Univeil highlights and uplifts underrepresented voices
A line has formed in the Carlson School basement, as students wait for their turn to sit before the camera. The students who work for Univeil hand out food, man the cameras and, founder Pranav Karmacharya ‘24 BSB shakes the hands of guests as they join him for an interview. Read more.
Ambassador Co-Leads Reflect
The Carlson School Ambassadors are a group of students who work to welcome prospective students to the Carlson School. They lead tours, answer questions, and are a welcoming face for anyone interested in our undergraduate program. Read more.
In London, Students Build Connections & Confidence
A group of 20 Carlson School undergraduate students spent a week in London over their spring break, exploring the city and learning about international business practices. Read more.
BAM Brings Students Together
It’s a cold, stormy Friday night, but despite the weather the room is packed. Dozens of students happily chit-chat and cheer, enjoying catered boba drinks while they play Uno or Poker. The weather won’t stop the members of the Business Association of Multicultural Students (BAM) from getting together. Read more.
Connecting the world with GLOBE
Every semester, students from across the world travel to the United States to attend the Carlson School of Management. Living abroad can be daunting, as all Carlson School students experience through their International Experience. International students at the Carlson School are eased into their new home with GLOBE. Read more.
Business and the Beat
Bright stage lights flash around as music fills the room. The crowd roars with excitement as the lights come up on Dial Tone. At the back of the stage, Henning Hanson ‘25 BSB strikes his drums as he begins their first song. Read more.
Carlson School Students Introduce Business to Teens
In BA 1011: Leading Self and Teams, students were challenged to complete a project that would make a positive impact on the world. Conner Xiong ‘26 BSB, Jenny Lin ‘26 BSB, Isha Sasi ‘26 BSB, James Yousef ‘26 BSB, and Jessie Lara Pliego ‘26 BSB went above and beyond. They developed a presentation and traveled to two schools around the metro, giving a total of ten presentations to encourage middle and high school students to consider college, business, and the Carlson School. Read more.
Strategic Management Develops Students' Analytical Toolkit
In MGMT 3004: Strategic Management, competitive analysis is hands-on. Students develop their problem-solving skills as they navigate various frameworks of analytic thinking, utilizing these frameworks to identify companies’ competitive strategies, industry position, resources, and capabilities. Read more.
Race, Power, and Justice in Business examines social inequities
One of the first things students do in BA 3001: Race, Power, and Justice in Business is take a test. They are asked to quickly react to various pairings of labels of “good” or “bad” with the faces of European-Americans and African-Americans. At the end of the test, the system gives students an unconscious bias score based on their reaction times to various pairings. Read more.
Paving the way for PSEO
Zeke Jackson ‘23 BSB was featured in the Washington Post about his experiences and advocacy with the PSEO (Post-Secondary Enrollment Options) program, a dual enrollment program that allows 10th-12th grade students to save time and money by attending college for free while simultaneously fulfilling their high school graduation requirements. Read more.
Office Tour: Rand Park
Rand Park is a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Strategic Management and Entrepreneurship. He gave us a peek at some of the most important things in his office. Read more.
Leading Self and Teams teaches keys to collaboration
In small groups, students are constructing towers of spaghetti, focusing diligently on balancing a marshmallow on top. This isn’t kindergarten - it’s BA 1011: Leading Self and Teams, where Carlson School students develop essential skills to effectively lead and work in team settings. Read more.
Net Impact at the crossroads of sustainability and business
Interested in supporting social and environmental justice through a lens of business? You might be interested in Net Impact! The University of Minnesota undergraduate chapter is one of hundreds of chapters worldwide reimagining business as a force for good. Read more.
Work Before Reward: Grant Allows Student to Pursue Dream Internship
Erick Kriewaldt ‘22 BSB received the Unpaid Internship Grant from the Carlson School of Management this past summer. This grant allowed him to participate in an internship with A3 Athletics that otherwise would have been unpaid. Read more.
Lexi Hopp '23 BSB Receives Award for Supply Chain Management
Lexi Hopp ’23 BSB received the AWESOME Excellence in Education scholarship, which recognizes young women pursuing leadership in supply chain management. Read more.
Leadership on Two Fronts
At first glance, a business education and a military career may not seem to have much in common. For Max Nelson BSB ’23 and Garret Hintze BSB ’23, both members of the Naval Reserve Officers Training Corps, the two experiences have provided them with a skill set that is greater than the sum of its parts. Read more.
Carlson School Welcomes the Class of 2026
There's no better way to kick off the academic year than by meeting all 691 members of the brand-new Class of 2026!
Business Innovation Academy Begins the Path to College
BIA gives 7th and 8th graders a chance to experience a college campus and explore business careers. Read more.