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Online MBA Alum Explains the Ocean Spray TikTok Phenomenon
May 05, 2021
Melanie DiBiasio, a 2016 graduate of the Isenberg Online MBA program, is Ocean Spray Cranberries' senior digital manager of precision marketing.
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Senior Ali Saif Wins Gerald F Scanlon Best Student Employee of the Year Award
April 29, 2021
Isenberg senior Ali Saif has won the 2021 Gerald F Scanlon Best Student Employee of the Year Award. Ali has worked for the DEFA Film Library since 2019 as their Business Manager.The intent of the award is to recognize and honor students who have demonstrated outstanding performance by contributing their time and/or skill to help the university achieve its goals and objectives.
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Champion Hockey Team Is in Business
April 29, 2021
In the year of COVID-19, UMass Amherst’s NCAA men’s ice hockey championship has been a shot in the arm for the entire campus, and it has had particular impact for Isenberg—15 of the team’s 21 players are Isenberg student-athletes.
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Venture Wins $31,000 in the 2021 Innovation Challenge Final
April 19, 2021
Five student-led startup teams competed in the final round of the four-part Innovation Challenge on April 7, and the biggest winner was Nutriply, which was awarded $31,000 in equity-free funding.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Nutriply Wins Innovation Challenge: The Seed Pitch
November 24, 2020
Hosted by the Berthiaume Center for Entrepreneurship, the four-part Innovation Challenge continued with The Seed Pitch on Wednesday, Nov. 18.
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UMass Undergrads Active in Innovation and Entrepreneurship Programming
November 23, 2020
On Saturday and Sunday, October 24-25, UMass’ Entrepreneurship Club hosted its marquee event – ULaunch.
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Second Annual Inclusive Leadership Conference Goes Virtual
November 20, 2020
“With inclusiveness, it’s critical to accept the contribution that you bring and to understand what the other folks bring to the table,” said EY's Michelle Jenkins during her keynote for Isenberg's Inclusive Leadership Virtual Series.
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Accounting Students Head to Finals in Deloitte Case Competition
November 10, 2020
Two teams representing Isenberg in this year’s Deloitte FanTAXtic case competition finished in first and second place in the Northeast regional competition on October 30.
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Students Develop Time-Management App
October 15, 2020
The app, ClassMate, has been downloaded from the App Store by users at 200 colleges and counting.
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$2,500 Awarded at Annual Minute Pitch
October 15, 2020
Hosted by the Berthiaume Center for Entrepreneurship, the four-part Innovation Challenge began with The Minute Pitch on Monday, Oct. 13. Determined by a panel of industry expert judges, $2,500 in prize money was awarded to the first-, second- and third-place teams and the audience choice selection.
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Isenberg's Master of Finance in Alternative Investments Begins 2nd Year
September 28, 2020
This fall, Isenberg’s pioneering Master of Finance program in Alternative Investments (MFAI) welcomed 18 students in its second year.
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Bac-Be-Gone Wins $41,000 in Innovation Challenge: The Final
September 25, 2020
Hosted by the Berthiaume Center for Entrepreneurship, the four-part 2019-20 Innovation Challenge concluded with The Final on Wednesday, September 23. In front of a panel of four judges, four student-led startups gave five-minute pitches describing their ventures and participated in a five-minute Q&A session.
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Isenberg HTM Student Earns Perdue Scholarship
September 17, 2020
Hannah Kemp, a senior majoring in Hospitality and Tourism Management, is the recipient of a Joe Perdue scholarship, awarded by the Club Management Association of America’s (CMAA) Club Foundation.
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