Welcome to the2023-2024Stateof theCollege,
Attheendof abusy year,Iam thrilledto reportthatPaulCollegeis ingreat shape.We hadavery successfulAACSB re-accreditationandhavehit severalmilestones whenitcomes to faculty, staff,andstudentsuccess.
Despiteasignificant University budgetre-setwehave remainedinnovative andfuturefocused.Specifically,welaunchedanew OptioninSupply Chain Management, anew Minor inRealEstate,andsuccessfully integratedour Hospitality Management MajorintotheBSBAwhere itiswellpositioned to thriveandgrow.
Our studentoutcomes remainstrongatthegraduateandundergraduate levelswithstudentjobplacementbeingatarecordhighof 96% and98%, respectively.This wouldnotbepossiblewithoutthecontinued supportof ourmany business partners andalumni,thankyou.
Lastly, thankyouto allouralumniandfriends whose philanthropic support –wecouldnotdo what wedo withoutyou!
WithGratitude,
Lucy GilsonPh.D. Dean
MissionStatement Excite.Engage.Empower.Excel. Students
Alumni Research Business/ Community /Policy
SeniorLecturer
AssociateProfessor
Professor
LaurenHaley
NoeleLee
JonNash
CinthiaSatornino
KholeGwebu
DevDutta
Director,Graduate Enrollment&Advising
ManagingDirectorof Development
DirectorofLeadership Giving
Tara Belanger
SuzanneRoberg
AnnieNevells
ManagementLecturer
DirectorofBusinessin Practice(BiP)
Tenure-Track Marketing Ph.D.U.Buffalo
ManagementLecturer
YoonKang
LisaKeslar
UG/Grad AdminAssistant
Advancement
AdminTeamLead/ ExecutiveEducation ProgramCoordinator
HayleyAdams
Carrie Rosalia
Molly LunnOwen
NHSmallBusinessDevelopmentCenter JohnClemente Southernteam BusinessAdvisor and ARMIstaff
StephKirk DirectorofFinance & Administration
LoickMuyuka DirectorofSBDC’s
InclusivityCommitment
Business Advisor
BusinessAdvisor
Janie Wang
JeanNelson
AccreditationExtendedThrough2030 ExtensionofAccreditation NoteworthyBestPractices • BusinessinPractice(BiP)enhancesexperientiallearningopportunitiesfor students.
• FirstYearInnovationand ResearchExperience(FIRE)“appearstobea wonderfulprogram”–engagesstudentsin aseriousandfunway.
• Newstudentexperienceoflearning(SEL)providesusefulfeedbacktoimprove teachingeffectiveness.
• ImpressiverelationshipwithSBDC –integratedintocoursesandhavinga positiveeconomicimpactonthestate.
• Theresearchprofileofthecollegecontinuestoimprove.
• Facultyandstaffarededicatedandhaveanoverwhelminglypositivespirit
1.Enhanceacademic reputationandvisibility
Strengthenresearchproductivity,impact,anddissemination
.Enhanceundergraduatestudentoutcomesandsuccess
Grow,diversify,andelevatestature of graduateprograms
Fosteracollaborative,inclusive,engaged,andaspirational culture
Engagerobustlywiththe businesscommunityregionally and nationally
Ensurefinancial healthandsustainability
Faculty&Staff Perceptions onhowwedoing Enhanceacademicreputationandvisibility
Strengthenresearchproductivity,impact,and dissemination
.Enhanceundergraduatestudentoutcomesand success
Grow,diversify,andelevatestatureof graduateprograms
Fosteracollaborative,inclusive,engaged,and aspirationalculture
Engagerobustlywiththebusinesscommunity regionallyandnationally
Ensurefinancialhealthandsustainability
Enhanceacademicreputationand visibility AACSB2024ClassofInfluentialLeaders FacultyDemonstratingImpactThroughResearch Undergraduate (Poets and Quants) • Forthesecondyearinarow-PaulCollegetoprankedpublicbusiness schoolinNewEngland
• UNHPaulrankedNo.63nationally
• Amongthetop50universitiesinthecountryforacademicexperience (No. 43)andcareeroutcomes(No.46).
• Oneof25schoolsreportingemploymentratesofatleast95%witha96% placementrate90daysaftergraduation.
Graduate • UNHOnlineMBAProgram Ranked#42 nationally,#39formilitaryveterans(US News)
• MSEconomicsrankedat#33nationally(TFE Times)
UNPRMEChampions 1of47 Schools namedas aPRME 20242025Champion
1of3 PRME2024-2025Champions locatedwithintheUS
ThemissionofthePRMEChampionsgroup istocontributeto thought and actionleadershiponresponsiblemanagementeducationinthe contextoftheUnitedNationssustainabledevelopmentagenda.
LuEchazu AACSB ChairofResponsibleManagementAffinity GroupSteeringCommittee
Shuili Du PaulCollege SustainabilityFellow
FionaWilson UNH ChiefSustainabilityOfficer PaulAffiliatedFaculty
EditorialBoardInvolvement
FacultyDemonstratingImpactThroughResearch
• BillurAkdeniz,AssociateEditor,Journalof BusinessResearch(A)
• LudwigBstieler,AssociateEditor,Journalof ProductInnovationManagement(A*)
• JianhongChen,AssociateEditor,Group&OrganizationManagement(A)
• SteveCiccone,ActionEditor,JournalofBusiness&EconomicStudies(C)
• KarenConway,ActionEditor,SeriesofUnsurprisingResultsinEconomics(SURE)
• LucyGilson,SeniorAssociateEditor,Group&OrganizationManagement(A)
• KholeGwebu,AssociateEditor,Journalof ElectronicCommerceResearch(B)
• JohnHasseldine,Editor,AdvancesinTaxation(B)
• JunLi,AssociateEditor,NewEnglandJournalof Entrepreneurship(C)
• YixinLiu,AssociateEditor,AdvancedBusiness&Finance
• CinthiaSatornino,AssociateEditor,Journalof BusinessResearch(A)
• MarkusSchuckert,RegionalEditor,Journalof QualitativeResearchinTourism
• Goksel Yalcinkaya, AssociateEditor,RutgersBusinessReview(B)
• EmilyXu,AssociateEditor,AdvancesinAccounting(A)
ProfessionalLeadershipRoles FacultyDemonstratingImpactThroughResearch
• LudwigBstieler,BoardofDirectors,ProductDevelopmentandManagementAssociation
• LucianaEchazu,Chair,AACSBResponsibleManagementEducationAffinityGroup
• AhmadEtebari,ExecutiveDirector,NortheastBusinessandEconomicsAssociation
• LucyGilson,BoardofGovernors,AcademyofManagement
• JunLi,BusinessChair,NortheastChapteroftheAcademyof InternationalBusiness
• KristaMarvel,Treasurer,AmericanCulinaryFederation,PiscataquaChapter
• JonNash,BoardMember,NHSocietyofCPAs
• GTOzer,Treasurer,INFORMSInformationSystemsSociety(ISS)
• LindaRagland,Treasurer/SecretaryoftheAAA GovernmentandNonprofitSection
• MarkusSchuckert,ConferenceChairResearch,NENAChairConference,Portland,Maine
• JingWang,ConferenceChair,NewEnglandAssociationofInformationSystems
• GokselYalcinkaya,ConferenceCo-Chair,ChairGlobalMarketingSIG
• ErmiraZifla,ConferenceProgramChair,NewEnglandAssociationofInformationSystems
2024BrettonWoodsAccountingandFinanceSkiConference
Externalreviewers 274 Submission(20%upfrom2023)
21 Acceptedpapers(7.7% acceptancerate)
HoganLecture
100% Participationof presenting authors andinvited discussants
73 Attendees(59 external)
• TheJohnA.Hoganspeakerseriesinvitesa distinguishedindividualtospeakonimportantU.S. labormarkettrendsandrelevantpolicyissues.
• Lectureseriesstartedin2015with7speakersto date;one(ClaudiaGoldin)beingaNobelPrize winner.
• 160attended the2024lecture.
ConferenceandEvents KeynotespeakerDarrenLaCroix’04 CEO& FounderCode-X
144Attendeesfrom15universities presenting20papers
NewsArticlesand MediaPlacements BestSocial Postof AY23-24
HonorableMention comments
Strengthenresearchproductivity,impact,anddissemination • AnnalsofTourismResearch(HannaLee)
• CriticalFinanceReview(M.Goldberg,D.Ozabaci)
• DecisionSupportSystems(B.EkeRubini,E.Zifla)
• IndustrialMarketingManagement(S.Du,C.Satornino)
• InformationSystemsResearch(G.Ozer) FT50
• Journal ofAppliedPsychology(N.Awasty;E.Frank) FT50
• Journal ofBankingand Finance(V.Staneva)
• Journal ofBusinessVenturing(A.Earle) FT50
• Journal ofEconomicDynamicsandControl(L.Rubini)
• Journal ofProductInnovationManagement(L.Bstieler)
• Journal ofMarketing(Y.Kang) FT50
• Journal oftheAcademyofMarketingScience (A.LaBrecque) FT50
• ManagementScience(S.Song) FT50
• ManufacturingandServiceOperations Management(W.Wei) FT50
• OrganizationScience(E.Frank) FT50
• PersonnelPsychology(E.Frank)
*AustralianBusinessDeansCouncillist,2023
• Accounting and Finance (S. Hossain; V. Staneva)
• Advances in Accounting (Huimin Li)
• Applied Psychology (D. Dutta)
• Asia Pacific Journal of Management (J. Li)
• Business and Society (A. Earle)
• Communications of the Association for Information Systems (S. Du, K. Gwebu, J. Wang)
• Computers & Security (K. Gwebu, J. Wang)
• Computers in Human Behavior (E. Zifla)
• Current Issues in Tourism (Hanna Lee)
• Ecological Economics (S. Brockmann)
• Economics and Human Biology (K. Conway)
• Finance Research Letters (V. Staneva)
• Internet Research (I. Kim)
• Journal of Business Ethics (S. Du; J. Chen, J. Sohl) FT50
• Journal of Business Research (T. Gruen; I. Kim)
• Journal of Environmental Management (S. Brockmann)
• Managerial Auditing Journal (J. Nash)
• Oxford Bulletin of Economics and Statistics (J. Horvath)
• Psychology & Marketing (J. Pomerance)
• R&D Management (D. Dutta)
• Southern Economic Journal (B. Elmslie)
ResearchHighlights DevDutta
Oneof topmostcited entrepreneurial ecosystems researchers2015-2023
ShuiliDu
UNHResearchExcellence Award
BradHerring 2023PaperoftheYear journal Housing Policy Debate
YoonKang U.BuffaloDean’sDoctoral AwardforResearch Excellence
EmmaFrank
PaulCollege Outstanding ResearchAward
CinthiaSatornino
2024 Sales SIG Excellence in Research Award for her Journal of Marketing article
YifeiWang
RobertH.Smith
Outstanding DissertationAward fromtheUniversityof Maryland
WeiWei
Spotlightpaperforin Manufacturing and Service Operation Management Journal (M&SOM)
BenXue LehighUniversity CollegeofBusiness
ElizabethStout
DissertationAward
GokselYalcinkaya
LiteratiAwardOutstandingPaper, International Marketing Review
DisseminationofFacultyResearch • KarenConway,GreatStepsforBaby:Walkable NeighborhoodsLinkedtoSaferPregnancies, U.S. News & World Report. 8/21/23
• InchanKim,Researchfindsdiversity,equityand inclusioninitiativesduringcertainpresidencies canaffectbottomline, Phys.Org.9/29/23
• Ermira ZiflaandBurcuEkeRubini,Fakenews? AIdetected inadequatemedicalnewsmore easilythanpeople, Boston Globe. 3/7/24
• ScottLemos,NewresearchshowsNHresidents arewillingtopayaround$150yearlyfor PFAS remediation, NHPR. 7/3/24 (Also picked up by WMUR, Keene Sentinel, NH Business Review.
Enhanceundergraduatestudentoutcomesandsuccess EnrollmentandUndergraduateProgramming ~93% Undergraduateretention
INNOVATIONS • Hospitality Managementpart of theBSBA
• New OptioninSupply ChainManagement
• Minor inReal Estate 7% Increasein applications 69% ASVD Yield; 46%atMini ASVD 110 Studied abroad
$1.3MilliongivenoutinUndergraduateScholarships
TotalNumberofStudents NewStudents 95% ofstudentsappreciatedhavingapeeradvisor
82% ofstudentsbelieveFIRE helpedthemsucceed academically
78% ofstudentsbelieveFIRE helpedthembemore involved
70% ofstudents believeFIREwas worthwhile
ScholarshipCohortPrograms
Inclusive LeadershipFellows
• 2Graduated
• 10Sophomore
• 10IncomingFellows
PaulScholars
• 52Graduated
• 21Incoming
RutmanFellows
• 13Graduated
• 15Incoming
BusinessinPractice(BIP)AY2023-2024 EnrollmentandCourseDevelopment 66 BiPsfrom40 industry professionals. 1,707 Enrollment
7 New BiPcourses offered
9 Courses indevelopment for AY24-25, 3forFall2024,and 6forSpring2025
Initiatives • BiP isdevelopingaformalprogram-wideassessment process
• PilotingBiP Field KitWorkshops (fall 2023/spring 2024).
• Hands-on 90-minute workshops delivered by industryprofessionals' exposure to insider knowledge, business tools,or current techniques
Successrate(employed orgradschool)
Average UG starting salary 83% • Heldatleast 1internship • EngagedwithCaPSinsomeway
Satisfied with CaPS support 1,458 studentsreceivedone-on-one CaPSappointment
• NH,MA,CA,NY,WA,MO,TX • Amazon,Pepsi,PwC,Macy’s,CVS,
Alumni Grow,diversify,andelevatestatureofgraduateprograms TeachingAwards Congratulationstofacultyrecognizedforteachingexcellence
Russ Miles 2023UNHJeanBrierlyAward forTeachingExcellence
SteveIrlbeckExcellenceinTeachingAward-Tenure-Track
KellyRootExcellenceinTeachingAward–Lecturer
Graduate TeachingExcellenceAwards–StudentNominated
AndrewEarle,MichaelHanlon,Ju-ChinHuang,JunLi,BurcuEkeRubini,LorisRubini,EmilyXu,BingjinXue
GraduateProgramsStatistics –PerProgram,Fall2024 PAUL GRADPROGRAMGROWTH& DIVERSIFICATION GrowandDiversify ResourcesforInternationalStudentExperiences
ElevatingStatureof GraduatePrograms OPM is partnering with colleges and universities as a part of the continuing efforts to provide higher educational opportunities to the Federal workforce, their spouses and legal dependents by providing the opportunity to pursue postsecondary education at reduced tuition rates.
Professional Development Committee for NEGAP
Fall 2024 Paul College will be hosting New England Association for Graduate Enrollment Management (NEGAP) Conference
Fosteracollaborative,inclusive,engaged,andaspirationalculture HighlightedEvents WomeninBusinessConference –“Liftasyou Lead”
Keynotespeaker
AmyPocsik,CEOand founder ofBold Moves,co-founder ofWomen’sBusinessLeague
Diversity,Equity&InclusionConference –“BuildingBridges”
Keynotespeaker
KeynotespeakerGenaCox, CEOofFeelsHuman,LLC
OurInclusiveCommunity HispanicHeritageMonthPanel
• PanelofthreeHispanicbusiness ownersinNH,moderatedbyDean Echazu,discussingtheirhistory, howtheycametoNewHampshire, and thestrugglestheyface.
TheCareer Closet:DressedforSuccess
• Hundredsofprofessionalclothingitemsdonated bythefacultyandstaffmadeavailableto studentsforinterviews,internships,andfirst jobs.
• Dropoffoutside355J
• Thisyear’sevent –Sept.19,2024
Staff AdvisoryCouncil
GOAL StaffEngagementinPaul Community
• FuelforFinals
• CookieDecorating(Holiday)
• SpringFoodDrive
• WelcomeWagon+BuddyLunches
PaulCollegeBelongingSurveyResults WhatFaculty andStaffSaid:HowtoBuildCommunityandIncreaseMorale
inPaulCollege Engagerobustlywiththebusinesscommunityregionallyandnationally
EngagementwithBusinessCommunity -BIP Employer/Company CourseTitle
Employer/Company Course Title
consultant
B-Impact Clinic
Business Networking; Leveraging
LinkedIn
Immersive Executive Experiences
DEI Leadership in Practice
Data Story-Telling
Community Sports Branding
Intro to Content Strategy & Intro to Email
Marketing
Intro to SEO
Intro to Wealth Management
Employer/Company CourseTitle
Employer/Company Course Title
Contractor [formerly at Vera Bradley]
The Engaged Workplace Liberty
Authentic Communication Self
Company Culture & Competitive
Differentiation
Sales & Operations Planning
Leveraging Salesforce
Culture as a Competitive
Advantage/Talent Lifecycle
College to Career: How to Stand Out in
Today's Job Market
B-Impact Clinic
Tableau: Data Visualization
Business of Storytelling
Product Licensing
Productization & Segmentation
Retain Dynamics
Agile Product Management
Advanced Excel: Data Analysis
Job Search Optimization & Interview
Tactics
Business Model Innovation
Enterprise Risk Management
Social Impact Startups
Sustainable Sourcing
Financial Narratives
Entrepreneurship Through Fanchising
Building Business
Domo: Data Driven Decisions
Personal Branding
CenterforBusinessAnalytics TheCenterfor BusinessAnalytics,isdedicatedto bridgingthegapbetweenacademiaandindustryby providingstudentswithreal-worldexperienceand businesseswithinnovativesolutions.
SkillsDeveloped: Studentsgainhands-onexperiencein dataanalysisandvisualization,projectmanagement, financialmodelling,machinelearning,and client communication.
Center forBusinessAnalytics –AItoBIConference 150+
Attendees 25 Speakers
Keynote Speakers: Featured experts like Darren LaCroix (CEO & Founder, Code-X), Jon Flynn (Director, Microsoft Sports), AnthonyBrock(VicePresident, Business Strategy &Analytics,Philadelphia Flyers)
Workshops and Sessions: 20+ sessions covering topics frommachinelearningtodatavisualization.
Networking Opportunities: Facilitated connections betweenstudentsandindustryprofessionals.
TheBusinessAnalyticsConferencebroughttogetherindustry leaders,academics,andstudentstoexplorethelatesttrends and innovationsindataanalyticsandbusinessintelligence.
NHSmallBusinessDevelopmentCenter(NHSBDC) Overthelast10year,SBDCimpacted 35,000+ clientsvia…..
Millioninnewcapital
Millionincreaseinclient sales
New businesses started
Jobscreatedandretained.
NHSBDCisthestate’sleadingresourceforbusiness advisingandeducation.For40years,wehaveproudly supportedentrepreneursfromeverywalkoflife, helping themstart,grow,createjobs,andberesilient. SBDC’s dedicatedteamofprofessionalbusinessadvisors delivershighlyindividualized,confidentialadvisingatno chargetoenterprisesacrossNewHampshire.
SBDC’seconomic impactin2023was $242million.Thataccountsfora$70million increaseinfourshortyears.
StudentsworkingwithSBDC Clients andSBDCAdvisorsto:
• Developastrategic BusinessPlan
• Marketingplanthatconsidersbudgetlimitations
• Assessmentof organizational brandrecognitionand recommendationsfor improvement
• Compare and contrastUSandEU/UKmarketspecifications
• RecommendationsonAutomationtools
• Explore scalingmodels
• Newproducttomarketstrategy
CEO&FamilyEnterpriseCenter CEOSpeakerSeries–InformalmonthlypresentationseriesbyCEOstoCEOs
• AllisonRich- AthleticDirector,UNH
• PaulMcKeon-Bid2Win
• MariaProulx-AnthemBlueCrossBlueShield
• SalLupoli- TheLupoliCompanies/Sal’sPizza
‘24–‘25Speakers
TedKitchen
ManchesterRegionalAirport
RickBrenner
NHFisherCats
FamilyBusiness Programsand Tours
• NHDistributors,Concord
• WireBeltCompanyofAmerica,Bedford
• GrapponeAutomotive,Concord
• PleasantViewGardens,Pembroke
• GourmetGiftBaskets.com,Exeter
‘24-’25Tours
WHBagshaw&Co.,Nashua
GraniteStateCabinetry,Bedford
FamilyBusiness ProgramWorkshops –Interactivepeertopeerlearningopportunities
SuccessionPlanningandImplementationGuidance; ConflictResolution,Bothinandoutofthefamily;
CrucialConversationsinaFamilyBusiness;PlanningforContinuity inOwnership, Management andMore; Non-family Management inaFamily-OwnedBusiness;andPreparingtheNextGen
Ensurefinancialhealthandsustainability • BAESystems–FinanceforESLeaders
• NextLevelLeaderConsortium–Custom program
• Network4Health–Leadershipprogram
• NewHampshireMedical Society–2-year PhysicianLeadershipDevelopmentProgram
• NHDepartmentofHHS–Customprogram
FacultyLead NoelleLee,
FacultyDirector
603Challenge $373,307 Raised($47,013more thanlastyear)
732
Total donors 53% Alumni 11% Fac/Staff 9% Students
52 PaulCollegeGiftFunds supported #1 Collegebydollarsraised
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