Graduate Programs Archives - Page 4 of 15 - The David Eccles School of Business

Specialized Master’s Programs show 93%+ career placement, high salaries

Graduates in all of the Specialized Master’s Programs at the David Eccles School of Business at the University of Utah experienced strong career placements and high starting salaries despite the COVID-19 pandemic. Career placement rates ranged from 93% to 100%, and starting salaries showed the return on investment Specialized Master’s Program students received. The impressive statistics come from a combination of well-prepared graduates, a [...]

Jerry Norton2020-11-18T12:46:00-07:00November 18th, 2020|

Eccles School launches postdoctoral program in Entrepreneurship & Strategy

The Department of Entrepreneurship & Strategy at the University of Utah’s David Eccles School of Business launched a new postdoctoral fellowship program with the hire of Maria Kurakina, a young scholar with a Ph.D. from the University of California at Berkeley, Haas School of Business. Postdoctoral programs provide recent Ph.D. graduates with an opportunity to grow their expertise and publish original research, while also [...]

Jerry Norton2023-03-16T17:32:29-06:00September 29th, 2020|

Workaround for Zoom login issue many face on Monday, Aug. 24

Zoom is experiencing a nationwide issue that is making logging in appear to not be working for some users. However, we have found a workaround so you can log in to your Zoom classes today if you have any. Please watch the one-minute video below to see how the easy workaround functions. You will need to copy/paste the meeting ID if you want to [...]

Jerry Norton2023-03-16T17:32:35-06:00August 24th, 2020|

Welcome Back to Fall Semester 2020!

Welcome back to school and to the David Eccles School of Business! We all know this is going to be a semester to remember, and one for the history books. Despite all that is going on, the faculty and staff at the Eccles School are here to support you through every step of your educational journey! Check out the video below as we welcome [...]

Jerry Norton2023-03-16T17:32:44-06:00August 21st, 2020|

In the news: Master of Business Creation adapts to COVID-19

This past school year, the David Eccles School of Business Launched the Master of Business Creation (MBC) program, which was designed specifically with entrepreneurs and startup companies in mind. The original founding class consisted of 26 students and 20 startups, with classes, meetings, and grades specifically geared toward driving the startup’s success. In an article on universitybusiness.com, Thad Kelling articulates how the global pandemic [...]

Jerry Norton2023-03-16T17:32:58-06:00July 2nd, 2020|

MSBA, MSIS students share creative ways of keeping busy during quarantine

The David Eccles School of Business's Master of Science in Business Analytics and Master of Science in Information Systems programs invited our student community to share creative ways of keeping busy and motivated during the COVID-19 quarantine. The videos showcase how the pandemic does not constrain goals or the ability to complete the semester successfully. Each category winner was awarded a $50 Amazon [...]

Dale Frost2023-03-16T17:33:06-06:00June 5th, 2020|

$20,000 prize for Eccles MRED students at the Utah Real Estate Challenge

While the 13th year of the Utah Real Estate Challenge (UREC) looked a little different than in the past due to COVID-19, an unparalleled amount of ingenuity and creativity prevailed in all nine 2020 teams and their designs. On May 1, DISC Development claimed the $20,000 grand prize for their design, Edison Tower. Runners up from last year’s UREC competition, Team DISC Development, [...]

Dale Frost2023-03-16T18:16:10-06:00May 8th, 2020|

MBC entrepreneur helps students celebrate prom amid COVID-19

Virtual proms have become a huge trend this year, as the raging coronavirus pandemic continues to close schools around the country. Taylor Buckley, a Master of Business Creation student at the Eccles School, is behind an app that is making many of these virtual dance events possible. Check out how the app works at ABC4 Utah and NBC Chicago.

Jerry Norton2020-05-06T20:08:59-06:00May 6th, 2020|

MHA students give back, serving food to frontline medical workers

Two David Eccles School of Business second-year Master of Healthcare Administration (MHA) students, Kelcie Douglas and Alyse Wells, have spearheaded the Salt Lake City chapter of Frontline Foods. Frontline Foods is a grassroots organization that supports local restaurants impacted by the COVID-19 crisis by feeding workers who are battling on the frontlines. Frontline Foods has partnered with World Central Kitchen, a tax-exempt, registered 501(c)(3) charitable [...]

Jerry Norton2023-03-16T18:33:13-06:00April 28th, 2020|

AACSB International recognizes Eccles School for Master of Business Creation

Today, the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB International) – the world’s largest business education network – recognized the David Eccles School of Business at the University of Utah among 25 business schools as highlights of its Innovations That Inspire member challenge. The Eccles School was recognized for its unique Master of Business Creation (MBC) program, which allows founders to launch and scale a company [...]

Jerry Norton2023-03-16T17:33:20-06:00April 21st, 2020|