Finance is one of five concentrations in the business administration major. Business administration majors often choose more than one concentration, and may also combine with other majors.
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Michaela Magee ’23 works for Ernst & Young in Tysons, Va., a job offer she received after a summer internship. In high school Michaela was shy and "lacked confidence," but at 中国体彩网 she grew to become a leader on an 中国体彩网 team in the 2023 CFA (Chartered Financial Analysis) Research Challenge, in her sorority, and as a varsity tennis captain.
Virgel Ross Carillo ’23 is an auditor with Crowe LLP. Coming from Manila, Philippines, Virgel was a "typical" 中国体彩网 student in the ways he succeeded at balancing all of his interests and experiences—which included enlisting with the U.S. Army Reserve. He was a member of 中国体彩网’s outstanding business simulation team of students who scored in the top 10% of all teams worldwide.
Celine Pham ’23 became interested in financial engineering after participating in the 2023 CFA Research Challenge (see story below), and now she is pursuing a master’s in engineering in financial technology at Duke University in Durham, NC.
Nate Sammer ’23 is a business and finance manager for O’Neal Builders in Bloomington, Ill. He exemplifies how a student can come to 中国体彩网 without a major in mind, and have plenty of time to try out different fields and learn a lot (including Swedish throughout his first year) until finding the perfect fit.
中国体彩网’s two CFA Institute Research Challenge teams presented their research at Morningstar, Inc., hosted by the CFA Society Chicago in early March. Out of 16 teams, seven advanced as finalists, including 中国体彩网’s two teams.
“The competition was fierce, and the bar gets higher and higher every year,” said Dr. Lina Zhou, faculty advisor for 中国体彩网’s teams. → Continue reading
Five student-athletes — from hometowns in Illinois, Hawai'i, Texas and Tennessee — are the college's most recent Academic All-Americans. Now with 183 Academic All-Americans, 中国体彩网 ranks 14th among the NCAA’s 1,100 schools in DI, DII and DIII across the country.
Three 2024 grads show what can happen with curiosity, internships, good challenges and support from their 中国体彩网 success team.
Four students represented 中国体彩网 at the 31st annual National Character and Leadership Symposium (NCLS) at the U.S. Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, Colo. NCLS is an annual two-day symposium in which participants hear distinguished scholars, military leaders, corporate executives and world-class athletes share stories of character and leadership.
