{"id":169,"date":"2021-03-12T10:11:51","date_gmt":"2021-03-12T16:11:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/business\/?page_id=169"},"modified":"2026-05-13T15:56:38","modified_gmt":"2026-05-13T20:56:38","slug":"connections","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/business\/connections\/","title":{"rendered":"Business Connections"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<section class=\"uwm-u-pb-80 uwm-u-pt-0\"><div class=\"uwm-l-container--base uwm-l-container--overflow-hidden\">\n<p class=\"lead-in\">For Wisconsin companies, it\u2019s \u201cvalue added\u201d at the Lubar College of Business.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We\u2019re part of the fabric of Wisconsin\u2019s economy. 75% of our 40,000 graduates contribute to the state\u2019s workforce. Our faculty engage with industry on research and applied projects. Our students intern with, work for, and learn from our partners in industry. And Wisconsin\u2019s corporate executives turn to us to train, develop, and sustain their ranks.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"uwm-bg-gray uwm-u-py-80\"><div class=\"uwm-l-container--base uwm-l-container--overflow-hidden\">\n<div class=\"uwm-p-card-grid uwm-l-grid uwm-l-grid--equal-y uwm-l-grid--3\">\n<div class=\"uwm-p-card uwm-u-mb-40 uwm-p-card--gold\"><div class=\"uwm-p-card--body\"><div class=\"uwm-p-card--title\">Centers &amp; Initiatives<\/div><div class=\"uwm-p-card--content\">Seven centers and initiatives that leverage the academic strength of the university with the knowledge and experience of corporations.<\/div><a class=\"uwm-p-card--link\" href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/business\/research\/centers-initiatives\/\">View Centers &amp; Initiatives<\/a><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"uwm-p-card uwm-u-mb-40 uwm-p-card--gold\"><div class=\"uwm-p-card--body\"><div class=\"uwm-p-card--title\">Executive Education<\/div><div class=\"uwm-p-card--content\">Developing high-level leaders through custom-designed programs for companies and topic-focused programming for individuals.<\/div><a class=\"uwm-p-card--link\" href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/business\/executive-education\/\">View Executive Education<\/a><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"uwm-p-card uwm-u-mb-40 uwm-p-card--gold\"><div class=\"uwm-p-card--body\"><div class=\"uwm-p-card--title\">Recruit at Lubar<\/div><div class=\"uwm-p-card--content\">Our Career Center will help you identify quality candidates for internships and full-time placements, and build your corporate presence at the Lubar College.<\/div><a class=\"uwm-p-card--link\" href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/business\/students\/career\/recruit\/\">View Recruit at Lubar<\/a><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"uwm-p-card uwm-u-mb-40 uwm-p-card--gold\"><div class=\"uwm-p-card--body\"><div class=\"uwm-p-card--title\">Industry Connect<\/div><div class=\"uwm-p-card--content\">Connect your company to advanced Lubar students and faculty for project work that serves your business needs.<\/div><a class=\"uwm-p-card--link\" href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/business\/connections\/industry\/\">View Industry Connect<\/a><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"uwm-p-card uwm-u-mb-40 uwm-p-card--gold\"><div class=\"uwm-p-card--body\"><div class=\"uwm-p-card--title\">Alumni<\/div><div class=\"uwm-p-card--content\">39,000 strong, the Lubar alumni network spans the globe and has a strong impact on the Wisconsin economy. Stay connected!<\/div><a class=\"uwm-p-card--link\" href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/business\/connections\/alumni\/\">View Alumni<\/a><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"uwm-p-card uwm-u-mb-40 uwm-p-card--gold\"><div class=\"uwm-p-card--body\"><div class=\"uwm-p-card--title\">Ignite Startup Accelerator<\/div><div class=\"uwm-p-card--content\">An 11-month startup accelerator to assist founders and entrepreneurs in launching their new venture. Inviting applications from UWM students, faculty, staff, and community members.<\/div><a class=\"uwm-p-card--link\" href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/business\/connections\/ignite-startup-accelerator\/\">View Ignite Startup<\/a><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/section>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"uwm-u-py-80\"><div class=\"uwm-l-container--base uwm-l-container--overflow-hidden\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" id=\"h-learn-more-about-what-s-happening-at-lubar\">Learn More about What&#8217;s Happening at Lubar<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"has-css-opacity uwm-c-hr--center-short\" \/>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<ul class=\"uwm-p-posts uwm-c-list--cleanlist uwm-l-grid uwm-l-grid--3 has-dates\"><li><figure class=\"post-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/business\/alumna-judy-titera-helps-boards-navigate-ai-risk-and-change\/\" aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/business\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/554\/2026\/06\/Judy-Titera-Headshot-2026_750x500-.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-post-image\" alt=\"Woman with short, wavy gray hair wearing a black suit jacket in front of a boardroom table.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/business\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/554\/2026\/06\/Judy-Titera-Headshot-2026_750x500-.jpg 750w, https:\/\/uwm.edu\/business\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/554\/2026\/06\/Judy-Titera-Headshot-2026_750x500--300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><div class=\"post-content\"><a class=\"post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/business\/alumna-judy-titera-helps-boards-navigate-ai-risk-and-change\/\">Alumna Judy Titera Helps Boards Navigate AI, Risk and Change<\/a><time datetime=\"2026-06-08T09:24:14-05:00\" class=\"post-date\">June 8, 2026<\/time><div class=\"post-excerpt\">After decades leading in the fields of compliance, privacy and enterprise risk, Judy Titera has built a career helping organizations &hellip; <\/div><\/div><\/li>\n<li><figure class=\"post-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/business\/from-first-generation-student-to-community-connector\/\" aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/business\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/554\/2026\/06\/F.DeLaSancha_750x500.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-post-image\" alt=\"Woman with dark hair and glasses in a red shirt. Man with dark hair and a purple shirt. Woman with dark hair with a green shirt.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/business\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/554\/2026\/06\/F.DeLaSancha_750x500.jpg 750w, https:\/\/uwm.edu\/business\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/554\/2026\/06\/F.DeLaSancha_750x500-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><div class=\"post-content\"><a class=\"post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/business\/from-first-generation-student-to-community-connector\/\">From First-Generation Student to Community Connector<\/a><time datetime=\"2026-06-04T12:42:52-05:00\" class=\"post-date\">June 4, 2026<\/time><div class=\"post-excerpt\">When Fernando De La Sancha started at UW-Milwaukee in 2021, he knew he wanted to study marketing. What he didn&#039;t &hellip; <\/div><\/div><\/li>\n<li><figure class=\"post-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/business\/student-research-when-consumers-describe-color-other-shoppers-listen\/\" aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/business\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/554\/2026\/06\/Mohammad-Fathi2_750x500.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-post-image\" alt=\"Man with dark hair, mustache and beard in a light green shirt in front of a laptop computer.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/business\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/554\/2026\/06\/Mohammad-Fathi2_750x500.jpeg 750w, https:\/\/uwm.edu\/business\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/554\/2026\/06\/Mohammad-Fathi2_750x500-300x200.jpeg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><div class=\"post-content\"><a class=\"post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/business\/student-research-when-consumers-describe-color-other-shoppers-listen\/\">Student Research: When Consumers Describe Color, Other Shoppers Listen<\/a><time datetime=\"2026-06-03T16:14:21-05:00\" class=\"post-date\">June 3, 2026<\/time><div class=\"post-excerpt\">When most people shop online, they read reviews to help decide what to buy. But what makes one review more &hellip; <\/div><\/div><\/li>\n<li><figure class=\"post-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/business\/a-o-smith-foundation-gift-strengthens-student-success-and-global-learning\/\" aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"563\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/business\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/554\/2026\/06\/A.-O.-Smith-ribbon-cutting-042426_750x500.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-post-image\" alt=\"Woman with shoulder-length strawberry blonde hair in a blue suit jacket cutting a large ribbon with two men in business suits looking on.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/business\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/554\/2026\/06\/A.-O.-Smith-ribbon-cutting-042426_750x500.jpg 563w, https:\/\/uwm.edu\/business\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/554\/2026\/06\/A.-O.-Smith-ribbon-cutting-042426_750x500-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 563px) 100vw, 563px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><div class=\"post-content\"><a class=\"post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/business\/a-o-smith-foundation-gift-strengthens-student-success-and-global-learning\/\">A. O. Smith Foundation Gift Strengthens Student Success and Global Learning<\/a><time datetime=\"2026-05-01T14:32:38-05:00\" class=\"post-date\">May 1, 2026<\/time><div class=\"post-excerpt\">Students preparing for interviews in the Lubar College of Business Career Center will now do so in the newly named &hellip; <\/div><\/div><\/li>\n<li><figure class=\"post-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/business\/the-hidden-psychology-behind-simple-pricing-amid-the-rise-of-ai\/\" aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/business\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/554\/2026\/04\/Zuhui-Xiao-Pricing.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-post-image\" alt=\"Woman with short dark hair and glasses standing in front of a grocery store shelf with bottles of ranch dressing with the same price\" srcset=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/business\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/554\/2026\/04\/Zuhui-Xiao-Pricing.jpg 750w, https:\/\/uwm.edu\/business\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/554\/2026\/04\/Zuhui-Xiao-Pricing-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><div class=\"post-content\"><a class=\"post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/business\/the-hidden-psychology-behind-simple-pricing-amid-the-rise-of-ai\/\">The Hidden Psychology Behind Simple Pricing Amid the Rise of AI<\/a><time datetime=\"2026-04-22T15:53:55-05:00\" class=\"post-date\">April 22, 2026<\/time><div class=\"post-excerpt\">As artificial intelligence enables businesses to fine-tune prices to closely reflect products\u2019 cost or value, it may seem natural to &hellip; <\/div><\/div><\/li>\n<li><figure class=\"post-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/business\/lubar-college-part-time-mba-rises-in-rankings\/\" aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/business\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/554\/2026\/04\/PT-MBA-rises-in-rankings_750x500.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-post-image\" alt=\"Exterior of Lubar College of Business with a text box that says part-time MBA rises in national rankings\" srcset=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/business\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/554\/2026\/04\/PT-MBA-rises-in-rankings_750x500.png 700w, https:\/\/uwm.edu\/business\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/554\/2026\/04\/PT-MBA-rises-in-rankings_750x500-300x214.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><div class=\"post-content\"><a class=\"post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/business\/lubar-college-part-time-mba-rises-in-rankings\/\">Lubar College Part-Time MBA Rises in Rankings<\/a><time datetime=\"2026-04-07T11:30:43-05:00\" class=\"post-date\">April 7, 2026<\/time><div class=\"post-excerpt\">The The Lubar College of Business continues its upward momentum in national rankings, rising seven spots to No. 91 in &hellip; <\/div><\/div><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div><\/section>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":11,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":8,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"templates\/full-width.php","meta":{"footnotes":"","uwm_wg_additional_authors":[]},"class_list":["post-169","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v27.7 (Yoast SEO v27.7) - 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