Faculty and staff members gathered recently to celebrate Wendy Mitchell's twenty-five years at the Lundquist College of Business. Currently the assistant dean for undergraduate programs, Mitchell will step down from that position when she retires at the end of December 2011. After earning her MBA here in 1985, Mitchell returned to teach the BA 101 course in 1986 and went on serve in a wide range of leadership positions throughout the college. "I backed into the best job of my entire life," Mitchell remarked recently. And indeed, the feeling is mutual.
The handlebar, the horseshoe, the Dalí—these are just a few of the mustache styles you might have seen around the Lillis Business Complex this past month. For the second year in a row, Oregon MBA candidates participated in Movember, the international movement dedicated to raising awareness of—and funds for—men's health issues, raising a grand total of $9,579 so far (handily winning their gentleman's wager with their counterparts in the law school).
“In Singapore alone, there are 800 Ducks that we know of. And those are just the ones we already know," said Dean Kees de Kluyver. Reaffirming connections with alumni was one of the top priorities of a trip to Singapore and Hong Kong the dean recently took with Mike Andreasen, the UO's vice president for university development. Another of the trip's key goals was to explore new study abroad opportunities--and fine-tune existing programs.
What's the dress code for an interview at Nike World Headquarters? What percentage of Nike interns land jobs at the company? Members of the Warsaw Sports Business Club (WSBC) learned the answers to these questions—and many more—during the group's recent visit to the company's Beaverton campus. Events kicked off with a presentation on the company's history and brand, followed by a question and answer session with four UO alums currently working there.
On December 2, three teams of entrepreneurially minded business students vied for the top spot in the final round of the Lundquist College's annual graduate-level Venture Quest Investment Competition. At stake were cash prizes and the chance to receive valuable feedback from top Northwest business professionals. This year's winners were MBA students James Collins, Peter Philbrick, Dan Richmond, and Bryan Schoen, whose Hawk Mobility Systems provides an innovative solution for moving patients.
"Putting together a team of twelve to fifteen people from different countries and different backgrounds and watching them bond over a common goal--it's one of my favorite things," said Kim Rambo-Reinitz, describing the Lundquist College undergraduate Peer Advising program she coordinates. Each year, business majors apply to take part in the program's extensive training in order to volunteer five hours a week providing drop-in advising to fellow students.
Family businesses--and the specific challenges faced by a younger generation transitioning into leadership roles--were the topics of a Business Leadership Forum presented by the Lundquist College this October. The second in a series of quarterly events hosted by Dean Kees de Kluyver--and aimed at an audience of local business leaders--the forum's feature speaker was Mark T. Green, an internationally known family business consultant.
Professionals looking to take their careers to the next level will soon be able to take advantage of an exciting new model of executive education offered by the UO Lundquist College of Business through its Portland location at 200 Market Street.
What's the easiest way to stay up to date with activities of the students in the Building Business Leaders project? Just scan the group's brand-new QR code, created for them by Qreative Partnerships, a firm headed by area technology entrepreneur Quentin Harley. The high-tech graphic was unveiled during an October event celebrating the project's second year and welcoming the new group of students joining the original cohort.
More than sixty of the school's MBA candidates traveled to Portland October 27-29 for the 2011 Net Impact Conference, the annual gathering of graduate students and professionals committed to using business skills to make the world a better place. Our students have traditionally made a strong showing at these events. This year they enjoyed an especially high profile because, in addition to being a conference co-host, the UO chapter played a leading role in organizing it. What's it like to transition from attendee to organizer?
