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The Marriott School at Brigham Young University was ranked by Computerworld as having one of the best programs to develop would-be chief information officers and technology savvy executives. The school's Master of Information Systems Management program is ranked 20th in the nation.
Marriott School Professor James D. Stice of the School of Accountancy and Information Systems Management has been awarded the Karl G. Maeser Excellence in Teaching Award by President Merrill J. Bateman at the annual University Conference. He was selected as one of three teachers university wide to receive one of the most prestigious awards given to BYU faculty.
Many people would be content with running the semifinals of the 100x4 meter relay in the 2000 Summer Olympic Games. Not Kenneth Andam; he plans to compete again in the 2004 games and bring home a medal. However, his wins aren't only on the track. He is lapping competitors on the business fast track as well. Andam earned a double BS in information systems and economics from BYU in 2000 and is now a graduate student at BYU studying mass communications. His education gives him the technical and analytical skills he needs to compete in the global economy.
When Rob Smoot earned his MBA from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania, he wanted to shout it from the mountaintops. Smoot celebrated the culmination of his education by leading forty fellow students to Africa's highest point the peak of Mount Kilimanjaro 19,341 feet above the vast African plains.
A recent national study has recognized the Marriott School's Information Systems Department as 26th in the country for research.
After Patrick Tedjamulia graduated from the Marriott School, he landed a great job at Novell, thanks to an alum who helped get his foot in the door. Unfortunately, not all job hunters are lucky enough to have professional mentors, Tedjamulia says.
When Matthew Bowman came to Sire Technologies in late 2005, the company’s sales were riding a roller coaster.
The partners and advisors of Salt Lake City–based Aptus Advisors have more in common than just their employer. They all have degrees from the same school.
BYU professor and former students receive the 2008 Rudolph J. Joenk, Jr. Award for best paper.
TechRepublic ranked BYU's undergraduate information systems program among the top ten in the nation.
BusinessWeek ranks BYU's undergrad business programs rank fifth overall and first among recruiters.
The Marriott School honored Kevin D. Stocks with the Outstanding Faculty Award, and fifteen others were also recognized for contributions.
India's health system was weighed down by fraudulent bids for supplies. Prof. Conan Albrecht, accepted the challenge to find a cure.
It took a chorus of happy Whos to help Mr. Grinch. At the Marriott School, all it took was a festive tree and an invitation to give.
Amid final exams, papers and projects, ISys students received some exciting news before parting for Christmas break.
BYU is being recognized as a business startup factory — churning out hundreds of student-run ventures each year.
Good communicators are supposed to work behind the scenes, but sometimes they can't help getting pulled on stage.
The Marriott School honored Michael Swenson as its 2011 Outstanding Faculty. Fourteen others were also recognized.
On the cutting edge of research and education, Jeff Jenkins is leading the pack. A 2009 master of information systems graduate, Jenkins is now finishing up a doctoral program at the University of Arizona and is set to graduate this spring.
The Marriott School honored the winners of the 2013 Bateman Awards, the only school-wide awards selected by students.
Wally works at Wal-Mart. It may sound like a tongue twister, but Wally Potts’s story is all business. In a little more than two years, Potts has brought in millions of dollars of revenue for the corporation.
When Josh Steimle won the BYU business plan competition (now known as the Miller New Venture Challenge) in 2001, he was awarded the $5,000 he needed to make payroll for the week and the confidence to keep his new company, MWI, going for the next twelve years.
Alum Mirella Petersen is bold, organized, and driven—the perfect combination for getting autism insurance reform passed in Utah.
BYU professor Gove Allen explains how he developed grading software for use in introductory Excel classes.