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Outside Consultant: How Do I Create a Healthy Business Ecosystem?
Outside ConsultantThis "Outside Consultant" column by Dan McLaughlin, senior executive fellow at the Opus College of Business, ran in the Star Tribune on April 18, 2022. The COVID-19 pandemic has forced most industries to reimagine their business models. For Minnesota’s health care systems, the necessity of implementing new models of care has accelerated change; these changes are now…
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St. Thomas Leaders React to Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson's History-Making Confirmation to U.S. Supreme Court
Business & LawLeaders from across the University of St. Thomas community are reacting to the historic confirmation of Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to the U.S. Supreme Court. Jackson is the first Black woman to join the nation’s highest court in its 233 years of existence. Jackson was confirmed earlier in April by the Senate and will be… -
Ethics Leader Pushes for More Responsible Artificial Intelligence
Business & LawFrom deciding what to watch next on Netflix to ordering lunch from a robot, artificial intelligence (AI) is hard to escape these days. AI can streamline our lives, helping us make decisions before we even know what we want. But AI also has created serious hurdles, especially when it relates to diversity, equity and inclusion.… -
Outside Consultant: Why Is Self-awareness and Caring for Others Important in the Workplace?
Outside ConsultantThis "Outside Consultant" column by Chad Brinsfield, PhD, an associate professor and chair of the Management Department at the University of St. Thomas Opus College of Business, ran in the Star Tribune on April 4, 2022. When I was in college, we had classes on leading others, but we didn’t have classes on leading ourselves. This… -
gBETA St. Thomas Mentors Entrepreneurs
Business & LawAlumni with start-ups express value of accelerator program. gBETA St. Thomas is a free, seven-week accelerator that mentors start-ups with at least one founder who is either a University of St. Thomas alumnus or a current student. Run in collaboration with the Schulze School of Entrepreneurship and the nationally ranked gener8tor accelerator program, each gBETA cohort… -
Creating Video Games to Change the World
Business & LawgBETA participant Jules Porter '18 J.D./MBA is on a mission. Ms. Billie Mahalia Rudolph can run on water, hear ultrasonic sounds and move at supersonic speeds. The 77-year-old African American with an aeronautics degree is one of several senior citizen video game characters created by University of St. Thomas alumna Jules Porter. Porter, who in… -
Outside Consultant: Has Dealing With the Constant Changes Due to COVID-19 Impacted How Businesses Communicate With Employees?
Outside ConsultantThis "Outside Consultant" column by Mike Porter, EdD, a faculty member in the Marketing Department at Opus College of Business, ran in the Star Tribune on March 28, 2022. Employee communication always comes with challenges, but COVID-19 magnified those issues in numerous ways. This created an opportunity to see extreme versions of common employer/employee communication… -
Addressing Skill Gaps With a Graduate Certificate and Business Degree
Business & LawMany University of St. Thomas Opus College of Business alumni have learned that a graduate certificate can be a great way to hone existing skills to stay on top of the latest trends, resulting in a raise or career advancement. A graduate certificate also can be rolled into a future business degree. “A graduate certificate… -
GHR Fellows Scholar Touts Program's Value
Business & LawHimani Joshi ’23 has worked for Valleyfair, Mystic Lake Casino and as a quality improvement intern for Scott County. Additionally, she was involved in DECA, an organization that prepares emerging leaders and entrepreneurs for careers in marketing, finance, hospitality and management. She accomplished all of this before graduating high school in Shakopee, Minnesota. It’s no… -
Law Students Advocate for a Vacatur Law in Minnesota
Business & LawThird-year law student Erin Powers was working as a clerk at a law firm when she was asked to review the case of a woman who had multiple DWI charges. Powers was told to write a dispositional departure memo outlining for the court the circumstances that had led to the charges in an effort to…