“Oh, you got your MBA. What are you going to do with it?”
"Getting a master’s degree doesn't flip a magical switch that automatically enters you into a new job, status, or an upgraded lifestyle," writes Jake Turner '13 M.B.A. "I’d argue though that the act of...
View ArticleThe Importance of Diversity and Inclusion in the Workplace
We are all human beings with same basic needs and values, writes Sweety Shrestha '09 M.B.C. Our differences in perspective and opinions are instilled within us by the society and the environment we...
View ArticleA Young Leader Emerges
While there has yet to be a single definition that encompasses the totality of leadership, we do know that the majority of leaders share certain characteristics. Leaders are responsible for...
View ArticleGet Hired: Set Yourself Up for Success with Recruiters
The Opus College of Business recently hosted Career Insights: What Recruiters Want to help those searching for their first job or their next challenge find out how to best present themselves to recruiters
View ArticleTaking the Plunge in Support of Special Olympics
"Our ethical lives can’t just be molded in our classrooms or through gaining the knowledge of what not to do. An ethical individual – an ethical business person – is crafted through attentive and...
View ArticleConversations from 40 Under 40
The Opus College of Business was proud to sponsor the Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal's 2015 40 Under 40. These are high-achievers who have launched companies and rebuilt them; they lead our...
View ArticleA Model for Disruptive Innovation in Action
What can Trader Joe’s teach us about disruptive innovation to the health care industry?
View ArticleThe Value of an MBA: It’s Not Only about the Money
As an MBA alumnus, Susie Eckstein could explain the value of an MBA from the perspective of an accountant, economist or marketer but she would rather approach the question from the value of the...
View ArticleDo you have a WIG (wildly important goal)?
Alumnus Sean Higgins suggests 3 questions to ask when considering an MBA.
View ArticleAlumni Q&A: A Time For Change
With continued news of layoffs and organizational changes all around us, we don’t often hear the stories of those who made a choice to leave a stable job because it was what they needed at the time or...
View ArticleLooking Back on the MBA Experience
For Evening UST MBA student Dave Turhnam, the decision to pursue the degree took strong consideration. With a wife, a small child, and ten years of work experience already on his resume, was an MBA...
View ArticleMBA Experience and Career Impact
In part 2 of this Q&A looking back on his UST MBA experience, Dave Turnham details the impact his education has had on his career.
View ArticleThe Mini-Masters of Life
Archie Black, president and CEO of SPS Commerce, one of the pioneers of cloud computing, addressed the more than 200 students who were hooded in the Graduate Business Commencement Ceremony on Saturday,...
View ArticleEver Tried, and Now Graduated
"Unique to this MBA degree, there were many professors who shaped the experience to whom I owe a special debt," writes Carl Atiya Swanson '15 M.B.A.
View ArticleMinnesota Millennials Are Leaving – What’s Our Plan?
The professional workforce in Minnesota is facing challenges from both ends of the generation spectrum and, as business leaders, our alarms should be going off.
View ArticleAlumnae among 2015 Women in Business Honorees
The Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal recently honored its 2015 Women in Business award winners. Of the 51 women entrepreneurs, executives and leaders honored, five were University of St. Thomas...
View ArticleMy Personal Power Lunch with the Head of U.S. Bancorp
It’s not every day that you share a meal with a CEO.
View ArticleDiversity in Business: Top Leaders to Watch Out For
The Opus College of Business was proud to sponsor the Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal’s 2015 Diversity in Business Awards.
View ArticleThree Reasons Why Mentoring Matters Now
Since 2014, the Opus College of Business has matched more than 80 alumni as mentors and mentees as part of its expanded mentorship program.
View ArticleLunch with the #GIRLBOSS of Wings, Beer & Sports!
From triumphs and successes, to the struggles and challenges that come along with exponential growth, Buffalo Wild Wings CEO Sally Smith provided key insights on leadership, strategy and management...
View ArticleA Tale of Four Fathers
Allan, Billy, Nick and Olu have all had to balance the joys of fatherhood with the intensity of the MBA program.
View ArticleClean Slate: Henkel Launches a New U.S. Detergent
When German manufacturing giant Henkel partnered with Walmart to bring its flagship laundry detergent, Persil, to the American marketplace, it knew it needed not only a new brand but an...
View ArticleMBA Alums Shaping the Future With U.S. Bank’s Innovation Team
For three members of U.S. Bancorp's innovation team – David Berglund, Kristin Hough Frame and David Marrese – their development for being part of that future-shaping process shares a common thread:...
View ArticleExecutive Education Offers Tantalizing Menu of Professional Development
Each year, nearly 2,000 students come through the Executive Education program, which, at 60 years old, is more dynamic and nimble than ever.
View ArticleBusiness Degree Boosted These Tommie Restaurateurs
The Newsroom talked to some Opus College of Business alumni who have put their skills into practice in their restaurant career.
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