"Nobody ever told me I couldn't do something, and as a result I tried all sorts of things" said Carolyn Chambers '53, the trailblazing entrepreneur who died on Monday, August 8. Chambers's entrepreneurial spirit blossomed while she was still in her twenties, when she borrowed $100,000 from her father, pooled that with funds from other investors, and applied for an FCC license. Her request was granted and KEZI went on the air in 1960. This was just the start for Chambers, whose vision and drive propelled her into cable television, construction, and the wine industry, among other ventures.
The first-ever official reception for the UO Accounting Alumni Network took place in the UO Portland White Stag building in June. The event brought together Portland-area grads from a wide range of eras: "We had a fellow who graduated in 1957, and then somebody who graduated last year, and everything in between," recalled accounting instructor Michele Henney, one the event's organizers and the department's external relations manager.
"I don't think I would be as successful at running if I didn't try to focus on academics as well," said Jordan Hasay, the UO student who was recently named Academic All-American of the Year for women's track and field/cross country. Hasay--who recently switched her major to pre-business--is the third-ever UO student to have received this recognition, joining runner Galen Rupp and former quarterback Bill Musgrave. (For the record, Rupp and Musgrave were also Lundquist College students.) She is also the first-ever sophomore to have received this honor in any sport.
CEOs who fly private planes for a hobby bring their daredevil ways to the companies they head, according to a new study by UO finance professor Stephen McKeon.
Can solving social and environmental problems be part and parcel of a competitive investment strategy? The answer is yes, according to advocates of impact investing, a strategy that's recently gained attention even from mainstream financial institutions. For five Fridays this spring, MBA candidates explored this question in depth, in a new class led by industry expert Dave Chen, a principal at the Equilibrium Capital Group.
For Amanda Rhodes, MBA '11, the high point of the Center for Sustainable Business Practice's recent trip to San Francisco was seeing the clear connection between what she's been studying and what's being practiced in the working world. “We got to interact with . . . people who are talking about sustainable business on a daily basis, and this is what we're doing here as well," said Rhodes. What surprised the soon-to-be graduate the most? Just how fascinating she found the group's visit with an impact investing firm. Get the inside story in the video above.
For the undergraduates and MBA students attending the Warsaw Sports Business Club's first annual Global Sports Business Symposium, a day spent in Portland provided a panoramic view of sports business in China.
Experts from all over the world gathered to share their insights in sessions on greenwashing, persuasion tactics, end-of-product-life and more at this year's Advertising and Consumer Psychology Conference, held in the Lillis Business Complex.
Hands-on experience managing live money in emerging markets: How's that for a resume builder? Starting this fall, finance-minded MBA students will have a chance to do just that, by enrolling in a class in which—with faculty oversight—they share the responsibility of managing the school's newly created Emerging Markets Equity Portfolio (EMEP). Though elements are modeled after the successful portfolios managed by the student-run University of Oregon Investment Group, the new fund offers additional layers of complexity.
"Who is this guy?" was the question on everyone's lips when first-year pro triathlete Jesse Thomas came out of nowhere to win this year's prestigious Avia Wildflower Triathlon with a time of 4:04:45. Folks at the Lundquist College of Business knew Thomas as a 2009 graduate of the school's MBA program in the sports marketing track with a secondary concentration in entrepreneurship. After graduating, Thomas put off his job search to follow his dream of becoming a professional athlete.
