School of Business
Experiences & Opportunities
Internships
Professional experiences like internships provide a meaningful real-world component to your education and your resume. Internships can also lead to valuable networking opportunities and can even lead to full-time employment after graduation.
School of Business students have interned with Ernst & Young, Northwestern Mutual, Howard Hanna, Charlotte Motor Speedway, and Ameriprise Financial.A number of students have also added a service component to their internship by participating in the Volunteer Income Tax Assistance program (or VITA) through the Lawrence County Community Action Partnership.
Learn more about internships and the other opportunities available through our Office of Professional Development & Community Engagement .
Professional Networking Symposium
Open to all majors, the Professional Networking Symposium is an annual event designed to help students and young alumni better understand potential paths after graduation, including career and graduate school options.
The Symposium includes a career fair, breakout sessions and the opportunity to learn to network. Sessions are designed to address specific topics and interests and are moderated by experienced professionals.
Analyst Program
Open to all academic disciplines, the Analyst Program is an interdisciplinary, experiential learning program designed to mirror the training and development progression of an associate analyst working for a Wall Street financial institution. The program provides students with an opportunity to learn about business models, prepare case studies, and make presentations. Students work with a team of faculty and advisors drawn from relevant fields to provide a realistic analytical experience. The program is conducted remotely via Zoom during the winter and summer months and culminates with a final presentation to a group of qualified professionals. The program also arranges speakers, site visits, and other events to enhance the educational experience.
In addition to built-in professional development and networking activities, the Analyst Program assists students in developing knowledge, skills, abilities, and other competencies associated with the following areas: Financial and quantitative analysis, SWOT analysis, ESG and sustainability frameworks, teamwork and leadership, and general business acumen. While the program utilizes a team-based approach generally encompassing the areas of strategy, investment, sustainability, data, and cybersecurity, customizable teams are encouraged based on program participants' areas of interest. Further collaborative engagement opportunities are available through the program's Big 10 partnership with Rutger's University.
Formalized into public events in 2020, the Analyst Program Speaker Series hosts a variety of events and speakers, including executives, academics, and other experts in a wide range of fields, to support students participating in Westminster's Analyst Program and the broader campus community. The program is further supported and enhanced via the involvement of Westminster’s History Alumni Advisory Council, which supports the college’s history program by advising on best practices in relevant fields, supporting experiential learning programs, and developing internship and research pipelines. Many past participants have leveraged their Analyst Program experience into relevant internships and jobs.
Westminster Entrepreneurship Center (WEC)
WEC offers students in any major the opportunity to be exposed to concept creation, innovation of ideas and business ownership strategies. These activities are nurtured through practiced entrepreneurial exposures, state-of-the-art facilities, leadership collaboration, dynamic entrepreneurial engagements, competitions and events designed to offer students an unparalleled exposure to real world practical experiences.
Scholarships, Awards & Honors
Each year, select School of Business students are recognized for their outstanding achievements. Some honors are awarded based on academic excellence in specific business discplines, such as accounting or economics. Others recognize students' leadership, involvement in extra-curricular activities, or contribution to the school or community organizations.
Center for the Environment
The mission of the Center for the Environment is to connect people with each other and the natural world. CfE strives to create an understanding of the dynamic relationships among society, our environment, and the economy. Students from all majors benefit from the Center’s programming and resources, which are designed to foster critical thinking, creative expression, data collection and analysis, ethical judgements, entrepreneurial endeavors, and human well-being.
CfE initiatives include the Westminster Bee Company, a student-led business that hand-bottles and sells the honey produced in the almost 30 beehives that make up the Westminster College apiary.
Drinko Center for Undergraduate Research
The Drinko Center supports student research and creative work in all majors and at all academic levels. Drinko provides financial grants that support student projects or travel to national conferences, including the Summer Research Fellows, which provides stipends to student-faculty research teams.
The Center also organizes the Undergraduate Research and Arts Celebration (URAC), a day-long event showcasing the collaborative work between Westminster faculty and students.
Honors Program
Westminster College’s Honors Program believes that the life of the mind is best cultivated when students take what they have learned in the classroom and go out into the world. That’s why our program builds international travel into its sequence of interdisciplinary, global honors seminars with a trip to Greece.
The curriculum gives you the opportunity to learn about human history and nature from multiple perspectives, while also supporting the development of strong leadership, communication, and writing skills. It will also connect you to a vibrant community of students from across campus who are excited about learning.
Study Abroad
Studying abroad is a life-changing educational experience for many of our students. Our Office of Global Engagement developed different kinds of study abroad opportunities, designed to meet varying curricular and economic situations.
We offer traditional semester-long, individual study abroad opportunities in more than 30 countries. Also, students can elect to take short-term study abroad opportunities, such as a May travel course, or a Study Tour, which is a travel experience tied to a regular on-campus course or co-curricular program.
Student Organizations
ENACTUS
Enactus is an international organization through which students develop leadership, teamwork, and communication skills through learning and practicing principles of free enterprise. Topics of exploration include market economics, business operation, and the attitudes and ethics required for success in the global market. Membership is open to students of all majors, with no dues required.
Sports Promotion Club
Sports Promotion Club creates and implements promotional opportunities for students at home athletic events.
Women in Business
The purpose of Women in Business is to create a group of strong, motivated, like-minded businesswomen. It provides networking opportunities, support systems, and educational help for career driven-women. In believing that every woman is capable of building a successful business career, The Women in Business Club, exists to support women's journeys in business and personal success. Collaborating with Women in Business International provides our organization with a global community, where we can make global connections and create new business opportunities.
Alpha Phi Omega
Alpha Phi Omega is a national, coed service fraternity dedicated to leadership, friendship, and service with over 600 chapters across the country. Open to all students upon successful completion of a pledge period. A-Phi-O's minimum requirements are 12 hours of service each term and payment of national and chapter dues. Annual projects include ushering, Quad-a-Thon, Canoe-A-Thon, and Shenango Home programs.