Point Park Recognized as a Top University for Professional Sales Education Thursday, April 16, 2020
“This recognition underscores our ongoing commitment to professional selling and the added value we bring to our students and the marketplace."
The Rowland School of Business at Point Park University has been ranked among the best colleges and universities for preparing students for sales-related careers by the Sales Education Foundation and was listed in the 2020 SEF Annual Magazine.
“This recognition underscores our ongoing commitment to professional selling and the added value we bring to our students and the marketplace. We’re fortunate to have faculty members within our accredited marketing and sales and sports, arts, and entertainment management programs with professional experience in this area to deliver course offerings specific to professional selling,” said Dorene Ciletti, Ph.D., associate professor of sales and marketing.
“Sales is the lifeblood of an organization. We are proud of our designation as a Top University for Professional Sales Education and are excited to offer Point Park students fundamental training to prepare them for their career success in professional sales,” added Robert Derda, M.S., assistant professor and chair of sports, arts and entertainment management.
The Rowland School of Business plans to launch a sales and innovation lab on campus in late 2020.
“We are very excited that our next step is the construction of our state-of-the-art Rowland School of Business Sales and Innovation lab that will help provide our students with so many important practical-based experiences,” explained Steve Tanzilli, J.D., dean of the Rowland School of Business.
Ciletti added: “This lab further supports our focus on career readiness, enhancing our ability to offer students engaging experiences from a real-world perspective.”