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Huddle up: the third and final piece in Marriott Alumni Magazine's preparedness series looks at community preparedness.
From a young age, Melissa Larson developed a love of reading and learning, and set the goal of graduating from a university. However, as the first person in her family to pursue higher education, she wasn’t sure what it would take to achieve her goal.
The global and community impact minor helps students from any major make an impact for good.
Hooke was recently named a grand prize winner in Duke University’s annual New Ideas competition. The competition invites undergraduates from across the nation to submit business ideas aimed at “[contributing] to civil discourse and reducing polarization in society.”
As the class of 2023 enters the workforce, byu Marriott alumni and community members who have worked their way to executive positions share what they have learned as they have gone forth to serve.
New research shows that kind words have measurable impact on people in all walks of life, from those working in often unnoticed or undervalued positions to the coworker in the cubicle next to us. Praising others is a principle worth putting into practice, says Taeya Howell, assistant professor of organizational behavior and human resources.
Whether your business is large or small, preparing for emergencies of all types is time and money well spent. Planning ahead can keep your business afloat and even position you to come out ahead of the competition during challenging times.
We are all living a deliverance story, explains Michael S. Drake, K. Fred Skousen Professor of Accounting, in this condensed version of his byu devotional address. Deliverance is “a central and recurring theme of this film called mortality,” he says, and each of us can participate in the work of deliverance together with our Savior to ease the sufferings and burdens of others.
In an uncertain world, are you ready for the next curveball? The first in a series of articles to help you evaluate and improve your preparedness.
BYU leads the nation in the number of students who go on to earn PhDs, and BYU Marriott’s dedicated mentoring and pre-PhD prep tracks are some of the reasons why.
The Romney Institute of Service and Ethics awarded the Cornia Lecture Series Award to Jodi Sandfort, for her work in family social policy.
Change often comes in waves of thought, courage, faith, and determination. As a woman seeking change, Misan Rewane learned to fight the issue of youth unemployment in her home country by creating waves of her own.
Kathy Calvin, president and director of the United Nations Foundation, was named 2019 Administrator of the Year by the Romney Institute of Public Management at the BYU Marriott School of Business.
The return on wellness programs is worth the investment, but organizations still have a hard time getting people fully engaged. New BYU Marriott research digs into which incentives are tied to the best wellness outcomes.
The blow-by-blow on how to promote peace in the workplace and negotiate through conflict.
Of the approximately one thousand cars, trucks, and SUVs on display at last year’s Los Angeles Auto Show, not one car featured the distinctive blue and silver logo of the Swedish automaker Volvo. Instead, visitors to the Volvo booth found a curiously empty stage, a banner that read, “Don’t buy our cars,” and a warm invitation to explore the company’s new subscription service, Care by Volvo.
BYU is a special place. I go to a lot of universities, and there is nowhere else like this. I grew up here on this campus. My father was part of the BYU Marriott faculty for thirty years. There isn’t one part of the Tanner Building that doesn’t have a Smith mark on it somewhere.
University of North Carolina public administration professor Leisha DeHart-Davis was recently awarded the Gary C. Cornia Lecture Series.
Starting a business and getting it off the ground can be difficult, especially for students. That's where the Big Idea Pitch competition comes in.
For perhaps the first time in modern history, five generations are coming together in ways that significantly impact how we live. Differences between generations (both real and perceived) have existed since the beginning of time, but the study of those differences has never been more scrutinized and researched than it is currently—and for good reason.
In “The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock,” T. S. Eliot wrote, “‘Do I dare?’ . . . ‘Do I dare?’ . . . Do I dare / Disturb the universe?” Although I haven’t always recognized it, this simple question has been one that has guided my journey through life.
Choose your words wisely. Research from two BYU professors shows that violent language is causing us to play fast and loose with ethics — and even become more aggressive in our personal interactions.