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Questrom Undergraduate Student-Led Astra Wellbeing has been named on the Poets & Quants 2023 List of Most Disruptive Business School Startups

Undergraduates Johar Singh (Questrom ’24), Josh Bruehwiler (Questrom ’24), and Taha Moukara, (Questrom ’24) launched Astra Wellbeing, a Healthcare Employee Recognition Platform out of gratitude for the healthcare workers who had taken care of them. Josh and Taha both suffered severe medical conditions and Johar watched his mother fight Covid-19 on the frontlines. This month […]

Boston University Team Wins 2nd Annual Questrom $50K Sustainability Case Competition

The 2nd annual Questrom $50K Sustainability Case Competition was a success. Congratulations to the three finalist teams from Boston University, American University, and UMass Boston. More than 70 teams from 24 universities from the East coast participated in the 2nd annual case competition earlier this month. The Boston University team consisting of Illiana Arroyo’25, Devin […]

BU Ranked By The Princeton Review for Top 50 Entrepreneurship Programs of 2024

Boston University’s Grad and Undergrad Programs Continue to Rank on Princeton Review’s Top 50 Entrepreneurship Programs. Boston University’s Undergraduate Program ranks #39 overall, and #4 in the Northeast. The Boston University Questrom School of Business Graduate Programs rank #23 overall and #4 in the Northeast. The Princeton Review Top 50 Entrepreneurship Rankings are based on […]

Alum Collin Yip’s Innovation Hub, Somernova, Reveals Big Plans for 1.6 Million SF Expansion

Collin Yip (Questrom’12) gave us word that his innovation incubator campus, Somernova, in Somerville, MA, is proposing to add 1.6m sf to its campus spanning 7.4 acres just outside of Somerville’s Union Square neighborhood, where several start-up companies already have made themselves at home, such as Sublime Systems, a company aiming to decarbonize cement production. […]

BUFC Team Finished as a Finalist in the Cornell Undergraduate Stock Pitch Competition

The Boston University Finance and Investment Club (BUFC) team placed in the top 4 of the prestigious 13th annual Cornell Undergraduate Stock Pitch Competition in Ithaca on the 14th and 15th September.  Boston University participated for the first time represented by Henry Chen (Questrom ‘25), Mihir Bhuptani (CAS ‘25) and Thomas Smith (CAS & Questrom […]

Meet Questrom Undergrad Alum Jean Wang’08, Founder of Extra Petite and Edited Pieces

Jean Wang (Questrom’08) is a former Big 4 finance professional and former CFA charterholder who turned her passion into a full-time career as a petite clothing influencer and business owner in 2010, about two years after graduating from the Boston University Questrom School of Business. “I got my start writing about my fashion struggles as […]

An Unprecedented Year to Celebrate AdClub’s 15th Anniversary

Boston University’s AdClub is celebrating its 15th anniversary and an unprecedented year of progress. The student-led organization is kicking off the Fall 2023 semester at SPLASH and they welcome BU students from any school or experience level to stop by. What is AdClub? Boston University’s AdClub is a pre-professional advertising agency open to any Boston […]

‘Minutes,’ by Kenneth Woanyah, Creating Social Impact Through Music and Art

Kenneth Woanyah MBA (Questrom’24) is hosting a brand-new event called ‘Minutes’, on Wednesday, October 4th, 2023 from 5PM-8PM, at 730 Commonwealth Ave which will present concepts like overcoming adversities, partnerships, women’s empowerment, hope, and victory through the performance of music, poetry, and true stories. This is a unique opportunity for business professionals, creatives, and artists […]

UX Designer & Creative Marketer, Ellie Kwon’s (Questrom’24) Creative Journey at Questrom

Ellie Kwon (Questrom’24), UX designer, creative marketer, and new President of Boston University’s Marketing Club is excited to graduate so she can dive headfirst into doing what she loves every day, which is to “bring human needs back into design, and bridge that gap between aesthetic and function.” As Creative Director and Chief Marketing Officer […]