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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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Nicole Hayek sings the national anthem before the UMass Lowell men's basketball game on Martin Luther King Jr. Day at the Tsongas Center
Nicole Hayek '19
Marketing

Nicole Hayek came to the Manning School of Business to prepare for a career in marketing. Along the way, she's been able to fulfill her passion for music.

Music has always been my biggest dream, but I'm so thankful for the opportunities that UMass Lowell has given me. The array of opportunities here is never-ending.
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Emily Lara
Emily Lara '20
Business Administration

Manning School of Business grad Emily Lara ’20 has been California dreamin’ for some time. Now her dream is coming true.

One of the biggest things UMass Lowell has helped me with is learning how to work in teams with other people.
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Jonathan at the construction site
Jonathan Geanakos '84
Business Administration Management

Jonathan Geanakos’ commercial real estate career got an assist from his lacrosse coach at UML.

I love the school. This place is a goldmine for … preparing you for what’s next.
Read More About Jonathan Geanakos 
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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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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    Students’ Challenge is Out of this World

    UMass Lowell’s Global Entrepreneurship Exchange (GE2) program returned in person on campus for the first time since the pandemic, offering 25 students the chance to collaborate on a real-world challenge: how to turn a faculty-designed space technology into a viable business.
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    Country Roads Lead Back to UML for Jilly Martin ’09

    UMass Lowell alum Jilly Martin ’09 has built a successful country music career with the duo Martin and Kelly by applying the skills she learned as a business student to thrive as an independent artist and entrepreneur.
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    Business Students Close the Deal at Sales Challenge

    Manning School of Business students put their skills to the test at the inaugural UMass Lowell Sales Challenge, part of a growing sales curriculum and new Sales Hub initiative.
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