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Entrepreneur Club Hosts World’s Largest Rock Paper Scissors Competition
Rock, paper, scissors, GO! April 6 marks the day of what a group of Brigham Young University students hope will be the largest rock, paper, scissors competition on record. The event will take place from 4 to 7 p.m. on the Deseret Towers field.
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BYU Undergraduate Business Programs Again In Top 10
Marriott School 8th among national programs
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FTI Case Competition Winners Announced
Three Marriott School students came out on top for their case presentation to a panel of judges in the first-ever FTI Case Competition Nov. 3.
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Marriott School Student Duo Wins International Ethics Competition
A pair of Marriott School students proved to be the winning combination at the University of Arizona Eller College of Management’s 2006 International Ethics Case Competition.
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Student Investment Fund’s First Venture Exceeds Expectations
Cougar Capital, a student-run investment fund at BYU’s Marriott School, saw its first investment significantly outperform projections when the company’s stock closed on its opening day at 57 percent above its initial public offering.
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BYU Entrepreneurs Place Second in Fortune Small Business Competition
Brigham Young University students Tim Wessman and Adam Robertson took second place in the recent Fortune Small Business Student Showdown in New York City with their surveying company, Precision Surveying Solutions.
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BYU Wins 2006 International Business Case Competition
For the second time in three years, a team of Brigham Young University students took first place at the Center for International Business Education and Research Case Challenge Nov. 1–3 at The Ohio State University.
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Average Investors Shouldn't Be So Confident, BYU Study Shows
An increase in the stock market's overall performance, like the one that took place in October, can turn inexperienced investors into trade-happy amateurs, according to Brigham Young University business professors in a study published in The Review of Financial Studies.
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BusinessWeek says BYU MBA is Fastest Return on Investment
Brigham Young University’s master of business administration program provides graduates with the country’s fastest return on their financial investment, according to BusinessWeek magazine.
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NFC Champ Tackles MPA
When Ifo Pili graduates next spring, his résumé will not only list the Houston Texans, Philadelphia Eagles, and New England Patriots, it will also include an MPA degree. For Pili, member of the 2005 Philadelphia Eagles Super Bowl team, playing defensive tackle in the NFL was just one of his life’s goals. Now, after being released from the NFL for injuries, Pili is back at his alma mater.
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Wall Street Journal Ranks BYU MBA Third
School ranks second as place to hire ethical graduates
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BYU Student Business Featured on CNNMoney.com
Precision Surveying Solutions is featured on CNNMoney.com as one of 12 semifinalists in Fortune Small Business’ fourth annual business plan competition. The company, owned by MBA student Adam Robertson and Tim Wessman, took second place in BYU’s 2006 Business Plan Competition.
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BYU Business Professor to Testify in Supreme Court Anti-Pornography Case
Marriott School Professor Scott Smith, director of Brigham Young University’s Institute of Marketing, will testify as an expert witness in the Federal court case of ACLU v. Gonzalez — a case addressing the negative effects of Internet pornography.
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Accounting and Information Systems PhD Prep Programs a Success
More than 50 graduates entered top doctoral programs
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Business Language Courses Add Marketability
“Buongiorno principessa” may help you get a date, but it probably won’t help you get a job. Taking one of 11 business language classes might.
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Business with Integrity: Principles for Building Leadership in Organizations, Communities and Families
The Marriott School of Management will host its 11th Annual BYU Management Conference June 29 – July 1, 2006.
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BYU Study Shows Stock Analysts Unintentionally Distort Forecasts
When even the most honest stockbrokers call with a hot tip, you should be skeptical of the accompanying earnings forecasts.
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U.S. Dept. of Education Awards BYU $1.4 Million for International Business Training
The U.S. Department of Education awarded BYU a four-year grant worth $1.4 million to continue its work as a Center for International Business Education and Research. The grant allows BYU to work with other CIBER schools across the nation to improve international business and language courses.
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