{"id":1184,"date":"2025-03-25T21:14:22","date_gmt":"2025-03-26T02:14:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/management-studies\/?page_id=1184"},"modified":"2025-04-24T15:18:59","modified_gmt":"2025-04-24T20:18:59","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/management-studies\/","title":{"rendered":"Home"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-modular-content-collection>\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\tclass=\"site-section site-panel__hero panel panel-hero site-section__bg--normal\"\n\t\t\tdata-depth=\"\"\n\t\t\tdata-js-panel=\"hero\"\n\t\t>\n\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"site-section__inner l-wrapper imageoverlay site-section__inner--no-padding\">\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t<figure  class=\"site-section__bg-img site-panel__hero-bg-img\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" alt=\"IMG-4273\" src=\"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/management-studies\/files\/2025\/04\/IMG-4273-1600x1200.jpg\" sizes=\"100vw\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/management-studies\/files\/2025\/04\/IMG-4273-1152x864.jpg 1152w, \nhttps:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/management-studies\/files\/2025\/04\/IMG-4273-1600x1200.jpg 1600w, \nhttps:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/management-studies\/files\/2025\/04\/IMG-4273-2304x1728.jpg 2304w\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"site-panel__hero-content site-panel__hero-content--cranberry\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"site-panel__hero-content-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"site-panel__hero-title\" id=\"business-management-studies-program\" data-name=\"title\" data-livetext data-depth=\"0\" data-index=\"0\">Business &amp; Management Studies Program<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"site-panel__hero-img-caption\">\n\t\t\t<span>The Innovation in New Zealand January Term course, pictured here in January 2024, is led by St. Olaf Entrepreneur in Residence and Director of Business and Management Studies Sian Christie.  <\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n<\/div>\n\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\n\n\n\n\t\t<div\n\t\tclass=\"site-section site-panel__gettoknow site-panel__get_to_know panel panel-get_to_know site-panel-shape-bbc--gold-navy site-section__content   layout--1-col\"\n\t\tdata-depth=\"\"\n\t>\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"site-section__inner l-wrapper   layout--1-col\">\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t<div class=\"site-panel__gettoknow-content stat-count-3\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"site-panel__gettoknow-intro u-bc-grey-light t-content\">\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"site-panel__gettoknow-bg u-fc-white\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pattern--background\" style=\"--pattern-url: url('https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/management-studies\/wp-content\/plugins\/st-olaf-gutenberg-blocks\/\/assets\/img\/backgrounds\/pattern-a.svg')\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"p-intro site-panel__gettoknow-desc\" data-depth=\"0\" data-name=\"content\" data-livetext>\n                    \n\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Our comprehensive program equips you with the skills, knowledge, and experiences needed to thrive in today&#8217;s dynamic business landscape.<\/h3>\n<p><a class=\"btn btn--sm site-footer__btn\" href=\"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/management-studies\/program\/\">Program<\/a><\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"c-stat\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"c-stat__number u-fc-grey-dark\" data-depth=\"0\" data-name=\"statistic\" data-livetext=\"true\" data-index=\"0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t47%\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"c-stat__desc\" data-depth=\"0\" data-name=\"description\" data-livetext=\"true\" data-index=\"0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tof recent Ole grads start their careers in business\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"c-stat\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"c-stat__number u-fc-grey-dark\" data-depth=\"0\" data-name=\"statistic\" data-livetext=\"true\" data-index=\"1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t100+\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"c-stat__desc\" data-depth=\"0\" data-name=\"description\" data-livetext=\"true\" data-index=\"1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tOles who had internships in business-related fields in 2022-23\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"c-stat\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"c-stat__number u-fc-grey-dark\" data-depth=\"0\" data-name=\"statistic\" data-livetext=\"true\" data-index=\"2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t100%\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"c-stat__desc\" data-depth=\"0\" data-name=\"description\" data-livetext=\"true\" data-index=\"2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tof business concentrators complete at least one internship or significant work experience\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\tclass=\"site-section site-panel__wysiwyg panel panel-wysiwyg site-section__bg--normal\"\n\t\t\tdata-depth=\"\"\n\t\t\tdata-js-panel=\"wysiwyg\"\n\t\t>\n\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"site-section__inner l-wrapper site-section__inner--bottom-padding-none\">\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<header class=\"site-section__header\">\n\n\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"site-section__title site-section__title--center site-section__title--sm\" id=\"why-choose-our-program\" data-name=\"title\" data-livetext data-depth=\"0\" data-index=\"0\">Why choose our program?<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t<\/header>\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t<div class=\"site-section__content \">\n\t\t<div class=\"site-grid site-grid__wrapper \"\n\t\t\t data-depth=\"0\"\n\t\t\t data-name=\"columns\"\n\t\t\t data-livetext>\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div> <!-- .site-grid, .site-grid__wrapper -->\n\t<\/div> <!-- site-section__content -->\n\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\n\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\tclass=\"site-section site-panel__wysiwyg panel panel-wysiwyg site-section__bg--normal\"\n\t\t\tdata-depth=\"\"\n\t\t\tdata-js-panel=\"wysiwyg\"\n\t\t>\n\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"site-section__inner l-wrapper site-section__inner--top-padding-none site-section__inner--bottom-padding-none\">\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t<div class=\"site-section__content \">\n\t\t<div class=\"site-grid site-grid__wrapper \"\n\t\t\t data-depth=\"0\"\n\t\t\t data-name=\"columns\"\n\t\t\t data-livetext>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"site-grid__col\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"site-panel__wysiwyg-content\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"t-content c-tile\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t data-depth=\"0\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t data-index=\"0\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t data-autop=\"true\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t data-name=\"column_content\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5><strong><span style=\"background-color: #e4a11b; padding: .5px; margin-bottom: .5px; line-height: 1.5;\">\u00a0Industry-relevant curriculum <\/span><\/strong><\/h5>\n<p>Gain expertise in key areas such as finance, accounting, marketing, management, and entrepreneurship<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div> <!-- .site-grid__col -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"site-grid__col\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"site-panel__wysiwyg-content\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"t-content c-tile\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t data-depth=\"0\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t data-index=\"1\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t data-autop=\"true\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t data-name=\"column_content\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5><strong><span style=\"background-color: #e4a11b; padding: .5px; margin-bottom: .5px; line-height: 1.5;\">\u00a0Career Preparation <\/span><\/strong><\/h5>\n<p>We work closely with the Piper Center to provide career coaching and access to jobs and internships<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div> <!-- .site-grid__col -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"site-grid__col\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"site-panel__wysiwyg-content\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"t-content c-tile\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t data-depth=\"0\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t data-index=\"2\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t data-autop=\"true\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t data-name=\"column_content\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5><strong><span style=\"background-color: #e4a11b; 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padding: .5px; margin-bottom: .5px; line-height: 1.5;\">\u00a0Hands-on Learning <\/span><\/strong><\/h5>\n<p>Apply your knowledge through real-world projects and case studies<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div> <!-- .site-grid__col -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"site-grid__col\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"site-panel__wysiwyg-content\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"t-content c-tile\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t data-depth=\"0\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t data-index=\"1\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t data-autop=\"true\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t data-name=\"column_content\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5><strong><span style=\"background-color: #e4a11b; padding: .5px; margin-bottom: .5px; line-height: 1.5;\">\u00a0Flexibility <\/span><\/strong><\/h5>\n<p>Any major can add a Business &amp; Management concentration<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div> <!-- .site-grid__col -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"site-grid__col\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"site-panel__wysiwyg-content\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"t-content c-tile\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t data-depth=\"0\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t data-index=\"2\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t data-autop=\"true\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t data-name=\"column_content\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5><strong><span style=\"background-color: #e4a11b; 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padding-bottom: 0; line-height: 0.5; margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4619\" style=\"margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0;\" src=\"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/management-studies\/files\/2025\/03\/Sian-Headshot.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"2000\" \/><\/p>\n<div style=\"margin: auto; margin-top: 0; width: 100%; background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.8); padding: 5px 10px 5px 10px; text-align: center; font-family: Calluna Sans, Sans Serif; font-size: 15px; color: #e4a11b;\"><b>Sian Christie<\/b><\/div>\n<div style=\"margin: auto; margin-top: 5px; width: 100%; background-color: rgba(228, 161, 27, 0.8); padding: 5px 10px 5px 10px; text-align: center; font-family: Calluna Sans, Sans Serif; font-size: 15px; color: #000;\">St. Olaf Entrepreneur in Residence and Director of Business and Management Studies<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin: auto; margin-top: 5px; width: 100%; background-color: rgba(228, 161, 27, 0.6); padding: 5px 10px 5px 10px; text-align: center; font-family: Calluna Sans, Sans Serif; font-size: 15px; color: #000;\">\u201cThe program equips our students with the skills and abilities to be able to stand out to employers and graduate schools. 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