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The Whitmore Global Business Center provides the global education and training necessary for BYU Marriott students to take on the global market.
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Student Experiences

Eccles Scholar Award Winners

August 06, 2019
Eleven first-year MBA candidates were recognized from the Marriott School of Business at Brigham Young University as Eccles Scholars, an award presented by the school's Whitmore Global Management Center.
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Employee Spotlight

Business in the Front, Music in the Back

July 31, 2019
Outside the office, Jonathon Wood, managing director at the Whitmore Global Management Center, spends a lot of his free time playing in a bluegrass acoustic band known as Lincoln Highway.
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Student Experiences

GMC Hosts Seventh High-School Business Language Competition

June 25, 2019
More than one hundred high school students from around the state of Utah participated in the seventh annual Business Language Competition held by BYU Marriott's Whitmore Global Management Center.
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Student Experiences

Excusez Moi, No Need to Pardon our French Team

February 27, 2019
BYU's French language team made no apologies at the Whitmore Global Management Center's annual Business Language Case Competition held during the fall 2018 semester, taking first place in the brand-new French category.
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Employee Spotlight

Preparing Future Game Changers

December 17, 2018
Students in Lee Daniels' International Business class learn to interact within a team framework, and rate each other's presentations. Daniels does this so his students are better prepared for future interviews and job opportunities.
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Student Experiences

GMC Partners with World Trade Center Utah

December 11, 2018
More than 3,500 Utah companies export goods or services internationally, and this semester, students at the BYU Marriott School of Business will help even more companies join those ranks.
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School News

BYU Awarded $1.14 Million International Business Grant

October 31, 2018
The US Department of Education has awarded BYU and the BYU Marriott School of Business a four-year, $1.14 million grant.
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Student Experiences

Vibrant Business Experience

October 01, 2018
In addition to visiting the Great Wall of China and other attractions, students received a unique business perspective on the Asia Pacific Study Abroad.
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Student Experiences

The Experience of a Lifetime

September 25, 2018
Fencing, paragliding, and rowing gondolas are a few of the once-in-a-lifetime experiences that students had on the Experience Design and Management Study Abroad.
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Student Experiences

The World is our Campus

July 26, 2018
From London to Dubai to Munich, BYU Marriott students traveled abroad to learn on BYU's world campus.
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Student Experiences

The Language of Business

By Kellene Ricks Adams
July 03, 2018
Corina Slene Cuevas-Pahl has spoken Spanish her entire life, but when she found out that BYU Marriott offered a business language course in Spanish, she signed up.
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Student Experiences

Honoring Global Achievements

April 23, 2018
Walking across BYU campus, it is not uncommon to hear students conversing in Portuguese, Mandarin, Russian, or one of many different languages. Sixty-five percent of the student body speaks a second language due to the number of students who participate in study abroad programs, serve LDS missions, or are international students.
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Student Experiences

Eleven Students Awarded Eccles Honor

March 23, 2018
The select group of BYU Marriott MBA candidates were recently recognized for their work in the international business world.
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School News

Teens Take Prizes for Spanish and Strategy

March 14, 2018
Bilingual, business-minded high school students impressed judges at the business language competition hosted by the Whitmore Global Management Center.
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Student Experiences

GMC Hosts National Language Case Comp

November 28, 2017
The annual competition saw Spanish, Chinese, and Arabic teams from five schools but language barriers were not an issue for these competitors-turned-friends.
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Student Experiences

Investing Globally in Future Careers

November 08, 2017
Investment-minded students are traveling to Europe, managing a real fund, and working with executives from top companies and the world in an innovative study abroad.
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Alumni Spotlight

MBA ALUM MAKES THE WORLD HIS WORKPLACE

May 08, 2017
As an MBA student at BYU, 2016 graduate Mike Johnson walked the streets of Europe, full of hope that he would someday live and work there. Now he lives in Madrid, and he credits the Whitmore Global Management Center (GMC) with helping make his dream a reality.
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Student Experiences

MBA Candidates Receive Eccles Award

April 06, 2017
Ten first-year MBA candidates have been announced as Eccles Scholars, an award presented by the school's Whitmore Global Management Center.
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