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Chakraborty’s remarkable story shapes MS BAnDS program from founding to his retirement

Dr. Goutam Chakraborty, the founding director of OSU’s acclaimed Master’s in Business Analytics and Data Science program, is retiring after 35 years in the Spears School of Business. From a refugee colony to a professorship, Chakraborty’s
Chakraborty’s remarkable story shapes MS BAnDS program from founding to his retirement
Chakraborty’s remarkable story shapes MS BAnDS program from founding to his retirement

Tue, Apr 28, 2026

Dr. Goutam Chakraborty, the founding director of OSU’s acclaimed Master’s in Business Analytics and Data Science program, is retiring after 35 years in the Spears School of Business. From a refugee colony to a professorship, Chakraborty’s

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Net Positive: Spears Business seniors build passionate fanbase around OSU Hockey

Tue, Apr 28, 2026

OSU Hockey is no average club sport. Led by Spears School of Business senior Jayden Rodriguez, the student executive board has worked behind the scenes to create a lively game day atmosphere and supportive fanbase while learning about the business

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Spears Business offers top-ranked MBA program in Oklahoma

Tue, Apr 7, 2026

Oklahoma State University’s Spears School of Business is home to the state’s top-ranked MBA program, according to U.S. News & World Report’s Best Business Schools Rankings. Five Spears Business graduate programs appear in the rankings for the

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Alumni Q&A: Business founder TJ Nance combines valuable lessons from accounting, golf

Thu, Mar 12, 2026

TJ Nance, a two-time Spears School of Business graduate and former Oklahoma State University golfer, co-founded a growing consulting firm called LYT Group. While supporting his clients, Nance remembers his previous successes and the failures that

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Business leaders Irby, Lawhorn, McKinley to speak at 2026 CEO Day

Tue, Mar 3, 2026

Business executives Steve Irby, Jimmy Lawhorn and Liz McKinley will speak to students on the Spears School of Business' 2026 CEO Day at 3 p.m. April 7 in the Student Union Theater. OSU students of all colleges are encouraged to attend free of charge.

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Flying to the top: OSU Datathon winners describe process of analyzing aviation case for $8,000 scholarship prize

Tue, Mar 3, 2026

Adam Lindsey, Kendall Shields, Sandeep Maharshi Yallabandi and Seth Taylor won the fifth annual Datathon, an analytics-based case competition hosted by OSU's Data Analytics Club. After hours of preparation and presentations, the top 5 teams received

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Life Out of the Box: Spears Business alumni enjoy careers, marriage as digital nomads

Thu, Feb 12, 2026

Jonathon and Quinn Button, Ph.D.s, were inspired to invest in digital innovation and personal connections at the Spears School of Business. Today, the married OSU alumni carry those interests around the world while building Life Out of the Box,

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Spears Business celebrates U.S. News & World Report top 10 rankings for Best Online Bachelor's in Business, Best Online MBA

Fri, Jan 23, 2026

Spears Business earned top 10 rankings in the prestigious U.S. News & World Report list of the Best Online Bachelor's in Business Programs and the Best Online MBA Programs.

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Starring Spears: OSU business students shine in musical while pursuing data-driven degrees

Mon, Nov 24, 2025

The lead actors in a musical typically aren't business students in data-driven fields, but Andi Reuter and Bennett Frohock are as artistic as they are analytical. These well-rounded Spears School of Business students recently starred in a community

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Great lakes: MS BAnDS students build data lake to advance chiropractic research

Thu, Nov 13, 2025

Students in OSU's Master's in Business Analytics and Data Science program built a data lake and a user-friendly website for chiropractic researchers, enabling surveys to guide the future of chiropractic care. This is an example of the real-world

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