Teaching youngsters economic basics

Wed, Feb 13, 2019

How do you teach grade school students the economic concept of scarcity? You ask them to make something but don’t give them all the tools they need. That’s what Amy Lee did at the Meaningful Economics and Entrepreneur (MEE) competition sponsored by the Spears School of Business at Oklahoma State University.

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OSU Hospitality Days set for February 18-19

Wed, Feb 13, 2019

The Oklahoma State University School of Hospitality and Tourism will host its 63rd annual Hospitality Days, February 18-19, 2019, in the north wing of the Human Sciences Building. The event includes a career fair and industry connection opportunities for students and hospitality professionals. On Monday, February 18, at 1 p.m. students will hear from a panel of recently graduated hospitality professionals with a keynote address from Operation Blue Shield founder and CEO Toni Brinker to follow.

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Learning why culture matters at the Executive Management Briefing

Fri, Feb 08, 2019

Is a business leader who cares about connecting with team members a liability who shows weakness or is he someone who’s investing in a productive work culture? For Daniel Coyle, the answer is simple. An organization’s culture is everything, and like investing in your business, leaders who make that investment will enjoy a return on culture.

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OSU’s Veterans Entrepreneurship Program celebrating 10 years of assisting vets

Mon, Feb 04, 2019

Nearly 30 veterans from across the United States will travel to Oklahoma State University to participate in the 10th annual Veterans Entrepreneurship Program (VEP), an eight-month program that includes an intensive, eight-day entrepreneurial boot camp on the Stillwater campus Feb. 16-23.

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Breaking barriers is focus of 28th Annual Women’s Business Leadership Conference

Fri, Feb 01, 2019

The 28th Annual Women’s Business Leadership Conference will help participants learn more about moving toward their career goals, developing themselves and others and enhance leadership skills from expert women leaders. The day-long conference will be held March 6 at the Hyatt Regency Hotel in Tulsa.

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MBAA officers play integral part in MBA program’s success

Thu, Jan 31, 2019

Last November, Master of Business Administration students elected several officers to represent the student body and advocate for the students’ best interests as part of the MBA Student Association (MBAA).

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Two OSU students win international business plan competition in Toronto

Tue, Jan 29, 2019

A team of two Oklahoma State University students won the Queen’s Entrepreneurs’ Competition with its startup business plan for Contraire, a predictive analysis control system designed to provide near real-time wastewater test measurements.

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Spears Business alumni Joseph Eastin, Jennifer Grigsby to enter OSU Hall of Fame

Fri, Jan 25, 2019

A pair of Spears School of Business alumni – Joseph Eastin of Dallas and Jennifer M. Grigsby of Edmond – will be among five Oklahoma State University graduates who are being inducted into the OSU Hall of Fame.

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Planning now can ease financial strain of 2019 holiday season

Wed, Jan 23, 2019

Planning and setting aside money now can help ease financial crunch for the 2019 holiday season.

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

Tue, Jan 22, 2019

Oklahoma State University’s online MBA program and other online graduate programs in the Spears School of Business were once again recognized among the nation’s best in the 2019 U.S. News and World Report Best Online MBA and Graduate Business Program rankings.

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Health Data Shootout to target opioids

Fri, Jan 18, 2019

Oklahoma State University’s Center for Health Systems Innovation Institute for Predictive Medicine is set to host the 2019 Health Data Shootout from Feb. 20 through March 29.

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Taking ownership of workplace culture is goal of innovative program hosted by OSU

Thu, Jan 17, 2019

An innovative program allowing participants to discover new ways to take ownership of workplace culture and take concrete tools back to organizations to help advance the group’s cultural agenda is coming to Tulsa. The Culture Summit, hosted by Oklahoma State University in Stillwater, is from 8 a.m. to noon on Feb. 7 at the Downtown DoubleTree Hotel.

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