Through six innovative programs, students learn cutting-edge business practices and classic economic theories through small classes that incubate discussion, undergraduate research, and experiential learning. Austin College connects students with professional internships and opportunities at top corporations, small businesses, non-profits, and government agencies. Students launch careers with the critical thinking, quantitative analysis, collaborative innovation, communication, and problem-solving skills needed to thrive in a competitive and rapidly changing world.
Student-Managed Investment Fund
Should I buy? Should I sell? Students act as business managers, apply risk management theories, and execute trades in an unstable market with a real one-million-dollar portfolio under the supervision of faculty and expert advisors.
Engaging and hands-on, the Product Lab invests interest in developing and pitching ideas to potential customers. The lab includes designing and delivering physical products – giving each student the chance to build a portfolio of practical skills and applied experience.
Austin College students support the RISE Challenge program in Sherman. The program, sponsored by Sherman Economic Development Corporation in partnership with Austin College and Grayson Small Business Development Center, awards $250,000 annually to new entrepreneurial businesses.
Intalytics Challenge
To provide our students with real world experience in the field of data analytics, Austin College has partnered with Intalytics, a data analytics firm based in Ann Arbor, MI with their modeling team in Dallas. Students learn various regression models useful for predicting outcomes then use this knowledge with actual client data from Intalytics. Teams compete to estimate the most accurate model for their client with executives from Intalytics as the judge.
In 2007, Austin College began a partnership with the Dallas Federal Reserve Bank to conduct a nationwide research conference for students in economics and finance. This conference is now the largest conference for undergraduates in the country annually attracting over 200 students. Students present their original research in a professional conference format including discussants and audience at the Dallas Fed.
Meet the Faculty
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Dr. Shannon Cornelison-Brown, Assistant Professor of Business Administration
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Dr. David Griffith, Professor of Business Administration
- Dr. Mikidadu Mohammed, Assistant Professor of Economics
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Dr. Daniel Nuckols, Associate Professor of Economics
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Stephen Ramsey, Associate Professor of Business Administration
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Dr. Ashley Tharayil, Associate Professor of Economics; Department Chair
After Austin College
Marketplace Live Simulation
Experiment with business strategies in an engaging game-like exercise! In the strategic management course, students build a business from the ground up, launch new products to the market and manage the entire product life cycle using a web-based large-scale, full-enterprise simulation interface.
Coca Cola, FedEx, Delta Airlines, Walmart, and IBM are examples of some of the large US corporations that have used or currently using the same simulation interface for their executive training programs. Students at Austin College learn business strategies using a training tool that is widely used in real-life corporate management training.
Scholarships
The opportunities listed below are typical of annually awarded financial stipends for current students.
Department Extras
Department Extras
- Jno. E. Owens Conference
- Todd A. Williams Executive-in-Residence Speaker Series
- Dow hits 20,000 - Student-Managed Investment Fund in the news
- Quinnipiac Global Asset Management Education (G.A.M.E.) VII Forum
- Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas Annual Undergraduate Research Conference
- See the Health Care Administration Program
- Gateways to Graduate School