Faculty Spotlight: Itzel Cruz Megchun

What brought you to UP? I decided to join UP because they genuinely care for an education that nurtures the students’ minds, hearts, and hands. In addition, Portland is a vibrant city that is welcoming different types of industries and sizes of businesses. This eclectic business scenario is particularly relevant for my research agenda and…Continue Reading Faculty Spotlight: Itzel Cruz Megchun

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

Two UP friends get together to tackle the NBA Hackaton in NY!

Business analytics and basketball, go together like eggs and bacon! In today’s world of sports, analytics have become more important as organizations use predictive analytical models and information systems to gain a competitive advantage on the field. The NBA for the second year in a row, will host the NBA Hackathon on September 23 –…Continue Reading Two UP friends get together to tackle the NBA Hackaton in NY!

Pilot Pride lives on at KPMG!

Our students are thriving during the summer by working at different companies for their internships. This summer Austin Kreft is part of the KPMG office in Portland for his internship. He dropped us a line and sent us this photo! Thank you for sharing this with us. KPMG did an office remodel of the Portland…Continue Reading Pilot Pride lives on at KPMG!

UP Alum achieves dream goals through personal introspection, on the road less traveled.

Micah Bobiak graduated from the Pamplin School of Business in 2016 and is happily employed at Audigy Group. While his progress has been continuous, it has not been linear! His story is one of true inspiration and determination that is to be admired and emulated. Micah has not lived an ordinary life. He grew up…Continue Reading UP Alum achieves dream goals through personal introspection, on the road less traveled.