This week the David Eccles School of Business has celebrated its namesake, David Eccles, by honoring four values his life and example have contributed to the school: Legacy, Leadership, Perseverance and Excellence. Those values, depicted on the front of the new David Eccles Coin along with the bust of David Eccles, represent rich traditions and a lasting legacy here at the Eccles School. Five [...]
The final Eccles School value honored during David Eccles Week is Excellence. Excellence is a value thoroughly embodied by our school’s namesake. David Eccles wasn’t content to be successful and simply do a good job. He was exceptionally dedicated, received accolades and respect from his peers and amassed great wealth, both personally and professionally. He constantly strived for excellence in every endeavor he undertook [...]
David Eccles Week has reached the halfway mark, and we continue to push through the celebration as we honor the value of Perseverance. When David Eccles left this world as a very wealthy man at age 63 in 1912, he was mourned, honored and celebrated. His success, and reason for admiration, had as much to do with his personal grit and diligent hard work [...]
As David Eccles Week continues, the school honors its namesake by looking at Leadership, another value Utah’s first entrepreneur has brought to the school. David Eccles was a skilled leader who founded more than 50 successful businesses in Utah and across the Intermountain West. David Eccles showed his strong leadership as he helmed many of the companies he founded, and he was able to [...]
David Eccles Week has begun! The David Eccles School of Business is honoring our namesake by highlighting the four values Utah’s First Entrepreneur brings to our school. The first value is Legacy. The legacy of David Eccles has lasted for generations. His vision, determination and business acumen set the standard for future business leaders in Utah and beyond. David Eccles started his business empire [...]
The David Eccles School of Business is celebrating its namesake and the values he embodied during the inaugural David Eccles Week. The week kicks off on Monday, Sept. 14 and goes through Thursday, Sept. 17. The biggest event of the week is the Spencer F. Eccles Convocation on Tuesday. It’s the time when you get to hear from business and government leaders to hear [...]
The David Eccles School of Business teaches, coaches and works alongside current and future business leaders. The school espouses five values that form the foundation of educational and professional success in the lives of students, alumni and the Eccles School team. Transformation Students who engage in the Eccles Experience undergo a transformation of self. A freshman who enters here leaves as a different, more [...]
The David Eccles School of Business embodies the legacy of Utah’s first entrepreneur and the school’s namesake, David Eccles. Through four core values, David Eccles forged a path and paved the way for the state’s enterprising business success and the school’s culture. Leadership David Eccles was a skilled leader who founded more than 50 successful businesses in Utah and across the Intermountain West. He [...]