Please introduce yourself and your area of expertise.  

Hello, my name is Kim Viglietti. I am a faculty member in Lakeland’s School of Business, Science & Technology. I have industry experience coming from Kohler Company as a global product manager. My area of expertise is marketing.  

Tell me about Lakeland’s Business programs, what makes us unique from other schools?

Lakeland’s business programs are unique because you not only have a great student-instructor ratio but you receive hands-on experience. We adopt real-world projects that see students take complete ownership. Their critical thinking skills come into play in the classroom.  

How has Co-Op positively impacted your program?

Co-Op has most definitely positively impacted my marketing program by allowing students to apply the knowledge they have learned in the classroom to real life in the career/job setting. We may be a small school, but we have a lot of great relationships built with great companies in the greater Sheboygan County area.  For example, my marketing capstone class is working on “Elk”toberfest for the Elkhart Lake Chamber. They have put together a marketing plan, budget, and grant proposal and will present their final plan to the chamber board.

If you could reach out to potential employers about your students and our business programs, what would you say to them? 

I would tell potential employers to choose the LU candidate over any others. We know our students aren’t afraid to work and with the close mentorship of a faculty member and site advisor it will be a win-win situation. The experience as a Co-Op student will make that student more employable once they have graduated.