Owen Graduate School Of Management
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Study: Consumers will covet control after terrorism strikes
If terror strikes increase in the United States, some consumers will keep buying as they always have, but others will withdraw from certain markets to minimize their risk. “The key issue we’ve identified is, ‘Do you feel like you can control the odds of becoming a victim, should a terrorist attack occur?’” said Steven S. Posavac. Read MoreSep 10, 2015
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Those who dwell on their past might be doomed to repeat their mistakes
New research shows that focusing on past behaviors is not always the best strategy to avoid repeating mistakes. Read MoreSep 10, 2015
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Fall Faculty Assembly is TODAY
Chancellor Nicholas S. Zeppos will deliver his bi-annual address and present several of the university’s highest honors to faculty on Thursday, Aug. 27, at the Student Life Center. Read MoreAug 17, 2015
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Vanderbilt’s investment office announces four new hires
Vanderbilt's investment office has hired an operations manager and three new investment managers. Read MoreAug 14, 2015
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VU, top business schools develop best practices to expand opportunities for women in business
Vanderbilt Owen Graduate School of Management was one of 45 top business schools that visited the White House Aug. 5 to announce that it was committing to a new set of best practices for helping women succeed in business school and throughout their careers. Read MoreAug 11, 2015
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Marty Nord, former Vanderbilt professor and faculty adviser, dies
Martha Andrews “Marty” Nord, a longtime communications professor at Vanderbilt’s Owen Graduate School of Management and former director of the Vanderbilt Women in Engineering Program, died July 28 in Nashville. Read MoreJul 30, 2015
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Owen and School of Medicine leaders co-chair international conference on analytics in health care July 29-31
Experts from Owen, Vanderbilt School of Medicine and Vanderbilt University Medical Center will present and host sessions at the third INFORMS Healthcare 2015 Conference July 29-31 in Nashville. Read MoreJul 29, 2015
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Love Amid the Ledgers: Alumni love story inspires scholarship gift
Liz and Russ Fleischer are living a Vanderbilt Owen love story. What began as a chance meeting when they were paired as foursome partners at an Owen-sponsored golf tournament in the summer of 1990 soon blossomed into a relationship set against the backdrop of study sessions for finance class and… Read MoreJun 18, 2015
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Vanderbilt’s Owen School awards scholarship to United Way executive
United Way executive Meagan Flippin has been selected for a full-tuition scholarship to Owen Graduate School of Management’s Executive MBA program. Read MoreJun 11, 2015
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Owen, MLT announce partnership to accelerate careers of minorities
The Owen Graduate School of Management is partnering with a nonprofit organization to help minority students at each stage of their careers. Read MoreMay 21, 2015
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Vanderbilt awards Founder’s Medals to top scholars at Commencement
Vanderbilt awarded Founder’s Medals to its top scholars at Commencement, May 8. Read MoreMay 8, 2015
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VU faculty to join SEC colleagues to discuss creativity, innovation, entrepreneurship
Vanderbilt faculty will join colleagues from the other 13 Southeastern Conference universities for a symposium titled “Creativity, Innovation and Entrepreneurship: Driving a 21st-Century Economy” Sept. 20-22 in Atlanta. Read MoreApr 27, 2015
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All In: As veterans seek to enter the business world, Vanderbilt emerges as a leading choice
Jameson Norton clearly recalls the event that would determine the course of his life before his career had even started. He was sitting in his senior English class at Nashville’s Montgomery Bell Academy. First class of the day. Eight-thirty a.m. Sept. 11, 2001. “The dean of students interrupted the class… Read MoreApr 12, 2015
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Cal Turner Family Foundation gift establishes center for social ventures at Vanderbilt
The Turner Family Center for Social Ventures is being started at Vanderbilt with a $1.2 million donation from Cal Turner Jr.'s foundation. Read MoreMar 25, 2015
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Get discount on Owen Executive Development Institute programs
Vanderbilt staff members can receive a 15 percent discount on programs offered by the Owen Graduate School of Management’s Executive Development Institute. Read MoreMar 18, 2015
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Vanderbilt MBA students awarded grant for language app
The student co-founders of a language-learning platform called Boomalang have been awarded the 2015 Sohr Grant. Read MoreMar 13, 2015
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Tensions between religion and secular society explored in new class
A professor of Hebrew Bible and Jewish studies has created a cross-disciplinary course on secularism with the help of 29 faculty across eight schools. Read MoreMar 13, 2015
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Investing in Life
Even with his 50th birthday just around the corner, Mark Tillinger, BA’81, MBA’82, did not have a midlife crisis: He was too busy fighting for his life. Emerging on the other side of a cancer diagnosis and treatment, he sought opportunities to make small investments in the lives of others—with… Read MoreMar 12, 2015
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Kudos: Read about faculty and staff awards, appointments and achievements
Read about the latest faculty and staff awards, appointments and achievements. Read MoreMar 12, 2015
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Vanderbilt University School of Nursing jumps to No. 11 in ‘U.S. News’ rankings
Vanderbilt's School of Nursing and Peabody College of education and human development fared well in this year's "U.S. News & World Report" rankings. Read MoreMar 10, 2015