Leadership and Project Management

Grow Your Education with Your Career

Grow your education as your career advances with UW-Stevens Point business programs at the associate, bachelor’s and master’s level. Begin your education with a professional associate degree in Leadership and Project Management. Transition seamlessly to the Bachelor of Science in Business Administration to complete your four-year degree in just four more semesters. When the time is right for you, join the Master of Business Administration (MBA) in Applied Leadership and Decision-Making to strengthen your professional skills. If you have coursework or a degree from outside UW-Stevens Point you can join programs at any stage. Contact an adviser with any questions and to construct a personalized academic plan.

Why study Leadership and Project Management at UW-Stevens Point?

As a UW-Stevens Point business administration student on the Marshfield or Wausau campus, you will learn how to make decisions, lead projects, allocate scarce resources, plan production and energize teams. You will gain the knowledge to drive enterprise goals so you are ready to advance in private, public and nonprofit organizations.

Anderson Classroom to Career Center

The Keith and Tammy Anderson Classroom to Career (C2C) Center provides a single location for UW-Stevens Point School of Business and Economics students to learn about majors, receive career and financial support, and discover internship and professional development opportunities. The Anderson C2C Center also serves as a hub for business outreach and event planning.

Alumni Map

Where are they now?

UW-Stevens Point Sentry School of Business and Economics alumni live and work all over the world—so if you’re looking for networking opportunities close to a new home or contact info for fellow Pointers in another city, you’re in luck. Check out our map and follow our LinkedIn page!

If you’d like to add your info to our interactive alumni map, just complete this form.

 

What to Expect? 

Take Sentry School of Business and Economics courses on the Marshfield and Wausau campuses in all three academic programs. All programs are flexible and designed to fit your busy life. Upper level classes in the B.S. in Business Administration and MBA are taught in a hybrid format, mixing online and in person instruction during the evening. This format maintains the personal experience and attention, while providing the flexibility needed to accommodate your job, family and hobbies.

Also choose from a wide selection of online courses, or any of the courses offered on the Stevens Point campus. All Sentry School courses meet the same high standard of quality and can be freely substituted across locations and formats. Select the options that work best for you.

Get Involved on Campus

Students develop important people skills and build professional network by participating in our unique Smiley Professional Events program. Hear top-notch speakers and meet local business representatives at our panel discussions, networking events and career-skills workshops. Choose from more than 300 Pro Events every year to build your personal path to career success.

The Sentry School of Business and Economics encourages all of our majors to develop their knowledge and skills outside of traditional classroom settings by joining one of our student organizations including:

  • Entrepreneurship Club
  • National Society of Leadership and Success
  • Professional Speaking and Leadership Club
  • Society for Human Resources Management

Meet Your Faculty and Staff

Our faculty and staff members have real-world experience in a wide range of business disciplines as well as degrees from some of the most highly respected universities internationally. You’ll benefit from our hands-on style of instruction, personal attention and comprehensive understanding of our fields as you learn key concepts and practices of business applications.

View all our faculty/staff
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James Servi

  • Assistant Professor – Management
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Kevin Neuman

  • Assistant Dean – College of Professional Studies
  • Head – Sentry School of Business and Economics
  • [ More… ]
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Scott Sybeldon

  • Senior Lecturer – Business

AACSB Accreditation

UW-Stevens Point Sentry School of Business and Economics is accredited by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB). Graduates will complete degrees from a program ranked among the top 20 percent in the nation and top 5 percent in the world.

 

Sentry School of Business and Economics

Programs

Master of Business Administration (MBA)

Management

Elevate business with advanced management and leadership skills

As a management student at UW-Stevens Point, you will prepare to excel in and lead teams, negotiate conflict and develop strategies. You will learn to successfully lead people, manage projects and drive organizational success. 

Why study Management at UW-Stevens Point?

Develop important people skills and build your professional network by participating in our unique events program. Hear top-notch speakers and meet local business representatives at our panel discussions, networking events and career-skills workshops. Choose from more than 300 Smiley Professional Events every year to build your personal path to career success.

Acquire valuable on-the-job experience and course credit by working in a business or nonprofit organization. Many interns get hired before graduation and receive job offers upon completing their internship.

Anderson Classroom to Career Center

The Keith and Tammy Anderson Classroom to Career (C2C) Center provides a single location for UW-Stevens Point School of Business and Economics students to learn about majors, receive career and financial support, and discover internship and professional development opportunities. The Anderson C2C Center also serves as a hub for business outreach and event planning.

Management; Finance; Marketing

Hired Before Graduation

Kylee Houfe

Kylee Houfe was hired before graduation at Fastenal Company in Madison, Wis., as a sales associate.

 
Management

Insights of Interns

Sam Jarosh

Sam Jarosh interned with the Wausau Woodchucks where he managed the employees, prepped for the season/games, and ensured customers (the fans) had an exceptional experience during each and every game.

 

 

Alumni Map

Where are they now?

UW-Stevens Point Sentry School of Business and Economics alumni live and work all over the world—so if you’re looking for networking opportunities close to a new home or contact info for fellow Pointers in another city, you’re in luck. Check out our map and follow our LinkedIn page!

If you’d like to add your info to our interactive alumni map, just complete this form.

 

What to Expect? 

With a bachelor’s degree in management, you’ll qualify for an array of leadership positions and other advanced roles in private, public, and nonprofit organizations. Some management graduates also venture into entrepreneurship, creating their own successful businesses from the ground up. You’ll have the option to  work across industries  in positions such as: 

  • retail store manager/supervisor 
  • business development/sales manager 
  • business/management analyst 
  • human resources/labor relations 
  • project manager 
  • financial analyst 
  • recruiter 
  • operations manager/supervisor 
  • general manager 
  • personal financial advisor 

Statewide job growth in management is projected to increase by 14.2% between 2014 and 2024. Learn to drive organizational success by leading colleagues and guiding organization operations. Students take  courses  in business, leadership, human resource management, organizational behavior, training and development, project management, and strategy. These classes improve critical thinking and develop the leadership skills necessary to manage complex organizations. 

Get Involved on Campus

Students develop important people skills and build professional network by participating in our unique Smiley Professional Events program. Hear top-notch speakers and meet local business representatives at our panel discussions, networking events and career-skills workshops. Choose from more than 300 Pro Events every year to build your personal path to career success.

The Sentry School of Business and Economics encourages all of our majors to develop their knowledge and skills outside of traditional classroom settings by joining one of our student organizations including:

  • National Society of Leadership and Success
  • Professional Speaking and Leadership Club
  • Society for Human Resource Management
Management

Navigate Your Major

Major Maps help students map their first day to the first job in their chosen field. While a four-year plan outlines classes to get a degree, Major Maps help students learn how to build career-ready skills and experiences outside the classroom. Each Major Map shows how students can get the most of their UW-Stevens Point journey from enrollment to graduation and beyond. It’s a roadmap to discovering your purpose!

 

Meet Your Faculty and Staff

Our faculty and staff members have real-world experience in a wide range of business disciplines as well as degrees from some of the most highly respected universities internationally. You’ll benefit from our hands-on style of instruction, personal attention and comprehensive understanding of our fields as you learn key concepts and practices of business applications.

View all our faculty/staff
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Elizabeth Martin

  • Professor – Business
  • Director – Anderson Classroom to Career Center
  • [ More… ]
128 College of Professional Studies
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James Servi

  • Assistant Professor – Management
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Lyna Matesi

  • Associate Professor – Management
  • Academic Director – Sentry School Graduate and Profession…
  • [ More… ]

AACSB Accreditation

UW-Stevens Point Sentry School of Business and Economics is accredited by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB). Graduates will complete degrees from a program ranked among the top 20 percent in the nation and top 5 percent in the world.

 

Sentry School of Business and Economics

Programs

Sentry School of Business and Economics
110 Delzell Hall
910 Fremont St.
Stevens Point, WI 54481-3897
715-346-2728
sentryschool@uwsp.edu
College of Professional Studies

AACSB Logo

Finance

A Career You Can Count On

As a finance student at UW-Stevens Point, you will learn to apply strategic corporate financial management concepts, develop personal financial planning and investment strategies, and understand financial markets. You also have the opportunity to take insurance and real estate  courses

Why study Finance at UW-Stevens Point?

Develop important people skills and build your professional network by participating in our unique events program. Hear top-notch speakers and meet local business representatives at our panel discussions, networking events and career-skills workshops. Choose from more than 300 Smiley Professional Events every year to build your personal path to career success.

Acquire valuable on-the-job experience and course credit by working in a business or nonprofit organization. Many interns get hired before graduation and receive job offers upon completing their internship.

Anderson Classroom to Career Center

The Keith and Tammy Anderson Classroom to Career (C2C) Center provides a single location for UW-Stevens Point School of Business and Economics students to learn about majors, receive career and financial support, and discover internship and professional development opportunities. The Anderson C2C Center also serves as a hub for business outreach and event planning.

Finance

Hired Before Graduation

Kyler Ernst

Kyler Ernst was hired before graduation at Evexia Wealth in Stevens Point, Wis., as a junior analyst.

 
Finance

Insights of Interns

Emily Gruber

Emily Gruber interned at CliftonLarsonAllen in Stevens Point, Wis., where she completed various different types of tax returns for individuals, partnerships and corporations. She also completed tax research and gained experience in a variety of industries such as manufacturing, agriculture, real estate and construction.

 

Alumni Map

Where are they now?

UW-Stevens Point Sentry School of Business and Economics alumni live and work all over the world—so if you’re looking for networking opportunities close to a new home or contact info for fellow Pointers in another city, you’re in luck. Check out our map and follow our LinkedIn page!

If you’d like to add your info to our interactive alumni map, just complete this form.

 

What to Expect? 

With a bachelor’s degree in finance, you’ll qualify for an array of leadership positions and other advanced roles in private, public and nonprofit organizations. Some finance graduates also venture into entrepreneurship, creating their own successful businesses from the ground up. You’ll have the option to  work across industries  in positions such as: 

  • accountant 
  • insurance sales agent 
  • financial analyst 
  • real estate agent/broker 
  • personal financial advisor 
  • auditor 
  • personal banker/banking sales staff 
  • financial services sales agent 
  • payroll specialist 

Statewide job growth in finance is projected to increase by 9.9% between 2014 and 2024. Learn to strategically manage financial resources to drive individual or organizational success. Students take  courses  in business, corporate finance, financial markets, personal finance, investments, financial planning, insurance, real estate and strategy. These classes improve technical skills and critical thinking, and foster the decision-making skills necessary for a variety of financial management positions. 

Get Involved on Campus

Students develop important people skills and build professional network by participating in our unique Smiley Professional Events program. Hear top-notch speakers and meet local business representatives at our panel discussions, networking events and career-skills workshops. Choose from more than 300 Pro Events every year to build your personal path to career success.

The Sentry School of Business and Economics encourages all of our majors to develop their knowledge and skills outside of traditional classroom settings by joining one of our student organizations including:

  • Accounting Club
  • Economics Club
  • Financial Literacy Association
Finance

Navigate Your Major

Major Maps help students map their first day to the first job in their chosen field. While a four-year plan outlines classes to get a degree, Major Maps help students learn how to build career-ready skills and experiences outside the classroom. Each Major Map shows how students can get the most of their UW-Stevens Point journey from enrollment to graduation and beyond. It’s a roadmap to discovering your purpose!

 

Meet Your Faculty and Staff

Our faculty and staff members have real-world experience in a wide range of business disciplines as well as degrees from some of the most highly respected universities internationally. You’ll benefit from our hands-on style of instruction, personal attention and comprehensive understanding of our fields as you learn key concepts and practices of business applications.

View all our faculty/staff
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Deborah Beyer

  • Assistant Professor – Finance
  • Director – Ruth E. Salzmann Center for Women's Leadership
230 Delzell Hall
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Siyuan Fan

  • Assistant Professor – Finance
212A Delzell Hall

AACSB Accreditation

UW-Stevens Point Sentry School of Business and Economics is accredited by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB). Graduates will complete degrees from a program ranked among the top 20 percent in the nation and top 5 percent in the world.

 

Sentry School of Business and Economics

Programs

Sentry School of Business and Economics
110 Delzell Hall
910 Fremont St.
Stevens Point, WI 54481-3897
715-346-2728
sentryschool@uwsp.edu
College of Professional Studies

AACSB Logo

Data Analytics

Learn big data to influence decision-making

The data analytics program at the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point integrates big data, machine learning, predictive modeling and programming techniques, combined with the business skills needed to influence decision-making. 

Why study Data Analytics at UW-Stevens Point?

All data analytics students complete a project in the senior capstone course, with the possibility of doing so in a paid position with program founder Sentry Insurance. Students also have opportunities to work on projects through the UW-Stevens Point Center for Data Analytics.

Data Analytics

These creative problem solvers make profound contributions – and good pay

Natasja Iversen loved math in high school. She took a computer programming class and became interested in a career path that combined them. “I found data analytics was a happy medium,” said the senior from Oshkosh. “I always liked problem-solving games. I like to visualize how to improve a process,” Iversen said. UW-Stevens Point was the right-size university, recommended by friends from a summer camp.

 

 

Anderson Classroom to Career Center

The Keith and Tammy Anderson Classroom to Career (C2C) Center provides a single location for UW-Stevens Point School of Business and Economics students to learn about majors, receive career and financial support, and discover internship and professional development opportunities. The Anderson C2C Center also serves as a hub for business outreach and event planning.

Data Analytics

Hired Before Graduation

Maxime Ngalamulume

Maxime Ngalamulume was hired before graduation at Sentry in Stevens Point, Wis., as a data analyst.

 
Data Analytics

Insights of Interns

Carter Stanton

Carter Stanton interned with Midwest General Repair and Fabrication LLC in Reeseville, Wis., where he generating custom reports in Excel for the organization.

 

Alumni Map

Where are they now?

UW-Stevens Point Sentry School of Business and Economics alumni live and work all over the world—so if you’re looking for networking opportunities close to a new home or contact info for fellow Pointers in another city, you’re in luck. Check out our map and follow our LinkedIn page!

If you’d like to add your info to our interactive alumni map, just complete this form.

 

What to Expect? 

Data analytics is one of the highest paying and fastest growing occupations in the U.S. economy. The skills learned in the program can be applied in any industry that generates and uses data to drive their business, including insurance, health care, manufacturing and marketing.

Get Involved on Campus

Students develop important people skills and build professional network by participating in our unique Smiley Professional Events program. Hear top-notch speakers and meet local business representatives at our panel discussions, networking events and career-skills workshops. Choose from more than 300 Pro Events every year to build your personal path to career success.

The Sentry School of Business and Economics encourages all of our majors to develop their knowledge and skills outside of traditional classroom settings by joining one of our student organizations. The newly-formed Data Analytics Technology & AI Club student organization offers data analytics students the opportunity to collaborate outside of class hours.

Center for Data Analytics

The Center for Data Analytics at UW-Stevens Point serves as a dynamic liaison between the university and various organizations that seek expertise in the realm of data analytics. Our core competencies encompass a wide range of analysis including descriptive, diagnostic, predictive and prescriptive.

 

 
Data Analytics

Navigate Your Major

Major Maps help students map their first day to the first job in their chosen field. While a four-year plan outlines classes to get a degree, Major Maps help students learn how to build career-ready skills and experiences outside the classroom. Each Major Map shows how students can get the most of their UW-Stevens Point journey from enrollment to graduation and beyond. It’s a roadmap to discovering your purpose!

 

Meet Your Faculty and Staff

Our faculty and staff members have real-world experience in a wide range of business disciplines as well as degrees from some of the most highly respected universities internationally. You’ll benefit from our hands-on style of instruction, personal attention and comprehensive understanding of our fields as you learn key concepts and practices of business applications.

View all our faculty/staff
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Kurt Pflughoeft

  • Sentry Endowed Chair of Computational Analytics
  • Director – Center for Data Analytics
  • [ More… ]
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Nik Butz

  • Sentry Insurance Endowed Chair of Business Analytics
  • Associate Professor – Management
  • [ More… ]
233 Delzell Hall

AACSB Accreditation

UW-Stevens Point Sentry School of Business and Economics is accredited by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB). Graduates will complete degrees from a program ranked among the top 20 percent in the nation and top 5 percent in the world.

 

Sentry School of Business and Economics

Programs

Sentry School of Business and Economics
110 Delzell Hall
910 Fremont St.
Stevens Point, WI 54481-3897
715-346-2728
sentryschool@uwsp.edu
College of Professional Studies

AACSB Logo

Business Economics

Take economic insight to a new level with a degree from UW-Stevens Point

As a business economics student at the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point, you will learn to model the behavior of individuals, businesses and governments to analyze resource allocation, firm performance and public policies. You will also develop analytical-thinking skills that can be successfully applied in business, law, public administration and other fields.

Why study Business Economics at UW-Stevens Point?

Develop important people skills and build your professional network by participating in our unique events program. Hear top-notch speakers and meet local business representatives at our panel discussions, networking events and career-skills workshops. Choose from more than 300 Smiley Professional Events every year to build your personal path to career success.

Acquire valuable on-the-job experience and course credit by working in a business or nonprofit organization. Many interns get hired before graduation and receive job offers upon completing their internship.

Anderson Classroom to Career Center

The Keith and Tammy Anderson Classroom to Career (C2C) Center provides a single location for UW-Stevens Point School of Business and Economics students to learn about majors, receive career and financial support, and discover internship and professional development opportunities. The Anderson C2C Center also serves as a hub for business outreach and event planning.

Business Economics

Hired Before Graduation

Kevin Alvarez

Kevin Alvarez was hired before graduation at Sentry in Stevens Point as a claims representative.

 

Alumni Map

Where are they now?

UW-Stevens Point Sentry School of Business and Economics alumni live and work all over the world—so if you’re looking for networking opportunities close to a new home or contact info for fellow Pointers in another city, you’re in luck. Check out our map and follow our LinkedIn page!

If you’d like to add your info to our interactive alumni map, just complete this form.

 

What to Expect? 

Our alumni are employed in such fields as manufacturing, banking, insurance, and real estate. They work in firms of different sizes, locally and internationally. Graduates of our economics program find employment in various areas including: 

  • private and public businesses 
  • state or federal government 
  • nonprofit institutions, 
  • schools 
  • banks 
  • financial management firms 
  • law firms 

Statewide job growth in marketing is projected to increase by 19% between 2014 and 2024. Learn to drive organizational success by getting the word out about products and services. Students take  courses  in business, consumer behavior, marketing research, digital marketing, sports marketing, international marketing, and strategy. These classes improve critical thinking and foster the creativity necessary to lead marketing campaigns. 

Get Involved on Campus

Students develop important people skills and build professional network by participating in our unique Smiley Professional Events program. Hear top-notch speakers and meet local business representatives at our panel discussions, networking events and career-skills workshops. Choose from more than 300 Pro Events every year to build your personal path to career success.

The Sentry School of Business and Economics encourages all of our majors to develop their knowledge and skills outside of traditional classroom settings by joining one of our student organizations including:

  • Economics Club
  • Financial Literacy Association
  • Institute of Management Accountants
Business Economics

Navigate Your Major

Major Maps help students map their first day to the first job in their chosen field. While a four-year plan outlines classes to get a degree, Major Maps help students learn how to build career-ready skills and experiences outside the classroom. Each Major Map shows how students can get the most of their UW-Stevens Point journey from enrollment to graduation and beyond. It’s a roadmap to discovering your purpose!

 

Meet Your Faculty and Staff

Our faculty and staff members have real-world experience in a wide range of business disciplines as well as degrees from some of the most highly respected universities internationally. You’ll benefit from our hands-on style of instruction, personal attention and comprehensive understanding of our fields as you learn key concepts and practices of business applications.

View all our faculty/staff
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Jason Davis

  • Coordinator – Economics Area
  • Professor – Economics
217 Delzell Hall
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Kevin Neuman

  • Assistant Dean – College of Professional Studies
  • Head – Sentry School of Business and Economics
  • [ More… ]
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Scott Wallace

  • Director – Center for the Business and Economic Insight
  • Professor – Economics
218 Delzell Hall

AACSB Accreditation

UW-Stevens Point Sentry School of Business and Economics is accredited by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB). Graduates will complete degrees from a program ranked among the top 20 percent in the nation and top 5 percent in the world.

 

Sentry School of Business and Economics

Programs

Sentry School of Business and Economics
110 Delzell Hall
910 Fremont St.
Stevens Point, WI 54481-3897
715-346-2728
sentryschool@uwsp.edu
College of Professional Studies

AACSB Logo

Marketing

Drive organizational success through stakeholder engagement

As a marketing student at UW-Stevens Point, you will learn to identify new markets and design campaigns to connect businesses with customers. You’ll develop a mix of analytical and decision-making skills to creatively and strategically promote your organization. 

Why study Marketing at UW-Stevens Point?

Develop important people skills and build your professional network by participating in our unique events program. Hear top-notch speakers and meet local business representatives at our panel discussions, networking events and career-skills workshops. Choose from more than 300 Smiley Professional Events every year to build your personal path to career success.

Acquire valuable on-the-job experience and course credit by working in a business or nonprofit organization. Many interns get hired before graduation and receive job offers upon completing their internship.

Anderson Classroom to Career Center

The Keith and Tammy Anderson Classroom to Career (C2C) Center provides a single location for UW-Stevens Point School of Business and Economics students to learn about majors, receive career and financial support, and discover internship and professional development opportunities. The Anderson C2C Center also serves as a hub for business outreach and event planning.

Marketing

Hired Before Graduation

Ethan Bohlman

Ethan Bohlman was hired before graduation at Omnia Fishing in Golden Valley, Minn., as a social content producer.

 
Marketing

Insights of Interns

Amie Smith

Amie Smith interned with the Boys & Girls Club of Portage County in Stevens Point, Wis., where she learned numerous types of marketing and fundraising efforts. This included tasks such as creating social media posts, making monthly newsletters and virtual event planning.

 

Alumni Map

Where are they now?

UW-Stevens Point Sentry School of Business and Economics alumni live and work all over the world—so if you’re looking for networking opportunities close to a new home or contact info for fellow Pointers in another city, you’re in luck. Check out our map and follow our LinkedIn page!

If you’d like to add your info to our interactive alumni map, just complete this form.

 

What to Expect? 

With a bachelor’s degree in marketing, you’ll qualify for an array of leadership positions and other advanced roles in private, public, and nonprofit organizations. Some marketing graduates also venture into entrepreneurship, creating their own successful businesses from the ground up. You’ll have the option to work across industries in positions such as: 

  • marketing specialist 
  • public relations/communications specialist 
  • marketing coordinator/assistant 
  • market research analyst 
  • sales representative 
  • business development/sales manager 
  • account manager/representative 
  • product manager 

Statewide job growth in marketing is projected to increase by 19% between 2014 and 2024. Learn to drive organizational success by getting the word out about products and services. Students take courses  in business, consumer behavior, marketing research, digital marketing, sports marketing, international marketing, and strategy. These classes improve critical thinking and foster the creativity necessary to lead marketing campaigns. 

Get Involved on Campus

Students develop important people skills and build professional network by participating in our unique Smiley Professional Events program. Hear top-notch speakers and meet local business representatives at our panel discussions, networking events and career-skills workshops. Choose from more than 300 Pro Events every year to build your personal path to career success.

The Sentry School of Business and Economics encourages all of our majors to develop their knowledge and skills outside of traditional classroom settings by joining one of our student organizations including:

  • Agency 81
  • American Marketing Association
  • Entrepreneurship Club
Marketing

Navigate Your Major

Major Maps help students map their first day to the first job in their chosen field. While a four-year plan outlines classes to get a degree, Major Maps help students learn how to build career-ready skills and experiences outside the classroom. Each Major Map shows how students can get the most of their UW-Stevens Point journey from enrollment to graduation and beyond. It’s a roadmap to discovering your purpose!

 

Meet Your Faculty and Staff

Our faculty and staff members have real-world experience in a wide range of business disciplines as well as degrees from some of the most highly respected universities internationally. You’ll benefit from our hands-on style of instruction, personal attention and comprehensive understanding of our fields as you learn key concepts and practices of business applications.

View all our faculty/staff
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Fran Reinert Ce

  • Assistant Professor – Marketing
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Kit Kiefer

  • Lecturer – Sentry School of Business and Economics
128 Delzell Hall
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Ricardo Boeing

  • Director of Internships – Sentry School of Business and E…
  • Professor – Marketing
  • [ More… ]

AACSB Accreditation

UW-Stevens Point Sentry School of Business and Economics is accredited by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB). Graduates will complete degrees from a program ranked among the top 20 percent in the nation and top 5 percent in the world.

 

Sentry School of Business and Economics

Programs

Sentry School of Business and Economics
110 Delzell Hall
910 Fremont St.
Stevens Point, WI 54481-3897
715-346-2728
sentryschool@uwsp.edu
College of Professional Studies

AACSB Logo

Business Administration

Customize your skills To elevate business

As a business administration student at UW-Stevens Point, you will learn how to make decisions, lead projects, allocate scarce resources, plan production and energize teams. You will gain the knowledge to drive enterprise goals so you are ready to advance in private, public and nonprofit organizations. The UW-Stevens Point business administration program can be completed on campus or online.

Why study Business Administration at UW-Stevens Point?

Develop important people skills and build your professional network by participating in our unique events program. Hear top-notch speakers and meet local business representatives at our panel discussions, networking events and career-skills workshops. Choose from more than 300 Smiley Professional Events every year to build your personal path to career success.

Acquire valuable on-the-job experience and course credit by working in a business or nonprofit organization. Many interns get hired before graduation and receive job offers upon completing their internship.

Anderson Classroom to Career Center

The Keith and Tammy Anderson Classroom to Career (C2C) Center provides a single location for UW-Stevens Point School of Business and Economics students to learn about majors, receive career and financial support, and discover internship and professional development opportunities. The Anderson C2C Center also serves as a hub for business outreach and event planning.

Business Administration

Hired Before Graduation

Megan Wiese

Megan Wiese was hired before graduation at A&B Process Systems/JBT Marel in Stratford, Wis. Wis., as a human resource generalist.

 
Business Administration

Insights of Interns

Ethan Bloemers

Ethan Bloemers interned at Skyward in Stevens Point, Wis., where he learned about the company’s offerings, product functions, and how to train and present on the product and troubleshoot issues.

 

Alumni Map

Where are they now?

UW-Stevens Point Sentry School of Business and Economics alumni live and work all over the world—so if you’re looking for networking opportunities close to a new home or contact info for fellow Pointers in another city, you’re in luck. Check out our map and follow our LinkedIn page!

If you’d like to add your info to our interactive alumni map, just complete this form.

 

What to Expect? 

With a bachelor’s degree in business administration, you’ll qualify for an array of leadership positions and other advanced roles in private, public and nonprofit organizations. Some business administration graduates also venture into entrepreneurship, creating their own successful businesses from the ground up. You’ll have the option to work across industries in positions such as: 

  • business analyst 
  • human resources generalist 
  • operations manager 
  • marketing specialist 
  • project manager 
  • financial analyst 
  • recruiter 
  • operations manager 
  • general manager 

Statewide job growth in business fields is projected to increase by 12.6% between 2014 and 2024. Learn to drive organizational success by contributing across the organization. Your business administration major allows you to customize a mix of management, marketing, and finance classes to fit your career goals. These classes focus on the leadership, critical thinking, and communication skills necessary to thrive in any organization. 

Get Involved on Campus

Students develop important people skills and build professional network by participating in our unique Smiley Professional Events program. Hear top-notch speakers and meet local business representatives at our panel discussions, networking events and career-skills workshops. Choose from more than 300 Pro Events every year to build your personal path to career success.

The Sentry School of Business and Economics encourages all of our majors to develop their knowledge and skills outside of traditional classroom settings by joining one of our student organizations including:

  • Entrepreneurship Club
  • National Society of Leadership and Success
  • Professional Speaking and Leadership Club
  • Society for Human Resources Management
Business Administration

Navigate Your Major

Major Maps help students map their first day to the first job in their chosen field. While a four-year plan outlines classes to get a degree, Major Maps help students learn how to build career-ready skills and experiences outside the classroom. Each Major Map shows how students can get the most of their UW-Stevens Point journey from enrollment to graduation and beyond. It’s a roadmap to discovering your purpose!

 

Meet Your Faculty and Staff

Our faculty and staff members have real-world experience in a wide range of business disciplines as well as degrees from some of the most highly respected universities internationally. You’ll benefit from our hands-on style of instruction, personal attention and comprehensive understanding of our fields as you learn key concepts and practices of business applications.

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Caz McChrystal

  • Professor – Business Law
  • Assessment Director
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Elizabeth Martin

  • Professor – Business
  • Director – Anderson Classroom to Career Center
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James Servi

  • Assistant Professor – Management
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Mary Jae Kleckner

  • Associate Professor – Business Communication

AACSB Accreditation

UW-Stevens Point Sentry School of Business and Economics is accredited by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB). Graduates will complete degrees from a program ranked among the top 20 percent in the nation and top 5 percent in the world.

 

Sentry School of Business and Economics

Programs

Sentry School of Business and Economics
110 Delzell Hall
910 Fremont St.
Stevens Point, WI 54481-3897
715-346-2728
sentryschool@uwsp.edu
College of Professional Studies

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