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Celebrating 150 Years at BYU Marriott

The BYU Marriott School of Business aims to develop Christlike leaders who leverage their light—their faith, intellect, and character—to lead individuals and teams forward. BYU Marriott’s celebration of BYU’s 150th birthday reflects this mission: Each department and center is commemorating the anniversary with a project anchored in promoting light and learning in the worlds’ future leaders.

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Year of Reflections: BYU Marriott Peer Advisors

Peer mentors in the Undergraduate Advisement office reflected on how they’ve learned about Christlike leadership and service as they met with current and prospective business students. Peer mentors served students one-on-one and helped them navigate different majors, prerequisite classes, applications, résumé assistance, and more.
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Career Life Hacks: A Resource Library for Students

The Business Career Center recorded upperclassmen sharing insights from their own career development journeys to create a collection of advice that underclassmen can access as they progress toward their own career goals.
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Creating a Blueprint of Intentional Experiences

Working with real companies on real projects, ExDM students helped clients design experiences integral to their organization. Students reflected on their hands-on learning experiences where they used what they learned in the classroom to benefit others outside of campus.
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Finance Leaders in the Making: A Year of Mentorship

Seniors in the finance program continue a legacy of service as they mentor other students interested in finance careers. They reflect on their own experiences being mentored and how they were inspired to be Christlike leaders.
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Celebrating 40 Years: The Impact of the Cardon International Sponsorship

The Cardon International Sponsorship program celebrates 40 years of bringing Latter-day Saint graduate students from around the world to study at BYU Marriott. These students reflected on the spiritual and professional training that they are excited to take back to their home countries to become leaders in the Church and their communities.
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Integrating Skills into Service for IS Students

For their four-day culminating learning experience, first-semester IS students worked with a nonprofit organization, the Turtle Shelter Project. As students built out a CRM for the company, they reflected on how their work was able to help the organization in their goal to provide warmth during the winter for community members experiencing homelessness.
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2025 Faith and Belief at Work Case Competition

MBA programs came from around the world to address the challenges leaders face regarding faith and belief in the workplace in the MBA Faith and Belief at Work case competition. BYU Marriott students who participated in the case competition reflected on what they learned about how including the faith and belief systems of a diverse workforce can lead to optimal business outcomes.
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Sharing Light Abroad: Addressing Modern-Day Slavery

In a recent study abroad, global supply chain management students worked with the Asia Pacific Supply Chain leadership of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Students reflected on what they learned about addressing modern day slavery in global supply chains as they presented their findings in New Zealand.
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Focusing on the One: Grantwell’s 2025 Philanthropic Consulting

Through Grantwell, MPA students provide philanthropic consulting to nonprofit organizations across the nation. As students helped with grant evaluation, fundraising strategy, and social impact assessments, they reflected on the gospel principles they saw in action and their ability to build Zion-like communities.
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Creating Christlike Leaders: 2025 BYU Marriott Case Competition

The annual BYU Marriott internal case competition centered on Christlike leadership in 2025. Students who participated reflected on what they learned about applying principles of Christlike leadership to real-world business situations.
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Entrepreneurial Legacy: Celebrating 150 BYU-Based Businesses

The Rollins Center for Entrepreneurship and Technology recently showcased 150 BYU-inspired businesses that illuminate the world with purpose-driven products, service, and leadership. These businesses were each started by BYU students either while they were attending BYU or after they graduated.
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Saints at War: ROTC Tribute to Christlike Leadership and Service

The “Saints at War” lecture—a unique intersection of military leadership and gospel principles—explored how the ROTC program prepares leaders of faith. The event exemplified how BYU’s Air Force and Army ROTC programs teach cadets to bring the light of Christ into the darkest physical and spiritual battlefields.
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Serving the Community: 2025 Volunteer Income Tax Assistance Lab

Each year, accounting students at BYU Marriott provide free tax return preparation for community members. Student volunteers reflect on how education at BYU Marriott can become a tool for consecrated service that blesses the lives of individuals and strengthens communities.
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US Against Hunger

The Ballard Center for Social Impact has led a campaign over the last year to help alleviate hunger. Participants in the hunger initiative reflected on the importance of coordination as they have worked to connect students with leading organizations and host events that bring changemakers together.
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Marketing Students and Community Action Services

The Marketing Association worked with a community partner to provide skills and hours that benefit the local community. Participants reflected on what they learned about Christlike service.
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Skilled Service: Helping Job Seekers

HRM students hosted workshops in the Tanner Building where students across campus could receive individual résumé feedback, practice their job interview skills, and learn more about how to successfully apply for jobs, internships, and other opportunities. HRM students reflected about how they became more effective as they applied skills and new knowledge from one of their professors to serve others.
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