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Monika Blakely has lived all over the world, but her time at �鶹��Ƶ has been particularly special.

Students pursuing a master’s of science in management through �鶹��Ƶ’s School of Business cap their program with a four-month internship or researchship. Follow along as master's in management student Sarah Menna details her researchship work with Arlington Economic Development.

The �鶹��Ƶ School of Business recently set up a unique admission partnership with the University of Virginia at Wise. The pathway offers students who graduate from UVA-Wise the ability to streamline their applications to the master’s in accounting, master’s in finance, and master’s in management (MSM).

Victoria Grady, associate professor of management and program director of the Masters of Science in Management at �鶹��Ƶ, has a new book, Stuck: How to WIN at Work by Understanding LOSS, which is the result of years of research and writing with her co-author Patrick McCreesh, an adjunct management professor at �鶹��Ƶ. Stuck plumbs an area of psychology known as attachment theory, first developed in the mid-20th century by John Bowlby, a British psychoanalyst.

The master’s of science in management (MSM) program in �鶹��Ƶ's School of Business works in close partnership with the School of Business’ Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship (CIE) to provide MSM students access to an organization intent on nurturing those with entrepreneurial and innovative aspirations.

�鶹��Ƶ men’s basketball players D’Shawn Schwartz and Blake Buchanan, both School of Business graduate students, say their friendship helps keep them focused on their studies.

�鶹��Ƶ School of Business has become an institution defined by its ambitious and hard working student body, who balance many unique leadership roles and responsibilities. Sher Khan embodies what it means to be a School of Business Patriot.

Texas-born and raised Gabrielle Webster, BA Integrative Studies ’14, MS in Management ’16, first learned about �鶹��Ƶ through her high school debate team. Now, as a double alumna, Webster is equipped to forge her ascending career in management while also giving back to the School of Business through serving on alumni advisory boards.

Students pursuing an MS in management through �鶹��Ƶ’s School of Business usually spend four months getting work experience through internships at local companies. This year, however, due to the coronavirus pandemic, administrators had to think creatively. So instead, they asked local businesses what they thought of hiring students to do remote “researchships.”