OXFORD, Miss. – In today’s world, college graduates entering the workforce with well-developed speaking skills have a huge advantage. University of Mississippi students recently got an opportunity to hone their public speaking skills and vie for a championship during the 11th annual Speaker’s Edge Competition. The program culminated in a two-day competition, where students presentRead the story …
Speaker’s Edge Competition Helps Hone Presentation Skills
Annual event challenges students to prepare, think and state their case before judges
January 24, 2014 by
Ole Miss Students Excel in MBA Case Competition
Team member wins Best Student Presenter Award in inaugural SEC event
September 6, 2013 by
OXFORD, Miss. – A student team from the University of Mississippi’s MBA program recently participated in the inaugural Southeastern Conference MBA Case Competition in Missouri, bringing home the event’s Best Presenter Award. All 14 SEC member universities participated in a real-time business case competition created by AT&T. MBA students created a proposal for the companyRead the story …
Three Business School Faculty Awarded Endowed Positions
Van Ness is Moore Scholar of Finance, Dibrell and Bush named Gresham and Roberts lecturers, respectively
August 7, 2013 by
Three University of Mississippi faculty members in the School of Business Administration have been awarded newly endowed positions within the school. Robert Van Ness is the Bruce Moore Scholar of Finance, Clay Dibrell is the Gresham Entrepreneurship Lecturer and Tori Bush is the Donna Ruth Roberts Lecturer. “It is an honor for a faculty member toRead the story …
Ole Miss MBA Students Travel to New York City
Group to tour New York Stock Exchange, network with business executives
February 18, 2013 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Students from the University of Mississippi MBA class are preparing to experience the thrill of being in the middle of the high-energy New York Stock Exchange. Peter Costa, a governor and senior floor official of the NYSE, invited the MBA students to come to New York to tour the exchange floor, experienceRead the story …
Entrepreneurs sought for Gillespie Business Plan Competition
Executive summaries due Feb. 17
February 12, 2013 by
OXFORD, Miss. – On ABC’s reality series “Shark Tank,” competitors pitch their ideas, hoping to become the next big innovator. The University of Mississippi will identify its next heavyweight entrepreneur this spring by having students put their big ideas on paper in the Gillespie Business Plan Competition. The annual competition, organized by the UM SchoolRead the story …
Students Harness Power of Verbal Communication
Speaker's Edge winners earn awards, scholarship money
January 16, 2013 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Nervousness, sweaty palms and butterflies in the stomach were common at the Speaker’s Edge competition at the University of Mississippi, but at the end of the two days, students were more confident in their public speaking abilities. The competition recognizes that communication is a vital part of the business world and featuresRead the story …
UM Competition Helps Students Hone Art of Public Speaking
Annual Speaker's Edge competition set for Jan. 10-11
January 3, 2013 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Public speaking may be the No. 1 fear of most people, but University of Mississippi students learn to conquer those fears during Speaker’s Edge, a transformative public speaking competition. Students in the Master of Business Administration program spend 10 days working with world-class communication coaches, studying the skills of high-impact public speaking.Read the story …
Professor Receives Award for Research Examining Cost of Equity
July 23, 2012 by
OXFORD, Miss. – A professor in the School of Business Administration at the University of Mississippi received an award at the Annual Consultants’ Conference in Dallas, Texas. Mark Walker, associate professor of finance, was recognized with the Rosemarie O. “RO” Smith Academic Research Award for his presentation, “Relevance, Reliability, and the Company-Specific Risk Premium.” TheRead the story …
Clinton News: UM Biz, Accountancy programs among world’s best
June 7, 2012 by
AACSB International, the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business, has reaffirmed the standing of the University of Mississippi’s School of Business Administration and Patterson School of Accountancy as being among the world’s best. Read the story.
Schools of Business and Accountancy Cited Among World’s Best by Accrediting Agency
June 6, 2012 by
OXFORD, Miss. – AACSB International, the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business, has reaffirmed the standing of the University of Mississippi’s School of Business Administration and Patterson School of Accountancy as being among the world’s best. Both schools were reaccredited by AACSB for another cycle. For this academic year, 56 schools maintained their accreditationRead the story …