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Waste Not, Want Not

May 25, 2023
Passionate about garbage and eliminating solid waste pollution in the developing world, Ryan Caplin is not wasting his time. Now an Oxford Pershing Square Scholar, Caplin credits the Ballard Center at BYU Marriott for giving him the tools to take on trash.
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Sustainability in the Classroom

June 21, 2022
Broadly, sustainability relates to our natural, built, and social domains. It’s a topic in high demand at BYU Marriott, where new courses are shaping a generation of stewards. Here are two of them.
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Saving the World, One Milk Carton at a Time

October 13, 2021
Since graduating from the MPA program at BYU Marriott, Jackie Suggitt has worked to create a more sustainable future for the planet.
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Creating Social Impact Around the Globe

October 06, 2021
A day of work for BYU Marriott School of Business finance alum Tanner Clawson might look different than what most people assume someone in "business" does.
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BYU Marriott Students Create Sustainable Change

September 28, 2021
Four BYU Marriott students helped create a sustainable alternative for Walmart's supply chain process through the Ballard Center for Social Impact.
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Putting a Freeze on Food Waste

August 04, 2015
Many students want to save the world. Michael Snow and Steven Johnson want to save food.
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FROM TENNIS TO TURF: MARRIOTT 25 WRAPS UP

June 25, 2014
After racking up more than 25,000 hours of service, the Marriott School of Management’s twenty-fifth anniversary celebration is coming to an end. However, the question you’ve been asking us on social media remains: what’s happening to the tennis balls?
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Ghanaian Fish Farms Take Global Category at 2011 BPC

April 26, 2011
A team of MBA students are putting the age-old maxim of teaching a man to fish to the real-world test at the 2011 BYU BPC.
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Clean Water Distributor Wins Global Category of 2010 Business Plan Competition

May 20, 2010
A business that turns water into money took the top prize in the global category of the 2010 Brigham Young University Business Plan Competition.
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Alumnus Leads Sustainable Development in Mozambique

September 04, 2008
An innovative self-help program engineered by Marriott School graduate João Bueno, recently reached the 10,000-person milestone in villages throughout Mozambique.
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MPA Students Help Bring Electricity to Schools in Ghana

August 06, 2008
On a recent field study trip to Ghana, BYU MPA students teamed with a charity powering rural schools with merry-go-rounds.
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