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Students claim $45,000 in prize money in Riata Business Plan Competition

Feb 6, 2020

The Oklahoma State University School for Entrepreneurship and the Riata Center for Entrepreneurship have named winners of the annual student competition to create business startups at the event finals Jan. 31. The Riata Business Plan Competition at

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Former Disney executive Dan Cockerell featured during OSU speaker series

Jan 27, 2020

Former Walt Disney World Vice President Dan Cockerell will be the featured speaker Feb. 25-26 during the Executive Management Briefings and the Tulsa Business Forums speaker series. Cockerell will present "The Magic Behind Disney: Secrets to Success,

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Students pitch business plans for prize money

Jan 27, 2020

Semi-finalists in the annual student Riata Business Plan Competition have been selected to compete Friday, Jan. 31, for $45,000 in prize money in the competition's finals. Hosted by the Riata Center for Entrepreneurship and the School of

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Spears Business alum Michael Guillory reflects on balancing passion and career

Jan 27, 2020

Bartlesville native Michael Guillory graduated in 1988 with a marketing degree. As a student, he was heavily involved. He was a member of the OSU marching band, OSU Wind Ensemble, Sigma Phi Epsilon, American Marketing Association as well as Spring

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OSU online MBA a top-ranked value

Jan 24, 2020

Not only is Oklahoma State University's online MBA program one of the best rated in the nation, it is also one of the most affordable, making it an outstanding value in graduate education, according to recent rankings of colleges and universities.

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Spears Business program receives top honor from national continuing education group

Jan 24, 2020

The Center for Executive and Professional Development (CEPD) in the Spears School of Business is being recognized with the 2020 Outstanding Noncredit Program Award, given annually to noncredit professional, continuing or online education programs

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Refusing to let evil win

Jan 21, 2020

Visiting Munich, Germany, in the fall means a trip to the world-famous Oktoberfest, the huge celebration where a nation comes together to share its love of beer. For Cindy Crenshaw-Martin, vacationing in Munich with friends in 1980, the fun she

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OSU Alumni Association Hall of Fame to celebrate accomplished alumni

Jan 15, 2020

Three Spears School of Business alumni will be inducted into the 2020 class of the OSU Alumni Association Hall of Fame. The three Oklahoma State University business graduates include Linda Parrack Livingstone, president of Baylor University, the

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OSU’s online MBA among nation’s best in U.S. News & World Report rankings

Jan 14, 2020

Oklahoma State University's online MBA program and other online graduate programs in the Spears School of Business were again recognized among the nation's best in the 2020 U.S. News and World Report Best Online MBA and Graduate Business Program

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Sharda honored by global association as AIS Fellow

Jan 13, 2020

Oklahoma State University professor Dr. Ramesh Sharda was named a 2019 Fellow of the Association for Information Systems (AIS) at its International Conference in Information Systems in Munich, Germany, in December. He was one of only two Americans

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Student entrepreneurs continue winning ways

Dec 20, 2019

Oklahoma State University student entrepreneurs Rabecca Wiseman and Brooks Robison have been named semifinalists in the ASU Innovation Open 2020 business pitch competition, which offers $300,000 in prize money to collegiate business startups. Wiseman

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Director named for the Center for Sales and Service Excellence

Dec 20, 2019

A new director has been named to head the Center for Sales and Service Excellence (CSSE) in the Spears School of Business at Oklahoma State University. Kim Booker brings more than 25 years of experience to the job leading the center, which provides

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