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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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Meet Our Students

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Julia Marino ’24
Finance and Marketing

Transfer business student Julia Marino discovered a passion for sales at UML.

With my real-world internship experience, I’m able to apply what I’m learning in school and put it all together.
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Benjamin McEvoy and Edward Morante at DifferenceMaker boot camp with their Benji Ball prototype
Benjamin McEvoy '21
Business, Finance & Management Information Systems

Benjamin McEvoy has been racking up wins as a DifferenceMaker competitor with partner Edward Morante and their idea for an inclusive combination of baseball and cricket, Benji Ball.

I have always dreamed of being my own boss and at some point and having my own company.
Read More About Benjamin McEvoy 
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Cintya Gajardo Véjar '25
Entrepreneurship

A Fulbright Scholar from Chile, Cintya Gajardo Véjar is driven to improve the lives of others.

When you give an opportunity to an entrepreneur, that opportunity can spread and have a big impact on communities and families. That’s what motivates me.
Read More About Cintya Gajardo Véjar 
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Christine Vaudo '18
Business Analytics

Christine Vaudo returned to school after a long gap to earn a bachelor’s degree in business administration from the Manning School of Business and then decided to pursue her master’s degree in business analytics.

Everyone’s looking for analytics. Whether it’s fundraising, finance, marketing -- there are lots of jobs.
Read More About Christine Vaudo 
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Maddie Gear '24
Marketing

Maddie Gear’s favorable first impression of UML steered her to a marketing co-op position at CarGurus.

I’m so excited to apply the skills that I’ve learned in my business classes.
Read More About Maddie Gear 
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Named a Best Online Bachelor's Business

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A Best Online Master's in Business

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A Best Online Master's in Business for Veterans
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A Best Online MBA for Veterans
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    ‘Being There for Each Other Made It Easier’

    Amidst the uncertainty and isolation of the COVID-19 pandemic, eight first-year business and engineering majors developed a strong bond in the fall of 2020 at UML that carried them through to Commencement and beyond.
    Featured Story
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    Joy Tong Women in Business Pays It Forward

    Joy Tong Women in Business members presented Girls Inc. of Greater Lowell with a $2,000 fundraising donation during a dinner celebrating the student organization’s seven years in the Manning School of Business.
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    Business Alumna Earns Top Honor for Entrepreneurship

    Business alumna Kristine Porcaro ’91, co-founder of Lexington Wealth Management, is one of just three people globally to receive a Beta Gamma Sigma 2024 Entrepreneurial Achievement Award. She was recognized by the Manning School of Business at its induction ceremony for the international business honor society.
    Department News
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    Concrete Idea Takes Top DifferenceMaker Prize

    Mechanical engineering graduate student Joshua Landis ’22 took home the top prize at the Rist DifferenceMaker Institute’s 12th annual $50,000 Idea Challenge with SparkCell Technologies, his fast and cost-effective way to detect problems in concrete structures.
    Featured Story

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