This issue of the Muma College of Business newsletter is the first representing the consolidated USF business colleges (and its six schools) in Sarasota-Manatee, St. Petersburg and Tampa
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Featured Stories
July 2020
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Consolidation is achieved. Find out what Dean Moez Limayem said about it:
Discover more.
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Kate Tiedemann and Ellen Cotton donate $1 million for an endowed professorship. To read more,
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Thanks again to Lynn Pippenger, whose gift of $5 million named the deanship.
Learn more.
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Raja Talati, a medical doctor and recent MBA grad, does hard time at NYC hospital at the peak of the COVID-19 crisis.
Read more.
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Some 8,000 grads of the "Post-Crisis Leadership" certificate program are poised to bring the world back.
Learn more.
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Alumnus Spotlight: Scott Bayus is going from developing rides at Universal Studios to running to his own engineering company.
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Research scientists are racing to build data-based predictive analytics to help medical professionals and policymakers make informed decisions to protect from COVID-19.
Read more.
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Diversity and inclusion are priorities at most institutions of higher learning, and they should be. But are B-schools doing enough to
address the realities of discrimination and promote a culture of inclusion?
Read the op-ed.
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The Small Business Development Center has received a $1.3 million U.S. Small Business Administration CARES Act grant. Funds will be used to provide consulting services throughout the region.
Learn more
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Kabongo Named Campus Dean in Sarasota-Manatee
Jean D. Kabongo has been named campus dean for the University of South Florida Muma College of Business on the Sarasota-Manatee campus. Kabongo has served as associate professor of strategic management and entrepreneurship on the campus since 2014 after joining the faculty as an assistant professor in 2010. He has demonstrated excellent leadership qualities during his time at USF and students have recognized him with the campus’ Outstanding Professor Award four times. To read more,
click here.
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INNOVATION LIVES HERE
A new lab at USF will bring industry and academic supply chain management experts together in a “living lab” to tackle some of the industry’s biggest challenges.
The Supply Chain Innovation Lab, housed in the Muma College of Business, will bring together representatives from industry, higher education and public agencies to meet global supply chain management challenges. Next-generation technology implementation and talent development are among those challenges.
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Do more people have the virus now than a few weeks back? Is it spreading faster than we can control it? Are people experiencing more severe symptoms now than sometime back? Is the virus more dangerous now than at the start of the pandemic?
So many questions.
Which places are getting worse and, more importantly, why? How close are some places to herd immunity? Did the lockdown really work and, if so, where did it work best? Did states screw up their re-opening plans and if so, how and why? What would we - should we - have done differently?
All these questions are on everyone's mind, including Balaji Padmanabhan, director of the USF Muma College of Business' Center for Analytics and Creativity. Padmanabhan wonders why there isn't a national dashboard through which trends, success and failures can be posted for all to see.
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Data scientists at the USF Muma College of Business say they can predict the spread of COVID-19 by using anonymous GPS data from 3.5 million mobile devices in Tampa Bay.
What is their forecast for the coming weeks? Should we expect cases and hospitalizations to continue to increase - or decrease? What can each of us do to impact the spread of COVID-19 in our community?
Get the answers to these questions and other questions during a Tampa Bay Partnership
virtual community forum
on July 22 from 12 - 1 p.m.
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The M3 Center: reporting outlet and research, industry resource
The mission of the M3 Center is to enable and conduct rigorous academic research of significance to the global hospitality industry, while serving as a critical reporting outlet and resource for educational tools and innovation, conferences, training, and forums for improving the connections between academia, industry, and the society at large.
Learn more about the center.
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Sunil Mithas,
a World Class Scholar in the School of Information Systems and Management, co-authored research dealing with complaining customers. The research paper, titled "Turning Complaining Customers into Loyal Customers: Moderators of the Complaint Handling - Customer Loyalty Relationship," is being published in the
Journal of Marketing
and is said to be the "largest scientific study ever to understand how (complaining customers) affect companies' performance." To read more,
click here
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Sharon Hanna-West,
a Muma College of Business faculty member and director of the sustainable business concentration at the Patel College of Global Sustainability, participated in a virtual panel discussion presented by the U.S. Green Building Council's Women in Green event.
Kudos to
Diana Hechavarria
, an associate professor in the Center for Entrepreneurship, who was named the Junior League of Tampa's Inspiring Leader of the Year!
Watch the video here
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Matt Mullarkey
has been featured in several news stories about a study that will help find physiological patterns that can help identify patients who are headed toward serious complications from COVID-19.
Read more
. Mullarkey was also featured on Fox 13 about research with Tampa General Hospital and Hillsborough County, tracking people's movement to densely populated areas as a way to predict hospitalizations.
Watch that video
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- Demelza Hays (‘12, Economics) has a new job as head of research at Cointelegraph. She continues to serve on the board of directors for Crypto Research. She is a former 25 Under 25 honoree.
- Orzumand Khodiev (‘18, Marketing) is the new logistic sales intern at TMC Transportation. The former 25 Under 25 honoree previously served as a ground baggage analyst with Southwest Airlines.
- David Lackore (‘00, Management) is now director of operations for Cyndeo Wealth Partners. As director of operations, he oversees business operations and client-based services including delivery of the client review program, calendar coordination and proposal generation.
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- Adam M. Robinson Jr. (‘94, MBA) has been named director of the VA Pacific Islands Health Care System. In his new role, Robinson will oversee the delivery of health care to an estimated 129,000 veterans, as well as the health care system's $327.8 million annual operating budget and more than 1,400 employees. He previously served as medical center director at the VA Maryland Health Care System in Baltimore.
- Brittany Evans Gymrek ('13, MBA; '09, Marketing and Management) was named vice president of marketing at Skinny Mixes.
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While every employee has made an intentional extra effort during the COVID-19 pandemic, a few have been lauded for their efforts. Some are recognized for small, thoughtful gestures; others have tackled big projects to help others. These are just a few of the stories submitted by colleagues. To suggest an employee to be recognized in the next newsletter or on social media,
email the newsletter team.
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Jill Brown
, a career services adviser on the St. Petersburg campus, had a student struggling while sharing her laptop with her kids and working multiple jobs. Brown got the student turned around and connected her to all the resources needed to succeed.
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Amy Russo
advises students in Tampa and recently took a leadership role in helping other advisers transition to working remotely. She did this all while handling her other essential advisory duties.
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Webmaster
Jason Zipperer
worked long days to build the website for the consolidated Muma College of Business. There were more than 1,500 pages! He did this while moving himself, his wife and three kids into a new home in Brooksville.
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Angelica Foley
, the academic services administrator in St. Petersburg, has been a leader during the consolidation effort. She has been instrumental in helping coordinate scheduling across three campuses and stepped up to help colleagues on the other campuses.
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Most of the events planned and announced for 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. 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 in the newsletter about upcoming events.
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USF international students face unique challenges during this pandemic and are not eligible for financial assistance from the federal CARES Act.
A fund was created
to help international students in need.
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For a limited time grab some exclusive USF Muma College of Business gear in this pop-up offering. Prices for men's and women's polo shirts are $25 and there are options for each of the schools that are part of the Muma College of Business. Choose from a variety of designs and sizes. The sale lasts through July 28, so act now. To find out more and to order,
click here
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