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The Denison Advantage
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The Denison Advantage
You will build an understanding of the professional world and career opportunities. With our 16 career coaches, you will develop, test, and refine your career ambitions.
You will acquire a range of real-world experiences—from internships and research to one-on-one workshops with industry experts to hands-on consulting projects—that will build your resume before you even graduate.
For every field of study, your academic curriculum will complement the knowledge and skills employers seek. Our programs offer knowledge and in-demand skills that are critical to jobs now — and in the future.
You will be part of a network — peers, faculty, mentors, partner organizations, and alumni — that advances the next generation of Denisonians.
Denison Edge: Financial Management Credential
In this program, you will learn key financial concepts such as balance sheets, income statements, cash flows, working capital, budgeting, forecasting, and more. You will also gain applicable skills used in a variety of finance professions. This program will teach you how to speak the language of finance by focusing on applying knowledge, financial up-skilling, and mimicking on-the-job training.
Learn moreDenison Edge: Influencer Campaigns IRL Accelerator
Curious about how brands get influencers to post about their products or how your favorite influencers get those sponsored posts and PR packages? In this program, you'll step into the world of influencer marketing and learn how brands build and launch campaigns. Not only will you learn the foundations of an influencer campaign, you'll also get to exclusively collaborate with a real brand as your client for the duration of the program.
Learn moreDenison Edge: Building Valuable Brands Accelerator
Through hands-on projects in an experiential learning environment, you’ll learn to position brands effectively and develop strong brand identities tailored to target market segments. Examine brand management techniques that successful brands use to build equity and sustain growth, and gain insight into measuring brand value using tools trusted by top global brands.
Learn moreDenison Edge: Sports Marketing Accelerator
This comprehensive program on Sports Marketing provides students with an in-depth understanding of the dynamic and rapidly evolving field of sports marketing. The program covers the fundamental principles of marketing within the sports industry, including key concepts, strategies, and real-world applications used by teams, leagues, and brands worldwide. Through engaging case studies and hands-on learning experiences, students will explore the critical elements of sports marketing, from fan engagement to sponsorships and event promotions.
Learn moreDenison Edge: Applied AI For Industry & Innovation Accelerator
This four-week course builds on foundational AI knowledge, focusing on hands-on and practical applications of AI and Generative AI. This program is designed for those ready to leverage AI responsibly to drive impact, business insights, and strategic innovation. Explore a survey of tools that support data-driven decision-making through visualization, analytics, and predictive modeling. Build understanding with in-class demos that evolve into take-home exercises for continued exploration and application. Gain hands-on experience with Generative AI tools that enhance productivity and enable efficiency, developing practical skills ranging from prompt engineering to custom GPT creation.
Learn moreDenison Edge: Public Relations Essentials
Excelling in a complex, fast-paced environment.
Learn moreDenison Edge: Visual Storytelling Accelerator
This program leverages skills learned as a storyboard artist in Hollywood to enhance your ability to pitch and present ideas in any field. You’ll discover how to transform creative concepts into engaging stories that captivate your audience and drive action. By focusing on visual storytelling techniques, you'll learn to craft clear, compelling presentations that connect with stakeholders, clients, and decision-makers. The program will provide practical tools for structuring ideas, using visuals effectively, and tailoring your presentation to various audiences. The goal is to help you better tell your story, engage your audience, and communicate your value. By the end, you'll walk away with strategies to elevate your presentations and pitches to the next level.
Learn moreDenison Edge: Building Graphs in Microsoft Excel Workshop
Microsoft Excel allows you to communicate and handle information with much more impact than raw numbers alone. You will get more from your data by learning how to build graphs in Microsoft Excel, from straight-forward to complex. This workshop outlines the visualization features and functions in Microsoft Excel including: Graphs: Line graphs, bar graphs, scatter plots, bubble plots, box and whisker plots, pie charts, heat maps, waterfall charts, and more, Formatting graphs to include scale adjustments, axes labels, value labels, layout, primary and secondary axes, and the use of summary tables and conditional formatting.
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