Belleh Fontem and Rachel Graefe-Anderson, both assistant professors in the College of Business, along with Hannah Tibbett ’16, report the following acceptance: “Bermudan Put Option Pricing under Risk Aversion in Bilateral Gamma Models,” Proceedings: DSI Annual Meeting, November 19-22, 2016, Austin, TX.
Business Faculty Publish Article in Health Policy and Technology
August 30, 2016 by
Mike Lapke, Dave Henderson and Chris Garcia from the College of Business, recently had their article, “The Disconnect Between Healthcare Provider Tasks and Privacy Requirements,” accepted for publication in Health Policy and Technology.
Business Faculty Article Accepted in AIS Educator Journal
June 20, 2016 by
Dave Henderson, Mike Lapke and Chris Garcia, assistant professors in the College of Business, have had their article “SQL Injection: A Demonstration and Implications for Accounting Students” accepted for publication in the AIS Educator Journal.
Staff Discount Available for Monthly Business Seminar Series
May 19, 2016 by
Refresh Your MBA Series
The College of Business is offering a series of monthly seminars taught by our faculty and business alumni. A UMW staff rate of $50 per session is being offered for the series (includes 2.75% service fee).
Please don’t let the title of the series fool you – you do NOT have to have an MBA to attend nor do you have to have a UMW MBA to register. If you are interested in a topic, please join us!
Fridays, 8-10 a.m. at Cary Street Partners
Please visit https://quikpayasp.com/umw/commerce_manager/payer.do?orderType=COBrefreshMBA_UMW to register.
| Date | Course | Instructor |
| 6/10 | Contract and Commercial Law Refresher: Contract Provisions, Performances and Remedies | Kimberly Kinsley |
| 7/8 | Business Analytics and Big Data | Chris Garcia |
| 8/12 | Emerging Platforms and Services | Mukesh Srivastava |
| 9/9 | Human Resources Revisited | Nichole Phillips |
| 10/14 | Increasing Marketing’s Impact by Using Social Media | Kashef Majid |
| 11/11 | Leadership Assessment | Bob Greene |
| 12/9 | Taking the Mystery out of the Project Management Lingo | Cara Parker ’05 MBA |
Jin Wong ’97, Assistant GM for Kansas City Royals, Speaks to COB
May 10, 2016 by
The College of Business was thrilled to welcome alumnus Jin Wong ’97, Assistant General Manager of Baseball Administration for the Kansas City Royals, back to campus on Thursday, May 19. Jin spoke with a College of Business class from 8 a.m. – 9 a.m. in Woodard Hall, Room 202. The event was free and open to all.
UMW College of Business Launches Business Seminar Series
April 18, 2016 by
Beginning in May, the College of Business will offer a series of monthly seminars taught by our faculty and business alumni. It’s a great way to revitalize your business skills and broaden your knowledge!
Please don’t let the title of the series fool you – you do NOT have to have an MBA to attend nor do you have to have a UMW MBA to register. If you are interested in a topic, please join us! Cost is $125 per session (plus 2.75% service fee).
Fridays, 8-10 a.m. at Cary Street Partners
Please visit http://business.umw.edu/blog/2016/04/refresh-your-mba/ to register.
| Date | Course | Instructor |
| 5/13 | The Relationship Between Financial and Cost Accounting | Ken Machande |
| 6/10 | Contract and Commercial Law Refresher: Contract Provisions, Performances and Remedies |
Kimberly Kinsley |
| 7/8 | Business Analytics and Big Data | Chris Garcia |
| 8/12 | Emerging Platforms and Services | Mukesh Srivastava |
| 9/9 | Human Resources Revisited | Nichole Phillips |
| 10/14 | Increasing Marketing’s Impact by Using Social Media | Kashef Majid |
| 11/11 | Leadership Assessment | Bob Greene |
| 12/9 | Taking the Mystery out of the Project Management Lingo | Cara Parker ’05 MBA |
Chris Garcia Publishes Chapter
March 7, 2016 by
Chris Garcia, assistant professor in the College of Business, co-authored a chapter with Ghaith Rabadi titled “Approximation Algorithms for Spatial Scheduling” in Rabadi, G. (ed) Heuristics, Meta-heuristics and Approximate Methods in Planning and Scheduling, Vol. 236 of the series International Series in Operations Research & Management Science, Springer Science + Business, New York. (The chapter is available online: http://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007%2F978-3-319-26024-2_1)
Deosthali Conducts Team-Building Session for Stafford Public Schools
February 25, 2016 by
Kanchan Deosthali, Assistant Professor in the College of Business, conducted a team-building session for the Stafford County Public Schools on Friday, Feb. 19. This team-building session for school educators focused on communicating effectively and building trust within and across teams. The session also focused on enhancing interpersonal skills of team members and the importance of knowledge sharing in today’s organizations.
Majid Article Accepted for Publication
February 16, 2016 by
An article by Kashef Majid titled “Drawing negative inferences from a positive country-of-origin image — Consumers’ use of COI and price levels to assess counterfeit drugs” has been accepted for publication by the International Marketing Review. Majid is an assistant professor of marketing in the College of Business.
Deosthali Article Accepted for Publication
February 16, 2016 by
An article by Kanchan Deosthali titled “Skills and Knowledge Needed to Serve as Mobile Technology Consultants for Information Organizations” has been accepted for publication by the Journal of Education for Library and Information Science, 57(2). Deosthali is an assistant professor in the College of Business. The article was co-authored with Devendra Potnis, Reynard Regenstreif-Harms, Ed Cortez and Suzie Allard.
