January 18, 2020
M.S. brings STEM to Business
The new Master's of Science in Business (MSB) joins a national trend toward specialized master’s degrees in business.
Business Matters
News, articles, and interesting stuff from the College of Business
December 20, 2019
Coastal tourism: Oregon’s multi-billion dollar treasure
Tourism in Oregon is a $12.3 billion industry employing 115,400, according to state agency Travel Oregon, making it an important “export-oriented” industry. Outside the urban areas, tourism generates roughly 10% of jobs
December 19, 2019
New business schools leverage leadership
New schools in the College of Business facilitate faculty leadership opportunities, communications and research support.
November 20, 2019
Undergraduate research opportunity is more than sitting with “all the adults”
“My expectation at that meeting was that I was the student, and I would be helping them, assisting someone. But I quickly realized that I was their researcher, expected to supply them with information they didn’t have.”
November 17, 2019
Heritage Specialty Foods
New beginnings, a chance meeting, an unlikely cast and tragedy make up the story of how two families came together to form a successful Portland specialty food business.
October 20, 2019
2019 Hall of Fame Honoree Tom Toomey
A story with a familiar ring – Tom Toomey ’82 came from a humble household in Oregon, putting himself through college by working full-time.
October 19, 2019
Haptic Instincts Guide Human Desire to Buy
Dr. Ryann Reynolds-McIlnay finds that our haptic instinct — our desire to touch — can increase our engagement and interest in tangible as well as fully intangible objects.
June 20, 2019
Themes of 2019 faculty retirements: motorcycles, scuba, and avoiding boring things
With 2019, Roger Graham, accounting; Jim McAlexander, marketing, and Kathy Mullet, design have retired from the College of Business, and moved on to plotting their next great adventures. We’re grateful for their commitment to the college.
April 20, 2019
MBA Student Body Achieves Gender Parity
This year our newly enrolled MBA class is 53 percent women, a historic first at OSU. Just last year, the ratio of men to women admitted was about three to two.