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University of South Florida Muma College of Business May 2020
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POST-CRISIS LEADERSHIP CERTIFICATE OFFERED FREE OF CHARGE
The Muma College of Business recognizes that our business partners are struggling during this COVID-19 outbreak. So, the college is offering a free certificate program in post-crisis leadership for professionals who want to learn how to emerge from the current health and economic crisis. The fully online offering begins soon and is free of charge. Registration ends on ...
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ACCOUNTING CIRCLE CPE CONFERENCE TO BE A VIRTUAL AFFAIR
The 2020 Accounting Circle CPE Conference will be held in a virtual format. The conference offers CPE credits for accountants and auditors and takes place May 21-22. For more information ...
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KEEP UP WITH THE LATEST COVID-19 DEVELOPMENTS AT USF
From new plans of how to re-open the univesity to the real-time number of students/staff who have tested positive for COVID-19, to video messages from USF President Steve Currall, check out USF's main coronavirus update page. Faculty, staff, alumni, students and outside business partners should regularly visit the site to make sure they are aware of changing policies and other updates.
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MUMA COLLEGE OF BUSINESS STUDENTS RECOGNIZED
The Golden Bull Award recognizes impactful students who exemplify the mission, vision, values and spirit of the University of South Florida. The awards are presented by the USF Center for Leadership and Civic Engagement. Congratulations to Sarah, Travis and Renata.
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BIZ RESEARCHER TALKS TO WUSF ABOUT RE-OPENING FLORIDA
Balaji Padmanabhan reveals the risks and rewards of opening up commerce in the time of COVID-19, in an interview with Florida Matters on PBS. He also said ...
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DBA STUDENTS, HEALTH CARE EXECS BALANCE SCHOOL, CAREERS
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John Couris, left, and Darwin Hale |
Being a top executive in the health care industry as a pandemic rages through the nation is one thing, but to keep up with that AND a demanding Doctor of Business Administration program is ...
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ISDS STUDENTS DEVISE APP TO HELP HURRICANE EVACUEES
With the 2020 hurricane season approaching, students in the ISDS Department are working on an app that can ease shelter registration for evacuees and allow emergency officials to better manage shelter operations. The app allows ...
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AWKWARD TELECONFERENCING MOMENTS? HERE ARE SOME TIPS
Russell Clayton, instructor in the Marketing Department who teaches communication skills, offers up some advice on how to navigate the art of teleconferencing. Among the most important bits of advice is ...
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ALUMNUS SPOTLIGHT: GARRETT WALKER CREATES A SCHOLARSHIP
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Garrett Walker |
Garrett Walker is already making his mark in the world of wealth management. Now, he is ready to make an impact on the lives of Business Bulls with his very own scholarship ...
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SELLING WITH THE BULLS CLUB CHAMPIONSHIP GOES VIRTUAL
The days of students focused on future careers in sales coming together, meeting face-to-face, shaking hands and networking, took a back seat this spring as the Selling with the Bulls Club Championship Spring 2020 event took place without ...
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STUDENT SPOTLIGHT: JULIANA DUNLAP, MENTOREE AND MENTOR
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Juliana Dunlap |
From the moment she stepped onto the University of South Florida campus, Juliana Dunlap knew this was her home for the next four years of her life. Her impact during those years, however, was something she never could have predicted ...
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FLORIDA SBDC AT USF FINDS WAYS TO SAVE SMALL BUSINESSES
Though the funding for the Florida Small Business Emergency Bridge Loan program has dried up, consultants with the Florida SBDC at USF continue to advise business owners about ...
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LESSONS LEARNED BY SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGERS IN COVID-19
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Seckin Ozkul |
Muma College of Business marketing Instructor Seckin Ozkul discusses where the supply chain came up short and where it pulled through during the COVID-19 outbreak. Among the lessons learned by managers during the disruption are ones that involve ...
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USF STUDENTS COMPETE IN COCA-COLA RECYCLING CHALLENGE
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Mulling recycling options |
Students competed last month to come up with innovative ideas to help Coca-Cola achieve its "World Without Waste" initiative that calls for the soft-drink giant to be 100 percent recyclable by the end of the decade. Winners received cash prizes and the chance of ...
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MARKETING DEPARTMENT PROFESSOR GETS THE MEDIA SPOTLIGHT
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Donna Davis |
Donna Davis, professor of marketing, former chair of the department and the academic director of the Monica Wooden Center for Supply Chain Management and Sustainability, has appeared in a number of media outlets over the past two months. Most recently, she was featured in the
Tampa Bay Times, where she talked about ...
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BETA GAMMA SIGMA USF CHAPTER ACCEPTS BUSINESS STUDENTS
Forty-one Muma College of Business students were accepted into the Beta Gamma Sigma Delta of Florida chapter at USF this spring.
Beta Gamma Sigma members are the top 10 percent of undergraduate students, the top 20 percent of graduate students and all doctoral candidates that have successfully defended their dissertation at an AACSB accredited business school.
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FACULTY/STAFF NOTES
* Jennifer Cainas,
an instructor in the Lynn Pippenger School of Accountancy, was the recipient of the Spring 2020 Advisory Council Outstanding Teaching Award presented to USF accounting faculty. Cainas is also the Beta Alpha Psi faculty advisor.
* Matt Mullarkey, an instructor with the Information Systems and Decision Sciences Department, recently made a presentation to the
Emergence Policy Group (EPG Hillsborough County), discussing ways to
take a data-driven approach to re-opening the Tampa Bay region and getting back to work safely in the wake of the COVID-19 crisis
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* Thomas Smith, an assistant accounting professor,
won the "best research paper award" at the American Accounting Association's Accounting Information Systems Midyear Meeting.
* Don Berndt, an associate professor in the Information Systems and Decision Sciences Department, penned a paper that was used as a chapter for a retrospective book titled "Summer of Simulation: 50 years of Seminal Computer Simulation Research."
* Lisa Gaynor, an associate professor with the Lynn Pippenger School of Accountancy, has been appointed to serve on the Contemporary Accounting Research Editorial Board. Her term begins this month. Contemporary Accounting Research is considered an elite accounting journal.
* Heather LIvely, an accounting instructor, had her second three-year CBIZ-MHM Teaching Fellowship renewed.
ALUMNI NOTES
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Tina P. Johnson
('80, Accounting) received the USF Alumni Association Distinguished Alumni Award. She joined Publix Super Markets in 1986 as a tax manager and went on to serve as senior vice president of the grocery retailer. Today, she's an adviser to the CEO and treasurer for Publix Super Market Charities.
* Arnie Bellini ('82, MBA) was the recipient of the USF Alumni Association Distinguished Alumni Award. He is the cofounder and former CEO of ConnectWise, a business that over four decades created technology and business platforms that revolutionized IT support and managed services. In 2019, ConnectWise sold for $1.4 billion.
* Mike Griffin ('03, Marketing) received the Donald A. Gifford Service award from the USF Alumni Association. He is a charter member of the USF Board of Trustees and serves as senior vice president of Savills. Griffin also is a recent chair of USF's Consolidation Planning Task Force and a past chair of the USF Alumni Association.
* Rogan Donelly ('18, Executive MBA) was the recipient of a USF Alumni Association's Outstanding Young Alumni Award. Donelly, president of Tervis Tumbler, will be recognized along with other award winners at a reception in November.
* Alexa Mitsuda ('15, Finance) has been promoted to business manager at the Challenger Learning Center of Tallahassee. She previously worked as an account specialist with Florida State University.
* Taylor Torres ('20, Marketing) has taken a job with KnowBe4 as a regional account manager. She is a 2020 honoree of the 25 Under 25 program.
* Nicole Deautriell ('20, Accounting),
Kimberly Gomez ('20, Accounting),
Renata Gomes Martins ('20 Global Business) and
Lauren Madera ('20, Marketing) were recognized at the May 2020 USF commencement ceremony as King O'Neal Scholars from the Muma College of Business. They finished their college careers with perfect 4.0 grade-point averages.
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Most of the events planned and announced between now and the foreseeable future have been canceled or postponed because of the threat of spreading COVID-19. Check with venues and event organizers for more information. Among the events canceled: the Muma College of Business Teaching Symposium, the Conversation with a CEO series, the Sport and Entertainment Analytics Conference, events being held in observance of the Florida SBDC at USF and several others including the spring commencement ceremonies. With regard to events hosted by the Muma College of Business, those who were invited and registered to attend most likely have been notified of the cancellations. Watch for emails from the college and updates in the newsletter about upcoming events.
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