Thanks(for)giving Reception Celebrates Jindal School’s Donors
Jindal School donors, alumni, faculty and staff attended the Fall 2024 Thanks(for)Giving Reception, a donor appreciation event held at the Altair Global headquarters in Frisco Guests at the Naveen Jindal School of Management’s Thanks(for)Giving Reception were treated to a panoramic view of The Star Complex, home of the Dallas Cowboys headquarters, from the eleventh floor of […]
Panel Discussion at Jindal School Offers Insights into Sustainability Careers
Every job can be a green job. So said a panel of 12 sustainability business leaders who zeroed in on this approach as the key takeaway from the Green Careers Panel Discussion presented by the Naveen Jindal School of Management Oct. 28. Geeta Menon The discussion was moderated by Geeta Menon, founder of One Earth One […]
Event Offers Undergraduates Insights into Jindal School’s Fast-Track Program
Fast-track is not just a colorful term for accelerating a process toward a particular goal or milestone; it is a structured pathway at the Naveen Jindal School of Management, one that is designed to help ambitious undergraduate students shorten the time and reduce the cost needed to earn a master’s degree. The Jindal School will […]
Cybersecurity Day Gives Jindal School Students Insights into Profession
As organizations face increasing threats from cybercriminals, the need for cybersecurity strategies becomes even more critical, thus prompting the Naveen Jindal School of Management to create more academic programs that can equip its students to solve these types of problems. During one of the breakout sessions, students listened to Peeyush Patel, who gave them advice […]
Corporate Governance Conference at Jindal School focuses on AI, Succession Plans and Entrepreneurial Reinvention
The intersection of artificial intelligence, leadership and ethical governance took center stage at the 22nd Annual Corporate Governance Conference, presented by the Institute for Excellence in Corporate Governance at the Naveen Jindal School of Management. The event — its theme was “Intelligence” — was held Oct. 16 in the Davidson-Gundy Alumni Center. Speakers explored how […]
JSOM Event Facilitates Student Success
On Sept. 5, approximately 1,500 undergraduate students from the Naveen Jindal School of Management navigated a crowded hallway to find specific employers among the more than 50 companies who sent representatives to the annual Undergraduate Internship and Job Expo. Presented by the Jindal School’s Career Management Center, the event was the culmination of a process […]
Scholarship Breakfast Highlights Alumnus’ Success Story and Endowment Announcement
A packed house attended the Jindal School’s 2024 Scholarship Breakfast. The event is the school’s largest fundraiser. As the key fundraiser for the Naveen Jindal School of Management, the 2024 edition of the annual Scholarship Breakfast, held Oct. 9, highlighted the profound impact of scholarships on student success and featured an announcement of a new […]
Jindal School Conference Showcases Top Finance Research
Top researchers from around the United States and internationally gathered at the Naveen Jindal School of Management recently for the 2024 UT Dallas Fall Finance Conference. In its seventh year, the conference, organized by JSOM’s Finance and Managerial Economics Area, hosted 75 scholars on Sept. 27 and 28. Researchers worldwide were invited to submit papers […]
Student Conference at the Jindal School Provides Tools for Academic and Career Success
The Naveen Jindal School of Management recently presented its inaugural Undergraduate Student Conference. Held Aug. 30 in the Executive Dining Room, the event brought a select group of sophomores, juniors and seniors together to give them an opportunity to experience a conference — for many, it was their first one — while also providing them […]
Senior Associate Dean Monica Powell Retires After Nearly Two Decades at the Jindal School
A 6′ teddy bear was one of the gifts Monica Powell received from Dean Pirkul at her retirement ceremony Sept. 3. Dr. Monica Powell, senior associate dean and graduate dean in the Naveen Jindal School of Management, retired recently after 17 years of dedicated service to The University of Texas at Dallas. On Sept. 3, […]
Member of Kenya’s Parliament Visits JSOM to Forge Academic Partnership
From left: Gaurav Shekhar, Paul Biego, Hasan Pirkul The Naveen Jindal School of Management hosted a member of Kenya’s Parliament this spring. During his April 19 visit, Paul Biego, MP from the Chesumei constituency of Kenya, met with administrators, faculty and staff. Representatives from Anchor Network Foundation, a Dallas-based nonprofit that connects prospective graduate students […]
Project Management Symposium Centers on AI
Being a project manager means using different kinds of skills: organization, leadership and listening. All may be needed, including an open mind, to contend with the shifting quicksand that artificial intelligence can feel like. The 16th Annual Project Management Symposium brought further clarity to the relationship between the two as the winds of change and […]
Jindal School Alumni Reunion: More Than 700 Alumni Gather for Fun and Connections
The Naveen Jindal School of Management held its first ever JSOM Alumni Reunion May 4. More than 700 alumni spanning the school’s 49-year history gathered in the Davidson-Gundy Alumni Center along with friends, family and JSOM faculty and staff to “Reminisce, Reconnect and Rediscover.” Two vendors with ties to The University of Texas at Dallas […]
Panel Discussion at Jindal School Focuses on Neurodiversity at Work
In celebration of World Autism Month, the Naveen Jindal School of Management presented “Neurodiversity at Work: The Employee Experience,” an April 19 panel discussion featuring representatives from companies that offer special programs and accommodations for neurodivergent employees, as well as employees who described their experiences of working with a neurodivergence. Clockwise, from Top: Christian Bugslag, […]
Technology Meets Sustainability at Jindal School Conference
The interaction of technology with sustainability efforts was the focus of an April 12 conference at the Naveen Jindal School of Management. Sustech Flow 2024 attendees gather before the awards presentations “Sustech Flow – from Theory to Practice” was hosted by the Center for Information Technology and Management (CITM) in collaboration with the ASCM UTD […]
Inaugural Low Code Weekend Bridges the Gap Between Education and Industry
“Low on code, high on value” was the core message of the inaugural Low Code Weekend hosted by the Naveen Jindal School of Management at The University of Texas at Dallas April 5-6. The event brought together industry leaders and educators to explore the future of low-code development platforms and their impact on the workforce, […]
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. […]
Student Organization’s Case Competition Helps Train Future Product Managers
A new student organization in the Naveen Jindal School of Management aimed at supporting students interested in becoming product managers recently held its inaugural case competition designed to prepare them for the job market. From left, The Product League’s faculty adviser Dr. Vasant Gondhalekar; second place winner, Sri Kiran Pramoda Rani; Shalini Dinesh, senior product […]
Jindal School Conference Focuses on AI in Business
Artificial intelligence technology and its effect on all aspects of business operations and management was the focus of the recent Biz AI Conference at the Naveen Jindal School of Management. Nearly 130 attended the March 29-31 event at The University of Texas at Dallas. Dr. Harpreet Singh, an associate professor in the Information Systems Area […]
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 […]
