Michigan Tech College of Business Newsblog

Author: Cyndi Perkins

Field Trip to Northern Hardwoods Sharpens Students’ Six Sigma Skills

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Seven Michigan Tech students in hardhats listen as a manager at Northern Hardwoods explains operations during a tour at a nearby regional lumber mill as part of a College of Business field trip.
From left are Ryan LaPorte, Northern Hardwoods operations manager; and fall 2024 Fundamentals of Six Sigma class members Kiran Sapali, Dalin Adle, Logan Laughrey, Rohit Bhilave, Patrick Moeller, Stevans Ackon, and Hunter Bilgreen. (Image courtesy Roger Woods)

Case studies in operations management are better in person. For the fifth year, Roger Woods has taken his students to Northern Hardwoods in nearby Atlantic Mine as a way to bring what they’re learning into real-world application.

Woods, a teaching professor in operations management, makes the opportunity available to his Fundamentals of Six Sigma course. He said the tour was particularly helpful for the fall 2024 class.

“Their final case study was based on a lumber mill, so having some firsthand knowledge could be helpful as they worked through it and analyzed the data,” he said.

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Business Degrees Add Up to Success for New Grads

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Four soon-to-be graduates stand near a sign that says Accounting in their caps and gowns at Michigan Tech graduation.
From left, accounting majors Jason Pleau, Amber Tuttle, Faith Nayback, and Chris Berard prepare to walk in Michigan Tech’s 2024 Midyear Commencement ceremony.

Nearly 50 College of Business (COB) students marked a major milestone in their lives on Saturday as Michigan Tech staged its 2024 Midyear Commencement ceremony. In the lineup section reserved for graduating business students, four accounting majors were the first to arrive—a fact that surprised none of them.

“I mean, we are accountants,” said Jason Pleau. For Pleau and his fellow accounting graduates, the job opportunities are as predictable as their purported tendency to arrive prepared and on time. The accounting program has a 92 percent job placement rate.

“Once you have your degree, what you can do is pretty broad. You can choose your niche,” said Pleau, who will begin his career at Schneider National, working in internal audit.

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Impact Magazine Highlights College of Business Students, Faculty, and Alumni

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The Michigan Tech Alumni Gateway Arch is lit on a cold winter night with a snowy campus in the background.
Michigan Tech’s College of Business celebrates student accomplishments, entrepreneurial spirit, and STEM-infused degree program innovations in the latest issue of Impact Magazine. 

Online and on kitchen tables, the new issue of Impact Magazine is ready to read wherever you are. Get the latest news from Michigan Tech’s College of Business (COB), including student accomplishments, research that helps communities steer toward a brighter economic future, and real-life advice from dynamic entrepreneurs and alumni.

Dean Johnson, dean of the College, said Impact’s theme this year highlights the Michigan Tech difference. “College of Business students study more than business,” he said. “Science, technology, engineering, and math are infused into COB courses and programs. Classes connect disciplines. Degree programs cross borders.”

Read all about it in the online version of the 2024 Impact Magazine. Your comments on the current issue and suggestions for stories in future issues are welcome. Email them to Cyndi Perkins, managing editor, at cmperkin@mtu.edu.

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