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QuackCon Ushers in New Era of Sports Innovation

Hundreds of students will be converging on the University of Oregon from October 14-16, 2016, to develop the next great sports product in a 36-hour prototyping competition known as QuackCon.

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New Faces at Lundquist

The Lundquist College welcomes the new faculty and staff members joining us this fall term.

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Sarah E. Nutter To Lead Lundquist College

Sarah E. Nutter, the current dean of the school of business at George Mason University, will take the helm of the Lundquist College of Business on January 17.

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Business Ducks in Rio
The Olympics and the Lundquist College go together like green and yellow—or perhaps gold.
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Settling In and Facilities
Brian Warner writes in as he settles into his dormitory in Tay Ninh province, Vietnam.
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3 Months, 2 Suitcases, 7,481 miles
In his second travel entry, Brian Warner, MS '17 earns some serious sky miles as he makes his way to Vietnam.
Interim Dean Bruce Blonigen
New Interim Dean Named
Bruce Blonigen, Philip H. Knight Professor of Social Science, will take the helm of the Lundquist College beginning Aug. 1.
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Pole Vault World Records and Sports Product Innovation
Will the pole vault world record fall in the 2016 Rio Summer Olympics? Roger Best and Chris Sataua share their theory.
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Finding Myself in Vietnam
For Brian Warner, MS '17, joining the first class of UO Sports Product Management students was a big—but exciting—change.
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UO Business: The Magazine, Spring 2016

Student-business collaboration highlights investment trends, faculty research, Cameron Center naming, and more.

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A Full House of Inspiration
The 11th Annual Women in Business Gala welcomed UO directors Whitney Wagoner and Ellen Schmidt-Devlin as guest speakers.
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Home Field Advantage at National Sports Forum

The 2016 National Sports Forum was held in Portland and UO was at the center of the action.

UO Business Magazine, Fall 2015
UO Business: The Magazine, Fall 2015

Rankings place the Lundquist College first for a green MBA, the business of energy, celebrating our donors and investors, and more.

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Inaugural SPM Class Takes Flight
The University of Oregon’s Sports Product Management master's degree program has officially kicked off, welcoming 39 students from around the world.
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New Beginnings
On to what’s next. For our newly minted graduates and the college of business itself, it's a time of forward-looking transition.