With the warmer weather and (at least a few) sunnier days, comes another inevitable spring ritual: tax day. Luckily for the tax-phobic among us, help is at hand. Starting each February, members of the UO branch of the national accounting society Beta Alpha Psi team up with law students to offer free tax preparation to students and area residents, as part of VITA (Volunteer Income Tax Assistance), a nationwide program run by the Internal Revenue Service. Still haven't filed? You're in luck--VITA volunteers will be available two more Saturdays: April 9 and April 16, from 12:30 p.m. to 4 p.m.
Business students from the Center for Sustainable Business Practices worked with with master's candidates from the architecture and landscape architecture programs to compete in the ULI/Gerald D. Hines Urban Design Competition. "The MBAs wanted to really crunch the numbers before putting pencil to paper," said MBA candidate Andy Fenstermacher.
Congratulations to Richard Reynolds, Ryan Bennett, and Liam Bain, three undergraduate finance students who recently won the Oregon round of the CFA Institute Global Investment Research Challenge.
Ever wondered how much carbon you're saving when you pedal your bicycle instead of taking your car? Soon you'll know, thanks to the Ride Your Bike There smartphone app. Created by a team of MBA candidates from the Center for Sustainable Business Practices working with students from disciplines across the university, the app was powered by a grant from the Student Sustainability Fund. What sets this carbon calculator apart?
Two start-up teams from the Lundquist Center for Entrepreneurship are racking up a string of successes--and some nice cash prizes, too. At the Stuart Clark Investment Challenge held in Winnipeg, Canada, Sonas LLC took second place and $10,000 for their presentation of a business concept based on a technology that uses acoustic waves to precisely identify any liquid in sealed containers. Sonas had previously competed at the University of Cincinnati's Spirit of Enterprise, where they won the trade show competition.
With the recent opening of the Business Research Institute, the school has gained a dedicated, state-of-the-art space for conducting market research, focus groups, video conferencing, and more.
A grand new tradition began last month, with the presentation of the first-ever Jim Warsaw and Annalee Thurston Award at a festive dinner gala during the BNP Paribas Open in southern California. Created to honor the legacies of Jim Warsaw and Annalee Thurston, the award recognizes individuals, female or male, who have created and advanced opportunities for women in the business of sport. Its first recipient was Stacey Allaster, chairwoman and CEO of the Women's Tennis Association, who has led the way in securing equal prize money for male and female tennis players.
Our recently announced redesign of the Oregon Executive MBA program in Portland is just one testament to our commitment to re-envisioning how we serve the needs of business.
The upcoming reunion of the Nyenrode Exchange Program, entertainment will include a mystery guest, the opportunity to record your favorite memories on camera.
Rather than wait for change to take place at a federal or international level, the director of the Center for Sustainable Business Practices argued that policy measures taken at the local, regional, and state levels are the most direct route to a utility structure built around clean energy.
Early last month, a group of first-year MBA students in the Lundquist Center for Entrepreneurship hit the road and headed north to meet with executives from thirteen companies.
With only twenty-four hours to prepare a twenty-minute presentation on the future of Louisville's Muhammad Ali Center, teams vying for the 2011 National Sports Foundation Case Cup had to move fast.
