C.J. Braccia

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Equally appealing to Braccia was the chance to participate in the 斯科特学者计划, which presents future business leaders, especially those who are entrepreneurial in spirit, with innovation opportunities and community impact. 另外, the scholarship portion of the program provides full tuition, 食物和住房, as well as distinctive programming and engagement with the Omaha business community to develop scholars’ networks.

事实上, one of Braccia’s favorite Creighton memories is participating in the “Scott Olympics,——尤其是, reigning victorious in such events as food challenges and relay races with his teammates. Turns out, he can hula-hoop with the best of them.

“Although some teams will say otherwise, I believe my team won all the events. Maybe we lost one event, but anyone who says more than one is simply lying to you,” he jokes.

Braccia, a Castle Rock, Colorado, native, is a 商业智能和分析 (BIA) major who is also working toward a graduate business degree (he is currently undecided but leaning to an MBA or a Master of Science in organizational leadership) as an undergraduate. He says he didn’t want to cut his Creighton career short to graduate early, so when he discovered he could pursue a master’s degree simultaneously with his BSBA, 他抓住了这个机会.

“I looked forward to the more challenging and specialized courses” of the master, he says. “I like the versatility that both a business degree and a BIA degree offer. I think the future is leaning to be much more technologically focused, and I wanted to be able to keep up with that demand.”

在大二的下学期, Braccia is working as a strategy intern with First National Bank of Omaha subsidiary, 新畜牧集团. 这是他到目前为止的第五次实习. He has also served as a financial review intern with Union Pacific Railroad and an audit, tax and consulting intern with CliftonLarsonAllen (CLA), in addition to interning with Michael T. Kossen P.C. 商业道德联盟. This summer he will begin his sixth internship, working at HealthEdge as a chief of staff intern.

What accounts for his string of success in securing internships early in his college career? He believes it is a combination of having a well-rounded CV and letting his personality come through in interviews. “通过变得更有风度, I believe that the interviewer is more likely to remember you,他坚持说。.

Getting involved on campus has the dual benefit of making your college years more fun – important – and building your resume’s experience bank, especially when internship and work examples are few. Braccia, 例如, joined the Management Consulting Club as a freshman, which not only introduced him to fellow business students but also Fortune 500 CEOs. He now serves a president of the organization.

Braccia also is a member of Jesuit honor society Sigma Nu 并致力于 耶稣会价值 男人和女人，为了别人，和别人在一起. He worked behind the scenes at Financial Hope Collaborative, helping with its social media accounts. 作为最好的朋友的参与者, 他去过当地的餐馆, attended Creighton basketball games and even celebrated his buddy Michael’s birthday with some axe throwing.

These last two years have made it clear to Braccia that a Creighton education is one that allows students to focus on their “higher purpose.”

“It’s not purely about what job you will receive after graduation,” he asserts. “It’s more focused on how you can better the lives of those around you.”