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University of South Florida Muma College of Business May 2019
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MARK TAYLOR: NEW DIRECTOR OF SCHOOL OF ACCOUNTANCY
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Mark Taylor finds a new home |
After a two-year search, Mark Taylor was chosen as the new director of the Lynn Pippenger School of Accountancy. He begins his new job in August and plans to ...
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FLORIDA BUSINESS ANALYTICS FORUM TALKS AI, DARK WEB TRENDS
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Lin Jiang and Dezhi Yin attend the Forum |
Thought leaders from across the country converged on USF this week for the Florida Business Analytics Forum, hosted by the Center for Analytics and Creativity. Presentation topics included mobile analytics, artificial intelligence and dark-web threats that can ...
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PAM MUMA RECEIVES HONORARY DOCTORATE AT GRADUATION
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Les and Dr. Pam Muma, along with Dean Moez Limayem |
Pam Muma received an honorary doctorate at this month's commencement and later met with appreciative and grateful faculty and students at a small reception.
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25 UNDER 25 HONOREES SPEND AN EVENING AT BUSCH GARDENS
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Nandini Agarwal feeds a new friend |
The night was enchanted as giraffes gathered around the Busch Gardens safari trucks filled with 25 Under 25 honorees and proud parents. The annual event, held to reward some of the highest-achieving business undergrads, featured rides and exclusive safari trips into the grassy plains to catch the setting sun and offer up leafy treats to the long-necked herbivores.
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RESEARCH LETS ENTREPRENEURS KNOW WHEN TO SMILE, LAUGH
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Pitches: smiles matter |
The display of emotion during pitches by entrepreneurs can result in success or failure depending on how much joy is shown and when. Lin Jiang, with the USF Center for Entrepreneurship, led research into the topic and found the best time to ...
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KNOWBE4 INVESTS $1.75 MILLION IN TRAINING AND RESEARCH
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Limayem and Sjouwerman |
Prominent cybersecurity-training company KnowBe4 made a donation to help train students and fund research into anti-phishing activities. The agreement calls for a $500,000 cash gift to go directly into ...
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PRESIDENT GENSHAFT PRESIDES OVER HER LAST COMMENCEMENT
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King O'Neal Scholars |
About 7,500 students graduated earlier this month, the largest in USF's history. It was a great sendoff for President Judy Genshaft, who is retiring in July.
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ASA CLASS PRESENTS FINAL STOCK PITCHES TO BOARD, ALUMNI
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Studying up on stocks |
The last of six pitches of stocks this year took place in April with the requisite grilling by the Student Managed Investment Fund Advisory Board, and when it was all over, students and board members met with ...
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BETA ALPHA PSI HOSTS SPRING SCHOLARSHIP BANQUET AT MSC
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Lynn Pippenger at the banquet |
Students with the Lynn Pippenger School of Accountancy were treated to fine cuisine and scholarships at the annual Beta Alpha Psi Spring Scholarship Banquet earlier this month.
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GREG CELESTAN TELLS HOW SUCCESS CAN GROW FROM FAILURE
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Greg Celestan talks failure |
Greg Celestan, who founded Celestar with a second mortgage and his daughter's college fund, talked about building his multi-million dollar government contracting business from ...
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BOARD OF TRUSTEES APPROVE THREE NEW BUSINESS MAJORS
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Three new majors |
The USF Board of Trustees this week approved three new majors for business students beginning in the fall of 2020: a PhD in informatics and big data analytics and two master's ...
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FACULTY/STAFF NOTES
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Lin Jiang's research, about to be published in the
Academy of Man
agement Journal,
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iscusses when and how entrepreneurs should display emotion when making pitches for funding. The paper, titled "Can Joy Buy You Money? The Impact of the Strength, Duration and Phases of an Entrepreneur's Peak Displayed Joy on Funding Performance," was co-written by Dezhi Yin, assistant professor in the Information Systems and Decision Sciences Department, and Dong Liu, associate professor at Georgia Tech. To read more, click here.
* Diana Hechavarria was recently promoted to associate professor of entrepreneurship. She teaches social and global entrepreneurship, strategic and technical entrepreneurship and business planning and recently received the USF Women in Leadership and Philanthropy Dr. Kathleen Moore Faculty Excellence Award. Hechavarria also was recently named the recipient of the Muma College of Business Faculty Community Engagement Award.
* Jung Chul Park was promoted this semester to associate professor of finance. He teaches graduate courses in theory of finance and advanced financial management and has developed International Finance as a global citizens' course for undergraduates.
* Erin Smith, development specialist, was the recipient of the Muma College of Business Staff Community Engagement Award. She has been involved in the organization and implementation of events for Voices for Children of Tampa Bay and the Hillsborough County Guardian ad Litem program. She also serves on the college's Staff Council.
* Kaushik Dutta is now a full professor in the Information Systems and Decision Sciences Department. With more than two decades of professional and research experience, Dutta teaches courses in big data and e-commerce and has a long list of articles published in highly respected journals.
ALUMNI NOTES
* Christopher Balaban ('95, Finance) was named vice president of finance at the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Sacramento at Fire Mountain, which is scheduled to open in the fall. Balaban has more than 20 years' experience in the gaming industry and most recently served as vice president of finance with Affinity Gaming and Penn National Gaming in Las Vegas.
* Bruce Himelstein ('16, Executive MBA) has been appointed chief medical officer for MVP Health Care in upstate New York. He will shape the company's medical management strategies through the implementation of polices and programs. He is a graduate of Harvard University and received his medical degree from New York University.
* Marcus Wingate (19, MBA, MS in Sport and Entertainment Management) has taken a position as associate manager of brand projects at Wasserman.
* Joe Kwo ('10, MBA) is now the chief information and technology officer at Bisk Education, where he will lead multiple aspects of Bisk's technology services and infrastructure. He previously was executive vice president and chief information officer at Fintech. Kwo also serves on the Muma College of Business Information Systems and Decision Sciences Advisory Board.
* Rex Wasserbach (19, MBA, MS in Sport and Entertainment Management) is now a business development specialist with the Cleveland Cavaliers.
* Zach Otto ('19, Marketing) has taken a job as sales executive at the Horton Group in Chicago. He will work on commercial property and casualty insurance sales as an outside sales representative.
* Crystal Ortiz ('19, MBA, MS in Sport and Entertainment Management) has been hired as an account executive over membership sales and service with the Tampa Bay Lightning.
* Maddy Cooper, ('19, MBA, MS in Sport and Entertainment Management) has taken a job as a partnership sales specialist with the San Francisco 49ers.
* Brittany Green ('19, MBA, MS in Sport and Entertainment Management) is now a coordinator in corporate partnership sales with the Miami Heat.
*Jessica Preble ('17, MBA) was promoted to controller/HR manager at Sutter Roofing Company. She previously was the accounting manager with the same company.
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* May 16-17, the Accounting Circle CPE Conference, hosted by the Lynn Pippenger School of Accountancy,
will take place in the USF Marshall Student Center. The conference gives more as many as 500 alumni and professional partners hands-on continuing professional education that qualifies for CPE credits. The proceeds pay for student scholarships. RSVPs are required. For more information and to register, click here.
* Sept. 19, 8:30-10 a.m., the Muma College of Business Conversation with a CEO
featuring Steve Presley, chairman and CEO of Nestlé USA will take place at the Center for Advanced Medical Learning Simulation, 124 S. Franklin St., in downtown Tampa. Presley is a USF alumnus who earned a bachelor's degree in accounting and finance. Watch for registration details.
* Oct. 10, 8:30-10 a.m., the Muma College of Business Conversation with a CEO with Rich Hume, chief executive officer with Tech Data, will take place at the Center for Advanced Medical Learning Simulation, 124 S. Franklin St., in downtown Tampa. Watch for registration details.
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GIVE TO USF, HELP STUDENTS AND RESEARCHERS ACHIEVE SUCCESS
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Scholarship donor, recipient |
You can change the lives of students and faculty. Please consider making a donation to the Muma College of Business to invest in the education and eventual success of our students. Your support also will make it possible for our faculty to conduct impactful research that benefits all of us. For a list of donation options, click here.
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