Students seeking direct routes to their dream careers received expert navigation tips from experienced professionals at this October's Career Paths panel series, the signature fall event of the Lundquist College Career Services office.
They came from as far away as China, New York, and Chicago. All told, a grand total of seventy-five guests--spanning Lundquist College graduating classes 2000 through 2012--made the trip to attend the first-ever reunion of the University of Oregon Investment Group (UOIG).
The November morning may have been cold and damp, but team spirit--not to mention pure adrenaline--did a good job of warming the crowd gathered to watch Lee Corso and the gang broadcast ESPN College GameDay from the University of Oregon's Memorial Quad.
Growing is succeeding. It is a necessary aspect of remaining competitive. In higher education, that includes growing and developing the ranks of our already exceptional faculty.
Beta Alpha Psi chapter received Superior Status for the ninth consecutive year, David Guenther named 2012 Outstanding Master of Accounting Teacher, and more.
"When we started, no one bought TVs at WalMart," Vizio founder and CEO William Wang recalled, in a Q&A session with Lundquist College students and faculty this October. Radically reshaping the shopping landscape is just one of the ways that Wang's ten-year-old company has changed the world of consumer electronics. During a discussion moderated by Dean Kees de Kluyver, Wang described the "perfect storm" that helped drive his company's success and covered some of the other game-changers Vizio pioneered.
"I have not seen such a group of energized, talented, and hungry students in my thirty-year business career. There is something special going on in Eugene." said visiting executive Lawrence Jackson, former president and CEO of procurement for Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., after spending the day at the Lundquist College of Business.
When Lundquist College of Business undergraduate Brittany Lundberg set out for her first Bend Venture Conference last year, she was "intrigued, but not quite sure what it was." When she left a day and a half later, her mind was made up: "I knew without a doubt I wanted to be an entrepreneur." This year, Lundberg--now the marketing officer of the college's Entrepreneurship Club--headed back to Bend with nine of her fellow club members to watch aspiring startups compete for $265,000 in seed money.
Vrooom! Four Warsaw Sports Business Club members zoomed to success in the club's first-ever entry in the NASCAR Kinetics: Marketing in Motion case competition.
Native American games shinny and hot rocks--along with golf, football, and track--were among the sports and activities on offer at NAYA Field Day 2012.
Between the recent $1 billion sale of Instagram and Facebook's imminent IPO, social media is center stage these days. Aiming to grab some of the spotlight is Stublisher, a photo- and video-sharing web service launched this April by undergrads Kyle Bañuelos and Ryan Jesenik, and their cofounder and CTO, Zachary Collins, a high-schooler with several previous ventures to his name.
We are one of only 177 business schools that are accredited in both business and accounting. This elite status is due in no small part to our exceptional Department of Accounting.
