What do you teach?… In the last few years, my teaching assignments have been mainly upper-division undergraduate courses: EC 310 (Econometrics); EC 319 (Intermediate Microeconomics); EC 440 (International Economics); and two foundation graduate courses: Bus 500 (Business Statistics); and Bus 501(Economic Analysis). My educational philosophy is to teach students to think critically, to continuously learn,…Continue Reading Q&A with Dr. Adrangi
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Q&A with Dr. Yu
What are you teaching?…What are you working on? I teach courses in operations management and business analytics for both undergraduate and graduate students, including BUS 355: Decision Modeling and Analytics, BUS 361: Foundations of Operations Management; BUS 455&552: Prescriptive Analytics, and BUS 491&591: Production and Service Operations Management. I work on research projects in supply…Continue Reading Q&A with Dr. Yu
Alumni Spotlight: Trish Skoglund (MBA ’07)
How did a business graduate degree help you? My graduate degree helped open many doors for me in my career. The course work helped prepare me for a diverse career in business management that would take me all the way to Alaska and south to Houston and Florida. What are you doing now? After 13…Continue Reading Alumni Spotlight: Trish Skoglund (MBA ’07)
Q&A with Dr. Hao
What are you teaching? I usually teach BUS 210 Managerial Accounting (Fall) and BUS 312 Cost Accounting (Spring) Why should students take your class? Accounting in general is the backbone of business in its way to track a company’s financial health and stability. As a course, accounting lays the valuable groundwork for skills and knowledge…Continue Reading Q&A with Dr. Hao
Alumni Spotlight: Ricardo Lopez (MSF ’17)
Contributed by Ricardo Lopez How did a business graduate degree help you? I originally attended UP as an international undergrad student from Mexico City. As I was graduating with a Finance degree, I was lucky enough to find a job that was compatible with my work visa requirements. That job as an analyst for RVK,…Continue Reading Alumni Spotlight: Ricardo Lopez (MSF ’17)
From Nepal to Portland
Namaste. My name is Navaraj “Raj” Lamichhane, and I am a volunteer Program Assistant at Gratitude Alliance, USA. I graduated from Washington State University Vancouver (WSUV) with a Bachelor of Arts in Business Administration and a Professional Sales Certificate. Currently, I am pursuing an Executive MBA in Non-Profit Management at the University of Portland. My…Continue Reading From Nepal to Portland