News, articles, and interesting stuff from the College of Business
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.
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.
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.
Anita Winn ‘79 wasn’t sure what she wanted to study when she arrived at Oregon State as a first- year student. Her epiphany came in class, when a buyer from Macy’s spoke about his career. Winn listened, and was sold.
The College of Business is grateful and excited to have received scholarship funds from two of our most valued industry partners.
Senior Marneli Pascacio says “¡Vamos Beavs!” and expresses her thanks for the scholarship that is helping fund her fall term in Spain.
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.
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.
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.
Assistant Professor Qi Zhang studies the fit between employees and their work environments, especially their work groups.
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.
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.
Last spring, a group of students in the College of Business’s Women Mean Business club were invited to tour Naumes Inc., Harry and David and Lithia Motors and see the inner workings of some of southern Oregon’s economic cornerstones.
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.
Kayleen Salchenberg knows college finances and financial aid like an old friend – she lived it as an undergrad, choosing OSU for its generous support. Salchenberg now manages the Center Advancing for Financial Education in the College of Business and is passionate about educating students about much more than FAFSA forms to support their planning for a healthy, balanced, and financially secure future.
The program offered Hartsook financial support throughout his college career as well as support services like peer and professional mentoring, financial advice, employment and check-ins, all to help him stay in school and graduate.
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.
The OSU Sales Academy opens a new year of learning, engagement and pitch competitions with a strong portfolio of industry sponsors. 2021 brings six new companies to the Sales Academy, and continued or heightened commitments from six current sponsors.
Seismic changes in NCAA policy — students can profit during college sports — and Colleen Bee helped OSU prepare.