Business Matters

Campus Connection: Why being involved in college is important to your student’s success

Parent Connection: A successful spring term – and opportunities ahead

Spring term is filled with brighter, warmer days, and many exciting projects reach fruition after two terms of hard work. We want to point out a few things to keep top-of-mind for the end of year one – internships and medium-term planning for the coming opportunities at the college.

With choices across the country, OSU Presidential Scholar picks the College of Business

I really looked into the atmosphere of a school. A lot of the schools in big cities just felt a bit too overwhelming, and I knew that I did not want to go to a place where you can get lost in the crowd.

Building programs to fulfill a land grant mission

Prem Mathew grew up knowing the value of higher education. His parents, who graduated from high school but did not attend college, wove the message into their daily lives. The message resonated.

Community tax service boosted by million-plus grant

If you think tax season is busy; wait until you hear what the College of Business accounting program has targeted next: It’s an ambitious $1.61 million project – bringing free tax accounting services to communities across Oregon.

Fall 2023: What’s been going on this term? 

What's been going on this term? Plenty! Another best in class Career Fair – and much more. Here are some quick highlights for you to catch glimpse of a day in the life of your college student!

Kernutt Stokes and Moss Adams establish endowed accounting scholarships in the College of Business

The College of Business is grateful and excited to have received scholarship funds from two of our most valued industry partners.

Marneli Pascacio: Expressing her gratitude

Senior Marneli Pascacio says “¡Vamos Beavs!” and expresses her thanks for the scholarship that is helping fund her fall term in Spain.

Hire an Intern, Celebrate National Intern Day

National Intern Day comes once a year – always the last Thursday in July – and this year we celebrate on July 27. At that moment, on that day, students across the country – not just our OSU College Business students! – have crossed the halfway point on a career-defining experience: their summer internship.

Launch Academy Earns Top Prizes at InventOR

The entrepreneurs from Launch Academy, the incubator program run through OSU’s InnovationX brought home top honors and prize money at the 2023 Invent Oregon Collegiate Challenge.

Mallory Strand: On the Importance of Trying Everything

"I am so thankful for the career-enriching opportunities to connect with industry professionals at Austin Hall – and beyond. I'm looking forward to bringing my merchandising expertise and management skills to this new opportunity. I am enthusiastic about participating and having a positive impact on the company and my community. I can't wait to see what the future holds!"

Trent Daiuto ’09, ’23 Adds MBA to his List of Accomplishments

After ten years in the U.S. Navy as an aviator and flight instructor and a career he describes as “progressively increasing responsibility and direct organizational leadership in the maintenance and management of multi-million dollar aircraft assets,” Daiuto turned to his graduate degree.

Becca Ziegler Curates a Portfolio of Experience, Opportunity

"I am most proud of all the opportunities that I have been able to take part in that have put me outside of my comfort zone. I've gotten to grow personally and professionally through taking on new experiences that challenged my normal."

Cyndi Latorre Makes Lasting Contribution to MBA Program

Cyndi Latorre '23, MBA Organizational Leadership, has made a lasting contribution to the college during her studies, but she also takes away a rich set of skills for herself.

Betty Pasewe: Recognition, Prestige, Validation – and Future Success

“My college journey required me to adjust to the goals I wanted to achieve, which meant practicing habits that would be conducive to a successful career. I am proud of the person I have become in this time ... I have learned a lot about myself.”

With One Social Post, Jacob Teeny Turns to Entrepreneurship

"My goal was to teach engineering to high-school students, and I had been working as an engineer for a few years already in high school."

J.D. Power Fellow Leslie Kruempel Prepares for Leadership

"I think it’s important for women on the pathway to leadership to be confident in their abilities and contributions to their organizations. There are several ways to build this confidence: through formal and informal education, mentorship, peer support, and the best teacher of them all… practice!"

Rylee Henderer: From Demolition to Two Design Degrees

In just days now, Henderer earns two bachelor’s degrees – a B.S. in Interior Design and a B.S. in Design and Innovation Management – as well as a minor in family business. And then she returns to work full time for the family business, Henderer Design + Build.

Consistency pays off for finance graduate Ryan Hogan

Investing since the age of 13, OSIG alum and finance grad Ryan Hogan '23 has this advice: Consistency, not dramatic changes, is what counts in investing and life.

Jack Lundgren Ready for Teamwork, New Places

"I'm most proud of the many friends and acquaintances I've made here at OSU over the years. I have built connections and learned from a diverse background of people, something that would have been difficult without my enrollment in the College of Business, and I'm proud of the personal growth that has come as a consequence of that."

The Weatherford Cat

Lounging on the sunny benches in front of the grand backdrop of Weatherford or resting on the grassy hill just behind the historic building – seems an idyllic life for any student! But our Weatherford Cat is hard at work.

Fifth-generation farmer Kaitlyn Schumacher finds opportunities to grow

It’s not just riding the pickup truck along the farm’s dirt roads anymore. Kaitlyn Schumacher is preparing for the next generation of her family’s farm, with a degree in business administration and finance with an option in family business.

Oregon State’s research focus was a match for scholar of workplace fit

Assistant Professor Qi Zhang studies the fit between employees and their work environments, especially their work groups.

‘This is my all. This is my purpose.’

Roughly halfway through her specialized master’s program, Josephine Namuddu knows she sits in a rare seat – defying the odds, raised in an orphanage in a country where only 25% of primary school students successfully enter high school. Next, she will return to Uganda to open a school to give young people more opportunities.