Wilson College of Business Stories & News

Sharnae Lamar

Sharnae Lamar brings her talents overseas

Understanding personal finance is a luxury where Sharnae Lamar (Finance and Economics, ’16) grew up. On the east side of Des Moines, Lamar says there aren’t many people who know how to manage money, invest, grow income — so when she had the opportunity to go to college, business was of interest.
UNI student Maddie Palmersheim

Reinventing the gig economy

A new start-up by a University of Northern Iowa senior is rethinking the gig economy, a fast-growing sector that now involves about one-third of U.S. workers.

UNI Student Studying

How to Give Effective Feedback During a Performance Review

In professional life, you can expect to have a job that requires you to give effective feedback to your team members, to those you supervise, and even to your boss. Businesses and organizations use regular employee performance reviews in order to help their employees focus on their own development as a professional. Providing effective feedback during a performance review is an important professional skill.
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Accounting program first in state to receive STEM designation

The University of Northern Iowa’s accounting program became the first in the state to receive a STEM designation from the U.S. Department of Education, making it a more attractive destination for international students and ensuring that graduates move into their careers prepared for the latest changes in the profession.

The new designation reflects an increasing emphasis on adding quantitative analysis and data science technologies courses in the curriculum, mirroring a trend in the accounting profession, where these skills are in high demand.

Credit and Debt Game

Debt Can Ruin Your Life

Debt can be useful when used correctly. If not, you can find yourself in hot water. In fact, debt can ruin your life and here is how: 
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University of Northern Iowa business college names students to 2020 fall semester Dean's List

505 business students from Iowa and surrounding states are among the students named to the 2020 fall semester Dean's List at University of Northern Iowa's College of Business Administration.
Local business owner Rosie Daniels

Empowering Black businesses

Rosie Daniels' dream of owning a business started in her basement in the summer of 2019.

Now, less than two years later, the natural hair- and skin-care products from her business, LuLit’s Hair Essence, are on the shelves of Hy-Vee, and she credits a community business accelerator that had assistance from the University of Northern Iowa with helping her get there.Local business owner Rosie Daniels

UNI Business and Community Services

UNI’s Business and Community Services continues to help gauge the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on Iowa

The University of Northern Iowa Institute for Decision Making (IDM) and Strategic Marketing Services (SMS), in partnership with the Iowa Economic Development Authority, recently launched the third Iowa COVID-19 Business Impact Survey to assess the current impacts of the pandemic on Iowa’s businesses and nonprofit organizations.UNI Business and Community Services

UNI alum Trevor Rayhons.

UNI alum a finalist for prestigious national PR award

Hard work has been a way of life for Trevor Rayhons since he was a child helping his father with chores on the family farm in Garner, Iowa. That work ethic combined with talent and passion have led to national recognition of his skills.

UNI student Ali Guzman

UNI prepares first-generation college student to take over family business

Ali Guzman is ready to play an active role in her family’s business when she graduates in May 2021. The UNI business and marketing major has gotten the training she needs to develop the grocery store, which caters to a growing cultural market in Iowa.

“I want to give back to the store and make it better. We need to modernize,” she said. “[My parents] are very old school, and me being in marketing, I’m all about digitizing. The customers always evolve and my goal is to just evolve with it and make it better and bigger.”