David Letterman's top-ten lists generally don't delve into higher education, but if they did, the Oregon MBA might get a mention. The general weariness toward taking on more debt in a uncertain economy often prompts prospective MBA students to question if going to graduate school is worth the loans they may incur. In the case of the Oregon MBA, the answer is a resounding "yes," according to U.S.
It's been quite a winter for Jake Heckathorn, Brian Oehler and Jeff Matthews, the second-year MBA candidates representing technology startup Corrosion Solutions in investment competitions both here and abroad. Just four days after placing third in the University of Cincinnati's Spirit of Enterprise Graduate Business Plan Competition, the team headed to Thailand to test their skills in the mai Bangkok Business Challenge.
As we work to deliver and enhance the exceptional education in our undergraduate and Oregon MBA programs, we will have our eye on rankings but cannot afford to let them dictate our vision.
"It feels like yesterday that I was sitting in their seats. It's fun and energizing to sit with young, creative, optimistic minds," said Stacey Allaster, Women's Tennis Association (WTA) chairman and CEO, describing a recent stint as executive-in-residence at the Warsaw Sports Marketing Center.
The sound of excited voices buzzed through the Lillis atrium as the Women in Business Club's 2012 gala got underway. Now in its seventh year, the annual event pairs professional women with female undergraduates for an evening of networking and mentorship. This year's theme was "Unlocking Your Potential," and guest speaker Dean Kees de Kluyver drove home the value of setting high-flying goals through the example of Dr. Mae Jemison, the first African-American woman to travel in space.
Are people who identify themselves as religious more likely to choose sustainable products and services? With more than seventy percent of the earth's population adhering to one of the world's seven main religions--and spending on sustainable consumption projected to grow $60 billion by 2014--this question is timely, to say the least.
Can redefining our notion of happiness help save the planet? This was the question Ehrman Giustina Professor of Marketing Lynn Kahle posed to an audience of graduate students and faculty members in his recent presentation "The Pursuit of Happiness." While our cultural wisdom suggests that people are happiest when they have lots of big, expensive things, this view isn't accurate, according to well-regarded research.
You've got five dollars in seed money, seven days to brainstorm, and two hours to execute your plan—how do you create value? These are the elements of the $5 Challenge, a core feature in management professor Andrew Nelson's course Recognizing Business Opportunities. Four MBA candidates from the Center for Sustainable Business Practices tackled the challenge by creating a service that would be valued by bike commuters everywhere.
Pitch an idea for an online startup to a group of web developers, designers, and business professionals; convince them to join your team; and then spend the weekend working with them building a prototype of the actual product.
This January, second-year MBA students affiliated with the Warsaw Sports Marketing Center spent three fast-paced days in New York City meeting with high-level executives at some of the most influential companies and organizations in the world of sports. The annual event marks the final trip the cohort will take together as a group, and it is one that is recalled with enthusiasm by many alums. This year's roster included an insider's view of ESPN (led by two program alums); a session at sports and entertainment powerhouse IMG; and a visit to the headquarters of Bloomberg Sports.
Planning to hit the slopes this winter? Check out SnowSense, an iPhone and iPad app recently launched by Joe Wright--a first-year MBA candidate affiliated with the Lundquist Center for Entrepreneurship--and his partner Max Lansing, a software developer with a background in geography. Because SnowSense's updates are based on a unique algorithm of real-time data on weather, snow quantity, and snow quality, users see not just how much snow there is currently and how much is expected, but whether the snow is wet, dry, and so forth.
