Founder’s Day 2016

Founder’s Day is a UP tradition where we celebrate the past, where we honor our leaders and the future where our best and brightest students showcase their research as undergraduates. We followed a few students and faculty to see what they are up to this year. Dr. Naveen Gudigantala and his students, Janelle Li, Mace Provost,…Continue Reading Founder’s Day 2016

Guest Speakers Bring Real Life Experience into the Classroom

To most people the subject of international finance is business on a global level. The students of Bus 441 International Finance, taught by Chris Dunnaville, this semester were fortunate to meet with and learn from three executives who know the intricate financial considerations of globalization and what it means for their companies. The first executive…Continue Reading Guest Speakers Bring Real Life Experience into the Classroom

Prestigious Journal Publishes a UP Business Professor’s Paper

The highly regarded and prestigious, Academy of Management Journal, AMJ, published a research article by our Professor Dr. Sam Holloway. We are thrilled to share this honor and congratulate Dr. Holloway on this outstanding achievement. He wrote, ‘Friends and Profits Don’t Mix: The Performance Implications of Repeated Partnerships’ with Dr. Anne Parmigiani from the University…Continue Reading Prestigious Journal Publishes a UP Business Professor’s Paper

An Investing Class That Uses Real Money

When students sign up for BUS 468 and BUS 567 with Dr. Brian Adams, they are jumping into the world of applied portfolio management with real money! The description for the Applied Portfolio Management class indicates that investment philosophy, asset allocation, asset class management, investment process, and behavioral finance are covered. Students gain experience using…Continue Reading An Investing Class That Uses Real Money

Anna Murphy – Semi-finalist in Pi Kappa Delta National Debate Tournament

We are happy to report that Anna Murphy, Senior Business major and president of the University of Portland Speech and Debate Union, advanced to the semifinals placing 3rd in the Pi Kappa Delta National Debate Tournament held in Lexington Kentucky March 16-20, 2016. Dean Robin Anderson, of the Pamplin School of Business said, “Anna’s third…Continue Reading Anna Murphy – Semi-finalist in Pi Kappa Delta National Debate Tournament