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Elizabeth Walker

Public Relations Writer, BYU Marriott School of Business
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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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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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Center News

Dear Future Students

By Elizabeth Walker
March 06, 2026
Over multiple days, 192 students at the BYU Marriott School of Business stepped into a small recording space to share advice they would give to encourage future BYU Marriott students.
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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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Student Experiences

Peer-to-Peer Leadership: How Peer Advisors Are Reaching Pre-Business Students

By Elizabeth Walker
February 16, 2026
Peer advisors rely on their own BYU Marriott experiences to help pre-business students seeking light and advice on an individual level.
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Student Experiences

Lifting Each Other Up: How the Women in Strategy Association Builds Community

By Elizabeth Walker
January 30, 2026
"WSA gives strategy students that circle of support—people they can bring their hard questions to, celebrate wins with, and lean on during tough days,” says BYU Marriott assistant professor Lena Lizunova.
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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 Spotlight

When Life Throws a Curveball

By Elizabeth Walker
January 14, 2026
He isn’t trying to become a professional baseball player, but BYU Marriott strategy senior Cole Bourne hopes that both “professional” and “baseball” still end up in his future job description.
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Student Experiences

Résumé Builder

By Elizabeth Walker
December 18, 2025
Since the on-campus internship program formed in 2007, more than 15,000 students have been able to gain class credit—and real-world business experience—through the BYU Marriott School of Business.
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