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Student Spotlight

Using Feedback as a Fuel for Growth

October 11, 2024
When an academic advisor counseled her to consider a different major, Perla Valdovinos reworked her schedule, prioritized her studies, and stayed persistent in doing all she could to get into the information systems program at BYU Marriott.
Employee Spotlight

Finding Common Ground Through Gospel Insights

October 10, 2024
In 2023, associate professor of management at BYU Marriott Richard Gardner started teaching at a new university, in a new city, as a new parent—these challenges brought Gardner a chance to connect with his students and research in new ways.
School News

New Office, Same Mission: The Rollins Center Moves to South Campus

October 08, 2024
In September students at Brigham Young University attended a ribbon-cutting ceremony to learn more about the Rollins Center’s new south campus space and its services for BYU entrepreneurs.
Alumni Spotlight

Becoming a Decision Maker

October 03, 2024
Christie Clark was used to writing stories for others. Realizing she wanted to be a decision maker where she worked, Christie Clark pursued an MBA at BYU Marriott.
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Student Experiences

Out of the Sandbox and into Silicon Valley

October 01, 2024
In the last two years, five teams from the BYU Marriott Sandbox program have won the entrepreneurship lottery: half a million dollars and access to Silicon Valley’s network of startup elites. But the secret of the BYU Marriott’s Sandbox teams’ success wasn’t luck—it was a willingness to fail.
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Student Spotlight

From Social Projects to Passion Projects

September 26, 2024
Strategy student Talmage Morgan discovered a new passion as he participated in an on-campus internship with the Ballard Center for Social Impact.
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Student Experiences

BYU Marriott Students Solve Union Pacific’s Unique Landscape Problem

September 24, 2024
As part of an on-campus internship, five BYU Marriott students helped Union Pacific figure out what to do with 8,000 palm trees at one of their transload facilities.
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Alumni Spotlight

Breaking Ground in the MBA Program

August 26, 2024
Mary Jean Frodsham was the first woman to graduate from BYU Marriott with an MBA. Her journey wasn’t easy, but she felt well-prepared and supported along the way.
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Alumni Spotlight

Seasons of Life

August 06, 2024
MPA alumna Anastasia Jespersen has learned through experience that life has seasons, and each one comes with the opportunity to prioritize different parts of your life.
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Alumni Spotlight

Coming and Boeing

July 23, 2024
When GSCM alum Jeremy Romrell began his internship at Boeing in the summer of 2017, he had no idea he would become a driving force in connecting the company to BYU Marriott.
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Faculty Research

BYU Professor, Partners Create First-Ever Risk Guide to Help Organizations Safely Adopt AI

June 20, 2024
BYU Marriott professor teams with ASU, University of Duisburg-Essen, and industry coauthors to create GenAI Governance Framework.
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Faculty Research

Mindset Matters

By Lisa Ann Thomson
March 26, 2024
In the quest to alleviate poverty, BYU researchers are discovering how a growth mindset matters as much as a skill set.
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Faculty Research

Experience Design Study: Attending Campus Devotionals Increases Student Sense of Connection

March 04, 2024
Going to BYU athletics events, joining clubs and playing intramural sports rank high on connection; devotionals rank even higher
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Feature

Money Talks: Teaching Kids Financial Fluency

By Brittany Rogers
June 24, 2024
Even if your money habits aren’t gold standard, it’s important to talk with your kids—and regularly—about spending, saving, and giving. Here’s how.
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Feature

The Experience Equation

By Emily Edmonds
June 24, 2024
Adding Organizational Value Through Designed Experiences
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Alumni Spotlight

Sweet Victories

By Sara Smith Atwood
June 24, 2024
For many people, one marathon is enough to last a lifetime. Not so for Gretchen Olson Montgomery.
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