July 15, 2020
Susie Wright: A Degree & Thriving Business
At 56, Susie Wright, a longtime stylist for Nordstrom and influential fashion blogger, finishes what she started as an undergrad.
Business Matters
News, articles, and interesting stuff from the College of Business
July 15, 2020
Staying the Course: Darius Northern
Darius Northern's People of Colour clothing brand makes challenging and provocative statements about race and privilege in the United States.
June 1, 2020
It’s a time to look within and find the skills that enlighten you
'I remember being scared when I lost my job; I remember feeling like I had failed in some major way. But I realize that the experience of losing my job ... was also really freeing. '
June 1, 2020
Red Bull, 20 tons of snow and a mindset for business success
Entrepreneur and co-founder of Shwood Eyewear Dan Genco’s words of encouragement to the Class of 2020.
May 18, 2020
A family’s work inspires apparel designer, Anna Roth
Anna Roth was just scant weeks away from earning an Honors Bachelor of Science in Apparel Design, with minors in Visual Arts, and Business and Entrepreneurship, when Covid hit.
May 1, 2020
OSU Community Pulls Together to Sew Cloth Facial Coverings
Early in the COVID-19 pandemic, and even before the U.S. Centers of Disease Control advised citizens to wear face coverings in public, supplies of personal protective equipment started running scarce. The College of Business took action.
February 18, 2020
April’s Crutch: Award-winning business owner and designer takes bold steps
April Davenport, just months before graduation, has an award-winning fashion line, an award-winning business and a position at Billy Footwear, an adaptive shoe company.
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.
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.
