Huntsman Business - 2023 Issue

Cover Story

AI and the Great Chessboard of Humanity

When IBM’s Deep Blue supercomputer defeated reigning world chess champion Garry Kasparov in 1997, some said it was the beginning of a long-predicted takeover of the human world by Artificial Intelligence. Similar concerns were expressed when the internet...

Features

Dare Mighty Changes

A hallmark of the Huntsman School is the opportunity for undergraduate students to work closely with faculty and researchers to conduct relevant and impactful research. In the past year, scores of students worked with our faculty to research, write, and p...

Lianne Wappett

Professor Lianne Wappett epitomizes the definition of a mentor. Whether scholarships, internships, or relationships, she has always made time in her schedule for visits, both personal and professional. Because of Professor Wapptt's direct influence, I hav...

See For Yourself

Policy models should be open and transparent. This is the mantra of the new Open Policy Group at the Center for Growth and Opportunity (CGO), an academic and public policy research center housed in the Huntsman School of Business.

The Starting Line

Building on their entrepreneurial spirit, several students created new businesses through the support of the Huntsman School Entrepreneurship Center.

Dean's Message

Three of the most powerful learning experiences I had as an undergraduate took place outside the classroom. The first was as a freshman at Stanford before I transferred to Utah State University. I was a “walk-on” to the Stanford baseball team until the co...

Freshmen Academy

At USU Huntsman, we believe the world needs more Aggies, and take pride in developing the next generation of leaders, builders of nations, organizations, communities, and families. We want each student at the Huntsman School to feel welcome and wanted.

Learning By Doing

Our $60 million “learning by doing” campaign, an effort to expand experiential opportunities to all of our students, continues afoot. Our experience shows us that learning by doing has an outsized impact on student outcomes.

Learning Leadership

Through classes, programs, workshops, and international trips, the Stephen R. Covey Leadership Center provided almost 3,000 development opportunities for students over the past academic year.

Our Year in Numbers

The purpose of the Jon M. Huntsman School of Business is to be an engine of growth for our community, the state, the nation, and the world, and to be a career accelerator for our students.

Reagan Siggard

Reagan Siggard, an instructor in the Data Analytics & Information Systems Department, was recognized as the 2022-2023 Huntsman School of Business Teacher of the Year.

Alumni

2023 Distinguished Executive Alumnus

Recently, Tessa White discovered a bucket list she wrote nearly 15 years ago. For many, a bucket list is the placeholder for dreams - the things we'll get around to doing someday.

Golden Aggie

Dr, Young-Chul Hong celebrates 50th anniversary of his USU MBA. Young Chul Hong arrived in Logan from Korea for his MBA not knowing anyone in town.

In Memoriam

Ritsuo Shingo was instrumental in the creation and success of the Shingo Institute, a program in the Huntsman School of Business