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Dean Dirks encourages Opportunity Scholars to find and forge mentor relationships
Mentorship is a fundamental component of the Opportunity Scholars, a program dedicated to supporting the educational experiences of first-generation students at the David Eccles School of Business. Kurt Dirks, dean of the Eccles School and keynote speaker at the most recent Opportunity Scholars Speaker Event, noted that as a first-generation college graduate himself, he knows just how transformative having mentors can be. A well-known part of Dirks’ personal story is that he grew up on a farm in rural Iowa and went from a high school graduating class of 25 students to a 25,000-student campus at Iowa State University. A [...]
Rohit Aggarwal honored as Eccles School’s inaugural ‘Researcher of the Month’
Rohit Aggarwal, a professor in the Department of Operations and Information Systems as well as a David Eccles Emerging Scholar, has been selected as the David Eccles School of Business’s “Researcher of the Month” for October 2025. Professor Aggarwal joined the University of Utah as an assistant professor in 2008, after earning his Ph.D. from the University of Connecticut. He subsequently earned associate professor status in 2015 and became a full professor in 2023. His research explores how artificial intelligence (AI) technologies and human expertise can mutually enhance each other in organizational settings. Part of this entails exploring AI's role [...]
Mary C. Daly Gives Tips for Staying Steady Through Change at 35th Annual Spencer Fox Eccles Convocation
Whether it’s political turmoil, economic uncertainty, or a time of personal doubt, there is a way to stay steady through change. At the 35th Annual Spencer Fox Eccles Convocation, keynote speaker, Mary C. Daly, President and CEO of the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco, shared her tips for succeeding in difficult times. The first step, Daly said, is to anchor yourself in your values and goals. With your goals as your foundation, you can stay grounded in uncertainty and ensure that you are focused on building skills and interests that will get you where you hope to go. The [...]
