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Ballard Center

BYU Marriott School of Business
Email: ballardcenter@byu.edu

360 TNRB
Provo, UT 84602

(801) 422-5283
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Student Experiences

Apps Can’t Empathize; Humans Can’t Scale

May 24, 2018
Nine cars filled with siblings, aunts, uncles, and cousins followed Alexandra Bernadotte's vehicle in a caravan as she arrived at Dartmouth as the first college student in her family.
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Student Experiences

TEDxBYU 2018 Videos Now Live

May 24, 2018
Helping underserved kids go to college, medical labs on a microchip, and creating engaging work environments are only a few of the TEDxBYU 2018 presented ideas that teach and inspire.
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Center News

New Resource To Inform Social Impact

March 30, 2018
Ballard Brief, a new online publication from the Ballard Center, provides information and answers for everyone from everyday innovators to professional social entrepreneurs to learn more about issues they are interested in.
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Center News

The 5 Most Popular TEDxBYU Talks

February 22, 2018
The Ballard Center's annual TEDxBYU event brings speakers from all around the world to deliver groundbreaking, unique messages.
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Employee Experiences

Alumni Tips on Doing Good Better

February 22, 2018
Todd Manwaring, director of the Ballard Center—a center dedicated to helping students Do Good Better—gives advice on how to make a real impact with social issues you care about.
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Student Experiences

Student App Creator Helps Ghanaian Teachers

February 20, 2018
When BYU graduate student Cade Dopp learned about an inefficiency in the Ghanaian education system, he decided to use innovation to intervene.
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Student Experiences

Do Good. Better in Your Relationships

February 13, 2018
The Ballard Center has a growing influence on BYU campus and around the world, but what most don't realize is that it also impacts the relationships of its employees.
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Student Spotlight

How a Street Vendor Changed My Life

February 07, 2018
As we walked down the street, we saw a girl about my age with dark hair, dark eyes, and brown skin just like me selling beautiful beaded bags. What really made us different?
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Alumni Spotlight

Alumnus Innovates for Low-Income Students

January 18, 2018
In a rural, low-income community in Granville County, North Carolina, a group of AP calculus high school students came to class to find no teacher. The situation didn't just continue for a few days the class sat teacherless for over two months.
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