JSOM Alumna Named First Commissioned Cyber Warfare Officer
Jessica Thompson, who graduated with both an MBA and MS in Information Technology & Management in 2021, was recently appointed to the United States Space Force.
Two Alums Recognized for Professional and Community Excellence
Professional achievements and community service are reflected in the 40 Under 40 Awards alumni Rebecca (Webb) Buell, MS’11, and Dan Bowman, MBA’09, received. Both say JSOM gave them skills and resources they needed to move forward in their careers.
U.S. News Grad School Rankings Confirm JSOM’s Standing as a Top National Brand
The 2022 Best Graduate School rankings from U.S. News bolster the Jindal School’s national standing and make it the most highly ranked school in North Texas, with the Full-Time MBA program placing among the top 15 U.S. public universities.
Jindal School Among Top 40 U.S. Schools in Financial Times Rankings
Steadily climbing the Financial Times Global MBA rankings, JSOM this year placed in the top 40 U.S. schools, the top 20 U.S. public schools and the top five research schools around the world.
Welcome Back: Be Sure to Raise Your (Virtual) Hand
Welcome to fall semester, Jindal School students. You have many options to learn and many opportunities to shine. Whether in class in person or attending online, Senior Associate Dean Monica Powell encourages your participation.
Alumna at Nonprofit Confronts a Global Crisis With Local Impact
Lessons from the Jindal School, particularly the importance of being flexible, resonate for an alumna facing the COVID-19 crisis at a food bank’s font lines. And a marketing professor offers ideas on how students can help from home.
A Message from Jindal School Dean Hasan Pirkul
Jindal School Dean Hasan Pirkul reaches out to students, faculty, staff, alumni and supporters with an update on the state of the school as classes resume following spring break and during the coronavirus outbreak.
Jindal School Podcast Offerings Boost Engagement in Digital Realm
Podcasts are one way the Jindal School is reaching out to business students and industry alike during these challenging social-distancing times. Three JSOM-based casts join one from UT Dallas in offering information and insights via digital audio.
Full-Time MBA Program Moves Up Five Places in U.S. News Rankings
The Jindal School’s Full-Time MBA Program moved forward five places in 2021 U.S. News & World Report Rankings of graduate business schools. Dean Hasan Pirkul attributes the jump to a four-year effort to give students more opportunities.
Panel Adds Insight on How Governance Boards Can Address Cybersecurity Challenges
Corporate governance panelists at a breakfast event at the Jindal School agreed that boards of directors need at least one member with technical expertise in order to understand and address cybersecurity challenges confronting businesses today.
Strategic Management Online Contest Grows in Popularity, Gains No. 4 Winner
Efforts to get more Jindal School undergraduate and graduate students to enter an online contest based on their strategic management course yielded more entrants and more top finishers. One Jindal School student finished No. 4 in the world.
Importance of Private-Company Corporate Governance Discussed at IECG Breakfast
The Jindal School’s Institute for Excellence in Corporate Governance hosted Jason Downing, vice chairman and U.S. leader of Deloitte Private, at an event devoted to trends at private companies. Downing discussed a recent Deloitte Private survey.
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.
Staying Ahead of the Future — Institute Panel Probes Workplace Change
The Jindal School’s Institute for Excellence in Corporate Governance hosted a panel discussion featuring experts who examined the workplace, the future of work, technological advances, business transformation, the speed of change and more.
Jindal School of Management Stands with Good Company in MBA Alumni Survey
Jindal School grads’ positive responses helped the school score highly on a Bloomberg Businessweek MBA Alumni Survey. The responses show JSOM “has made an indelible impression … in offering educational excellence,” Dean Hasan Pirkul said.
Alumna Sejal Desai Earns Women in Business Award
Jindal School alumna Sejal Desai is a 2019 Women in Business Award recipient. Given annually, the recognition honors women who are leaders in the North Texas business community. Desai has given time as well as a scholarship to JSOM.
SHRM UTD Chapter Brings Home Victory in State Competition
Four Jindal School students in the campus chapter of the Society for Human Resource Management won first place at a state conference in a competition in which they prevailed over contestants from 10 other universities.
Leadership, Debt and ‘Trumponomics’ Top Topics at IECG Conference
Headliners at JSOM’s Institute for Excellence in Corporate Governance annual conference included former Hewlett-Packard CEO Carly Fiorina and Federal Reserve Board nominee Stephen Moore.
Cannabis Entrepreneur Plants Business Ideas Among UT Dallas Students
Cannabis and marijuana are illegal in Texas and at the federal level, but entrepreneur Robert Birnbaum said prohibition is fading away during his insider’s look at the industry recently presented by two Jindal School-based institutes.
Speakers Share Valuable Insights at New Wise Words Event
Graduate students on the Jindal School Dean’s Council debuted Wise Words, a TED Talks-inspired event to encourage conversation and out-of-the-box thinking, with presentations from a student, faculty member, community leader and corporate employer.
