Mindy S. Kole
Associate Professor and Department Chair
Degree Information
- PhD, Organization Management & Management Education, Capella University
- Post Master’s Certificate in College Teaching, Capella University
- MBA, Marketing, NYU Stern School of Business
- BA, Economics, NYU
Courses Taught
- Entrepreneurship
- Marketing
- Advertising
- Management
- Business Ethics
Primary Area of Expertise
- Entrepreneurship and small business management
- Marketing and advertising
- Business ethics
- Adult education
- Experiential learning
Honors and Awards
- Hudson Valley Magazine, Women in Business award, 2012
- Delta Mu Delta, National Business Honor Society, 2016
- SUNY Ulster 2010 President's Award for Excellence in Teaching
Publications and Presentations
NACCE (National Association of Community College Entrepreneurship) Conference presentations:
Own It! Entrepreneurial Women’s Conference at SUNY Ulster – Oct. 2016
Community Creations, SUNY Ulster’s student-run business – Oct. 2014; 2015
Real World Marketing at SUNY Ulster – Oct. 2013
SUNY COIL (Collaborative Online International Learning) Conference:
I’d Like to Teach the World to Sing: Learning Culture Through Advertising – with Eva Haug, Netherlands – April 2016
Dogs, Military, Food, Nightlife: Deepening the COIL connection with empowered student
use of social media – with Jeanine Mercer, Empire State College, Lebanon – April 2015
Ulster County Chamber Leadership Class Presentation – Public Speaking – 2015, 2016
Grants Received
Coleman Grant, start-up Community Creations, SUNY Ulster’s student-run business
Other Achievements
Director, Darlene L. Pfeiffer Center for Entrepreneurial Studies
Owner, The Marketing Department, LLC (mktdpt.com) 1996 - present
