What do you teach? In Fall I teach two sections of BUS 200, Principles of Marketing; BUS 443, International Marketing; and BUS 471, Promotions Management, which is the capstone for marketing majors. In spring I teach the same classes, just one BUS 200, and also teach BUS 524, Brand Promotions Management. What are you working…Continue Reading Q&A with Dr. Laird-Magee
Category: Graduate
Alumni Spotlight: David Danforth (MBA)
What are you doing now? I am currently the Global Vice President for PACCAR Parts which is the parts and service aftermarket support division for all Kenworth, Peterbilt and DAF truck dealers around the world. I have been with PACCAR for 34 years and started working here once I completed my MBA at the University…Continue Reading Alumni Spotlight: David Danforth (MBA)
Managing Innovation and Technology Across the Globe
Contributed by Juliette Moody, Communications Director at NAEGELI Deposition and Trial GoCirkular The goal of these projects is to apply various scholarly articles read through the semester to strategize with the entrepreneurs to ensure our recommendations are sound and scholarly based. The project my group and I are working on is called GoCirkular which is a…Continue Reading Managing Innovation and Technology Across the Globe
Veteran Spotlight: Joe Davis
Born and raised in NE Portland, Joe went to Grant High School and participated in Catholic Youth Organization (CYO) sports as a child. This provided Joe with his first experience on the University of Portland’s campus. As a participant on the CYO swim team, 12-year-old Joe would spend his mornings before school at Swim Team…Continue Reading Veteran Spotlight: Joe Davis
Alumni Spotlight: Dave Kolar (MBA ’91)
What are you doing now? Currently I am working as Founder & CEO of Portland-based venture-scale startup DINNERSTAR, a technology company connecting restaurants and consumers with the automated “Ultimate Curbside” experience. This patent-pending mobile-based technology helps restaurants reduce reliance on third-party delivery, opens an emerging and exciting channel of distribution, all at zero cost to…Continue Reading Alumni Spotlight: Dave Kolar (MBA ’91)
Join Jordan and the Grotto Mission
About the Grotto Did you know that there is a 62-acre shrine, The National Sanctuary of Our Sorrowful Mother, (aka “The Grotto”) located here in Portland, Oregon? The Grotto is a Roman Catholic ministry of the Order of Friar Servants of Mary and during 2019, The Grotto hosted roughly 375,000 visitors. It is considered amongst…Continue Reading Join Jordan and the Grotto Mission