“Latinos are entrepreneurs by nature,” according to Latinos in Action founder and executive director, Dr. Jose Enriquez. “A lot of their parents have side businesses, but not a business background. At Latinos in Action, we want students to understand that there is a skills gap, and we want to close that gap.” With that in mind, Enriquez is hoping to further develop the pathway [...]
Like attracts like among organizations that strive for excellence. It is no surprise, then, that Stryker’s Neurovascular division and the David Eccles School of Business have become associated through the 2017 Games4Health Challenge. Stryker is home to an exceptional and collaborative group of results driven, innovative employees seeking to improve the lives of patients. Stryker’s Neurovascular Division President, Mark Paul, is passionate about the [...]
MetLife, in partnership with the Sorenson Center for Discovery & Innovation at The University of Utah David Eccles School of Business, will sponsor the Corporate Wellness Challenge in the 2017 Games4Health Challenge, the largest game-design competition of its kind. In the Games4Health Challenge, contestants exercise their creativity by designing a game or app that promotes improvements in people’s health and well-being. Drawing participation and [...]
SocialWellth and DHX Group, in partnership with the Sorenson Center for Discovery & Innovation at The University of Utah David Eccles School of Business, will sponsor the Happy Fitness Challenge in the 2017 Games4Health Challenge, the largest game-design competition of its kind. In the Games4Health Challenge, contestants exercise their creativity by designing a game or app that promotes improvements in people’s health and well-being. [...]
Organizations are like human bodies. The healthier they are, the better they function; and healthy organizations contribute to healthy communities. O.C. Tanner Company’s proven expertise demonstrates their understanding of the key elements that influence the health of an organization. The global employee recognition and engagement leader helps thousands of the world’s most respected companies accomplish and appreciate great work. O.C. Tanner promotes wellbeing, both [...]
“Success is where preparation and opportunity meet,” a quote attributed to famed automobile driver, Bobby Unser, is a truism that appropriately describes the PwC case competition, recently held at the David Eccles School of Business. On Nov. 7, David Eccles School of Business students competed in a case competition hosted by the Sorenson Center for Discovery & Innovation and the undergraduate and MBA consulting [...]
Student participants from around the country will gather Nov. 11 for a 24-hour hackathon to create an app, software or working prototypes of a new product. Johnny Le, a senior in BS/MS computer science degree in the School of Computing and founder and chief director of the student club HackTheU, proposed the idea for the event after seeing them successfully executed at universities such [...]
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 [...]