David Eccles School of Business - School Brochure

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DE A N ’ S LE T T E R

This is a place where people do remarkable things. We’ve built a community of doers where applying knowledge, skills and abilities is part of everyday academia.

Every student who walks through our doors is transformed thanks to engaged fellow students, research-leading faculty, service-focused staff, and the unique work of our institutes, centers and initiatives.

We change lives at the University of Utah David Eccles School of Business.

Our classroom and experiential learning opportunities, coupled with the pro-business climate and entrepreneurial, outdoor spirit of Utah, are part of something special that we call the Eccles Experience.

Our donors and corporate partners are incredibly supportive. Working with them, we constantly cultivate new opportunities for students. From state-of-the-art facilities to learning abroad and internships around the globe, the school’s momentum continues to build.

We invite you to join us on campus, meet and interact with our students, and support the school. Come see for yourself how the Eccles Experience gets better every day.

Sincerely,

Taylor Randall Dean and George S. Eccles Faculty Fellow Dean@Eccles.Utah.edu

changes lives and builds futures.

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ABOUT THE DAVI D ECCLES SC H OOL OF B U SI NESS

Founded in 1917 in Salt Lake City, the David Eccles School of Business educates students in the classroom and through handson learning opportunities. The school offers eight undergraduate majors, four MBAs, six other specialized graduate programs, a Ph.D. program and executive education curricula.

Approximately 6,000 students are enrolled in undergraduate, graduate and executive degree programs, making the Eccles School one of the largest schools at the University of Utah. We welcome students from around the globe, with 69% of our students coming from Utah, 15% hailing from other states, and 16% joining us from international locations.

The Eccles School is home to internationally renowned faculty who engage in cutting-edge business research that keeps them at the forefront of industry knowledge and trends.

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Nestled in the foothills of the Wasatch Mountains, the Eccles School is within 30 minutes of seven ski resorts, and less than five hours from several national parks. With a rich tradition of outdoor leisure and recreation, Utah delivers a student experience like no other.

The University of Utah campus is perched above the blossoming Salt Lake City metropolitan area. Utah’s capital is a cultural hub of diverse nightlife, dining, art and music, and boasts a business environment ranked at the top for U.S. job growth and economic success.

includes a unique location and personal flexibility.

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INNOVATIV E PR OGR AMS & EXC E PTIO N AL STU DENT LI FE

Students at the David Eccles School of Business get a first-rate education in the classroom merged with real-world experience from internships, company visits, student trips and a number of programs designed to enhance their education.

Business Scholars explores all aspects of business in a small cohort of classmates. The program welcomes incoming freshmen and transfer students.

Week on Wall Street offers finance students a behind-the-scenes visit to the New York Stock Exchange, investment banks and corporations around the New York City metropolitan area.

25+ CLU B S

Business Leaders Incorporated is our student leadership group that oversees more than 25 student clubs featuring networking, events, philanthropy, fun, peer-to-peer academic advising and career exploration.

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E XC E LLE N T S T UDE N T S UP P OR T

The David Eccles School of Business awards more than $5 million in scholarships each year. For the 2016-2017 academic year, the average scholarship amount was $2,270.

Recipients hold an average 3.7 cumulative GPA.

Our fully dedicated team of professional and student peer advisors meet with all business students to help guide them through their Eccles Experience. Advisors assist students with classes, concerns, involvement and leadership opportunities, and planning for the future.

Students also receive personalized guidance from a dozen dedicated career services staff members who help them land the kinds of internships that lead to dream post-graduation opportunities and salaries.

engages students through hands-on learning.

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FAC TS & FI GU RES

Top 25

In the past year, seven of our programs have received top 25 rankings.

E N R OLLM E N T

Graduate ~1,500

Undergraduate ~4,500

We’re accredited by AACSB, along with only 5% of business schools worldwide.

Our School of Accounting is also accredited

by AACSB, along with less than 2% of accounting schools.

Our entrepreneurship programs rank in the top 25 nationally.

The school’s newest master’s degree in Business Analytics provides students with cutting-edge tools.

The Eccles School contributes to the research productivity of the University of Utah, one of the largest research universities in the Western U.S.

Pie Chart Enrollment Undergraduate = 4,500 Graduate = 1,500

Our MAcc program has a CPA pass rate that’s 18% higher than the national average.

S T UDE N T TO FAC ULT Y R AT IO

No. 8

Our MSF program is ranked No. 8 in the U.S.

25:1

Current ranking information is available at Eccles.link/success.

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The award for the annual Utah Real Estate Challenge, which provides hands-on learning to MRED students

$20K ALU MNI NET WORK

35,000

Our Professional MBA program is No. 1 in Utah and No. 37 in the U.S.

Our alumni network has over 35,000 members worldwide.

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IN T HE W E S T

Our Executive MBA program is No. 4 in the West and No. 21 in the U.S.

AV E R AG E C L ASS SI ZE Undergraduate

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+35% Our MSIS graduates earn an average 35% salary increase.

Graduate/Specialized

Top 30 U NDER GR AD

C A R E E R IMPACT

25%

SAL ARY I NCREA S E FUL L - TIME M BA STUDENTS E M PLOYED WITHI N T W O MONT H S O F G R ADUATION

90%

Both our graduate and undergraduate accounting programs are ranked top 30 in the U.S.

Our undergraduate business program jumped 25 spots in the 2014 U.S. News & World rankings, landing at No. 47.

1st In 2012, our MHA program became the first in Utah to be accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Management Education (CAHME).

provides an excellent education and delivers exceptional value.

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OUR P R OG R A M S

The David Eccles School of Business is the only school in Utah to offer a doctorate in business administration. It also offers seven master’s and eight bachelor’s degrees.

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M A S T E R ’ S DE G RE E S Accounting Business Administration* Business Analytics Finance Healthcare Administration Information Systems Real Estate Development * 4 MBA options: full-time, executive, professional, online

Students — both business majors and non-majors — may also receive certificates in business analytics, business studies, entrepreneurship, information systems and real estate development.

8 UN DE R G R ADUAT E B US IN E S S M A J ORS Accounting Business Administration Entrepreneurship Finance Information Systems Management Marketing Operations Management

combines faculty research and real-world business acumen.

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IN ST ITU TES, CENTERS & INI TI ATI VES

Brings together students from diverse disciplines and provides ad agency services, staffed by undergraduate students and run by pros, for both on- and off-campus clients.

Provides guidance to financial service organizations on regulatory issues. Examines and supports the deployment of new financial products and services.

Engages students to build a solid, principle-based ethical framework for decision-making in complex business environments.

We’re one of only 11 U.S. schools participating in the Daniels Fund Ethics Initiative.

Delivers the latest Utah real estate industry education and research. Manages the annual Utah Real Estate Challenge.

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Provides independent economic, demographic and public policy data, research and analysis to support informed decisionmaking throughout Utah and beyond.

Provides transformative student experiences, world-class programs and a one-of-a-kind facility where students live, create and launch business ventures together.

Students work as associates on innovation consulting engagements with companies through d3i Labs. They invent games that promote health and wellbeing for the Games4Health Challenge and can do internships in Korea at SCDI’s Research Center for Digital Wellbeing.

Facilitates social impact and innovation in the U.S. and abroad. Works across sectors to implement innovative and data-driven approaches to difficult social and public health problems.

supports an ecosystem of innovation and entrepreneurship.

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L ASSONDE STU DI OS

A place where U students from all majors can create and launch new ideas

160,000 TOTAL SQUARE FEET A new $45 million, 160,000-square-foot student housing and entrepreneurial center

200+ SC H OL ARSHI PS

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An on-campus home for 400 students

Floors 2-5 Student housing and makerspace Floor 1 Creative space for all students

4 housing options: single, double, loft and “living pod”

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20,000 S QUA RE -F OOT C RE AT IV E S PAC E For events, co-working, building prototypes, launching companies or just hanging out

Open every day to all U students

3,000+ tools and resources available

Tools include 3D printers, wood saws, laser cutters and an oscilloscope

Workshops, meetups and expert industry mentoring

Learn more and apply to live at the Studios: LassondeStudios.Utah.edu

empowers students to live, create and launch their dreams.

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E X E C UT IV E E DUC AT ION

In addition to delivering Utah’s top-ranked Executive, Professional and Online MBA programs, the Eccles School partners with businesses to increase their profitability through world-class executive development.

Leading corporations and public-sector institutions fill critical knowledge and experience gaps with our highly acclaimed open-enrollment programs that are designed to drive immediate, positive organizational impact and retain key talent.

We partner with businesses to create tailormade programs that focus on essential business needs such as defining a winning strategy, increasing sales, streamlining operations and improving employee retention.

Every detail is customized to provide the greatest impact and tangible results.

With a wide range of certificate programs centered on the most meaningful business topics, our results-focused approach is driving performance throughout Utah and beyond.

delivers personalized training and education.

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DOERS WANTED™

The Eccles School is synonymous with ‘doing.’ It provides a world-class business education with a unique, entrepreneurial focus on real-world experiences where students put what they learn into practice long before graduation.

The school fosters a culture and community of doers. This is a place where people get things done, ensuring Eccles students are ready to hit the ground running when they begin their careers.

The Eccles School has many programs where cohorts of students move through classes, case studies and projects and engage together in extracurricular activities. Our Scholars programs provide these platforms for undergraduate students.

Business Scholars — Undergraduate business education in an honors environment, including a small cohort of classmates. The program welcomes incoming freshmen and transfer students.

First Ascent Scholars — Cultivates, encourages and enables academically focused students from socioeconomically disadvantaged backgrounds to reach their full academic potential.

Innovation Scholars — Helps students understand the process of innovation by providing an opportunity to explore big questions and challenges that inspire them.

Opportunity Scholars — Contributes to the educational experience of all students at the Eccles School by introducing first-generation students with diverse backgrounds and experiences into the academic setting.

In the 2016-2017 school year, the Eccles School is launching a Refugee Program, which will provide resources and support to refugee students at the University of Utah.

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DIV E RS IT Y & IN C LUS ION The David Eccles School of Business is committed to an inclusive culture that embraces diversity and equity in all its forms.

It’s important that our students, staff, faculty and guests feel included and represented at the Eccles School. Fostering an inclusive environment is just one reason we support many different student clubs, events and initiatives.

9 E CC LE S S C HOOL VA LUE S These nine school values and guiding principles help us embrace the past and engage the future.

Leadership Excellence Perseverance Legacy Transformation Scholarship Innovation Entrepreneurship Community Our school values are celebrated in two annual events, David Eccles Week and Eccles School Week, where our community celebrates and cultivates these guiding principles.

The annual Spencer Fox Eccles Convocation event celebrates the value of leadership and welcomes prominent speakers, such as Secetary of Veterans Affairs Robert McDonald (MBA ‘78), who address students and alumni.

values and supports diversity and inclusion.

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EXPERIE N TI AL LEARNI NG

Real-world experience on campus and around the globe

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COU NTRI ES Applied learning is a central part of the Eccles Experience, with international learning abroad opportunities and internships sponsored by eight majors and 10 programs in more than 20 countries.

With support from Business Career Services, students find paid internships and work experiences that provide invaluable, real-world knowledge and forge networks that lead to better career opportunities after graduation.

Aspiring entrepreneurs find ample opportunities to start their own companies or work on taking new inventions to market through resources and programs sponsored by the Lassonde Entrepreneur Institute.

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Both the Lassonde Entrepreneur Institute and the Sorenson Impact Center help students learn about the fields of social entrepreneurship and impact investing.

More than $500,000 is given annually to support student startups.

The annual Daniels Fund Ethics Initiative Case Competition allows students to present solutions to real-world ethical issues.

The Sorenson Center for Discovery & Innovation gives students the tools they need to create, learn and develop innovative technologies, business models and solutions to everyday issues.

applies classroom knowledge to professional environments.

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ECC L E S SCHOOL C AMPU S

A beautiful campus with advanced, technology-driven classrooms

Spencer Fox Eccles Business Building Completed in 2013, the Spencer Fox Eccles Business Building encompasses 188,000 square feet, with 70% of the space dedicated to student activities, including 17 state-of-theart classrooms.

C. Roland Christensen Center Named after Harvard Business School Professor C. Roland Christensen, who focused on casemethod teaching, this business classroom building facilitates hands-on, real-world learning, with four large classrooms, two seminar rooms and dozens of team discussion/ study rooms.

Business Classroom Building Home to several learning spaces for business students, the four-story building includes classrooms, computer labs and offices.

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Thomas S. Monson Center Built in 1912 and recently renovated, the Thomas S. Monson Center is home to the Kem C. Gardner Policy Institute, a premier public policy research center and Eccles School initiative. The historic mansion and adjacent buildings include areas for training, seminars and lectures, classes, meetings, community dialogue and public gatherings. Its location in downtown Salt Lake City is symbolic of the institute’s role and mission to build bridges between the university and the community it serves.

Lassonde Studios Home to 400 unique student residences and a 20,000-square-foot creative space, Lassonde Studios is a place where students live, attend events, co-work, build prototypes and just hang out. Students from all majors can collaborate, create and launch new ideas from this stateof-the-art facility. Lassonde Studios is the U’s on-campus hub for innovators, makers and entrepreneurs.

Executive Business Building

Coming Soon

A new 160,000-square-foot executive education building that will feature the latest in classroom design, technology, gathering spaces and student services is scheduled to open in fall 2018. The facility will house the Eccles MBA and Executive Education programs, and serve as the new home for Business Career Services.

has momentum, as shown by its growing footprint.

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ECCLE S A D V IS ORY B OA RD

Our International Board of Advisors

David Anderson . . . . . . .Investor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . DLA Advisors Amy Rees Anderson . . . . Managing Partner and Founder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . REES Capital Paul Beck . . . . . . . . . . . Retired / Partner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kalypso Diego Bentz . . . . . . . . . Player Representative . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Relativity Sports Anne Britt Berentsen . . . .Owner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Hodegos Jake Boyer . . . . . . . . . . President and CEO . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . The Boyer Company Stephen B. Caine . . . . . . Partner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bain & Company Thomas E. Callanan . . . . .Retired / President and CEO . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Advantage Worker’s Compensation Insurance Co. Rob Campbell . . . . . . . .President . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Wheeler Machinery Thane Carlston . . . . . . . .Managing Director . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Moelis & Company Tom Christofferson . . . . .Managing Director . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . JP Morgan Chase Ramsay Chu . . . . . . . . . Managing Director / Global Head of Procurement . . Rio Tinto Jennifer Danielson . . . . . President . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Regence Blue Cross Blue Shield of Utah David Dougherty . . . . . .Chairman, CEO and Founder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Education at Work Zeke Dumke . . . . . . . . . President . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Western States Management Corporation Spencer F. Eccles . . . . . . Chairman Emeritus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . George S. and Dolores DorÊ Eccles Foundation Spencer P. Eccles . . . . . . Managing Director . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . The Cynosure Group Chad England . . . . . . . . CEO . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C.R. England J. Kimo Esplin . . . . . . . . CFO and Executive Vice President . . . . . . . . . . . . Huntsman Corporation Matt Eyring . . . . . . . . . .Chief Strategy and Innovation Officer . . . . . . . . . . Vivint Smart Home Christian Gardner . . . . . .President and CEO . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Gardner Company Robert Garff . . . . . . . . . Chairman . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Garff Enterprises John Garff . . . . . . . . . . .CEO . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Garff Enterprises Greg Goff . . . . . . . . . . .President and CEO . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tesoro Petroleum Corporation Clark Ivory . . . . . . . . . . CEO . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ivory Homes Greg Jackson . . . . . . . . .Co-President . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jackson Park Capital Greg Kennedy . . . . . . . .Senior Vice President - Worldport Operations . . . . . Delta Air Lines Yoshio Kito . . . . . . . . . .President and CEO . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kito Corporation John Kunzweiler . . . . . . .CEO . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . M Squared Consulting Al Landon . . . . . . . . . . .Retired / CEO . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bank of Hawaii Pierre Lassonde . . . . . . .Chairman of the Board . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Franco-Nevada Corporation Jim Loveland . . . . . . . . .Founder and CEO . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Loveland Innovations Kent Madsen . . . . . . . . .Managing Director . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Epic Ventures Crystal Maggelet . . . . . . President and CEO . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . FJ Management Robert Marquardt . . . . . .President . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Management Training Corporation Keith McMullin . . . . . . . .CEO . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Deseret Management Company

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Hal Milner . . . . . . . . . . .Managing Partner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kensington Company Stirling Pack . . . . . . . . . Consultant Dino Pappas . . . . . . . . .Owner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Roofer’s Supply Inc. Scott Parker . . . . . . . . . .President and CEO Emeritus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Intermountain Health Care, Inc. Mark Paul . . . . . . . . . . .President . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Stryker Neurovascular Taft Price . . . . . . . . . . . President . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . TaskEasy Keith Read . . . . . . . . . . Managing Director . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Cerberus Capital Management Jeff Shaw . . . . . . . . . . . Retired / CEO . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Southwest Gas Company Mark Skaggs . . . . . . . . .Trustee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ALSAM Foundation Chris Sorensen . . . . . . . .SVP & National General Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . Fidelity Investments James Lee Sorenson . . . .CEO . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sorenson Companies George Sorenson . . . . . .Chairman . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . FE Clean Energy Group Marilyn Winn Speigel . . . Retired / President . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Wynn Hotels Kirk Tanner . . . . . . . . . .President . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . PepsiCo Global Food Service Anne Taylor . . . . . . . . . .Vice Chairman and Managing Partner . . . . . . . . . . Deloitte.

Andrea Thomas . . . . . . .Retired / Senior Vice President . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Walmart Stores US A. Richard Walje . . . . . . .President and CEO, Gateway Projects . . . . . . . . . . PacifiCorp Norm Wesley . . . . . . . . .Retired / CEO and Chairman . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Fortune Brands Bill Wirthlin . . . . . . . . . .Retired / President . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . First American Title Dan D. Woodhead . . . . . President . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Associated Insurance Services, Inc. Barbara Zimonja . . . . . . .Owner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Hospitality Consulting Services As of October 2016 A complete, current list of all the school’s advisory boards is available online: Eccles.link/advisory-boards.

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Doers wanted.

Where students learn by doing.

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Š October 2016 by the University of Utah David Eccles School of Business