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Alumni Experiences Feature In the News 2010–2014
Forbes compiled a list of the best Master's degrees to get right now. In the number one spot was a master's of information systems.
The Romney Institute honored Ruth Ann Jefferies, a property tax specialist, for her career success and community service.
At the fourth TEDxBYU, held March 21, creative minds from diverse fields will share what drives their ideas.
After another year of student achievements, BYU's graduate business and law programs moved up in the rankings.
A sleek product deserves accessories that are equally suave. Blending mechanical prowess with beautiful materials is alum Eric Rea's forte.
This past fall the Romney Institute honored the Spanish Fork city manager, with its 2013 Wright Distinguished Alumni Award.
The Marriott family is particular about what they attach their name to. Marriott believes that young people with good values and strong character will be the essence of business success in the future.
Coming up with the tagline "Marriott 25" was simple. But the task—twenty-five thousand hours of service—was Monumental. With a capital M.
A word of advice to the newest graduates of the School of Accountancy: learn to take a good ribbing—because while you may have just earned a coveted degree from a top-ranked accounting program, you’ve also just entered one of the world’s most-stereotyped professions.
Around the world, young social entrepreneurs are leading the way, rewriting the rules, and changing the world. It pays to do good.
We have a son who is studying at the Marriott School. When he was about three years old, our family was living in the Governor’s Residence in Salt Lake City.
Sam sits to your left, but you know him as “the doomsayer.” With each new project, he prophesies epic failure and marks every email urgent—including the one about not microwaving strong-smelling food in the break room.
The BYU Management Society extended its reach to Africa this spring with a chapter in Accra, Ghana. The newest members of the society are looking forward to creating change for Ghanaians by focusing on the Management Society’s mission to foster integrity in business.
On Tuesday, Sept. 11, a 24-hour flag vigil will be held to commemorate those who died in the terrorist attacks on Sept. 11, 2001.
After a 17-year absence, the first Cardon Scholar returned to BYU to advise students on ethical workplace dilemmas.
The Romney Institute honored Gwen Holm as the 2012 Wright Alumnus of the Year recipient.
BYU's 2012 Entrepreneur of the Year, Brad Moss, won big at a competition hosted at the New York Stock Exchange.
It’s been twenty-five years  since BYU’s School of Management was rechristened in honor of J. Willard and Alice S.  Marriott. To celebrate the silver anniversary, seven couples recount how their time in the Tanner Building paid the ultimate dividend: a life of wedded bliss.
It’s striking that even in 2013 more than one billion people around the world live in conditions with no access to electricity. That means they have no heat for their homes and nothing to cook their food on. They do not have the ability to clean their water or to refrigerate medicines. They don’t have hospitals.
When advertisers think right, they’re right on.
I was very fortunate to attend Brigham Young University. I graduated with a master’s degree in accounting, and I’m not sure I was really aware at the time of what a great education I had received. When I entered BYU I wanted to play football, but once I began taking accounting and business classes at the Marriott School, I realized I had much better prospects in accounting. 
The Marriott School and BYU named Lincoln Electric chairman the 2011 International Executive of the Year.
When comedian Jim Gaffigan takes his young brood on vacation, it’s usually in a giant tour bus between stops on his North American touring circuit. The sleep-deprived father of five, with kids ages one through eight, is best known for his riffs on iconic American food products. But these days it’s his daily observations on parenting that draw the biggest laughs.
Recently appointed as dean, Lee Perry has lofty aspirations for the Marriott School.