UMD Labovitz School of Business & Economics

On April 9th from 12:00-1:00, grab lunch with us in Rochester??and learn all about our Rochester-based executive format Labovitz MBA program! Reigster ASAP - and we'll see you there, 507 folks!

What a lovely event - Thank you, Women in Business Duluth for the opportunity to meet and connect with so many wonderful people.

This week Women in Business Duluth hosted our annual Etiquette Dinner! We had an amazing turnout, with a diversified representation of?UMD Labovitz School of Business & Economics majors and minors along with many nonbusiness majors. At this time, I would also like to thank Molly Stonesifer and Mara Rosenwinkel for leading our etiquette talk, and Blackwoods Catering for the amazing food. Lastly, a big thank you to all the professors and professionals that took the time out of their day to join us.

I want to give a huge shoutout to 23 AMA Duluth (American Marketing Association) students whom I advise at LSBE UMD UMD Labovitz School of Business & Economics! Last Friday, everyone traveled to the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire to compete in their regional AMA UW-Eau Claire Chapter Competition. With over 150 students competing, our students took home 1st place, 3rd place, and two finalist groups! 1st PLACE: "Mock Interview" (out of 36 participants) -Sophia Nevills 3rd PLACE: "Marketing Strategy" -Clara Stinson, Aric Randolph, and Kai Nickelson FINALIST: "Marketing Strategy" -Kiley Reno, Kayli Sinner, and Simon Stewart FINALIST: "Marketing Strategy" -Savan Sant and Araceli Engel I also want to give a huge shoutout to Peyton Nelson, Henry Ross, Rafe Walter, Roger Modrak, Jacob Meyer, Lucas Wolner, Logan Weir, Cole Kleven, Wyatt Pilkenton, Cora Brooks, Tess Kaardal, Reed Jacobsen, Brenden Mayhew, and Dulce Bakker, who ALL did exceptionally well competing! Students competed in the categories of Marketing Strategy, Mock Interview, Sales, Elevator Pitch, and Design! It is AMA Duluth's third time competing in a competition! As their AMA advisor, I could not be prouder of them for representing the Dept of Marketing LSBE UMD and University of Minnesota Duluth amazingly well. For many, this was their first time competing; therefore, I congratulate everyone on a job well done! Finally, I want to thank Kiley Reno for putting in countless hours to prepare everyone at UMD for the competition, AMA UW-Eau Claire Chapter and President JJ Szot for hosting the competition, and their sponsors for donating to an amazing opportunity!

EXCELLENT showing by AMA Duluth (UMD's chapter of the American Marketing Association) at their recent competition!

UMD's chapter of Beta Gamma Sigma is inducting 22 new candidates from LSBE for 2025. This is just the first step toward these LSBE's students' BGS induction! Next up, each student will be "tapped" for membership by LSBE faculty members in their classrooms, and the student will accept there. What is BGS? It's the International Business Honor Society. BGS members are in the top 10% of undergraduate students and top 20% of graduate students at AACSB-accredited business school. (Example: LSBE!) BGS supports its members throughout their academic career AND BEYOND with educational benefits, networking, and MUCH more. It’s an EXTREMELY high honor, and we're SO excited to tap these amazing students. Stay tuned this spring to see who they are!

We're hiring a TERM faculty to teach sales! If you're passionate about sales education & want to make an impact, apply in the next 3 days! https://z.umn.edu/lsbemktg #SalesEducation #Teaching #FacultyOpportunity #LastChance

Lately we've been trying to stop by some LSBE club gatherings to say hi and take some photos. Recently, we were lucky enough to get invited to UMD Society for Human Resource Management Club. Or SHRM, as they're better known. We helped them out with a few headshots and snapped a photo of their E board, but then got to learn some as SHRM board members discussed upping your LinkedIn game, talked about a gathering of HR professionals called "HR Tomorrow" and lots more. Anyway, we're SO proud of yet another LSBE club using their meeting times to create a substantive, fulfilling, career-building and FUN experience for their peers. Love everything about it. ?? #businessschool #bschool #minnesota #duluth #umd #umnduluth #lovetobeLSBE #humanresources #hr #hrmanagement #shrm

"Where Ambition Meets Opportunity" was the theme of the 2025 UMD Sales Summit, which took place Feb. 27 in UMD's Kirby Ballroom. Judging by the sheer amount of UMD students who attended the job fairs and speakers - there's ZERO shortage of ambition here in Duluth. The Sales Summit, which was planned by the members of the UMD Sales Club, featured 2 keynote speakers, a 5-person lunch panel... ...and a career fair in between it all of that, which featured 19 different potential employers. The best part was seeing students from all over campus - not just LSBE students - stop by and connect with recruiters and listen to the speakers. HUGE thanks to everyone who showed up, but especially the Sales Summit planning committee: Sales Summit President Tristan Bock, Sales Club President Owen Lund, Outreach VP Alison Zander, Business Strategy & Operation VP John Marquette, Marketing VP Ryan Anderson, Company Relations VP Ashton Sivilay, Volunteer Coordinator Breanna Storlie, Company Relations VP Sydney Breyen (Sydney also did an AMAZING job as moderator!), Finance Chair Christian Dietz, and Professional Sales Director Jessica Gardner! An even BIGGER thanks to keynote speakers Bill Drazkowski and Jenna Johnson, CLF?, ACC; panelists Harley Ries, Todd Thiewes, Russell Tanner, Cooper Kapanke, and Johnny Peltz, and the 19 different companies who came to talk with our students. We VERY MUCH appreciate all of you. See you all at the next UMD Sales Summit in 2026!

As the population of Minnesota ages, the demand for care of older Minnesotans in rural areas is going up, while the ability to fill that care demand is going down. To provide some insight, LSBE Associate Professor of Health Care Management Dr. Lacey Loomer – an expert on long-term services and supports, rural health care, and Medicare payment policy... ...teamed up for a Q&A on this and related matters with Rajean Moone, Ph.D., faculty director of Long Term Care Administration in the College of Continuing and Professional Studies on the Twin Cities campus. This is an extremely important topic, especially for those who are affected by this, and their loved ones. Big thank you to Dr. Loomer an Dr. Moone for their expert insights on aging, nursing care demand, and more.