How long have you been involved with UP/Pamplin School of Business? My involvement with the school began in 2007 when I was invited to the UPIA (University of Portland Investment Association), which is a student managed investment club. Dr. Brian Adams asked me to come to these meetings to provide my thoughts on how the…Continue Reading Faculty Spotlight: Rex Kim
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Entrepreneur Scholar Dagan Kay Wins the 2018 New Venture Championship Frontier Management Undergraduate Competition
Congratulations to Entrepreneur Scholar Dagan Kay on winning the 2018 New Venture Championship Frontier Management Undergraduate Competition! Dagan is a Philosophy major and a University Innovation Fellow. The New Venture Championship is presented by the University of Oregon and took place in downtown PDX this past Friday. Dagan presented as Co-Founder of Produce Mate, a…Continue Reading Entrepreneur Scholar Dagan Kay Wins the 2018 New Venture Championship Frontier Management Undergraduate Competition
Professor Gary Mitchell and UP OMA Host 2nd Annual Helping Hands Event
UP Operations Management Association (OMA) held it’s 2nd annual “Helping Hands” event. Helping Hands is program offered by corporate team building organization Odyssey Teams, Inc. OMA first began participating in this initiative last year, while assisting club advisor Professor Gary Mitchell’s Lake Oswego based robotics team, Team Axis #7187. At the time, OMA frequently partnered…Continue Reading Professor Gary Mitchell and UP OMA Host 2nd Annual Helping Hands Event
MSOTM Students Place 6th in the Annual MIT Operations Simulation Case Competition
On April 5th through April 8th, graduate students Kevin Mowrey, Noah Schutte, and Ragnar Hartmann participated in the Annual MIT Operations Simulation Case Competition. The competition was a 72 hour factory simulation, with every 12 minutes real time signifying a full simulated day. The team worked out of the Franz Hall Bloomberg Room, rotating two…Continue Reading MSOTM Students Place 6th in the Annual MIT Operations Simulation Case Competition
Alum Jenny Thompson named on 40 Under 40 List – Vancouver Business Journal.
We are excited to announce that our graduate MBA Non-profit Management alum was recently named on the 40 Under 40 listing by the Vancouver Business Journal. Jenny Thompson is the Executive Director for the Vancouver Police Activities League (PAL). The Police Activities League of Vancouver is a non-profit organization that collaborates with law enforcement agencies…Continue Reading Alum Jenny Thompson named on 40 Under 40 List – Vancouver Business Journal.
Professor Sophia Tzeng and her colleagues at Innovation Law Lab receive international recognition for legal innovation.
Congratulations to our Professor Sophia Tzeng and her colleagues at the Portland-based nonprofit Innovation Law Lab for receiving international recognition for legal innovation. The following content is from their press release: “Founded in 2014, in response to the mass detention and deportation of immigrants and asylum seekers, the Innovation Law Lab has successfully scaled effective…Continue Reading Professor Sophia Tzeng and her colleagues at Innovation Law Lab receive international recognition for legal innovation.