By Adriana Betancourt Success in business often begins with the habits built long before entering
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Students Gain Job Search Insights at Digital Marketing Panel
Last semester, our Department of Marketing hosted a panel event, titled “Marketing Yourself: How to Stand Out in the Digital
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Once First-gen, Now First to Help: Marco A. Rodriguez, MBA ’20, Mentors Huskies
By Adriana Betancourt Marco A. Rodriguez’s career has been shaped by service, resilience and a deep
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Ian Rabanal, ’24, Brings First-gen Experience to Role in NIU Career Services
By Adriana Betancourt Navigating college as a first-generation student comes with unique challenges, but it
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Russ Page, MBA ’04, Challenges and Prepares Students
By Adriana Betancourt Russell “Russ” A. Page is more than an award-winning instructor at NIU’s
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From Setbacks to Strength: Kylie Schulze’s Journey as a Student-Athlete in Business
By Adriana Betancourt For NIU student-athlete Kylie Schulze, the path to success has not always
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Janet Zelenka, MBA ’82, Talks Ethical Leadership with EMBA Students
On April 10, Janet Zelenka, MBA ’82, spoke to a room of Executive MBA students,
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Graduate Business Advisor Taylor Leonard, ’24, Finds Purpose in Student Impact
By Adriana Betancourt For Taylor Leonard, finding her purpose wasn’t something that happened overnight, but
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Lauren Scott, ’13, Inspires Huskies to Embrace Their Authenticity at Emerging Business Leaders Event
In business, as in life, no one can be everyone’s cup of tea. So, it’s
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Management Professor Amanda Ferguson Discusses the Importance of Faculty Research
By Adriana Betancourt Academic research often starts with a simple question, but that question can turn into
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Students Perform Under Real-world Pressure During HAVI Hackathon
In late March, our NIU College of Business hosted its HAVI Hackathon event. Thirty-five students
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From Polish Roots to Division I Leadership, Jakub “Kuba” Drazek Is Building His Legacy at NIU
By Adriana Betancourt For Jakub Drazek, also referred to as “Kuba,” soccer was never just
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OM&IS’ Susie Horton Receives 2026 Presidential Award for Staff Excellence
Susie Horton, office administrator in the Department of Operations Management and Information Systems (OMIS) in
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Faculty Spotlight: Andy Jeon Shaping the Future of AI in Marketing at NIU
By Adriana Betancourt At the NIU College of Business, Assistant Professor of Marketing Andy Jeon is helping
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Atahan Arslan Reflects on Motivation as an International Student-Athlete
By Adriana Betancourt From Izmir, Turkey, to DeKalb, Illinois, Atahan Arslan’s journey as a first-generation international student-athlete is powered
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From Side Hustles to Scalable Ventures: NIU’s Entrepreneurship Advantage
By Lia Kizilbash Gillet There was a time when part-time work for college students usually
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Bella Alfaro, ‘24, MBA ‘25, Transforms Internship Experience into Full-time Success
By Adriana Betancourt From leading one of NIU’s largest student organizations to earning both her
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Two Business Graduate Degrees Reimagined with a Bold AI Focus
Beginning this fall, two graduate degrees within the College of Business’s Department of Operations Management
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Faculty Spotlight: Anissa Kuhar, MBA ’98, Keeps Students Curious, Confident and Connected
By Adriana Betancourt After earning her MBA degree from NIU in 1998, Anissa Kuhar built
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College of Business Faculty Research Tests the Effectiveness of Humanlike Chatbots
Photo by Shantanu Kumar on Unsplash Are people more likely to rely on and interact
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