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Tunde Kovacs teaches a course in the Pulichino Tong Business Center’s Trading Room
Tunde Kovacs
Finance

As assistant professor of finance in the Manning School of Business, Tunde Kovacs strives to help students speak the industry language, something she was brought up on in her native Hungary.

My No. 1 goal with students is to make sure they are able to read the news and understand and critique it, because a lot of things in financial publications don’t actually make sense.
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Assistant Professor Elana Feldman talks to a student in an organizational behavior course
Elana Feldman
Management

Elana Feldman, an assistant professor of management in the Manning School of Business, draws on her natural curiosity about people and organizations for her research and teaching.

I have one of the best jobs in the world. I get to study things that interest me, and I get to help students get excited about the things that I think really matter.
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Sitting cross-legged on the floor with a dozen children at the Cambodian Mutual Assistance Association of Greater Lowell (CMAA), Manning School of Business junior Sopheak Mean has the room’s undivided attention as he leads a vocabulary exercise
Sopheak Mean
Accounting & Finance

The Cambodian Mutual Assistance Association of Greater Lowell helped Manning School of Business student Sopheak Mean discover a path to college. Through his part-time work at the nonprofit organization, Mean is helping kids like himself from Lowell who may need guidance and mentorship.

I want to take everything I’m learning in college – about finances, business and life in general – and use it in a way to help my community, especially the youth.
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Mike Taskoski with his wife Raylean at the Hooding Ceremony for Manning School of Business graduate students
Mike Taskoski '19
Business Administration

As a technical program manager with the U.S. Navy, Mike Taskoski had his pick of MBA programs. He chose UMass Lowell based on the reputation of its online program.

I travel a lot for work, so there’s no way I could (earn my MBA) in the classroom ... I could do my work in a hotel room on the road.
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Katie Sanchez with other participants of seminar on building steps
Katie Sanchez '20
Business Administration

Katie Sanchez ’20 is a step closer to her goal of becoming a chartered financial analyst after being accepted into Boston Scientific’s financial leadership development program.

I wanted to find something that would give me hands-on experience with everything as I rotate within the same job.
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