Business and Entrepreneurship Department - CCC

Business and Entrepreneurship Department - CCC It is our goal to empower students to become successful leaders in the arts and creative industries. Business and Entrepreneurship students learn by doing.

We prepare students to be entrepreneurial leaders in the following careers: music promotion, distribution and executive production, international arts management, live entertainment and the performing arts, TV, film, radio, print, marketing, digital and social media, museums and galleries, professional and collegiate sports. They make connections with an active network of 3,000 alumni working for

top arts and entertainment companies located in Chicago, New York, Los Angeles, and around the world. Columbia’s location in the heart of Chicago provides students with opportunities to intern and work for world-renowned companies while simultaneously earning their degrees.

Congratulations to the School of Business and Entrepreneurship Undergraduate and Graduate Class of 2026! We are proud to...
05/18/2026

Congratulations to the School of Business and Entrepreneurship Undergraduate and Graduate Class of 2026! We are proud to celebrate your accomplishments and everything you will achieve next! 🎓🎉✨

05/14/2026

✨On this week’s Office Hours: Unhinged, we are joined by Isabel Scudella and Riana Ward, Graduate Assistants in the School of Business and Entrepreneurship, the voices behind Office Hours: Unhinged

Tune in to hear all things from favorite seasons, artists and vacation spots!☀️🎤✨

Student Spotlight: Elijah Mercado, Marketing student with a focus in Advertising. ⭐What’s your role at Auris, and what’s...
05/13/2026

Student Spotlight: Elijah Mercado, Marketing student with a focus in Advertising. ⭐

What’s your role at Auris, and what’s rewarding about your work as a graphic designer?

Auris is a live event company for electronic dance music; they own multiple music venues, including Smoking Mirrors, Pyrsm, Outset, Radius, Concord Music Hall, and the Patio. We also have the ARC Music Festival in Chicago every Labor Day weekend in Union Park.

I am a graphic designer for every venue and live event umbrella at the company. I do everything from designing posters, merch, motion graphics, and logo design.

I have learned a lot about how to function within a brand identity. There are different brand guidelines for the ARC festival and the venues, so I get to turn different parts of my brain on and off every day, depending on what brand I am working with.

Last year at ARC, it was my first time having a merch design of mine to get approved and sold at the festival. Which was huge for me, as the festival continues to grow bigger every year.

How did you get introduced to your role at Auris?

My brother had a connection with Columbia Alumni and the senior designer at Auris. I had started posting some personal graphic design work on my social media, when he saw my work and sent me a DM saying Auris was looking for a full-time junior graphic designer. I expressed that I was in school and was interested in being a part-time graphic designer, if they were willing to work with my schedule. I have been working there for two years now.

What are your plans after graduation?

Once I graduate, I will be working full-time at Auris, and later in the future, there is a chance to move up to a creative director position. I would love to win a Grammy for record packaging. I really love working in music, so I would love to do that or continue down the merch designer route.

Stay on The Pulse @ 618!Here are some highlights from this week’s (5/12) Pulse! Check your email to read the full newsle...
05/12/2026

Stay on The Pulse @ 618!

Here are some highlights from this week’s (5/12) Pulse! Check your email to read the full newsletter!

Not receiving it? 📩 Email us at [email protected], and we will be sure to add you to the mailing list.

Join us for a celebration of creativity, innovation, and student talent! We’d love to see our alumni and industry commun...
05/11/2026

Join us for a celebration of creativity, innovation, and student talent! We’d love to see our alumni and industry community connections there!

Step into an immersive showcase featuring graduating students from the School of Business & Entrepreneurship—where bold ideas come to life. 🎨💡

📍 Stage Two, 618 S. Michigan�🗓 Saturday, May 16 | 2–4 PM
Come for the experience, stay for the connections 👉 RSVP in our bio!

05/07/2026

✨ Office Hours: Unhinged is back! This week we are joined by Charles Hammond, Jr. Administrative Assistant in the School of Business and Entrepreneurship!

Tune into this week’s episodes for the great debate on TV Shows or Movie! 🍿 📺🎬

Stay on The Pulse @ 618!Here are some highlights from this week’s (5/4) Pulse! Check your email to read the full newslet...
05/04/2026

Stay on The Pulse @ 618!

Here are some highlights from this week’s (5/4) Pulse! Check your email to read the full newsletter!

Not receiving it? 📩 Email us at [email protected], and we will be sure to add you to the mailing list.

04/30/2026

✨ Office Hours: Unhinged is back! This week we are joined by Monika Jaiswal-Oliver, Academic Manager and Adjunct Professor of Instruction in the School of Business and Entrepreneurship!

Finals are coming… don’t stress alone 📚✨Join us for the CTAS Study Party at Columbia College Chicago!🗓 May 4th – May 7th...
04/29/2026

Finals are coming… don’t stress alone 📚✨
Join us for the CTAS Study Party at Columbia College Chicago!
🗓 May 4th – May 7th
⏰ 11:00 AM – 4:00 PM
📍 618 S. Michigan Ave, 7th Floor
Come study, grab some snacks, and stay a while—everyone is welcome! Let’s finish the semester strong 💪

Join us for a celebration of creativity, innovation, and student talent!Step into an immersive showcase featuring gradua...
04/28/2026

Join us for a celebration of creativity, innovation, and student talent!
Step into an immersive showcase featuring graduating students from the School of Business & Entrepreneurship—where bold ideas come to life. 🎨💡

📍 Stage Two, 618 S. Michigan
🗓 Saturday, May 16 | 2–5 PM

Come for the experience, stay for the connections 👉 RSVP in our bio!

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