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Goff Institute Students Drive Real-World Change for Utah Communities
At the Goff Strategic Leadership Institute, one of the distinctive experiential opportunities provided via the David Eccles School of Business at the University of Utah, students aren't just learning about leadership, they’re experimenting with it. Through hands-on projects with organizations, Goff students have tackled challenges like homelessness, food insecurity, and business growth, delivering innovative solutions and making a strategic impact. Since 2020, University of Utah undergraduate students participating in Goff-facilitated experiences have engaged with some 150 organizations, providing strategic leadership support through consulting projects and internships that drive organizations' missions forward. Indeed, thanks to its partnerships with organizations ranging from [...]
Lassonde Entrepreneur Institute receives $25 million gift from the Lassonde Family Foundation
The Lassonde Entrepreneur Institute, an interdisciplinary division of the David Eccles School of Business that has become a globally recognized center for student entrepreneurship and innovation, received a $25 million gift on Friday, May 2, from the Lassonde Family Foundation. Pierre Lassonde — a University of Utah alumnus, mining entrepreneur, and philanthropist — appeared at a news conference held in the First Security Boardroom of the Spencer Fox Eccles Business Building to announce the gift, which more doubles his previous commitment to the Eccles School. “I say all the time, of all the philanthropic enterprises that I’ve funded — and [...]
Utah Real Estate Challenge awards $20K prize to first-place team
Three teams made one last presentation on April 17 in a bid for a $20,000 first prize in the final round of the annual Utah Real Estate Challenge (UREC) — an intercollegiate competition supported by the Ivory-Boyer Real Estate Center (IBREC) and the David Eccles School of Business’s Master of Real Estate Development program. Some 15 teams comprised of 63 students (from the University of Utah, BYU, Utah State and Utah Valley) initially entered the competition, which challenged them to select and evaluate a property of their choice within Salt Lake City’s central business district — located between 200 East [...]
