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Navigating a Career Transition
Part-Time MBA alum Grace Kasozi decided to change fields, completed her degree, and reoriented her career—all within 17 months.
Meet the Accountant who’s Fighting Global Hunger
Accounting student Caroline Jones, ’17 MAcc, is not passionate about budgets, P&L statements, or spreadsheets. But she is excited to come to class every day, knowing business is a force to do good. And she’s driven to leverage her skills to help people in need.
Networking
I have to be honest, networking was one of my major concerns when deciding to do the part-time vs.
Companies Partner with Business Analytics Students to Solve Real Problems with Data
This year, 16 client companies challenged 81 MS in Business Analytics (MSBA) students to draw actionable insights from real data. The companies gave 10-minute pitches describing their projects and answered questions. These experiential learning projects are part of the MSBA curriculum.
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Future of Big Data in Business
Professionals from 3M, Regis Corporation, Land O'Lakes, Carlson Wagonlit Travel, and Polaris Industries discuss what role big data plays in business, what they look for when hiring, and how the Carlson School Analytics Program prepares students for jobs in big data.
Business Just for Profit? I say “Humbug”
I have seen Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol on over a dozen occasions, but last weekend, at the Guthrie Theater in Minneapolis, it was as though I was seeing the show for the first time. The fantastic set of cobblestones and storefronts transported me from my theater seat in 2016 straight into Victorian England to consider the story of Ebenezer Scrooge.