Specialized knowledge in a collaborative environment
Tippie’s centers and institutes are among the college’s many points of pride. They help us shape the student experience in meaningful ways—making employer connections, getting business ideas off the ground, providing access to real-world projects, and giving our students above-and-beyond mentorship to prepare them for what’s ahead.
Hawkinson Institute
Dedicated to getting students career-ready for jobs in investment banking—open to finance and accounting majors.
Marketing Institute
Employers are impressed with the experience Marketing Institute students receive while working on projects for real-world clients.
Vaughan Institute
Preparing students for beneficial careers both in corporate risk management and insurance—one of the state’s largest industries.
Tippie Analytics Cooperative
Analytics students provide business solutions for real-world clients through student consulting projects.
Frank Business Communication Center
Helping business students improve their writing, design, and speaking skills. Peer advisors and professional mentors help students edit and improve their classroom projects and papers.
John Pappajohn Entrepreneurial Center
Learn to think like an entrepreneur—to climb the corporate ladder or turn your big idea into a new company, with free consulting help and seed money for your startup.
Jacobson Institute
Developing 21st-century skills in students through educator development, STEM Innovator® and BizInnovator® curricula, national innovation competitions, and summer programming for students.
Tippie Leadership Collaborative
An opportunity for companies to collaborate with Tippie faculty experts on team building, leadership, employee engagement, and talent management initiatives.
Institute for International Business
Advancing knowledge and international skills in business and education through research, education, training, and consulting programs that connect locally while engaging globally.
Research centers & institutes
Tippie’s dedicated research centers and institutes support research on predictive markets, accounting, and experimental economics.
IEM
Iowa Electronic Markets (IEM) is a futures market run for research and teaching purposes, best-known for its accuracy in predicting election outcomes.
RSM US LLP Institute of Accounting Education and Research
RSM US LLP Institute of Accounting Research & Education supports academic research and programming in the field of accounting and promotes the research of Iowa faculty.
EEIR
Experimental Economics Interdisciplinary Research Group (EEIR) provides researchers an umbrella protocol and a common subject pool for research using experimental economics.