From vision to Venture Quest to reality—that's the course charted by sisters Lindsey and Sydney Swing and their start-up company Swing Mobility Aids, LLC. Their product? A souped-up walker geared to disabled youths and adults, as well as active seniors. After learning about the many injuries caused by devices currently on the market, current UO business major Lindsey sketched out a better product. Next, she and her sister Sydney—a UO alum—interviewed people currently using mobility aids.

“Amazing!" “Phenomenal!" “Unbelievable!"--once again, the Warsaw Sports Marketing Center's annual New York trip was a huge success, providing MBA candidates with unprecedented entrée into the sports business world, including the opportunity for in-depth meetings with five of the twenty most influential people in sports--in just three short days. Still jazzed from their whirlwind experience, participants shared their excitement and inspiration.

Local and national companies are invited to join an exclusive group of 100 corporations gaining valuable benefits while forging a dynamic partnership with the Lundquist College of Business. Advantages will include preferred access to student resumes, early access to faculty research, invitations to join the college at special events--and more. Sponsorships at the silver, gold, and platinum levels are available. Get more info or download brochure (PDF).

Let's break it down by numbers: 67 pledges, $37,534 donated (15 percent of UO total), $560.21 average gift. Those figures represent the contributions by Lundquist College of Business faculty and staff to the annual Oregon Charitable Fund Drive. More than half of the college's employees participated, giving part of their paychecks to charities throughout the state. Each year, the Oregon Charitable Fund Drive asks state employees to give to their choice of more than 800 local non-profits. Oh, and for the record, total UO pledges were $248,065.00-$120,000 more than OSU and PSU combined.

Sponsorship as a sales and marketing tool is well established in the United States. In the Middle East, its use is still burgeoning. Enter T. Bettina Cornwell, the director of research for the Warsaw Sports Marketing Center, who was an invited guest at the Arabian Sponsorship Forum 2010 in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, on December 8. One of the world's leading authorities on sponsorship and sports marketing, Cornwell hosted “Introduction to Sponsorship," a workshop for more than 150 students.

The supportive research culture of the Lundquist College accounting department continues to pay dividends. Mostly recently, David Guenther was named an incoming editor of The Accounting Review, one of the top three journals for accounting research. The appointment is a recognition of Guenther’s scholarly acumen and contribution to advancing accounting knowledge through his insightful peer reviews and collaborations with researchers around the world. Guenther assumes his editorial duties this June.