This July, Opportunity Scholars from the David Eccles School of Business traveled to Hawaii to experience the all the Aloha State has to offer. After landing in Oahu, students participated in a Maunawila Heiau Service Project, sampled shaved ice at the "Pineapple Experience" on the Dole Plantation, toured Pearl Harbor, and hiked the Waimea Valley. They finished up their experience with the "Secret Island [...]
As one of the nation’s fastest growing cities, Boise, ID is a bustling town full of new construction and innovative development concepts. We checked into our hotel and quickly headed to IndieDwell, located just outside the city in Caldwell, ID. Pete Gombert, the executive chairman, met us at their factory and gave us a comprehensive tour, introducing us to the unique way they [...]
At the David Eccles School of Business, there are a number of opportunities to travel and study abroad through the Eccles Global Learning Abroad Program. Eccles Global allows for students to travel to other countries to engage in worldwide business education that instills the skillset students need to compete internationally. They are dedicated to creating a safe, yet affordable learning abroad experience for [...]
"Recently, I had the opportunity to travel to Portland, Oregon with the Transfer Scholars students. After touching down in the PNW we used MAX, Portland’s public transportation system, to reach our hotel downtown. Immediately we were entertained by some of the most insane halloween costumes… on second thought, they probably weren’t in costume at all. Have you ever thought the city of Portland couldn’t get [...]
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This weekend the Transfer Scholars got to explore the city of Boston, Massachusetts. While it was definitely a lot colder than we are used to, it was a great trip filled with great experiences. We arrived in Boston on Thursday evening, and had a day filled with company visits and lectures the following day. My group of students went to visit Avery Dennison, a [...]
Editor's Note: The David Eccles School of Business Ambassadors traveled to Guatemala for a cultural experience during Spring Break 2016. This is a series of 12 journal entries detailing their experiences. This experience is written by Claire Harless. Day 7 (March 17): This morning we went back to UFM to start working on the Tigo case study. We separated into four teams of four. On [...]
Editor's Note: The David Eccles School of Business Ambassadors traveled to Guatemala for a cultural experience during Spring Break 2016. This is a series of 12 journal entries detailing their experiences. This Spring break, eight of the Eccles Ambassadors got to travel to the beautiful country of Guatemala. Along with John Nixon — the CFO of the University of Utah — and Alejandra Rivas de [...]
Editor’s Note: Claire Harless is a Business Scholar who recently visited Atlanta on a school trip, exploring companies such as Delta, Chik-Fil-A and Porsche. Here is what she took away from the experience. When you hear Porsche, what comes to mind? Fast, luxury cars? Another German car company? Porsche is that company, but so much more. A group of forty Business Scholars had the opportunity to visit [...]
Editor's Note: Eccles Ambassador Jeffrey Letsinger traveled to Peru with his fellow students over Fall Break. Here, he details what he learned during his travels and how it changed his perspective on the world. Fall Break was an unforgettable experience filled with international travel for a group of young professionals at the David Eccles School of Business. The Eccles Ambassadors journeyed to Peru in [...]