Strategic Top Leadership Appointments Announced
With the impending departure of Lynn Pippenger Dean Moez Limayem, who is leaving to be the president-elect of the University of North Florida, USF leaders announced several strategic appointments to ensure the continued upward trajectory at the Muma College of Business. Read about GJ de Vreede's appointment as interim dean. Read more.
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Downing a jolt of java before shopping could prove costly to buyers on a budget. A new study led by marketing professor Dipayan Biswas found that consuming caffeinated beverages prior to shopping led to higher spending. The study was recently accepted in the Journal of Marketing.
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Gary Patterson was appointed dean of the Kate Tiedemann School of Business and Finance and starts his new role on July 1. He will also serve as the college's dean on USF's St. Petersburg campus. He is a longtime associate dean and finance professor who started at USF in 2000.
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USF will have a new, revamped Master of Accountancy degree program coming this fall. The program redesign will infuse the 30-credit-hour coursework with technology-driven skills in information technology, data mining, and predictive analytics of financial data.
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Carl Hadden was appointed the new regional director of the Florida Small Business Development Center at USF, which is part of the Muma College of Business. Hadden served in the interim role since August 2021. He will lead the SBDC in the 10-county region that spans most of west central Florida.
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USF announced a $25,000 donation from the Gail Baird Foundation to help women enrolled in the entrepreneurship program in the Muma College of Business for the 2022-2023 academic year. The scholarship will support five $3,000 scholarships and one $10,000 scholarship.
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International design science scholars gathered June 1-3 on USF's St. Petersburg campus for DESRIST 2022. "We had a tremendous international presence with more than 150 participants from all over the world," said Alan Hevner, conference program chair and co-founder of DESRIST.
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Hospitality program expanding to meet trends
The USF Muma College of Business is adapting its School of Hospitality and Tourism Management to keep pace with pandemic-era trends that have changed the industry. Read more. Watch the video.
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MBA students promote TECO Share program
As the cost of living in Florida continues to skyrocket, students in the Weekend Professional MBA program on USF's Sarasota-Manatee campus have found a way to promote TECO's Share program, a little-known way to help people keep their lights on. Read more.
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Leaders discuss fintech, disruption and accelerator
The USF Muma College of Business and Tampa Bay Wave are collaborating on the inaugural FinTech|X Accelerator program where 16 fintech startups receive support to pitch their companies. USF and industry leaders talked about the program and how it's helping to make the region an innovative fintech hub. Watch more.
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Tampa SBDC client wins statewide business award
Wanda Barton, the owner of Xtremely Clean Janitorial Services, was named the 2022 U.S. SBA South Florida District and State of Florida Woman Business Owner of the Year. She is a client of Florida SBDC at USF, which is part of the Muma College of Business. Read more.
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Student Spotlight: Eryka Extejt
Eryka Extejt is the president of the USF Women in Business Society, a student organization that empowers women by giving them insight into how to excel in the business field. After attending her first meeting, she knew business was the right career path for her. Read more.
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Alumni Spotlight: Chris Fils
Chris Fils was recently named among the 2022 InvestmentNews class of 40 Under 40. The annual selection includes an impressive list of 40 young professionals from the asset management and academic worlds. Fils, who graduated from USF in 2008 with a finance degree, is a complex manager at Raymond James. Read more.
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EMBA students visit Cape Town, South Africa
Students in the USF Muma College of Business Executive MBA program visited Cape Town, South Africa as part of the cohort's overseas experience. The group of executives visit different companies to learn about conducting international business.
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Delroy Hunter, the Serge Bonanni Professor of International Finance in the Kate Tiedemann School of Business and Finance, wrote an op-ed titled "The cost of using fiscal councils to achieve discipline," in the Jamaican newspaper, The Gleaner. He recently concluded a Fulbright scholarship at the University of the West Indies' Mona School of Business and Management.
Pinshuo Wang, assistant professor in the Kate Tiedemann School of Business and Finance, won the 2021 Best Paper award from the International Journal of the Economics of Business for her co-authored article titled “Raising Rivals Costs by Customer Diversion: Evidence from Airline Baggage Fees.”
Shivendu Shivendu, an associate professor of information systems, and Kiran Garimella, an assistant professor of instruction in the information systems and decision sciences department, co-wrote an op-ed guest column about the crypto crash in the Tampa Bay Times.
Dipayan Biswas, the Frank Harvey Endowed Professor of Marketing, was invited to be an associate editor at the Journal of Marketing Research, one of the highest ranked journals in the field of marketing research. The publication is on the UTD and FT-50 lists.
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Misty Stoller (‘92, BS, Business Administration) was appointed director of communications and marketing at Tykes and Teens, an agency that provides mental health services and programs for children and adolescents.
Jadian Warren (‘18, MBA, Digital Marketing, Entrepreneurship) landed a new job at Publix Super Markets as a lead senior financial reporting accountant. She is a former USF Muma College of Business 25 Under 25 honoree.
Evan Burroughs (‘13, BS, Finance) recently graduated from Georgetown University Law Center and will return to the Washington, D.C. office of Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati law firm. Burroughs is a former USF Muma College of Business 25 Under 25 honoree.
Rafikiel Seyvunde (‘17, BA, Communications) joined Adidas as an assistant manager in the digital analytics team. She also graduated from Questrom School of Business at Boston University.
Juliana Almeida (‘06, BA, Dean’s Office) has a new role as director of branding and social media at SHARE.
Jean Presendieu (15, BS, Accounting) was promoted to audit senior at Deloitte.
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The 2022 Atlantic hurricane season began June 1 and the Florida Small Business Development Center Network is urging small business owners to get prepared by developing a disaster preparedness plan. That means businesses should back up data and ensure they have access to important files, such as tax records, legal, and financial documents.
For preparedness resources from the Florida SBDC Network, go here. For a hurricane preparedness checklist and other resources from the U.S. SBA, go here.
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• June 20, Juneteenth holiday (observed), no classes and USF offices closed.
• July 4, Independence Day holiday, no classes and USF offices closed.
• August 6-7, summer graduation ceremonies.
• August 22, Fall classes begin.
• September 15, Conversation with a CEO featuring Helen Wesley, president of Peoples Gas. The event will be held at CAMLS, 124 S. Franklin St., Tampa.
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