Author Archives
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Alum feature: Meet Kit Walling
The focus on applied learning helped solidify concepts that I had only previously learned about in lectures or books. The faculty here really helped me build the skills I needed to be able to communicate with my managers or peers who don’t come from a finance background.
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Investing in diversity, inclusion and equity long term: Oregon Supreme Court Justice Adrienne Nelson at Portland Business Journal’s Power Breakfast
Nelson repeatedly spoke to the importance of education to her success. Growing up in a small Arkansas town, Nelson described how education exposed her to new people, ideas and beliefs. “Education was the window to the world,” she said. “It was the key.” Nelson explained that learning often requires discomfort, and so she challenged the audience to “push yourself out of your comfort zone.”
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Faculty feature: Meet Anthony Tursich
Redefining business means taking calculated risks in order to obtain a desirable outcome. Success requires risk-taking, but fully understanding and mitigating risk increases the likelihood of achievement. Thinking long-term and creatively are key to managing both risk and opportunity.
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Careers in consulting: A recap
By Catherine Parkay Last week, The Gunter Group joined a panel of management consultants to speak to a group of Portland State University business students. We owe much of our success to the encouragement of mentors over the years, so… Read More ›
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5 tips for a successful PSU scholarship application
We know that the PSU scholarship application process can be daunting. With that in mind, Graduate Business Programs admissions and systems manager, Laura Bald would like to suggest some tips to help you submit the best application possible.
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How PSU students help companies get acknowledged for their social and environmental impacts
As part of its commitment to sustainability, The School of Business partners with B Lab, a non-profit organization in charge of assessing corporations that want to become Certified B Corporations, a prestigious distinction that reflects a company’s passion for social and environmental sustainability.
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Faculty feature: Meet Daniel Rogers
A business’s purpose is to satisfy a market’s unmet needs and/or wants. As such, businesses are constantly being redefined in the ways that they meet market needs and wants.
