The Center for Business, Health, and Prosperity is featured in the Spring/Summer 2023 issue of the Eccles Experience Magazine. The theme of this issue is Confidence to Impact your World. The article featuring the Center highlights opportunities that are open to all students to make a positive impact in the world both globally and locally [...]
Yazdani Studio of CannonDesign in partnership with MHTN Architects continues to translate the vision of the new Impact and Prosperity Epicenter building with new renderings of what to expect once the construction is complete. The new building site is located to the east of the Lassonde Studios and just north of Student Life Way. Upon [...]
The Prosperity Scholars hit the ground running this semester with their work with the West Valley Community Health Center team. In coordination with the University's efforts to expand health services in West Valley, Prosperity Scholars are working to analyze and map the systems impacting the health disparities in the West Valley area. To kick off [...]
If you look towards the east of Lassonde Studios, you will see a large hole in the ground, fencing surrounding the site, and a crane. This is the sign that construction is underway on the Impact and Prosperity Epicenter. The team from Okland Construction is making progress with getting the foundations and ground floor walls [...]
What is University of Utah West Africa? Did you know that the University of Utah has a hub in West Africa? University of Utah West Africa offers unique learning, research, and programming opportunities for students, faculty, and partners, made possible through a partnership with Ensign Global College, a world-class teaching institution located in Kpong, Ghana. [...]
Last fall the Center for Business, Heath, and Prosperity launched Prosperity Scholars, a new transformative co-curricular program for students to advance learning and engagement in prosperity science and practice. We sat down with Liesel Madrian, President of Prosperity Scholars, to learn more about activities for the fall semester and plans for spring 2023. Liesel is [...]
Imagine taking a course that allows you to travel to the breathtaking country of Ghana working with real-world businesses as a consultant to make an impact on their business. The Center for Business, Health, and Prosperity in partnership with Eccles Global offers a course that does just that. ENTP 5800/6800 – Entrepreneurship and Poverty Alleviation [...]
INTERVIEWER: Tell us a little about yourself. MARISOL VIDAL: A little bit about me – fun fact is that I was born and raised in the Dominican Republic. I came to the United States to go to school. I went to New York and did not have a school acceptance. I was looking to further [...]
INTERVIEWER: Tell us a little about yourself. IKE ALDER: I am in my second year in the Professional MBA program. I currently work for Utah Retirement Systems in investing in real estate, agriculture, and timber. I also completed my undergraduate at the U in 2020 in Quantitative Analysis of Markets and Organizations. INTERVIEWER: What made [...]
INTERVIEWER: Tell us a little about yourself. EMILY KAY: I am a part of the Professional MBA program which means I work full time and then I am in school in the evenings. I am in my second year of the program, so I will graduate at the end of the summer. Before joining my [...]