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An Entrepreneurial Actuary: Maria Bell '22
Business & LawEditor's note: Opus College of Business is highlighting Schulze Innovation Scholars, recipients of a four-year, full-tuition scholarship and participants in a premier academic program. Read the rest of the profiles. Maria Bell '22 plans to apply her entrepreneurial problem-solving skills as an actuary in the corporate environment after college. How did you decide on your double…
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Outside Consultant: How Should I Lead My Team When Our Project Isn’t Successful?
Outside ConsultantThis "Outside Consultant" column by AnnMarie Thomas, professor of entrepreneurship and engineering, ran in the Star Tribune on Nov. 29, 2021. I have never met a successful person who doesn’t have at least one story of a project that went spectacularly awry. Whether it is an underwater robot that dove into an ocean and never returned,… -
In the News: Dick Schulze on the Schulze School of Entrepreneurship
In the NewsBenefactor of the Schulze School of Entrepreneurship at St. Thomas Dick Schulze spoke with Entrepreneur about the Schulze School and offered advice for young entrepreneurs. From the article: "I thought the days of just sitting in a lecture hall and listening to professors talk about their own thoughts on how to think about growing a business, building… -
In the News: AnnMarie Thomas on Constructive Feedback
In the NewsProfessor and Director of the Playful Learning Lab AnnMarie Thomas wrote a column for the Star Tribune on the importance of constructive feedback after a failed project in the workplace. From the column: The first thing I advise is to acknowledge that all companies and leaders face setbacks. As a leader, your team is going… -
Outside Consultant: How Can We Best Collaborate in the Workplace?
Outside ConsultantThis "Outside Consultant" column by Marcella de la Torre, EdD, a faculty member in the Opus College of Business, ran in the Star Tribune on Nov. 22. Collaboration is a win-win, whether you are a business owner, consultant, educator or nonprofit leader. Our natural tendency is to become siloed when we are facing tough decisions, adverse or unforeseen… -
Tommie Experts: Using AI to Fight Human Bias at Work
Business & LawEditor's note: This piece originally ran on Medium and has been republished with permission. Liz Melton is a Stanford alumna interested in AI, product-led growth and corporate social responsibility. Grant Riewe is on faculty at the University of St. Thomas Opus College of Business. Artificial intelligence has emerged as the focus of most new technological… -
In the News: University of St. Thomas Schulze School of Entrepreneurship Ranked in Top 25
Business & LawThe University of St. Thomas Schulze School of Entrepreneurship was recently profiled by the Twin Cities’ Fox 9 News in a story about how the Schulze School received a new ranking by the Princeton Review that lists the school as the 23rd best entrepreneur program in the nation. “So, we’re in the top 25, finally.… -
Humans of St. Thomas: Duolingo Ambassador and Entrepreneur
Humans of St. ThomasSchulze Innovation Scholar Georges Macheta ’25 moved from Syria to St. Paul to study computer science and entrepreneurship at the University of St. Thomas. As the Syrian Duolingo Ambassador, Macheta scored an impressively high score on the Duolingo English Test, a test that if international students pass, they are able to apply to universities in the United States. Aside… -
In the News: Best Buy founder Richard Schulze discusses Schulze School of Entrepreneurship
In the NewsPrimary benefactor of the Schulze School of Entrepreneurship at St. Thomas, Richard Schulze, joined the "Hey, it's Cory Hepola" radio show to discuss the significance of the school being ranked 23rd in the Princeton Review's ranking of the top 50 entrepreneurship schools in the nation. -
St. Thomas Cracks Top 25 in Princeton Review Entrepreneurship Rankings
Business & LawThe university’s Schulze School of Entrepreneurship jumped 10 spots to No. 23 in the latest Princeton Review list of top undergraduate entrepreneurship programs. The Schulze School also ranked No. 1 among the nation’s Catholic universities and colleges for students studying entrepreneurship. It’s the third year on the list for the school, which has spawned many…