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1 month ago | 
carlsonschool.umn.edu | Charly Haley
To solve complex societal problems, people and organizations often need to come together. But cross-sector collaboration is not always easy—even when everyone shares the same motivation. Research from the University of Minnesota presents a strategy for helping collaborators achieve their goals by narrowing their focus into small, tangible steps.
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1 month ago | 
carlsonschool.umn.edu | Charly Haley
Is Uptown dead? This question has reverberated through many Twin Cities circles as Uptown—a business and entertainment district in south Minneapolis—recovers from a slew of changes and challenges. Carlson School undergraduate Marketing students tackled this issue in their Marketing Strategy capstone course this semester.
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2 months ago | 
carlsonschool.umn.edu | Charly Haley
With more than 10,000 emergency room or hospital visits involving opioids and 373 lives lost to opioid-related overdoses in 2023, Hennepin County residents have undoubtedly suffered from the national opioid crisis. In a multifaceted effort to combat this problem, the county government has partnered with the Carlson Consulting Enterprise (CCE). This past school year, CCE students have consulted for community organizations that receive opioid response funding from Hennepin County.
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Mar 27, 2025 | 
carlsonschool.umn.edu | Charly Haley
Tax season is hardly anybody’s favorite time of year. However, some Carlson School of Management students are helping the process go more smoothly by volunteering at free tax clinics. Non-Resident Volunteer Tax Assistance Program (NRVTAP) is a student organization consisting of student-volunteers from across the University of Minnesota who work with trained tax professionals, partnering with the Internal Revenue Service’s Volunteer Income Tax Assistance Program.
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Mar 3, 2025 | 
carlsonschool.umn.edu | Charly Haley
Atland Ventures, a venture capital firm fully owned and managed by University of Minnesota undergraduate students, has raised more than $1 million for its second fund, expanding its legacy of being the first student-owned venture capital firm in the United States. These dollars will be invested in start-ups and digitally native companies—all chosen by the students. “Being digitally native, technology has shaped how we live, and that’s unique for our generation.
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Jan 31, 2025 | 
carlsonschool.umn.edu | Charly Haley |Pat Vasquez-Cunningham
By Charly Haley and Pat Vasquez-Cunningham Whether he’s working as a party DJ or as the Carlson School’s undergraduate student body president, senior Niko Vasilopoulos is all about community. Double-majoring in International Business and Marketing, with minors in Spanish, Strategic Management, and Managing People in Organizations, Vasilopoulos boasts a lengthy resume—and he credits his family for motivating him to get involved and grow as a leader.
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Jan 23, 2025 | 
carlsonschool.umn.edu | Charly Haley
Carlson School students recently delved into data to help Minnesota’s largest nonprofit food hub develop plans for a new warehouse that will serve local farmers. The project, managed by the Carlson Analytics Lab for the Business Analytics in R course, partnered Master of Science in Business Analytics (MSBA) students with The Good Acre, a nonprofit food hub that unlocks economic opportunities for farmers by providing market access and supporting sustainable food systems.
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Dec 3, 2024 | 
carlsonschool.umn.edu | Charly Haley |Pat Vasquez-Cunningham
By Charly Haley and Pat Vasquez-Cunningham When Joel Livingood, ’12 BSB, graduated from the Carlson School, many of his classmates headed off to jobs at Fortune 500 companies. But Livingood pursued a different path—hospitality management—and he’s continued to grow his career in that direction ever since. Today, Livingood is the general manager and CEO of Interlachen Country Club in Edina, Minnesota.
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Nov 19, 2024 | 
carlsonschool.umn.edu | Charly Haley
This year, the University of Minnesota celebrates 150 years since its first international students arrived on campus in 1874. As the University honors this historic anniversary, the Carlson School community reflects on the impact of international students within the business school. The Carlson School, which opened in 1919, welcomed its first international student almost right away. University records show that the business school had a student from France between 1919 and 1920.
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Nov 18, 2024 | 
carlsonschool.umn.edu | Charly Haley
As policymakers worldwide tackle the growing threat of climate change, some have successfully reduced industrial greenhouse gas emissions by enforcing limits for companies through a policy called cap-and-trade. However, new Carlson School research reveals an unintended consequence of this policy—increases in toxic chemical pollution.
