Students finding success at IUP: Breanne Loveland graduated with a degree in Finance from IUP in 2015. During her time at IUP, she was the portfolio manager for the $100,000 Student Management Investment Portfolio. "I was awarded the position as portfolio manager for the Student Management Investment Portfolio (SMIP) in August 2013. At that time, the portfolio was on a fast decline. The Foundation for IUP was considering removing the SMIP due to the poor performance. As the new portfolio manager, I designed daily accounts that every student research analyst had to complete and then present their findings at our weekly meetings. Student analysts were also responsible for looking into economic indicators along with sector trends. From there, all analysts are expected to review the information and start conversations on companies and if we should buy more or sell a company along with researching new companies to add to the portfolio. This strategy was a great success and started to inter...