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Live it. Learn it. Do it. COLLEGE OF BUSINESS VIEWBOOK College of Business 2 | 3 Be who you are. Discover who you want to be. What piques your interest and inspires you to keep digging? Is it data analysis? Reaching a target audience via social media? Honing your entrepreneurial instincts? At NIU’s College of Business, you’ll learn what your strengths are, how to build on them and, ultimately, how to put it all to work in your professional career that’s the perfect fit for you. “I wouldn’t be where I am today without my two mentors. They saw something in me before I saw it in myself. They are my why. I want to be in the position where I can change someone’s life just like they have done for me.” Elyse Jares, 2014/15 accountancy alumna Financial Services, KPMG, New York Make it your business. Make it happen. 4 | 5 Make it matter. Make it real. “If you want to make an impact, you can. Not only did I learn a lot about changing the world from people who have done it … but as a sophomore, I helped develop and run an event on campus that featured national leaders in social entrepreneurship.” Rob, student and NIU CAUSE officer NIU College of Business Welcome to an environment that’s totally alive Make it. Here. and always plugged in. This is NIU College of Business. 6 | 7 Expertise starts with experience. Experience starts with exposure. There are many reasons we have received accolades, like being ranked No. 1 by Businessweek in terms of ROI for tuition dollars spent. Beyond our highly skilled faculty with leading professional backgrounds, beyond the lessons they teach you in class, there’s a world of opportunities designed to help you uncover your potential, chart your path and become immersed. 24/7. From day one. We empower you to become fairs, “Meet the Firm” events and “NIU’s ELC project is not what you want to be — the kind of many other business collaborations your typical business professional who makes a positive that keep you connected with the course. There’s no difference in a fast-changing global business world. syllabus. You don’t have and entrepreneurial economy, as well exams. Instead, we spend as in your community. This is where Most of all, we don’t believe it’s 16 weeks consulting as you come to roll up your sleeves enough to talk the talk. You have a group to come up with and get to work. It’s where faculty to learn what it takes to make ideas the best solutions to bring and staff inspire and encourage work. The best way to learn that to senior-level executives you to bring your best every day, is by doing it. Because your future at their headquarters for transforming you into a principled, shouldn’t start after college. It the final presentation.” game-changing leader of tomorrow. should start the moment you step Amanda on campus. Experiential Learning Today, entrepreneurial spirit is all Center student about challenging assumptions, HANDS-ON LEARNING opening possibilities, understanding Collaborate on an Experiential relationships, thinking critically Learning Center team to create and creating relevant experiences. new solutions for a company It’s about learning from a variety or nonprofit organization. Make of people, perspectives and a difference in communities by interactions, putting what you learn joining the Social Entrepreneurship to the test, and doing it all with program. Make investment respect for others and an eye toward decisions that have real impact by what’s right. contributing to the growth of an actual equity investment fund in We provide numerous professional our Student Managed Portfolio or development resources, including organize a fundraising event for a faculty mentors, résumé critiques, partnering nonprofit organization. mock interviews, internship fairs, job Hands-on. Real-time. There is no better way to learn. Life’s good here. All of the edge, none of the sharp elbows. We have a sense of community and connectivity that provides limitless ways to explore and grow. Undergraduates have six majors to choose from — accountancy, business administration, finance, management, marketing, and operations management and information systems (OM&IS). All disciplines offer minors, graduate and/or certificate programs. Plus, student organizations let you engage with classmates and our business partners outside of the classroom. CAREER COMPASS BUSINESS PASSPORT Not sure what area of business is Business success takes more than TOP right for you? Or have you known bookwork. Our College of Business what your major will be since Passport creates opportunities for you you were five? Either way, our to be exposed to seven key business 24% Career Compass class will help world concepts in a hands-on way — you discover more about your leadership, business communications, U.S. News & World Report business self, make your decision global commerce, experiential (2016). The NIU College of when it comes to choosing the learning, career development, ethics Business undergraduate right academic journey and start in business, and service and social program is ranked in the top quarter of best preparing you to reach your career entrepreneurship. business schools.* destination. GLOBAL ACCESS BELIEF Want to really open your mind? Equality. Integrity. Moral courage. Become a world traveler and earn Ethics is a necessary foundation of course credit while doing so. We good business. It’s not something offer courses that combine class that can be taught in a single class. time with a 10–21-day trip touring That’s why we established the BELIEF international companies. You will see program as a systematic approach what organizations do differently (and to integrating ethics throughout the what they have in common) around entire college curriculum — including the globe as you travel with a group an online awareness assessment, of fellow adventurers and an advising collaborative corporate sponsorship professor to places like Italy, France, and tons of supportive activities. the United Kingdom and China; Want to test how you measure up? meeting with executives of global Check out and sign on for our BELIEF organizations; touring facilities; and Competition! enjoying a few cultural side trips. *Out of nearly 550 eligible U.S.-based, AACSB-accredited programs. 8 | 9 College town atmosphere, with world-class city access. Whether you’re from the Midwest, another part of the U.S. or another country, our location gives you the best of all worlds. You can enjoy a true college town experience on campus, while Chicago’s thriving business world is in easy reach. That means at NIU, you can discover things about yourself and focus on what you want to become. And you can access the opportunities to make it happen. 120,415 alumni in Chicago and surrounding counties.* 16,114 new jobs year-over-year, as of July 2017. $1.7M 34 in funding raised by startups and tech companies in 2016. Fortune 500 companies headquartered in or near Chicago. *As of December 2017. Counties include: Cook, DuPage, Kane, Kendall, Lake, McHenry and Will. Barsema Hall is the heart of the College of Business. With 144,000 square feet of cutting-edge classrooms, computer and specialized labs, a 375-seat auditorium, faculty and staff offices, the Three Sons Café, and plenty of open space for studying, meeting up or just hanging out — Barsema Hall is one of the top business school facilities in the country. This is business with a capital B. Since the day its doors opened, Barsema Hall has been buzzing with energy, bustling with career events that bring business leaders in from around the world, and brimming with faculty and student connectivity daily. 10 | 11 “Students live here at all times. Barsema Hall sets the tone. It’s the best building on campus for students. It’s a great place to be.” Mike, College of Business student #4 Best Undergraduate Business Schools in Chicago — College Choice (2017) The NIU College of Business is ranked the fourth best undergraduate business school in Chicago for providing opportunities for students to engage with CEOs, executives and entrepreneurs in the Chicago area. Go Huskies. Get hired. Your future. Our focus. We take this NIU motto seriously. Just as seriously as we take our commitment to the business community at large. You will have free access to our employment system called Huskies Get Hired — connecting companies with their potential stars of the future. You will also have access to career development programming through Career Services. Our faculty actively facilitate NIU’S CAREER SERVICES WILL “The faculty give as employee-employer matches. Few HELP YOU: much as they can to their places go the distance we do, when students — so that when and where it pays off the most. But • Connect with employers looking the students get out into while you’re looking now at beginning to fill full-time and professional the business world, they’re the next phase of your life, we’ve got internship positions. ready for the job at hand.” an eye down the road. And we’ve got • Create a winning résumé and cover your back as you get there. letter by providing writing critiques Troy and workshops. You’ll also be within reach of the College of Business student support of our vast alumni network, • Present your best self when meeting with over 55,400 people overall, employers by offering mock 28,000 in the Chicagoland area and interview practice and tips on best- 4,600 at the CEO level. practice interview techniques. Connected to business world innovators like: AbbVie Grant Thornton LLP PricewaterhouseCoopers Allstate Graybar Robert Bosch Tool Baxter International Ideal Industries Corporation BDO United States Jewel-Osco RSM CH Robinson Kohl’s Sears Holdings Corporation Cintas Corporation KPMG Sherwin-Williams Circle 8 Logistics McGladrey LLP Speedway LLC CliftonLarsonAllen LLP McKesson State Farm Cohn Reznick LLP Miller Cooper & Co.