Student Profiles
The ‘Who’, ‘What’ and ‘Why’ of Two First-Year MBA Students
Get to know these two first-year MBA students, from their interest in supply chain to their expectations for starting a new chapter of their lives under such unusual circumstances.
Graduation Spotlight: Nikki Hensley
With a passion for sustainability and the environment, Nikki Hensley wanted to pursue a more technical education than what she might find in traditional environmental science programs. “My passion is to help corporations and businesses improve sustainable product offerings,” Hensley says.
Graduation Spotlight: Quavis Johnson
Not surprisingly, recent circumstances have presented some unexpected challenges for graduating senior Quavis Johnson. “COVID-19 significantly impacted our project,” Johnson says of the supply chain practicum project he spent his final semester working on.
MBA Program, Supply Chain Project Help Scientist Diversify Skill Set
Mai Doan is a part-time Jenkins MBA student at the Poole College of Management, in addition to being a full-time senior associate scientist at Biogen, a multinational biotechnology company. She says that, given her largely-scientific background, earning her MBA is […]
Tessa Johnson BS’20
"The thing I like most is the trust I have in my professors. Most of the professors in the department have industry experience and are able to bring students more in-depth insights to the world of supply chain."
US Marine-Turned MBA Student on Working With the American Red Cross
By Ahmed Retiwalla and Adam Tompkins Joseph Fischer is an active duty Military Officer for the United States Marine Corps, as well as a student in the Jenkins MBA program at NC State University. He also graduated from NC State […]
Daniel Gioia BS’20
by Caleb White, SCRC Marketing and Communications Student Intern Name: Daniel Gioia From: Central Valley, NY Course of Study: Business Administration, Supply Chain & Operations Concentration Year: Senior Graduation: May 2020 What made you decide to come to NC State? […]
Katie Aten BS’20
Name: Katie Aten From: Waxhaw, NC Course of Study: Business Administration, Supply Chain & Operations Concentration Year: Senior Graduation: May 2020 How did you end up deciding to study supply chain at NC State? When I first came to NC […]
Nikhil Singh MBA’20: My Summer Internship at Thermo Fisher Scientific
Nikhil Singh is a supply chain MBA student at NC State, and is an SCRC Graduate Research Assistant (GRA). He is also president of the NC State Graduate Supply Chain Club, a McLauchlan Leadership Fellow, a Jenkins Career Management Peer Coach, […]
Peter Kim MBA’20: My Summer Internship
Peter Kim is a finance and supply chain MBA candidate at NC State University, where he is the MBA Student Association President, an SCRC Graduate Research Assistant (GRA), and a Jenkins MBA Ambassador. During his time as an MBA student, […]