To know Lianna Kinard is to be forever in awe of all of the incredible things that she has and continues to accomplish. With a personality that lights up any room and the determination to not only pursue her dreams but also help everybody she meets along the way, we are proud to introduce Lianna as our #alumnitakeovertuesday host for February! Lianna is [...]
The power of women and their influence in the business workforce is only growing stronger, as evidenced by three women panelists at the David Eccles School of Business Women in Business spring luncheon. Moderated by Eccles School Assistant Dean Ruchi Watson, panelists Nicole Torres, senior associate editor at Harvard Business Review and co-host of HBR’s Women at Work podcast, and Lianna Kinard, vice [...]
Happy February everybody! We are kicking off the new month by continuing our #futurealumnifriday series. Have you met Daniel von Wallwitz here at the David Eccles School of Business? Our guess is a solid yes because he is involved in Business Scholars, Beta Alpha Psi, Business Economics Society, and Goff Scholars! He expects to graduate in 2020 with his degree QUAMO. If you [...]
Did you know that we have an alumni network of more than 37,000+ people across the world that is constantly growing? This alumni network is a diverse group of professionals with a wide variety of ages, backgrounds, and interests, each with a story and an experience to share. We hope that you’ll join us each month as an alum takes over our social [...]
We are fortunate enough to have a diversely talented group of students that we can’t wait to feature in 2019 as part of our Future Alumni Friday series. On the first Friday of each month in 2019, we will highlight a future alumni representing a unique part of the #EcclesExperience. It is our pleasure to introduce Monet Frank, our very first #futurealumnifriday feature. Monet [...]
As a business student, having a LinkedIn profile is a very useful tool to have in the business world. It allows for you to keep in touch with your network on a professional basis, and it helps you land potential internships or jobs. In the beginning, you will have to put some time into creating your LinkedIn profile to make it represent your [...]
To everyone that gave their support to the 1917-Minute Challenge and the David Eccles School of Business, we want to say THANK YOU. With the close of the 1917-Minute Challenge yesterday, we are excited to announce 794 donors from 30 states and three countries contributed gifts to the Eccles School ranging from $1 to $250,000 to total a record-breaking $574,905. All of these [...]
The annual 1917-Minute Challenge will officially kick-off tomorrow! This year, Dean Taylor Randall is calling on alumni, donors, staff, faculty, and students to make scholarships our top priority. Starting Nov. 14 at noon, we have 1,917 minutes to reach 750 donors all committed to giving back to their alma mater and changing the lives of students at the David Eccles School of Business. [...]
The David Eccles School of Business celebrated the 67th Annual Scholarship Luncheon, an event honoring the relationship of donors and the students benefiting from the scholarships created because of those donors. This year's celebration, held on Nov. 2, broke a record, with more than 1,250 students and donors in attendance, a marker of just how large the Eccles School has grown. Through the [...]
The David Eccles School of Business was honored to host Dan Liljenquist, Intermountain Healthcare's Vice President of Enterprise Initiatives, to discuss a proposed solution for the overpriced pharmaceutical market at the most recent Alumni Speaker Series event. With the increasing cost of medicine reaching astronomical prices and more frequent shortages of necessary drugs, healthcare is more unaffordable than ever. Liljenquist talked [...]