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Business Scholarship debut exceeds expectations

With 259 applications, the first Carthage Business Scholarship competition exceeded faculty expectations. more...

 
Student-run consulting company earns rave reviews from Kenosha Board

Velocity Consulting is the country's first and only 100 percent student-run full-service consulting company. more...

 
Carthage volunteers guide residents through taxing time

Carthage students play a critical role in Kenosha's Volunteer Income Tax Assistance program. more...

 
Celebration of Scholars: Is the NFL an exception to economic laws?

Nathan Giebel's senior thesis examined the relation between ticket prices and attendance in the NFL. more...

 
Carthage alumnus honored for disaster preparedness efforts

David L. Maack, '88, went to the White House to receive an award for his leadership in emergency preparedness. more...

 
Global FocusFirst career stop for three Carthage grads: China

Jason Hartfield, Irma Rodriguez and Mike Gillespie of the Class of 2012 are scheduled to leave in August to teach seventh- and eighth-graders at separate schools in Huairou, China. more...

 
Retired colonel visits as Executive-in-Residence

Col. Paul Herbert visited several Carthage classes on Monday, April 16, as the newest Chapman Executive-in-Residence. more...

 
Students to study international business and marketing in Sweden

Students headed for Sweden for J-Term 2012 got a head start on their study of international business by taking a field trip to an Oconomowoc company. more...

 
Impending graduates exude confidence after real-world primer

With help from the J-Term class Life After Carthage, juniors and seniors feel more prepared to enter the competitive job market. more...

 
J-Term class assesses risk management

In a world that has proven to be predictably unpredictable, Prof. Jim Peterson wants Carthage students to understand how to plan for and, when possible, mitigate the risks. 

 
"Voice of the Cubs" shares stories, wisdom at Carthage event

Working with sports icons like Bob Uecker, Ron Santo and Al McGuire supplied broadcaster Pat Hughes with a nearly bottomless tank of colorful stories. He shared some of them Tuesday, Jan. 17, at the Todd Wehr Center during a luncheon of the Carthage Business and Professional Coalition.  more...

 
A Time to Explore

Smeds Executive Internship Program gives students experience, focus, and the opportunity to network in their fields. more...

 
From SURE research to certain results

Carthage's Summer Undergraduate Research Experience leads to real world success. more...

 

Past News

Carthage Business and Professional Coalition welcomes Hoyt H. Harper II

Hoyt H. Harper II, a senior vice president for Starwood Hotels & Resorts, will speak at a private luncheon April 11. more...

 
SURE program seeks applicants

Students are invited to apply now for the 2012 Natural Sciences or Social Sciences Summer Undergraduate Research Experience.  more...

 
Cubs voice Pat Hughes to speak at Carthage Jan. 17

Longtime radio voice of the Chicago Cubs will speak to an invitation-only Carthage Business and Professional Coalition luncheon. more...

 
Carthage alumna receives Fulbright scholarship

Deanna Love, '11, of Kenosha, Wis., has been awarded a Fulbright U.S. Student grant to teach English as a foreign language in Argentina. She is the fourth Carthage student to receive a Fulbright grant in recent years. more...

 
Carthage seeks Assistant or Associate Professor of Finance

Carthage College invites applications for a tenure-track or renewable contract appointment in finance to begin August 2012.  more...

 
Carthage welcomes Edward Michael

Executive vice president of diagnostics at Abbott Laboratories is the featured guest speaker at the July 18 luncheon of the Carthage Business and Professional Coalition. more...

 
Professors announce 2012 J-Term trips

Where will you spend J-Term 2012? How about Ireland, Italy, Sweden, Honduras, China, New Zealand, Senegal, or Germany? more...

 
Carthage SIFE heads to national competition

After winning their league in a regional competition, the Carthage Students in Free Enterprise team heads to Minneapolis to compete in the SIFE National Expo May 10-May 12. more...

 
Mock Trial Team members take home honors in 2011 Regional Tournament

While the Carthage team narrowly missed a second consecutive bid to the national competition of the American Mock Trial Association Tournament, two members took home Best Attorney and Best Witness awards. more...

 
Prof. Thomas Groleau presents research on managerial intuition

He will speak on "Analytic Lessons and Failures at Seaquist Closures" during a Social Science Colloquium on Tuesday, March 29. more...

 
Snap-on Inc. CEO spoke at Carthage March 15

Nicholas T. Pinchuk, chairman, president and chief executive officer of Snap-on Incorporated, was the featured guest at a private lunch of the Carthage Business and Professional Coalition. more...

 
Carthage students attend direct marketing symposium

Marketing professor Jan Owens and 14 Carthage students traveled to the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater Feb. 25 for the Okner Direct Marketing Collegiate Symposium.  more...

 
Carthage welcomes Snap-on CEO Nicholas Pinchuk

Mr. Pinchuk is the featured guest at the March 15 private lunch of the Carthage Business and Professional Coalition. more...

 
Carthage welcomed Cordelia Taylor in December

Founder and president of Milwaukee's Family House is the Chapman Executive in Residence at Carthage. more...

 
Carthage graduate Kristy Putnam has internship that really counts

Unusual program for accounting majors leads to internships, experience, and a master's degree more...

 
Carthage welcomes Col. Donald Woolfolk

Col. Woolfolk, Deputy Director of Intelligence for the Navy Special Warfare Command, was the featured guest at the Nov. 10 luncheon of the Carthage Business and Professional Coalition. more...

 
Carthage hosts debate tonight

Democrat John Heckenlively and Libertarian Joseph Kexel, candidates for the House of Representatives 1st District seat, will debate at 7 p.m. in the Niemann Media Theatre.  more...

 
"4th Street Forum" episode taped at Carthage; watch it online

Carthage professor one of four panelists on MPTV discussion program. more...

 
Thinking about law school?

Admissions representatives from five area law schools will be at Carthage, Wednesday Oct. 13 to discuss admissions processes. more...

 
"4th Street Forum" comes to Carthage

MPTV program to feature Carthage professor Art Cyr in Oct. 13 panel discussion on regional economic development. more...

 
Carthage welcomes Chicago Blackhawks President

John McDonough to speak at Business and Professional Coalition event Sept. 15. more...

 
Find Your Own Pot of Gold

Chapman Executive in Residence James Bittman to speak March 17. more...

 
Duane Kullberg visited Carthage March 2-3

Chapman Executive in Residence spoke on the rise and fall of Arthur Andersen. more...

 

Learning on the Job

Carthage business students spend the summer gaining valuable on-the-job experience. Read more.