Stories from BYU Marriott
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Sharing Light in Supply Chain
During the 2025 spring semester, 30 students visited six countries in Asia and the Pacific to identify possible instances of modern slavery. John Gardner, an associate professor who led the trip, says, “From the very first class period, students were encouraged to think about ways that they could share light with each of the people that we would contact: both in the businesses and in our cultural visits.”
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Keeping the Dream Alive
Graciela Massey thought her dream of coming to BYU Marriott had gone up in flames. But she made her way to the MBA program, and is now working to help others find the same path.
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Embracing the Journey to Winning the 2025 Big Idea Competition
As the winner of the 2025 Big Idea Competition hosted by the Rollins Center for Entrepreneurship and Technology at the BYU Marriott School of Business, Ryan Zimbauer says the recognition for his project, MagPocket, is a result of continually seeking and taking opportunities to learn.
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Finding the Rewards of Mentorship and Service
Of all the awards he earned and titles he held at the BYU Marriott School of Business—from PhD prep track coordinator to director of the School of Accountancy (SOA)—Doug Prawitt says mentoring students and helping them improve their lives is his proudest accomplishment.
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Building Bridges Through Cultural Understanding
As Simon Greathead, a teaching professor of global supply chain at the BYU Marriott School of Business, teaches his students about international business and culture, he says he hopes to help students build bridges of understanding and Christlike culture in their future business roles.
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Designing Experiences and Boosting Confidences
Whether working with international nonprofits or local businesses, experience design and management (ExDM) students at the BYU Marriott School of Business have the chance to apply their education through designing experiences. “It gives us a lot of confidence as we enter the workforce, because we know that our skills are valuable,” says ExDM student Claire Martin.
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Workshopping Growth
While serving at a workshop hosted by the human resource management (HRM) program, HRM students learned that using their education to help others can encourage growth and joy for both themselves and the people they serve.
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A Case for Christlike Leadership
The BYU Marriott School of Business hosted its annual case competition, in which the 217 participating students were challenged to center each of their group’s solutions and presentations on Christlike leadership.
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Dear Future Students
Over multiple days, 192 students at the BYU Marriott School of Business stepped into a small recording space to share advice they would give to encourage future BYU Marriott students.
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Service Brings Great Returns
During the 2025 tax season, more than a hundred SOA students from BYU Marriott helped community members file their taxes for free through the VITA lab. These students filed almost 1,000 tax returns, helping to share light as they empathized and advocated for others through the tax return process, says Jon Kerr, the VITA lab faculty advisor.
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Marketable Skills and Christlike Service
The Marketing Association at BYU Marriott hosted its annual Christmas social in December 2025. This year, for BYU’s 150th anniversary, students had a focus beyond celebrating the end of a semester: service.
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Adding to the Legacy: Entrepreneurship through the Rollins Center
Peyton Jackson and other student entrepreneur find support in building their businesses from Christlike predecessors and an entrepreneurial culture at the BYU Marriott School of Business.
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IS Students Integrate Skills into Service
From pinning vests to programming websites, information systems (IS) students at the BYU Marriott School of Business worked with a local nonprofit to help people experiencing homelessness stay warm in the winter.
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Building a Career on Building Up Others
As a senior in high school, Christian Dahneke decided to be a better example to the younger members of his congregation, and he says he’s carried a passion for building people up ever since: “I learned in that really small example that I can be a leader, and that I can help people feel the love of the Savior and grow closer to Him.”
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Diffusing Light through Finance Mentoring
“It’s a beautiful thing,” says Professor of Finance Taylor Nadauld as he describes how finance students at the BYU Marriott School of Business mentor each other.
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International Business Students Enter to Learn to Go Forth to Serve
Through the Wilford A. Cardon International Sponsorship, more than 400 students from more than 50 countries have earned graduate-level education from BYU Marriott. As students enter to learn gospel-centered business principles, they prepare to go forth and serve in their home countries.
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Determined to Become
With the end goal of becoming a lawyer, earning an MPA for John Lidang is less about his career aspirations and more about his desire to become a Christlike leader.
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Peer-to-Peer Leadership: How Peer Advisors Are Reaching Pre-Business Students
Peer advisors rely on their own BYU Marriott experiences to help pre-business students seeking light and advice on an individual level.
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