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University of South Florida Muma College of Business November 2018
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2019 THOUGHT LEADER SERIES GUEST IS NETFLIX COFOUNDER
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Marc Randolph |
Marc Randolph, cofounder of Netflix and a serial entrepreneur, is slated to be the next guest of the Muma College of Business Thought Leader Series in February. His game-changing ideas have ...
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FINTECH CEO CREDITS IMMENSE SUCCESS TO ISDS STUDENT INTERNS
Scott Riley, founder and CEO of Fintech, a company that uses electronic transactions technology to pay alcoholic beverage bills all over the country, says it was a group of ISDS students who really ...
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RESEARCH SHOWS STUDENT DEBT CAN KILL ENTREPRENEURSHIPS
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Pinshuo Wang |
Biz grads eager to start their own businesses typically are concerned with start-up, payroll and distribution costs, but seldom do they consider the weight of student loans. Assistant Professor Pinshuo Wang's research shows that such debts can ...
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FRONT OFFICE SUPERSTARS REVEAL THE FUTURE OF SPORTS BIZ
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Rick Welts, Jay Parry, Dan Reed |
Three heavy hitters took to the stage at the annual Vinik Sport & Entertainment Management Program Lecture Series last month. The panelists discussed cutting edge trends coming down the road and ...
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HUNDREDS ATTEND ANNUAL HOMECOMING PARADE WATCH PARTY
The Muma College of Business again provided a prime location to watch the USF Homecoming Parade and treated guests to a mashed potato bar along with refreshments and swag ...
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LONG-TIME ISDS PROF TERRY SINCICH ANNOUNCES RETIREMENT
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Terry Sincich |
For some, statistics can be a boring topic and a course to avoid at all costs. But Terry Sincich knows how to make stats interesting and relevant -- like how they can be used to predict the probability that a Stetson University law school student will pass the Florida bar or determine the odds in a basketball 3-point shooting contest or ...
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FIVE ON LOCAL 40 UNDER 40 LIST HAVE USF CONNECTIONS
Want to find out who's young and successful in the Tampa Bay region? Check out the Tampa Bay Business Journal's new list, on which the Muma College of Business is well represented. And the honorees are ...
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FLORIDA SBDC AT USF AWARDED SUNTRUST AWARD, GRANT
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Kaushal Chari, Eileen Rodriguez |
Florida Small Business Development Center Regional Director Eileen Rodriguez and Associate Dean Kaushal Chari accepted the SunTrust Foundation's 2018 Lighting the Way award, which comes with a grant of ...
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PROFESSOR BILL SUTTON ANNOUNCES PLAN TO STEP DOWN
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Bill Sutton, Michelle Harrolle |
Vinik Sport & Entertainment Management Program Founding Director Bill Sutton announced last month he is stepping down from the post at the end of the academic year. His replacement will be Michelle Harrolle, who admitted she can't fill his shoes, but she will have ...
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AS FLORIDA MOVES TO BE A TRADE HUB, A NEW MAJOR IS OFFERED
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The Port of Tampa Bay |
Florida is uniquely situated to be a dominant player in the world of global commerce and the Muma College of Business is on the cutting edge of that move by offering a new major to fill the anticipated talent gap in ...
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SANDLER TRAINING CAN BE A CAREER MAKER FOR GRADUATES
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Jim Marshall |
Learning valuable skills in effective communication is key, not only in securing gainful employment upon graduation, but also in building careers once you land that job. That's why the Muma College of Business this year began offering ...
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FACULTY/STAFF NOTES
* Pietro Bianchi's co-authored article titled "Joint Audit Engagements and Client Tax Avoidance: Evidence from the Italian Statutory Audit Regime" was accepted for publication in the top-tier
Journal of the American Taxation Association. Bianchi, an assistant accounting professor also had a sole-authored article titled "Auditors' Joint Engagements and Audit Quality: Evidence from Italian Private Companies" appear in
Contemporary Accounting Research.
* Luke Richardson's co-authored article titled "To Deduct or Not Deduct: Qualified Performing Artists" was accepted for publication in
Tax Notes, a top-ranked tax law journal. Richardson, an accounting instructor, penned another article related to a new tax form that may simplify tax compliance for seniors, which appeared in
Tax Insider, a weekly electronic newsletter of the AICPA. The article had more than 3,000 views since its publication on Aug. 30.
* Sagar Samtani, an assistant professor in the ISDS Department, was the runner-up for the Nunamaker-Chen Dissertation Award from the Information Systems Society. Samtani also won the "best paper" runner-up award in the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers' Intelligence and Security Informatics Conference held this month in Miami.
* Lisa Gaynor and her coauthors of a paper titled "Understanding the Relation Between Financial Reporting Quality and Audit Quality" won the auditing section's "best paper" award. The paper appeared in
Auditing: A Journal of Practice & Theory.
* Timothy Heath received the Outstanding Area Editor award from the
Journal of Marketing. He is a professor in the Marketing Department.
* Kerry Myers, an clinical professor in the Lynn Pippenger School of Accountancy, was recognized recently as a "Featured Expert in Money Laundering" by ForensicsColleges.com. The list is comprised of some the nation's outstanding professors in the field. Myers teaches courses in forensic accounting and legal issues.
* Dipayan Biswas received the Outstanding Area Editor Award from the
Journal of the Academy of Marketing Science. He is a professor in the Marketing Department.
ALUMNI NOTES
* Katelyn Mobley ('16, Accounting) is now an audit associate at Grant Thornton. She previously served as an assistant in undergraduate advising for the Muma College of Business.
* April Monteith ('01, Finance; '03, MBA) has accepted a new position at JPMorgan Chase, now serving as executive director, multinational corporations. She has worked in commercial banking for more than 15 years -- the last seven with JPMorgan Chase. She began her career with Regions Bank.
* Michelle DeWitt ('14, Marketing) has joined Walmart Media Group as a media sales manager - health and wellness. She was previously with Triad Retail Media and, before that, worked at Paradise Advertising. She was president of the AMA student chapter when she was a student at USF.
* Nelly Ortiz ('11, Marketing), marketing director at Roc Nation, was named to the 40 Under 40 list compiled by Billboard. She was honored for her work in creating a brand for DJ Khaled, the "I'm the One" producer who chronicled his weight loss on social media for WW International (formerly Weight Watchers). Ortiz also helped activate Big Sean's Puma partnership and merchandise marketing for Shakira.
* Taylor Moody ('17, Accounting; '18, MBA) is now a tax associate at KPMG. The former 25 Under 25 honoree had interned at the company while she was a student. She also was on the USF women's golf team.
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* Dec. 12, noon, the State of the Region presentation sponsored by the Tampa Bay Partnership will take place in the Marshall Student Center Ballroom. To register, click here.
* Jan. 23-24, the second annual
Synapse Summit takes place at Amalie Arena in Tampa. The two-day event is to be an all-encompassing, interactive, and flexible methodology for building, facilitating, and exposing the Entrepreneurial Ecosystem of Florida. To register,
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. Watch for registration details.
* Feb. 6-7, the inaugural Florida Supply Chain Summit, coordinated by the USF Center for Supply Chain Management & Sustainability, will be held at the Disney Contemporary Resort in Orlando. For more information about the summit and to register, click here.
*Feb. 21, 2:15 p.m., the Muma Thought Leader Series
event will feature Netflix Co-founder and serial entrepreneur Marc Randolph. In February, Apple Co-founder Steve Wozniak kicked off the series, which was established to draw nationally recognized speakers, innovators, idea generators, entrepreneurs, philanthropists, authors and "turn-around artists" in business and industry. Seating is limited and tickets are required. Reserve seats 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.
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GIVE TO USF
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