Spring 2025 CSLE Newsletter
This newsletter is sent to subscribers, OLPD Undergraduate students, and OLPD employees once per semester. If you're not part of these groups yet and would like to subscribe, email Michael Oster, CSLE Director, at oster398@umn.edu.
The Spring semester of 2025 has had a busy start!
In late January, we held a Traveling Sales Team Meeting where over 40 students from around the University of Minnesota came to hear about the opportunities CSLE has to offer to engage in real life sales scenarios. Our traveling team is complete and ready to compete in some of our events both near and far.
The week of February 24th, CSLE hosted over 165 role plays for students earning their Business Marketing Education major and/or the Sales Certificate. A warm thanks goes out to all of our corporate members for their help in facilitating these critical academic activities and for giving them feedback on their role-play performances! The metamorphosis truly happened before our eyes!
Fun facts:
- In 2024, 20+ students signed up for the traveling sales team.
- In 2025, 30+ students signed up for the sales team, and 10 members returned to continue their sales journey.
- Over 250 students have come through CSLE over the past few years. Most if not all of them gain opportunities they may not have had, due to the support of instructors and our corporate partners.
CSLE Internal Competition: March 18
King's Hawaiian, University of Kansas: April 4-5
7th Annual Twin Cities Collegiate Sales Competition April 9 -11
The University of Minnesota and the Center for Sales Leadership & Education are proud to be present at the upcoming 7th annual Twin Cities Collegiate Sales Team Championship event at Huntington Bank Stadium, April 9- 11! We will be welcoming over 70 students from 17 different universities, providing real sales experiences with an exciting case and a career fair!
All are welcome! More details here
The 2025 CSLE Traveling Sales Team
CSLE Executive team: Kira Kuebelbeck, Grace Hansen, Morgan Hoernke, Lauren Murray
Since 2022, the CSLE has supported students in obtaining a University of Minnesota accreditation in sales through the College of Education and Human Development's Department of Organizational Leadership, Policy, and Development. So far, this academic year, we have had over 35 students engage in this important career-advancing opportunity. For more details, refer to the certificate website and flyer.
Why did you join the Traveling Sales Team?
“I joined to gain experience and network with companies who are affiliated with the Sales Center”- Ana Johnson
“I was here for extra credit points, it ended up being a super cool experience. Anyone who is interested in joining, do it because it's not stressful at all. Meeting tons of people and recruiters has been a fun experience.”- Sam Maples
How has your experience been so far?
“So great, I got an internship through Dexian that will allow me to gain tons of sales experience for my first entry-level position”. -Ana Johnson
“Muy bien, la experiencia fue muy buena. Se recomendaría a otras personas”-Eduardo Gonzalez
Do you have an Applied Experience opportunity and want to utilize the Sales Center to facilitate this? Email Michael Oster: oster398@umn.edu to find ways to create an applied experience.
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