Alumni/Corporate Partners

We want to ensure that today’s students enter the workforce as future leaders, with the skills and experiences needed for successful careers.  As a result, we have implemented a Professional Development Program in which all undergraduate students seeking a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration degree will participate. 

The Professional Development Program is comprehensive in its approach to ensuring that all undergraduate students leave with the wide range of competencies that are required for success in an increasingly competitive and global world.  This new, innovative program provides students with the following opportunities:

1. Attending a wide range of seminars, panels and lectures from top executives, corporate leaders and distinguished alumni.  Recent speakers include David Novak, Chairman and CEO of Yum! Brands, Inc. and Senator Paul Sarbanes, co-author of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act.
2. Participating in a practicum experience including an internship or service-learning project.
3. Attending a variety of skill-building workshops and events, such as resume workshops, etiquette dinners and mock interviews. 
4. Participating in a professional development course designed to strengthen the way students manage businesses and people.  Students develop the ability to communicate effectively with others, conduct themselves in a professional manner, develop the ability to lead and motivate others, and apply their business knowledge in a real business environment. 

Students who graduate from the Trulaske College of Business enter the workforce with the skills, experience and networking connections to succeed in the professional world.
Interaction between current students and alumni is an essential component to ensuring that students are prepared to graduate as well-rounded leaders and professionals.  The knowledge, experiences and insights students gain from hearing guest speakers and meeting alumni at networking events play a vital role in their personal and professional development.