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Meet Your support Team

Purdue’s Daniels School of Business offers you a close-knit community dedicated to supporting the success of students. Business school faculty and staff have a long track record of commitment to the development of students, helping them to achieve their personal best.

Student Services

Rozlyn Hernandez

Rozlyn Hernandez

Master of Science in Business Analytics and Information Management (MSBAIM) 
Master of Science in Global Supply Chain Management (MSGSCM)
Master of Science in Marketing (MSM)
Master of Business and Technology (MBT) 

rdhernan@purdue.edu

Danielle McQuaide

Danielle McQuaide

Master of Science in Accounting (MSA)
Master of Science in Finance (MSF)

dmcquaid@purdue.edu

Jennifer Schukraft

Jennifer Schukraft

Master of Science in Human Resource Management (MSHRM)
One-Year MBA

jmusick@purdue.edu

 

Program Management

Mel Bracy
Master of Science in Finance (MSF)
Master of Science in Marketing (MSM)

Kleyton Lentz
One-Year MBA
Master of Science in Human Resource Management (MSHRM)

Jessica Stocker
Master of Science in Global Supply Chain Management (MSGSCM)
Master of Business and Technology (MBT) 

Jo Thomas
Master of Science in Accounting (MSA)
Master of Science in Business Analytics and Information Management (MSBAIM) 

Academic Directors

Matthew Lynall
One-Year MBA

Brian Chupp
Master of Science in Human Resource Management (MSHRM)

Fabricio d’Almeida
Master of Science in Finance (MSF)

Amy David
Master of Science in Science in Global Supply Chain Management (MSGSCM)

Rob Elliott
Master of Business and Technology (MBT) 

Troy Janes
Master of Accounting (MBT) 

Daniel Patrick Nowak
Master of Science in Marketing (MSM)

Gary Mercado
Master of Science in Business Analytics and Information Management (MSBAIM) 

Connect with Your Peers

The Daniels School hosts mixers, networking events, special outings including Kransgiving and Diwali, and much more for its graduate students. Engage with your peers and enhance your Purdue experience.

  • The Krannert Graduate Office thoughtfully curates co-curricular activities that promote social and professional networking for Daniels School master’s students.
  • Explore more than 1,000 student organizations, plus news and events, on Boilerlink.
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The Student Experience

  • Take on a leadership or research opportunity by collaborating with a Daniels School center of excellence.
  • Your graduate school experience can be infused with professional development opportunities and alumni engagement. Explore the possibilities.
  • As a Purdue student, you benefit from dedicated career consultants, the best online tools and platforms, and robust career development resources. See what the Daniels School’s Business Career Services office offers graduate students.

Learn Experientially

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Case Competitions  

Partner with your peers to solve a case and create an original recommendation to present to judges (often company sponsors). Two popular competitions are listed below, but many opportunities are available for students in all disciplines.  

  • Purdue HR Case Competition allows students to compete while sharing creative solutions with business leaders from the companies that do HR best.  
  • CFA Research Challenge showcases real-life decision-making in the financial world, allowing students to develop critical thinking, teamwork and presentation skills while analyzing real data.  

The Center for Business Communication is your resource for case competitions hosted by the Daniels School of Business.   

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Industry Practicums and Consulting Projects 

All programs encourage experiential learning opportunities with real corporate partners. Here's how you can work on real-world challenges and apply your developing skills to find solutions:  

  • Accounting: Help not-for-profit and early-stage companies establish systems to accurately and effectively manage and monitor financial performance.
  • Business Analytics and Information Management: Help partners analyze data and guide them in decision-support, policy making, or business intelligence.
  • Human Capital Consulting: Cultivate the strategic awareness needed to maximize human capital assets through real-world examples.
  • Marketing Consulting: Address issues and challenges related to understanding, communicating, and delivering value to an organization’s customers.
  • Student Managed Venture Fund (SMVF): Learn the nuances of venture investing through interaction with firms and investors engaged in venture capital with the opportunity to co-invest with the partner. 
  • Supply Chain and Operations: Tackle issues in supply chain, operations, quality, inventory and transportation management.
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Professional Organizations and Conferences 

  • INFORMS (MSBAIM): Attend, become a member and participate in INFORMS, the premier international organization for operations research & analytics professionals.
  • CSCMP (MSGSCM): This organization meets the world’s supply chain management professionals at each level of their career and life to foster growth with the right connections, education, and development.
  • SHRM (MSHRM): For 75 years, SHRM has been the premier society for HR professionals providing events, education and information to partner with HR experts and elevate their performance.
  • CFA Indy Chapter (MSF): This membership organization brings together the Indianapolis investment community to grow their investment knowledge, build stronger networks, and enjoy events with compelling speakers from our community.  
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