School of Business Administration

Open house focuses on programs that quickly prepare workers for new careers

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 10:33:00 EST

Oakland University’s School of Business Administration will host an open house to highlight professional education certificate programs that help workers remain competitive in today’s job market or prepare for new careers in the 21st century workforce.

The open house will take place from 6:30-8 p.m. on Wednesday, Dec. 2, in 234 Elliott Hall.

Student-driven All For One campaign supports local, OU communities

Mon, 16 Nov 2009 16:15:09 EST

OU students created the All For One community giving campaign to collect food for the needy and money for OU scholarships. The campaign wraps up with a party on Friday, Nov. 20.

OU’s Executive MBA program offers concentrations in high-demand careers

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 10:29:38 EST

To help business leaders stay up to date in rapidly evolving business sectors, Oakland University offers the Executive MBA program in health care management and information systems leadership.

The program, designed for highly motivated professionals, is one of very few in the country and the only one in Michigan to offer different, but complementary concentrations. The program prepares professionals to be successful leaders in a dynamic global business environment. Launched in 2000, the EMBA already has many successful alumni in leadership positions.

Learn more about the program at the information session on Friday, Nov. 20, at 5:30 p.m., at 238 Elliott Hall on OU's campus in Rochester.

Hope, diversification key to manufacturing's future

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 10:12:59 EST

Despite the bad press, manufacturing is alive and well in Michigan.

Mohan Tanniru, dean, OU's School of Business Administration, and Joe Petrosky, dean, engineering and advanced technology, Macomb Community College, joined State Representative Kim Meltzer on her show -- On Message with Meltzer -- to discuss manufacturing jobs in the 21st century.

Touching on the key themes of hope and diversification, the trio talked about how educational institutions, government, the private sector, students -- from kindergarten through university level -- and displaced workers form foundation for the future of the manufacturing industry.

Business leader encourages students to create their own opportunities for successful future

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 06:45:44 EST

Noted business leader Jerry York shared his views of the economic future with more than 120 SBA accounting and finance students during a Beta Alpha Psi meeting last week.

The chairman, president and CEO of Harwinton Capital, and chief aide to Kirk Kerkorian, discussed the state of the U.S. economy, capital markets, the Washington Agenda and long-term perspectives. He then turned the conversation to what it all means to the students in the audience.

His remarks were a cold dose of reality. With jobs continuing to move overseas, he indicated future job prospects are grim. “Creating one’s own opportunity is necessary,” he said.

Anniversary dinner honors SBA alumni, faculty, staff, students and friends

Thu, 15 Oct 2009 20:36:01 EST

SBA alumni, faculty, staff and friends gathered in early October to reconnect, reminisce and celebrate the school's 40th anniversary at a campus dinner celebration. The dinner program recognized the evolution of the business program as it moves from being a school recognized regionally to one recognized at the national level.

Hard work, dedication honors scholarship supporters

Tue, 13 Oct 2009 13:08:15 EST

With the support and encouragement of SBA alumni, friends and business partners behind them, SBA scholarship recipients work diligently to do their best work in the classroom, in internships and in the community to honor and thank supporters for making their college education possible.

By alleviating some of the financial burden that accompanies a college education, scholarships provide students the chance to focus on their academics and participate in valuable experiential learning activities, all which build the skills that allow them to gain employment and contribute the community throughout their life.

One SBA student who has received several scholarships over the course of her SBA education, Kaja Mitevska, a senior marketing major, thanked SBA alumni and friends during her remarks at the SBA 40th Anniversary Dinner Celebration, in October.

International business conference focuses on the global marketplace, ethics, health care and education

Tue, 13 Oct 2009 13:06:19 EST

The lively discussions and networking heard in and around Elliott Hall were just an added bonus of the SBA’s 2009 International Business Conference, which featured content-rich panel discussions among top business leaders and engaging Q&A sessions. The two-day leadership program, held on October 8-9, commemorated the school’s 40^th anniversary.

The first day focused on “Nursing as a Business” while the second day of sessions, entitled “The Future of Business Leadership,” featured a diverse set of topics including ethics, health care reform, education and global leadership.

CIBRE creates an open forum for die makers, customers and key stakeholders

Thu, 10 Sep 2009 06:15:42 EST

U.S. and Canadian tooling companies have long been operating in an economic environment rife with disappearing credit lines, protectionist foreign competitors, aloof lawmakers and abundant regulations. We’re a nation obsessed with shortcuts and sensationalism—often our own worst enemy. Because of high taxes and rising energy and regulatory costs, U.S. manufacturers face a 17.6-percent structural cost disadvantage when competing against nine other leading industrial nations, including China, Germany, Japan and Mexico (according to a 2008 report by The Manufacturing Institute and the Manufacturer's Alliance/MAPI).

Just a stone’s throw away from Chrysler’s Auburn Hills World Headquarters, Oakland University houses the Center for Integrative Business Research and Education (CIBRE). CIBRE kicked off its 2009 program with a forum on May 14, 2009, titled “Preservation and Prosperity of the U.S. Tool & Die Industry.”