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QAMO Conversation: Senior Jazmin Miramontes
Growing up in nearby West Valley City, senior Jazmin Miramontes always knew the University of Utah was a possible option for college. But being admitted to the Eccles School’s Business Scholars program? That really sealed the deal. The Business Scholars Program, which allows students to build on things they learn in the classroom with hands-on learning, was too good of an opportunity to pass up. “That was a big motivator for me to come to the University of Utah as business was something that I was interested in,” Miramontes said. Once in college, Miramontes considered pursuing a math major, knowing [...]
Opportunity Scholars explore Kuleana at annual leadership retreat
Opportunity Scholars recently held its annual leadership retreat in Park City, UT. This year's theme centered around Kuleana, a Hawaiian value that translates to responsibility and privilege, and how reciprocity is key to successfully leading others. This focus on integrity in action is core to the Opportunity Scholars program, and the leadership retreat allows time for reflection, community, and building the leadership skills necessary for a thriving career. The retreat was filled with team-building activities, workshops, and a keynote from Koloa Wolfgramm, a nationally recognized hotelier (the youngest Waldorf hotel owner at 27) and co-founder of Wolfgramm Capital, a [...]
Media Coverage of School of Accounting Faculty Research
On October 19, 2023, The Economist, a leading weekly newspaper, published an article about the role of luck in career success. The article highlighted a recent paper written by Atif Ellahie, Associate Professor at the School of Accounting, with co-authors Martina Andreani and Lakshmanan Shivakumar. In their paper, Professor Ellahie and his co-authors examine the nonrecurring effects of the US Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 on the remeasurement of deferred taxes. They find that CEOs of firms that had tax windfall gains and were weakly scrutinized by investors rewarded their CEOs for these “good luck” gains but firms [...]
