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University of South Florida Muma College of Business January 2019
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2018 HAS COME AND GONE; TAKE A LOOK AT WHAT WE DID HERE
The list of accomplishments and accolades grew this past year. In case you missed anything, here's a recap that includes ...
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PAUL REILLY IS THE NEXT CONVERSATION WITH A CEO GUEST
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Paul Reilly |
Raymond James Financial CEO Paul Reilly is scheduled to chat with Muma College of Business Dean Moez Limayem at the next Conversation with a CEO, set for Feb. 5 in downtown Tampa. Come by and learn how he navigated the corporate world to reach the top rung of the ladder and how he ...
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DISTINGUISHED SLATE OF SPEAKERS SET FOR SEAC NEXT MONTH
An impressive set of speakers will give talks and take part in panel discussions at the fifth annual USF Sport & Entertainment Analytics Conference scheduled for the end of March. The notables this year are ...
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THE VALIENTE FAMILY: ONGOING SUPPORT FOR BIZ SCHOLARSHIPS
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The Valientes |
The Valiente family began its migration to the United States from Cuba in 1962. Since then, they have built a thriving accounting business and have made it their mission to help deserving Latino students studying business. The story begins in a flight from ...
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DAVE SOBUSH: DISTINGUISHED SPEAKER TALKS DATA AT EMBA
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Dave Sobush |
Dave Sobush, director of policy and research for the Tampa Bay Partnership, presented his expertise to the Executive MBA class this month as part of the Distinguished Speaker Series. His talk focused on the importance of data analytics in assessing ...
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WEEK OF WELCOME FEATURES SWAG, EATS FOR NEW BIZ STUDENTS
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WOW |
Students were welcomed back during the Week of Welcome and business majors were treated to free shirts, food, swag and an opportunity to met professors and administrators. Thanks to our sponsor, Citibank.
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DIP BISWAS TAKES TO RADIO TO TALK ABOUT SENSORY MARKETING
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Dipayan Biswas |
Marketing Professor Dipayan Biswas strapped on the headphones and told a WUSF radio audience about how smells can impact desires and in turn purchases for businesses and restaurants. He says his research shows ...
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TBBJ BIZWOMEN MENTORING MONDAY INVITES BIZ MAJORS
The Tampa Bay Business Journal invites female business majors to take part in its Mentoring Monday program.
Students get chance to to network with high-powered women executives in the region.
Use promo code USF2019 for a 25 percent discount.
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ENTREPRENEURSHIP PROGRAMS RANKED BEST IN THE NATION
The Princeton Review named the Muma College of Business No. 12 out of the 25 best graduate entrepreneurship programs of 2019. The list was ...
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FACULTY/STAFF NOTES
* Sunil Mithas, World Class Scholar with the Information Systems and Decision Sciences Department, has co-written a paper that has been conditionally accepted by MIS Quarterly, a top-tier journal. The paper, titled "Organized Complexity of Digital Business Strategy: A Configurational Perspective," is co-authored by Youngki Park of George Washington University.
* Jackie Reck, associate dean, was cited in an article appearing in a Lehigh University publication citing her co-written article titled "Developing a Government Reporting Taxonomy," published in the Journal of Information Systems. The research by Reck and co-author Neal Snow, assistant professor of accounting at Lehigh University, involved the examination of hundreds of municipal statements beginning in 2011. To read more, click here. She also was cited in a Forbes article for her "groundbreaking" research. The article, titled "The Four Letters Transforming The Municipal Bond Market and Government Finance," discussed the need for interconnectivity in government accounting.
* Marvin Karlins
, professor in the Information Systems and Decision Sciences Department, co-authored a book in 2008 titled "What Every Body Is Saying" that discusses how to read body language and detect deceptive behaviors. The book, co-written by Joe Navarro, a former FBI counterintelligence officer, last month was No. 5 on a best-selling, non-fiction books list compiled by the Associated Press. The top book on the list: "Becoming" by Michelle Obama.
* Bill Sutton, founding director of the Vinik Sport & Entertainment Management Program, was quoted in a WJCT report last month about the Tampa Bay Rays' efforts to find a new stadium. Sutton said the team should shoulder the blame for the Ybor City plans falling apart. To read more, click here. On another topic, in a story published on WUSF last month, Sutton said there was little chance of an XFL team making a go of it in the Tampa Bay market. To read more, click here.
ALUMNI NOTES
* Lauren Alford ('18, MBA, MS Sport and Entertainment Management) is now a USF Partnership Activation Account Coordinator with Tampa Bay Entertainment Properties/Yuengling Center.
* Frank Territo ('12, Finance) has been promoted to vice president of finance and administration at The Bank of Tampa.
* Philip Morabito ('92, MBA) was named "Most Admired CEO" by the Houston Business Journal. He is CEO of Pierpont Communications, a Texas-based public relations and marketing company.
* John Connery Jr. ('94, MAcc) has been elected to serve on the executive committee for the Association for Corporate Growth's Global Board of Directors. He is a shareholder at Hill Ward Henderson law firm in Tampa.
* Robert Vargas ('96, Marketing) was promoted to vice president of product implementation and development for Prudential Financial. He has been with the company since 2000.
* Ed Goolsby ('01, MIS and '04, MBA) was named provost of Pasco-Hernando State College's East Campus in Dade City. He previously served as the dean of workforce development.
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Rebecca Lewis ('02, General Business Administration) is now the college-career adviser at Riverview High School in Sarasota. She previously worked in admissions and advertising at USF Sarasota-Manatee, the State College of Florida and New College of Florida.
* Timothy Novak ('17, DBA) was named dean of the Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine's School of Health Services Administration in Bradenton. He also serves on the board of directors of the Bradenton Area Economic Development Corporation.
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* Jan. 23-24, the second annual Synapse Summit takes place at Amalie Arena in Tampa. The two-day event examines an all-encompassing, interactive and flexible methodology for building, facilitating and revealing the entrepreneurial ecosystem of Florida. To register, click here. A limited number of attendance-fees-waived spots for students are available. To reserve a spot, students should click here.
* Jan. 31, 6-8 p.m., Meet the Firms, sponsored by the Lynn Pippenger School of Accountancy takes place in the Muma College of Business atrium. The informal social event is designed for students to connect with local business professionals. To register, click here.
* Feb. 1, 10 a.m. until 3 p.m., the annual Accounting Career Fair will be held in the Marshall Student Center Ballroom. For more information,
click here.
* Feb. 5, 8:30-10 a.m., the Muma College of Business's Conversation with a CEO
featuring Paul Reilly, chairman and CEO of Raymond James Financial, is set to take place in the Center for Advanced Medical Learning Simulation, 124 S. Franklin St., in downtown Tampa. To register,
click here.
* Feb. 6-7, the inaugural Florida Supply Chain Summit, coordinated by the USF Center for Supply Chain Management & Sustainability, will be held at Disney's Contemporary Resort in Orlando. For more information about supply chain sustainability, click here. To register for the event, click here.
* Feb. 21, 2:15 p.m., the Muma College of Business Thought Leader Series will feature Netflix co-founder and serial entrepreneur Marc Randolph, who will discuss the origins of Netflix and how it has grown to change the culture of popular entertainment. The lecture series, which was established to draw nationally recognized speakers, innovators, idea generators, entrepreneurs, philanthropists, authors and "turn-around artists" in business and industry, will take place in the Oval Theater in the Marshall Student Center. The event is free and open to the public, but all seats were claimed shortly after the announcement was made. To reserve a spot on the waiting list, click here. To read more about Randolph, click here.
* March 26, 8:30-10 a.m., the Muma College of Business Conversation with a CEO featuring Nancy Tower, president and CEO of Tampa Electric & Peoples Gas, will take place at the Center for Advanced Medical Learning Simulation, 124 S. Franklin St., in downtown Tampa. Watch for registration details.
* March 26, 1-6 p.m. and March 27, 8:30 a.m. until 4 p.m., the USF Sport & Entertainment Analytics Conference will be held at the USF Gibbons Alumni Center. Sponsored by the Vinik Sport & Entertainment Management Program and Ticketmaster, the conference will feature discussions on the important role of analytics in the global sport and entertainment industries. Key leaders will share insights that promote education, growth and innovation with a theme of "Storytelling with Data." Speakers are from the NBA, the PGA Tour, the Miami Dolphins, MiLB, the the Women's Tennis Association, Turner Sports, the International Speedway Corporation and the Tampa Bay Lightning. For more information click here. To register, click here.
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GIVE TO USF
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