College of Business Student Resources

Opportunity

Description

Bergami Center

The Bergami Learning Center for Finance and Technology provides state of the art hardware and software that offers students opportunities to learn real-world applications of financial analysis, business research and utilization of advanced technology in all aspects of business.

Study Abroad

Students in the COB are strongly encouraged to take advantage of UNH's study abroad programs in order to expand their horizons, become familiar with and appreciative of the other countries and cultures that comprise the global business environment, and fulfill requirements under the new undergraduate curriculum.  Exchange arrangements exist with institutions in Ecuador, Germany and Spain, and a strong relationship exists with Cultural Experiences Abroad (CEA), an independent company specializing in bringing international experiences to US students. Shorter faculty-led international experiences have recently held in China for both undergraduate and graduate students, and the EMBA program typically has had a capstone international study trip.

PACE Program

Undergraduate students work in conjunction with their faculty advisors to develop a thematic learning topic that is outside of the business curriculum.  Students may choose from a host of topics, such as combining the study of politics with business, and the thematic learning experience is noted on the student's official co-curricular or regular transcript. [PACE = Personalized Academic Curricular Experience.]

New Undergraduate Curriculum

The recently revised undergraduate curriculum reaffirms both the COB and University commitment to experiential learning in its requirement that all students complete two out of three experiences that may include an internship, study abroad or community service.

Alvine Professional Enrichment Program

Participation in this program is optional and includes co-curricular activities such as interaction with business leaders, internships, attendance at seminars and forums that deal with professional readiness or work-related issues.

Student Enrichment Center

This Center is designated as a resource for students in the COB and offers computers, meeting room space and other resources that are designed to support the study of business at the undergraduate level.

Living/Learning Community

Offered in conjunction with the Office of Residence Life, this community enables resident dorm students to live together with others who have common interests in business and its various disciplines.  Special activities to support these interests, such as discussions with business leaders and field trips to business destinations, are offered in the context of the Living/Learning community.

Dean's Student Internship Program

This is a selective program for students who have completed at least 60 credits and who are carrying a minimum of a 3.0 GPA.  Positions allow students to interact and network with business professionals as interns in a variety of organizations.  Students receive mentorship, develop leadership skills and develop their professionalism through these paid positions.

Mentoring and Job Shadowing Program

Mentoring takes place between students and business practitioners, students to students , electronically in conjunction with the Career Services office and through a job shadowing program that generally takes place in the spring and involves COB direct stakeholders, i.e. Advisory Board members.

Corporate Challenge

The corporate challenge involves students in the community and partners with nonprofit organizations to improve the neighborhood surrounding the university.

Student Academic Supported Research

The College promotes collaborative research between students and the faculty, as well as student/student research endeavors.  This research is presented at conferences and workshops that are held locally, regionally and nationally. Offered occasionally.

VITA

The VITA program provides assistance to senior citizens and others who are economically disadvantage in federal and state income tax completion.  Students who participate muct be upper division accounting majors in the COB who are selected for the program and who participate under the guidance of accounting faculty.

Practicum

Practicums are comprised of student business consulting teams that are generally organized from several different majors. The focus of the consulting teams is generally on nonprofit organizations, but for-profit organizations are also sometimes involved. This is a three credit course which requires a capstone project and presentation to faculty and leadership of the organization.

Community Programs

These programs involve students in more long-term assignments for the purpose of outreach to community partners and the development of relationships that lead to student assistance provided to these organizations. A current example is a linkage with a business high school in the community for the purpose of networking and mentoring.