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.
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.
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.
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.
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.”
The University of Iowa and the University of Northern Iowa have formed a new partnership that will streamline the process for UNI students to be admitted to the Master of Science in Finance program in the UI’s Tippie College of Business.
UNI’s College of Business Administration welcomed the first class of freshmen to the UNI Business Scholars Academy this Fall. Like direct admission at other business colleges, the UNI Business Scholars Academy recognizes high-achieving first-year college students with direct admission into the business college and financial scholarship offerings.
Having employer-ready graduates is a priority at UNI Business. Part of that focus means helping students obtain professional certifications and credentials — like Certified Public Accountant (CPA), Certified Financial Planner, Six Sigma Green Belt, etc. — before graduation, boosting their marketability for companies and making them career ready.
Two UNI Business staff members were awarded with the Regents Staff Excellence Award, presented annually to those who have made outstanding professional contributions during their careers this fall.
In June, the U.S. Supreme Court made a landmark decision, ruling that the 1964 Civil Rights Act prohibits employers from discriminating against workers based on their sexual orientation or gender identity. Not only was this a giant step forward for the LGBTQ+ community, but it also affected the human resources industry, changing the way they trained and promoted inclusivity in the workplace.
