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Starting Something New

July 14, 2022

Starting Something New

Entrepreneurship program and professor’s mentorship provide students the confidence to find success with new ventures. By Erin O’Donnell The summer before his sophomore year at Marquette, Charles Michael, Comm ’14, took a trip to visit friends who lived and worked in San Francisco. The experience gave him sudden clarity about his career. “It opened my […]

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A Mission-driven Investment

July 14, 2022

A Mission-driven Investment

Finding value in educating investors of the future to Be The Difference, Marquette Business builds up its ESG curriculum. By Hal Conick When Dr. Chris Merker began teaching ESG — environmental, social and corporate governance — at Marquette in 2009, his classroom was filled with blank stares. “People didn’t really give it too much thought […]

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Career Counseling on Call

July 14, 2022

Career Counseling on Call

College’s Mentor Program celebrates a milestone anniversary, continuing its mission to connect eager students with experienced alumni leaders. By Guy Fiorita “We’d meet over a cup of coffee at the Brew, or a meal at Sobelman’s. It was just once a month for about an hour, but just six months into my career, I know […]

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Ahead of the Curve

July 14, 2022

Ahead of the Curve

With technology shifting the finance industry landscape, the AIM program keeps students prepared for what’s next. By Diane M. Bacha For many years, students in Marquette’s Applied Investment Management program would hear eye-popping descriptions of the finance industry’s future. Algorithmic trading, robo-investing, massive-data analysis, cryptocurrency, artificial intelligence, blockchain auditing — these and more disruptive technologies were […]

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Banking on Community

July 14, 2022

Banking on Community

A novel partnership with a microfinance organization offers student finance talent to resource-limited communities in Central America. By Claire Curry Ipeti Colono is an impoverished rural farming community outside Panama City with a population of 300. Most who live here are farmers who grow corn and rice. Residents typically live in cement block homes with […]

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When a Loved One Needs Care

July 14, 2022

When a Loved One Needs Care

Professor investigates accessibility and economic outcomes of paid caregiver leaves. By Sarah Koziol, Arts ’92 Historically the U.S. has been less generous with paid leave benefits compared with similar countries, according to Dr. Kathryn Wagner, associate professor of economics. However, the COVID-19 pandemic has brought increasing awareness to their importance.  Wagner has been pursuing paid […]

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A Fitting Honor for a Friend

July 14, 2022

A Fitting Honor for a Friend

“Toolbox” crew dedicates lounge in the new Marquette Business building to alumnus John Taphorn. By Christopher Stolarski When the dilapidated near-campus home they were renting was to be condemned just weeks before the start of the 1992 fall semester, eight Marquette juniors had all but declared themselves homeless. Their friend John Taphorn figured it out. […]

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Point of Sales

July 14, 2022

Point of Sales

Professional sales center prepares students to hit the ground running in a relationship-building career.  Students (l to r) Olivia O’Dea, Nico Roman and Maggie Beeler present to Omron Corp. at a technical sales competition. By Jennifer Anderson Professional salespeople know that meetings with new clients often don’t go as planned. They’re also aware that how […]

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Bidding for Beginners

July 14, 2022

Bidding for Beginners

AIM students team up with Big Shoulders Fund to teach advanced investing skills to high schoolers. By Jennifer Walter, Comm ’19 How old were you when you first learned about the stock market? For many teens, investment education is nonexistent. Students from Marquette’s Applied Investment Management program wanted to change that fate for a group […]

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Win-Win

July 14, 2022

Win-Win

Archie Black believes investing to cultivate his community’s next generation of leaders is a win for him, his company and Minnesota.  By Lora Strum “Winning is fun.”  It’s the first thing Archie Black says when asked about his two decades at the top of SPS Commerce, a provider of on-demand supply chain management solutions, where […]

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Research

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Awards & Accomplishments

Biological sciences professor receives $1.17M NSF grant to study sex chromosome evolution in lizards and snakes

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