Author: mholcom

Oct 20, 2020

Leading the Pack: Elizabeth Ramsey

Elizabeth Ramsey is a 2019 Jenkins MBA alumna. Ramsey is a Director of Clinical Business Operations at UNC Health Care. In the following Q & A, Ramsey goes into detail about why she decided earning an MBA was the right fit for her and how COVID-19 has changed her day-to-day responsibilities. 

Oct 12, 2020

Diving in

COVID-19 isn’t stopping Jenkins MBA students from making the most of their summer internships. 

Sep 30, 2020

Full-time MBA Class of 2020 hits $100,000 salary benchmark

This year, the median salary of recent NC State MBA graduates reached $103,500, compared to a median of $95,000 in the southern region of the U.S. 

Sep 22, 2020

Rishika Rishika Weighs in on Nutrition Label Placement

Rishika Rishika co-authored an article for the journal of Marketing addressing for the four reasons to adopt front-of-package (FOP) nutrition labels. 

Sep 10, 2020

5 steps to navigating a layoff during COVID-19

Bev Porter, Director of Graduate Programs, Poole College of Management Career Center offers these tips to navigating this challenging hiring environment. 

Aug 28, 2020

Leading the Pack: Darrian Parker

Darrian Parker is a 2019 Jenkins MBA alumnus. Parker is a Global Solutions Engineer at NetApp. In the following Q & A, Parker goes into more detail about why he decided earning an MBA was the right fit for him. 

Aug 21, 2020

Equipping Leaders to Support Virtual Teams

For the first time in history, workplaces around the world shifted to a fully virtual environment - As a result, Professor Brad Kirkman is fielding inquiries from business leaders struggling to lead their teams in a new environment. 

Aug 7, 2020

Lisa Chang Gives Entrepreneurs Expert Advice on Nailing a Virtual Pitch

Poole College's Lisa Chang weighs in on how entrepreneurs can achieve success before and after a pitch. 

Aug 7, 2020

Risks Can Be Leveraged as Opportunities in the Post-COVID ‘New Normal’

Mark Beasley, director of the Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) Initiative and KPMG professor of accounting, and Frank Buckless, Stephen P. Zelnak Jr. Dean of Poole College, hosted the inaugural Virtual Thought Leadership Series event. 

Aug 6, 2020

Less Talking, More Doing

Matt Ludwig, a part-time MBA student, can testify to the effectiveness of adjunct professor Chris Hitch’s practice-based approach after taking “Creating Value in Organizations" this summer.