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Justin Giboney, a professor of information systems (IS) at the BYU Marriott School of Business, routinely sends summer camp students to outer space.
Jen Almond was playing a trivia game along with other students during the BYU Marriott School of Business’s new-student orientation when a question popped up that she knew she could answer correctly: “How old is the oldest student in this class?”
Paul Godfrey was announced as the next chair of the Department of Management. Godfrey took over for the previous department chair, Curtis LeBaron, on July 1.
After the IS study abroad trip to Asia was canceled for the third year in a row because of COVID-19, Professors Greg Anderson and John Gardner came up with a different option.
As a sharp-minded young boy, Travis Cook was constantly pulling apart alarm clocks, radios, TVs, VCRs—even a BB gun—to examine their pieces.
It’s an unassuming blue box, not much bigger than a deck of cards.
When Detroit native Eric Louis took his first cybersecurity class at BYU, he was reminded of doing jigsaw puzzles with his grandmother. For this second-year MISM student, the pieces may look different, but the goal of puzzles and cybersecurity is the
Jeff Brownlow was recruiting at BYU when BYU recruited him.
Four BYU Marriott MISM graduates have created an introductory coding camp for young women.
Nine students were recently honored as 2022 Bateman Award recipients for their excellence both inside and outside the classroom.
Information systems alumna Ioana Schifirnet recognizes many similarities between art history and one of her personal passions: data analysis.
Alfred Gantner, cofounder of Partners Group and an MBA alum, shared his insights on a balanced life as the featured speaker at convocation on 28 April.
When Greg Anderson began his college career at Weber State University on a singing scholarship, he had no idea where his education might take him.
When the death of George Floyd sparked national outrage and protests against racism in 2020, BYU Marriott MPA grad Christabel Agbonkonkon knew she had to do something.
BYU Marriott MISM students were some of the only master's level presenters at the recent International Conference for Information Systems.
Fostering connections between students is the number one priority for leaders of the Association for Information Systems chapter at BYU Marriott.
Marriott School programs are notorious for having limited enrollment and low acceptance rates. Every summer, hopeful Marriott School applicants anxiously await the news of whether they’ve been accepted into their prospective majors.
An experience as a student employee opened a world of possibilities for second-year MISM student Gustavo Zioli, forever changing the trajectory of his career.
When C. R. “Casey” Yadon picked up his phone one day in 1988, he was surprised to find a representative from Walt Disney Imagineering on the other end. A former work colleague had recommended Yadon as just the person to fill an open position, the representative said. Would he be interested in submitting his résumé?
Sam Lentz, a 2007 information systems alum, reflects on how he has grown in his career since graduating from BYU Marriott.
Growing up, information systems professor Nathan Twyman possessed a unique talent: a knack for breaking software.
The Marriott School had an amazing 2015. Here's a list of some of our top stories of the year featuring our outstanding students, faculty and alumni.
The Brigham Young University Marriott School of Business welcomes nine new professors this fall.
Almost everything is a learning curve when you’re starting a business, and Sandy Whitaker, a 2003 business management alum, acknowledges that there can be plenty of bumps and detours along the way. But as she and her husband, Tim, a physical therapist, worked to realize their long-term goal of opening a physical therapy practice, Whitaker found that navigating the curve was easier because of knowledge and skills she had gathered along the way—from her formal education, her past jobs, and even her hobbies.