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Family Business

Succession Planning Focus of 2007 Austin Family Business Conference
The 2007 Austin Family Business Conference, held on May 22nd at the Hilton Portland & Executive Tower, was attended by 45 business professionals, family business owners, and potential family business successors.  The conference titled “It’s Your Turn: Succession Planning for Baby Boomers,” was developed in light of the fact that within the next year, the first group of Baby Boomers will begin to draw social security. Full Story ...

2007 Excellence in Family Business Awards Announced
The Excellence in Family Business Awards were founded in 1988 to applaud the accomplishments and contributions of family businesses for their innovation, entrepreneurship, commitment, and heart. Full story...

Austin Entrepreneurship Program

Look Ahead for Success
How does someone who grows up surrounded by seed grass or any other crop, begin thinking about alternative crops? How does one know when it is time to change crops, to make the investment to walk away from what one knows well and to strike out into something new? Economic reality has a way of catching one’s attention, especially when the economic rationale for one crop begins to fail. Full story ...

The Weekly Download: Innovation Key in Young Program
A question-and-answer interview with Christopher Klemm, new director of the Austin Entrepreneurship Program. Full story...

Teaching Excellence

New Degree Approved for College of Business
A new degree in accounting has been approved for the College of Business at Oregon State University.  This is the first time in the history of the college that it has offered a second undergraduate degree. Full story ...

Technology Commercialization Course Now Offered
The College of Business at Oregon State University has added a prototype technology commercialization course to its curriculum. Technology commercialization is the process of bringing technical innovation to the marketplace. Full story ...

Executive Education Program in Portland Launched
In today’s business environment, innovation and change are synonymous with success. Yet, collaboration – a powerful source for sparking innovation and creating change – is often underestimated. Full story ...

Student Achievement

College of Business Scholarship Winners 2007 - 2008
A list of current scholarship winners for the 2007-08 academic year.

OSU Business Scholarships
OSU College of Business accounting scholarship recipients, graduating seniors, distinguished fellows, outstanding alumni and business partners were recognized at the annual awards banquet. Full story ...

OSU Accounting Students Excel Nationally in CPA Exam for Second Year in a Row
Compared to the national rate of 29 percent, recently published results show that 44 percent of Oregon State University's students passed the Certified Public Accounting exam. In addition, OSU ranked fifth in the nation in one of the four portions of the exam for first-time candidates without advanced degrees. This is the second year that OSU students far surpassed the national average. Full story ...

Experiential Learning

International Exchange Celebrates 20th Anniversary
The College of Business recently hosted a full day of activities to celebrate the 20th Anniversary of the International Exchange Program (IEP) with the Aarhus School of Business in Denmark. The day began with a conference titled “Doing Business in the Pacific Rim.” The evening was a celebration dinner for everyone involved in the IEP, with special dignitaries present from Denmark. Full story ...

Unique Cultural Exchange
Several OSU College of Business International Exchange students recently took some time to volunteer at an elementary school in Stuppach/Bad Mergentheim, Germany. Colin (Andy) Armstrong, Sara Buldoc, Jacob Cramer, Ed Gale, Kyle Jeffers, David Stewart, Bridgette Walker, and Jeff Williams all spent the day taking part in various English-speaking activities at the school. Full story ...

Know Thy Customer
From the executive suite to the equestrian stable, OSU student researchers are helping Northwest businesses better serve their customers. Full story ...

Students Help Clean Wind-whipped Park
Alpha Kappa Psi and the Arnold Air Society volunteer at Avery Park to clean up the branches and leaves that strong winds and rain pulled over many of the paths. Full story ...

OSU Students Pitch in to Help Old Mill Center
As part of business management instructor Sandy Neubaum’s organizational behavior class, about 85 students are getting experience planning an event for a nonprofit organization, putting textbook theories on everything from teamwork to goal-setting to leadership into practice. Full story ...

Business Students Develop Device to Assist People with Cerebral Palsy
Two OSU College of Business students have launched a business to market a product that assists adults and children with cerebral palsy. Full story ...

Faculty News

Graham Invited to Teach at University of Auckland
Roger Graham, KPMG Professor of Accounting in the College of Business at OSU, has been invited to University of Auckland as a Visiting Professor. He will be teaching a course titled "Financial Statement Analysis" in the Department of Accounting and Finance for their Winter Semester, July 16th through November 12th. Full story ...

Academy of Management Journal Named Don Neubaum to Editorial Board
Professor Don Neubaum has been named to the editorial review board of the Academy of Management Journal (AMJ). This is Neubaum's third term on the prestigious board that includes researchers from the best business schools around the globe! Full story ...

Nancy King's Research in Collaboration with Affiliate Faculty Kishani Kalupahana Accepted for Publication
Prem Mathew, Assistant Professor of Finance, adds to his impressive research portfolio with his latest and most significant publication to date in the field of finance. Full story ...

Larson's Project Management Class Rocked Corvallis, Benefited Charity
Erik Larson, known at the COB for his bold teaching techniques, turned his Project Management students loose in the "real world" to see what they could do. Full story ...

Jimmy Yang's Stock Market Research Accepted for Publication
Yang's paper, titled "Relative Performance of Trading Halts and Price Limits: Evidence from the Spanish Stock Exchange", tracks effects of these two mechanisms in trading activity, volatility, bid-ask spread, and price discovery. Full story ...

Wu Received L.L. Stewart Faculty Development Award
Zhaohui Wu, an assistant professor in the OSU College of Business, has recently received the L.L. Stewart Faculty Development Award. Full story ...

Faculty Experts

Green Companies Set an Example
When Oregon State University College of Business faculty talk to their students about sustainable business practices; they often refer to it as the triple bottom line - the simultaneous consideration of business financial performance and the impact of the business on the environment and employee well-being. Full story ...

Civic Progress Depends on Leadership
Business organizations and business leaders have been integral to the development of civic life since the founding of communities here in the mid-valley. Business leaders commit their skills and time to numerous civic organizations as part of their personal and professional commitments. They bring unique perspectives and knowledge to the civic organizations they serve. Full story ...

Laws Aim to Protect the Older Worker
As the baby boomer generation grows older, age discrimination in the workplace has the potential to become a widespread problem in our society. Federal and state laws that prohibit treating older workers differently based upon their age have become increasingly important to workers and employers. Full story ...