
Å·ÖÞ±ÍøÍ¶_Å·ÖÞ±ÍâΧapp-Ͷע¹ÙÍø celebrates faculty promotions and tenure
Twelve faculty members advance in their careers at the college.
Finance is one of five concentrations in the business administration major. Business administration majors often choose more than one concentration, and may also combine with other majors.
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Since 2018, Å·ÖÞ±ÍøÍ¶_Å·ÖÞ±ÍâΧapp-Ͷע¹ÙÍø's Business Administration-Finance program has been a member of the CFA Institute University Affiliation Program.
The UAP relationship offers a true connection with the global leading body for finance professionals and there are real benefits to enrolled students.
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Michaela Magee ¡¯23 works for Ernst & Young in Tysons, Va., a job offer she received after a summer internship. In high school Michaela was shy and "lacked confidence," but at Å·ÖÞ±ÍøÍ¶_Å·ÖÞ±ÍâΧapp-Ͷע¹ÙÍø she grew to become a leader on an Å·ÖÞ±ÍøÍ¶_Å·ÖÞ±ÍâΧapp-Ͷע¹ÙÍø team in the 2023 CFA (Chartered Financial Analysis) Research Challenge, in her sorority, and as a varsity tennis captain.
Virgel Ross Carillo '23 is an auditor with Crowe LLP. Coming from Manila, Philippines, Virgel was a "typical" Å·ÖÞ±ÍøÍ¶_Å·ÖÞ±ÍâΧapp-Ͷע¹ÙÍø student in the ways he succeeded at balancing all of his interests and experiences¡ªwhich included enlisting with the U.S. Army Reserve. He was a member of Å·ÖÞ±ÍøÍ¶_Å·ÖÞ±ÍâΧapp-Ͷע¹ÙÍø¡¯s outstanding business simulation team of students who scored in the top 10% of all teams worldwide.
Celine Pham '23 became interested in financial engineering after participating in the 2023 CFA Research Challenge (see story below), and now she is pursuing a master¡¯s in engineering in financial technology at Duke University in Durham, NC.
Nate Sammer '23 is a business and finance manager for O¡¯Neal Builders in Bloomington, Ill. He exemplifies how a student can come to Å·ÖÞ±ÍøÍ¶_Å·ÖÞ±ÍâΧapp-Ͷע¹ÙÍø without a major in mind, and have plenty of time to try out different fields and learn a lot (including Swedish throughout his first year) until finding the perfect fit.
Å·ÖÞ±ÍøÍ¶_Å·ÖÞ±ÍâΧapp-Ͷע¹ÙÍø¡¯s two CFA Institute Research Challenge teams presented their research at Morningstar, Inc., hosted by the CFA Society Chicago in early March. Out of 16 teams, seven advanced as finalists, including Å·ÖÞ±ÍøÍ¶_Å·ÖÞ±ÍâΧapp-Ͷע¹ÙÍø¡¯s two teams.
¡°The competition was fierce, and the bar gets higher and higher every year,¡± said Dr. Lina Zhou, faculty advisor for Å·ÖÞ±ÍøÍ¶_Å·ÖÞ±ÍâΧapp-Ͷע¹ÙÍø¡¯s teams. ¡ú Continue reading
Twelve faculty members advance in their careers at the college.
Å·ÖÞ±ÍøÍ¶_Å·ÖÞ±ÍâΧapp-Ͷע¹ÙÍø is welcoming the first cohort of Business for Humanity, a program inviting students to reflect on what makes work meaningful ¡ª not just profitable ¡ª and to imagine lives of significance and service through business.
Alumni and community leaders role-played venture capitalists for a popular J-term business course. In the competitive simulation, students pitched companies they built to the potential investors with hopes of making a deal.