Isenberg Interns

Chase's Isenberg Interns is designed to showcase your internship experience and provide insight into your success. Read current features here and contact Kim Figueroa at kfigueroa@isenberg.umass.edu for more information on how to get your story featured.

Coming Around to Campus

April 12, 2021

The Class of 2024 college cohort was invited to return to campus for the spring semester, and many are attending the seminar Big Ideas in Business in person in the Learning Commons of Isenberg's Business Innovation Hub.

Casinos attract more visitors to Massachusetts

April 07, 2021

HTM’s Laurie Salame is part of a multi-year, multi-disciplinary research project investigating the Social and Economic Impacts of Gambling in Massachusetts (SEIGMA), under a grant from the Massachusetts Gaming Commission. As part of the larger research project, Salame is the lead for patron surveys conducted at MA casinos, used to understand who frequents the casinos and their spending patterns.

Quality of Life Indicators as Performance Measures

April 07, 2021

Prof. Muzzo Uysal has been working in the area of quality of life and its connection to tourism and hospitality settings for a long time. One of his recent research articles with Prof. J. Sirgy makes an argument that quality of life (QoL) indicators can also be treated as performance indicators, independently or nested forms with conventional indicators in tourism.

Hospitality and tourism students work together with local B&B

April 07, 2021

The HTM 387 Information Technology and Social Media for Hospitality Industry class worked with local Bed and Breakfast (B&B) to promote the accommodations on social media. The local B &B’s are Amherst Inn and Allen House, both owned by Alan and Ann King of Amherst. Students were responsible for one social media platform such as Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, LinkedIn, and TikTok. Each account was created and managed by the students with relevant information regarding the accommodations. The posts included information about COVID-19 regulations and how the B&Bs are handling the safety and hygiene concerns of the guests as well as information and events about Amherst. Students had the chance to have first-hand experience at a real-world social media marketing management and learn social media metrics to measure their success. The hospitality and tourism management department’s collaboration with local businesses also strengthens the community bond in Amherst.

Covid-19 Impacts and Coping Strategies for Hospitality Industry

April 07, 2021

Dr. Emily Ma from HTM department and her colleagues conducted a study on the impacts of Covid-19 on the industry. Their study examined how two hotels in Oklahoma City had coped with challenges presented by the COVID-19 pandemic, from day-to-day operations, health and safety measures to marketing, human resources and cost-saving strategies.

Accounting Research at Isenberg Secures National Status

April 02, 2021

A new survey by Brigham Young University ranks Isenberg among elite accounting programs for its research into the role of judgment and decision making (JDM) in accounting practice.

Finance Grad Brings Online Career Platform to Isenberg

March 31, 2021

Isenberg alumnus David Kozhuk ’08 is CEO and founder of uConnect, based in Cambridge, which is designed to improve access to career services through its virtual career center platform.

Faculty Research: Tracking Pandemic Leisure

March 16, 2021

Assistant Professor of Sport Management Bradley Baker has used social media and data from fitness trackers to study leisure trends over the course of the Covid-19 pandemic.

Women of Isenberg 2021

March 05, 2021

The Women of Isenberg event, which took place online because of the pandemic this year, was organized and executed by students as an opportunity to network among professional women and gain career insights.

Dean Massey Hosts Lunchtime Chats

March 02, 2021

Monthly Lunchtime Chats focus on the five priority areas that Dean Anne Massey has identified as ways to advance Isenberg’s reputation and propel the school even higher among the top tier of public business school programs

Diversifying a Portfolio with Laundromats

March 01, 2021

In today’s sport landscape, we see various athletes diversifying their portfolios with plenty of different investment ventures. Kobe Bryant and BodyArmor, Lebron James and Blaze Pizza, and Derek Jeter and the Players’ Tribune are just a few that come to mind. Roughly sixty years ago, we saw Mark McCormack initiate this investment trend with a far less glamorous industry – laundromats. This seemingly insignificant venture began in 1958 with a small chain of laundromats in Atlanta.

Lou Wigdor Retires After 40 Years of Writing About Isenberg

February 25, 2021

In the four decades since Lou Wigdor joined Isenberg’s staff, his colleagues have learned to appreciate more than just the articles and profiles he writes about alumni, faculty, and students.

Off the Playing Field

February 25, 2021

Aaron Polansky ‘97, graduated from the Isenberg School of Management at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst and secured a Master of Science degree in Administration with a research focus on Sport Psychology from Springfield College. He worked in the private sector for ten years and signed with DBC Publishing in 2017 and released his first book, Dolphins in Trees: A Children's Book with Implications for All of Us, in the summer of 2018.

Five Ventures Selected as Innovation Challenge Finalists

February 22, 2021

In front of a panel of four judges, 17 student-led startups gave five-minute pitches describing their ventures and participated in a 10-minute Q&A session.

Faculty Research: Isenberg Professor Shares Supply Chain Expertise During Pandemic

February 05, 2021

Isenberg’s Anna Nagurney has been getting calls from media outlets since it became clear that the coronavirus pandemic was leading to unusual supply chain shortages. Now that vaccines are being distributed, her knowledge of transportation logistics is making her a sought-after expert for national media outlets from NPR to the Wall Street Journal.

McCormack Introduces Groundbreaking Women in Business Course

January 28, 2021

The Mark H. McCormack Department of Sport Management has announced a first-of-its-kind new course, Women in Business, which is launching during the spring 2021 semester for 25 students who aspire to pursue a career in the sports industry.

Isenberg Team Makes National Finals in Deloitte’s Audit Innovation Campus Challenge

January 26, 2021

A team of six accounting undergraduate students earned a spot in the national finals for a case competition focused on the future of work.

Online MBA Rises in U.S. News & World Report Rankings

January 26, 2021

On Tuesday, U.S. News & World Report named Isenberg’s program number 26 among MBA programs in the Best Online Education Program rankings.

Isenberg’s Poets & Quants Undergraduate Ranking Improves Again

January 12, 2021

In the publication’s annual ranking of undergraduate business programs, the Isenberg School of Management rose two spots to number 34 in the nation.

Innovation Challenge Winners Focus on Microbes

January 06, 2021

The winning student team has developed a wipe that kills bacteria, including MRSA, on surfaces for up to two months.

Pages