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Student Experiences

Life-Changing Laptops

By Bryan Ross
December 05, 2025
Brigham Young University students Grady Call, Morgan Topham, and Deven Gogarty found some truth to the motto, “The world is our campus,” as they competed in the Computers for Change Case Competition, hosted by the BYU Marriott School of Business’s Whitmore Global Business Center. “It’s been a really cool feeling to be able to work on things that can have a real difference in Africa,” Call says.
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Student Spotlight

Using Excel to Excel

By Melissa Een
October 27, 2025
Human resource management (HRM) senior Anna Parry has a bit of an unconventional hobby: coding spreadsheets. After learning how to code Excel in class at the BYU Marriott School of Business, Parry used her skills to serve others in her mission for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and in her goal to earn The Congressional Award Gold Medal.
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Student Spotlight

Deciding Where to Land

By Melissa Een
October 15, 2025
Through serving on the Global Supply Chain Association at BYU Marriott, senior Tyler Anderson connects with students going through the same uncertainty he experienced in his freshman and sophomore years.
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Student Experiences

Getting a Foot in the Door through NetTreks

By Melissa Een
October 06, 2025
BYU Marriott School students went on a two-day NetTrek to Dallas, where they met industry professionals and built connections—both with companies and their peers.
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Student Experiences

A Broader View Abroad

By Bryan Ross
September 19, 2025
During the fall 2024 semester, BYU Marriott School of Business students Ellie and Trevor Lowry rode the bus home from class every weekday—not from the Tanner Building, but from Pforzheim University in Germany.
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Student Spotlight

Headaches, Heartbreaks, and Helping Hands

By Melissa Een
September 11, 2025
When Sarah-Jane Tate started the accounting junior core, she had no idea she'd have to navigate a concussion, a new job, and a broken engagement to make it through the school year.
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Student Spotlight

Taking the Hard Way

By Bryan Ross
September 05, 2025
Rebekah Koster's first finance midterm in the MBA program challenged her, so she switched her track—not away from finance, but to it. Whether she's seeking education, career growth, or an internship at her top choice consulting firm, Koster says she thrives on pushing beyond her limits.
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Student Spotlight

Faith, Family, Football, and Finance

By Bryan Ross
August 15, 2025
Matthias Dunn's college plan was simple: play football at Brigham Young University. But that plan was put on pause when Dunn was cut from the team in March 2022—and he says it’s the best thing that could have happened to him.
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Student Experiences

Growing Networks and Serving Individuals

By Elizabeth Walker
August 15, 2025
When a group of BYU Marriott MPA students went to the ICMA conference in Pittsburgh, they learned about local government and connected with alumni.
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Student Experiences

Building an Educational Platform, One Module at a Time

By Melissa Een
August 06, 2025
To help accounting students bridge the gap between theory and practice before they hit the workforce, David Wood has worked with student employees at BYU to build the EYARC Experience platform. The educational platform is funded by the EY Foundation, which sponsors the creation and distribution of educational materials to accounting programs worldwide.
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Student Experiences

Leadership Forged Through Challenge

July 30, 2025
BYU Army ROTC cadets Joseph Macfarlane and Alissa Reno have seen how ROTC events and training have not only strengthened them but also increased their ability to lead and their potential to serve.
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Student Experiences

Investing in Connection

By Bryan Ross
July 21, 2025
BYU Marriott students in the Silver Fund class joined a Zoom discussion with 65 BYU–Pathway Worldwide students in 18 different countries—providing inspiration and connection.
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Student Experiences

ExDM Students Take the Stage at Experience Summit in London

By Bryan Ross
July 18, 2025
Ten BYU Marriott School of Business student volunteered at the World Experience Summit in London and were invited to present a panel about their experiences in the experience design and management program.
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Student Experiences

BYU Marriott Marketing Students Win First Place in Sales Case Competition

By Melissa Een
July 07, 2025
BYU Marriott students credit the skills learned in their classes for propelling them into the Arizona Collegiate Sales Competition.
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School News

MPA Students Awarded for Essays on Impact and Ethics

June 26, 2025
Rahel Meyer and David Alder received the Dr. Garth N. Jones Writing Award in recognition of essays that demonstrated meaningful impact in public administration.
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Student Spotlight

Falling to Learn, Rising to Achieve

June 12, 2025
Spencer Parker, a cadet in Brigham Young University’s Air Force ROTC, has learned that seeking growth opportunities can help him reach spectacular heights as he strives to achieve an ambitious objective.
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Feature

Transformative Travel

By Shannon Keeley
June 05, 2025
Students Unpack the Memories That Shaped Them
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Student Experiences

Matching Service with Organizational Behavior

By Emily Edmonds
June 05, 2025
Serving in the community is an essential element in this organizational behavior course, Human Resource Management 391: Organizational Effectiveness.
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