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The Baltimore Sun | Sunday, February 5, 2023
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SPECIAL SUPPLEMENT
Salisbury University’s Perdue School of Business provides
opportunities for tomorrow
Invest in your future and achieve your dream career at SU
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or many aspiring business professionals,
Salisbury University is the place where
success begins. Students intern with wellknown companies, compete as entrepreneurs hoping to fund ideas, and work with
mentors to make their goals a reality.
“There are tremendous opportunities to get
experience here and move forward,” said William
Burke, executive director of entrepreneurship and
economic development at SU.
With an innovative curriculum, SU’s Franklin P.
Perdue School of Business offers eight undergraduate
majors and 10 minors across the fields of accounting and legal studies, economics, finance, information and decision sciences, management, marketing, and international business. Specialized tracks
include enterprise information systems and network
security, among others – and a human resource
management minor also is new. The Master of
Business Administration Program, offer with hybrid
and online options, has been recognized among the
nation’s best by U.S. News & World Report for five
consecutive years.
One of the Perdue School’s greatest offerings,
however, is its countless opportunities for real-world
experience, which connect students with employers
and help many land jobs even before graduation.
SU is known for its entrepreneurship competitions, which give students experience presenting
their ideas and award them funds to kickstart their
business ventures.
SU alumna Shantiyyah “Tia” Hobby ’21 was
a winner of the Philip E. and Carole R. Ratcliffe
Foundation Shore Hatchery competition. While still
a student at SU, she was able to start her dream business and create trendy, budget-friendly handbags for
college students. Now, CLUTCH by Tia Dash has
evolved into both a luxury bag and apparel brand
that aims to contribute social change and racial
diversity to the fashion industry.
“I started my sophomore year sewing purses
myself,” Hobby said. “What I’m most excited for is
growth – growth in customer base, maybe growing
into a nationwide or global business. I’m just excited
to see where my journey goes.”
SU is also home to the Mid-Atlantic Sales and
Marketing Institute (MASMI), which hosts events
including an Internship & Job Fair, Elevator Pitch
Competition, U-Pitch Advertising Challenge and
the MASMI Sales Championship. SU also hosts the
National Shore Sales Challenge, the third largest professional sales competition in the country, drawing
students from campuses nationwide.
Many MASMI students receive multiple job
offers from major companies and accept positions
before graduation.
“While it’s nice for students to take home prize
UMGC students receive career support as a complimentary resource for alumni to access for the rest of their lives.
Salisbury University’s Ratcliffe Shore Hatchery Competition, held at the Dave and Patsy Rommel Center for Entrepreneurship in SU’s Downtown Campus, provides opportunities
for students and aspiring entrepreneurs across the mid-Atlantic region.
money (in competitions), the real win is the experience they receive and the networking opportunities
with future employers that the competition presents,”
said Dr. Amit Poddar, MASMI founding director.
During U-Pitch last fall, marketing major Abigail
Bloomer of Aberdeen, Maryland, placed first for promotional video advertising. Her victory helped boost
her confidence in her sales abilities and has given her
job prospects for after graduation.
“I’ve already reached out to some of the companies that were there,” she said.
Students in all fields can gain real-world experience in the classroom, as well. Last fall, for example,
students in a management class engaged in a CrossAtlantic Negotiation Competition with students
of the University of Bucharest School of Law in
Real world
experiences
for tomorrow
In Salisbury University’s Franklin P.
Perdue School of Business, students
kickstart their own businesses, intern
for well-known companies, develop
technology to fulfill unmet needs and
realize opportunities they never knew
were possible.
“Our goal is experiential learning and
connecting students to employers,”
said Dean Christy Weer. “Our students
develop lifelong skills to use on and off
the job.”
For SU students, no dream is too big.
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Romania.
In addition, students interested in fraud and
forensic accounting will benefit from a recent $2.6
million grant from the U.S. Department of Health
and Human Services that will expand an SU certificate program and provide opportunities for students
to assist Worcester County law enforcement officials
with combatting elder financial and high-tech fraud.
“To our knowledge, this is the only fraud experiential learning program of its kind in the nation,” said
David Weber, clinical assistant professor of accounting at SU. He said all of last year’s program graduates
had jobs lined up before taking their final SU class.
In addition to entrepreneurship competitions,
internships and experiential learning programs, SU
business students have resources to prepare them
for their careers. The Perdue School’s Office of
Professional Development gives students an edge in
career preparation and marketability, integrating its
offerings into the curriculum.
“Working with [the office] helped me get to
this position,” said Kerra Bennett ’22, who studied
finance and now works at Northrup Grumman. “It’s
put me in a good position for success now and in
the future.”
For more information, follow SU’s Perdue
School on social media or visit
salisbury.edu/perdue.