In November, 15 students from the Maine Business School embarked on an unforgettable journey to Vermont and Montréal, gaining firsthand insights into the worlds of sport management and international business. This experiential learning trip, led by Dr. Nick Swim, Associate Professor of Sport Management, and Dr. Stefano Tijerina, Senior Lecturer in Management, blended educational exploration […]
Read more
Sixteen Maine Business School student members of the Student Portfolio Investment Fund (SPIFFY) student organization spent March 30 and 31 attending Quinnipiac’s Global Asset Management Education (GAME) Forum in New York City. “After a three-year Covid-related hiatus, it was great to enjoy an in-person conference again,” says Dr. Sebastian Lobe, SPIFFY faculty advisor. The GAME […]
Read more
Our MBS Ambassadors are a group of outgoing students representing the Maine Business School. They help with our recruitment and professional development events by speaking to potential students, current students, alumni, and friends. Our Ambassadors also represent the student body by taking part in our Dean’s Council and meeting with our MBS Advisory Board. They […]
Read more
Undergraduates in the Undiscovered Maine student research project took up a new task this spring semester—consulting with a Montessori school in Franklin County. This project perfectly demonstrated the mission of Undiscovered Maine, which is to provide valuable educational opportunities for students to learn web and social media strategies as well as organizational, management, and marketing […]
Read more
The University of Maine’s state championship CFA Institute Research Challenge team has been chosen to advance to the national competition as Sub-Regional Champions. Canisius College in New York and the University of Pittsburgh in Pennsylvania joins UMaine in the Eastern U.S. division. The CFA Institute Research Challenge is an annual global competition that offers students […]
Read more
The Maine Business School and Graduate School of Business are pleased to announce that 79 students have been invited to join the Beta Gamma Sigma International Business Honor Society this year. Founded in 1913, Beta Gamma Sigma is the business honor society for AACSB-accredited schools. These are the top 5% of business school programs around […]
Read more
The University of Maine brought home the CFA Institute Research Challenge state title for the second year in a row. MaineMBA students Robert Harvey and Daniel Thomas and undergraduate student Nicole Pelletier were led by MBS team advisor, Dr. Pankaj Agrrawal. “This was an outcome of steady, consistent, and devoted work by the team captained […]
Read more
Student members of the MBS chapter of the American Marketing Association (AMA) spent the spring semester promoting Tip Whip LLC, the Orono startup founded by University of Maine alumnus Spencer Wood ’13, ’15 (MS). Tip Whip is a tips-only, ride-sharing service that aims to save lives by reducing drinking and driving. More than 700 UMaine […]
Read more