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OSU’s Addison Price crowned Miss Oklahoma
Addison Price says she has plenty of people to thank for helping her win the Miss Oklahoma Pageant June 8, including the Spears School of Business and Oklahoma State University.
Hiring a diverse workforce with artificial intelligence
How can we remove unconscious biases from hiring practices and ensure a more diverse workforce? According to Oklahoma State University researcher Kimberly Houser, the answer is to address the source of the problem – human decision-making. Her soon-to-be published research shows that using machine decision-making through artificial intelligence (AI) can remove unconscious bias and “noise” from the hiring and promotion process and begin making the workplace reflect a diverse society.
Accounting grad students quiz tax reformers
Oklahoma State University students will be featured guests this week on a special streamed national podcast produced at the Spears School of Business. The producers of the FAIRtax Power Radio podcast recorded their program at Spears Business in May showcasing master’s accounting students who quizzed the program’s hosts about the details of a national grassroots tax reform proposal. Part one of the podcast will be streamed on Facebook and YouTube this week.
OSU rural healthcare advocate Stacie Pace recognized with prestigious national award
Stacie Pace, director of Oklahoma State University’s Rural Health Network (ROK-Net) and executive director of the Rural Health Network of Oklahoma (RHN), has been recognized as the 2019 National Cooperative of Health Network Outstanding Network Leader.
OSU teams place first, third in Student Symposium at 2019 SAS Global Forum
Oklahoma State University was one of the top performers at the 2019 SAS Global Forum as more than 60 business analytics students and alumni represented OSU at the conference April 28-May 1 in Dallas.
Oklahoma State honors graduates during commencement ceremonies
Oklahoma State University honored roughly 3,500 students during graduation ceremonies Friday and Saturday in Gallagher-Iba Arena on the OSU-Stillwater campus.
Adversity didn’t stop mom, daughter from graduating together
It meant picking up some extra classes to finish at the same time, but for Ciara Speight it will be worth it to walk in Oklahoma State University’s graduation commencement this Saturday with her mom, Yokolanda Speight, as mother and daughter university graduates.
New MBA program option allows College of Arts and Sciences students to finish in 4+1
Master of Business Administration student Ashley Springfield is helping pave the way for other College of Arts and Sciences students seeking an Oklahoma State University MBA through a new program – CAS2MBA.
Accounting student and McNair Scholar ready for life's next stage
A few years ago, when professional sports teams won the Super Bowl or the World Series, a star player would be asked in the tumultuous aftermath what they were going to do now. Of course, it was an advertisement and their response would be, “I’m going to Disney World!” Oklahoma State University graduating senior Chealsea Fernandez could be asked the same thing, only she is spending time post-graduation in a paid internship at Walt Disney World Resort in Orlando.
OSU offers Certificate Series for Emerging Leaders in Manufacturing in Tulsa
The 2019 Certificate for Emerging Leaders in Manufacturing is designed to assist emerging leaders who are transitioning to a managerial role. The series is hosted by Oklahoma State University’s Spears School of Business and will take place at the OSU-Tulsa campus from July through November.
OSU student team places second at Iowa Business Analytics Case Competition
A group of four Oklahoma State University master’s in business analytics students recently placed second in the University of Iowa’s Business Analytics Case Competition in Iowa City, Iowa.
State’s energy leaders to speak at 13th Annual OSU Energy Conference
Leaders from some of the state’s top energy companies will speak May 23 at the 13th Annual Oklahoma State University Energy Conference in downtown Oklahoma City. The conference is from 9 a.m. to 3:45 p.m. at the Cox Convention Center.
OSU students impress at Love’s Entrepreneur’s Cup
Oklahoma State University’s award-winning entrepreneurship program was on center stage Thursday night at the 2019 Love’s Entrepreneur’s Cup. OSU teams won first place in both the undergraduate and graduate High Growth divisions of the statewide competition.
OSU students place first at Princeton University business plan competition
Two Oklahoma State University students have earned national recognition by winning the TigerLaunch competition hosted by Princeton University for their startup business plan for Contraire, a predictive analysis control system designed to provide near real-time wastewater test measurements.
Spears Business hosts ISyTE Academy for high schoolers
The Center for Executive and Professional Development in the Spears School of Business at Oklahoma State University will host its annual Information Systems Technology Exploration for high school students June 2-7.
Victim blaming in the workplace
Why does the victim get blamed for office rudeness, and why does the office bully get away with it? The latest research from a decade-long study of incivility in the workplace by Spears School of Business researcher Dr. Matt Bowler and colleagues shows that supervisors often blame the victims of rude and abusive behavior.
Wayne Thomas receives inaugural Don Herrmann Accounting PhD Alumni Award
Dr. Wayne Thomas was presented the inaugural Don Herrmann Distinguished Accounting Ph.D. Alumni Award April 11 by the Oklahoma State University School of Accounting.
OSU alums Nathan Herrmann, Kelsey Ray winners of prestigious accounting award
Oklahoma State University graduates Nathan Herrmann and Kelsey Ray are two of only 110 people in the nation to receive the 2018 Elijah Watt Sells Award, presented annually by the American Institute of CPAs, the world’s largest member association representing the accounting profession.
OSU speaker series spotlights staggering cost of cybercrime
Those attending the Spears School of Business Tulsa Business Forums and Executive Management Briefings in Oklahoma City were treated to the unbelievable stories of Frank Abagnale’s criminal antics and the unbelievable cost of cybercrime and identity theft in his talks. The best-selling author and subject of the movie “Catch Me if You Can” recounted his rise and undoing in crime, all before age 22, as well as the “staggering” cost of white-collar crime.
Students offer opioid epidemic solutions during third annual Health Data Shootout
Oklahoma State University’s Center for Health Systems Innovation concluded the third annual Health Data Shootout March 29 at the Wes Watkins Center in Stillwater.
Oklahoma State University launches The WhiteBox initiative
In an effort to promote experiential opportunities for learning, innovation and student-business-ownership, the Schools of Architecture and Entrepreneurship at Oklahoma State University, in collaboration with the Riata Center for Entrepreneurship, have launched a mobile retail store that will provide student entrepreneurs an opportunity to test retail concepts on campus in the Student Union – The WhiteBox.
MBA students travel to West Virginia for Big 12 Case Competition
A group of Oklahoma State University master of business administration students recently traveled to the University of West Virginia to compete in the Big 12 Case Competition.
Hal Smith Restaurants Group establishes scholarships for HTM students
Executives of Hal Smith Restaurants Group recently presented School of Hospitality and Tourism Management (HTM) students with newly established scholarships at Oklahoma State University in memory of a long-time company employee who died in a 2018 motorcycle accident.
A conversation about career readiness and technology with Apple executives
Two Apple executives will visit the Spears School of Business on April 18 to meet with students, faculty and staff to discuss career readiness and technology. The presentations, sponsored by the Riata Center for Entrepreneurship and OrangeTech, include a breakfast for faculty and staff followed by an afternoon program for all OSU students and employees in the Spears Keystone Lounge.