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Alumni Spotlight School News Student Spotlight 2010–2014
It's not often that a piano-playing gig leads to landing your dream job at Google.
When Jeff Bjorkman isn’t reading the unabridged version of Les Misérables, camping outdoors, or trying to recreate cuisine he’s sampled abroad, he is knee-deep in accounting projects with the Marriott School’s MAcc program. His experiences as a student may leave you wishing you too were an accountant.
Capturing the spirit of the season—and the good-natured personalities of the deans—the Marriott School’s Christmas cards have delighted friends, colleagues, and school supporters for sixteen years.
The best way to spread Christmas cheer is by sending the deans far and near—in the school’s 2014 Christmas card, of course! Here’s your digital copy. Happy holidays!
The Brigham Young University School of Accountancy is taking steps to become more globally-minded with help from a $500,000 donation from EY.
Marriott School students and faculty are spreading Christmas cheer to Utah County children during the annual Sub for Santa campaign.
With more than three thousand students, the Marriott School of Management brings together some of BYU’s best and brightest from across the globe. I recently caught up with one of these stellar students, Nicol Pedraza, a sophomore marketing major and Portuguese minor from Mexico City. Pedraza talked about finding her path to BYU, her experience at the Marriott School, and her plans for the future.
The MBA program was ranked No. 27 overall in Bloomberg Businessweek's MBA rankings, a five-spot rise from the program's last finish in 2012.
It's not always easy to know if a charity is effectively using its funds. Enter the students of the Grantwell program.
The Marriott School's global supply chain programs shot up to their highest spots ever in the latest rankings.
The Utah Governor’s Mansion was blanketed in soft, blue light. The occasion was World Autism Awareness Day 2014, and buildings across the country were swapping bulbs to highlight a disorder that affects one in sixty-eight American children.
Curtis Bedont thought he knew what it meant to be in the military. Though he spent his formative years on bases in foreign outposts, his fighter-pilot father never faced deployment.
BYU's undergraduate and graduate entrepreneurship programs were ranked No. 4 and No. 7, respectively.
Ten student companies walked away with prize money totaling $205,000 in cash and in-kind prizes.
Leading research company Gartner ranks the Marriott School's global supply chain program top ten in the U.S.
Most MBA students go on to work for major corporations, but Julia Perry launched her own fashion line.
Jeffery Thompson will succeed David Hart, who served for six years as director of the Romney Institute.
The Marriott School recently appointed Tom Foster as the chair of the BYU Department of Business Management.
After racking up more than 25,000 hours of service, the Marriott School of Management’s twenty-fifth anniversary celebration is coming to an end. However, the question you’ve been asking us on social media remains: what’s happening to the tennis balls?
The Marriott School honored the winners of the Bateman Awards, the only school-wide awards chosen by students.
Be inspired by talks covering topics such as prison reform and innovative philanthropy.
Teams from 10 countries will compete in Provo for funds to start their businesses at the International Business Model Competition.
If you’re looking to join the ranks of successful start-ups like Owlet Baby Monitors, FiberFix, and EcoScraps, BYU’s entrepreneurship program—rated third in the country—is the place for you. Even if you’re not in the program, there are many resources on campus and online to help you get started. Here’s some wisdom we’ve found to help you build your own business.
I keenly remember sitting in my basement apartment in Utah and reviewing with my wife our meager student finances. Given the recent birth of our first son and my heavy academic load, I could only afford to work part time. Even with our combined efforts, money was very tight for my wife and me. We were incredibly grateful for the low tuition, the scholarships, and the financial aid which allowed me to receive such an outstanding degree, and we committed to someday give back what had generously been given to us.