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Center News

Counting Blessings in Business During the 2026 SMB ETA Conference

By Kiana Aquino
April 29, 2026
Keynote speakers, Jeff Ferrell and Benn Manning shared that relying on God throughout their journey helps them grow both personally and professionally at the 2026 SMB ETA Conference.
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Student Experiences

Following God's Business Plan

By Kiana Aquino
April 22, 2026
Looking back on his entrepreneurial and academic journey, Jimmy Valverde says that God has led him, step-by-step, to opportunities greater than he envisioned for himself.
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Student Experiences

BYU Students Share How Faith Shapes Their Entrepreneurial Journeys

By Bryan Ross
April 20, 2026
During a special interest group summit devoted to faith and entrepreneurship, three Brigham Young University students shared how they’ve combined faith with entrepreneurship with university professors from around the country.
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Student Experiences

Granting Light: Students Serve through Grantwell

By Elizabeth Walker
April 10, 2026
Through Grantwell, education and community outreach happen in tandem as MPA students consult real nonprofit organizations looking to apply for and allocate grant funds.
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Student Experiences

Humanizing Business

By Kiana Aquino
April 06, 2026
At the Rollins Center for Entrepreneurship and Technology, student entrepreneurs say entrepreneurship becomes more fulfilling as they work to develop themselves and build relationships.
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Alumni Spotlight

Gospel Principles in Leadership: Insights from Derek Miller, MPA Alumnus of the Year

By Elizabeth Walker
April 03, 2026
In accepting the MPA Alumnus of the Year award, Derek Miller shared how gospel principles have guided his views of leadership.
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School News

Embracing the Journey to Winning the 2025 Big Idea Competition

By Kiana Aquino
March 23, 2026
As the winner of the 2025 Big Idea Competition hosted by the Rollins Center for Entrepreneurship and Technology at the BYU Marriott School of Business, Ryan Zimbauer says the recognition for his project, MagPocket, is a result of continually seeking and taking opportunities to learn.
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Student Experiences

Building Bridges Through Cultural Understanding

By Bryan Ross
March 18, 2026
As Simon Greathead, a teaching professor of global supply chain at the BYU Marriott School of Business, teaches his students about international business and culture, he says he hopes to help students build bridges of understanding and Christlike culture in their future business roles.
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Student Experiences

Adding to the Legacy: Entrepreneurship through the Rollins Center

By Kiana Aquino
March 02, 2026
Peyton Jackson and other student entrepreneur find support in building their businesses from Christlike predecessors and an entrepreneurial culture at the BYU Marriott School of Business.
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Student Experiences

International Business Students Enter to Learn to Go Forth to Serve

By Bryan Ross
February 18, 2026
Through the Wilford A. Cardon International Sponsorship, more than 400 students from more than 50 countries have earned graduate-level education from BYU Marriott. As students enter to learn gospel-centered business principles, they prepare to go forth and serve in their home countries.
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Student Spotlight

Determined to Become

By Elizabeth Walker
February 17, 2026
With the end goal of becoming a lawyer, earning an MPA for John Lidang is less about his career aspirations and more about his desire to become a Christlike leader.
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Alumni Spotlight

Aligning Career Goals with Core Values

By Bryan Ross
February 13, 2026
Finance alumnus Andres Aleson had one goal in mind when he pursued a college education at BYU Marriott: “I wanted to become a leader in whatever career I pick, where I can make a positive social impact in people’s lives.”
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Student Spotlight

A Leap of Faith for an International Degree

By Bryan Ross
January 28, 2026
After 10 years in technology development and engineering, Fabian Serradell quit his job and moved his young family more than 5,000 miles to a foreign country to join the MBA program at BYU Marriott.
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Student Experiences

A World of Opportunities

By Bryan Ross
January 23, 2026
Regardless of what businesses they visit or what activities they participate in, BYU Marriott students who participate in the annual Business Semester in Italy and Europe make connections while immersing themselves in new cultures.
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Student Experiences

Becoming Ballard Brief Authors

By Elizabeth Walker
January 19, 2026
Coral reefs and women’s healthcare—these were the topics of the winning student presentations at the Ballard Brief Showcase, hosted by the Ballard Center for Social Impact in 2025.
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Student Experiences

Life-Changing Laptops

By Bryan Ross
December 05, 2025
Brigham Young University students Grady Call, Morgan Topham, and Deven Gogarty found some truth to the motto, “The world is our campus,” as they competed in the Computers for Change Case Competition, hosted by the BYU Marriott School of Business’s Whitmore Global Business Center. “It’s been a really cool feeling to be able to work on things that can have a real difference in Africa,” Call says.
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Center News

Fighting Hunger—Together

By Elizabeth Walker
October 10, 2025
Connecting with the people making a difference has been at the heart of the Ballard Center’s hunger initiative, an ongoing series of events designed to spark dialogue and drive collective impact.
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Student Experiences

A Broader View Abroad

By Bryan Ross
September 19, 2025
During the fall 2024 semester, BYU Marriott School of Business students Ellie and Trevor Lowry rode the bus home from class every weekday—not from the Tanner Building, but from Pforzheim University in Germany.
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