20
Mar
Meet a Roadrunner: Brian Vu
Meet Brian Vu, an undergraduate finance major at the Carlos Alvarez College of Business! Favorite class, professor or topic you’ve learned about this year? My favorite class right now is Principle of Finance with Ron Sweet. What hobbies or interests do you have outside of school? I like to have a good time with my… Read more »
16
Mar
Meet a Roadrunner: Ashley Niemeyer
Meet Ashley Niemeyer, an undergraduate finance student at the Carlos Alvarez College of Business! Expected Graduation: Fall 2023 Favorite class, professor or topic you’ve learned about this year? My favorite class so far has been FIN 3463 with John Toohey. In this course, we are studying the core components of debt markets by analyzing documents… Read more »
16
Mar
Meet a Roadrunner: Ana Sanchez
Meet Ana Sanchez, an undergraduate finance student at the Carlos Alvarez College of Business! Expected Graduation: 2023 Favorite class, professor or topic you’ve learned about this year? My favorite class right now is Intro to Risk Management with Ron Sweet. It’s really insightful learning the different definitions of risk individuals and institutions have and seeing… Read more »
16
Mar
Meet a Roadrunner: Dante Okpala
Meet Dante Okpala, an undergraduate finance student at the Carlos Alvarez College of Business! Expected Graduation: December 2023 Favorite class, professor or topic you’ve learned about this year? My favorite class so far has been FIN 3063, where we learned the different uses of Excel. I like the class because a lot of the things… Read more »
7
Feb
Investment Society Students Give Back to Costa Rican Community
Nine finance majors from the Investment Society student organization in the Carlos Alvarez College of Business at UTSA learned firsthand about mircrolending by participating in an experiential learning experience in Costa Rica with Ron Sweet, MBA ’91, associate professor of practice in finance. Student participants were Devin Driskell, Juan Carlos Gallegos, Alinna Garcia, Bryan Gonzalez,… Read more »
4
Dec
Fall 2022 Graduate Showcase: Farah Hamed
Born and raised in San Antonio, Carlos Alvarez College of Business student Farah Hamed will graduate this December with a double major in both finance and management. Though she spent most of her childhood traveling to and from the Middle East visiting family, Hamed’s passion for the 210 is eternal. With a high school class… Read more »
25
Oct
From Scholars to Interns: Students Reflect on UTIMCO Experiences
Five students in the UTSA Carlos Alvarez College of Business were chosen to participate in the inaugural UTIMCO Scholars’ program, where they were immersed in the asset management industry to refine their professional development and networking skills. Participants were nominated by senior leaders at their schools. Forty-one juniors from 10 campuses across The University of… Read more »
11
Jul
Alumnus Jeff George Has Pursued the Road Less Traveled
Following the road less traveled came naturally for business alumnus Jeff George, MACY ’10. By taking the advice of poet Robert Frost, George has been able to find fulfillment both professionally in the field of finance and academically while he was a student in the Carlos Alvarez College of Business at UTSA. As the founder… Read more »
2
Jun
Two Students Selected to Join Alvarez Fellows Research Program
The Carlos Alvarez College of Business at UTSA has selected two business students to join the Alvarez Fellows Undergraduate Research Program for spring 2022. The new fellows are Shawn Marchand, a junior information systems major, and Luis Nino, a junior economics and finance major. Established in fall 2021, the Alvarez Fellows Program is a two-and-a-half… Read more »
5
May
Obtaining His Ph.D. Was a Lifetime Dream for Kerron Joseph
Following his lifelong dream of obtaining a Ph.D., Kerron Joseph will achieve that goal this month when he receives his Ph.D. in Finance from the UTSA Carlos Alvarez College of Business. Growing up in the Caribbean, he came to the United States to attend college. After receiving his undergraduate and graduate degrees in mathematics from… Read more »
21
Apr
Embrey Donates $100,000 to the UTSA Embrey CREW Scholars Program
San Antonio-based real estate investment company Embrey has donated $100,000 to the UTSA Carlos Alvarez College of Business to endow the Embrey CREW Scholars Program. “Embrey has been a partner of UTSA for many years, and we are excited to build on this relationship through the CREW Scholars Program,” said Trey Embrey, president and CEO… Read more »
7
Apr
UTSA Team Wins Southwest Regionals of CFA Challenge
A team of undergraduates at The University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA) won the Southwest Regionals of the CFA Institute Research Challenge this spring, beating out 20 teams from leading business schools in Texas and Louisiana. This is the first time that a UTSA team has won this competition. Team members were Eduardo Gallegos,… Read more »
