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Bianca Brown ’27 has run SimplyB, her all-natural cosmetics buiness, since 2020.
PHOTOS COURTESY OF BIANCA BROWN ’27

All-natural simplicity drives student entrepreneur’s cosmetics business

Hannah Pajtis, Features Editor September 25, 2024

In 2020, during the covid-19 lockdown, Bianca Brown ’27 started making skin care products with her mom from her house, experimenting with ingredients in  hopes of creating a product that helped her...

Jacob Peifer ’25 sits at the desk where he constructed his new investment business, “Jacob’s Investing Center.”
PHOTO: MADELINE WILLIAMS ’26/THE HAWK

SJU Investing Club founder launches new business

Gavin Kuebler February 7, 2024

Finance and economics major Jacob Peifer ’25 has figured out how to utilize his passion to serve others. That passion is investing. Co-founder of the SJU Investing Club, Peifer has been interested...

Christine Anderson, MBA, associate director of graduate admissions for Haub, said any student can now choose a 4+1 option in any Haub program.
PHOTO: KELLY SHANNON ’24/THE HAWK.

Haub officially adds 4+1 option for all Haub programs

Julia Haigh March 22, 2022

The Erivan K. Haub School of Business has begun to formalize a 4+1 option for all business programs, giving students the option to stay an extra year beyond completion of their undergraduate degree to...

GRAPHIC: SADIE HENZES ’23/THE HAWK

Shein: What’s behind the clothes; A closer look at the leader of fast fashion

Allison Kite September 28, 2021

In the last five years, Shein (pronounced she-in), a multi-billion dollar global company, has become a massively popular brand among young adult buyers attracted by the company’s notoriously cheap clothing...

Hugh Massie brought his research on individual financial habits to students in the Teletorium. PHOTO: MITCHELL SHIELDS ’22/THE HAWK

Business expert speaks on uncovering financial DNA

Callan O'Rourke March 7, 2020

Hugh Massie, author and founder of DNA Behavior International, spoke to psychology and business students in the Wolfington Teletorium in Mandeville Hall on Feb. 27. Massie explained how he discovers a...

Robyn Fenty for president

Robyn Fenty for president

Hadassah Colbert October 29, 2019

Why I want to be Rihanna when I grow up My life was forever changed in 2005 when a young woman from the small island of Barbados named Robyn Rihanna Fenty (or as many may know her, Rihanna) stepped onto...

Articles of clothing at this Fall Semester's Pop-Up Shop. PHOTO: Jackie Collins ’21

Pop-up shop attendance spikes with Target sponsorship

Jackie Collins October 1, 2019

Target is the newest sponsor of the Professional Clothing Pop-Up Shop that the Career Development Center (CDC) holds each semester. Target provided the CDC with $500 this month, which covered 20 professional...

Marie Giacobbe ’22 incorporates her designs into her wardrobe. PHOTOS: Mitchell Shields ’22

Student turns craft into custom shoe business

Emily Graham September 24, 2019

One night in LaFarge Residence Center, Marie Giacobbe ’22 and her suitemates broke out some acrylic paint and started painting random items around their suite. Giacobbe found an old pair of Birkenstock...

Alexander Bell ’19 organizes his business’s products (Photo by Luke Malanga ’20).

Cashing in on resale culture

Alexa Pollice October 30, 2018

Passion for premium sneakers becomes business endeavor Erin Breen '19 contributed to this story.  When Alexander Bell ’19, was in high school, he saw a kid in a pair of Air Jordan 13 sneakers and an...

Students at a table at the pop-up shop with their chosen professional attire (Photo courtesy of Angela Yu ’18).

Professional pop-ups

Kaitlyn Patterson March 20, 2018

Career Development Center holds professional clothing shop. The Career Development Center (CDC) is helping students dress for success by providing them with free access to professional clothing at pop-up...

Working during the fall

Working during the fall

Hannah McGinn September 12, 2017

The value of a Co-op experience Before I even began attending Saint Joseph’s University, I knew that I wanted to participate in the school's Co-op Program. I thought it would be a great opportunity to...

Goodbye Haub School of Business

Goodbye Haub School of Business

Alli DelGrippo April 25, 2017

A farewell to St. Joe's and a look forward to what's next So we’ve covered classes; we’ve covered internships, advisors and career paths. Before you know it, all of that gets figured out, and in 23...

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