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Feature School News 2023 2010–2014
The start of each new calendar year prompts serious reflection upon the events of the past. Two-thousand and nine presented a host of monumental challenges for students, faculty, and programs at the Marriott School.
Henry Ford famously said, “Whether you think you can or you can’t, you are right.” His profound statement may explain the fantastically varied results of millions of New Year’s resolutions that Americans make each January. By summertime many of us have achieved our goals. Others have given up. And still a few of us muscle onward, clinging courageously to goals we have set but not yet met. 
How creativity is helping the hunt for work
The Salt Lake Tribune takes an in-depth look at the Marriott School of Management in two stories printed Sunday, Jan. 31.
BYU Marriott School's MBA finance program rates among the top 15 in the nation —for two consecutive years.
While watching televised highlights from the Olympic Games in Vancouver, I heard a memorable line from an insurance firm’s commercial: “Will this be known as the great recession or the recession that made us great?” This is good marketing copy and also a profound question. We are, indeed, looking out on a wintry economic landscape, and we are deeply concerned about our students and many others who are struggling to make headway with employment.
Give Gary Williams ten minutes to explain Cougar Capital and you’ll be sold. Give him an hour and you’ll not only want to invest but you’ll wonder why more universities aren’t doing the same thing with their business programs. And if you give him two years as an MBA student at the Marriott School you’ll develop such a diverse portfolio of knowledge and skills in venture capital and private equity you might just make a career of it.
Avid readers are always looking for their next tome. But even if you don’t consider yourself a bibliophile, here’s your chance to find a great read and get lost in its pages. Some of our Marriott School faculty, staff, and students share their favorite books. No more excuses. . . it’s time to read.
Marriott School professors explain why the school's grads are among the most sought after by recruiters in a recent Financial Times article.
The Marriott School recently increased its ROI when Forbes named Cougar Capital among the most innovative courses.
BYU has been named one of the top 10 U.S. universities researching real estate in the last 10 years.
BYU is ranked 75th in the 2011 edition of U.S. News's "America's Best Colleges," with the Marriott School coming in at 34th.
BYU is ranked No. 11 in the country for schools whose graduates were the top-rated by recruiters, the WSJ reported.
Entrepreneur magazine and The Princeton Review place BYU No. 4 at both the undergraduate and graduate levels.
Three BYU professors took home top honors for their article emphasizing the importance of engaging knowledge transfer.
You know you’re in Hong Kong when you smell it. First, it’s flowery-sweet, popcorn-esque jasmine rice. Next, it’s incense from the factories that line the coast just to the north.
In my fifty-four years in business I have studied leadership and have been anxious to learn why people are successful. I believe strongly that everyone who wants to be successful will be.
It’s not all about touchdowns for BYU’s football team, though you’d never know it judging by last year’s knockout season—or the past four seasons, for that matter. During the past four years, the Cougars have won forty-three and lost nine, a record surpassed by only four other schools in the country.1
The perks and quirks of office friendships
Management Society leaders from seven countries and three continents gathered in Provo to share and learn innovative ideas.
Last week BYU was busy hosting Homecoming activities, and the Marriott School was no exception.
Pick up the Fall 2010 Marriott Alumni Magazine and you will no doubt notice something different — very different.
Study abroads, internships and field studies — oh my! The first-ever International Study Fair was held Sept. 15.
Survival of the fittest is not only found in nature but also in business, and Nathan Furr set out to determine the cause.