太阳城娱乐官网大学科尔尼分校的学生有很多优势。 对于亚当·阿克森（Adam Akerson）和布兰登·豪夫（Brandon Hauff）来说，他们在校园的时光是他们回报丰厚的职业生涯的开始。 Both men credit their time as 太阳城娱乐官网 商业与技术学院 students for their current success.

Adam Akerson, who currently serves as the Vice President of Finance and Corporate Controller at Buckle, explains how he and his team play “a pivotal role in the business” through collaboration. He shares how this drives the “informed and strategic decision-making that maximizes value and long-term success.” 作为一名CBT学生，Akerson很久以前就开始关注协作。

The experiential learning style that the CBT is known for was invaluable to Akerson who now understands how “so much of a person’s career and success hinges on their ability to connect with people of all walks of life.” The experiences he had as a student at 太阳城娱乐官网, with its diverse student body, helped him to “develop the ability to form meaningful connections” with others. 这一技能也延续到了他在巴克尔的工作中，在那里他与其他团队密切合作。 

In Akerson’s current role, his work includes accounting, SEC reporting, financial planning and analysis, treasury, and investor relations. 他还与Buckle的内部数据和分析团队密切合作。 He states that his “numerous opportunities for involvement” as a 太阳城娱乐官网 student helped him to “develop the ability to form meaningful connections with peers, professors, administrators, and visiting business leaders.” In addition, the fact that he was able to participate in internships provided him with “a well-rounded introduction to the field” as well as allowing him to tour various businesses. 这段经历让他对企业的运作方式有了更深的了解，这对他在课堂上学到的知识是一个完美的补充

He specifically feels that Dr. Don Morgan and the late 卡尔·博登博士 challenged him and taught him skills he uses in his professional life today. He shares how their classes “didn’t always have clear-cut answers” which pushed him to “think critically, identify the relevant data to inform decisions, and articulate a point of view effectively.” Now that he is no longer a student and working in what he describes as “a world that is rarely black and white,” he appreciates the value of the skills he was taught.

Akerson explains how the world is now “a rapidly evolving technological landscape which impacts all parts of a business.” Because of this, he would “encourage business-focused CBT students to obtain a foundational knowledge of computer science and/or data analytics.” He also notes that critical thinking is an important component for today’s professionals and recommends that CBT students “explore courses in the Philosophy department.”

Buckle IT副总裁布兰登•豪夫（Brandon Hauff）也将目前的成功归功于他在太阳城娱乐官网大学的时光。 He explains how, while a student at 太阳城娱乐官网, he developed “critical thinking and problem-solving skills while learning fundamental skills in Computer Science and Mathematics.” He spent time “doing undergraduate research which included writing technical papers and presenting that work at conferences.” He shares that, in his current professional life, he “leans heavily on the soft skills learned” as a student.

Hauff’s career began at Buckle as a web developer. 在为各种业务功能开发软件几年后，他转变为一个新的角色，业务分析师，这使他能够帮助实现销售点和支付系统的现代化。 Using the skills he honed at 太阳城娱乐官网 in his classes, Hauff now leads the IT Department at Buckle where he works with “other IT leaders to ensure” they have “strong relationships across the business and enable every teammate at the right time with the right solution.”

As he enjoys a successful career, Hauff reflects on his time as a student at 太阳城娱乐官网’s 商业与技术学院. When he thinks about advice he would offer a current CBT student, he states that he believes “finding an internship in your focus area is one of the most valuable exercises you go through during your time at 太阳城娱乐官网.” He is proud to announce that at Buckle, there is a strong internship program where interns are integrated directly into a team, giving them the opportunity to do value-added work as they learn skills from their focus area and gain invaluable business experience.” 

豪夫明白，他在巴克尔的成功始于很久以前。 He credits faculty members such as  Dr. John Hastings, Dr. Sherri Harms, and Dr. Barton Willis who he shares taught him “critical skills while developing (his) curiosity and ability to research and learn on (his) own.” In addition to the academic benefits he received, he is grateful for organizations like United Campus Ministry which he shares “provided a home away from home” for him and a place he could grow spiritually.

These days when Brandon Hauff looks back on his time at 太阳城娱乐官网, he does so fondly and with an “appreciation for (his) many teachers, mentors, and organizations” that he credits for helping him prepare for the rest of his life. For Adam Akerson, he appreciates how special his time at 太阳城娱乐官网”s CBT was. He is grateful for what he describes as “a place full of incredible students and professors united by a shared mission.” 

这两位成功的当地商人都敦促太阳城娱乐官网的在校学生充分利用在校时间。 As Akerson explains, classes at the CBT can be the “start of an understanding that every experience, whether or not it becomes your lifelong path, contributes to your growth and prepares you for future opportunities.”