business were recognized as the 2026 Eccles Scholars by the Whitmore Global Business Center (GBC). Through the generosity of the George S. and Dolores Doré Eccles Foundation, Eccles Scholars are awarded a paid international business experience and up to $2,000.]]> Wed, 06 May 2026 17:52:44 +0000 http://marriott.byu.edu/news/?article=2685 http://marriott.byu.edu/news/?article=2685 0 A desire to conduct research sent experience design and management (ExDM) students Autumn Tolman and Hannah Knowlton on a flight across the world. Their journey in the Netherlands—the two BYU Marriott School of Business students explain—has changed their fundamental understanding of experience design and provided an opportunity for them to share their findings.]]> Tue, 05 May 2026 20:04:37 +0000 http://marriott.byu.edu/news/?article=2688 http://marriott.byu.edu/news/?article=2688 Nicholas Day Nicholas Day 0 When BYU Marriott students feel nervous about going into the workforce, Zach Wright says he knows exactly how they feel. Drawing on his own experiences, he advises students to stay open to opportunities as they work toward their career goals.]]> Mon, 04 May 2026 15:23:57 +0000 http://marriott.byu.edu/news/?article=2668 http://marriott.byu.edu/news/?article=2668 Melissa Een Melissa Een 0 MBA students walked out of the Marketing Futures Summit, hosted by the BYU Marriott School of Business, with a PVC pipe and a branded hoodie in hand. Aside from providing participants with some BYU Marriott swag, the event offered students the opportunity to both network with recent MBA alumni and develop professional skills.]]> Fri, 01 May 2026 15:02:20 +0000 http://marriott.byu.edu/news/?article=2669 http://marriott.byu.edu/news/?article=2669 Bryan Ross Bryan Ross 0 When BYU Marriott student Michael Liu did the math, he didn’t like what he saw. Liu had spent the first 16 years of his life in Beijing and Taiwan, dreaming of going to college in the United States. He added up the costs of college one night—and his dream suddenly seemed impossible. Discouraged, he said a prayer. “I think the answer God told me was that everything would be okay,” he says. “But honestly, in that moment, my faith wasn’t quite there yet.” Still, Liu decided he didn’t want to let go of his dream without giving it his best shot.]]> Thu, 30 Apr 2026 15:08:15 +0000 http://marriott.byu.edu/news/?article=2676 http://marriott.byu.edu/news/?article=2676 Bryan Ross Bryan Ross 0