Magazine
Stories which can also be found in the print version of Marriott Alumni Magazine.
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Numbers Don’t Lie
After Kirk Holt graduated from high school, he volunteered on the Hill Cumorah Pageant’s work crew, an opportunity his seminary teacher nominated him for.
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Building Tenacity Through Trials and Trails
Nathan Tanner has biked hundreds of trails throughout Utah. Professionally, he’s also ridden the peaks of entrepreneurship and the valleys of rough economies.
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Resourceful Thinking in Rural Communities
There can be many economic and social problems in rural, resource-dependent communities, and finding solutions is challenging. However, Aaron Kelson, an instructor at Minnesota North College, is determined to help the residents of his central Minnesota community flourish.
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Embarking on a Lifelong Adventure
On the first official day of BYU Marriott’s 2011 Europe Business study abroad, two students took a photo together at a windy lighthouse in Edinburgh, Scotland.
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A Curious Nature
Sabrina Wu has cared for rescued circus elephants in Thailand, navigated a team of huskies across a frozen lake and through a forest in Finland, and now works as the anti-fraud officer for Morgan Stanley in Australia.
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Finding His Groove
There was a moment in Dan Hansen’s life when he was a gang member. He carried a fake gun, hung out in the local pool hall, and had regular run-ins with law enforcement.
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Breaking Ground in the MBA Program
Mary Jean Frodsham was the first woman to graduate from BYU Marriott with an MBA. Her journey wasn’t easy, but she felt well-prepared and supported along the way.
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Money Talks: Teaching Kids Financial Fluency
Even if your money habits aren’t gold standard, it’s important to talk with your kids—and regularly—about spending, saving, and giving. Here’s how.
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Sweet Victories
For many people, one marathon is enough to last a lifetime. Not so for Gretchen Olson Montgomery.
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Morning Light’s Brilliance
If you’re looking to calibrate your brain for an optimal day, look no further than your backyard. Sunlight—especially the day’s first rays—boasts a variety of benefits.
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Cultivating Corporate Stewardship
Nearly 100 students at BYU Marriott took the challenge to make a major lifestyle change during January 2024. These modifications included shifting to a vegan or vegetarian diet, adjusting home utility use, and going car-free for a month.
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Finding His Soul Major
Brad Hales found his perfect match online. But it wasn’t a dating site he was perusing; it was BYU Marriott’s MPA site. “As soon as I looked at the website, I knew an MPA was the degree for me,” he recalls.
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A New Field of Vision
Blaine Meek’s pivot from finance to farming was kickstarted, quite literally, by a cow. When a cow kicked Meek’s father on their family farm in Idaho, Meek wrapped up his finals and hurried home to help. As he dug into the work, he caught the vision of farming and never let go.
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Learning in the Long Game
As soon as Hefolau Lotononga Lavaka heard about the Close Up Foundation’s Washington, DC, trip for high school students, she immediately knew two things: she wanted to participate, and she’d need to pay her own way.
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Mindset Matters
In the quest to alleviate poverty, BYU researchers are discovering how a growth mindset matters as much as a skill set.
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How Will You Carry His Name?
Drawing upon her experiences in the professional and academic worlds, associate professor Abigail Allen shares how followers of Christ can represent His Church.
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The New Frontier of Finance
In a newly created section of Finance 490R: Topics in Finance, Todd Mitton shares the basics and the beauties of the emerging and revolutionary field of decentralized finance.
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