The Muma College of Business is restructuring its management-related programs and faculty to form its seventh school — the new School of Management.

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From classmates to soulmates. The online DBA program gave them a path toward academic growth and, unexpectedly, toward each other

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Munir Mandviwalla is the new director of the School of Information Systems and will also serve as a Muma Distinguished Research Fellow.

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Jon Kaupla will be the new associate dean for lifelong learning, starting July 28. He joins the Muma College of Business from the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

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High schoolers explored hotel operations, customer service, event planning and more at the USF Wyndham Hospitality Experience summer camp.

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USF Honors students headed to Hawaii to study sustainability and culture where they hiked lava fields and made chocolate from fresh cacao pods.

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High schoolers got a jump start as innovators at the Bulls Startup Summer Camp where they formed business ideas and pitched to a panel of judges.

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Muma alumna Teresa "Gayle" Sheppard, a global technology executive, is among the 2025 USF Distinguished Alumni Award recipients.

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HackaBull 2025 was where students pitched, built and presented tech-based solutions to real-world challenges in a 24-hour period.

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Faculty Spotlights

Jennifer Cainas, associate dean for financial management and business operations, and Carlos Jimenez-Angueira, associate professor of accounting, received the Outstanding Case Award for "Kofi and Sons" at the 2025 MAS/IMA Teaching Case Conference.

Doug Hughes, director of the School of Marketing and Innovation, received the 2025 AMA Sales Special Interest Group Eli Jones Long-Term Impact award for his article, "Energizing the Reseller's Sales Force: The Power of Brand Identification."

Lei Wedge, associate professor in the Kate Tiedemann School of Business and Finance, was quoted in a Tampa Bay Times story about the Tampa Bay real estate market.

Amit Chauradia, assistant professor of instruction in the School of Management, was quoted in an HR Dive story about his research on retention and new hire cohorts.

Seckin Ozkul, assistant professor in supply chain management and director of the USF Supply Chain Innovation Lab, was featured in a Tampa Bay Business Journal story on U.S. tariff policy and Florida's construction industry.

Alumni Updates

Sarah Combs (‘22, DBA) was named the chief executive officer of Metropolitan Ministries. 

Juan Esteban Suarez Sandino (‘16, BS, International Business and Marketing) married Jared Armenti. 

Victoria Yang (‘21, BS, Supply Chain Management) started a new position as an inventory planner manager at CVS Health. She is a former USF Muma College of Business 25 Under 25 Award honoree. 

Tyler Smith (‘17, BS, Accounting) was promoted to director of accounting for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

Benjamin Chang (‘14, MBA) is the director of finance and administration at MD Anderson Cancer Center.

Megan Blizard (‘12, BA, Marketing and Management) is the new director of Estimating Operations at Power Design, Inc. 

Brandon Petit (‘21, BS, Finance, ‘23, MBA) founded Digital Marketing Agency: Top Class Marketing.

Jean Presendieu (‘15, BS, Accounting) started a new role as an audit and assurance manager at Deloitte.