Quinlan Business Honors and Awards 2026
We celebrated our highest achieving undergraduate students at the 75th annual Honors and Awards Ceremony.
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Rianne Fujinaga, Class of 2026
Meet Rianne Fujinaga, Quinlan student, dance team member, and Class of 2026!
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Celebrating entrepreneurial side hustles
Student entrepreneurs from across Loyola showed off their businesses at the third annual Side Hustles @ Schreiber Lobby hosted by Ignite Lab.
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Accelerated Master's Pathways with Quinlan
Loyola's Accelerated Master's Pathways is designed for undergrads who are ready to go further, faster, for less. Explore your options, including 7 graduate business programs.
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Highly ranked MBA remains among the top in Chicago
The part-time MBA continues to be highly ranked, once again placing among the Top 3 in Chicago, according to U.S. News & World Report, 2026.
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Returning Rambler Scholarship
Loyola alumni can earn a 25% discount on graduate tuition through the Returning Rambler Scholarship.
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Making Quinlan a home
From her first day on campus, Jillian Cole (BBA ’26) found a community supportive of her drive to make connections and excel. She graduates as president of the Quinlan Business Honors program and Quinlan’s President Medallion recipient.
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Rambling around Los Angeles
Students spent their spring break networking in Los Angeles with the Quinlan Ramble 2026.
Honoring difference makers
At the fourth annual Black Excellence Awards Dinner, the Quinlan School of Business honored four outstanding leaders their contributions to Quinlan and beyond.
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Shaping logistics and learning
An international expert in supply chain optimization, Professor Mike Hewitt was recently awarded a prestigious Fulbright Scholarship and named an Amazon Scholar.
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Pursuing success with purpose
Mackenzie Cronin (BBA ’22, MBA ’24) credits Quinlan’s academic rigor, flexibility, and Jesuit mission for shaping her professional success and commitment to service.
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Celebration of Achievement 2025
We celebrated our undergrads who completed their degrees in December at our annual Celebration of Achievement. Congrats to all!
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Second annual Career Week connects students and the business community
Business leaders and more than 80 alumni from around the country returned to campus to talk to students during a week focused on career preparation and opportunities.
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Taking action for small businesses
Quinlan convenes business serving organizations and supercharges collaboration at the second Capacity Building for Capacity Builders workshop.
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Elevating his peers and his career
John Duffy (BBA ’20) found at the Quinlan School of Business his passion for marketing and for helping make connections for himself and his peers. This has led to a marketing career at Salesforce.
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Leader in Chicago and nation
Our undergraduate programs are among the best, says the 2026 U.S. News rankings. Our undergraduate business program has been top in Chicago for 12 years running and is #77 in the nation. Four of our undergraduate disciplines are the best in Chicago and ranked in the Top 25 in the nation. See which ones:
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Hewitt named Loyola's Faculty Member of the Year
Professor Mike Hewitt, an influential voice in supply chain and transportation, received the University’s highest faculty honor.
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Schreiber Center student resources
Watch a guided tour of the Schreiber Center and learn more about our student resources!
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At Volkswagen, Pablo Di Si (BBA ’94) paved the way for a greener future
Pablo Di Si (BBA ’94), former CEO of Volkswagen Group of America, paved the way for a greener future with the help of Quinlan.
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Cam Stacey's Bookclub
Cam Stacey (BBA '18) is amplifying Chicago's underground music scene with Bookclub — a reimagined venue that’s all about community and creativity.
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Capacity Building for Capacity Builders 2025
Check out photos from Capacity Building for Capacity Builders 2025
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Inspiring entrepreneurship
Senior Lecturer April Lane Schuster leans into her experience as an entrepreneur to help Quinlan students succeed in their own entrepreneurial endeavors.
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Commencement 2025
Click through to see photos from Commencement. Congrats to the Class of 2025!
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Discovering new horizons
Evan Nave (MSM ’25) has faced and overcome challenges throughout his life. Now, he’s leaving Quinlan with a master’s degree and his sights set on a career in sustainable marketing.
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Discovering markets and culture across Southeast Asia
MARK 561 took students beyond the classroom and into the heart of Southeast Asia, where firsthand experiences with local businesses, cultural landmarks, and emerging markets provided unforgettable lessons in global consumer behavior.
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Graduate programs rank among the top
U.S. News ranked seven of our graduate programs as among the best in its newest rankings. See which ones:
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Black Excellence Awards 2025
The Quinlan School of Business honored and celebrated leaders at its third annual Black Excellence Awards Dinner. The awards are open to all regardless of race.
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‘The Bear’ Films on Water Tower Campus
The award-winning drama “The Bear” spent a day filming next to our Schreiber Center. Read the Loyola Phoenix coverage.
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Empowering the next generation
Jeff (BBA ’86) and Stephanie (MBA ’90) Jarczyk made an extraordinary $1 million gift to Quinlan and Arrupe students. It will provide scholarships for accounting students and for Arrupe to Quinlan students.
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Side Hustle Showcase 2025
The application deadline is approaching for the second annual Side Hustle Showcase. Apply by Feb. 22 to present your operational business.
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Teaching in a community driven culture
2023 Undergraduate Teaching Excellence Award winner Kaitlyn Hoffmann shares how she sees Quinlan as more than just a school.
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Loyola achieves carbon neutrality.
Loyola announced in December it has reached carbon neutrality, fulfilling a goal to achieve the feat by 2025.
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Finding community and meaning
João Vítor Moraes Barreto, recipient of a 2024 President’s Medallion, found a home and a drive for professional growth at Quinlan. He’ll graduate with a position at KPMG and life-long friendships.
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Quinlan Career Week
The week supported career exploration and advancement as undergraduate students networked with more than 70 Loyola alumni, visited companies, attended a career fair, and more.
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Marketing strategies for global peace
The use of marketing as an instrument for peace has been the driving force behind Professor Cliff Shultz's most impactful research. "Markets and marketing are indispensable to the recovery after war and internecine conflict," he says.
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Influencing the debate about international economies
Associate Professor Julian P. Diaz has spent more than 15 years analyzing economies in South America and Central Europe, leading to research that has influenced policymakers.
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Returning Rambler Scholarship
Check out the Returning Rambler Scholarship, which covers 25% of tuition for more than 150 graduate programs.
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Meet Mireya Fouché
Meet Mireya Fouché, MBA student and Baumhart-Schreiber Scholar, whose blend of style and compassion is changing lives, one thrifted item at a time.
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Shaking up class
Students in Associate Professor Jenna Drenten’s marketing class worked with JoJo’s ShakeBAR executives to create a marketing campaign for the Chicago-based restaurant group.
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In Memoriam: Mine Cinar, PhD
We mourn the passing of Professor Mine Cinar, who was a remarkable teacher, researcher, and colleague. She joined the business faculty in 1983 and was twice named Faculty of the Year by the Quinlan School of Business.
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Finding patterns
Groundbreaking research by Associate Professor Hae Mi Choi uncovered waves of enforcement by the SEC. She hopes this research serves as an example to students of the consequences of financial misconduct.
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Honors and Awards 2024
Quinlan is proud to celebrate our highest achieving undergraduate students.
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Running her course
Mimi Reimers is advancing in her career to understand human behavior to help develop foods that don't compromise taste or nutrition.
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Non-stop Sullivan
Read about Alex Sullivan's jam-packed journey to joining Goldman Sachs as an analyst after graduation.
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Commencement 2024
Click through to see photos from Commencement. Congrats to the Class of 2024!
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Challenging marketers to “SeeHer” accurately
Quinlan marketing chair Linda Tuncay Zayer created curriculum with the national organization SeeHer to portray women and gender equitably and accurately within advertising.
Climbing the Corporate Ladder
Jaime Orejuela, CEO of Loyola Limited, discusses his work overseeing Loyola’s student-run businesses and how Quinlan has shaped his approach to leadership.
Research for a More Equitable World
Assistant Professor Danielle Booker’s dedication to inspiring change in the auditing and accounting industries has created a significant industry impact.
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Honoring Black Excellence
The Quinlan School of Business honored four difference makers who embody the values of inclusion, equity, and leadership at its second annual Black Excellence Awards Dinner. The awards are open to all regardless of race.
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Stickiness and market efficiency in finance and the classroom
Assistant Professor Guner Velioglu leverages his research on price stickiness and market efficiency to enhance the classroom experience for his students.
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Providing business attire to our students
The Quinlan School of Business is enabling its students to participate in career fairs, internships, and interviews with confidence in professional attire found at the Quinlan Closet.
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Career Services at Loyola
Do your 2024 resolutions include landing a killer job or internship? Career Services is a valuable resource for you!
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Spark podcast with Jaime Orejuela
Senior economics major Jaime Orejuela discusses his experience at Loyola Limited. Loyola Ltd creates experiential learning opportunities rooted in creativity, innovation, & entrepreneurship.
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Behind the scenes of new promotion
Last month, film crews turned the Schreiber Center into a television studio for Loyola's new promotional video, "Tomorrow isn't soon enough." Take a look behind the scenes of filming in Prof. Jami Eddington's class
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Giving Tuesday
November 28, 2023 is Giving Tuesday — an international day of generosity that kicks off the giving season!
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Serving those who served
Rocky Belmonte (MBA ’16) is using her position at Grainger, which is a Fortune 500 industrial supply company, to advance the well-being of veterans like herself.
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Returning Rambler Scholarship
If you return to Loyola for a graduate degree, you may be eligible for a scholarship covering 25% of the graduate tuition rate through the Returning Rambler Scholarship.
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Meet the new faculty
Join us in welcoming seven new tenure-track faculty members to Quinlan this academic year.
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Loyola Faculty Member of the Year awarded to Quinlan professor
Associate Professor Jenna Drenten was honored with a University award for her innovative marketing research and for empowering students in the classroom.
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Dashing to the future
Quinlan MBA graduate and former cross-country and track and field athlete Ryan Martins shares his journey as a graduate-transfer student and how he’s preparing for life after Loyola.
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Building a super campaign
Shortly after graduating from Quinlan with a BA in Marketing, Alex Minton landed his dream job with Taco Bell. There, he was asked to work on a campaign for the biggest night in American commercialism.
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Black Excellence Awards 2023
The first annual Black Excellence Awards Dinner hosted by the Quinlan School of Business honored four difference makers who embody the values of inclusion, equity, and leadership.
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Professor to speak at TedX Wrigleyville
Our own professor Eve Geroulis will be speaking at @TEDxWrigley about Generation WTF (What's the Future). Learn more about the July 24 event.
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Commencement Celebration 2023
We celebrated the Class of 2023 with the Great Schreiber Takeover, a 10-story party celebrating the Class of 2023. See the photos.
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Quinlan Honors and Awards, 2023
We are thrilled to recognize our top undergraduates in the Class of 2023.
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Commencement 2023
Click through to see photos from our Commencement ceremonies. Congrats to the Class of 2023!
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Enriching study trip to San Francisco
Earlier this year, Quinlan Ramble students spent their spring break in San Francisco to expand their network and visit companies.
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Alumna leads the way in green education
Anne-Michele Boyle (BBA '01) is inspiring a new generation of students to be sustainable through her work at a public high school in Chicago.
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AI in the Financial Services Industry
At our sold-out "AI in the Financial Services Industry" conference, industry leaders and academics discussed the opportunities and challenges presented by artificial intelligence.
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Life-changing study abroad in Southeast Asia
January 2023, Mark 561 embarked on a transformational study abroad trip to Southeast Asia to experience new cultures and study comparative consumer behavior.
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2023 Rambler Rally Day of Giving
Make your gift to the area of campus you’re most passionate about and help us reach our goal of 2,500 donors. Give to your favorite Loyola school, team, program, or cause.
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Spark podcast inspires entrepreneurs
Nicolas Soto Hay, a triple Quinlan major, hosts and produces our Ignite Lab's Spark podcast to help inspire entrepreneurial thinking. Read about his journey from Mexico City to podcaster.
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Launching a national chain
Alum Gabriel Fleury (BBA ’18, MSF ’21) launched a health restaurant that focuses on the acai bowls of his youth in Brazil. Three years later, the restaurant has become a national chain committed to sustainability. Read his story.
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Top-ranked graduate degrees
Thinking about starting graduate school this year? Check out all of our top-ranked MBA and MS programs.
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Graduate Programs Holiday Party
Throwback to Quinlan's annual graduate programs holiday party! Thank you to all those who attended the party earlier this month and made the night special. More photos:
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Fall Celebration of Achievement 2022
We were thrilled to recognize the achievements of our BBA students who completed their degrees this fall. Click the link to see more photos from the event!
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Welcome, new faculty
Join us in welcoming our new tenure-track faculty! They each bring unique and impressive experiences with them. Welcome, Professors Ning Yang, Karyn Dossinger, Sarah Ku, and Xiang Gao (not pictured).
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President's Medallion 2022
Our President's Medallion recipient is Catie Plank, a senior who is leaving a lasting legacy. Among her accomplishments: co-founding a student organization and co-authoring research on DEI in accounting.
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Advancing with business data analytics
Understanding business data is essential to be successful in business, said Professor Nenad Jukic as part of Crain's Chicago Business MBA Week 2022.
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Driving strategy in a global world
Strategy must be intentional and anticipate the unexpected, says Dean Michael Behnam in Crain's Chicago Business MBA Week 2022.
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Building with LoyolaLinked
Brittney Marshall used mentoring platform LoyolaLinked to kickstart a career in technology. Along the way, she built a friendship with fellow alum Matt Brooks.
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Meet Dean Behnam
Learn how our new dean's curiosity has led to many professional and personal adventures, as well as how he describes his vision for Quinlan.
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Announcing the Kaufman Center
A $1.25 million gift from Mimi Winter renamed one of Quinlan’s centers for the late George G. Kaufman, a renowned economist, researcher, and Loyola professor. Read more about the Kaufman Center for Financial and Policy Studies.
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Sr. Jean turns 103!
Sign Sr. Jean's birthday card and share your selfies with Sr. Jean ahead of her birthday on August 21.
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Announcing our new dean
A noted scholar, faculty member, and administrator, Michael Behnam, PhD, will join Quinlan on September 1, 2022.
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Embarking on a global supply chain career
Alex Stoll launched his international supply chain career with the help of two Quinlan degrees — and also became an award-nominated amateur photographer.
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Bringing real experience
“It’s time for change,” says Omar Brown, VP for the Big Ten conference and a Quinlan alum. “I think it’s really important for us to drive what diversity means for the Big Ten.” Read about his work.
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Creating thoughtful leaders
Prof. Carolyn Tang Kmet’s courses challenge students to identify bias in data and to define their successes beyond themselves. Read how she is helping create thoughtful business leaders.
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Building a community
Hussam Bachour (MSSCM ’16, MBA ’17) found a welcoming community at Quinlan after immigrating from Syria and the education he needed to shape his career.
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Abrams Sustainable Business Challenge
Three student teams received a total of $45,000 to launch their businesses in water filtration, consignment, and meat alternatives as part of the Abrams Sustainable Business Challenge.
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Honors and Awards
Our top undergrads were recognized at our Honors and Awards Ceremony. Congrats to all the honorees! See more photos.
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Quinlan faculty awards
Ten Quinlan faculty were honored this year through our annual faculty awards. To see which award they won, click the link.
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Closing the healthcare gap
Our values-based MBA in healthcare management was exactly what Sun Lee-Such (MBA '11) was looking for.
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Happy Earth Day!
Business schools like us can help create a more sustainable and inclusive global economy. Learn about our commitment to sustainability.
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Researching leaderhip
Assistant Professor Katie Alexander’s research focuses on leadership and interpersonal treatment, which is how we treat and mistreat each other in the workplace.
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Q Mentorship Program
Alexandra Snyder (BBA `23) landed internships with Amazon and Boeing with the help of Q Mentor Jay Kulle (BA '87).
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Thriving in his career
Vincenzo Sposito (BBA ’14, MSISM `19) did not predict how beneficial his graduate degree would be. Sposito is now thriving in his career as a project manager at Google. Read about his journey.
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Abrams Challenge Finalists
On Earth Day, the Abrams Challenge finalists will pitch sustainable venture ideas ranging from fashion to food technology.
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Lessons from great humans
"Focus on the human factor" is among the tips MBA graduate Cindy Bertram shares in her book on lessons from great humans and leaders, including Loyola's own Sr. Jean.
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Women History Month Resources
Celebrate the last week of Women's History Month by checking out the Loyola Libraries reading and resource list.
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Quinlan Ramble
Over spring break, our students traveled to Atlanta on the Quinlan Ramble to visit alumni and major corporations including The Coca Cola Co., Deloitte, and Alma Coffee.
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Graduate Student Creates Small Business
Loyola friends and classmates helped graduate student Leticia Liakopulos (MSISA ’22) create her jewelry business from the ground up.
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Prof. Robert Arias research in retail therapy
Why do we buy the things we do? Prof. Robert Arias seeks to find out through his research, which reaches from the Chicago Bulls to refugee camps in Uganda.
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Breakout rooms in Schreiber
Don't forget that you can reserve a breakout room in Schreiber for your study group. Happy studying!
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Aher Uguak's slam dunk
Aher Uguak always hits his shots—on the court and in the Quinlan classroom. A career in sports marketing or the business world awaits whenever he hangs up his sneakers.
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Grip and rip
Men's golfer Devin Johnson loves solving problems in his Quinlan classes—and on the green. An MBA student now, he has big plans for a career in marketing.
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Running a student business during COVID-19
Loyola Limited presidents reflect on their student-run businesses.
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Supply Chain Students Apply Classroom Concepts to Real-World Challenges
Our students engage with clients across Chicago—and there is no better example than our graduate supply chain capstone course.
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Quinlan's double-degree program
Our Double Degree students are enjoying themselves in Spain this semester! For the program, students spend two semesters in Spain and one semester in Rome.
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New Baumhart Center director
The new Baumhart Center director was the City of Chicago's first chief sustainability officer and has built a career around driving social change. Meet Karen Weigert.
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How to make critical decisions
"Gone are the days of businesses making decisions based on instinct or preference," says Prof. Cerag Pince in Crain's Chicago Business. Read his tips for implementing data-driven decision making.
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Student Organization Week
Learn more about Quinlan's many student organizations and how you can get involved!
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Quinlan Wrapped
See our six top 2021 moments from the men's basketball team in the Sweet 16 to our business thought leadership. Here is Quinlan Wrapped!
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More than an elf
Bob Newhart (BS ’52) is more than just an American comedy icon and Papa Elf in the movie Elf. He's also a Loyola business alum. Read about his journey from accounting student to stardom. (Photo: Warner Bros)
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Fall Celebration of Achievement
We celebrate the undergrads who joined our alumni community this fall! See photos from the Fall Celebration of Achievement.
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Our President's Medallion Winner
Our President's Medallion Award winner is committed to being an ethics-minded business leader. It's shown by his career at Threadless and his Quinlan experience. Congrats, Michael Halgas (MBA '22), on this honor!
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Giving thanks
Students, faculty, and staff shared what they are most thankful for this holiday season, which ranged from their families to good food to supportive professors. See what everyone said.
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Finding value in ESG impact
Sustainable capitalism creates value for investors and society, says Prof. Swasti Gupta-Mukherjee in Crain's Chicago Business. Read her insights into the value of ESG.
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Developing a consulting mindset as a leader
"A consulting mindset is all about solving business problems so they stay solved," says instructor Carol Fitzgibbons in Crain's Chicago Business. Read how you can deliver even better business results.
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How We Talk
Leveraging his training as a political scientist, Assistant Professor Abraham Singer shares his observations on the current state of public discourse and how we engage with it.
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Sports analytics at Loyola
Throwback to a conversation with Loyola's men's basketball last season about the importance of sport analytics Good luck to the Ramblers as they open their regular season!
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Crain's MBA Week 2021
It's MBA Week at Crain's Chicago Business, and we're one of the featured schools! Check out the thought leadership from our faculty featured on the Crain's site.
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Tackling bias in business
Addressing bias in decision making is needed for true leadership, says Prof. Carolyn Tang Kmet in Crain's Chicago Business. Read her tips for eliminating bias, starting with recognizing that bias exists.
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More advice from professors
Believe. Be a unicorn. Create solutions. Reach out to your professors. Read the advice Quinlan faculty give to our students.
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International recognition
Prof. Swasti Gupta-Mukherjee's course was one of 8 worldwide recognized for innovation by the renowned Aspen Institute. The course: “Finance for a Sustainable World” for our Baumhart Scholars MBA.
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Quinlan alum Tanjia Coleman recognized by Crain's Chicago Business
Congratulations to Quinlan alum Tanjia Coleman (MSHR '05) for being recognized by Crain's Chicago Business's 2021 Notable Executives in Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion.
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How Do We Rise to the Occasion?
Observing parallels between the Plague of Athens and our current moment, Eve Geroulis expounds upon learning from history and finding clarity in our values during times of upheaval.
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Job creators
Our students and alumni are helping create jobs for Chicago's vulnerable populations.
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Loyola Mentors connects students and alumni
Sydney Seufzer (BBA ’22) connected with several alumni through Loyola Mentors, our networking and mentorship platform. Read her story.
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Words of advice from our professors
Our professors shared words of advice and encouragement for our students as they returned to campus. Read what Danielle Booker, Nenad Jukic, and Stacy Neier Beran shared.
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Undergraduate program rankings
The latest U.S. News & World Report rankings place us as top in Chicago.
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WTC Block Party
Students: Kick off the academic year with food, music, and fun on Sept. 2 from 4-7 p.m. in front of the Schreiber Center.
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Smoke-free campus
We are proud to join 22 other Jesuit colleges and universities in the U.S. in being smoke free.
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Loyola’s green roofs and rain gardens reap massive environmental dividends
Baumhart Center Director Karen Weigert shares how green roofs, including on the Schreiber Center, help the University lead in environmental stewardship.
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