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College of Business Alum Selected for Future 40 Class of 2019
Every year Maverick PAC recognizes conservative young professionals across the United States that they believe embody the next generation of leadership in the public and private sector. This year, UMW College of Business alum Abbas Haider (Class of 2012) was selected for this honor. During his time at UMW, Abbas founded Aspetto, a multi-million dollar […]
College of Business Students Participate in Berkshire Hathaway’s Annual Shareholders Meeting
On May 3rd, members of UMW’s Investment Club attended Berkshire Hathaway’s Annual Shareholders Meeting in Omaha, Nebraska. The group had secured tickets after Investment Club president and rising senior, Joseph “Joey” Opiekun wrote Warren Buffett last summer explaining how he, a Berkshire Hathaway shareholder, would like to have the club attend the shareholders meeting. In […]
College of Business Holds Third Annual Case Competition
On Friday, April 26th, six teams of MGMT 490 students participated in the College of Business’ Third Annual Case Competition, presented by Beautiful Home Services. Of the thirty teams that initially entered the competition, six teams were selected by COB faculty as finalists, and presented their case proposals live for a panel of five judges. […]
College of Business Participates in Record Breaking Giving Day
On March 19, 2019 the College of Business participated in its second Mary Wash Giving Day, and had a preliminary total of $35,284 for student scholarships, research, travel opportunities, professional development programming, and the Galen deGraff Scholarship fund. Alumni, faculty, and the College of Business Advisory Board generously hosted many challenges, which encouraged current students, […]
UMW Alumna Provides Vital Support to Navy
In a recent employee spotlight by the Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division, Jennifer Ferrell discussed her role as a financial analyst and administration specialist, as well as her experience as a UMW student. Ms. Ferrell, who earned her B.S. in Business Administration in 2011 and MBA in 2014, both from UMW, says of her […]
