Join Jane Sojka, PhD, Distinguished Teaching Professor of Marketing, and Phoebe Pappas, BBA ’24, president of Lindner Women in Business, as Lindner celebrates Women’s History Month. Hear more about the initiatives, courses, programs, events and student groups that help to elevate the overall Lindner experience for future women business leaders.

1:50 – Women's contributions and advancements in business

3:52 – What is Lindner Women in Business (LWiB)?

5:25 – LWiB's impact

7:09 – Empowerment Day

9:22 – Women in Sales

13:01 – Impact of women-focused initiatives

15:30 – Professional application of Women in Sales and women’s leadership training

18:33 – What sets Lindner apart 

UC Board of Trustees Chair and Lindner alumnus Phil D. Collins stops by to offer personal and career advice for students, and to emphasize the power of engaging with Lindner and UC. Collins, the founder and CEO of private equity investment firm Orchard Holdings Group, also details his time working for Carl H. Lindner and his family’s deep UC roots.

0:34: Phil’s UC roots & working for Carl H. Lindner 

4:26: Learning about the finance industry under Carl H. Lindner 

5:40: What makes Lindner/UC special and distinctive 

7:35: Advice for current students 

9:16: How Phil made the most of his time in the classroom 

12:05: Following your curiosity in life 

13:30: The power of engaging with Lindner/UC as an alumnus 

What is co-op, and how can I get one? What makes co-op at Lindner unique? How can a student expand their network without co-op or job experience? Lindner Career Services Assistant Director Bella Gullia answers these questions and more, offering support and guidance to current and prospective Lindner students.

The latest episode of Bearcats Mean Business tackles everything prospective students, as well as their parents and/or guardians, should know about the admissions process and applying to Lindner/UC.

Melissa Baer, Lindner’s director of undergraduate enrollment, dispels admissions cycle myths and recites common questions heard from prospective students + their parents/guardians, while second-year Lindner student Riley Higgins recounts the attributes she was looking for in a college/university and why Lindner’s experiential learning focus connected with her.

1:06 — Melissa on guiding high school students through the admissions/application process and providing “authentic experiences” to prospective students when they visit Lindner.

3:57 — Riley on why she enjoys mentoring potential Lindner students and recounting her College Close-Up presentation as a high school student. 

5:47 — Riley on her personal experience applying to Lindner and other colleges/universities

7:40 — Melissa on college application essay questions and their purpose.

9:19 — Melissa on common questions she hears from prospective students and their parents or guardians.

10:45 — Riley discloses the attributes she was looking for in a college/university and why Lindner’s experiential learning focus connected with her.

14:36 — Melissa on encouraging students to go at their own pace in college.

16:01 — Riley on the benefits of Lindner's First-Year Experience.

17:22 — Melissa walks listeners through a typical admissions cycle.

19:43 — Riley offers college application recommendations to prospective students.

21:26 — Melissa dispels college admissions myths and provides key admission cycle dates to remember.

Lindner Dean Marianne Lewis introduces listeners to the Carl H. Lindner College of Business. Lewis details Lindner's distinctive attributes, which include — but are not limited to — co-op and its purpose as a career launchpad; our mission of empowering business problem solvers; and why students from a range of backgrounds and stages in their lives turn to Lindner.

1:15: The uniqueness of co-op at Lindner

4:40: What should 'empowering business problem solvers' mean to a prospective student?

8:00: Students' rationale for selecting Lindner

11:00: Explaining Lindner's flexible pathways/why students of all backgrounds select Lindner

15:30: Inclusive excellence at Lindner

19:00: Research by Lindner faculty impacting our daily lives

22:20: Lindner's appreciation for the city of Cincinnati

The University of Cincinnati’s Carl H. Lindner College of Business proudly presents Bearcats Mean Business, a new podcast where we’ll show you what it takes to gain admission to — and continuously achieve at — a leading co-op business school.

In the episodes to come, you will hear from Lindner students, faculty, staff, alumni, supporters and more about a range of topics, including — but not limited to — co-op, advice for prospective students and their parents, faculty research, and what a typical day looks like for a Lindner student.

We want you to gain a more intimate understanding of the many pathways that are possible at Lindner.