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Riata Center announces 2025 Business Plan Competition finalists

Wed, Dec 18, 2024

The Riata Center at Oklahoma State University announced its Business Plan Competition finalists, who will present their ventures in an elevator-pitch format Jan. 24 to a live audience with scholarship money on the line.

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7 faculty members earn Regents Distinguished Research Award

Fri, Dec 13, 2024

Oklahoma State University recognized seven faculty members with the Regents Distinguished Research Award during the University Awards Convocation ceremony Dec. 12 in the Student Union Ballroom.

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OSU announces 2024 university award winners

Fri, Dec 13, 2024

Oklahoma State University Provost Jeanette Mendez — alongside Vice Provost Dr. Chris Francisco — acknowledged the accomplishments of faculty, staff and administrators in 2024 during the University Awards Convocation held Thursday at the Student

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Alumni Q&A: Sprague uses Spears Business education to open comic shop with father

Wed, Dec 11, 2024

One year after his Spears School of Business graduation, Pete Sprague is running a popular small business. He and his father founded Sparky's Comic Shop in Catoosa, Oklahoma, turning their shared hobby into a fulfilling career.

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School of Hospitality and Tourism Management places 3rd in global Forecaster Cup

Mon, Dec 9, 2024

OSU finished as the third-place university in the international Forecaster Cup, and a group of HTM students placed second in the team standings, continuing the program's recent success in competitions.

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Spears student earns Best Q&A Award at National Business and Ethics Case Competition

Mon, Dec 9, 2024

OSU MBA student Bryson Diener earned the Best Q&A Award at the National Business and Ethics Case Competition in Ethical Leadership held Nov. 13-15 at Baylor University in Waco, Texas.

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Cannatti distinguished as Spears Business orange gown graduate

Fri, Dec 6, 2024

Wesley Cannatti, a data analytics and management major with concentrations in consulting and sports, is the fall 2024 Spears School of Business orange gown recipient.

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The cost of sleep loss: Spears professor studies daylight saving time impact on financial forecasters

Wed, Dec 4, 2024

Dr. Carina Cuculiza's research offers a revelation about the impact of daylight saving time on the accuracy of financial forecasts. Her groundbreaking, award-winning paper is the first to analyze this topic on an individual level rather than looking

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Alumni Q&A: Thurmond reflects on career advancement since winning 2017 Raymond D. Thomas Award

Mon, Dec 2, 2024

Since she graduated as the top Spears School of Business senior in 2017, Tiffany Thurmond's love for leadership has fueled her rise in the business world. This year, Thurmond started her role as a senior enterprise customer success manager for

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MS BAnDS students crowned national champions at Data 4 Good competition

Tue, Nov 26, 2024

Srikaran Anand, Edgar Castillo Garza, Bennett Frohock and Josias Hernandez Perez secured a $5,000 cash prize in the Data 4 Good Case Competition finals Nov. 23 at Purdue University.

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OSU business analytics team places third to win $10K at Humana-Mays competition

Mon, Nov 18, 2024

For the second consecutive year, an OSU business analytics team finished in the top 3 of the Humana-Mays Healthcare Analytics Case Competition.

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