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UP NorthWest Accountants take 2nd Place

  • Publication date January 11, 2016

Fifty-seven teams entered the 2015 AICPA Accounting competition and our team from the University of Portland finished second, held recently in Durham, North Carolina. The UP students’ finish earned a $3,000 award for the University, and the team received a $10,000 award to be split among team members. The team called NorthWest Accountants consisted of…Continue Reading UP NorthWest Accountants take 2nd Place

Congratulations to our UP business professor Sam Holloway – Ascendant Scholar Award recipient from the Western Academy of Management!

  • Publication date December 16, 2015

Sam Holloway, a professor in the University of Portland’s Pamplin School of Business, has received the Ascendant Scholar Award from the Western Academy of Management. The award is given to faculty members who have a maximum of 6-7 years’ of experience and are considered “ascendant” through an academic record that includes their areas of research,…Continue Reading Congratulations to our UP business professor Sam Holloway – Ascendant Scholar Award recipient from the Western Academy of Management!

Life after UP at a Startup

  • Publication date November 23, 2015

Jonathan Simcoe, UP Alumni, started off as a Communications major and ended up at a startup called Circle Media and earlier this year launched Circle with Disney, the new way for families to manage content and time across all devices. Jonathan stopped by to share some great advice with our business students. He said, “my…Continue Reading Life after UP at a Startup

THANK YOU PILOTS!

  • Publication date November 18, 2015

Congratulations to UP’s NorthWest Accountants for making it to the AICPA National Finals! Lance Chee, Issac Mansuetti, and Connor Ward will be competing in North Carolina for the National Championship! Way to go guys! Check out their semi-finalist video proposal here!:…Continue Reading THANK YOU PILOTS!