When it comes to "return on innovation"—the rate at which research spending generates revenue—it looks like another banner year for the University of Oregon.
The Lundquist College of Business has honored associate professor of management Jennifer Howard-Grenville as the 2013 Thomas C. Stewart Distinguished Professor.
"We're really working at that intersection of entrepreneurship and sustainable business," said Micah Elconin, MBA '12, describing the synergies taking place at Sprout!
Even in the quietest weeks of December, many of our students are busy taking advantage of global opportunities and literally building a better future for those who come next.
Providing sound advice on the complex issues surrounding a company's recent acquisition was all in a few days' work for the Lundquist College students who took part in this year's PricewaterhouseCooper xACT case competition.
They came from as far away as China, New York, and Chicago. All told, a grand total of seventy-five guests--spanning Lundquist College graduating classes 2000 through 2012--made the trip to attend the first-ever reunion of the University of Oregon Investment Group (UOIG).
"When was the last time you were excited about ketchup?" asked Shannon Oliver, MBA '13, in a video shown to the judges of the Lundquist Center for Entrepreneurship (LCE)'s annual graduate-level Venture Quest Investment Competition.
Students seeking direct routes to their dream careers received expert navigation tips from experienced professionals at this October's Career Paths panel series, the signature fall event of the Lundquist College Career Services office.
Ambition kindled, eight WSBC-ers took up the challenge, each delivering an original five-minute presentation to visitors from Nike's summer internship talent acquisition team of Wendy Scott and Zachary Taylor '08, himself an alum of the college's Warsaw Sports Marketing Center.
The November morning may have been cold and damp, but team spirit--not to mention pure adrenaline--did a good job of warming the crowd gathered to watch Lee Corso and the gang broadcast ESPN College GameDay from the University of Oregon's Memorial Quad.
Michael Crooke is: A) former CEO of Patagonia and Revolution Living (parent company of Flexcar); B) a former Navy SEAL; C) the University of Oregon's first Professor of Practice; D) helping the Lundquist College's new Business Innovation Institute redefine the space where entrepreneurship and sustainability intersect.
Growing is succeeding. It is a necessary aspect of remaining competitive. In higher education, that includes growing and developing the ranks of our already exceptional faculty.
