The University of Utah jumped six places to be ranked No. 9 for undergrad entrepreneur studies among all schools in the country in the latest survey released by The Princeton Review today. The U also improved four places in the survey to be ranked No. 19 for graduate entrepreneur studies. Entrepreneur programs at the U are provided by the David Eccles School of Business and the Lassonde [...]
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 & [...]
Three years in a row, three MBA students from the David Eccles School of Business have competed in the final round of the annual Adobe Analytics Challenge. In that time, The University of Utah has been one of only two programs to consistently reach the finals. This year, Full-Time MBA students Cameron Rigby, Chandler Bush, and Phillip Fuchs received first place, returning home [...]
The High School Utah Entrepreneur Challenge (HS UEC) competition managed by the Lassonde Entrepreneur Institute at the University of Utah is now open for registration for 2018-2019. All students age 14-18 in Utah are welcome to compete for a chance at $30,000 in cash and prizes, with a grand prize of $7,500. Find more information and details on the Lassonde Entrepreneur Institute website. [...]
Salt Lake City, October 15, 2018 — The Executive MBA program at the David Eccles School of Business at the University of Utah is once again ranked as one of the best in the world, according to this year’s rankings by the Financial Times. The program ranked No. 4 in the West, No. 24 nationally and No. 97 globally. It is the only school in Utah [...]
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. [...]
SALT LAKE CITY—The Sorenson Impact Center’s University Venture Fund - Impact Investing (UVF II) closed its first investment in a seed round into Salt Lake City-based Navigen, Inc. UVF II’s investment was highly catalytic, unlocking over $1.5 million additional investment capital into the pharmaceutical company. Navigen, Inc. is an early-stage drug discovery and development company that has developed a D-peptide drug discovery platform to [...]
The undergraduate Entrepreneurship program at the David Eccles School of Business at the University of Utah has earned the No. 15 spot in the 2019 list of Best Undergraduate Business Programs in U.S. News and World Report. The program was ranked No. 8 for state schools. “We are thrilled to be recognized as a top-15 school for Entrepreneurship,” said Troy D’Ambrosio, the executive director [...]
Ten businesses, nonprofits and government agencies that embody the spirit of ethical leadership were honored with the 2018 Utah Ethical Leadership Awards. The awards recognize organizations that embody the spirit of ethical leadership exhibited by Bill Daniels, a founder of the modern cable industry and former owner of the Utah Stars. Daniels believed deeply in ethics and integrity, and the importance of absolute ethical [...]
"Believe in something. Even if it means sacrificing everything." These words were stamped across a new politically-charged campaign where Nike endorses the controversial actions of Colin Kaepernick. "The ad has stirred the simmering cauldron of antipathy toward Kaepernick, whose decision to protest racism by kneeling during the national anthem in 2016 started a national movement and a corresponding backlash against it. And the [...]