Student Posts
Monday, May 13, 2019 by
UIC Extended Campus provides learners of all ages with innovative
and transformative courses and programs to further their growth as
individuals. These programs enhance their growth as individuals and
assists them in more fully participating in and contributing to
society. Mirlene Dossous recently completed the UIC-SEA Social
Enterprise Certificate via UIC Extended Campus and shared her
experience and key takeaways with the UIC Business team. I’m
currently a school district manager, supporting...
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Thursday, May 2, 2019 by
“Designed to help you introspect and enumerate your career
goals over an 8-week period” The MBA 590 courses are a must for
every student planning a MBA. Effective professionals in all fields
demonstrate expertise beyond their academic training. They develop
this expertise through experience, exposure to new situations, and
awareness of the demands of the environment. These courses are
designed to prepare students to successfully navigate and
transition into new professional opportunities. The...
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Wednesday, May 1, 2019 by
On April 11th, 2019 The American Marketing Association (AMA)
Chapter of the University of Illinois at Chicago had the
opportunity to attend the AMA International Collegiate Conference.
This conference of over 1,600 students is held every spring in New
Orleans, Louisiana. During our time at the conference our members
participated in the Digital Marketing Bootcamp, workshops, panels
and guest speaker events. We had the opportunity to network with
other collegiate chapters from across the country. ...
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Monday, March 11, 2019 by
After winning first place in the Deloitte FanTAXtic Regional
Competition, Nabeeha Bakhrani ’21, Giselle Downs ’20, Michal
Kornecki ’21 finished in second place at the National Case
Competition at Deloitte University in Dallas, Texas last month,
defeating teams from University of Utah, Texas A&M, University
of Nebraska, University of Northern Iowa, Syracuse University,
Fordham University and North Carolina State University. This year
was the first time UIC was invited to compete and this team has...
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Monday, January 14, 2019 by
Zainub Ghias is a fourth-year UIC Business Ambassador pursuing a
Bachelor of Science in Marketing with a Business Analytics minor.
In the summer of 2018, Zainub was a Business and Entrepreneurship
intern at the Golden Corridor Makerspace and William Rainey Harper
College. She currently works as a Communication Aide with the
Physics Department and General Office Aide with Biology Department
at UIC. She also serves as the Secretary of the American Marketing
Association and Vice Chair of Marketing...
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Tuesday, December 11, 2018 by
Team Chaplin is a name business professors and students have heard
throughout the last few years. The team is led by Professor Lan
Nguyen Chaplin, who was selected by Poets & Quants (the most
read news website on business programs with 100 million visitors)
as one of the Top 50 Undergraduate Business Professors. Professor
Chaplin selects students to join the high-performing team, as well
as who can come back next semester. Her selection criteria includes
professionalism, resiliency, strong work...
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Friday, September 22, 2017 by
by Johnny Fan During 2016, I worked as a creative director for
Atlantic Records music artist Sir the Baptist. I served as his
touring photographer and videographer and digital marketing and
branding manager. Sir the Baptist offered me this opportunity
after I worked on a magazine press shoot with him. After that
connection, he was impressed by my work and found a way for us to
continue collaborating. The major function of my work with Sir the
Baptist consisted of building the brand of the...
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Friday, September 15, 2017 by
by Lianne Ramahi This past summer, I had the opportunity to
work at General Mills, Inc. as a business management associate
intern. This role was heavily focused on data analysis for the
domestic western region sales team in Scottsdale, Ariz. Throughout
this experience, I was given projects similar to those that would
be performed as a first-year associate. I took ownership of
impactful projects that added tangible value to the company.
General Mills truly values nurturing its employees...
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Wednesday, September 6, 2017 by
by Jasur Rasulov This summer, I completed an internship as a
treasury sales and services officer at the BMO Harris Bank’s
Treasury and Payment Solutions group in Chicago. My group was
responsible for delivering cash management services to commercial
clients. In my role, I primarily supported sales teams across three
markets-- mid-corporate, institutional, and engineering and
construction--in the fulfillment of everyday banking products. On a
daily basis, I prepared and executed lending...
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Thursday, August 31, 2017 by
by Cynthia Mancilla Beginning in June and continuing
through the end of the year, I’ve been fortunate to be working for
a mouse, Mickey Mouse, as a Consumer Insights Market Research
intern at the Walt Disney Company offices in Orlando, Florida.
So far, I’ve had the great pleasure of researching consumers
in the U.S. as well as international consumers in Mexico, Brazil,
and Canada. Part of my role is assisting in qualitative and
quantitative research projects across Disney parks and...
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Thursday, September 8, 2016 by
Karthik Sundar is a full-time MIS candidate graduating from UIC
Liautaud this year. Sundar earned his B.Tech in Communications
Engineering from SASTRA University in India, and has been working
in the security industry with the goal of moving into marketing and
CRM analytics. He recently interned for ADT, a leading provider of
security and automation solutions for homes and businesses in the
United States and Canada. Sundar sat down with our student writers
at the beginning of the Fall 2016...
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Friday, May 20, 2016 by
by Nicole Kaushanski One of the lessons I’m learning as a Business
Scholar is that it’s never too early to make introductions at
Chicago’s big firms. In the last month and a half, I’ve been
introduced around two of the Big Four at their offices on Wacker
Drive, and I’ve met people who have given me a much clearer picture
of my career path. In late April, just a few weeks before the end
of my freshman year, a small group of accounting students visited
Deloitte at their downtown office, and a few...
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Thursday, April 28, 2016 by
by Saif Sarvana I’m an intern at the Chicago Mercantile Exchange
and a junior at UIC Business, though I’m just now finishing my
second semester here. I transferred from the College of DuPage over
the summer of 2015. Why did I transfer to UIC? The short answer is
the value of the UIC Business program. What does that mean? Well,
here’s the long answer. I was curious about markets and finance
from an early age, and I’ve been investing for a long time. I
bought my first stock when I was twelve. I...
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Monday, April 18, 2016 by
The Spring 2016 Executives in the Classroom series ended on a high
note last Thursday morning with a visit from Equity Group
Investments Chairman Sam Zell. Mr. Zell joined UIC Business
students in Lecture Center C1 for an hour-long discussion that
touched on the Zell Family Foundation and included students' SWOT
analysis of Par Pacific, an energy company with which Equity Group
has recently become affiliated. Students got to hear the story of
Mr. Zell’s first venture, a property management...
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Thursday, April 7, 2016 by
Do you want experience managing stock portfolios, but aren’t sure
where to start? Need practice writing an investment thesis or
pitching a finance strategy to a start-up? The Graduate Finance
& Investment Group (GFIG) at UIC Liautaud helps students
understand the world of finance, both by educating students in the
practices of the financial sector and by offering networking
opportunities that connect students with finance professionals.
GFIG has a lot going on. Each semester, we host our...
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Friday, April 1, 2016 by
by Raven M. Temple This May, I’ll graduate from UIC Business with a
degree in management and finance and begin working full-time for XR
Trading as a human resources analyst. The path leading up to my
business degree has been long; I started pursuing a curiosity about
stocks and bonds as early as elementary school. By high school, I
was sure I’d study business in college. Why did I choose UIC
Business? Consider the value of a UIC Business degree. For a
top-ranked undergraduate business program...
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Monday, February 15, 2016 by
Institute for Operations Research and Management Sciences (INFORMS)
Who we are You know those people who use free pizza to lure
audiences to their boring PowerPoint presentations? Or people who
waste hours at a conference table batting around buzzwords? We are
NOT them. We are the young consultants, coders and zealous geeks of
UIC Liautaud united against the boring misuse of pizza and of time.
What we do We organize events to help MIS students, MSBA students
and anyone from the information...
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Thursday, February 4, 2016 by
Text by Abhinaya Konduru. UIC Business students interested in
Chicago’s startup community can't afford to miss Campus 1871, which
takes place April 8-10 in downtown Chicago. The Campus 1871
application is due Sunday, February 14th. What is 1871? 1871 is a
nonprofit tech incubator on the 12th floor of the Merchandise Mart.
The name comes from the year of the Great Chicago Fire, though not
from the fire itself. “It’s about what happened next,” says 1871’s
website, “a remarkable moment when the...
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Tuesday, December 22, 2015 by
The Business Advisory Council (BAC) at UIC Business dates back to
1969. It was one of the original organizations within the Business
College, and remains one of the core connections between UIC
Business and Chicago’s business community. Through BAC, countless
UIC students have made their introductions to Chicago businesses
over the years, and continue to do so. Toward the end of the fall
'15 semester, BAC brought some Deloitte staff on campus to meet
students. Sam Vaghmare, a freshman student in...
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Tuesday, October 20, 2015 by
This past August, I was given the opportunity to promote the
Graduate Finance & Investment Group to the incoming
students at the UIC Liautaud Graduate School of Business Fall
Orientation. It gave me pause to reflect on where I was
academically, and professionally only 12 months ago: seeking a
career change, working exhausting hours, and wondering if I had the
time to complete the MBA program successfully. Little did I
know that by committing more of my time to causes outside of my
direct benefit...
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