SCHOOL OF BUSINESS ADDS PROGRAMS
BUSINESS CAPSTONE STUDENTS GAIN REAL-WORLD EXPERIENCE Senior School of Business majors enrolled in the Business Capstone course are able to gain real-world experience through unique partnerships with sponsor companies that offer a critical business opportunity for which students research, analyze, and build recommendations based on their work during the semester. This spring, Weather Tight was the capstone sponsor. Twenty-one students in seven groups explored a critical business opportunity for Weather Tight, then presented their findings and business plans to Weather Tight executives on May 17 (pictured above).
The Wisconsin Lutheran College School of Business recently added new majors to existing offerings in an effort to provide even more options for students to craft a college experience that meets their career goals. In addition to existing programs in accounting and sports management, majors/ minors in finance, management, and marketing are now being offered. The existing business administration program was revamped as well. Due to the increased offerings, alumnus Jason Van Acker ’00 will be joining the School of Business as an academic staff member this fall.
Weather Tight Vice President Todd Schulz followed-up after the presentation: “As a group we were impressed with the students’ demeanor, attire, presentation skills, and a true sense for the importance and value of the information to Weather Tight. They very much represented the goal of the college in developing servant leaders. Thank you so much for partnering with Weather Tight on this project!”
PROFESSOR PRESENTS AT INTERNATIONAL LEADERSHIP SUMMIT Last spring, Dr. Donald Kudek, Chair of WLC’s School of Business, met with acting Milwaukee police chief Jeffery Norman and his leadership team to review the 2020 results of a survey that Kudek conducted with members of the Milwaukee Police Department. The 2020 study looked at the relationship between the servant leadership behaviors that officers see in their supervisor and their reported job satisfaction. The survey was a repeat of a study conducted in 2016. The survey results showed an increase in both servant leadership activities and job satisfaction, as well as a stronger correlation between the two. Kudek presented his findings at the 2021 International Servant Leadership Summit this summer. Wisconsin Lutheran College | 9
