Central to Business Success
Lindner’s affiliated centers and institutes are essential links between students, staff and faculty, alumni, and business and community partners. The exchange of talent, learning opportunities and professional networks ensures these connections are mutually beneficial.
Journey through the defining developments, events and moments from our centers and institutes during the 2023-24 academic year.
The Gamma Iota Sigma Black & Gold Banquet welcomed students, alumni, Lindner faculty and staff, company partners, and others affiliated with the center to hear about the organization’s initiatives, activities and future goals. The event also celebrated Robert Higgins, the center’s director of professional and industry engagement, who retired in August.
Get involved with the Carl H. Lindner III Center for Insurance and Risk Management.
The 2024 Data Science Symposium featured two dynamic keynotes. AlignAI CEO Rehgan Bleile explored “From Models to Agents,” highlighting the shift from traditional machine learning systems to advanced AI. Jeffrey Shaffer, Kirk and Jacki Perry Professor of Analytics and Applied AI Lab Director, closed with “The Future of AI,” examining AI’s rapid advancements and unpredictable trajectory in modern technology.
Get involved with the Center for Business Analytics.
The Digital Pre-Accelerator Program has been retooled into a free, five-module online program that teaches participants how to validate ideas, define customers and build sustainable business models. Open to students, staff, faculty and community members, the program provides essential tools, resources and mentorship to turn ideas into ventures.
Get involved with the Center for Entrepreneurship.
From left: Grau Center for Professional Selling Executive Director for External Relations Jennifer Barlow, Jim Grau and Jane Sojka, PhD, marketing professor-educator and academic director, Grau Center for Professional Selling.
The center held a ribbon cutting ceremony for the Grau Center Professional Sales Lab in March. Attendees included Varsity Sales Team and Sales Leadership Club students, as well as valued stakeholders, who heard from Jim Grau, BBA ’73, Dean Marianne Lewis and UC President Neville Pinto. Grau’s donation will upgrade the lab with new technology and furnishings.
Get involved with the Grau Center for Professional Selling.
The 25th annual Goering Center Family & Private Business Awards inducted the Heiman family of Standard Textile into the Family Business Hall of Fame. The Heiman family was admitted for their application of the center’s “10 Best Practices” for family and private businesses.
Get involved with the Goering Center for Family and Private Business.
Leaders from Bahl and Gaynor, Bank of America, Johnson Investment Counsel, Luma Financial Technologies and Morgan Stanley participated in a “Candid Conversations” event on how to approach and learn from various scenarios while building a career in finance.
Get involved with the Johnson Investment Institute.
Keya Nandi.
The institute awarded 25 professional development scholarships for economics students to engage in experiential learning opportunities outside of the classroom. One such instance was fourth-year Lindner Honors-PLUS student and Kautz-Uible Amanda Wait Fellow Keya Nandi, who attended the National Association for Business Economics’ 41st annual Economic Policy Conference in Washington, D.C..
Get involved with the Kautz-Uible Economics Institute.
The center’s 41st year of Roundtable programming maintained its tradition of connecting students and faculty with the region’s real estate community through timely real estate topics. Highlighted by the annual UC/ PNC Economic Outlook, 2024-25 Roundtables welcomed experts and guest speakers on AI trends in real estate, institutional investment, office demand and urban economies, and more.
Get involved with the Real Estate Center.
Students, faculty, staff, alumni, institute supporters and community members gathered for the eighth annual, student-run Warren Bennis Leadership Experience. Attendees heard from an alumni panel that answered questions centered around relationships, reflection and resilience, the core principles of the former UC president’s leadership teachings..
Get involved with the Warren Bennis Leadership Institute.