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UND Economist David Flynn on oil prices, the coronavirus and the N.D. economy

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The professor and chair of the UND Department of Economics and Finance sees both challenging times – and a brighter future – ahead Stock market chart. Pikrepo image. Editor’s note: David Flynn is professor and chair of the Department of Economics and Finance at UND. In this Q&A, he talks with UND Today about the […]

From Philly to NoDak: Recent UND grad visits North Dakota for the first time

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Joe Caulfield and his wife, Morganne, visited North Dakota for the first time this week. Joe Caulfield graduated from UND online in December. Sydney Mook / Grand Forks Herald In 2016, as he was trying to decide where he was going to obtain his master’s degree in business administration, Joe Caulfield had just four states […]

All for Abi: Online Accountancy Student Receives Special Scholarship

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Anne Holland, inspired by best friend’s cancer fight, returns to UND for scholarship recognition while pursuing online master’s Upon receiving the first-ever Abi Nadeau Winsor Scholarship, Anne Holland reflected on Abi’s — her best friend’s — determination to make a difference in the lives of others through education. Photo by Connor Murphy/UND Today. This is […]

Nistler College of Business and Public Administration Students Win MainStreet GF Challenge

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The Main Street GF Challenge, first coined together by Governor of North Dakota Doug Burgum three years ago has now announced their 2020 winners. Nistler College of Business and Public Administration’s very own Georgia Paul and her team and Tyler Larson were among the students awarded this prize. The Main Street GF Challenge encourages students […]

Former MBA Graduate Student, Blair Nelson, Publishes Research in Academic Journal

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Dr. Patrick Schultz, Professor in the School of Entrepreneurship & Management, promotes research collaboration with graduate students to provide enhanced experiential learning. “I try work with MBA students to develop ideas and work with them to get published,” says Schultz. Schultz currently holds the Suda Karnik fellowship and through this is motivated to work with […]

Nistler College of Business & Public Administration Ranked in U.S. News and World Report for Best Online Graduate Business Programs in 2020

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The UND Nistler College of Business and Public Administration (CoBPA) is excited to announce that U.S. News and World Report has recently released the following rankings for the Best Online Business programs in 2020, placing UND’s Master of Business Administration (MBA) and Master of Science in Applied Economics & Predictive Analytics and Master of Accountancy […]

Q & A with Maria Wallenhorst on her Internship with the United States State Department

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Maria Wallenhorst, a senior from Bloomington, Minnesota, majoring in Political Science, International Studies and Spanish, interned with the United States State Department during the summers of 2018 and 2019. She was kind enough to answer some questions about her experience. What made you pursue an internship with the State Department? I pursued an internship with […]

15th Annual Olafson Ethics Symposium – A Student’s Perspective

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As a student in the Nistler College of Business & Public Administration, I have had the opportunity to experience countless real-world applications of business. This past week I got the chance to attend the 15thAnnual Olafson Ethics Symposium. I have been to this event two previous times throughout my college experience. The event does a […]

UND Nistler College of Business & Public Administration Ranks #14 in Poets&Quants Best Online MBA Programs

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The UND Nistler College of Business and Public Administration (CoBPA) is excited to announce that Poets&Quants has recently released the following rankings for the Best Online MBA Programs, ranking UND’s Master of Business Administration (MBA) #14 in the country. Poets&Quants, the definitive online publication for business education news, ranks the top 35 online MBA programs […]

A Warm Welcome to our Three New Faculty Members!

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Meet our new faculty members! The Nistler College of Business and Public Administration is excited to welcome three new faculty members to campus! The Marketing Department gained Brandon McAlexander and the Accounting Department gained Xiaoli Guo and Robert Pawlewicz. We wanted to profile each professor as a way for students and faculty to get to […]