The Bruce R. Thompson Center for Business and Economics

Co-curricular Activities

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Professional Development

Bloomberg Certification – the Bloomberg Lab at Allegheny College enables students to conduct research using Bloomberg terminals, the world’s most valuable tool in banking and finance.

Business and Economics Careers – Working with the Center for Career and Professional Development team, we support students with career exploration and opportunities.

CBE Fellows – CBE Fellows are a select group of motivated students that function as a leadership team to support CBE programming and act as student ambassadors.

IRS Volunteer Income Tax Assistance Program (VITA) –  Students earn IRS certifications to prepare tax returns for low income, elderly and special needs taxpayers.

The Lunchtime Learning Lecture Series – Guest speakers offer valuable information on topics related to internships and careers.

Money, Finance, Entrepreneurship

Zingale Financial Literacy Challenge – An event in which students develop a personal financial budget and investing plan appropriate for a recent college graduate.

Allegheny College Student Managed Investment Fund This fund provides students with experience investing in the stock market under the guidance of faculty and an advisory board.

The Zingale Big Idea Competition A student-focused seed-funding business pitch presentation competition.  This contest emulates the experiences seen on the popular CNBC broadcast, Shark Tank, but with a heart.

Mentorship, Networking, Discovery

The Board of Visitors Annual Event -The CBE Board of Visitors is an advisory board made up of distinguished alumni and business leaders that convenes annually to engage with students in a variety of activities to answer questions and offer “real world” perspective on trending topics in business and economics.

The Executive In Residence program – This event is designed to connect Allegheny students and faculty with prominent business executives who spend several days on campus speaking about their life experiences in business, paths to success, and lessons learned.

Distinguished Lecture/Executive Roundtable – The department hosts an annual event to address contemporary issues of regional, national, and global interest. Participants are leading practitioners in business, government, higher education, and related fields.

City Trips – City Trips are designed to enable students to travel to a major metropolitan area, visit leading corporations and interact with business leaders. Students can explore first-hand internship and entry-level opportunities, interview for open positions and meet with successful Allegheny alumni.

Omicron Delta Epsilon Student Honor Society – One of the world’s largest academic honor societies recognizing scholastic attainment and honors outstanding achievements in the field of economics.

Women in Business and Economics (WIBE) –  Students in the Women in Business and Economics Club support, mentor, and promote women in the fields of Business and Economics, encouraging all who join to stay engaged in and excited about their academic and professional success.

How to find out What’s Happening

Sign Up for our Weekly E-News, This Week in Business & Economics, to stay up-to-date on our semester activities by emailing Beth Ryan.

Bruce R. Thompson Center for Business & Economics

The Bruce R. Thompson Center for Business and Economics (CBE) prepares Allegheny College students
to succeed in a diverse, global economy.

Questions? Contact

Professor Tomas Nonnenmacher ’90
Chair, Department of Business and Economics
tnonnenm@allegheny.edu

Chris Allison ’83
Co-Director, Center for Business and Economics
Entrepreneur in Residence, Allegheny Trustee
callison@allegheny.edu

Beth Ryan
Program Coordinator, Center for Business and Economics
bryan@allegheny.edu