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  • Edward Jones Speaker Series: St. Louis City SC President and GM

    Edward Jones Speaker Series: St. Louis City SC President and GM

    05/01/2025- Diego Gigliani, president and general manager of St. Louis CITY SC, delivered an inspiring presentation at the SLU Chaifetz School of Business on Tuesday as part of the Edward Jones Speaker Series. Drawing from more than a decade of experience in management consulting and global football operations, Gigliani offered students and business leaders an inside look at what it takes to build a high-performing organization.

  • New Global Business Club Aims to Transform University Life, Foster Innovation

    New Global Business Club Aims to Transform University Life, Foster Innovation

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  • SLU Students Compete in the CFA Research Challenge

    SLU Students Compete in the CFA Research Challenge

    03/05/2025- Saint Louis University had two teams of finance students compete in the annual CFA Institute Research Challenge in February.

  • Mission Meets the Market Week 2025

    Mission Meets the Market Week 2025

    02/26/2025- Saint Louis University's Mission Meets the Market Week brings the Chaifetz School of Business community together each spring for a weeklong celebration of what makes Saint Louis University's business school a truly special place — its focus on positive impact and the commitment of SLU students, alumni, faculty and staff to leverage business as a force for good.

  • Chaifetz Students Expand Global Horizons in Dubai through International Business Immersion Course

    Chaifetz Students Expand Global Horizons in Dubai through International Business Immersion Course

    01/21/2025- In January 2025, 17 international business students from Saint Louis University traveled abroad for the second annual undergraduate Global Immersion course in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Two of these students from SLU—Madrid joined us, highlighting collaboration between the campuses. SLU's Boeing Institute of International Business proudly launched this program in the UAE in 2024, with 10 students enrolled, and positive feedback about the course resulted in even more students participating this year.

  • Accounting Professor Earns SLU’s Top Teaching Honor

    Accounting Professor Earns SLU’s Top Teaching Honor

    12/03/2024- Associate Professor of Accounting Neil Jansen is the recipient of the 2024 Nancy McNeir Ring Award for Excellence in Teaching. The Nancy McNeir Ring Award is SLU’s highest honor for teaching. The award is voted on by SLU’s chapter of Alpha Sigma Nu, the national Jesuit honor society, to acknowledge faculty members who display special dedication to students.

  • Chaifetz Students Lead SLU's Partnership With Catholic Ethical Purchasing Alliance

    Chaifetz Students Lead SLU's Partnership With Catholic Ethical Purchasing Alliance

    11/12/2024- Saint Louis University is partnering with the Catholic Ethical Purchasing Alliance (CEPA), thanks to the hard work of business students and Dr. Ben Smyth, director of co-curricular and service-learning programs in the Chaifetz School of Business. The SLU bookstore will now carry ethically sourced spirit wear that reflects the university’s Catholic, Jesuit tradition. CEPA cultivates relationships between Catholic institutions and ethical, sustainable producers of products. CEPA also offers education and leadership opportunities for students.

  • Edward Jones Dean's Speaker Series Returns with Dean Nickerson

    Edward Jones Dean's Speaker Series Returns with Dean Nickerson

    11/11/2024- The Edward Jones Dean's Speaker Series made its highly anticipated return to the Chaifetz School of Business on Wednesday, Nov. 6, 2024. The event was led by Edward Jones Dean Jackson Nickerson, featuring an insightful presentation about the future of the Chaifetz School, with more than 50 students, faculty, staff, alumni, and St. Louis business leaders in attendance.

  • Emerson Leadership Institute Expands Global Influence Through Summer Initiatives

    Emerson Leadership Institute Expands Global Influence Through Summer Initiatives

    09/03/2024- The Emerson Leadership Institute (ELI) at Saint Louis University had an impactful summer, marked by significant contributions to the academic community and the expansion of its global presence. Under the leadership of Director Dr. Jintong Tang, the institute engaged in several prominent events that showcased its commitment to academic excellence and international collaboration.

  • Finance Students Win Regional Competition at the CFA Institute Research Challenge

    Finance Students Win Regional Competition at the CFA Institute Research Challenge

    05/08/2024- Four Applied Portfolio Management students from the Chaifetz School of Business recently placed first in the St. Louis Regional competition of the CFA Institute Research Challenge, competing against teams from Washington University, University of Illinois, Southern Illinois University - Carbondale, Lindenwood University, and Maryville University.

  • SLU-Madrid and Chaifetz School of Business Reflect on SLU’s Mission in Madrid

    SLU-Madrid and Chaifetz School of Business Reflect on SLU’s Mission in Madrid

    03/21/2024- On March 14-15, SLU-Madrid hosted the undergraduate research conference Mission Meets Madrid 2024 to celebrate research, creating a collaborative space between the Chaifetz School of Business and SLU-Madrid.

  • Empowering Creatives: SLU Hosts Inaugural SCALE Arts Conference

    Empowering Creatives: SLU Hosts Inaugural SCALE Arts Conference

    02/28/2024- Saint Louis University and the Chaifetz Center for Entrepreneurship recently hosted the inaugural SCALE Arts Conference at Il Monastero. This groundbreaking conference aimed to equip student creatives and artists with the essential skills and knowledge necessary for launching and managing successful entrepreneurial careers.

  • Boeing Institute Takes Global Immersion Students to Dubai

    Boeing Institute Takes Global Immersion Students to Dubai

    02/07/2024- Over Saint Louis University’s winter break, a group of 10 undergraduate international business students from the Chaifetz School of Business traveled abroad for the inaugural undergraduate Global Immersion course in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Prof. Hadi Alhorr, Director of the Boeing Institute of International Business, exposed the students to both economic and cultural aspects of the Middle East to ensure a well-rounded global experience augmenting their international business studies.

  • Chaifetz School Moves Into Poets&Quants Top-50 Undergraduate Business Schools in 2024 Rankings

    Chaifetz School Moves Into Poets&Quants Top-50 Undergraduate Business Schools in 2024 Rankings

    01/22/2024- For the fourth consecutive year, the Richard A. Chaifetz School of Business at Saint Louis University has moved up in the Poets&Quants Best Undergraduate Business Schools Rankings, reaching an overall rank of #49 in the nation and moving into the top 50 for the first time.

  • Chaifetz Center for Entrepreneurship Wraps Up Fall Events with Successful eMentor Trivia Night

    Chaifetz Center for Entrepreneurship Wraps Up Fall Events with Successful eMentor Trivia Night

    11/17/2023- Saint Louis University's Chaifetz Center for Entrepreneurship concluded its Fall 2023 series of networking events with the SLU eMentor Entrepreneurship Trivia Night on Tuesday, Nov. 14. Nearly 100 participants attended, making it the largest mentorship event of the year. Students enjoyed an array of food and drinks, networked with local entrepreneurs, and formed teams to compete in St. Louis and entrepreneurship trivia within the business school atrium.

  • Chaifetz Center for Entrepreneurship Re-Launches Hall of Fame

    Chaifetz Center for Entrepreneurship Re-Launches Hall of Fame

    10/30/2023- The Chaifetz Center for Entrepreneurship at Saint Louis University inducted its two newest Entrepreneurship Hall of Fame Members at a dinner on Friday, Oct. 13, at the Chaifetz School of Business. The event marked the relaunch of the Entrepreneurship Hall of Fame, including an all-new, dynamic hall of fame area within the school.

  • Boeing Institute Holds Annual International Business Awards Ceremony

    Boeing Institute Holds Annual International Business Awards Ceremony

    10/30/2023- The 2023 Boeing Institute of International Business Awards ceremony took place on Thursday, Oct. 19, and honored four professional awardees and eight student scholars.

  • GEOLaunch to Propel Next-Gen Geoscientists and Entrepreneurs

    GEOLaunch to Propel Next-Gen Geoscientists and Entrepreneurs

    09/15/2023- GEOLaunch, a student-driven geospatial and entrepreneurship incubator with the Chaifetz Center for Entrepreneurship, the Taylor Geospatial Institute, and SLU's Richard A. Chaifetz School of Business and School of Science and Engineering is launching soon!

  • Chaifetz School of Business Welcomes New Faculty For 2023-24

    Chaifetz School of Business Welcomes New Faculty For 2023-24

    08/24/2023- Saint Louis University’s Richard A. Chaifetz School of Business is pleased to welcome five new full-time faculty members to the University this semester.

  • Emerson Leadership Institute Hosts St. Louis Internship Program

    Emerson Leadership Institute Hosts St. Louis Internship Program

    08/09/2023- Throughout the month of July, the Emerson Leadership Institute and the St. Louis Internship Program (SLIP), a division of longtime partner Boys & Girls Club of Greater St. Louis, offered a summer program for rising sophomore high school students.

  • Professional MBA Graduate Travels the World to Grow Her Career

    Professional MBA Graduate Travels the World to Grow Her Career

    04/27/2023- Chien-Yi "Mariana" Wu graduated from the Chaifetz School of Business with her Professional MBA in 2020.

  • Chaifetz School Professor Cited in White House Report

    Chaifetz School Professor Cited in White House Report

    03/24/2023- Research by Marcus Painter, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Finance at the Chaifetz School of Business, into how the increased risk of climate change-related events affects the market for municipal bonds has made it into an annual presidential report.

  • Chaifetz School Jumps 15 spots in 2023 to rank at 56 by Poets&Quants for Undergrads

    Chaifetz School Jumps 15 spots in 2023 to rank at 56 by Poets&Quants for Undergrads

    03/02/2023- For the third consecutive year, the Richard A. Chaifetz School of Business at Saint Louis University has been recognized by Poets&Quants for Undergrads as one of the top undergraduate business schools in the country.

  • Luis Manta Turns Seoul Juice Into Profitable Business at the Chaifetz School

    Luis Manta Turns Seoul Juice Into Profitable Business at the Chaifetz School

    02/09/2023- Luis Manta started his company, Seoul Juice, while he was an undergraduate student at the Richard A. Chaifetz School of Business. Manta played for SLU’s men’s soccer team and earned a bachelor’s degree in business administration.