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Family Business Roundtable: Secrets to business success from Bill Child

Dale Frost2019-03-13T17:07:48-06:00March 13th, 2019|

At the David Eccles School of Business Family Business Roundtable, community members and business leaders joined together for networking, business inspiration, and a few laughs. This year’s roundtable featured Bill Child, who unexpectedly was put in charge of the R.C. Willey appliance business in 1954 after Child wed Willey’s daughter and Willey experienced a decline in health. Having just started college and earning a [...]

Alumni Takeover: Lianna Kinard

Jerry Norton2019-02-25T19:32:51-07:00February 25th, 2019|

To know Lianna Kinard is to be forever in awe of all of the incredible things that she has and continues to accomplish. With a personality that lights up any room and the determination to not only pursue her dreams but also help everybody she meets along the way, we are proud to introduce Lianna as our #alumnitakeovertuesday host for February! Lianna is [...]

Alumni Speaker Series: Seven lessons learned along the IPO journey

Jerry Norton2019-02-26T09:14:43-07:00February 25th, 2019|

Companies tend to make headlines when their IPO makes millions — or even BILLIONS. But that shining moment that steals the spotlight is the result of years of preparation and planning. Several alumni recently joined moderator June Chen of LDD Partners for the David Eccles School of Business for the Alumni Speakers Series to share their IPO journey. Here are their top takeaways for [...]

Women in the Workplace: Challenges overcome and strategies for success

Dale Frost2019-02-06T23:56:48-07:00February 6th, 2019|

The power of women and their influence in the business workforce is only growing stronger, as evidenced by three women panelists at the David Eccles School of Business Women in Business spring luncheon. Moderated by Eccles School Assistant Dean Ruchi Watson, panelists Nicole Torres, senior associate editor at Harvard Business Review and co-host of HBR’s Women at Work podcast, and Lianna Kinard, vice [...]

Future Alumni Feature Friday: Daniel von Wallwitz

Jerry Norton2019-01-31T22:31:26-07:00January 31st, 2019|

Happy February everybody! We are kicking off the new month by continuing our #futurealumnifriday series. Have you met Daniel von Wallwitz here at the David Eccles School of Business? Our guess is a solid yes because he is involved in Business Scholars, Beta Alpha Psi, Business Economics Society, and Goff Scholars! He expects to graduate in 2020 with his degree QUAMO. If you [...]

Alumni #TakeoverTuesday: Mike Caggiano, PMBA, 2016

Dale Frost2019-01-29T09:45:55-07:00January 28th, 2019|

Did you know that we have an alumni network of more than 37,000+ people across the world that is constantly growing? This alumni network is a diverse group of professionals with a wide variety of ages, backgrounds, and interests, each with a story and an experience to share. We hope that you’ll join us each month as an alum takes over our social [...]

Future Alumni Friday: Monet Frank

Jerry Norton2019-01-04T14:06:54-07:00January 4th, 2019|

We are fortunate enough to have a diversely talented group of students that we can’t wait to feature in 2019 as part of our Future Alumni Friday series. On the first Friday of each month in 2019, we will highlight a future alumni representing a unique part of the #EcclesExperience. It is our pleasure to introduce Monet Frank, our very first #futurealumnifriday feature. Monet [...]

Heidi Woodbury named new U Vice President for Institutional Advancement

Jerry Norton2018-12-12T10:07:24-07:00December 11th, 2018|

University of Utah President Ruth V. Watkins has appointed Heidi Woodbury as the university’s new vice president for institutional advancement. Woodbury will assume the position on Feb. 1, 2019. Woodbury currently is the assistant dean for external relations at the David Eccles School of Business. An alumna of the U, Woodbury was selected after a vigorous, competitive national search. She succeeds Fred Esplin, who [...]

The Balancing Act: Four Strategies for Women on Integrating Work, Life, and More

Jerry Norton2018-12-05T16:38:40-07:00December 5th, 2018|

The growing number of women entering the workforce, furthering their education, and moving up into leadership positions in their career has started a conversation about whether or not it is possible to obtain work-life balance. And — if it is possible — how to maintain it. Work-life balance is never perfectly obtainable for anyone. It is an ever-changing balancing act and requires constant adapting [...]

How to make your LinkedIn profile work for you

Amelia Dyck-McCrary2018-11-26T11:07:38-07:00November 26th, 2018|

As a business student, having a LinkedIn profile is a very useful tool to have in the business world. It allows for you to keep in touch with your network on a professional basis, and it helps you land potential internships or jobs. In the beginning, you will have to put some time into creating your LinkedIn profile to make it represent your [...]

Five things to know about Blockchain

Amelia Dyck-McCrary2018-12-04T14:23:29-07:00November 19th, 2018|

Earlier this semester the David Eccles School of Business was honored to host an Alumni Speaker Series about blockchain where attendees got to hear a panel of speakers well-versed in Blockchain discuss the basics of Blockchain and the broad reach it and Bitcoin have. The panelist speakers included: Todd Crosland, CoinZoom, Founder & CEO John Richards, Difuon, Co-Founder & CEO Josh McIver, ULedger, [...]

Thank you to our 794 donors for a successful 1917-Minute Challenge

Jerry Norton2018-11-16T16:53:07-07:00November 16th, 2018|

To everyone that gave their support to the 1917-Minute Challenge and the David Eccles School of Business, we want to say THANK YOU. With the close of the 1917-Minute Challenge yesterday, we are excited to announce 794 donors from 30 states and three countries contributed gifts to the Eccles School ranging from $1 to $250,000 to total a record-breaking $574,905. All of these [...]

Eccles School takes home six PRSA Golden Spike Awards

Jerry Norton2018-11-16T10:53:47-07:00November 16th, 2018|

The David Eccles School of Business Marketing + Communications team won six awards at the 31st Annual Golden Spike Awards, held by the Public Relations Society of America Greater Salt Lake and Utah County Chapters on Thursday, Nov. 15 at the Loveland Living Planet Aquarium. The competition recognizes excellence and best practices in public relations and business communications in Utah. Judges select winning entries [...]

The annual 1917-minute challenge kicks off this week

Jerry Norton2023-03-16T18:22:15-06:00November 13th, 2018|

The annual 1917-Minute Challenge will officially kick-off tomorrow! This year, Dean Taylor Randall is calling on alumni, donors, staff, faculty, and students to make scholarships our top priority. Starting Nov. 14 at noon, we have 1,917 minutes to reach 750 donors all committed to giving back to their alma mater and changing the lives of students at the David Eccles School of Business. [...]

Eccles School’s Full-Time MBA Program jumps 20 spots in Bloomberg rankings

Jerry Norton2018-11-08T06:38:37-07:00November 8th, 2018|

The Full-Time MBA program at the University of Utah David Eccles School of Business vaulted 20 spots in the Bloomberg Businessweek Best Business Schools rankings released today, placing the Eccles School at No. 36 in the country. “We are thrilled to see our Full-Time MBA program recognized by Bloomberg Businessweek and for another top-50 ranking,” said Brad Vierig, associate dean of MBA Programs & [...]

The Eccles School celebrates the 67th Annual Scholarship Luncheon

Jerry Norton2018-11-07T12:48:15-07:00November 5th, 2018|

The David Eccles School of Business celebrated the 67th Annual Scholarship Luncheon, an event honoring the relationship of donors and the students benefiting from the scholarships created because of those donors. This year's celebration, held on Nov. 2, broke a record, with more than 1,250 students and donors in attendance, a marker of just how large the Eccles School has grown. Through the [...]

Staying relevant in your business with YESCO at family round table

Jerry Norton2018-11-12T14:24:14-07:00October 12th, 2018|

Tom Young was only 15 years old when he sailed from his home in Liverpool, England to North America where he started his company, The Thomas Young Sign Company, only a few years later with a borrowed $300 on March 20, 1920. Soon after, the company was renamed the Young Electric Sign Company (YESCO) as the company grew and gained traction nationally. Over [...]

Eccles School dedicates Robert H. and Katharine B. Garff Building

Jerry Norton2018-10-05T17:07:01-06:00October 5th, 2018|

The David Eccles School of Business today held the dedication for the Robert H. and Katharine B. Garff Building, a 150,000-square-foot building that houses the school’s MBA, Professional MBA, Executive MBA and MBA Online programs. The building also supports an Executive Education Center, an expanded Maverik Business Career Services Center, the Marriner S. Eccles Institute for Economics and Quantitative Analysis and the Gregory J. [...]

How my MBA professor became my business partner: The Prints of Love story

Jerry Norton2018-09-13T11:47:36-06:00September 12th, 2018|

When Shane Schut began the Professional MBA (PMBA) program at the David Eccles School of Business at the University of Utah in 2015, he never imagined he would graduate partnering with an MBA professor to start a new, thriving business. Some of his initial influence to pursue the PMBA program came from his wife, Kristen, who also completed the PMBA program at the [...]

How Project Rx might save significant money for U.S. patients

Jerry Norton2018-08-10T12:44:41-06:00August 10th, 2018|

The David Eccles School of Business was honored to host Dan Liljenquist, Intermountain Healthcare's Vice President of Enterprise Initiatives, to discuss a proposed solution for the overpriced pharmaceutical market at the most recent Alumni Speaker Series event. With the increasing cost of medicine reaching astronomical prices and more frequent shortages of necessary drugs, healthcare is more unaffordable than ever. Liljenquist talked [...]

From student startup to an IPO of $56 million, Lovesac still going strong

Jerry Norton2018-07-02T15:21:56-06:00July 2nd, 2018|

Talk about entrepreneurial success. Shawn Nelson got started selling Lovesac's out of his van in 1999 while still a student here at the University of Utah. Fast forward to today, when the brand just raise $56 million in its IPO. "He was one of the early entrepreneurs in our program and really showed us, and a generation of students, what the possibilities were," Troy [...]

David Eccles School of Business Hall of Fame honors business leaders

Jerry Norton2018-05-31T17:11:58-06:00May 31st, 2018|

The David Eccles School of Business Hall of Fame recognizes individuals who have so distinguished themselves in their careers that their achievements are models for present and future students and are leaders in their communities. We are honored to induct this individual to our Hall of Fame and award four people that are making an impact in the fields of entrepreneurship, service to the [...]

David Eccles School of Business announces Hall of Fame Inductees

Jerry Norton2018-05-29T11:43:42-06:00May 24th, 2018|

The David Eccles School of Business will induct a new member to its Hall of Fame, and honor four other alumni at its 2018 ceremony, to be held Wednesday, May 30. The Hall of Fame honors individuals who have distinguished themselves in their careers and serve as models to present and future students. This year, the Eccles School will honor Sen. Jake Garn, a [...]

Eccles School alum makes it easier to buy electric bikes for U community

Jerry Norton2018-05-10T16:55:01-06:00May 8th, 2018|

David Eccles School of Business alumna Angela Wright is working to help Utahns catch a breath of fresh air by making it easier to purchase electric bikes. The 2014 Executive MBA graduate is the owner of Bingham Cyclery, and her bicycle shop is one of five partnering with the University of Utah to offer discounts on electric bikes to help reduce emissions in the [...]

Congratulations to the Eccles School Class of 2018!

Dale Frost2023-03-16T18:20:20-06:00May 1st, 2018|

The David Eccles School of Business is incredibly proud of each of our graduates. Nearly 2,000 students have completed hands-on final projects, participated in incredible internship experiences, traveled the world and built a network that will serve them for a lifetime. Eccles School faculty and staff are excited to see what the future holds for this year's graduating class, and we wish [...]