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Lassonde Entrepreneur Institute receives $25 million gift from the Lassonde Family Foundation
The Lassonde Entrepreneur Institute, an interdisciplinary division of the David Eccles School of Business that has become a globally recognized center for student entrepreneurship and innovation, received a $25 million gift on Friday, May 2, from the Lassonde Family Foundation. Pierre Lassonde — a University of Utah alumnus, mining entrepreneur, and philanthropist — appeared at a news conference held in the First Security Boardroom of the Spencer Fox Eccles Business Building to announce the gift, which more doubles his previous commitment to the Eccles School. “I say all the time, of all the philanthropic enterprises that I’ve funded — and [...]
Utah Real Estate Challenge awards $20K prize to first-place team
Three teams made one last presentation on April 17 in a bid for a $20,000 first prize in the final round of the annual Utah Real Estate Challenge (UREC) — an intercollegiate competition supported by the Ivory-Boyer Real Estate Center (IBREC) and the David Eccles School of Business’s Master of Real Estate Development program. Some 15 teams comprised of 63 students (from the University of Utah, BYU, Utah State and Utah Valley) initially entered the competition, which challenged them to select and evaluate a property of their choice within Salt Lake City’s central business district — located between 200 East [...]
Eccles School convocation ceremonies celebrate 2025 graduates, highlight their adaptability
A common refrain during the David Eccles School of Business’s undergraduate and graduate convocation ceremonies on Saturday, May 3, was the necessity of adaptability: Life seldom goes exactly to plan, so those best able to adjust tend to be the most successful. Another recurring theme during the back-to-back graduation events: The Eccles School does an exceptional job of preparing and equipping its students to be versatile and agile thinkers, capable of reacting to and flourishing in spite of changes and challenges. Spencer Fox Eccles, Chairman & CEO, George S. and Dolores Doré Eccles Foundation, spoke in a prerecorded video and [...]
