Author: Cyndi Perkins

College of Business Welcomes Alumni and Friends Back to Campus

An interior shot of the Michigan Tech College of Business, with students on stairways and walking the main entrance hall, with conference room 101 in the background.
In addition to honoring two Huskies who have generously donated time, talent and scholarship funding to the College of Business, this week’s Alumni Reunion also includes a fun session Friday afternoon in our conference room detailing our unique Study Abroad program.

Michigan Technological University’s annual Alumni Reunion is always special, but even more so this year as the College of Business prepares to honor two of our own. Robert J. Currey, a 1967 graduate in Business Administration, has been chosen to receive the 2025 Distinguished Alumnus Award. David Hartley, a 1971 Forestry graduate who served on the College of Business Dean’s Advisory Council from 2013-24, is being honored with the 2025 Outstanding Service Award.

Employers Invited to First College of Business Career Fair

The north side of the Memorial Union Ballroom on the Michigan Tech Campus, where the College of Business Career Fair will take place Oct. 23
Employers looking to hire Business Huskies can meet students and talk about internships, co-ops, and full-time jobs during the College’s first Career Fair on Oct. 23 in the Memorial Union Building Ballroom on the Michigan Tech campus.

Career Fair opportunities at Michigan Tech just got even better with the announcement that the College of Business will host its first exclusive event for Business Huskies this fall.

Business Huskies Compete and Place at International Competition

Four Michigan Tech DECA students attending the Collegiate DECA ICDC 2025 event in San Francisco stand in the center of a reception hall with other students, also wearing lanyards and business attire, registering and networking around them.
Business Huskies get set for international competition in San Francisco. From left, Jaylen Body, Dylan Dunneback, Allyana Grochowski, and Veronica Frystak (All photos courtesy Michigan Tech DECA)

The streets of San Francisco will never be the same—and neither will the four Business Huskies who enjoyed a life-changing international competition and explorations of the city through their membership in Michigan Tech DECA. In April, four College of Business students and members of the Michigan Tech Chapter of DECA Collegiate traveled to San Francisco, California for the 2025 International Career Development Conference hosted by DECA, Inc.

College of Business Celebrates Academic Year Achievements at Awards Ceremony

Eight students stand smiling with framed awards certificates at the annual College of Business ceremony and banquet in the Rozsa Center at Michigan Tech. Behind them, faculty, staff, alumni, and student attendees stand and sit at tables in the lobby, mingling.
The College of Business recognized outstanding students in each of our degree programs as well as the overall student of the year. From left are winners Jaylen Body, marketing; Morgan Carilli, accounting; Leiland Leiter finance and Outstanding Student in Business; Jakob Christiansen, construction management; Ryan Miller, Outstanding Student in Business; Skyler Spitzley, management; Ethan Semenchuk, engineering management; and Max Schramm, management information systems.
New members of Beta Gamma Sigma were inducted at the College’s annual awards ceremony.
Students smile with their honor cords, along with chapter advisor Jonathan Leinonen.

Students, faculty, staff, distinguished alumni, and industry advisors came together at the end of spring semester for the second annual College of Business Student Awards program. Highlights included the induction of students into the Michigan Tech Chapter of the international business honor society Beta Gamma Sigma and recognition of an outstanding student in each degree program, along with presenting the Outstanding Student in Business and Teacher of the Year awards. Here’s a look at the winners and what nominators had to say about their accomplishments:

Beta Gamma Sigma is the honor society for AACSB-accredited schools. AACSB, the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business, is a professional organization founded in 1916 to provide accreditation to business schools that meet standards of excellence in education.

To see who qualified for the honor, joining the ranks of what honor society advisor Jonathan Leinonen described as “the best of the best,” access the full list of Beta Gamma Sigma inductees and members.

Huskies Provide Marketing Solutions Close to Home

17 people stand on the porch of a model mini home surrounded by snow including a dozen students from Michigan Tech’s marketing capstone class, their professor, and Brockway Mini Homes team with a blue sky in the background and a car passing by on the road.
The College of Business marketing capstone class, complete with professor Soonkwan Hong, joins Brockway Mini Homes on the porch of the company’s model home.

Michigan Tech students are known for working with real clients to develop their professional skills and bring fresh perspectives to clients. That’s what Soonkwan Hong’s capstone course in marketing strategy is doing for a local construction company branching out into the small homes market.