UP NorthWest Accountants take 2nd Place

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

G’day Mate!

I am one month into the fall semester at the University of Norte Dame in Fremantle, Australia. Thus far, I have experienced an immense amount of Australian culture. After being here for only a month, I am finally beginning to understand the Australian accent. Australians talk very fast and love to shorten their words, so…Continue Reading G’day Mate!

Living in the Moment

A lot has happened since my latest blog entry and I know those of you reading were dying to see what I was going to say next! Am I right? Keep in mind that I am leaving out a whole lot of activities that we have done on this program. I simply cannot list all…Continue Reading Living in the Moment

Say Goodbye to Howard Hall

Written by: Bridget King Completed in 1927, Howard Hall has been home to all of the active Pilots on campus. Howard Hall has been our home for Intramural Sports, Outdoor Pursuits (OPP), and our weekly Zumba classes. We would all enter the historical building, always weary of the basketball courts above us, with the sounds…Continue Reading Say Goodbye to Howard Hall

Top 14 in 2014: Faculty Consulting

WEIDEN + KENNEDY  During spring and fall 2014,  a team of PSOBA professors, led by Dr. Mark Meckler, engaged Portland’s most prestigious advertising agency, Weiden + Kennedy. W+K has over 600 employees and a global reputation, and sought a business school partner to provide access to the ‘MBA Mindset’ through means other than a traditional MBA….Continue Reading Top 14 in 2014: Faculty Consulting

Top 14 in 2014: Biz Friz Champions

After a three year drought, the Pamplin School of Business reclaimed the Biz Friz, Teach Toss trophy. It was a tight match-up but our savvy business students and Dean Anderson got the job done! Biz Friz is a annual tradition that spans six years and counting. Each spring the graduating seniors from the schools of…Continue Reading Top 14 in 2014: Biz Friz Champions