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Climbing The Innovation Ladder: 1486 Labs, Revisited

Climbing The Innovation Ladder: 1486 Labs, Revisited

This article was written by George Collins (BSBA ’26) and Trinity Foster (BSBA, BS ’25), two students who serve on the 1486 Labs Content Team. A year ago, we introduced you to 1486 Labs, a unique space within the University of Pittsburgh's vibrant campus. Here,...

Case Competitions Help Both Students and Companies

Case Competitions Help Both Students and Companies

The 2024 Pitt Business Analytics Case Competition was held on Friday, April 5, 2024, at DICK’S Sporting Goods headquarters in Coraopolis, Pennsylvania with teams of undergraduate business students from across the U.S. The competition started with 38 teams from 26 universities.

Students Learn Computational Thinking in Saaty Hackathon

Students Learn Computational Thinking in Saaty Hackathon

Pittsburgh-area college students keen on mastering decision-making techniques and harnessing the power of generative AI to tackle complex challenges are invited to the T.L. Saaty Decision Making for Leaders Hackathon. This third annual competition on March 22- 24,...

Pitt Students Solve Case with Alteryx

Pitt Students Solve Case with Alteryx

One of the fundamental missions of Pitt Business is to take our students from the classroom to the city, to the world. That’s why we bring companies from their offices into our classrooms. For the first time, the University of Pittsburgh welcomed the Alteryx SparkED...

Business Students Network and Learn New Skills

Business Students Network and Learn New Skills

“These are real-world problems the students are solving,” says Stacy Splitstone, chief accounting officer at UPMC. On Friday, October 20, 2023, five teams of Pitt Business undergraduate students were tasked to provide insights and solutions to solve a physical space...

Pitt Business Earns International Seal of Approval

Pitt Business Earns International Seal of Approval

Great news for Pitt Business: The school-wide accreditation of the College of Business Administration and Joseph M. Katz Graduate School of Business was renewed in August 2023 for the maximum period of five years. Only 5% of business schools...

Meet the Newest Saxbys Student CEO, Evan Coury!

Meet the Newest Saxbys Student CEO, Evan Coury!

Since 2021, Pitt Business undergraduate students have worked as Student CEOs, leading one or more of the three Saxbys café locations around the University of Pittsburgh’s Oakland campus. For Fall 2023, the Cathedral of Learning café will be led by Evan Coury. Coury is...