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 |