What is marketing?
Marketing is the process of communicating the value of a product or service to potential customers and selling that product or service. It involves anticipating, managing and satisfying demand for products and services, and promoting an organization’s ability to do so to their target market. According to the Bureau of Labor and Statistics (BLS), effective […]
What should I expect from a marketing degree?
Typically, marketing degrees last three to four years at bachelor’s level. A bachelor’s degree is generally more likely to lead to higher-paying jobs with more responsibility. Our marketing degree is taught using a combination of lectures, in-class projects, case study analyses, sales role-playing and market research projects, with coursework and exams used for assessment. Our […]
Is marketing a good career choice?
Careers in marketing report above-average salaries and strong projected job growth rates, making marketing a strong career choice. Many entry-level positions in marketing require a bachelor’s degree. Effective marketing is essential to the success of every organization. In fact, anyone who is offering a product or service will benefit from having a marketing professional on […]
Is a marketing degree a BA or BS?
Marketing majors can earn a Bachelor of Arts or a Bachelor of Science in marketing, depending on their school and program. Typically, a BA includes more foreign language, humanities and social science courses, while a BS includes more math and natural science courses. At JSOM, the undergraduate marketing degree is designated as a Bachelor of […]
Are marketing majors in demand?
Many marketing jobs report strong demand. BLS data projects that employment for market research analysts and marketing managers will grow at faster-than-average rates (+10%) between 2021-2031.
Should I get a Bachelor’s in Marketing?
Earning your BS in Marketing can lead to a variety of career opportunities for students who are interested in pursuing a marketing career. Have you ever found yourself looking at an advertising campaign and thinking you could do better? Do you get excited about the latest social media innovations? Do you pride yourself on your […]
What can I do with a Bachelor’s in Marketing?
Marketing continues to expand and grow, thanks in part to nearly every industry relying on marketing principles to raise brand awareness and attract customers. Many students pursue a marketing degree path for the versatility and transferability of the skills they gain. Whether working as a marketing manager for a startup tech company, a public relations […]
How much money can I make with a bachelor’s in marketing?
According to our 2021-2022 Senior Exit Surveys, our marketing undergraduates earned an average of $56,200 in their first year and 66% were employed within three months of graduation. Earning your BS in Marketing can yield significant returns. According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, jobs for Advertising, Promotions, and Marketing Managers earn a median […]
What kind of careers in marketing can I look forward to?
With a Bachelor’s degree in Marketing, you can develop and refine your skills in such key areas as: Consumer Behavior Content Marketing Digital Marketing Strategy E-commerce Marketing Strategy Market Research and Analytics Promotion Search Engine Optimization (SEO) Social Media Sales Business Development
What key skills will I learn from my BS in Marketing classes?
Common skills gained during a marketing degree include: General numerical skills including ability to analyze mathematical and statistical data Excellent spoken and written communication skills and the ability communicate clearly and concisely Ability to plan in advance Ability to think strategically Ability to think independently Research and data analysis skills Teamwork skills Presentation skills Problem-solving […]
What if I have additional questions about the CPA exam qualifications?
You should contact the Board directly with additional questions. Its website is www.tsbpa.state.tx.us or phone is (512) 305-7870.
The last requirement prescribed above states that I need to take a three hour accounting ethics course. Does UTD offer this course?
Yes, ACCT 6335 – Ethics for Professional Accountants meets the board definition of an ethics course and can be live or online.
Required Communication Coursework
As part of the 24 hours of business coursework needed, (2) two credit hours of either accounting communications or business communications will be required. The following course(s) meet the Board’s requirements for a discrete (stand-alone) course in accounting communications or business communications: Current Classes that count towards the communication credit (As of 12/31/21) Course Number […]
Do all business courses count to meet the 24 hours needed as prescribed in requirement 4) above?
No, the board states that all related business courses taken must be upper-level courses (except statistics and economics courses, in which any level may be used). In addition, no more than 6 hours may be taken in any subject area. The approved business subject areas are business law, economics, management, marketing, business communications, statistics, finance […]
How do I enroll in an Internship?
All internships must be approved by the career center and the undergraduate or graduate accounting area before you are enrolled. Please visit the Career Center for detailed requirements. For questions about starting the approval process, contact the Career Center at careercenter@dallas.edu. For questions regarding the internship course, specific accounting duties, and waivers, please contact Tiffany […]
Can internship credit count toward the 30 hours of upper-level approved accounting coursework?
Yes, up to 3 hours of internship course credit may be used to count towards the 30 hours of upper-level accounting coursework. The internship must be taken after 12 semester hours of upper-level accounting coursework has been completed. For international students, 2 long semesters must be completed before starting an internship. You must have GPA […]
What courses are recommended to help prepare for each part of the Uniform CPA exam?
While all ACCT courses will help to varying degrees with the four parts of the CPA exam, some suggested courses are listed below (list not all-inclusive): Recommended Courses CPA Exam Part Suggested Courses Financial Accounting & Reporting (FAR) ACCT 3331 (UG) or ACCT 6330 (GR), ACCT 3332 (UG) or ACCT 6332 (GR), ACCT 6333 (GR), […]
I see that some courses are offered at the undergraduate and graduate level. Can I take the same class at the graduate and undergraduate level and have them both count toward the requirements?
No, the Board states that credit will not be given for repeated courses or coursework in accounting, business or total hours.
Is there a limit to the number of tax classes or accounting systems classes I can use towards the 30 hours of upper-level accounting?
Yes you can only use 12 hours of approved taxation and 12 hours of approved accounting systems classes towards the 30 hours.
Can I take all of these courses online?
Yes, all classes (business, ethics, accounting, etc.) can be taken in an online format. In July, 2020 the TSBPA removed the limitation of online courses in the accounting requirement.
What accounting courses offered at UTD are approved to count toward the 30 hours as prescribed in 3) above?
Currently, the following courses are on UTD’s approved list: Approved Accounting Courses Undergraduate Graduate ACCT 3322 Integrated Accounting Information Systems ACCT 6321 Database Applications for Business Analytics ACCT 3331 Intermediate Financial Accounting I ACCT 6330 Intermediate Financial Accounting I ACCT 3332 Intermediate Financial Accounting II (course previously numbered as ACCT 4332) ACCT 6331 Cost Accounting […]
What are the educational requirements needed to sit for the CPA exam in Texas?
You must meet the following educational requirements as prescribed by the Texas State Board of Public Accountancy to sit for the CPA exam in Texas: 1) hold a bachelor’s degree, 2) have 150 hours of total college credit, 3) have 30 hours of approved upper-level accounting course credit including at least 2 hours in accounting […]
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American Heart Association to Honor Associate Dean for Community Impact
Diane McNulty Dr. Diane McNulty, Jindal School associate dean for external relations and corporate development, is being honored Feb. 23 by the Dallas chapter of the American Heart Association at its annual Go Red For Women Luncheon. McNulty, a survivor of a congenital heart defect, will receive the Sandi Haddock Community Impact Award for her […]
Accounting Students Score Scholarships from the Texas Society of CPAs
The five Professional Program in Accounting students who earned TSCPA scholarships this spring are (from the left) Iqra Ali, Tamra Gibson, Jason Albritton, Triza Nganga and Michael Cheney. The Accounting Education Foundation of the Texas Society of Certified Public Accountants this spring awarded a $2,500 scholarship to each of five graduate students in the Jindal […]
Big Idea Competition Finals Will Put Kawasaki’s Art of Innovation on Display
Join us on Nov. 16 for the finals of the Big Idea Competition (formerly “Business” Idea Competition), UT Dallas’ largest startup pitch competition, presented this year by title sponsor, Interlock Partners. Students from all disciplines, both graduate and undergraduate, compete for $40,000 in cash and scholarship prizes in the finals. Over the past month, two […]
The iPhone X: Will it pop or will it fizzle?
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Jindal School Alumna Earns Women in Technology Award
Lisa Danzer For years, Jindal School alumna Lisa Danzer has been empowering women in technology. Now her efforts are being celebrated with a 2017 Women in Technology Award from the Dallas Business Journal. To be presented Oct. 3, the fourth-annual awards spotlight North Texas business leaders who are blazing a trail in technology and innovation. […]
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Congratulations, Faculty and Staff Award Winners!
Jindal School Dean Hasan Pirkul announced the 2016-2017 Outstanding Faculty and Staff Award winners September 15 at a reception at which new faculty and staff members also were introduced. A teaching awards committee determined winners of the teaching awards; a separate committee of school staff members determined the outstanding staff member. Winners received a plaque […]
A Message From the Dean
Jindal School Dean Hasan Pirkul welcomes you to the Naveen Jindal School of Management and encourages you to connect and participate.
Jindal School Alumna Named “Women in Business” Honoree
Mitzi Chamakala Chollampel Mitzi Chamakala Chollampel will receive one of the 2017 Dallas Business Journal’s Women in Business Awards on Aug. 22, specifically for her work in the tourism industry. The annual awards celebrate influential women throughout North Texas who make a difference in business and in their communities. It is the second year the […]
Congratulations, Tech Titans Finalists!
Bryan Chambers (center), Blackstone LaunchPad program director, at an April 27 ribbon-cutting ceremony for the program’s new campus facility. Bryan Chambers, program director of Blackstone LaunchPad, the campus-based entrepreneurship program at UT Dallas, has been named a finalist for a 2017 Tech Titans Award in the Tech Titans of the Future University Level category. The […]
Two Accounting Graduate Students Earn Prestigious EY Scholarships
Cesar Garcia (left) and Anthony Ayala Two Naveen Jindal School of Management graduate accounting students have earned full-ride scholarships from a program that Big Four accounting firm Ernst & Young has set up to increase diversity and inclusion among academically talented minority students. Cesar Garcia and Anthony Ayala earned EY Scholars awards that pay tuition […]
Two Jindal School Grad Students Awarded Schweitzer Fellowships
The honorees — the first from UT Dallas — will conduct healthcare projects in underserved local communities. Jazzmyn Wilson Targets Food Desert Issues in South Dallas Jazzmyn Wilson Jazzmyn Wilson, a Naveen Jindal School of Management MBA and MS in Information Technology and Management student, is one of two JSOM students recently selected to receive […]
Jindal School Prof Honored as POMS Fellow
Kathryn E. Stecke with a plaque that commemorates her selection as a POMS Fellow Production and Operations Management Society (POMS) conferred its highest recognition on Dr. Kathryn E Stecke, Ashbel Smith Professor of Operations Management in the Naveen Jindal School of Management, at its 28th annual conference in Seattle in May. Stecke was named a […]
Four Jindal School Alumni Among “40 Under 40” Honorees
The Naveen Jindal School of Management was well-represented on the 2017 list of 40 Under 40 achievers compiled by the Dallas Business Journal; four alumni received the honor. The 40 Under 40 awards celebrate up-and-comers in a cross-section of industries and business sectors in the Dallas-Fort Worth area, focusing on business leaders who are under […]
JSOM Student Earns Fulbright Summer Institute Scholarship
Timothy Montequin Naveen Jindal School of Management accounting major Timothy Montequin hopes to expand his world view in July as a recipient of a highly competitive Fulbright Summer Institute scholarship in London. A sophomore, Montequin will join four other U.S. students in a three-week academic and culture immersion program at the University of Westminster in […]
Jindal School Student Earns Campus and Professional Recognition
(From the left) JSOM marketing adjunct lecturer Keith Dickson, UT Dallas AMA Officers Alaa Nasser and Tony Guerrero, DFW AMA Collegiate Marketer of the Year Jessica Munoz, marketing student Fatima Zaidi and UT Dallas AMA faculty advisor and BS in Marketing Program Director Julie Haworth celebrate May 4 at the DFW AMA Marketer of the […]
Good Luck to All Students Studying for the CPA Exam!
(Back row, left to right:) Christopher Clark, Gabriella Mitchell, Michael Bailey and Matthew Smith (Front row, left to right:) Buu Nguyen, Linda Lim and Julia Son Hing (Left to right:) Tim Sage, Victoria Alperovich, Janina Coats, Faith Crockett, Ying Lan (Elaine) Chen and Buu Nguyen All the students pictured above are about to graduate from […]
Phi Beta Lambda Brings Home 22 Firsts From State
UT Dallas Phi Beta Lambda competitors take a break from the April 7-8 Texas State Leadership Conference at the Kemah (Texas) Boardwalk. UT Dallas students who attended the Texas State Leadership Conference of the business-career organization Phi Beta Lambda scored top honors in just under half of the annual gathering’s competitive events, earning first place […]
OWLIE Awards Recognize JSOM Leaders’ Service to the School
OWLIE winners show off the trophies presented to them at the 2017 awards ceremony on April 13 in the Davidson Auditorium. An audience of about 300 filled the Davidson Auditorium April 13 to enjoy the third annual OWLIE Awards, an event quickly becoming a cherished tradition at the Naveen Jindal School of Management. The story […]
Purdue Presents Jindal School Professor With Outstanding Industrial Engineer Award
Kathryn E. Stecke Purdue University’s School of Industrial Engineering is honoring Dr. Kathryn E. Stecke, Ashbel Smith Professor of Operations Management, at a banquet April 27 with an Outstanding Industrial Engineer Award, a special recognition given to alumni who have “demonstrated exemplary accomplishments, leadership and service to community.” The award is the second Purdue alumni […]
Marketing Student Triumphs in Two Sales Competitions
UT Dallas team places second at Toledo invitational, where member MaKayla Forsberg earns top sophomore title. Computer engineering senior Luis Hall-Valdez (left), last winner of the Sales Cup, presents it to MaKayla Forsberg after her top role-play selling performance at the Jindal School’s Pro Sales Challenge in March. Naveen Jindal School of Management marketing major […]
Jindal School Student Receives Award for Insights About Physician Leadership
Zachary Mauricio A Jindal School BS in Healthcare Management student earned recognition at a recent national meeting of the American College of Healthcare Executives for a winning essay he wrote about leadership challenges facing the industry. Zachary Mauricio, a junior, placed second and won $2,000 in the undergraduate division of the Richard J. Stull Student […]
Nurturing Nature Yields Minority Business Leadership Award for Alumna Lisa M. Ong
Lisa M. Ong Lisa M. Ong, MS 2014, describes herself as a “talent gardener” who enjoys helping the PricewaterhouseCoopers employees she coaches and mentors discover their strengths, “wish out loud” and unlock their potential. Her efforts harvested special results recently when the Dallas Business Journal named her one of its 2017 Minority Business Leader Award […]
UT Dallas DECA Students Earn 40 Top Places at State Competition
Forty UT Dallas students made first-, second- or third-place showings in competitive events they entered at the Texas Collegiate DECA Career Development Conference in Austin Feb. 17 and 18. “To put this into perspective, our students competed in 20 different events, and we earned 40 of the possible 60 first-, second- and third-place spots in […]
UT Dallas-INFORMS Earns National Student Chapter Award
UT Dallas-INFORMS advisor Monica Brussolo (left) and then-president of the chapter Shreyas Kathi (center) received the Owlie Award last April from Jindal School Dean Hasan Pirkul. The UT Dallas student chapter of the Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences — UT Dallas-INFORMS — capped a memorable 2016 by earning a Student Chapter Annual […]
Two Sales Students Take Top Honors in 2016 ICSC
The UT Dallas team took a break from the 2016 International Collegiate Sales Competition with a trip to the Universal Orlando Resort, where they visited the Wizarding World of Harry Potter. Led by marketing faculty member and team coach Semira Amirpour (second from left), the competitors were (from the left) Marta Castaneda, Brian Hands, Sonia […]
Healthcare Graduate Student’s Vision Leads to HIMSS Scholarship
From the left: DFW Chapter of HIMSS board member Nayan Patel, scholarship winner Vishakha Bhedasgaonkar and UT Dallas Healthcare Management Association President Jakeb Spears The MS in Healthcare Management program recently awarded its second annual HIMSS Scholarship for Healthcare Management to student Vishakha Bhedasgaonkar. The $1,000 award is one of six healthcare technology focused scholarships […]
Accounting Senior Finishes Second in International Business Challenge
Jordan Matheney Jindal School senior Jordan Matheney recently finished in second place in the Fall 2016 CAPSIM Foundation Challenge, a simulation competition that tested contestants’ ability to successfully run a company long term. He demonstrated world-class management skills amid a field of more than 570 students from 180 universities in more than 13 countries who […]
Two Jindal School Alums Earn CFO of the Year Awards
Honorees Mano Mahadeva and Mark McGuire hold top jobs in healthcare management. Mano Mahadeva Relied on Perseverance — and Three Alarms — to Achieve His Goals
Jindal School Student Wins International Internal Audit Research Award
Jindal School student Lance Giles (left) picked up his Esther R. Sawyer Research Award at The IIA international conference in New York in July in the company of Joseph Mauriello (center), Center for Internal Auditing Excellence Director, and Mark Salamasick, former center director. The ability to navigate constant change in business is critical to career […]
Jindal School Team Places Second in Grant Thornton Competition
Celebrating second place (from the left): Grant Thornton partner Pat McCown, a 1991 JSOM alumnus and member of the JSOM advisory council; sophomore Kathryn (Katie) Rector; junior Mariam Allahrakha; graduate student and team captain Melissa Huang; junior Amanda Hernandez; senior Pablo Juarez Herrera; senior Anirudhaa (Ani) Ravi; and BS in Accounting Program Director and faculty […]
JSOM Junior Blazes to a Top Finish at Great Northwoods Sales Warm-Up
Cameron Allen For Cameron Allen, it’s not quite baseball. However, sales competitions have become equally as competitive and maybe even more intriguing than catching balls at third base. A junior and marketing major in the Jindal School, Allen recently won “First Runner Up” at the national Great Northwoods Sales Warm-Up competition. The competition, at the […]
Expert: Managing Sales Pipeline Critical to Success
Jason Jordan Jason Jordan, an author and recognized expert on sales management, will speak on topics covered in his book Cracking the Sales Management Code: The Secrets to Measuring and Managing Sales Performance (New York: McGraw-Hill Education, 2012) on Oct. 13 at 7:30 p.m. in the Davidson Auditorium (JSOM 1.118). The Jindal School’s Center for […]
Jindal School Chapter of Human Resource Society Earns Top Merit Award
Proud SHRM at UT Dallas members display their Superior Merit Award Certificate. Back row (left to right): Brandon Rohlf, treasurer 2015-2016; Alex Cohen, director of corporate relations 2015-2017; Jessica Lightfoot (holding certificate), president 2015-2017, Jenn Kling, graduate advisor 2015-2017; and Matthew Wilcox, secretary 2015-2016. Front row (left to right): Holly Abouk, director of student relations […]
Sales Expert to Share Her Winning Strategies
Jill Konrath Nationally acclaimed sales expert Jill Konrath, author of Agile Selling, SNAP Selling and Selling to BIG Companies, will give an address, open to the public, on “Competitive Edge: Fresh Strategies for Winning More Sales in Less Time.” on Thursday, Sept. 8, in the Davidson Auditorium (JSOM 1.118). The Jindal School’s Center for Professional […]
Double Degree Grad Student Scores Second Scholarship
Andrew Lim Andrew Lim, a Naveen Jindal School of Management student pursuing double MBA and MS in Healthcare Management degrees, recently received a $5,000 scholarship from the Foundation of the American College of Healthcare Executives (ACHE). The Albert W. Dent Graduate Student Scholarship is awarded annually to minority students based on a competitive application process. […]
Jindal School Student Group Lands Top Honors at National Leadership Conference
Phi Beta Lambda students traveled to the National Leadership Conference held June 23-28 in Atlanta. The students posed at nationals with JSOM staff member Briana Paulman (back row, left) and chapter advisor Dr. Michele Lockhart (back row, right). They are: (middle row, left to right) Sejal Mali, Mounika Mutyala, Nousheen Karimi , Bethany Salgado and […]
Jindal School Scholarship Breakfast Speaker Named Collegiate Marketer of the Year
BS in Marketing Program Director Julie Haworth (left) and Collegiate Marketer of the Year Award winner Kathryn McCord, BS’16, celebrated at the DFW American Marketing Association’s award gala on May 5. Student speaker at the 2015 annual Scholarship Breakfast, dynamic salesperson, budding entrepreneur and recent Naveen Jindal School of Management graduate Kathryn McCord added another […]
Accounting Adjunct Earns D CEO ‘Outstanding CAO’ Award
Roy Rumbough Roy Rumbough, accounting adjunct faculty member, recently captured the attention of D CEO magazine, which named him the “Outstanding Chief Accounting Officer” in the publication’s Dallas Financial Executive Awards 2016. Rumbough is vice president, corporate controller and chief accounting officer of Lennox International. He teaches Advanced Financial Reporting, an evening summer course at […]
Two Jindal School Students Earn GEICO Achievement Awards
Awarding a presentation check signed by Gecko, GEICO’s mascot, proved a happy occasion for (from the left) local GEICO executives Victoria Elliott, hiring supervisor; Dan Beacom, assistant vice president of claims, Jindal School GEICO Achievement Award winners Reiniel Josh Torres and Fernanda Munoz-Shockley, Matthew Zuraw, assistant vice president of underwriting and Jindal School Advisory Council […]
UT Dallas DECA Students Make the Grade at International Competition
UT Dallas DECA competitors gathered for a group photo outside the 2016 international conference venue in Washington, D.C, UT Dallas students took multiple top spots in competitive events at the DECA international conference earlier this spring, and the campus career-readiness club, based in the Naveen Jindal School of Management, earned the highest level of recognition […]
Phi Beta Lambda Winners Turn in Top Performances at State
UT Dallas Phi Beta Lambda top winners who gathered recently with chapter advisor Dr. Michele Lockhart (second from right) to commemorate their state victories before going to nationals in Atlanta in June included (left to right) Kaiya McCray, Ramya Jose, Meher Vallabhaneni, Mounika Mutyala and Phimlamphay Merry Dimanh. Members of the UT Dallas business career […]
Internship Stories — JSOM Experiences from the Field
Tom Kim (standing), assistant dean and director of the JSOM Career Management Center, discusses the center’s services with some students. Since fall 2014, Jindal School undergraduate students have been required to complete an internship as a graduation requirement. “That requirement is a good thing,” JSOM Assistant Dean Tom Kim, director of the school’s Career Management […]
Project Management Symposium Celebrates 10th Year
Registration for the 10th annual Project Management Symposium at the Naveen Jindal School of Management is open. Attendance at the symposium, being held Aug. 11 and 12 on the UT Dallas campus in Richardson, grants up to 15 Professional Development Units for licensed Project Management Institute professionals. Eric Bennett This year’s theme, Project Management: A […]
Professional Program in Accounting Moves to New Offices
(From left:) PPA Director Amy Troutman, Associate Director Elizabeth Pigg and students moved into their new space in late March. The Jindal School’s Professional Program in Accounting recently held an open house in its new office space on JSOM’s first floor, near the atrium. The area includes study space, interview rooms for corporate representatives meeting […]
$15,000 Worth of Happy
Graduate accounting students (from left) Hardeek Barot, Randy Moser, John Phelan, Yifei Wang, Amanda Guajardo and (not pictured) Katherine Huston each received a $2,500 scholarship from the Accounting Education Foundation of the Texas Society of Certified Public Accountants. For more than 50 years Texas CPAs have funded the TSCPA Accounting Education Foundation’s mission to promote […]
Shoe Drive Thank You
A big THANK YOU to all the kind “soles” who donated shoes for the Jindal School’s External Relations Office 40 Acts of Service drive for Buckner Shoes for Orphan Souls. Shoes for Orphan Soles is the largest humanitarian aid project of Buckner International. The goal was to collect at least 40 pairs of new shoes […]
Shoes for Orphan Souls
In celebration of our 40 years of excellence, and as part of the Jindal School’s 40 Acts of Service, the External Relations office is holding a “shoe drive” for Buckner Shoes for Orphan Souls, the largest humanitarian aid project of Buckner International. The goal is to collect at least 40 pairs of new shoes to […]
Fraud Summit Accepting Registration to Waitlist
Mark Salamasick, founding director of the Center for Internal Auditing Excellence, addresses conferees at the 2011 Fraud Summit. Salamasick, now executive director of audit at The University of Texas Systems, and JSOM’s internal audit program were honored last year with an endowment established by the Dallas Chapter of the Institute of Internal Auditors. Once again, […]
Naveen Jindal School of Management Recognized by AACSB International for Global Ingenuity, Innovation and Creativity
Assistant Dean Kutsal Dogan captured this view of the Jindal School building at dawn late in 2015. Business schools have long driven change by creating environments where out-of-the-box thinking flourishes. On Feb. 1, at its 2016 Deans Conference, AACSB International (AACSB), the global accrediting body and membership association for business schools, recognized the Naveen Jindal […]
MS in Healthcare Management Awards HIMSS Scholarship
The MS in Healthcare Management program awarded its first community-based scholarship in a presentation at a recent meeting of the Jindal School-based UTD Healthcare Management Association. The Dallas/Fort Worth Chapter of the Healthcare Information Management Systems Society — well known to industry insiders by its acronym, HIMSS — contributed the $1,000 award, which went to […]
MS in ITM Trio Places Second at FUSION 15 Case Competition
Left to right: Mehul Doshi, Deborah Anthony of the itSMF USA Board of Directors, Aisha Gandhi, Mehul Raisinghani, Blaine Bryant, director of BMC Software and a competition judge; and Dr. Ravishankar Narayan A trio of Naveen Jindal School of Management graduate students collaborating remotely worked so well together they finished in second place in the […]
‘Dynamic Duo’ Wins at International Collegiate Sales Competition
Jindal School competitors Laura Su (left) and Katherine Reagan in the company of Florida State University Associate Marketing Professor Leff Bonney show off the plaque they got for winning the sales management case competition at the International Collegiate Sales Competition in November. Seniors Katherine Reagan and Laura Su, who graduate from the Naveen Jindal School […]
Toasting Five Years of Public Speaking at JSOM
Members of JSOM’s Toastmaster’s Society’s celebrated the group’s fifth anniversary at its Oct. 23 meeting. Chapter President Cheng Nie (far left), a management science doctoral student, and chapter advisor Dr. Maria Hasenhüttl (far right), a JSOM senior lecturer, presided over the party. If the present and next generation of Jindal School graduates seem to have […]
MS in Healthcare Program Director Honored for Organizational Service
North Texas ACHE 2016 President Dresdene Flynn-White (left) presented Dr. Forney Fleming with a service award from the professional group’s national organization at the annual chapter dinner in November. Dr. Forney Fleming, Jindal School clinical professor and director of the MS in Healthcare Management program, has been honored with a service award by the American […]
Team of Five JSOM Students to Compete in Inaugural Grant Thornton Metroplex Case Competition
JSOM accounting students (from left) Andrea Alvarez, Tue Tran, Kevin Nguyen and Anisa Din with fellow Grant Thorton case competition team member Jordan Anwer, a finance major, and their coach, BS in Accounting Program Director John Barden A team of five Jindal School of Management accounting students are “saddling” up for a new case competition […]
JSOM Team Headed to North Texas ACHE Graduate Case Study Competition
MS in Healthcare Management Program Director Dr. Forney Fleming (far left) and BS in Healthcare Management Program Director Britt Berrett (far right) “bookend” JSOM 2015 ACHE team members (from the left) Bradford Terry, Jason Fry, Mitaliben Maheshwari and Andrew Lim in photo taken at a recent UTD Healthcare Management Association meeting. A Jindal School team […]
Jindal School Team Heads to Texas ICSC Undergraduate Case Competition
The 2015 Texas ICSC Undergraduate Case Competition team from JSOM includes (from left) Nikkhil LaCoul, Lawren Miller, Kenneth Messer, all senior finance majors, and James Brandt, a junior business administration major. The Naveen Jindal School of Management is once again fielding a team for the Texas International Council of Shopping Centers — ICSC — Undergraduate […]
U.S. Tax Court Judge Albert G. Lauber to Speak in the Davidson Auditorium on Oct. 20
You are invited to take advantage of a special opportunity to learn about the U.S. Tax Court from one of the judges of that court, Albert G. Lauber. Judge Lauber will be speaking on the role of the court, discussing its workings and processes for taxpayers, and answering questions in the Davidson Auditorium on Tuesday, […]
JSOM Student Earns Collegiate Marketer of the Year Award
In her role as collegiate liaison to the DFW chapter of the American Marketing Association, Jindal School marketing alumnus Rufy Garcia (left), BS 2011, presented soon-to-graduate JSOM marketing student Josh McKinley the organization’s Collegiate Marketer of the Year Award at a ceremony May 7. (Photo by and courtesy of Benjamin D. Stewart) The week before […]
Sophomore Puts DECA Student Group in Spotlight
UT Dallas DECA officers, clockwise from top center: Aman Vakharia, historian; Ola Saleh, vice president and Texas DECA vice president; Anishka Kappalayil, fundraising chair; Rebecca Raymond, UT Dallas and Texas DECA president; Diana Pinzon, treasurer; Jasmine Chemplanikal , fundraising chair; and Saachi Minocha, marketing director (in green) Sophomore Rebecca Raymond already has an impressive résumé […]
Phi Beta Lambda Wins Five Top Awards at Nationals
Top UT Dallas Phi Beta Lambda winners at the National Leadership Conference in June: (front row, left to right): Mounika Mutyala, Nousheen Karimi and Sara Ho; (back row, left to right): Nidhi Gotgi, Harshita Guduru, Bethany Salgado, Phimlamphay Merry Dimanh, Saishreya Peramanki, Syeda Noor Ul Ain and PBL advisor Dr. Michele Lockhart. UT Dallas members […]
Comet Pride in Kuala Lumpur
GLEMBA Class of 2016 students’ doing the “Bunny Suit Whoosh” outside Texas Instruments’ Kuala Lumpur clean room. The Global Leadership Executive MBA, GL’16 cohort recently returned from its international study trip, a 10-day educational exploration in early June. They visited Kuala Lumpur, capital city of Malaysia, and Singapore, the island city-state off the southern end […]
Scholarship Winner Sees Entrepreneurial Opportunities in Sustainability
UT Dallas student Hazem Elshorbagy has refined biodiesel from algae, designed an environmentally friendly method for heavy crude oil extraction and is currently using the UT Dallas campus as a testbed for his ideas to improve the efficiency of trash hauling. Hazem Elshorbagy Attracted to entrepreneurial endeavors and driven by a commitment to energy conservation […]
Doctoral Student’s Research Uncovers Peers’ Efforts to Stymie Career Advancements
Doctoral student Carliss Miller’s research borrows from old fishing wisdom: You don’t need to put a lid on a bucket of crabs to keep them from escaping. They will pull each other back down as they attempt to crawl to freedom. Her research takes on real-life issues minorities face in climbing the career ladder — […]
Jindal School Enactus Team Named Finalist in National Competition for Driving Small Business Success
From left to right are: Parthasarathy Sudarsanam, Prashant Vajpayee, Surabhi Jain and Arti Munshi A Naveen Jindal School of Management team of students active in the UT Dallas chapter of the university organization Enactus was selected as a top 10 finalist in a national initiative sponsored by the membership-based retail chain Sam’s Club. The team […]
Phi Beta Lambda Winners Headed to Nationals
After finishing as top winners at the Texas State Leadership Conference, these UT Dallas Phi Beta Lambda members will represent Texas at nationals in Chicago this summer. Pictured are (front row, left to right): Phimlamphay Merry Dimanh and Syeda Noor Ul Ain; (back row, left to right): PBL advisor Dr. Michele Lockhart, Sara Ho, Harshita […]
Institute for Innovation and Entrepreneurship Assistant Director Earns Campus Diversity Award
Melissa Palmer Diversity — it’s all good, says Melissa Palmer, recipient of the sixth annual UT Dallas Staff Diversity Award, which was announced at a ceremony in April. Palmer, assistant director for the University’s Institute for Innovation and Entrepreneurship, says embracing differences benefits everyone. “I want every student to know that their unique background and […]
JSOM Earns Two CASE Awards
Jindal School Web Software Developer Nitin Grover (left) and JSOM Web and Social Media Director Vivek Arora hold a phone displaying the MyJSOM app they developed along with the certificate for the CASE silver award they earned. The Naveen Jindal School of Management brought home gold and silver accolades from the recent annual district conference […]
CEOs Will Debate Winning Strategies in the Face of Failure
The Leadership Challenge, a series of executive seminars at The University of Texas at Dallas, meets again in May to hear and learn from Jim Keyes, former CEO of Blockbuster. The topic: Leading When the Fuse Is Already Lit: Can You Find a Winning Strategy and Prevent Failure? Leadership Challenge presents experiential case studies for […]
Owlie Awards Recognize Contributions of JSOM Faculty, Students and Alumni
Some of the inaugural Owlie winners gathered for a group photo after the event. Back row (left to right): Arundati Chadaga, Shawn Alborz, Tom Kim, Matt Polze, Jim Friedberg, Paul Nichols, JSOM Dean Hasan Pirkul, Matt Hinson, Mary Beth Goodrich, Vivian Yang and Pavani Kanteti. Front row (left to right): Omita Sujanani, Zachary Evans, Prateek […]
Intro to Healthcare Students Help Introduce the New Parkland Hospital
Some Naveen Jindal School of Management students got a hands-on, front-door introduction to healthcare management when they served as volunteers at a recent open house for the new Parkland Hospital in Dallas. JSOM student Jessica Santos stationed at one of the new Parkland’s Emergency Department exam rooms. “Parkland was overwhelmed by the support from UT […]
Sophomores and Seniors Win Jindal School Dean’s Cup 2015
Despite its name, the four-man group calling itself “Defense Wins Championships” demonstrated that it takes offense, too, to pull off a big win. The foursome was one of two Naveen Jindal School of Management teams that scored the most points to win the Dean’s Cup, a multidisciplinary competition that tests undergraduates’ business acumen. Because the […]
Professor Wins Award for Best Marketing Paper
Daniel Rajaratnam Dr. Daniel Rajaratnam, clinical professor of marketing at the Naveen Jindal School of Management, and his coauthors were awarded the Sheth Foundation Best Paper Award for their paper published in 2014 in the Journal of the Academy of Marketing Science (JAMS). The paper, “The Intellectual Ecology of Mainstream Marketing Research: An Inquiry into […]
Accounting Students’ Success Measured in Twos
Twin brothers Luke (left) and Tyler Cotter with Amy Troutman, director of the Professional Program in Accounting Last semester, 50 UT Dallas students managed not only to get top grades but also to maintain the heavy extracurricular commitment of participating in intercollegiate sports. Those athletes, including 13 from the Naveen Jindal School of Management, were […]
Loyalty Programs and Why They Work:Man Who Helped Create AAdvantage® Program To Speak
Monday, April 20, 2015 Lecture (free, open to the public): 5:30 p.m. – 6:45 p.m., Naveen Jindal School of Management, UT Dallas campus, Richardson, TX Awards Banquet (ticketed): 7 p.m. – 8:30 p.m., Jindal School, UT Dallas Hal Brierley Hal Brierley, a pioneer in the development of customer loyalty programs and the developer behind the […]
JSOM Event Encourages Young Women to Become Entrepreneurs
The Naveen Jindal School of Management will be the first university business school in Texas to pair high school girls with local businesswomen in a one-day seminar April 8 that will focus on financial independence and women as entrepreneurs. Sponsored by the Jindal School, the UT Dallas Institute for Innovation and Entrepreneurship, and Opes One […]
