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  • Four Years Family Strong Tuesday, Nov 29, 2011

    The Marriott School of Management at Brigham Young University is adding another title to its collection, but this one has been seen before. For the fourth year in a row, the Marriott School has been voted the most family-friendly business school in the United States by The Princeton Review.


  • BYU Ranks 2nd in the Nation for Entrepreneurship Thursday, Sep 29, 2011

    Brigham Young University's entrepreneurship students are some of the best prepared to start their own businesses, according to a recent survey by The Princeton Review for Entrepreneur magazine. BYU's Rollins Center for Entrepreneurship and Technology graduate and undergraduate programs came in at No. 2 and No. 7, respectively. This is the second year in a row both programs have made it in the top 10, with the graduate program moving up two spots.


  • Professor Monte Swain Appointed Associate MBA Director Friday, Sep 02, 2011

    As the MBA program turns 50 years young this year, Marriott School of Management Dean Gary C. Cornia appointed accounting professor Monte Swain to serve as the new associate director of the MBA program.


  • BYU Tops Professor Ratings Site Friday, Aug 26, 2011

    It's a place many students love to turn to when picking their professors, and now RateMyProfessors.com has returned the love, naming Brigham Young University the top college for the 2010–2011 school year.


  • Forbes Ranks BYU MBA No. 15 on ROI Friday, Aug 05, 2011

    It looks like an MBA from Brigham Young University is well worth the opportunity cost and risk, according to Forbes magazine's biennial list of best business schools. The BYU program placed 15th for return on investment, one spot ahead of its position in 2009, the last time Forbes published the list.


  • BYU Prof’s New Book and Forbes Article Tell How Everyone Can Innovate Like the Best Tuesday, Jul 26, 2011

    Where does Forbes turn when looking for a methodology to rank the world's most innovative companies? To Brigham Young University's Jeff Dyer and the insights found in his book released this week by the Harvard Business Review Press.


  • Marriott School Students Select 2011 Merrill J. Bateman Award Winners New award given to outstanding student organization - Monday, Apr 18, 2011

    Brigham Young University's Marriott School of Management announced the winners of the 2011 Bateman Awards, the only school-wide awards selected entirely by students.


  • EMBA Alum and Faculty Member Honored Friday, Apr 08, 2011

    Brigham Young University's Executive MBA program recently presented alumna Carine Clark with its first-ever Executive MBA Honored Alumni Award and also recognized associate professor Burke Jackson with a special faculty award. The EMBA program paid tribute to these two at a banquet in their honor last March.


  • Social Deal Platform Wins 2011 BYU Business Plan Competition More than $100,000 in prizes given to finalists - Thursday, Apr 07, 2011

    It all started with a box of Oatmeal Squares. Kalood, a company that hopes to use its innovative social deal platform to revolutionize how consumers receive bargains and shop, won first place and $50,000 in prizes at the 2011 Brigham Young University Business Plan Competition.


  • Marketing Professor Receives 2011 Outstanding Faculty Award 14 faculty and administrators also honored - Tuesday, Mar 29, 2011

    The Marriott School of Management presented Michael Swenson, Ford Motor Company Professor of Marketing, with its highest distinction — the 2011 Outstanding Faculty Award — at the annual Marriott School Awards Night held March 9. In addition to Swenson, 14 others were recognized for their dedicated service to the school.


  • Marriott School Wins Awards for Communications Excellence Monday, Mar 21, 2011

    Good communicators are supposed to work behind the scenes, but sometimes they can't help getting pulled on stage for a successful effort. Such was the case when the Marriott School of Management won multiple awards for communications excellence from the Council for Advancement and Support of Education.


  • BYU Law and Business Schools Among Top in Country, Says U.S. News Tuesday, Mar 15, 2011

    BYU's business and law schools are again among the top 50 in the United States, reports U.S.News & World Report in its latest annual edition of "Best Graduate Schools." Other BYU graduate programs and specialties rank in the top 100 in their categories.


  • New Professorship Honors Former Dean Ned Cromar Hill Professorship of finance created - Friday, Mar 11, 2011

    When former Marriott School of Management Dean Ned Hill leaves this summer to serve as mission president in Romania and Moldova, his contributions in this hemisphere will not be forgotten. This January a professorship in his name, funded by Brent and Bonnie Jean Beesley, was created to honor and recognize Hill's influence on students in Provo.


  • Marriott School's James Brau to deliver BYU devotional address March 1 Friday, Feb 25, 2011

    James Brau, a professor of finance in the Marriott School of Management at Brigham Young University, will be speaking about "Spiritual Thoughts in the Classroom" at the weekly campus devotional Tuesday, March 1, at 11:05 a.m. in the Marriott Center.


  • Why Employees Do Bad Things for Companies They Love Two studies explore surprising reasons for unethical business behavior - Tuesday, Jan 11, 2011

    Employees who love their company and hustle to please their bosses sound like a recipe for success. But two recent studies co-authored by a BYU business professor found that those two factors can lead to a higher likelihood of unethical behavior.


  • BYU’s Business Startup Factory Monday, Dec 27, 2010

    In the world of college sports, Brigham Young University is known as a quarterback factory, producing the likes of Steve Young, Jim McMahon, Ty Detmer and Max Hall. But more recently, BYU is being recognized as a business startup factory — churning out hundreds of student-run ventures each year.


  • Extending the Invitation to Give Friday, Dec 03, 2010

    Instead of rocking around your own Christmas tree this year, students and faculty are invited to stop by the Marriott School of Management's annual Angel Tree and help provide gifts for needy families in Utah County.


  • Fresher, Bolder Marriott Alumni Magazine Design Unveiled Thursday, Oct 14, 2010

    Pick up the Fall 2010 Marriott Alumni Magazine and you will no doubt notice something different — very different. On the eve of its 35th anniversary, the magazine has received a makeover. The completely redesigned publication will offer its engaging content in a new, bolder and even more inviting way.


  • BYU Ranks 4th in Nation for Entrepreneurship Tuesday, Sep 21, 2010

    Brigham Young University's entrepreneurship program is No. 4 at both the undergraduate and graduate levels according to Entrepreneur magazine and The Princeton Review. The report finds BYU's strength in offering low tuition, double the number of mentorship programs of any other undergraduate school in the top ten and a high number of campus organizations and clubs.


  • U.S. News: BYU top 75 in country, one of top 20 best values BYU also ranks No. 4 for least debt - Monday, Sep 13, 2010

    Brigham Young University is ranked 75th in the 2011 edition of U.S. News & World Report's "America's Best Colleges," with the Marriott School of Management's undergraduate program ranked among the top 50 "Best Business Programs," coming in at 34th.