The NIU College of Business has launched an online speaker series, Wednesday Night Wisdom, to keep students, alumni and friends learning and connected in this unprecedented time. When the rapid spread of coronavirus (COVID-19) sent NIU students home in the middle of
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Produced by the Controllers Council, “The Black C-Suite: Challenges and Opportunities” is a complimentary webcast that will address the gap in representation of African Americans and minorities in the top executive ranks of U.S. corporations. The webcast will feature black executives who will
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The Northern Illinois University College of Business and DeKalb County Economic Development Corporation (DCEDC) are currently accepting proposals for IGNITE!, a joint program for organizations to connect with and employ NIU Business students on a part-time basis. NIU Business Senior Director Amy Buhrow and NIU
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Nearly 75 NIU sales students from the Department of Marketing found themselves competing in a RNMKRS Dell Technology Virtual Sales Competition in the spring 2020 semester, just as life turned itself upside down around the world. Bryant University hosted the event, drawing 1,600 students from more than 40
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As their culminating experience at NIU, five digital marketing graduate students helped ease the burden placed on small businesses during the pandemic-related shutdown. The students in MKTG 684 – Capstone Application in Digital Marketing taught by Mya Groza, Ph.D., an associate professor
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‘An example of adaptability’ As campus basically shut down, digital marketing Instructor Jessica Gibbons-Rauch thought about everything students would miss out on. Like her fellow faculty and staff at NIU, she sought ways to keep students connected despite the coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic.
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Brad Cripe has been sharing his passion for accounting with Huskie students for the past 14 years. A 2020 Presidential Teaching Professorship Award winner, Cripe is admired for his ability to inspire students in and out of the classroom. “Dr. Cripe demonstrates
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Deb Brucker (B.S. management) is vice president of Design & Value Generation Learning for American Express. Brucker was appointed to this role when she joined the company in November 2019. As part of the Global Services Learning Network (GSLN) organization, Brucker is
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For Daewoo Park, innovation can be rooted in the past – if only because his unfailing belief in the importance of breaking new ground spans decades. Park brings that same commitment to reimagining to his new role as the recently-appointed associate dean
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Representatives from the Northern Illinois University College of Business, in their commitment to cross global boundaries, traveled to Shenzhen in East Asia for the launch of the college’s Master of Science in Financial Risk Management (MSFRM) program. Shenzhen is a major city
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On June 16, 2019, the Northern Illinois University College of Business crossed global boundaries in East Asia by announcing the launch of its Executive MBA (EMBA) program in a city within China’s Jiangsu province. “The launch of our Executive MBA program in
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Based on a competitive selection process, nine OM&IS students will become NIU-Discover Campus Innovators this coming summer. The team of students will work as part of the code_orange program on NIU’s campus. The Campus Innovator position is similar to a paid internship.
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