What are you doing now? I am currently the Global Vice President for PACCAR Parts which is the parts and service aftermarket support division for all Kenworth, Peterbilt and DAF truck dealers around the world. I have been with PACCAR for 34 years and started working here once I completed my MBA at the University…Continue Reading Alumni Spotlight: David Danforth (MBA)
What’s On Your Mind? New Corporate Partner Series: Yuri Ramirez
Contributed by Yuri Ramirez Diversity Drives Innovation Diversity and Inclusion cannot be an “add-in”, it has to be “grow within”. Diversity and inclusion are instrumental in driving innovation and delivering strong business growth, and everyone needs to be on board for this to work. Employee Engagement As an employee, you want the company you work…Continue Reading What’s On Your Mind? New Corporate Partner Series: Yuri Ramirez
What’s On Your Mind? New Corporate Partner Series: NWEA
Contributed by Scott Hinders, Vice President of Operational Excellence NWEA Partnering to Help All Kids Learn. That is NWEA’s mission, and I am very proud to work for a not-for-profit organization with such an aspiration and takes this work seriously. Our products, services, systems, partnerships, and research are focused on supporting our partners in helping…Continue Reading What’s On Your Mind? New Corporate Partner Series: NWEA
Q&A with Dr. Vemprala
What do you teach? The courses that I am now teaching are BUS 255, Introduction to Operations and Technology Management, and BUS 461/553, Introduction to R in Business. As part of my Ph.D. studies at the University of Texas in San Antonio, I taught Principles of Information Systems and Introduction to Java Programming. As a…Continue Reading Q&A with Dr. Vemprala
Managing Innovation and Technology Across the Globe
Contributed by Juliette Moody, Communications Director at NAEGELI Deposition and Trial GoCirkular The goal of these projects is to apply various scholarly articles read through the semester to strategize with the entrepreneurs to ensure our recommendations are sound and scholarly based. The project my group and I are working on is called GoCirkular which is a…Continue Reading Managing Innovation and Technology Across the Globe
Rebuilding Together PDX – Improving Lives Across our Communities
Contributed by Dakota Hufford, Rebuilding Together Portland Executive Assistant The UP Community can support our mission by continuing our ongoing partnerships and coming to us with new project ideas! Rebuilding Together Portland is a Community Revitalization Partner: ensuring that homeowners can age in place. Our mission is to improve and enhance the quality of life…Continue Reading Rebuilding Together PDX – Improving Lives Across our Communities