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Strategic Innovation Academy
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Admiring How Deere Does Business
By John Carter on September 11, 2012 | No CommentsWallas Wiggins speaks about Deere's strategic process and growing global business. -
Driving Business at Caterpillar
By Jill Tomkins on August 22, 2012 | No CommentsA visit to discuss curriculum, prospective staffing needs, and test-drive a Caterpillar. -
Why SMI?
By Stephanie Miles on July 25, 2012 | No CommentsJon Finley, MBA 2012, explains why he chose to study the Strategic Management & Innovation track at Tippie. Not only did he find a great internship at A.T. Kearney, but he turned that experience into a full-time position after graduating. -
Tippie takes 2nd at Strategic Case Competition
By Annie Leonhart on May 8, 2012 | 1 CommentTippie captured 2nd place in the 2012 University of Illinois Strategy Case Competition with additional honors for best speaker and Q & A. -
Xandem’s security sensors can see through walls
By Kuan-Hung Ting on May 7, 2012 | No CommentsXandem recently evaluated an innovation opportunity in X-ray vision technology. -
Finding the Right Fit
By Erin Dougherty on May 3, 2012 | No CommentsAdriane Downs paired her business acumen with her healthcare background and passion to land a right-fit opportunity in a Leadership Development Program. -
Team wins big with green roof design
By Kyle Bogler on April 27, 2012 | 1 CommentAt the end of May, our team received notification they were awarded a Special Recognition Award for Marketing and $500 for their entry in the XpedX Campus Greening Challenge. -
Tippie Claims Victory at Fisher/Big Ten Case Competition
By Benjamin Sparks on April 24, 2012 | 1 CommentKandis Meinders, Annie Leonhart, Adam Plagge, and myself are proud to bring the first place trophy home. Annie won individual awards in both the preliminary and final rounds, and Adam won an individual award in the preliminary round. -
Tippie Entrepreneurs Win Big
By Riley Lind on April 23, 2012 | No CommentsIt’s a tough job market out there. Lots of college graduates are worried they may not get the job of their dreams. Luckily for Tippie MBAs, we’ve given another option. Instead of asking for a job, we can just create our own. -
Making it fit: Finley converts internship into career
By Erin Dougherty on April 19, 2012 | 1 CommentJon Finley did what many MBAs strive to do -- convert a hard-won internship into a full-time consulting position. Jon shared his strategy and how he was able to stand out to secure his dream career in consulting.











