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Beauty Means Business: Career Paths Around the Beauty You See with Kobo Products, Inc

On November 12, 2025, the Lifelong Learning Center welcomed students, faculty, and industry partners for Beauty Means Business: Career Paths Around the Beauty You See, an immersive professional development event hosted by Abbe Rosenthal, Assistant Director and lead of Corporate Partnerships for the Master of Business and Science (MBS) degree.

Product Claims: The Role of Truth in Marketing with Jay Goldring

As part of the “Market Assessment and Analysis” course, taught by Professor Mark Burgess, students often engage with industry leaders who bring real-world perspectives into the classroom through guest speaker sessions. These are intentionally integrated into the curriculum to help students understand how marketing principles are applied within different sectors and consumer products. 

Inspiring Innovation: RPX CEO Dan McCurdy Talks Intellectual Property with MBS Students

In a recent excursion of experiential learning, the Professional Science Master’s (PSM) program delved into the world of patents and trademarks. Students in our Fundamentals of Intellectual Property (IP) course took a field trip to the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), where they were treated to a day of insight from esteemed experts in the field. Students who could not visit the USPTO in person joined via Zoom.

Guest Speaker: Digital Manufacturing with Doug McHugh

The Professional Science Master's program allows students to learn from industry experts. We provide our students many opportunities to do so through our alumni-student mentoring program, mixers with our Industrial Advisory board, networking events, and by inviting industry professionals into our classrooms.