This year at the annual Founders’ Day, the Pamplin School of Business engaged fellow students, faculty and staff with eleven different events. During session I, Rafael Sales presented the first event “Nike Lifestyle Sneaker Research”. This was an exploration of three distinct populations to be targeted by Nike for future lifestyle sneaker developments. Kati Cooke, Victoria…Continue Reading Founders’ Day Activities at the Pamplin School of Business
Category: Humans of PSOB
Pamplin School of Business Seniors Awards
Last week, the Pamplin School of Business had it’s annual Seniors Gala where awards were given out in various categories to our graduating seniors. Along with awards, there were also 10 raffle prizes that were handed out. We are happy and proud of the award recipient and wish everyone graduating much success going forward. Two alums, Court Reeves…Continue Reading Pamplin School of Business Seniors Awards
Winners of our Annual Founder’s Day Elevator Pitch
Here are the winners of our Annual Founder’s Day Elevator Pitch! Open to all students, they presented a 60 second “pitch” for a company, a social enterprise, technology or product. The audience selected the best pitch and the winners received a $100 gift card. Group One: 1st Place – Cole Preece, 2nd – Keaton Alexander,…Continue Reading Winners of our Annual Founder’s Day Elevator Pitch
UP Business comes in 2nd & 3rd at Beta Alpha Psi Competition
No better place to enjoy spring than in Seattle over the April 8 weekend at the Beta Alpha Psi Northwest Regional Meeting. Deloitte sponsored the Best Practices Competition where chapters from across the Northwest displayed their professional skills. This year’s competition topics included: Strategic Planning, Community Outreach, and Leadership Development. Issac Mansuetti and Austin Kreft…Continue Reading UP Business comes in 2nd & 3rd at Beta Alpha Psi Competition
Design Week Portland: Designing a New Innovation Minor at UP with Prof. Ian Parkman
What do you wish you could have learned when you were in college? Practitioners, educators, students, and all other stakeholders in the Portland design community are invited to participate in a collaborate workshop helping the Innovation Task Force at the University of Portland apply tenets of design thinking to develop the structure, content, and mission…Continue Reading Design Week Portland: Designing a New Innovation Minor at UP with Prof. Ian Parkman
Tapping into Design at Design Week Portland
Tapping into Design: Creating User Personas in Craft Beer Craft beer is an integral part of the Portland community. Still, with 105 breweries in the metro area alone, how can great beers stand out in our increasingly saturated marketplace? Further, as craft beer consumers become increasingly promiscuous, how can craft breweries build consumer loyalty? This…Continue Reading Tapping into Design at Design Week Portland