Last week, our new First Ascent Scholars traveled to the Gates of Lodore on the Green River. Students and leaders camped for three nights off the river, rafting throughout the day, and hiking to waterfalls and scenic lookouts. They saw [...]
First Ascent Scholars celebrated their End-of-Year Celebration on Saturday, May 25. This was a big celebration where all the First Ascent Scholars got together with their friends, families, and mentors to celebrate the end of a successful school year [...]
What better way to spend Spring Break 2019 than on the other side of the world? That is how the current third-year First Ascent Scholars spent their Spring Break this semester. Not only did they go to the beach, meet [...]
After finals week for the Fall 2018 semester, why not relax and explore the hot and humid state of Florida? Our current 4th-year First Ascent Scholars were able to spend a week in Miami after finals week in December. They [...]
Fall Semester is in full swing here at the Eccles School with a lot of new faces, including many first-generation students. We kicked off the first week back to school with a variety of tabling events highlighting different programs [...]
Kylie Moon is the first First Ascent Scholar to graduate from the University of Utah David Eccles School of Business. At a recent dinner honor current and new First Ascent Scholars, she delivered this speech. In light of this annual [...]
Being the first person in your family to graduate from college is definitely something to be proud of, but getting there can come with its own set of challenges. It's an experience well known to Jack Elizondo, who recently shared [...]
The 3rd Annual Diversity and Business Ethics Case Competition hosted by the Leeds School of Business at the University of Colorado Boulder had 13 teams competing this past weekend, two of them from the David Eccles School of Business. Arriving [...]
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 [...]
Editor’s Note: Victoria Cabal, director of the First Ascent Scholars program, talks about the group’s recent trip to Moab and what her students did in order to prepare for the adventure. First Ascent Scholars cultivates, encourages and enables academically focused [...]
Spencer Fox Eccles Business Building
1655 East Campus Center Drive
Salt Lake City, Utah 84112-8939
Spencer Fox Eccles Business Building
1655 East Campus Center Drive
Salt Lake City, Utah 84112-8939
