eccles Archives - The David Eccles School of Business

Opportunity Scholars Luau celebrates 2019 graduates

Opportunity Scholars at the David Eccles School of Business recently held their Annual Luau to honor graduating seniors and celebrate another successful year. Families, advisory board members, donors, faculty, and Eccles School staff gathered for the celebration. Several students spoke of their educational journey, expressing gratitude for all the help they received along the way. The evening highlighted the full-circle support Opportunity Scholars embraces [...]

Lisa Collins2019-11-27T16:36:04-07:00May 8th, 2019|

Eccles School Fashion Week

Everyone seems to like fashion, am I wrong? Everyone participates in it, everyone looks at the pictures in the magazines and wonders how they can create the same outfit or when they are rich they will just buy the really expensive clothes. Here at the David Eccles School of Business we strive for the best of ourselves and educate students in practical things, like [...]

Jerry Norton2017-12-20T10:07:38-07:00February 8th, 2017|

New U lifescience product development program

Medical innovation workers and anyone interested in lifescience product development will benefit from a new University of Utah program to help navigate and develop products in the lifescience field. The University of Utah David Eccles School of Business Executive Education and the Center for Medical Innovation at the University of Utah Health Sciences have partnered to offer the new BioVentures program. The two-semester program [...]

Jerry Norton2017-12-20T10:07:45-07:00November 7th, 2016|

Executive MBA program ranked No. 79 in the world, 21 in the U.S.

The Executive MBA program at the University of Utah’s David Eccles School of Business is ranked one of the best in the world, according to a new survey by the Financial Times. The program ranked No. 21 nationally and No. 79 globally, moving up one and four spots respectively. The Eccles School’s program also ranked fourth in the West and is the only Utah [...]

Jerry Norton2017-12-20T10:07:48-07:00October 17th, 2016|

Eccles School launches business analytics graduate degree

The market for data scientists and analytics professionals is growing at a rapid rate. Determined to provide opportunities for students to move into lucrative industries, the David Eccles School of Business has launched a new specialized graduate degree in the analytics space. The Master of Science in Business Analytics (MSBA) is the first of its kind in Utah. The program will give students advanced [...]

Jerry Norton2016-10-14T14:12:52-06:00October 14th, 2016|

5 facts I bet you didn’t know about the Spencer Fox Eccles Business Building

The David Eccles School of Business is really a phenomenal place. The Spencer Fox Eccles Business Building has a lot of amazing features that not most people know about. I took a deeper look in to the building and pulled out the five best facts about the building. Eccles was built in two phases. The south end was done first, opening in spring 2012. [...]

Jerry Norton2017-12-20T10:07:48-07:00October 10th, 2016|

Eccles School professor offers perspective on Apple and the FBI

For the past several months, the FBI and technology giant Apple have been embroiled in a public dispute over an iPhone used in the 2015 San Bernardino terrorist attack. While the conflict may be making news, there is nothing particularly new about it according to Jeff Nielsen, a licensed attorney and an Associate Professor/Lecturer, here at the David Eccles School of Business. In [...]

Jerry Norton2017-12-20T10:08:06-07:00March 24th, 2016|

Haikus on Business

The recipe for a good book includes almost 3,800 haiku poems written by 2,060 university students over a period of 12 years, juried by 6 university, community and business leaders for 1 professor whose sections of Foundations of Business Thought those students took. The result was a book entitled, Haikus on Business. Professor Cal Boardman initiated the Foundations of Business Thought course as a [...]

Jerry Norton2017-12-20T10:08:07-07:00March 17th, 2016|

Thru the Lens: Eccles Student Experience

Editors Note: The Thru the Lens video series captures a day in the life of an Eccles community member, including students, faculty, staff and alumni. Check out this video from Eccles student Michelle Bui. Ever wonder what it's like to be a successful Eccles Business Student? Well, now you can find out for yourself! Here is what happens to an Eccles student Michelle Bui as [...]

Jerry Norton2017-12-20T10:08:11-07:00February 9th, 2016|

Shop now to get a discount at the Eccles Store!

You love the U. You love the Eccles School. You love saving money. Now you can show your pride in the business school via the Eccles Store, and you can save 15 percent on orders through Sept. 30, 2015 by using the discount code UTAHDEAL2015 at checkout. Save on everything from pens to cell phone covers to shirts that can be ordered in a wide [...]

Jerry Norton2015-08-31T09:52:28-06:00August 31st, 2015|