Esports and Gaming Management

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The Esports and Gaming Management major at Lasell has a professional focus, rooted in Connected Learning, that seeks to educate students by promoting self-expression, academic exploration and critical thinking in academic, civic, and career-relevant areas.

The Esports and Gaming Management degree program helps student gain knowledge of the process by which games are made, an adequate understanding of the go-to-market strategies typical of the industry, and the various elements that come together for a successful esports event or league.
Lasell's School of Business has degree programs in Accounting, Business Management, Entrepreneurship, Esports and Gaming Management, Event Management, Finance, Hospitality Management, Human Resource Management, Marketing, Professional Sales, Resort and Casino Management, Sport Management, and Supply Chain Management.

Connected Learning

Connected Learning complements traditional approaches with active learning experiences by doing internships, service learning, and challenging projects in and out of the classroom. Lasell's School of Business provides students Connected Learning opportunities with partnerships, certifications, projects, and more.

Small Business Institute

The Small Business Institute (SBI) is a faculty-advised organization that promotes student involvement in the business world by funding independent student ventures. The Test Your Big Idea competition provides undergraduate students the opportunity to receive grants from SBI to start and grow businesses.

Partnerships & Programs

Major League Lacrosse: Lasell has formed a partnership with Major League Lacrosse (MLL), making Lasell the first official preferred internship partner of MLL.
Lasell's Semester at Disney program allows students to take classes and intern at either Disneyland or Disneyworld.

Certifications

Students can earn industry-level certifications and badges in:

Students can also receive an industry-recognized certificate in Analytics, issued jointly by Lasell and SAS.

Projects & Classes

The Ice Cream Shop Project: Students research and anaylze where to open an ice cream shop, the costs associated with it, and how to generate and record revenue.
Students participate in classes that utilize a boardroom meeting structure, rather than that of a lecture, to maximize professional perspective and experience.

School of Business Faculty

	Matthew Reilly, Ed.D. Dean of the School of Business, Assistant Professor of Marketing Area of Expertise: marketing, customer service, banking, communications
	Jeffrey P. Corcoran, M.S./M.I.S. Associate Professor of Management Area of Expertise: information technology, information systems, ecommerce
	Janet Huetteman, M.B.A. Assistant Professor of Marketing Area of Expertise: branding, customer experience, advertising, communications
	Bruce McKinnon, M.B.A. Assistant Professor of Entrepreneurship Area of Expertise: growing start-ups commercialization, operations
	Siddarth Mobar, M.B.A., CHE Assistant Professor of Hospitality and Event Management Area of Expertise: hotel operations, finance, acquisitions, development, franchise, re-positioning
	Donna Scipione, M.S. Assistant Professor of Accounting Area of Expertise: accounting, tax, audit
	Dina Tanvuia, M.S. Program Chair of Hospitality and Event Management, Assistant Professor of Hospitality and Event Management Area of Expertise: resort and casino management, operations
	Anh Le Tran, Ph.D. Associate Professor of Economics and Management Area of Expertise: economic development, international trade policy
	Eric Turner, M.B.A. Professor of Business Area of Expertise: management, marketing, finance, entrepreneurship
	Nancy Waldron, Ph.D. Program Chair of Business, Associate Professor of Marketing Area of Expertise: management, banking, manufacturing, marketing, entrepreneurship
	Martin Walsh, Ph.D. Associate Professor of Management Area of Expertise: management, international business, international economic policy, managerial entrepreneurship, entrepreneurship
	Robert Zuar Visiting Assistant Professor of Accountancy

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