International student Adella Nguyen helped found the Society for Advancement of Management (SAM) Chapter at the University of Illinois Springfield and also served as director of marketing and promotions. In March 2018, she was part of the first place team at the National SAM Business Case Competition in Washington, D.C.
Like most graduate students, Francisco Solano planned to finish his MBA at the University of Illinois Springfield in two years. However, his plans were changed by a military deployment. A year and a half into his education, while in the middle of a Graduate Public Service (GPSI) internship with the Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT), Solano got the opportunity to deploy for a year with the with the U.S. Army.
Hometown: Nha Trang, Vietnam Major: Masters in Business Administration (MBA) When Aerie Nguyen took the 30 hour flight from Vietnam to the United States she didn’t know what to expect. However, when she arrived at the University of Illinois Springfield she found a warm and welcoming environment.
Hometown: Arenzville, IL Major: Master of Business Administration (MBA) Future Plans: Work in non-profit management Brittany Carls earned her bachelor’s degree in business administration from the University of Illinois Springfield in 2015 and is now working on her MBA. As part of her master’s degree, she is interning at the Illinois Department of Healthcare and… Brittany Carls ‘17 Read More »