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Catherine Cooper, associate director for the Romney Institute of Public Service and Ethics, is one of four administrative recipients of the 2019 President's Appreciation Award.
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.
On 8 October during university devotional, BYU Marriott School of Business dean Brigitte Madrian helped students to see the value in finding gospel connections from cherished childhood stories.
BYU Marriott's own Michael P. Thompson, Deborah R. Auxier, and Catherine Lee Cooper were honored at this year's University Conference, held on 27 August. All three were recognized for their service and personal sacrifice.

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.
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.
The Global Innovation Group (GIG) unites professors from across BYU's campus to focus on advancing social innovation and fighting global problems, such as poverty.
Lori Wadsworth, MPA program director, spoke at BYU's devotional about being fellow citizens with the saints and acknowledging the divinity in others.
Dr. Jeffrey Brudney spoke on how universities can take the lead when improving relationships with their communities.
Ballard Brief, a new online publication from the Ballard Center, provides information and answers for everyone from everyday innovators to professional social entrepreneurs to learn more about issues they are interested in.
BYU Marriott's Romney Institute of Public Management has named the San Antonio city manager its 2018 Administrator of the Year for her outstanding service.
The Ballard Center's annual TEDxBYU event brings speakers from all around the world to deliver groundbreaking, unique messages.
What if you could have success and fulfillment in equal measure? KSL NewsRadio's Doug Wright talked to Romney Institute professor Jeff Thompson about the secret to finding your true calling.
Jeff Jenkins, assistant professor in the Department of Information Systems, was recognized for quickly becoming one of the top researchers worldwide.
Todd Manwaring, director of the Ballard Center—a center dedicated to helping students Do Good Better—gives advice on how to make a real impact with social issues you care about.
Clad in an array of costumes—goblins, knights, and even the pope—participants at the 2016 conference of the College of Extraordinary Experiences gathered at the Czocha Castle in Poland to interact with interdisciplinary leaders and learn how to design better experiences.
Strategy professor Ben Lewis was recognized for his research paper discussing rating systems, corporate responsibility, and a paradox between the two.
How do I find purpose? How do we cure cancer? How can I best learn from my mistakes? These were just a few of the hard questions addressed at TEDxBYU 2017.
Brad Agle, George W. Romney Endowed Professor, has been installed as the president of the International Association for Business and Society at the group's annual meeting held in Amsterdam.
As a homeless college student, Sam Cobbs was humiliated while he stood in line to get food stamps. Welfare services said he would need to drop out of college if he wanted their aid, but he knew that college was his only chance at escaping poverty.
You dreamed you were flying through the sky. What does it mean? Information systems professor James Gaskin has a new app that can help you find out.
BYU professor Linda Reynolds sees the skills she teaches as more than a mixture of aesthetics, images, symbols, and words her design classes teach students to do good better.
The Romney Institute recently recognized David Williams for his outstanding work in the nonprofit sector.