Owen Graduate School Of Management
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Boost your career: Vanderbilt hosts executive programs open house
An open house will take place Saturday, Oct. 1, at the Owen Graduate School of Management to offer prospective students the opportunity to learn about degree and non-degree programs for working professionals. Read MoreSep 13, 2011
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Printing plates from historic Wall Street Journal on display
Image courtesy of Bill Christie It was amazing that the Sept. 12, 2001, edition of The Wall Street Journal was published at all. With its newsroom and corporate headquarters located directly across the street from the devastated World Trade Center, the newspaper’s staff was evacuated from their offices after… Read MoreSep 9, 2011
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Vanderbilt launches new accounting program focused on valuation
The Vanderbilt Owen Graduate School of Management has launched a new master of accountancy program that focuses on preparing students for a highly sought-after career in valuation services for an international public accounting firm. The MAcc Valuation program is currently recruiting students to join the first class starting in August of 2012. Read MoreAug 31, 2011
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Dean Jim Bradford reports from Greece
Jim Bradford (Vanderbilt) Jim Bradford, dean of the Owen Graduate School of Management, is traveling through Athens this week, where he witnessed firsthand the rioting that’s taken place around Parliament over the last… Read MoreJun 29, 2011
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Nashville Predators hope college students can stir up fan frenzy
As the Nashville Predators look to capitalize on their recent success, establishing a comprehensive grassroots marketing plan is a priority. To assist in the creation of this critical portion of the team’s marketing plan, the Preds are teaming up with the students from the Vanderbilt Accelerator Summer Business Institute to explore the keys to effectively attract and convert new fans through creative, community-centric initiatives. Read MoreJun 21, 2011
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Sweet taste of success
Now Yazoo is turning to students from the Vanderbilt Accelerator Summer Business Institute to explore what is driving Yazoo's grown and whether Yazoo should expand. Read MoreJun 14, 2011
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Engineering undergrads and Owen MBA students help those at the bottom of the financial pyramid
Sometimes business mixed with compassion can help those who need help the most. See what a group of Vanderbilt engineering undergrads and Vanderbilt Owen Graduate School of Management MBA students built to help those at the bottom of the financial pyramid. Read MoreJun 13, 2011
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Between Two Worlds
Cristiana Grigore is Roma, a member of the largest ethnic minority in Europe. Over the course of her journey from her native Romania to Peabody College at Vanderbilt, she has become an ambassador for her people, an advocate for social inclusion, and is striving to make a difference at the international level. Read MoreJun 2, 2011
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Theory into practice
Market impact. It is part of the very fiber of the Owen Graduate School of Management’s finance department. Members of the school’s finance faculty are not only contributing to the industry’s intellectual underpinnings and analytical tools but also training students who, as Vanderbilt alumni, are putting theory into practice worldwide. Read MoreMay 23, 2011
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Vanderbilt’s Executive MBA program awards full tuition to Dispensary of Hope’s Julie Chupp
Julie Chupp, director of site development for Dispensary of Hope, a Nashville-based non-profit that provides medications to those in need, has been named this year’s recipient of a full-tuition sponsorship to the Vanderbilt Owen Graduate School of Management’s Executive MBA program. The Owen School funds the award, which covers the full cost of the two-year tuition, and selects the winner in partnership with the Nashville Center for Nonprofit Management. Read MoreMay 23, 2011
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Vanderbilt professor named Securities and Exchange Commission’s chief economist
Vanderbilt finance professor Craig M. Lewis has been named as the new director of the SEC's Division of Risk, Strategy, and Financial Innovation and chief economist of the SEC. Read MoreMay 20, 2011
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Why VW scored at the Super Bowl
The reason Volkswagen’s Star Wars-themed Super Bowl ad featuring a lovable little Darth Vader worked so well may lie in its narrative complexity, says Vanderbilt marketing professor Jennifer Escalas. Read MoreMay 18, 2011
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Vanderbilt University honors top students during Commencement
Chancellor Nicholas S. Zeppos presented the Founder’s Medals to the top scholars from Vanderbilt University’s undergraduate and professional schools during Commencement on Friday, May 13. Read MoreMay 13, 2011
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Vanderbilt University honors 16 faculty members as emeriti
Sixteen retiring faculty members were recognized during Vanderbilt’s May 13 Commencement ceremony when the university honored their years of service and bestowed on them the title of emeritus or emerita faculty. Robert W. Blanning, professor of management, emeritus Blanning’s global experience combines the worlds of… Read MoreMay 13, 2011
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Edward DeMarco: “Maintaining Housing Finance in a World of Uncertainty”
Watch video of Edward DeMarco, Acting Director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency, speaking on “Maintaining Housing Finance in a World of Uncertainty.” The passage of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act is considered the most sweeping change to financial regulation since the Great Depression. It was… Read MoreMay 5, 2011
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Three Stories
Graduates Shannon Hoffman, Nehal Mehta and Karen White come from different backgrounds and have different interests, but each will use their significant talents and valuable lessons learned at Vanderbilt to affect change in the world. Read MoreMay 5, 2011
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Experts to discuss biggest financial reform law since Great Depression
The passage of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act is considered the most sweeping change to financial regulation since the Great Depression. It was created and signed into law in 2010 as a result of the recent recession, with the goal of bringing more accountability to Wall Street and big banks. On May 5-6, experts and leaders from the financial and banking industries will come to Vanderbilt University to discuss the challenges and regulatory changes surrounding implementing this massive financial regulation. Read MoreApr 26, 2011
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Idea for community garden grows into reality
Idea for community garden grows into reality Last year, the Vanderbilt Initiative for Vegetarian Awareness (VIVA) had the idea to create a Vanderbilt Community Garden to grow crops for Vanderbilt students in organic and sustainable ways. This month, the garden became a reality with the first planting. The… Read MoreApr 22, 2011
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Vanderbilt finance professors open NASDAQ stock exchange
Vanderbilt finance professors Robert Whaley and Jacob Sagi rang the opening bell for Nasdaq OMX in New York on Tuesday, April 19, to celebrate the start of options trading on a new group of indexes the pair developed to help protect stock gains from market fluctuations. Read MoreApr 20, 2011