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: Academics
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)
Q&A with Dr. Vemprala
What do you teach? The courses that I am now teaching are BUS 255, Introduction to Operations and Technology Management, and BUS 461/553, Introduction to R in Business. As part of my Ph.D. studies at the University of Texas in San Antonio, I taught Principles of Information Systems and Introduction to Java Programming. As a…Continue Reading Q&A with Dr. Vemprala
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)