December 16, 2016
UTSA Alumnus Richard Peretz Named CFO at UPS
Alvarez College of Business
Trading in a brown delivery uniform for a three-piece suit, Richard Peretz, ’85 has had an illustrious 35-year career working for UPS.
December 15, 2016
Actuarial Science Graduate Completes Degree in Record Time
Alvarez College of Business
Graduating in record time, Elyas Mercado will receive his bachelor’s degree in actuarial science this Saturday at UTSA’s commencement. Completing his UTSA course work in 2½ years, Mercado followed his passion for statistics and turned it into a successful college career.
December 6, 2016
UTSA Study Examines CEO Influence on Corporate Political Activity
Alvarez College of Business
A new study by Bruce Rudy, assistant professor of management at The University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA), examines the influence corporate CEOs have on their firm’s political activity. Rudy’s top-tier research focuses on corporate lobbying investment, finding that individual characteristics of the firm’s leader influence such decisions.
November 21, 2016
Marketing Doctoral Students Enjoy Top Tier Successes
Alvarez College of Business
The UTSA Department of Marketing has experienced great success this past semester with its current doctoral students as well as alumni.
November 18, 2016
Finance Alumnus Finds Success on Wall Street
Alvarez College of Business
Almost a decade ago Sergio Silva Cisneros ’09, CFA made a decision that would not only impact his life, but the lives of countless UTSA finance students—he decided to found the Investment Society, a student organization dedicated to educating future business leaders about the financial markets and the economy.
October 31, 2016
New UTSA Study Shows How the U.S. Can Avoid a Debt Disaster
Alvarez College of Business
A new study by John Merrifield, professor of economics at The University of Texas at San Antonio, describes a way for the United States to curb its spending and stop the growth of the astronomical national debt, which is now close to $20 trillion. According to Merrifield, the country could be headed for disaster if it doesn’t start taking its spending problem seriously.
October 25, 2016
UPS CFO Richard Peretz to Present Frost Lecture Nov. 4
Alvarez College of Business
Richard Peretz,’85, chief financial officer at UPS, will present the keynote address at the Frost Distinguished Lecture Series, presented by the UTSA College of Business.
October 24, 2016
New UTSA Study Describes Method to Detect Dishonesty Online
Alvarez College of Business
A new study by Kim-Kwang Raymond Choo, associate professor of information systems and cybersecurity and Cloud Technology Endowed Professor at The University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA), describes a method for detecting people dishonestly posting online comments, reviews or tweets across multiple accounts, a practice known as “astroturfing.”
October 20, 2016
College Welcomes First Class of Data Analytics Students
Alvarez College of Business
Sixty-three students began this fall as part of the first class of the new Master of Science in Data Analytics program.
October 18, 2016
Business Students Finalists in National Cyber Analyst Challenge
Alvarez College of Business
Cyber security students from The University of Texas at San Antonio have been named finalists in the 2016 National Cyber Analyst Challenge.
October 6, 2016
Business Students Gain Valuable Skills as Part of BB&T Nonprofit Internship Program
Alvarez College of Business
Thanks to a generous $50,000 donation by BB&T, 12 business students received invaluable experience working at local nonprofit organizations.
September 26, 2016
Business Faculty Training Army Reservists to Become Cyber Warriors
Alvarez College of Business
Glenn Dietrich, professor of information systems and cyber security in the UTSA College of Business, has received a $471,549 federal grant to support UTSA’s Army Reserve Cyber Private Public Partnership Program (Cyber P3). UTSA was tapped by the United States Army Reserve as a founding member of the program in 2015.
September 22, 2016
Accounting Students Place Second in National Case Competition
Alvarez College of Business
Accounting students at The University of Texas at San Antonio College of Business placed second in the ALPFA/KPMG National Case Competition in Grapevine.
September 21, 2016
College Announces Administrative Restructuring
Alvarez College of Business
The College of Business has recently made several administrative changes to better reflect the college’s strategic priorities.
August 23, 2016
UTSA Professors Inducted Into San Antonio Cyber Hall of Honor
Alvarez College of Business
Two professors from The University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA) are are set to be inducted into the Inaugural San Antonio Cyber Hall of Honor on Tuesday, August 23. Gregory White, professor of computer science and director of the UTSA Center for Infrastructure Assurance and Security (CIAS), and Glenn Dietrich, professor of Information Systems and Cyber Security, will be part of the first class of leaders and pioneers in the cybersecurity industry in San Antonio.
August 4, 2016
UTSA College of Business Receives Grant from BB&T to Fund Student Internships
Alvarez College of Business
The University of Texas at San Antonio College of Business received a $50,000 grant from BB&T to support paid internship opportunities for 12 business students at San Antonio nonprofits. Working to advance the areas of community economic development, children and youth, education and literacy and social justice, BB&T selected six nonprofit organizations to participate in the BB&T Nonprofit Internship Program.
July 25, 2016
New UTSA Study Delves Into Data Breaches and Customer Confidence
Alvarez College of Business
According to a new study by H.R. Rao, AT&T Distinguished Chair in Infrastructure Assurance and Security at The University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA), the willingness of online shoppers to return to a store after a breach is mostly dependent on age.
July 18, 2016
Federal Grant Supports UTSA Research in Espionage Prevention
Alvarez College of Business
Nicole Beebe, director of the Center for Education and Research in Information and Infrastructure Security at The University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA), and Daijin Ko, UTSA professor of management science and statistics, have received a $649,172 grant from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security to strengthen insider threat detection.
June 21, 2016
UTSA Professor Honored with Regents' Outstanding Teaching Award
Alvarez College of Business
Matthew McCarter, associate professor of management at The University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA) College of Business, was selected to receive the 2016 Regents’ Outstanding Teaching Award (ROTA) from the University of Texas System.
June 21, 2016
Suman Basuroy Named Graham Weston Endowed Professor
Alvarez College of Business
Suman Basuroy, professor of marketing and chair of the Department of Marketing in the UTSA College of Business, has been named the Graham Weston Endowed Professor.
June 20, 2016
Business Researcher Studies the Importance of Numbers in Marketing
Alvarez College of Business
How important are the numbers that surround us every day such as sales pricing, brand names or product attributes? And, do these numbers impact how we make purchasing decisions and conduct negotiations?
June 17, 2016
Marketing Alumnus Leads Consulting and Venture Acquisition Firm
Alvarez College of Business
Featured most recently as a marketing expert in Forbes magazine, D. Anthony Miles, ’92, has built his career on assessing start-up companies and finding gaps in industry.
June 16, 2016
Doctoral Student Wins Dissertation Competition
Alvarez College of Business
Marketing doctoral student B.J. Allen won the Product Development and Management Association (PDMA) Dissertation Proposal Competition for his Ph.D. dissertation “Measuring the Positive Halo and Negative Cannibalization Effects of New Product Introductions in High-Tech Markets.”
June 14, 2016
Marketing Alumna Is a Social Media Success
Alvarez College of Business
Armed with a portfolio of marketing projects developed while a student at UTSA, recent marketing alumna Rhea Palicha, ’15 capitalized on her experiences to land a position as a social media specialist with IBM in Austin.
June 13, 2016
UTSA Professors' Research Shows What Makes and Breaks a Video Game
Alvarez College of Business
A series of top-tier papers and presentations, including one at the Big Data, Big Movies conference in Berlin, Germany this fall, show that the video game industry has developed several innovative tactics to snag and keep customers.
June 3, 2016
Networking Was the Key to Accounting Student's Success
Alvarez College of Business
From his hometown of Tampico, Mexico to his success as a UTSA senior in the College of Business Master of Accountancy program (MACY), Jose Ignacio Zambrano’s drive to achieve is inspired by his cultural heritage.
June 3, 2016
Neel Mehta Values the Technical Skills He Gained in the College of Business
Alvarez College of Business
Student involvement, internships and passion are the makings of a successful undergraduate career in information systems and cyber security.
June 3, 2016
Marketing Student Interns with the Spurs
Alvarez College of Business
Daisy Gonzalez, a UTSA College of Business junior majoring in sports, event and tourism management, walked into the San Antonio Spurs locker room one night at a game to record media interviews with the players. Being around the players often is an exciting experience, but as a communications intern for Spurs Sports and Entertainment, Gonzalez has maintained and perfected her professionalism at events.
June 3, 2016
UTSA Cyber Security Graduate Programs Ranked Among the Very Best in the Nation
Alvarez College of Business
The University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA) has been ranked as one of the top two graduate cyber security programs in the United States, according to an analysis of 70 programs by Universities.com. The ranking highlights UTSA’s success in generating a pipeline of talented students with the knowledge and practical skills to excel in cyber security careers.
June 2, 2016
UTSA Professor's New Study Emphasizes the Impact of Leaders' Language
Alvarez College of Business
A new study by Jonathan R. Clark, assistant professor of management at The University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA), states that the language of leaders has a profound effect on the performance of their employees. Clark’s top-tier research, published in Organizational Dynamics, shows that how a company presents its vision and values is deeply entwined with its overall success.
June 1, 2016
Hamid Beladi Named Janey S. Briscoe Endowed Chair in Business
Alvarez College of Business
Hamid Beladi, professor of economics and associate dean for research in the UTSA College of Business, has been named the Janey S. Briscoe Endowed Chair in Business.
May 19, 2016
Graduate Finance Students Place Third in Case Study Competition
Alvarez College of Business
A team of graduate finance students placed third in the Association for Corporate Growth case study competition in Houston this semester. It was the second year that a UTSA team had participated in this competition.
May 17, 2016
Alyssa Dunn Is Ready to Make a Difference Through Cyber Security Service
Alvarez College of Business
Alyssa Dunn’s first introduction to cyber security was as a freshman at UTSA. Following her passion, Dunn received her bachelor’s from UTSA and continued on to complete her Master of Science in Information Technology degree this month.
May 13, 2016
MBA Students Place Second in International Business Plan Competition
Alvarez College of Business
A team of MBA students from the UTSA College of Business placed second in the International Business Plan competition hosted by the Free Trade Alliance San Antonio last month.
May 11, 2016
Karla Cruz Completes an Outstanding Journey at UTSA
Alvarez College of Business
Leaving on a high note, Karla Cruz will graduate this week with high honors, a bachelor’s degree in management and the distinction of being named the Most Outstanding Undergraduate Student in the College of Business for 2016.
May 10, 2016
Abigail Medina Hopes to Go from UTSA to CPA
Alvarez College of Business
San Antonio native Abigail Medina likes challenges. And, that drive led her to major in accounting and graduate with her Master of Accountancy degree this May.
May 9, 2016
Honors Student Overcomes Many Hardships to Shine at UTSA
Alvarez College of Business
Overcoming a variety of hardships the summer before she entered UTSA, Destinee Williams will graduate this week from UTSA with a bachelor’s degree in marketing and will enter law school in the fall.
May 6, 2016
UTSA Commencement Celebrates the Accomplishments of 4,300 Students
Alvarez College of Business
More than four thousand Roadrunners will toss their caps in celebration after they receive their diplomas at UTSA’s spring commencement ceremonies, scheduled Saturday, May 14 and Sunday, May 15 at the Alamodome.
May 6, 2016
Business Students Raise Almost $25,000 for Local Charities
Alvarez College of Business
Students in Matthew McCarter’s Organizational Behavior and Management class recently completed an experiential learning project that resulted in almost $25,000 being raised for local charities.
May 5, 2016
UTSA Hosts The Honeynet Project Workshop
Alvarez College of Business
On May 9 to 11, The University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA) will host the The Honeynet Project Workshop, a unique information security trends conference focusing on the tools, tactics and motives involved in computer and network attacks. Attendees from around the world, including a delegation of cyber experts from San Antonio, will take part in world-class hands-on trainings, technical discussions and information exchange.
May 4, 2016
College Recognizes Faculty and Staff at Awards Ceremony
Alvarez College of Business
The UTSA College of Business recognized the outstanding contributions of faculty and staff members during the annual College of Business Awards Ceremony.
April 27, 2016
Economics Department Ranked Top 10
Alvarez College of Business
The University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA) College of Business Department of Economics was ranked one of the Top 10 economics departments in the South for faculty productivity, according to an article in Applied Economics Letters.
April 21, 2016
UTSA Students Vie for $100K in Prizes in Technology Start-up Contest
Alvarez College of Business
Get your pitch ready: The $100K Student Technology Venture Competition is back at UTSA on April 26. The competition, hosted by the UTSA Center for Innovation, Technology and Entrepreneurship (CITE), challenges UTSA students to create and pitch a product exciting enough to nab $100,000 in prizes and business-related services. The event is combined with the College of Engineering’s Tech Symposium, which will showcase innovative student research projects.
April 21, 2016
Finance Majors Reach Nationals of CFA Research Challenge
Alvarez College of Business
A team of UTSA finance majors advanced to the national CFA Research Challenge in Chicago this month by beating out 26 competitors from schools such as Rice, Texas Tech and UT-Dallas. This was the second time that a UTSA team had advanced to the third round.
April 20, 2016
College's Undergraduate Program Ranked Top 5 in Texas by Bloomberg Businessweek
Alvarez College of Business
The University of Texas at San Antonio College of Business was ranked one of the Top 5 schools in Texas and the No. 1 Hispanic Serving Institution in the nation by Bloomberg Businessweek in their 2016 ranking of Best Undergraduate Business Schools.
April 18, 2016
Be Counted! Help Support the College in Giving Competition
Alvarez College of Business
The UTSA College of Business needs your help to win $15,000 to support student services and programs in the college.
April 18, 2016
Sisters Daniela and Lorena Vazquez Find Success in the College of Business
Alvarez College of Business
Twin sisters and graduating seniors Daniela and Lorena Vazquez maximized their opportunities and found success in the UTSA College of Business.
April 15, 2016
Dean Wm. Gerard Sanders Presents State of the College Address
Alvarez College of Business
College of Business Dean Wm. Gerard Sanders presented the annual State of the College address on April 13.
March 22, 2016
Founder of Sirius Computer Solutions Harvey E. Najim to Present Frost Distinguished Lecture April 6
Alvarez College of Business
Harvey E. Najim, founder and chairman emeritus of Sirius Computer Solutions, will present the keynote address at the Frost Distinguished Lecture Series, presented by the UTSA College of Business.
March 10, 2016
UTSA Receives National Award for Business Faculty Member's Volunteer Project
Alvarez College of Business
The University of Texas at San Antonio has been honored with the United States President’s Bronze Volunteer Service Award by Junior Achievement.
February 29, 2016
New UTSA Study Delves Into What Makes a Great Leader
Alvarez College of Business
According to a new study by Dina Krasikova, assistant professor of management at The University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA), the key to a successful, creative leader is confidence. Krasikova, an expert in leadership, took a closer look at the modern workplace and noted that many factors lead to a productive, well-led team.
February 18, 2016
Malware Analysis Expert Michael Sikorski to Speak March 3 at UTSA
Alvarez College of Business
The University of Texas at San Antonio College of Business will host cyber security icon Michael Sikorski, the director of the FireEye Labs Advanced Reverse Engineering (FLARE) Team, for a lecture at 11:30 a.m. Thursday, March 3.
February 18, 2016
Pathways Scholarship Program Established at UTSA College of Business
Alvarez College of Business
San Antonio philanthropist Harvey E. Najim has established the Harvey Najim Pathways Scholarship program in the UTSA College of Business to prepare underserved students for jobs in high-demand fields.
February 18, 2016
College Names New AT&T Chair in Infrastructure Assurance and Security
Alvarez College of Business
Following a comprehensive search process, H. Raghav Rao, a leading scholar in information assurance, has been named the new AT&T Distinguished Chair in Infrastructure Assurance and Security at The University of Texas at San Antonio College of Business.
February 17, 2016
UT System to Host Big Data Conference at UTSA March 30-31
Alvarez College of Business
Taking a glimpse into the future of data analytics, the University of Texas System is hosting the Texas FreshAir Big Data & Data Analytics Conference March 30-31 at The University of Texas at San Antonio.
January 21, 2016
College Launching New M.S. in Business Degree Program this Summer
Alvarez College of Business
Recognizing the need for all students to be able to receive education in business fundamentals, the College of Business is launching a new Master of Science in Business degree program this summer designed for non-business majors.
January 18, 2016
UTSA study explores how to increase productivity by stopping cyber loafing
Alvarez College of Business
A new study by Matthew McCarter, associate professor of management at The University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA), looks into the bane of managers in nearly every industry: employees slacking off by excessively surfing the Internet, an activity known as cyber loafing.
