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How things have changed in just twenty years. When the Warsaw Sports Marketing Center was founded in 1993, the web was in its infancy.
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On a frosty April morning, thirty-five Lundquist College students were among the multicultural Ducks who headed up to Portland for a day of career workshops and networking.
Nearly $40 million in revenue and more than 270 jobs—that's what University of Oregon-affiliated startups brought to the state in the most recent fiscal year.
Twenty years ago this April, an audacious new idea became a reality: the Lundquist College launched the world's first sports business program housed within a college of business.

Innovate or get left behind. The phrase may seem bold, but in the business world it’s never been more accurate.

The Regional Accelerator and Innovation Network (RAIN), is a bold new proposal to foster entrepreneurial activity in the south Willamette Valley.

Captain Austin Luher, MBA '14, commanded 188 soldiers in Afghanistan, led a platoon in Iraq and ran operations for a 1,000-soldier battalion in South Korea.
Sean Oliver '09, a senior audit associate at Grant Thornton, joined the Lundquist College Master of Accounting group for their study tour at Nyenrode Business University.
Sixteen students from the Lundquist College honors program spent their spring break in Costa Rica, working with the people of El Higueron to build a basketball court.
The accidental career—that's what some who have found success in banking call the profession. A new event helped UO students chart a more direct path to the field.
For Justin Donaca '10, landing a position at Octagon was always the dream. It just took some persistence—and a single-minded focus—to get there.
Students in senior instructor of management Beth Hjelm's business strategy and planning course teamed up to take on real-life consulting projects for real-world clients.
Founded in 1993, the Warsaw Sports Marketing Center was the first program of its kind in the United States.

Thanks to a team of Oregon MBA students, the city of Salem, Oregon, enjoyed a $1 million financial bump.

The Red Duck Ketchup team won first place and a check for $1,500 in the Fast Pitch portion of the University of Louisville's investment competition.