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Read about our students and the experiences they are having while studying at BYU Marriott.
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Ambitions up in the Air

December 17, 2024
A life-threatening car crash was just one of many mental and physical feats that Erin Cole, a senior in Brigham Young University’s Army ROTC, believes has shaped who she is today.
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Excited to Fail, Excited to Serve

December 12, 2024
Jose and Adela Montoya Brañez—a sibling duo studying entrepreneurial management at the BYU Marriott School of Business—are passionate about entrepreneurship and the chance it gives them to serve others.
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Speaking the Language of Compassion

December 10, 2024
MPA student Rahel Meyer is preparing herself to help refugees and make the difference she wants to see in the world.
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Greater Joy in a Greater Plan

December 05, 2024
If Michael McLennan had followed his own plan, he would still be in Scotland. Instead, he followed the Lord's promptings and found greater joy and purpose.
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3 Countries, 3 Languages, and a Soccer Game: The Power of Taking Chances

December 04, 2024
During an internship in Berlin made possible by the Whitmore Global Business Center, Finance senior Emilio Ramos Barrios has learned that determination will take you places—literally.
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Signing Up to Be Challenged

November 21, 2024
As the president of the Strategy Society, Adam Boswell hopes to help students thrive by encouraging them to adopt an optimistic attitude about the rigor of the junior core.
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Collaboration, Not Competition

November 07, 2024
As a former collegiate gymnast, Elaina Greco knows a thing or two about competition, but when she joined the finance program at the BYU Marriott School of Business, she found an environment that instead emphasized collaboration and mutual support.
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A Legacy of Leadership

October 31, 2024
On a ferry near the northern coast of France, Brigham Young University senior Joseph Ward imagined himself as a solider on the morning of June 6, 1944, preparing to invade Normandy. Ward, a member of the BYU Army ROTC, was touring the main locations of Operation Overlord—the campaign that turned the tide of World War II—and discovered a deeper understanding of leadership.
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FamilySearch and Experience Design: A Match Made in Heaven

October 22, 2024
Last May, ExDM students showcased innovative product demos to FamilySearch executives, garnering high praise and paving the way for a promising long-term collaboration.
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Using Feedback as a Fuel for Growth

October 11, 2024
When an academic advisor counseled her to consider a different major, Perla Valdovinos reworked her schedule, prioritized her studies, and stayed persistent in doing all she could to get into the information systems program at BYU Marriott.
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Out of the Sandbox and into Silicon Valley

October 01, 2024
In the last two years, five teams from the BYU Marriott Sandbox program have won the entrepreneurship lottery: half a million dollars and access to Silicon Valley’s network of startup elites. But the secret of the BYU Marriott’s Sandbox teams’ success wasn’t luck—it was a willingness to fail.
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From Social Projects to Passion Projects

September 26, 2024
Strategy student Talmage Morgan discovered a new passion as he participated in an on-campus internship with the Ballard Center for Social Impact.
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BYU Marriott Students Solve Union Pacific’s Unique Landscape Problem

September 24, 2024
As part of an on-campus internship, five BYU Marriott students helped Union Pacific figure out what to do with 8,000 palm trees at one of their transload facilities.
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From Solo Efforts to Global Ventures: A Path of Personal Growth

September 06, 2024
MAcc student Brenna Doyle has learned that working collaboratively fosters the personal and professional growth she is striving for.
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SOA Alumni Win Elijah Watt Sells Award for Exceptional Performance on CPA Exam

August 23, 2024
Last year’s CPA exam results were recently published, and BYU Marriott accounting graduates Elise Chase and Parker Jackson were on the list of award winners, continuing the SOA’s 16-year streak of alums who earned the award.
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Outside Our Circles

August 21, 2024
Senior Dasha Samá Román Villanueva has firsthand experience in the global aspect of the global supply chain management program. Though her experiences span multiple countries and languages, Román focuses on building personal connections one at a time—no matter where she is.
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Designing the Future

August 16, 2024
BYU Marriott's ExDM students and faculty stood out at the second annual World Experience Summit for their research-driven understanding of experience design theory.
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Continuing an Inherited Dream

August 01, 2024
First-generation college student Josh Tellez is forging his path in finance, driven by a deeply-rooted dream of a better future and a personal philosophy to make the most out of every opportunity, no matter the circumstances.
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