Tag: NC State Jenkins MBA

May 9, 2016

Jenkins graduates paint the town red

For the Hurst family, it was the second graduation ceremony that Phil Hurst attended as a graduate with one of his children. In 2013, he and his son Jonathan received their bachelor's degrees. This time, he received his MBA, and daughter Anna received her bachelor's degree in business administration. 

May 5, 2016

Two Poole College professors receive NC State’s Holladay Medal for Excellence

Steve Allen, professor of economics and management, innovation and entrepreneurship, and associate dean for graduate programs and research was among two Poole College of Management professors to receive the 2016 Alexander Quarles Holladay Medal for Excellence honors awarded May 3 by NC State University. 

May 3, 2016

Jenkins MBA startup awarded prestigious prize

WarpSpec, Inc. was named the Grand Prize Winner in the LES Foundation Business Plan Competition and was awarded $10,000 to further its work. WarpSpec began as a NC State Jenkins MBA graduate team project with an innovative approach to detecting food-borne pathogens. 

Apr 22, 2016

Interdisciplinary team wins Innovation & Leadership Showcase

PÜRE, “the first smart coffee roaster, grinder and brewer for the specialty coffee segment,” as described by the project’s team members MBA students Pierre Marcella and Grahm Ransom, and Sunny Su, senior in industrial design, won first place in the graduate division of The Poole College’s 8th Annual Leadership and Innovation Showcase held April 21… 

Apr 21, 2016

Jenkins MBA Lulu eGames winners present new tech applications

This story is a modified version of Poole College’s Lulu eGames winners present new tech applications, written by Anna Rzewnicki and published on the Poole College of Management website. Jenkins MBA program had a strong showing in the 2016 Lulu eGames entrepreneurship competition, with a total of 7 finalist teams, 2 third place, 2 second place… 

Mar 16, 2016

US News & World Report ranking reflects quality, reputation of NC State MBA

The Jenkins MBA program in the NC State University Poole College of Management rose to No. 52 among full-time MBA programs in the United States, according to the 2017 U.S. News & World Report Best Business Schools ranking released today. 

Mar 8, 2016

Experiential learning and customization drive Jenkins MBA program updates

The Jenkins MBA Program is excited to announce significant academic updates that will surely improve upon the Jenkins MBA Think and Do experience. All changes will be effective for the fall 2016 semester. 

Mar 3, 2016

Jenkins MBA team takes second place in Invest for Impact competition

A team of NC State Jenkins MBA students earned second place in the 10th Annual National Finals: The Invest for Impact Competition hosted on February 26 by the Kenan-Flagler Business School at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. This was the first time the Jenkins MBA program participated in the invitation-only competition. 

Mar 1, 2016

Five easy steps for a DIY economic impact anaysis

This post was originally published in the U.S. Roadmap for Material Handling & Logistics and features the work of NC State Jenkins MBA students and Supply Chain Resource Cooperative fellows. When North Carolina State University’s Supply Chain Resource Cooperative (SCRC) fellows Dana A. Magliola, Lindsay T. Schilleman and John C. Elliott embarked on an analysis and… 

Feb 9, 2016

Jenkins MBA students find the ‘voice of the customer’

Every semester, students from the NC State Jenkins MBA program, along with teammates from other NC State programs, contribute to groundbreaking research as part of the Consumer Innovation Practicum (CIP) managed by Poole College of Management’s Consumer Innovation Consortium.