23
Aug
Wenbo Wu Named a Texas Academic Leadership Academy Fellow
Wenbo Wu, the Graham Weston Endowed Professor and chair of the Department of Management Science and Statistics, has been accepted into the Texas Academic Leadership Academy (TALA) for the 2023-2024 academic year. TALA is a year-long experience that develops leadership skills in aspiring academic leaders. TALA Fellows are guided by senior academic leaders and mentors… Read more »
7
Aug
College Mourns Loss of Faculty Member Pamela Smith
Pamela C. Smith, associate dean of administration and professor of accounting in the Carlos Alvarez College of Business at UTSA, died on Aug. 2 following a chronic health battle at the age of 52. Visitation services will be held from 5-7 p.m. on Friday, Aug. 25 at Lewis Funeral Home. The funeral service will be… Read more »
2
Aug
Aspiring Entrepreneurs: Business Students Create Startup Companies During Immersion Experience
Seven Carlos Alvarez College of Business students are participating in the European Innovation Academy (EIA) this summer in Porto, Portugal. EIA is a three-week accelerated learning opportunity that focuses on entrepreneurship and includes students from over 80 countries. Teams comprised of five business students came together to experience the real-life process of building a startup… Read more »
1
Aug
Business Faculty Member Receives NSF Grant to Defend Against Online Hate
Nishant Vishwamitra, assistant professor in the Department of Information Systems and Cyber Security at the Carlos Alvarez College of Business, was recently awarded a National Science Foundation Computer and Information Science and Engineering Research Initiation Initiative research grant totaling $175,000. Awarded to support promising new faculty in jumpstarting their academic research careers, Vishwamitra will be… Read more »
28
Jul
Meet A Roadrunner: Emmanuel Collingwood
Meet Emmanuel Collingwood, an undergraduate finance student minoring in economics in the Carlos Alvarez College of Business! Expected Graduation: December 2024 Favorite class, professor, or topic you’ve learned about? My favorite class has been the GBA business ethics class because I love philosophy. My favorite professor has been Professor Patrick Lee. I took Honors Accounting… Read more »
14
Jul
Meet a Roadrunner: Daisy Flores
Meet Daisy Flores, an undergraduate accounting student from Wichita Falls, TX in the Carlos Alvarez College of Business! Expected Graduation: December 2023 Favorite class, professor or topic you’ve learned about this year? I am surprised to say that my favorite class this year was Intro to Environmental Science with Professor Terri Matiella. Learning about the… Read more »
9
Jul
Business Students Travel to Germany and Chile
This summer two groups of Carlos Alvarez College of Business students traveled abroad to participate in the college’s experiential learning programs to Chile and Germany. As part of the program the students attended academic lectures, met with local business leaders and visited cultural sites. Eighteen Roadrunners traveled to Germany where they visited the U.S. Department… Read more »
28
Jun
College to Offer B.B.A. in Human Resources Management
Recognizing the need for individuals trained in employee management, the Carlos Alvarez College of Business at UTSA will once again offer a Bachelor of Business Administration degree in Human Resources Management beginning this fall. The degree program will provide students with a comprehensive understanding of the principles, practices and strategies for managing human capital within… Read more »
20
Jun
Alvarez Professor Explores Entrepreneurial Racial Disparities
With the goal of expanding the minds of business scholars by exploring the connections between entrepreneurship, structural disadvantage, social class, gender and agency, Alexander Lewis, ’20, assistant professor of management in the Carlos Alvarez College of Business at UTSA, is determined to use his research to make a positive impact on society. His most recent… Read more »
4
Jun
Students Embark on Business Trek to Washington, D.C.
Nineteen Carlos Alvarez College of Business students traveled to our nation’s capitol to participate in the college’s Global Business Trek experiential learning program. Student participants were Ricardo Ayala, Anyssa Bravo, Sofia Chapman, Emmanuel Collingwood, Lily Espinoza, Andrew Estrada, Daisy Flores, Stephanie Florez, Sydney Jackson, Jasmine Mendoza, Luis Nino, Dante Okpala, Angela Otuokere, Cynthia Pena-Baker, Beverly… Read more »
17
May
UTSA Team Places Third in National Supply Chain Competition
A team of students from the Carlos Alvarez College of Business at UTSA placed third in the Historically Black College (HBCU) and Hispanic-Serving Institution (HSI) National Supply Chain case competition held at Arizona State University. Ten teams participated in the competition. Team members were Austin Chong, Patrick McAuliffe, Meklit Mennu and Chris Winans. The students… Read more »
17
May
Leung Receives Richard S. Howe Outstanding Teaching Award
Mark T. Leung, associate dean for undergraduate studies and professor of management science and analytics in the Carlos Alvarez College of Business at UTSA, was named the recipient of the Richard S. Howe Outstanding Undergraduate Teaching Award during the University Excellence Awards event last month. “It is an honor and a privilege to receive this… Read more »
