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The path toward a higher education comes with twists and turns. Alicia Becker's path has taken her to the Ballard Center.
The Ballard Center co-sponsored MPA Professor Ty Turley's research on development economics in Paraguay. See how Turley is working to end poverty around the world.
MPA student Jeff Roberts discovered many things during his internship: the best ways to help people become self-reliant, his love of social innovation, and the power of a late-night pizza party.
Eighteen weeks of training, 26.2 miles, an average heart rate of 136–there are many ways to measure a marathon.
Explosions, accidents, and disasters—surprisingly, that’s what motivated Peter Madsen to pursue a degree in management.
Bruce Money insists that the colorful flags lining the Tanner building’s atrium are not just for show. They represent the Marriott School’s dedication to international business. And as the director of the Global Management Center (GMC), Money takes that mission seriously.
You don’t mess with a Texan’s pickup truck, says BYU finance professor Andrew Holmes. So, needless to say, back in the 90s when someone broke into his truck, stole his checkbook, and started writing fraudulent checks in his name, he was pretty upset.
Procrastination is the greatest obstacle to effective estate planning, but it’s never too early to start looking ahead. Estate planning can be time-consuming, but don’t get overwhelmed—take it one step at a time. Here are three simple tasks you can get done this summer.
Here’s a challenge marketing professor Lee Daniels poses his students:
When the alarm clock blares on a workday morning, MBA academic program manager Christine Roundy is not one to grumble. “I don’t wake up and think ‘oh no, I have to go to work,’” she says. “I love coming to work; I’m excited to go.”
For OLS professor David Cherrington, arriving at his teaching career didn’t come as expected.
Scott C. Johnson has been a Rollins Center for Entrepreneurship and Technology founder since 2011. Johnson grew up in Ogden, Utah, and despite receiving two scholarships to Brigham Young University, he attended Weber State. It wasn’t until Johnson served a mission in Brazil that he had a self-described “change of heart.” Johnson’s desire to teach at the MTC led him to transfer to BYU post-mission. He didn’t get the MTC job he was hoping for, but he met his wife, Kristen, and graduated from BYU with a degree in near eastern studies and a minor in business in 1994.
Lee Perry will deliver the Marriott School devotional address on Thursday, February 12 at 11 a.m. in W408 TNRB.
The Marriott School at Brigham Young University honored former Procter & Gamble Chairman John E. Pepper as the International Executive of the Year last Friday.
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.
An associate dean at Brigham Young University's Marriott School was recently honored as Accountant of the Year by Beta Alpha Psi, a national professional accounting and business information fraternity.
W. Mitt Romney, president and chief executive officer of the Salt Lake Organizing Committee for the 2002 Olympic Winter Games (SLOC), will deliver the convocation address for Brigham Young University’s Marriott School April 23. The convocation will begin at 8 a.m. in the Marriott Center.
The Center for Entrepreneurship at Brigham Young University’s Marriott School has named William H. Child as its 1999 Administrator of the Year.
The Marriott School at Brigham Young University will host the second annual MicroEnterprise conference March 26-27, 1999.