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Melissa Een

Public Relations Writer, BYU Marriott School of Business
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Employee Spotlight

Critical Thinking and Intentional Living

By Melissa Een
November 03, 2025
Assistant professor of marketing Cameron Bale hopes to help students go beyond what they see on the page and think critically to find deeper solutions to problems, both in their assignments and their lives.
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Student Spotlight

Using Excel to Excel

By Melissa Een
October 27, 2025
Human resource management (HRM) senior Anna Parry has a bit of an unconventional hobby: coding spreadsheets. After learning how to code Excel in class at the BYU Marriott School of Business, Parry used her skills to serve others in her mission for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and in her goal to earn The Congressional Award Gold Medal.
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Employee Spotlight

Prompted, Not Planned

By Melissa Een
October 23, 2025
For Nicole Donahoo, the path to becoming an assistant professor began with a breakup—an ordeal that spurred Donahoo to turn to the Lord for guidance. Since then, she’s learned that following the promptings of the Lord brings her joy, even when God’s plans are different from what she had in mind.
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Student Spotlight

Deciding Where to Land

By Melissa Een
October 15, 2025
Through serving on the Global Supply Chain Association at BYU Marriott, senior Tyler Anderson connects with students going through the same uncertainty he experienced in his freshman and sophomore years.
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Student Experiences

Getting a Foot in the Door through NetTreks

By Melissa Een
October 06, 2025
BYU Marriott School students went on a two-day NetTrek to Dallas, where they met industry professionals and built connections—both with companies and their peers.
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Student Spotlight

Headaches, Heartbreaks, and Helping Hands

By Melissa Een
September 11, 2025
When Sarah-Jane Tate started the accounting junior core, she had no idea she'd have to navigate a concussion, a new job, and a broken engagement to make it through the school year.
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Student Experiences

Building an Educational Platform, One Module at a Time

By Melissa Een
August 06, 2025
To help accounting students bridge the gap between theory and practice before they hit the workforce, David Wood has worked with student employees at BYU to build the EYARC Experience platform. The educational platform is funded by the EY Foundation, which sponsors the creation and distribution of educational materials to accounting programs worldwide.
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Student Experiences

BYU Hosts First Big 12 Healthcare Leadership Case Competition

By Melissa Een
July 09, 2025
In the inaugural Big 12 Healthcare Leadership Case Competition, student teams from across the Big 12 competed for the chance to win up to $10,000—but there was one catch. Students had to build connections outside of their own majors in order to find solutions.
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Student Experiences

BYU Marriott Marketing Students Win First Place in Sales Case Competition

By Melissa Een
July 07, 2025
BYU Marriott students credit the skills learned in their classes for propelling them into the Arizona Collegiate Sales Competition.
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