Betting the Farm: Kylie Veldman leans on tough farm lessons to achieve her dream Growing up on a cattle farm in Michigan’s rural Thumb area, Kylie Veldman had two long-term goals after graduating high school in 2016: get a college education and figure out how to pay for it. As the only daughter of a…
True Grit Lessons learned growing up have driven Jason Krug through college and beyond Jason Krug is not one to back down from a challenge. From earning his BBA in 2011 and the dual Master of Business Administration and Master of Science in Finance just one year later through Walsh’s innovative FastTrack program to wrapping…
Celebrating 100 Years: 1922-2022 Power couple powers up Centennial Campaign As Walsh College celebrates a century of bringing quality business education to southeast Michigan, there’s nobody better to lead the way than David and Kathryn Petoskey. The power couple is co-chairing Walsh’s Centennial Campaign, which kicked off at the 2021 Leadership Awards Dinner last fall.…
Always a Teacher – and Student: Tim Constant, MSF When the Holocaust Memorial Center Zekelman Family Campus (HMC) was looking for someone to expand its teaching mission, Tim Constant was their choice. Constant graduated from Walsh in 1995 with a Master of Science in Finance — a degree he put to use in the business world and…
Smart Girls Book Club is one Walsh graduate’s way of inspiring change By Becky Kalajian Rebecca Sorensen was a divorcee attending community college when a chance conversation with a professor put her life on a whole new path. The 24-year-old was taking accounting classes and doing well. “My professor was incredibly kind and supportive of…
Domenic Policicchio III applies skills he learned at Walsh in both his jobs — on the basketball court and in the office By Lee A. Dean From backboards to boardrooms, Domenic Policicchio III (BBA ’18) is reaping the advantages of his experience as a student at Walsh. As a nontraditional student, Policicchio benefited from the flexibility…