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Student Opportunities

The Department of Business offers many fun and appropriate opportunities for you to get involved in student life at Minot State. From clubs to programs to societies, including the Looyenga Leadership Institute and Severson Entrepreneurship Academy, you will always have something to do, which means being bored is not an option. Many of our organizations and clubs work with alumni and area businesses, giving you real-life experience and knowledge.

Interested in accounting? Then the Accounting Club is for you. As a member, you will exchange information, experiences, ideas, and methods related to accounting. The club provides outside speakers for members of the club as well as the entire Minot State student body provides a better understanding of the accounting profession and promotes high ethical standards, provides programs to promote interaction among students in the field of accounting, promotes University and community services, and provides opportunities to network with accounting and business professionals. 

2025-2026 Accounting Officers

President:
Vice President: 
Treasurer/Secretary: 
Social Media Director: 

Advisor Information 

 Nicole Wald 

Collegiate DECA prepares emerging leaders and entrepreneurs for careers in marketing, finance, hospitality, and management at colleges and universities around the globe. Minot State’s DECA Club is super active in the community and competes at state and national events giving you even more experiences. If you participate in DECA or FBLA in high school, you’ll certainly want to join this group. Contact us at deca@MinotStateU.edu.

2025-2026 DECA Officers

President: Madison VanDeventer
Advisor Information 

Megan Fixen

In the Entrepreneurship Club, you will help write, analyze, and evaluate business plans from Minot State students and community members while making the most of the resources available at Minot State for entrepreneurs and those curious about entrepreneurship. Club members take part in startup experiences, build connections, and meet new people also interested in entrepreneurship.

Housed within the Severson Entrepreneurship Academy, the club is affiliated with the national Collegiate Entrepreneurship Organization (CEO). The club also distributes seed money to exceptional student business plans, providing young entrepreneurs with an authentic experience to begin their own business ventures.

The club recently worked with Prairie Sky Breads. PSA is a local, independent, baking operation offering home-style breads and baked goods to the Minot community since 2014 and recently moved into their new business location in Downtown Minot. The Entrepreneurship Club assisted with:

  • Start-up and operating costs
  • Revenue forecasting
  • Breakeven analysis
  • Market analysis and plan

2025-2026 Entrepreneurship Officers

President: Erin Kerzmann
Vice President: Connor Radtke
Treasurer: 
Secretary: 

Advisor information

Randy Conway

The Department of Business Finance Club at Minot State University promotes finance-related activities and interests, as well as inspire members to explore the vast career opportunities in finance. The club manages the Student-Directed Investment Fund (SDIF), which affords students the invaluable opportunity to connect investment theories to real-world practice as they apply their classroom learning to the management of the fund. This helps club members develop business analysis and practical investment skills, as well as a real experience in investing real money.

Students make up the investment committee, gather research provided by financial analysts, critique the assumptions, and evaluate the investment opportunity. Students will perform their own research about a company’s business model and competitive position, analyze the firm’s financial statements, and assess the investment opportunity. As a committee the students decide to invest or divest a certain investment position.

 

2025-2026 Club Officers

President: Tevor Huss
Vice President: Braelyn Dale
Secretary: Connor Radtke
Treasurer: Nate Olson

 

Advisor Information 

Jerry Stai 

Phi Beta Lambda is the premier student business organization. To support a better you, our mission is to bring business and education together in a positive working relationship through innovative leadership and career development programs.

2025-2026 Officers 

President: Cambry Ankenbauer
Vice President: Marissa Beck
Secretary: Connor Radtke
Treasurer: Alec Wolf

Advisor Information

Jan Repnow

Pi Omega Pi is the National Business Education Teacher Honor Society, which has the purpose of promoting scholarship and service in business education. For over 80 years, Pi Omega Pi has provided its members with a variety of services pertaining to business education. For information about the national organization, visit www.piomegapi.org.

Advisor information

Jan Repnow

The Department of Business offers many scholarship each academic year for students enrolled in our programs. In addition, Minot State also offers an Academic Excellence Scholarship that is available to qualified incoming freshman. We currently have a record number of scholarships and awards available at the University giving you even more ways to reduce the cost of your college tuition. Apply today!

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