As a business student, having a LinkedIn profile is a very useful tool to have in the business world. It allows for you to keep in touch with your network on a professional basis, and it helps you land potential internships or jobs. In the beginning, you will have to put some time into creating your LinkedIn profile to make it represent your [...]
The world of business can be a spooky place. If you are unfamiliar in the world of business here are some alarmingly spooky facts about business and the workplace, specifically for small businesses. More than 50 percent (120 million people) of the working population are working for small businesses* (Forbes) 52 percent of these small businesses are based out of people's homes (Forbes) [...]
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 we have here at the Eccles School. We are a Doers Wanted school, and know that anyone can be a Doer. [...]
Going back to Fall Semester classes after a lengthy summer can be a struggle. After having a refreshing, long break away from school, getting back into the groove of balancing classes, studying, social life, work and everything else in life can be overwhelming. Whether you are excited or sad about the start of the new year, the first week of the school is [...]
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 [...]
If you are admitted into Upper Division at the David Eccles School of Business, at some point you will take the ACCT 3600 course. This course is a continuation of what you learned in Accounting 2600, but with more applied learning. This means you will do the accounting books for a company for a year, using only a year's worth of journal entries, previous years of income statements [...]
Dozens of students rush to set up chairs, fold programs, check lights, audio, and get camera-ready in the moments leading up to Eccles School Fashion Week. Hurried, but calm efforts, led by the Eccles School’s own Dylan Conklin, rapidly shape the Bill & Pat Child Family Community Hall into a proper runway bordered by neat lines of chairs, programs and anticipation-filled guests. Nervous energy aside, [...]
Editor’s note: Eccles Ambassador, Michelle Van Bui gives students advice about how to survive during finals at the David Eccles School of Business at The University of Utah. Business Tutoring Center: The David Eccles School of Business offers tutoring for all business students! Through developing critical thinking skills and effective study habits, the Tutoring Center strives to help students achieve their goals through a collaborative learning [...]
Editor’s Note: This is an installment in the series called Faculty Spotlight. The series spotlights faculty around the David Eccles School of Business. Georgi Rausch is an Assistant Professor/Lecturer in the Department of Management. Rausch has an amazing attitude with an enthusiastic energy for teaching and inspiring students to pursue anything they want to do in life. She graduated with a double major in Communication [...]