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At Nebraska, you don’t have to wait to take courses relevant to your future. We’re unique among other Big Ten schools in the fact that once you are enrolled, you can start taking business classes immediately. Here, you’ll leverage your strengths and forge your own path through coursework and involvement to a rewarding career. You can take advantage of all that our Big Ten business school offers – from interactive classes taught by faculty who are devoted to your success to distinctive programs enabling you to pursue your passions and collaborate with students and faculty alike.

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Lay a Solid Foundation for Your Career

Through your coursework, you'll prepare for a career by exploring concepts that shape the landscape of business. Customize your degree by pursuing your passions and collaborating with students and faculty.

Tutoring Boosts McCann's Collegiate and Professional Career

For Megan McCann, math always came naturally and working as a tutor at the College of Business gave her the skills to become a champion. Teaching others helped her develop a new perspective that led her to first place in the statistical analysis competition at the Phi Beta Lambda (PBL) National Leadership Online Experience. The academic success helped her launch her career as an actuarial assistant at a Fortune 500 company.

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A practice interview for a class opened the door for Maluba Mudundulu to do an internship with KPMG, an international accounting firm. That internship lead to a full-time job offer for after graduation.

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You’ve got great ideas, but can you sell them? Each year, students compete in the Quick Pitch Competition where they’ve got three minutes to pitch one idea. Those interested in entrepreneurship often take the idea and build it out into a business plan to pitch at the New Venture Competition to possibly win the $15,000 grand prize.

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Through connections Marcus Gaspar made in the college and the Certificate for Sales Excellence program, he’s done multiple internships in the sports industry. From these, he’s ready for his career with experience in sports marketing, sponsorship sales, sponsorship activation, promotions, game operations and customer service.

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With hands-on career development integrated into the curriculum, Kennedy Johnston found the Professional Enhancement Program (PrEP) courses well-timed to prepare her for the next step in her path toward her career.

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Lay a Solid Foundation for Grad School

Your academic experiences will prepare you for graduate school by sharpening your critical thinking, problem-solving and research skills. Customize your education through programs like the law and business minor, which is taught by law school faculty, or International Business Select, which offers special research opportunities.

Courses That Prepare You for Graduate School

Reid Brost believes the law and business minor facilitates his career aspirations in a variety of ways, including preparing him to pass the Law School Admission Test (LSAT).

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Mayte Dingman juggled family, work and military duties while earning an accounting degree. By using her top CliftonStrength® of Responsibility, she also found her way around a few obstacles on her route to becoming a certified public accountant (CPA).

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Through his coursework and involvement in the National Association of Black Accountants UNL chapter, Ahmed Ahmed graduates with plans to pursue his master of public accountancy.

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Coursework in the Nebraska Business Honors Academy and for his pre-medicine track sharpened Trevor Lockard’s problem-solving skills. The Husker now tackles med school so he can become a doctor.

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As a two-time graduate of Nebraska, with a degree in international business and an MBA, Andrew Hanna earned his Ph.D. with the support of faculty like Dr. Sam Nelson.

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Collaborate 1-to-1 Through Research

Dive deep to examine big ideas alongside faculty. You can create a strong foundation for graduate school by choosing from a number of research-focused programs, including the university’s undergraduate research program, Bureau of Business Research scholars who do economic research, and the International Business Select program, to name a few.

Research Opportunity Creates Student’s Future

As a Bureau of Business Research Scholar, Michael Schneider loved that in doing research, you don’t know the answers to the questions when you begin. His relationships with faculty inspired him to research as a career, and his experience at Nebraska Business led him to a Ph.D. program in Italy.

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Digging through data on the gender wage gap with faculty, Kennedy Johnston gained valuable research skills that will help her in her career in public policy and law.

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The cultural connections at the College of Business and the diversity of ideas in the Actuarial Science Program helped lead Aaron Wang to the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) for a master’s degree.

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As an International Business Select Scholar, Quincey Bernard not only went abroad to Panama to help a company create a plan to export teakwood to the U.S., he got the opportunity to research international entrepreneurship and present his findings at the International Business Summit.

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For the third year, Husker undergraduates discussed their research and creative activity face-to-face with state senators. The April 16 poster presentations featured 47 students presenting their work on 38 research projects with direct impacts on Nebraska. Following the event, students moved their research posters to a display area in the Nebraska State Capitol.

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Connect with Your Professors

Professors at Nebraska Business don’t just give lectures – they inspire, encourage and challenge you. Most importantly, you’ll have the opportunity to connect 1-to-1 with them as you work toward your goals.

Teaching Customized Toward Students’ Strengths

What makes being a strengths-based business school a gamechanger? A professor like Jill Trucke can create a better class experience for you based on her students’ top strengths. This is possible because you take the CliftonStrengths® assessment your first year to launch your leadership development.

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Dr. Kalu Osiri went from a chemistry lab to global education. His multicultural upbringing in Benin, West Africa, laid the foundation for his current work as director of the International Business Program in the College of Business.

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Dr. Jennifer Davidson knows the determination it takes to be successful against all odds. The economics professor was the first women to join her high school’s football team.

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Chad Mardesen received a Dean’s Coin after a student nomination him for his efforts working with sales students in and out of the classroom.

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To welcome students to campus, Dr. Danny Tannenbaum shared advice for students starting their journey at Nebraska.

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Apply the Skills You Learn in Class

At Nebraska, you won't have to wait until graduation to apply the skills you learn in class. Through internships, you can take what you've learned and start making advances toward your chosen career path. Not only will internships help you stretch your strengths through real-world experience, but they will also help your application stand out when applying to your first job or a graduate program.

Your Business Skills Benefit Any Endeavor

Ashley Clegg, a junior Clifton Builders Management major with a pre-med focus, applied her business and science knowledge while assisting with research surrounding COVID-19 and the low death rate in Sub-Saharan Africa.

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When Faith Miller interned for an actuarial firm over the summer, she learned more about Excel than she ever thought possible. More importantly, though, she’s learning skills that will be transferable to other parts of her life.

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Olivia Coffey always had an interest for international trade and foreign policy. However, the opportunity to gain experience in the field proved challenging until she heard about an internship at the Clayton Yeutter Institute of International Trade and Finance.

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When she came to the university, Chloe Higgins never would have imagined that her first full-time, “big kid” internship would take place in her hometown of Nebraska City. Working for the Nebraska Community Foundation, she spent the summer documenting community assets, conducting research by interviewing local leaders, and helping with numerous other meaningful projects - all of which have given her a new appreciation for where she comes from.

Clifton Strengths Institute

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Although all College of Business students receive strengths-based training to enlighten their careers and personal lives, some Student Strengths Coaches delve further through an Advanced Strengths for Coaches and Managers course. In the course, Connor Castleman engaged in one-on-one coaching and leading workshops with business professionals in Lincoln. The 100-hour consulting internship enabled him to further develop his interests in sales, psychology, leadership and business.

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Experiences Expanding Beyond the Classroom

You can get the most out of your academic experience by getting involved outside of the classroom in clubs and organizations.

Turn Classroom Knowledge into a Successful Startup

Economics major Reid Gahan learned the process of making a startup in one of his classes. With the help of a friend, a mentor and a faculty member, he started an ice cream delivery company Ice Cream Bro while in college.

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Andee Capell served as a mentor for the DREAMBIG Academy and First Husker – two programs that are helping first-generation and underrepresented students achieve their college goals. Her passion for helping students like herself also led her to found a campus organization for her fellow Black students in accounting.

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Each year, international business majors can apply to become part of the International Business Select program. You’ll experience unique study abroad opportunities, professional mentorships, and business development projects and research opportunities together as a cohort.

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Nine Honors Academy students spent a week in Panama through a course in global engagement where they created business plans and navigated international affairs.

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In a scenario much like an internship, students in a marketing class worked with the management from Lincoln Industries on projects that considered their marketing and supply chain processes.

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Contact

Ritchie, Kendra
Assistant Director of Recruitment
HLH 123 D
P.O. Box 880405
Lincoln, NE 68588-0405
402-472-7784
kendra.ritchie@unl.edu

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