The Utah Coal Country Strike Team placed second in the American Dream Ideas Challenge, securing more funding to support economic development in Carbon and Emery Counties. The team, which is co-led by Natalie Gochnour, assistant dean at the Eccles School and executive director of the Kem C. Gardner Policy Institute, has received $900,000 in funding from Schmidt Futures and the University of Utah. The [...]
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 [...]
Congratulations to our Kem C. Gardner Policy Institute for being named one of three finalists in the American Dream Ideas Challenge! Their proposal, called the Utah Coal Country Strike Team, is focused on helping Carbon and Emery counties, both of which have been hit by the decline in coal production since 2001. The team proposed creating a Silicon Slopes East in Price, which would [...]
Earlier this week, the David Eccles School of Business hosted the 28th annual Spencer Fox Eccles Convocation and had the pleasure to host honorable keynote speaker Gail Miller. The impressive business woman discussed her triumphs as she evolved from being a timid housewife and stay-at-home mom to successfully owning and running 60 car dealerships, the Utah Jazz, the Salt Lake Bees, Megaplex [...]
Dear David Eccles School of Business Community, By now I’m sure you have seen the communications from the Campus Alert system and President Pershing regarding the tragic events that occurred yesterday evening that resulted in the senseless death of student ChenWei Guo, a U student who was also taking courses at the Eccles School. I want to echo President Pershing’s support for our community and to let [...]
The David Eccles School or Business had the incredible honor of hosting a naturalization ceremony, where 19 new Americans from 13 different countries took the Oath of Allegiance and exchanged their green cards for U.S. citizenship. Officials from the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration service were on hand to attend to the official functions, but many Eccles School faculty and staff were in attendance to [...]
Natalie Gochnour had three key takeaway words for attendees at the Utah Economic Summit — positive, healthy and mindful. Gochnour, director of the Kem C. Gardner Policy Institute at the David Eccles School of Business, has long been a trusted source on economic issues for Utah Gov. Gary Herbert, so much so that he tasked her with delivering this year's Utah Economic Report at the [...]
A lot can happen in 100 years. Marriages, births, deaths, graduations. The David Eccles School of Business has seen them all since its founding in 1917, and we're pretty sure these hallowed halls have some fascinating stories to tell. That's where you come in. We want to hear YOUR stories of the Eccles School as we celebrate its centennial in the 2017-2018 school year. [...]
The Eccles Experience magazine has just arrived. This issue's theme is leadership, and the magazine is chock-full of great stories about research from our professors at the David Eccles School of Business, profiles of some of our amazing alumni and insights into companies current students have started. Page through the issue below, and the full-screen option is great to check out this beautifully designed magazine! [...]