The Â鶹´«Ă˝ÔÚĎß students were among the 5,200 teams from more than 250 universities in 52 countries competing in the simulation worldwide during the last year.

BSG is an online game in which student teams run fictitious athletic footwear companies in head-to-head competition against each other. Similar to real athletic footwear companies, the simulation firms operate in a global market, selling branded and private-label products across geographic regions, and making some 100 decisions each week for ten weeks over the course of the semester to manage the complexities of production, distribution, marketing, operations, facilities, celebrity endorsements, compensation, training and finance.

“Teams have to develop a strategy and then have to do some deep analytic thinking as to how to execute that strategy and that analytic thinking is one of the main things employers look for,” said Jeffrey J. Monacelli, assistant professor of management, who integrates BSG in his MGMT 439 capstone curriculum.

Teams are measured weekly on five financial and operational measures, such as earnings per share, return on equity, credit rating, image rating and stock price. Based on those results, the top 100 teams worldwide are recognized each week – a distinction Â鶹´«Ă˝ÔÚĎß has attained most weeks for the past decade, although this was the first time the school enjoyed multiple teams in the top position simultaneously. Only two other Â鶹´«Ă˝ÔÚĎß teams have tied for first place in the world during the last 15 years, Monacelli said.

Heather Reissner, a senior majoring in business administration and a member the 1st place team from Monacelli’s class, said the experiences gave her a deeper understanding of the complexities of running a business and importance of team collaboration.

“It’s all about the big picture,” she said. “We had to work hard individually and also as a team.”

Reissner said the simulation helped bring the curriculum alive, giving her an appreciation for the importance of different stages in production and distribution that she hadn’t considered before.

“This really made these issues more of a reality that I could experience as they played out rather than just reading about it,” she said.

Other students on the teams who tied for #1 in the world include: Kaitly Arcede, Ashley Colon, Julia Maltagliati, Zoe Ziebell, Anthony Arroyo, Jessica Park, Tomas Rivera, Sherri Way, Jakub Mazgaj, Deukkyun Park, Diana Pikalova and Alejandro Pimentel.

In joining together the two successful master’s programs, Â鶹´«Ă˝ÔÚĎß will provide a high-level experience for students interested in both public health and health-care organization management. Graduates of the program will be positioned to fill the increasing number of roles in the health-care management industry in the tristate area and beyond.

“In this climate of heightened need for and awareness of excellent public health management, the ‘marriage’ of our business and public health curricula will provide our graduates and their communities with outstanding resources to meet present and future challenges,” says Elizabeth Rosini, associate dean of the

The MPH curriculum is shaped around the core public health principles of health equity and social justice as the means to improve the health-care system and overall population health. The MBA curriculum instills core business competencies with a real-world focus on innovative problem-solving and global strategic thinking.

Each program has a particular lens, not easily shared by taking only one or two courses in the other program.

Lisa Lieberman, professor and chair of the Public Health department, says the dual degree – which was in its early stages when the COVID-19 pandemic began – will help to solve several problems brought to light over the past two years.

“The pandemic has starkly focused our attention on the challenges of differential access to high-quality health care and resources, and the ways in which health inequity and social injustice lead to greater health risks,” says Lieberman. “These concepts, deeply embedded in the MPH program, will combine with the MBA’s curriculum to create a unique, timely and impactful program.”

Prospective applicants can register for a free informational program webinar on Tuesday, January 11 at 12:30 p.m. For more information on Â鶹´«Ă˝ÔÚĎß’s graduate programs, visit montclair.edu/graduate.

, launching in fall 2021, will provide students who possess an associate degree in business with a structured, convenient and efficient path to a bachelor’s degree in as few as five semesters, or about 20 months of year-round, fully online classes.

“Feliciano Business Online is designed for business students who want to finish their bachelor’s degree in business completely online, on their own time, with individualized advising and success coaching and the support of a cohesive group of fellow students who are following the same program schedule,” says Feliciano School of Business Associate Dean Elizabeth Rosini.

“Our highly ranked program will prepare students to compete in today’s global marketplace,” adds Rosini. “Learning from our excellent faculty, students will get the business knowledge and preparation they need to launch professional careers and position themselves for the future.”

The Feliciano School of Business Accelerated Online Business Degree program features:

• Courses fully online and taught asynchronously – allowing students to learn on their own schedule
• 12 credits per semester, over 5 semesters (or 20 months)
• Year-round instruction
• Marketing and Management concentrations available
• Cohort-based core courses and experience
• Access to all campus facilities and services
• AACSB (Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business)-accredited program

To qualify, applicants must have an associate degree in business and a minimum GPA of 3.0.

“Feliciano Business Online brings together our highly ranked program elements: integrated curriculum, superb faculty and staff, and expertise in online program delivery,” says Dean Kimberly Hollister. “We are partnering with our network of local and regional community colleges to spread the word about this new and exciting offering, and reaching out to all associate business degree holders who are looking for a path to a full bachelor’s degree and the career benefits it provides.”

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