Series of Life Events Leads JSOM Grad Student to Entrepreneurship
A graduate student at the Naveen Jindal School of Management looks forward to a promising future in entrepreneurship, having recently won three competitions — and taking home $40,000 in cash and prizes in the process.
Texas Business Hall of Fame Scholars Began With Bright Ideas in the Food Biz
A Jindal School MBA student and a recent graduate of the Erik Jonsson School will be the 2021 UT Dallas recipients of Texas Business Hall of Fame Foundation Scholar Awards meant to encourage their entrepreneurial efforts.
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.
JSOM Business Simulation Training Tallies Another Victory
JSOM student and Spring Capsim Foundation Challenge winner Timothy Shiveley prevailed over hundreds of other contestants in 10 countries to run a simulated company and make it the leader in the online competition.
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.
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.
Healthcare IT Excellence Earns Alumna Minority Business Leader Award
MBA alumna Rashmi Mehta Jain helped advance her IT career by studying information systems and healthcare at the Jindal School. Now chief information officer at a healthcare company, she a Dallas Business Journal 2020 Minority Business Leader honoree.
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 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.
Space-Age Themed MBA Conferences Dock at Jindal School
Two conferences the Jindal School recently hosted to look at the future of MBA programs explored rapid changes in business, technology and students that require rethinking commerce, work and what people need from higher education.
JSOM Alumnus Invents Plug-in That Helps With Online Shopping Decisions
New online shopping technology from alumnus Rich Williams, MBA ’10, aims to help consumers and retailers, too.
