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The UMass Lowell Robert J. Manning School of Business delivers high quality, accessible undergraduate and graduate education. We produce influential research and provide an inclusive learning environment that offers rigorous, transformative experiences. Our students engage in entrepreneurial opportunities to explore innovation and the power of inter-disciplinary collaboration. Manning graduates are work ready and prepared to contribute to the global business community.

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Kellsie-Howard
Kellsie Howard '19
Business Administration - Finance, Management

Kellsie Howard has managed to achieve a lot in her first two years in the Manning School of Business, including organizing a DECA competition, starting two clubs and working as a co-op at Putnam Investments.

We want to empower, diversify and help women find a voice in the classroom.
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Assistant Professor Michael Obal talks to a group of business students on their laptops.
Michael Obal
Marketing

Through his research on new product development and disruptive innovation, along with his own professional journey, Asst. Prof. of Marketing Michael Obal is able to provide students with valuable real-world career advice.

Employers don’t expect a college graduate to know everything. They want to know you’re ready to learn and ready to take on new challenges.
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UMass Lowell student Kelly Skelton presents to a class
Kelly Michael Skelton '19
Marketing & Management

Business student Kelly Michael Skelton plans to earn his undergraduate and MBA degrees in just four years – and with zero debt – while juggling multiple jobs and extracurricular activities.

I’m never fully satisfied, but I’m always as happy as can be. There’s a lot of opportunity here at UMass Lowell.
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Ryan Jubb standing next to UMass Lowell EMS vehicle
Ryan Jubb '22
Management

Ryan Jubb applies his management education to his work as a student EMT and his hobby of flying planes.

The experiences I’ve had here have opened a lot of doors for me, and I can take them wherever I go.
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Andre Ragel sits in a classroom in the Pulichino Tong Business Center
Andre Ragel '21
Management

Ever since moving to Lowell from the Philippines with his mom as a child, Andre Ragel has embraced a sink-or-swim attitude – one that carried the business administration major through a busy first year on campus.

We moved here to seek better opportunities, and I feel that’s something we have accomplished. I’m definitely in a better place and on the right track.
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