Business Matters

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.

College of Business Celebration of Achievement 2023 – Dean Carroll Remarks

Something inspirational about the College of Business, and about higher education, is that we are all choosing to be here. We choose higher education because we are passionate about serving others and teaching students to do the same.

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.

Finding a true north

With his company HundredX, Rob Pace ‘84, might have cracked a difficult code: how to make sure a business does well while it does good in the world.

“The More Space You Take Up, The More Space It Creates”

Minnesota Vikings DEI Leader, Anne Doepner, was keynote speaker for the 2023 Susan J. McGregor Memorial Lecture on Women in Leadership. Read about her talk or click into the video and watch.

Business Catalyst Scholar Alex Magana is helping others as she grows

Alex Magana’s goal is to create a business with serving others as a priority. The Business Leaders Scholars Program is helping her develop the skills and experience she’ll need to meet that goal.

Chris Dowhaniuk made the most of his college experience. Through mentoring, he’s showing students how they can, too.

Sometimes, the things we do for others that seem small open unexpected paths to a brighter future. It’s one of the reasons Chris Dowhaniuk ’18, volunteers as a mentor with the Business Leaders Scholars program. 

In graduating first in his family, everything played out for Nick Hoddevik

The Thompson Family and TEC Equipment scholarship made the financial part of four years of college easy. Nick Hoddevik doubled down and earned two degrees - in finance and business information systems.

Remembering Jack Drexler

In the end the story of Jack Drexler is not about the superhero, but the cape. It is one that many agree the humble man would not want written as he never sought such attention in his life. The list of accomplishments is long, but the friends who stood beside him are what mattered most.

MBA student finds confidence in her leadership abilities

Nicte Chandler, 35, of Corvallis, was checking her feed on social media in December 2019 when she saw that her friend, also a working mom, had gone back to school.

Funding Faculty Excellence

Oregon State University’s new Provost’s Faculty Match program will help the college hire gifted, exceptional faculty

The Honor of an Endowed Professorship

A Different Way to Give Back

For the alumni who became professional mentors, giving back meant advising the next generation of business leaders.

A Q&A with Dean Tim Carroll

He discussed his goals to strengthen industry partnerships and inclusivity, and how alumni shape an institution.

Empowerment & Education: Adam Rateb

A long list of accomplishments for Adam Rateb '20, MBA '21 includes athletic and academic accolades and community leadership.

Seeing the need and meeting it

Oregon State University Board of Trustees member and College of Business alumna Patty Bedient steps up for Business Catalyst Scholars Program.

College Resilience in the Time of COVID

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.

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.

College granted $775K for education-to-career training

Impact at Work 2018

More than 200 guests came together in The Nines, including the 70 College of Business students who made the trip to Portland to express their thanks in person, and share details of their own life experiences to celebrate the power of people and actions.

For Regan Mott, determination and hard work pay off

As freshman year gets underway at Oregon State, Mott isn’t worried about how she’ll pay for college. Instead, she was busy picking out things for her dorm room.

Game changer: The path to college isn’t the one he expected. It’s better.

“One guy came in high. One came in low. My ankle got caught in the turf.” And that was the end of Nick Hoddevik's football scholarship, but not his college dream.