Elijah Brewer Weighs in on DePaul’s Finance Department
Elijah Brewer III, chair of the Department of Finance at the Driehaus College of Business, recently sat down with Ovetta Sampson from the Kellstadt Graduate School of Business website to discuss his education and how DePaul business students can achieve success in finance.
“We’ve created an atmosphere at DePaul where students are given the opportunity to succeed, no matter what they want to do within the realm of finance,” Brewer said in the interview. “Our faculty go the extra distance for our students. We light that spark that allows them to see themselves being successful. And we offer them practical skills and ways to be successful.” Continue reading…
DePaul Students Get In the Game With Sports Industry Execs
Chicago is a city not only known for it’s industry-leading businesses and MBA programs, but also as a premier North American sports city. Between the Bulls, Blackhawks, Bears, White Sox and Cubs– well, maybe not the Cubs– there are numerous championships and legendary players who have called the Windy City home.
Recently, 25 students enrolled in DePaul University’s Driehaus College of Business sports management course “Behind the Scenes with Chicago Sports Organizations” got an up close look at 14 Chicago sports-focused organizations over the course of five days where they visited the headquarters of these teams, given access to front offices and even a few peeks inside looks at new facilities, products and services. Continue reading…
New Year Means New Degrees at Kellstadt Graduate School of Business
It’s a new year for working professionals and prospective MBAs are setting resolutions to focus on increasing skills and business connections for career advancement. DePaul University’s Kellstadt Graduate School of Business has a resolution as well: to offer a range of fresh business degree options. The programs feature part-time and evening options and target a wide array of professionals, from those new to the workforce to seasoned executives. Continue reading…
REGISTER: DePaul MBA Information Session on January 13
The Kellstadt Graduate School of Business will be having an information session for all graduate degrees– including the MBA program– on Tuesday, January 13 at 5:30pm to 6:30pm in the DePaul Center (DPC), 5th Floor, Room 5800 1 E Jackson Blvd. A member of the university admissions team will be on hand to discuss how each specific program and its offerings suit your needs as a prospective MBA. They will also explain the admissions process and will be able to answer any individual individual questions anyone may have. Continue reading…
REGISTER: Chicago Booth Economic Outlook 2015
The University of Chicago Booth School of Business is gearing up to host Economic Outlook, an “annual event provides a forum for our pathbreaking thought leaders to confront the future,” which was established in 1954 as Business Forecast. This year’s Chicago event is on January 15, 2015, and three more events will happen in NYC (Feb. 3), Singapore (March 24), Hong Kong (April 28). Continue reading…
UIC Promotes Start-Up Spirit at the Institute for Entrepreneurial Studies
Start-ups and the entrepreneurial spirit are two of the biggest things discussed at B-schools nowadays. As more and more students are creating their own opportunities through start-ups and venture capital, schools are crafting their own centers to help incubate the visions of their students.
The Institute for Entrepreneurial Studies (IES) is University of Illinois Chicago’s resource for inspiring and empowering entrepreneurs. This includes students with an interest in launching and leading a new business ventures of any size or sort, those who want to join a start-up team that has already gotten off the ground, or those who just want to know more about how they may fit into the start-up lifestyle. Continue reading…
