April 21, 2025
Shaped by sports, family and community support
Jerika Ferguson identified her goals and then found that the Oregon State MBA in supply chain and logistics management would best achieve them.
News, articles, and interesting stuff from the College of Business
November 20, 2024
MBA Student Steps Up to Pilot Cybersecurity Program Launch, Stays Connected
Alvian Ade Erwansyah will soon be one of the first to graduate with an MBA in cybersecurity management from the College of Business — an MBA degree specialization he helped to launch.
October 29, 2024
Nick Lin: A Portrait of Beaver Nation at its Best
Above all else — the jobs, the internships, the student life — "it’s the people. The Beaver Nation community constantly shows love and support to those around them."
June 18, 2024
College of Business Celebration of Achievement 2024 – Dean Carroll Remarks
As a college, we are passionate about students, impactful research and strong industry connections. We are equally committed to innovation, collaboration and creativity. Our work has a purpose.
May 27, 2024
Thinking Forward: Q&A with OSU Alumnus Joel Walker, Client Manager at SGK
The social media team sat down with Joel Walker ’20, MBA ’21 at the College of Business Student Leadership Conference to talk about his experience at OSU as well as his advice on finding professional success.
June 14, 2023
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.
June 13, 2023
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!"
February 21, 2023
Ben Kahn v. the DMV: A match-up that benefits all Oregonians
Ben Kahn leads $90-million DMV Service Transformation Program that expands accessibility and improves customer service for four million Oregonians.
December 14, 2021
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.
October 26, 2021
Fresh Turkey Analytics for First Alternative Natural Foods
First Alternative Natural Foods Co-op turns to MBA researchers for insights into the Thanksgiving Day intricacies of fresh turkey sales.
October 1, 2021
MBA Grad Dan Pitluck Stays Current as Analytics Instructor
Working professionally as a data analyst for Columbia Sportswear, Dan Pitluck, MBA ‘18, saw an opportunity to stay within the vibrant loop between the college and the business of business analytics.
June 1, 2021
Accomplishments & Opportunities from the Pandemic Year
The journey of an elite athlete and driven, high-performing student can be extremely busy and demanding. For Walker, the pandemic was a complete change of pace.
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.
December 24, 2018
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.
September 1, 2018
Baseball pitcher Max Engelbrekt closes in on his goals
Max Engelbrekt understands the iterative, methodical exploration of organization's data. He is, after all, a baseball player and a pitcher. A closing pitcher, to be precise.
August 18, 2018
Beaver for Life balances Bend lifestyle, beer and goals with the hybrid MBA
Hansen, at 49, questioned whether it was too late to start an MBA program. But if not “now,” then maybe the answer was never.
May 21, 2018
Burgerville Finds Sales Growth after Students Analyze Customer Data
An example of how an Oregon State MBA gives students an edge through hands-on projects involving real business problems with actual companies.
April 5, 2018
Business Patterns for the Fashion World
Venezuelan fashion designer, Anielis Raas Lozada, Innovation Management MBA, is building a business plan to launch her brand in a world where the “fast fashion” model currently is the reigning theory for success.
