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Student-focused Initiatives
Integrity

Student-focused Initiatives

Our centers and institutes are designed to provide students with the guidance, training, curriculum, and polish that it takes to succeed in the world of business. They help prepare students for careers in finance or risk management and help them learn how business is done in other countries. They also help fine-tune business communication skills and help students find internships and employment after graduation.

Concentrating on Research
Innovation

Concentrating on Research

Tippie faculty are known for their research, and this expertise is called upon through our centers and institutes. Whether providing economic analysis to the State of Iowa, the latest accounting research to industry, or setting up a new market for the IEM, their innovative thinking shines through.

Innovation
Impact

Encouraging the Entrepreneurial Spirit

Our entrepreneurial offerings help people take an idea for a business and turn it into a reality, whether they are in the K-12 system, college, or in the community. Students can earn an entrepreneurial certificate, get an office to launch their business, and receive mentoring and guidance from successful entrepreneurs.

Iowa Electronic Markets

Iowa Electronic Markets

Respected around the world as being the leader in predictive markets.

Entrepreneurship at Iowa

Entrepreneurship at Iowa

Entrepreneurship offerings provide the building blocks for new business creation.

The Impact Zone

Karyn Droessler

Vaughan Institute Scholar Karyn Droessler is blazing a trail through the record books at the Tippie College of Business. Read more...

The Impact Zone


I3. Intergity. Innovation. Impact.

Learn About Business and So Much More

The centers and institutes within the Tippie College are one of our points of pride. They provide focused guidance and training for students. They provide groundbreaking research. They help launch business concepts large and small. They're examples of value-added programming available at Iowa.

  • The new Business Solutions Center is an MBA consulting center where student teams work on real-world problems for corporate clients.
  • The John Pappajohn Entrepreneurial Center (JPEC) is ranked in the top 25 nationally by the Princeton Review and Entrepreneurship magazine in 2008.
  • The Vaughan Institute of Risk Management and Insurance provides undergraduates with a career-oriented foundation in the many disciplines of risk management and insurance.
  • Over the past two years, the Hawkinson Institute of Business Finance has placed 100 percent of its graduates in highly regarded U.S. investment banks and other financial services firms.
  • The Bedell Entrepreneurship Learning Laboratory (BELL) provides office space and mentoring opportunities for Iowa students to bring new ideas and products to market.
  • The Iowa Electronic Markets offers students one of the most distinct research tools in the nation and is known for being the oldest and most reliable predictive market.
  • The Frank Business Communications Center provides guidance and tutoring to help students improve their business communications skills, whether it be a one-page business memo or a PowerPoint presentation.