Capstone Cup

Bringing the Boardroom to the Classroom

The UNO CBA Capstone Cup is a semester-long competition compulsory for every student enrolled in the undergraduate strategy course, Corporate & Business Strategy.

Spring 2020 Capstone Cup

2018 - 2019 Annual Report

Dates
Kickoff \| February 5
Round 1 \| March 6
Round 2 \| April 3
Round 3 \| April 17

The Challenge

Students are placed in the role of a consulting firm and asked to analyze and develop recommendations to a complex business problem.

Working under pressure, student teams have 10 days to digest a complex business situation, develop a creative and practical solution, and build a presentation that incorporates their analyses and recommendations.

Benefits

Unique integration into CBA's 16-week undergraduate capstone strategy course
A real-time professional development experience for students
Enhanced engagement with alumni and local business community
A prime opportunity for employers to identify up-and-coming talent

Judges

Teams present their solutions to a "board" of faculty, alumni and business leaders. Professionals from the following organizations (and more) have participated as judges:

	Aerotex		American National Bank
	Bank of the West		BKD
	Buildertrend		Charter West Bank
	Cintas		CLS Investments, LLC
	Dynamo, LLC		Eat Fit Go
	Farm Credit Services		First National Bank
	First National Technology Solutions		Fiserv
	Green Plains Inc.		Jet Linx
	Lutz		Oath Inc. (formerly Yahoo)
	Owen Industries, Inc.		Pacific Life
	Radisson Hotel Group		Sojern
	TD Ameritrade		Union Pacific
	Wells Fargo Wealth Management Group		Woodhouse Auto Family
	National Indemnity & Berkshire Hathaway		Valmont