Spring Break — warm weather, excitement, memories, relaxation and sunshine. While countless students took this period to escape from studies, the First Ascent Scholars did quite the opposite. We spent our time learning and studying valuable leadership skills in the balmy weather of Southern California and had a chance to visit Disneyland. We had the unbelievable opportunity of being the first group to be involved with [...]
The Daniels Fund Ethics Initiative Case Competition is over, and congratulations are in order! A team of six outstanding Eccles School students took home the top prize as they applied the ethics they learned from the legacy of business giant Bill Daniels. The Daniels Fund Ethics Initiative Case Competition saw its highest-ever turnout. The competition was tough as students tackled a tricky on-the-job medical [...]
Adyson Edwards is an Eccles Ambassador who recently visited the home office of Wal-Mart in Bentonville, Arkansas. She shares her Eccles Experience there and the opportunities she was able to take advantage of while on the excursion. The Eccles Ambassadors had the unique and exciting opportunity to travel to the home office of one of the largest businesses in the world, Wal-Mart. In class, [...]
Dozens of students, faculty and staff gathered Wednesday afternoon to watch the premiere of “Brainstorm,” the first in series of six films about the Eccles School. The three-minute film follows three freshmen as they make their way to the first day of class, work on a class project about creating a business and enjoy student life in Salt Lake City. Check it out here: [...]
Want a career in consulting? Join the Management Consulting Experience Program! Your first step? Take the Technology Strategy course (STRAT 5850) in Spring Semester. Students who excel will be asked to become an associate in the program. The course uses a case-study approach, allowing students to learn new skills and then apply them. Students will learn how to apply the models, tools, and frameworks [...]
The Multi-Disciplinary Entrepreneurship Certificate Program at the University of Utah has recently become known on campus as the one-stop-shop for student entrepreneurs. Consisting of 4 Entrepreneurship classes (ENTP 1010, ENTP 1020, ENTP 2010, ENTP 2020), this undergraduate certificate program is designed for students from all majors who have interest in working on something they can get passionate about. An associated class, ENTP 1020, focuses [...]
Four Eccles School MBA/MHA students recently competed in the University of Alabama Healthcare Case Competition, and even though it was only the second year the Eccles School has competed, the students reached the semi-finals. They ended up competing in a Group of Death (for all of your World Cup fans out there), and the two teams that beat them — University of North Carolina [...]
Have you heard great things about the Business Scholars program at the Eccles School, but thought you missed out because you didn’t apply as a freshman, weren’t previously eligible for the freshman program, or have transferred to the University of Utah after your freshman year? Don’t fret! The new Business Scholars transfer program creates a condensed experience that encompasses all the different business disciplines, [...]
Playing with fire? Pizza onesies? Custom soccer cleats? State-of-the art back scratchers? Ear muffs for babies? Just another day at the office for the David Eccles School of Business and the Lassonde Entrepreneur Institute. Recently, the two partnered to host Shark Tank auditions for U community members to try for a chance to land on the popular ABC show. Shark Tank is a reality [...]
When Deanna Drollinger joined the Eccles School as an accounting major, her goal was the same as so many college students — get a good education, study hard and graduate. Drollinger received scholarships through the Eccles School’s Opportunity Scholars. That scholarship opened the doors she needed to engage in her Eccles experience, which has culminated in an internship offer for PwC in Dallas in the summer of 2016. The money raised during the one-day Love Utah Give Utah campaign on March 26, 2015 helps fund scholarships like the one Drollinger received.