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BYU Marriott entrepreneurship student Taimi Kennerley can bake your wedding cake, style your hair, and then look through your financial projections and teach you how to start a successful business.
When it comes to startup companies spun out of universities, there are a lot of zombies out there.
When Kara Norman Chatterton was young, her BYU alumni parents took her and her five siblings on a pilgrimage to Provo from Idaho every other year or so.
Joining the healthcare field after shooting free throws in front of thousands is quite the change of pace. However, serving others through healthcare transformation is former BYU men's Basketball player and 2016 EMPA grad Anson Winder's newfound passion.
Almost twenty years after retiring, Doyle W. Buckwalter's legacy at BYU Marriott continues to resonate and positively influence the MPA program, and all of BYU's campus.
BYU Marriott MPA students Ryan Lancaster and Theary Leng recently received the 2019 Doyle W. Buckwalter Award for their accomplishments in their internships.
2013 BYU Marriott entrepreneurship graduate Tyler Richards has gone from learning to code to founding DevMountain, a coding boot camp for hopeful technology professionals.
At the age of three, Nick Porter created his own imaginary city with its own made-up language. Now as an adult, he is pursuing an MPA at BYU Marriott with the hopes of one day becoming a city manager.
Lori Wadsworth, the director of BYU Marriott's MPA program, missed only one night of classes during her time as a student in the BYU Marriott Executive MPA (EMPA) program the night of her son's birth.
For BYU Marriott EMPA student Uati Afele the day starts early and ends late. Although he's juggling many different responsibilities, Afele always aims to serve those around him.
Driven by a desire to help the people of her country, Vimbai Tembo began her journey from Zimbabwe to Provo by tucking her two children into bed and then lighting a candle to study for the GRE.
For Julie Rash, jury-duty service became a catalyst for her work in the Provo School board and education through BYU Marriott's EMPA program.
BYU Marriott EMPA alumna Janine Wood Green loves to learn. With her love for learning and a passion for education, Green moved to China to become a professor of English at Nanjing Tech University.
BYU Marriott entrepreneurship student Elizabeth Jeffrey went from raising six children as a stay-at-home mom to studying economics and accounting in the classroom.
When BYU Marriott MPA professor Rob Christensen hit a crossroad in his career, he took the path that led to a semester-long sabbatical in Europe. As he reflects on his time abroad, Christensen is grateful for the unique experiences he had.
Academics and popular culture may seem like topics that are worlds apart, but the research that Brian Reschke conducts explores how these two different worlds collide.
Trying to juggle school and a social life while simultaneously learning how to get a commercial loan, earn a dealership license, and develop relationships with business professionals is not easy, but somehow Maryorie Delgado manages to do it.
While a "love" score in tennis may signify an unsuccessful performance, BYU Marriott entrepreneurship alumna Hailey Krey's love for helping others has led her to real-life success.
BYU Marriott School of Business dean Brigitte C. Madrian has announced the appointment of Bonnie Anderson as the school's newest associate dean.
As a former vice president of BYU athletics student section, the Roar of Cougars, BYU Marriott entrepreneurship student Bradley Pilkington takes every opportunity to share his love of sports with BYU fans.
Discovering your career niche can be difficult, but for Hannah Richards Michaelsen, her role found her. After her family began receiving much-needed support from a nonprofit organization, Michaelsen joined the organiza- tion and began to provide that same service to others.
The last thing Kaylee Anderson expected to see when she opened up a package from the MPA program was a Rubik's snake.
As the executive director of the Arizona Board of Regents, John Arnold uses the skills and strategies he learned in the MPA program to facilitate change in Arizona's higher education system.
While the COVID-19 pandemic introduced new challenges for many, few can say it made them to sleep in a sleeping bag on the floor of their office. However, for BYU Marriott EMPA alum Russell Harrington, such a situation was both a reality and a necessity.