Where leaders are born

The Honors Cohort Program at Fisher College of Business is a transformative, two-year experience for the university’s most driven undergraduate students.

FOUR PILLARS OF SUCCESS

What Sets Us Apart

Fisher’s Honors Cohort is a two-year, MBA-style journey for the university’s top business students. Built around four core pillars, the program blends real-world projects, leadership training, global experiences, and service innovation—preparing students to become the next generation of purpose-driven business leaders.

Action-Based Learning

Solve real business challenges through company projects, guest speakers, and fully funded national learning trips.

Signature Service Projects

Design and lead high-impact service initiatives that create measurable change in local and global communities.

Global Business Acumen

Experience international markets firsthand through immersive global consulting projects and cultural learning trips abroad.

Leadership & Teamwork

Grow leadership confidence through simulations, coaching, and dynamic team-based experiences in complex, ambiguous environments.

ABOUT THE COHORT

Small Class. Big Impact.

Designed to be a 2 year MBA-like experience, the Honors Cohort is Fisher’s oldest undergraduate honors program. With personalized mentorship, hands-on consulting, and world-class career support, every graduate walks away prepared—and positioned—for success.

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Faculty

Our two year, experiential learning program takes students both inside and outside the classroom for a unique, personalized curriculum. 

Mi Kyong Newsom

Professor

Award-winning operations expert, Dr. Newsom equips students with Lean Six Sigma skills and industry insights through hands-on, research-driven teaching.

Steffanie Wilk

Professor

Renowned organizational behavior scholar, Dr. Wilk blends research on workplace dynamics with award-winning instruction in leadership and team development.

Bruce Bellner

Professor

Strategic management professor with deep industry roots, Dr. Bellner prepares Cohort seniors for high-level decision-making and strategic business thinking.

Ty Shepfer

Director, Honors Cohort

Cohort alumnus and program cornerstone, Ty leads the two-year seminar, fostering leadership, resilience, and a tight-knit learning community.

Honors Cohort Advisory Board

Out of more than 700 Cohort Alumni, Fisher alumni, and stewards, this committee helps to steer the program towards national promience

MEET THE COHORT

Diverse, Driven, and Distinctive

Each year, just 40 students are selected from over 8,000 undergraduates at Fisher College of Business to join the Honors Cohort. Representing a rich blend of backgrounds, interests, and expertise, these students bring global perspectives, academic excellence, and a passion for leadership into every classroom and project.

Results That Matter

Honors Cohort students don’t just graduate—they launch. With a 100% job placement rate and entry-level salaries that far exceed the average Fisher graduate, our students are sought after by the world’s most prestigious companies, investment firms, consultancies, and public sector organizations. Below are some companies that have hired our students just in the last three years.

Invest in the Leaders of Tomorrow

Your support empowers top-tier students to access life-changing experiences—from global consulting projects to service initiatives and mentorship. Every gift helps us continue to shape the next generation of ethical, innovative, and globally minded business leaders.