FinHack 2024 Challenges and Encourages UT Dallas Students
Students from The University of Texas at Dallas got little sleep and plenty of encouragement at FinHack 2024, a competition presented by the Naveen Jindal School of Management’s Finance Lab. Held April 5-6, the third annual “hackathon” — a social-coding event in which students attempted to solve business problems with their financial and technology skills. […]
Stories Told at Fraud Summit Drive Home Lessons
The 19th Annual Fraud Summit, presented by the Center for Internal Auditing Excellence (CIAE) at the Naveen Jindal School of Management, brought together auditors at several levels to gain insights on how to take their game to the next level as they deal with the games that fraudsters play. Well over 500 people attended the […]
Research Shows Some Student Loan Problems May Partly Be Caused by Loan Servicers
Dr. Han Xia, Sydney Smith Hicks Faculty Fellow and associate professor in the Finance and Managerial Economics Area at the Naveen Jindal School of Management, was a co-author on a paper that analyzed why some students are not choosing more favorable loan terms.
Undergraduate Deans Conference Solves Problems, Assesses Technology
Ed O’Boyle, global practice leader at Gallup, was the keynote speaker at the Jindal School’s Fourth Annual Undergraduate Deans Conference A recent conference presented by the Naveen Jindal School of Management saw representatives from 45 schools grappling with the problems and opportunities of a changing higher-education landscape, including in the area of technology. The Fourth […]
Jindal School Conference Offers Marketing Insights
The 18th Annual Frank M. Bass Frontiers of Research in Marketing Science (FORMS) Conference offered analysis into an array of topics related to marketing research Academic researchers in the field of marketing from around the world gathered recently at a hotel near The University of Texas at Dallas for the 18th Annual Frank M. Bass […]
Two-Day Event at Jindal School Hones Students’ Sales Skills
Steven Eismont, judge and senior recruiter at Spectrum Enterprise, interacts with Advanced Selling student Ved Potdar The Center for Professional Sales at the Naveen Jindal School of Management is designed to improve the sales philosophy and techniques of its students. The students recently showcased what they have learned with a two-day Pro Sales competition held Feb. […]
Winning Team of UTDsolv Senior Capstone Project Honored by Town of Prosper, Texas
JSOM students and faculty with Leigh Johnson, left, and Mayor David Bristol (right), who read a proclamation at the Prosper town hall meeting recognizing the students for their efforts. The town of Prosper, Texas, during its town hall meeting, issued a proclamation offering thanks to the Naveen Jindal School of Management’s winning team of the […]
Jindal School PhD and MBA Graduate Wins Prestigious Fellow Award
A graduate of The University of Texas at Dallas’ Naveen Jindal School of Management was recently named as one of six recipients of the INFORMS Information Systems Society Distinguished Fellow Award.
Jindal School’s Tina T. Hoang Endowed Scholarship for Management is a Team Effort
A check-presentation event held Jan. 9 at the Naveen Jindal School of Management fulfills an alumna’s dream of giving back to her alma mater for the education and opportunities it has afforded her. From left: Liliana Rogers, director of development at the Jindal School; Tina Hoang; Suzy Batiz; Dawn Owens, associate dean of undergraduate programs […]
Jindal School PhD Candidate Recognized in Top Marketing Research Competition
Reza Roshangarzadeh Reza Roshangarzadeh, a Naveen Jindal School of Management Ph.D. candidate in JSOM’s Management Science – Marketing program, was named an honorable mention in the 2023 MSI (Marketing Science Institute) Alden G. Clayton Doctoral Dissertation Proposal Competition, considered by many to be one of the top marketing research competitions. Roshangarzadeh combined his hobby of […]
Inaugural FinTech Conference Brings Financial Community to Jindal School
UTD COMTECH brought together thought leaders to discuss the disruption of financial services brought about by new information technologies The Naveen Jindal School of Management’s inaugural Fintech & Digital Assets Workshop 2023 (UTD COMTECH), held Nov. 9 brought together thought leaders to discuss the disruption of financial services brought about by new information technologies (IT). […]
MSBA Analytics Symposium Brings Graduates Back to Demystify Career Paths
Gaurav Shekhar welcoming the speakers of the Analytics Symposium. They represented Walmart, Sam’s Club, RealPage, PwC, TriColor Holding, Targetbase and Northrop Grunman. Graduates of the Naveen Jindal School of Management ’s MS in Business Analytics program returned for the first ever MSBA Analytics Symposium to share their knowledge on forming successful careers. From engineering to […]
Jindal School MS Business Analytics Student Thinking Moves Ahead
Tarini Goyal (left) with the prize winners of the Indian team the and India’s men’s coach. Chess is a game that requires patience. Tarini Goyal has exuded this quality time and time again as an MS Business Analytics student at the Naveen Jindal School of Management, a women’s international chess master, a member of the […]
Jindal School’s Finance Conference Focuses on Real-World Problems
Attendees of the UT Dallas 2023 Fall Finance Conference had opportunities to interact and exchange ideas The UT Dallas 2023 Fall Finance Conference brought many of the best and brightest researchers to the Naveen Jindal School of Management recently to exchange ideas about the finance field of study and practice. Held Sept. 29-30, the event […]
Event Showcases Jindal School Students’ Sales Skills
It has been said that salespeople are born, not made. How about trained? The Center for Professional Sales at the Naveen Jindal School of Management is specifically designed to improve the sales philosophy and techniques of its students. They recently showcased their skills with a two-day sales training and competition extravaganza, the Pro Sales Challenge, […]
Jindal School MS Student Wins ANSI Student Paper Competition
An MS in Supply Chain Management student at the Naveen Jindal School of Management, won first prize in the 2023 American National Standards Institute (ANSI) student paper competition. Winning for her entry “Waste Disposition Management: An Enabler to Achieve the United Nations’ SDG #3 Within the Pharmaceutical Industry,” the topic was a real passion for Jayashree […]
Jindal School Assistant Professor Receives Best Dissertation Award
Hyesook Chung Dr. Hyesook Chung, an assistant professor in the Organizations, Strategy and International Management Area in the Naveen Jindal School of Management, has received the Ralph Alexander Best Dissertation Award from the Academy of Management’s Human Resources (HR) Division. “This award is for the top doctoral dissertation completed in HRM (Human Resource Management) in the last two […]
UTD CometX Accelerator Participants Pitch to Investors at 2023 Demo Day
Demo Day helped participants showcase the progress the startups have made during the 6 weeks of the CometX Summer Accelerator program An event held recently at The University of Texas at Dallas was the culmination of a six-week CometX Summer Accelerator program from the Institute for Innovation and Entrepreneurship. Held Aug. 22 at the Blackstone LaunchPad, […]
Jindal School Alumnus Named Head Coach of UT Dallas Men’s Basketball Team
Jared Fleming has long had an eye for numbers. Jared Fleming He graduated from The University of Texas at Dallas in 2009 with a BS in Business Administration from the Naveen Jindal School of Management and then earned an MS in Finance, also from the Jindal School, the following year. Those fields of study came […]
Jindal School Masters Program Earns CAHME Accreditation
The Master of Science in Healthcare Leadership and Management program at the Naveen Jindal School of Management has been accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Management Education (CAHME), the accrediting body for graduate programs in healthcare management in the United States and Canada. Keith Thurgood While CAHME works closely with the Jindal School’s accrediting agency […]
FBLA Nationals Triumph for Jindal School Students
Jindal School students placed in eight events at the Future Business Leaders of America Nationals Leadership Conference June 22-25, including a first-time entrant who won first place in both categories in which he competed.
Jindal School Professor and Recent PhD Graduate Take Home Best Paper Award
Two researchers from the Naveen Jindal School of Management recently won the Best Paper in Corporate Finance Award from the Society for Financial Studies at its SFS Cavalcade North America 2023 conference. From left: SFS Conference Chair Victoria Ivashina (Harvard Business School), Jake Smith, PhD’23, SFS Conference Vice-Chair Jules van Binsbergen (The Wharton School), Jean-Marie Meier […]
Innovation and Entrepreneurship Flourish at the TUNIE Conference
Higher education innovation and entrepreneurship leaders from the state converged on UT Dallas to learn and share best practices Emily Choi speaks at the TUNIE 2023 conference The Institute for Innovation and Entrepreneurship at The University of Texas at Dallas hosted the Texas University Network for Innovation and Entrepreneurship (TUNIE) Conference June 9-10 at the […]
Jindal School Students Shine at State Conference Competition
For the second year in a row, every Jindal School competitor made it to the national competition, which will take place in Atlanta in June. JSOM students had 12 first-place finishes, six second-place finishes and two third-place finishes.
Global Sustainability Experience 2023 Stretches Minds and Ideals
Costs in the hundreds of millions and tens of thousands. Local. South America. Ideas ran the gamut. Judges and audience alike were impressed at the finals and celebration of the Naveen Jindal School of Management’s 2023 Global Sustainability Experience — a pitch competition and seminar series. The April 20 event was organized by the Sustainable […]
Jindal School Takes First-Place in Two Recent Competitions
Two very different competitions recently had the same result: the Naveen Jindal School of Management was the first-place winner. One was for the Texas Christian University (TCU) Graduate Supply Chain Case Competition on April 1; the other was the 2023 Business Analytics Student Competition held at the University of Texas at Arlington. First, the TCU […]
The Three-Minute Dissertation Competition Helps Improve PhD Students’ Communication Skills
Yingdong Mao, PhD student, Management Science with a finance concentration, took home the top prize—and a better sense of preparedness when it comes to communication Knowing numbers is one thing. Being able to explain them is another. The annual Three-Minute Dissertation competition at the Naveen Jindal School of Management, partly patterned after the University of […]
Jindal School Team Brings Home Fifth Healthcare Case Competition Victory
A team of graduate students scored the Jindal School’s fifth victory in the North Texas American College of Healthcare Executives’ annual case competition. The team offered several ways a hospital could help its surrounding community.
Phi Beta Lambda Turns in Strong Performance at Texas State Leadership Conference
Based in the Naveen Jindal School of Management, the UT Dallas chapter of the student organization Phi Beta Lambda brought home 26 first-, second, and third-place awards from the Texas State Leadership Conference.
UT Dallas Excels at DECA Conference—With Freshmen Leading the Way
Freshmen members of the UT Dallas DECA chapter won all the first-, second- and third-place prizes the chapter earned at the 2019 DECA International Career Development Conference in Orlando, Fla. In all, 34 UT Dallas students competed at the event.
OWLIEs Boast Best of the Best of JSOM
Glitz, school spirit, music and dance filled the Davidson Auditorium last Wednesday evening. The Naveen Jindal School of Management’s fifth annual OWLIE Awards on April 10 combined glitz with spirited emcees, singing, music and, most of all, exceptional nominees.
Mentoring Sparks Undergrad’s Research Efforts
Positive mentoring experiences sparked a Jindal School marketing major’s curiosity and opened the door to her research. Since winning a UT Dallas Undergraduate Research Award, she has refined her work and presented her findings on and off campus.
Supply Chain Management Capstone a Learning Milestone for Students
Future supply chain management professionals close their Jindal School master’s degree programs by gaining experience in a capstone project that polishes their skills and helps industry partners solve challenging problems.
Information Systems Students Tackle Technology’s Future at UT Dallas Conference
UT Dallas and the Jindal School welcomed 300 students, faculty and industry professionals to campus for the 2018 Association for Information Systems’ national Student Chapter Leadership Conference, which focused on “Technologies of Tomorrow.”
Inaugural Hackathon Brings Teens to Campus to Explore the ‘Internet of Things’
An inaugural hackathon from the Jindal School’s ITS Academy introduced junior high and high school students to the “internet of things” in a weekend gathering that included a competition with prize money for top teams.
Jindal School Conference Explores Business Potential of Africa
Speakers at a Jindal School conference on business in Africa highlighted the continent’s opportunities and encouraged participants not to ignore its growing importance to the global economy. Participants shared enthusiasm for doing business there.
A Healthy Outlook at the New Center for Healthcare Leadership and Management
The Jindal School’s healthcare management programs have joined forces to create a new Center for Healthcare Leadership and Management, which sees itself as a thought leader and definitive resource for healthcare management education in North Texas.
A Night of Letters and Love for Jindal School Supporters
The Jindal School 2017 Major Donor Appreciation Dinner, part of a new tradition to annually honor school supporters, featured Collin College Humanities Professor Dallie Clark, a UT Dallas alumna, who spoke on “The Letter as Art in the Digital Age.”
Mentor Leaves a Legacy of Selfless Service and Lasting Friendship
Dedicated Jindal School mentor James (Jim) Friedberg, who gave selflessly of his time and service, is being memorialized with an opportunity fund that will benefit MS in Accounting students in the ProConnect initiative.
Jindal Team Makes It Four Wins in Five Years at ACHE Case Study Competition
JSOM has placed first for the fourth time out of five years at the annual case study competition of the North Texas chapter of the American College of Healthcare of Executives. Read to see how the team stays successful over the years!
