Hunter Gurney’s family is going through an impossibly hard time. Hunter is a student at the Eccles School, and his father, David, was diagnosed with stage 4 incurable pancreatic cancer in December. The hospital bills have been growing steadily. Earlier this semester, Hunter attended the Business Career Conference held by the Eccles School’s Business Career Services. It was there Hunter met Eccles School alum [...]
The University of Utah and the Eccles School have long taken pride in the impact we have around the world, especially in educating top business leaders. We have educated students from every corner of the globe, and our international students achieve great things every day. Recently, the leading business newspaper in Norway published an analysis of the academic backgrounds of the CEOs of the [...]
On Feb. 18, the School of Accounting held its annual Out of State Panel event for both Undergrad Accounting majors and MAcc students. Students came to learn how other couples moved successfully from Salt Lake City to around the country and internationally. Nathan and Brooke Pace currently reside in Austin, Texas, and Nate works for PwC. Chad and Sarah Whitehead currently reside in San Diego, California, [...]
Editor's Note: Here's a little bit about our author, Cameren Schaer. A brief little intro on me, I am a non-traditional student with a diverse work history involving automotive, durable medical equipment, warehousing and inventory specialist, high-end computer electronics and reverse logistics. Fortunately, I was still able to unite them all into on central focus of operations management. My work-related accomplishments exceed my academic [...]
Editor’s Note: This is an installment in the series called Young Alumni. The series spotlights recently graduated alumni who are starting careers and succeeding in the business world. Silvia Potempa is the Social Media Coordinator for Firetoss Marketing in Salt Lake City, Utah. Potempa graduated in 2014 with bachelor's degrees in Marketing and Entrepreneurship. Eccles School: What/Who inspires you? Potempa: My friends and co-workers – watching [...]
Editor’s Note: This is an installment in the series called Young Alumni. The series spotlights recently graduated alumni who are starting careers and succeeding in the business world. Zack Clark owns his own company called Five Degrees Consulting in Salt Lake City, Utah. Zack’s company focuses on helping companies with business operations, leaders and organization to help companies succeed within the business world. Zack [...]
Editor’s Note: This is an installment in the series called Young Alumni. The series spotlights recently graduated alumni who are starting careers and succeeding in the business world. Umu Tafisi is a Corporate Contracts Analyst for Zions Bancorporation. Umu holds a BS in Finance, earned a Juris Doctor (with certificate in Critical Race Studies), and is a licensed attorney in California. Umu currently resides [...]
Editor’s Note: This is an installment in the series called Young Alumni. The series spotlights recently graduated alumni who are starting careers and succeeding in the business world. David Decker is the Director of Operations for Extra Storage Space. He graduated in Finance in 2003 and obtained his MBA in 2005. Eccles School: How did you end up choosing a business degree? Decker: Out [...]
Editor’s Note: This is an installment in the series called Young Alumni. The series spotlights recently graduated alumni who are starting careers and succeeding in the business world. Joe Martin is the Digital Index Manager at the Adobe office in Lehi, Utah. Joe attended the David Eccles School of Business for both his undergrad and graduate degrees. He graduated in 2006 with his bachelor’s [...]
Editor’s Note: This is an installment in the series called Young Alumni. The series spotlights recently graduated alumni who are starting careers and succeeding in the business world. Sarah Billingsley took advantage of several opportunities at the Eccles School, and she ended up landing a full-time job at Goldman Sachs after graduating in Spring 2015. “Stand out at your job/internship, but lead the U [...]
