Student Profiles
Tuesday, May 8, 2018 by
William O’Brien, assistant professor of finance, received this
year’s Silver Circle Award for the College of Business
Administration. The award, presented since 1966, honors
excellence in teaching by UIC faculty, with winners selected by
graduating seniors from each college. O’Brien joins the 13 other
faculty receiving the 2018 award and will be honored at UIC
Business commencement. O’Brien teaches Introduction to Managerial
Finance (FIN 301), the first finance course that students take at
the...
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Friday, May 4, 2018 by
Courtney Hickman is a full-time fundraising professional with UIC
Business and is graduating in May 2018 from the Master of
Science in Marketing program. Hickman is passionate and
confident of her skill set in donor relations, capital campaign
fundraising, front-line fundraising, brand management,
promotions/marketing, and event planning. She will be singing the
National Anthem as this year's commencement student singer, and
reflected on her time as a UIC student for the UIC Business Blog:
Q:...
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Thursday, April 26, 2018 by
Kera Beskin is a graduate student and researcher here at UIC. She
grew up in rural Minnesota and is graduating this May with her dual
master’s of public health and master’s of business administration
at UIC. The president of the Public Health Student Association and
currently working as a research assistant at the UIC School of
Public Health, she has also served as a Business Ambassador and
will deliver this year’s graduate speech at the UIC Business
commencement. We caught up with Beskin as her...
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Thursday, April 19, 2018 by
by Jasur Rasulov A premiere benefit of the UIC Business Scholars
Program is the Speaker Series. Every semester, several
well-established business professionals—most of them UIC
alumni—visit UIC Business to deliver speeches on a variety of
topics, exclusively for Business Scholars. Although the specific
details of every speech vary, the common underlying themes surround
the topics of leadership, determination, paths to professional
success, personal branding, and dealing with setbacks. ...
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Wednesday, April 11, 2018 by
The 12th annual MIT Sloan Sports Analytics Conference took place
this past February, providing a forum for industry professionals
and students to discuss the expanding role of analytics in the
global sports industry. The MIT Sloan School of Management is
dedicated to encouraging growth and innovation in this space,
and the conference enriches opportunities for learning about the
sports business world. UIC Business’ own Kaushik Kompella, a
graduate student currently pursuing a dual degree in...
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Monday, March 19, 2018 by
The 2018 Management Leadership Association and Target Case
Competition took place at the end of last month, with 11 teams
presenting to a panel of Target staff members. Each year,
Target partners with the UIC Business Career Center to host this
program that asks students to develop and present solutions to a
unique challenge facing the company. This year’s case study prompt
presented teams with the opportunity to directly apply their lived
experiences as college students. The retailer gave...
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Wednesday, March 14, 2018 by
As the first in his family to receive a college education, Don
Hermanek (BS Marketing ’70) chose to attend The University of
Illinois at Chicago for his undergraduate degree because he could
commute, receive an affordable education, and work full-time at
Goodyear Tires in Berwyn, IL to help pay for it. Little did
Hermanek know how beneficial his UIC Business education would
be. Hermanek credits his UIC education with providing a
strong foundation that extended beyond business theory. It gave...
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Monday, December 4, 2017 by
From left: Joe Moag, Susan Kantor, Asma Hasan. By Asma Hasan and
Susan Kantor The business skills taught in UIC Business graduate
programs are in high demand for non-profit organizations and
explain the significant number of MBAs employed in the sector.
Recognizing how important business skills are to non-profits,
Associate Professor Maija Renko presented UIC Business students
with an independent study opportunity focused on non-profit market
research. This project we took on was conducted...
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Thursday, November 30, 2017 by
UIC Business offers a collection of preferred and guaranteed
graduate admissions programs that put qualified students on the
fast track to admission. Whether you are an aspiring Master of
Science in Business Analytics, Master of Science in Accounting,
Master of Science in Marketing, or Master of Science in Management
Information Systems, you may be eligible for one of these highly
respected programs. An advanced degree continues to be one of the
most highly coveted resume builders in an...
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Thursday, November 9, 2017 by
Al Heller ’75 Accounting, Operating Partner for Water Street
Healthcare Partners, LLC Keeping the family tradition alive, and
because it was most affordable, Al Heller (BS Accounting ’75)
followed in his brothers’ footsteps and attended The University of
Illinois at Chicago (UIC) for his undergraduate degree. Al wanted
to be sure he received a “top notch” accounting education, which
UIC was able to provide. Al earned his degree in accounting at the
College of Business Administration while...
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Tuesday, November 7, 2017 by
Michael Lev, a senior Business Scholar majoring in marketing and
minoring in managerial skills, completed an Account Specialist
Internship with Enterprise Truck Rental this summer. His many
successes in the position – including receiving an award for Top
Presenter among over 70 interns – were made possible by the
professional skills he developed at UIC Business. Lev was invited
to an interview at Enterprise’s headquarters in Lombard after
connecting with a recruiter and filling out an...
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Wednesday, October 11, 2017 by
UIC Business Scholar sophomores Edgar Gabriel Avalos and Brian
(Seungyong) Lee are the co-founders of One. Clothing Brand.
We caught up with Avalos and Lee to learn about the company, what
is coming up next for the brand, and the role UIC Business has
played in the company’s founding. Both Avalos, born in the U.S. and
raised in Mexico City, and Lee, raised in Seoul, South Korea before
moving to Michigan in 2009, brought a passion for entrepreneurship
with them to UIC. In October 2016, Avalos...
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Friday, October 6, 2017 by
The study abroad application deadline for Spring 2018 is October
27! For UIC Business students, study abroad can be an experience
that allows for significant professional and personal growth.
Through a combination of classroom instruction, immersion in local
culture, and independent travel, Davis Birsan, a senior Finance
major was able to get the most out of his study abroad experience.
We sat down with Birsan to hear about his time in Seville, Spain as
a participant with the CIEE International...
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Tuesday, October 3, 2017 by
In 2012, Michael Mikhail joined UIC as Dean of the College of
Business. In five years, he’s launched programs such as iLEAD — the
Institute for Leadership Excellence and Development -- the renowned
Business Scholars program, increased enrollment, and improved
student outcomes. We sat down with Dean Mikhail to hear his
thoughts on the past five years and learn what he looks forward to
accomplishing in the future. Q: You just underwent UIC’s five-year
assessment process with rave reviews. What has...
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Tuesday, September 26, 2017 by
Are you a UIC Business graduate student interested in start-ups,
market research, venture capital, or the medical device industry?
If so, the UIC Medical Accelerator for Devices Laboratory is hiring
for their interdisciplinary team that develops novel, real world
medical devices. MAD Lab pairs business students with industrial
designers and engineers to validate healthcare ideas and problems
that UIC doctors, nurses, or students identify. For more
details on how business students contribute to...
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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
Ryan Patterson, Samantha Payne, Allan Rodriguez, Kathrynn
Sharp, and Robert Grilli [Not pictured: Jaime Manriquez] In
Consumer Behavior (Marketing 461), Professor Lan
Nguyen Chaplin has high expectations of her students. To
communicate these expectations and the level of professionalism
required to succeed, Professor Chaplin invited alumni of the course
to speak in the opening session of her Fall 2017 classes. “It
is a tough class that places a high demand on professionalism in
addition to...
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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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