The College of Business Part-time MBA Program ranked No. 17 in the United States by BusinessWeek Magazine

The part-time MBA program of the College of Business of the University of Nevada, Reno is ranked No. 17 in the United States by BusinessWeek. BusinessWeek started gathering information from 340 part-time MBA programs with full accreditation from the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB), the highest level of accreditation in business education, in December 2006. Of the 340 schools, only 81 advanced to the second round of the project where the 30 part-time MBA programs were selected for the final rankings. The ranking of the UNR MBA by BusinessWeek is a big news and is a strong reflection of the quality of the program’s students and faculty. The commitment of the MBA Office, headed by Associate Dean Kambiz Raffiee, and leadership of the College of Business under Dean Greg Mosier reinforce the quality of the UNR MBA program. The College of Business has a high number of premier faculty members that are internationally respected within their fields of expertise. Each faculty member is active professionally, sharing their real world experiences with students in the classroom. The faculty professional knowledge and academic rigor provide students of the MBA program with the tools they need to have successful careers.
BusinessWeek Article

Seventeen Elko student earn their MBA

ELKO - Seventeen local students recently earned their Master's of Business Administration degrees through the University of Nevada, Reno's Extended Studies program in Elko.
COBA Elko MBA Homepage

Dean Greg Mosier co-authored article “Cyber Torts: Common Law and Statutory Restraints in the United States” (2007).

Dean Greg Mosier’s co-authored article “Cyber Torts: Common Law and Statutory Restraints in the United States” (2007) published in the Journal of International Commercial Law and Technology will be reprinted by the Institute of Chartered Financial Analysts of India. Books published by ICFAI provide a retrospective and prospective view of the contemporary developments in the environment, and their impact on managerial decisions.
Business Homepage

Associate Professor Ronald Tibben-Lembke presented his paper “New Findings in Reverse Logistics”.

Associate Professor Ronald Tibben-Lemke, Supply Chain Management presented his paper “New Findings in Reverse Logistics” resulting from research done by Professor Dale Rogers, at the INFORMS annual meeting in Seattle, Washington.
Ronald Tibben-Lembke's Profile

Dean Greg Mosier participated as member of AACSB Business Reaccreditation Team.

Dean Greg Mosier recently participated as a member of the AACSB Business Reaccreditation Team at the University of Kansas, School of Business. AACSB International accreditation represents the highest standard of achievement for business schools, worldwide.
Business Homepage

Professor Mark Pingle presented his paper “Patience versus Deciveness in Decision Making”

Professor Mark Pingle, Economics, presented his paper “Patience versus Deciveness in Decision Making” (co-authored with W.B. MacLeod) in a seminar at Universite de Paris 1, Paris School of Economics, Centre d’economie de la Sorbone.
Mark Pingle's Profile

Professor Henry Amato presented a paper “Determining Acceptable Warehouse Performance Using a Neural Network”.

Professor Henry Amato presented a paper “Determining Acceptable Warehouse Performance Using a Neural Network” at the INFORMS annual meeting in Seattle, Washington November 7, 2007.
Henry Amato's Profile

The Institute for the Study of Gambling and Commercial Gaming just completed the 17th annual Executive Development Program.

The Institute for the Study of Gambling and Commercial Gaming, in partnership with Extended Studies just completed the 17th annual Executive Development Program for Senior Level Gaming Industry Executives at Harvey’s Tahoe Resort Hotel and Casino. The program attracted over 60 delegates from 19 countries along with 20 faculty members from around the world.
Institute for the Study of Gambling and Commercial Gaming

James Sundali and Frederico Guerrero have paper “Managing a 401 (k) account: An Experiment in Asset Allocation” accepted.

Associate Professor James Sundali, Managerial Sciences Department, and Assistant Professor Frederico Guerrero, Economic Department,’ paper “Managing a 401 (k) account: An Experiment in Asset Allocation” was accepted for publication in the Journal of Behavioral Finance.
Faculty Directory

The Center for Regional Studies (CRS) won 1st place at the University Economics Development Association’s Annual Summit

The Center for Regional Studies (CRS) won 1st place in the Community Development category at the University Economics Development Association’s Annual Summit in Portland, Oregon on November 6th. The title of the award-winning presentation delivered by CRS was “Utilizing Geographic Information Systems to Enhance Economic and Demographic Analysis for the City of Reno.
Business Homepage

The Business Environmental Program of the Nevada Small Business Development Center awarded EPA grant funding.

The Business Environmental Program of Nevada Small Business Development Center, NSBDC, was awarded EPA grant funding for the Western Regional Pollution Prevention Network (WRPPN) totaling $243,000. The funding supports continued operation of this Center.
NSBDC Business Environmental Program

The NSBDC Business Environmental Program received second year funding of a three year EPA Pollution Prevention Grant.

The NSBDC Business Environmental Program received second year funding of a three year EPA Pollution Prevention Grant of $126,000 to provide free and confidential technical assistance to help Nevada business and government operations minimize wastes and emissions.
NSBDC Business Environmental Program

Professor Shunfeng Song, Economics has been invited to speak at the Peking University

Professor Shunfeng Song, Economics has been invited to speak at the Peking University on Property Tax by the President of the Peking University.
Shunfeng Song's Profile

Balraj “Bill” Singh (B.S., Finance) received a Certificate of Commendation from Senator Harry Reid

Balraj “Bill” Singh (B.S., Finance) received a Certificate of Commendation from Senator Harry Reid in recognition of this outstanding educational achievement.
Finance

Dave Croasdell represented UNR at the CIO Community of Practice Meeting

Dave Croasdell from the Accounting and Information Systems department represented UNR (one of four institutions invited to represent the academic community) and participated in the round table discussion on Thursday, Oct. 18, at the CIO Community of Practice meeting was held in San Jose, California. Chief Information Officers from several firms in the San Jose area met to discuss "Market Correction or Crisis" regarding the current state of education in information technology.
Dave Croasdell's Profile

Dr. Chunlin Liu's article accepted for publication in the Journal of Political Economy

"The Reaction of Consumer Spending and Debt to Tax Rebates: Evidence from Consumer Credit Data" a paper coauthored by Dr. Chunlin Lui, Assistant Professor of Finance, University of Nevada, Reno, with coauthors from the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago and the Wharton School, has been accepted for publication in the Journal of Political Economy, one of the oldest and most prestigious journals in economics.
Chunlin Liu's Profile

Dr. Craig Carter published two articles in the past year in the Journal of Operations Management

Dr. Craig Carter has published two articles this past year in the Journal of Operations Management. “Electronic Reverse Auction Configuration and Its’ Impact on Buyer Price and Supplier Perceptions of Opportunism: A Laboratory Experiment” co-authored with Cynthia K. Stevens and “International Supply Relationships-Determinants of Non-Financial Performance” co-authored by Lutz Kauffman. The Journal of Operations Management is considered the top operations management journal while also having the distinction of being the premier journal of the Operations Management division of the Academy of Management.
Craig Carter's Profile

Dr. Craig Carter named "Best Reviewer" for the Journal of Operations Management

Journal of Operations Management has named Dr. Craig Carter as “Best Reviewer” for 2006.
Craig Carter's Profile

Dr. Craig Carter is the Co-Editor of the Journal of Supply Chain Management

Dr. Carter has also become the Co-Editor of the Journal of Supply Chain Management and was recently awarded a $125,000 grant from CAPS Research to lead a team of researchers as they determine supply management’s strategic role in environmental practices.
Craig Carter's Profile

Mehmet S. Tosun is the Chair of the 100th Anniversary Celebration of the National Tax Association

Mehmet S. Tosun, Assistant Professor, Department of Economics, UNR is the Chair of the 100th Anniversary Celebration of the National Tax Association. The National Tax Association is the leading association of tax professionals. Professor Tosun has also had an important paper accepted by a premier economics journal, the Journal of Economic Dynamics and Control. The paper entitled “Endogenous Fiscal Policy and Capital Market Transmissions in the Presence of Demographic Shocks”
Mehmet Tosun's Profile

Economics Masters Students News

Lennon Weller, an Economics Masters Student, completed an internship in the Alaska Department of Labor this summer. Economics Masters Students, Dilek Uz and Omid Harraf were active in a project titled “Intergovernmental Structure and Reform in the MENA Region” with Dr. Tosun.
Economics Department

Dr Yvonne Stedham received an Award of Excellence

• The 2006 Academy of Business and Administrative Sciences (ABAS) has awarded Dr. Yvonne Stedham an Award of Excellence for her contribution in a paper presented recently at their 2006 conference. Dr. Stedham along with Jeanne Yamamura and Steven Chien Lai submitted “Business Ethics in Japan and Taiwan: A Cross Cultural Study”.
Yvonne Stedham's Profile

Center for Regional Studies (CRS) approved by Board of Regents

Board of Regents approves adoption of the Center for Regional Studies (CRS), a joint venture between COBA and the Small Business Development Center (SBDC). The approval embraces the University’s role in supporting economic development in the region by creating a resource network consisting of University faculty, their students, SBDC and the SBDC’s geographic information systems (GIS) group.
NSBDC Website

Pippin, Mason, and Wong publish an article in The Journal of Legal Tax Research

The Journal of Legal Tax Research will publish an article “The Federal Tax Implications of Redating Stock Option Grant Dates and Exercise Dates” written by Sonja Pippin, Richard Mason and Jeff Wong from the Accounting and Information Systems Department.
Accounting and Information Systems Faculty

Article published in The International Journal of Accounting by Jeanne H. Yamamura

The International Journal of Accounting, Auditing and Performance Evaluation has published Jeanne H. Yamamura’s and James Westerman’s article “Assessing the Work-Environment Fit for Accountants: Implications for the International Talent Shortage.”
Jeanne Yamamura's Profile

Under-graduate student an intern at the London School of Economics

Jason Crystal, an economics under-graduate student was a summer intern at the London School of Economics. He enjoyed the diversity and experience and managed to enjoy some of the surrounding countries during his stay.
Economics Department

Guerrero and Cargill get a paper published in International Finance

International Finance - a widely read, top journal in the area of International Finance, published Federico Guerrero’s and Tom Cargill’s article, titled “ Japan’s Deflation: A Time – Inconsistent Policy in Need of an Inflation Target”
Economics Faculty

Finance student recieves scholarship to sit for the Financial Risk Manager Exam

The Global Association of Risk Professionals (GARP) has awarded DJ Lee, a Finance student, a scholarship to take the Financial Risk Manager (FRM) Exam this November.
Finance Homepage

100% pass rate for COBA MS Finance students taking the CFA Exam

100% pass rate on level -1 CFA exam by MS Finance students: Brian Foley, Qingmiao (Adele) Hu, and Andreas Januska. This is a highly competitive exam with a total of 33,599 candidates worldwide. Only 40 percent or 13,294 candidates passed.
Master of Science in Finance

Dr. Ronald S. Tibben-Lembke has one of the most downloaded papers.

Dr. Ronald S. Tibben-Lembke has one of the most down-loaded papers (13th on the list) in the International Journal of Physical Distribution and Logistics Management - one of the best logistics/supply chain journals. Since its first publication in 2002, Dr. Tibben-Lemke’s paper “Life after Death: Reverse Logistics and the Product Life Cycle” has been downloaded over 5,000 times.
Ronald Tibben-Lembke's Profile

MS of Finance sees 233% increase in enrollment

233% increase in students enrolled in MS FIN: from 6 to 20 registered students!
Master of Science in Finance

Faircloth and Celik receive "Excellence in Teaching Awards"

“Excellence in Teaching Awards” has been awarded to both Asim Celik and Sheri Faircloth from Delta Sigma Pi for the 2006-2007 academic year.
MGRS Department Faculty List

UBS was impressed with summer intern and wants to further develop relationship with COBA.

UBS (www.ubs.com) Internship requests an ongoing relationship with the Finance Department due to Bill Singh’s excellent work in his summer internship.
MGRS Department

Executives from China hosted by the Finance Department

China’s Banking Executive Leadership Program, managed by the Finance Department, hosted three executives from China last week with another 15 participants expected to arrive from China some time in October.
Finance Homepage

The Institute for the Study of Gambling and Commerical Gaming sponsors symposium

The Institute for the Study of Gambling and Commercial Gaming is an academic sponsor of the Slovenia Symposium on The Economic and Social Implications of Destination Resort Casino Hotels, September 24-25 in Nova Gorica, Slovenia.
Institute for the Study of Gambling and Commerical Gaming

William Eadington co-authors paper

William Eadington co-authored a paper titled “Good to Great in Gaming – Gaming Companies Doing What They Know Best and Keeping It Simple” along with Andrew MacDonald. This paper can be found at urbino.net.
William Eadington's Profile

Barry Spraggins a voting member of the Regional Transportation Plan Steering Committee

Barry Spraggins, Professor of Managerial Sciences, has been appointed by the Regional Transportation Commission (RTC) to serve as a voting member of the Regional Transportation Plan Steering Committee. The Regional Transportation Plan is the single most important planning document the RTC prepares outlining the community’s future transportation vision.
Barry Spraggin's Profile

Barry Spraggins Vice Chair of the Verdi Township Citizen Advisory Board-Commission District 5

Washoe County Commissioner Bonnie Weber has appointed Dr. Spraggins to a full term member of the Verdi Township Citizen Advisory Board-Commission District 5 where he also serves as Vice Chair.
Barry Spraggin's Profile

Jane Bessette qualified to administer the Myers-Briggs Personality Type Indicator

Jane Bessette, Director of the Career Connections Office for the College of Business successfully completed the qualifying program to administer the Myers-Briggs Personality Type Indicator.
COBA Career Connections

Rafik Beekun published a paper in the Journal of Business Ethics

Professor Rafik Beekun of the Managerial Sciences Department had his paper titled “An Exploration of Ethical Decision-making Processes in the United States and Egypt” accepted to the number one journal in business ethics, Journal of Business Ethics.
Rafik Beekun's Profile

Jeanne Yamamura co-authored an article in the CPA Journal

Associate Professor J. Yamamura, Accounting and Information Systems, and Professor Y. Stedham, Managerial Sciences co-authored an article “Meeting the Information Needs of Professional Staff” that was published in the CPA Journal, a publication of the New York Society of CPA’s that reaches more than 30,000 members.
Jeanne Yamamura's Profile

Mark Simkin co-authored the tenth edition of the textbook "Core Concepts of Accounting Information Systems".

Accounting and Information Systems Professor Mark Simkin recently co-authored the tenth edition of his book “Core Concepts of Accounting Information Systems”. The book is published by John Wiley and Sons and is a leading text book in the field of accounting/information systems.
Mark Simkin's Profile

The Princeton Review has named the MBA Program at the College of Business in its 2008 edition of its annual Best Business Schools.

The Princeton Review has named the MBA Program at the College of Business in its 2008 edition of its annual Best Business Schools. The title of this year’s guide is Best 290 Business Schools. Over the course of a three-year survey cycle, they have collected the opinions of students at over 290 of the best AACSB-accredited MBA programs in the world and “UNR’s ranking as one of the top 150 research institutions in the U.S. attracts business professors who are “very accessible and helpful” as well as “skilled in blending real world experience with academic theory,” with an ability “to promote critical thinking and teamwork.”
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Zac Rogers and Tad Kelly, College of Business juniors publish a paper “Alternative Fuels: Are they Achievable?”

Zac Rogers and Tad Kelly, College of Business juniors working in the Center for Logistics Management, published a paper “Alternative Fuels: Are they Achievable?” in the peer reviewed journal International Journal of Logistic Research and Applications, Volume 10, Number 3, 2007. They are also the Kenco Sustainable Supply Chain Fellowship students and are working with the help of funding from Kenco Logistics. Kenco Logistics is based in Chattanooga, Tennessee.
Supply Chain Homepage

Charles Carslaw on the Engagement Task Force

Accounting Associate Professor Charles Carslaw currently on the Engagement Task Force is assisting in the New Zealand Professional Engagement Standards for the Review of Financial Statements of the New Zealand Institute of Chartered Accountants. Associate Professor Carslaw, Associate Professor Richard Mason and Professor John Mills published “Audit Timeliness of School District Audits” in the Journal of Public Budgeting. Accounting and Financial Management.
Charles Carslaw's Profile

William Eadington gives keynote address on “The Future of Permitted Gaming: Five Great Challenges to Ponder”.

Professor William Eadington Chair for the Study of Gambling and Commercial Gaming of the College of Business Administration and Economics Professor gave the keynote address on the topic “The Future of Permitted Gaming: Five Great Challenges to Ponder,” before the Nova Scotia Responsible Gambling Conference in Halifax October 2. On October 5 he spoke to The Institute of Behavioral and Applied Management 2007 Conference in Reno on “The Ascendancy of Casinos: The Emergence of Casino Gaming as a Significant Presence in America and throughout the World”
Institute for the Study of Gambling and Commercial Gaming

The NSBDC is now servicing Laughlin

Nevada Small Business Development Center expanded its services this month to Laughlin, its fourteenth location in the state of Nevada. This expansion provides access to the specialty programs and 22 years of expertise of NSBDC to current small businesses and existing entrepreneurs.
Nevada Small Business Development Center

First volume of EcoNews announced by the Economics Department

The Economics Department is please to announce its’ first EcoNews, available online.
EcoNews Volume 1 Download

Beta Alpha Psi the Student Accounting Society sponsored its annual Meet the Firms Night

Beta Alpha Psi the Student Accounting Society sponsored its annual Meet the Firms Night. An exclusive job fair for Accounting, Information Systems and Finance majors hosted 115 professionals representing 25 firms and organizations with approximately 60 students in attendance. This has been the largest attendance. Betty Cossit, Faculty Advisor Beta Alpha Si, recognized Kelsey Richey and other officers of Beta Alpha Si for their hard work and dedication in organizing the Meet the Firms Night.
Beta Alpha Psi Website

Accounting and Information Systems organized Team UNR ACC & IS for the Susan G. Komen Foundation Race for the Cure.

Accounting and Information Systems organized Team UNR ACC & IS for the Susan G. Komen Foundation Race for the Cure. The foundation race helps to raise money and awareness of breast cancer. Team UNR ACC & IS members are Janna Crews, Sonja Pippin, Claire Purvis, Marie Gibson, Shelly Person and Jeanne Wendel who will walk in recognition of our friends, family, colleagues and students who have been affected by this disease.
Accounting and Information Systems Homepage

Professor Tom Cargill has received the Regents Researcher of the Year Award for 2007

Professor Tom Cargill, Economics, has received the Regents Researcher of the Year Award for 2007. Professor Cargill is among the elite few to have been named not only Regents Researcher of the Year, but was named a University of Nevada Foundation Professor in 1986 and was named University of Nevada Researcher of the year in 1977. The College of Business, Dean’s office will be honoring Professor Cargill at a reception to be held Tuesday March 4, 2008 in the Ansari Business Building Student Lounge on the second floor, from 4-6pm. Please join us as we celebrate and acknowledge Professor Cargill’s outstanding achievements.
Tom Cargill's Profile

Lecturer Mary Groves, Managerial Sciences, received a teaching award from Delta Sigma Pi.

Lecturer Mary Groves, Managerial Sciences, received a teaching award from Delta Sigma Pi. This award is voted on by the student members, thus making it very special for Professor Groves.
Mary Groves Profile

Assistant Professors Dave Croasdell has been awarded promotion and tenure.

Assistant Professor David Croasdell, Accounting and IS Department, has been awarded promotion and tenure effective July 1st, 2008.
David Croasdell's Profile

Assistant Professors Federico Guerrero has been awarded promotion and tenure.

Assistant Professor Federico Guerrero, Economics, has been awarded promotion and tenure effective July 1st, 2008.
Federico Guerrero's Profile

Assistant Professor Chunlin Liu’s tax rebate paper was recently cited by Federal Chairman, Mr. Bernanke.

Assistant Professor Chunlin Liu’s, Managerial Sciences, tax rebate paper was recently cited by Federal Chairman, Mr. Bernanke, in his address to the House Budget Committee concerning the stimulus package. Professor Liu’s paper has also been cited in the Wall Street Journal, Los Angeles Times and MarketWatch (Dow Jones)
Chunlin Liu's Profile

Assistant Professor Greg Stone’s paper to be published in the Journal of Banking and Finance

Assistant Professor Greg Stone’s, Managerial Sciences, paper “How Does the Call Market Method Affect Price Efficiency? Evidence from the Singapore Stock Market” will be published in the top tier finance journal, Journal of Banking and Finance.
Greg Stone's Profile

Professor Mark Pingle presents papers in England and Rome

Professor Mark Pingle, Economics, presented his paper, “Patience versus Decisiveness in Decision Making” (co-authored with W.B. MacLeod) to faculty and graduate students in a seminar at Exeter University, England. Professor Pingle also presented a paper “The Rise of Fiat Money as a Competing Medium of Exchange” (co-authored with Sankar Mukhopadhyay) to faculty and graduate students in a seminar at Luiss Guido Carli University Rome, Italy.
Mark Pingle's Profile

Judy Strauss co-authored trade book “Radically Transparent: Monitoring and Managing Reputations Online”

Associate Professor Judy Strauss, Managerial Sciences has co-authored a trade book “Radically Transparent: Monitoring and Managing Reputations Online”. This book will be available March 1st and has already received praise from BusinessWeek, Chief Reputation Strategist at PR firm Weber Shandwick, and Wall Street Journals’ best selling author of “Waiting for your cat to bark”.
Judy Strauss's Profile

Assistant Professor David Croasdell attended the 41st Annual Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences

Assistant Professor David Croasdell, Accounting and IS Department, attended the 41st Annual Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences where he presented two papers and co-led a workshop. David Croasdell has served as co-chair for the Knowledge Management Systems Research tracks for the last four years.
David Croasdells's Profile

Associate Professor Craig Carter to facilitate the CAPS Research Annual Executive Roundtable

Associate Professor, Craig Carter, Managerial Sciences Department, has been selected as one of four senior researchers to facilitate the CAPS Research Annual Executive Roundtable. Associate Professor, Craig Carter, Managerial Sciences Department, has been selected as one of four senior researchers to facilitate the CAPS Research Annual Executive Roundtable.
Craig Carter's Profile

Professor Richard Mason’s tax law class provided free tax preparation to low income families during tax time.

Professor Richard Mason’s tax law class provided free tax preparation to low income families during tax time. Students are certified and mentored by local CPA’s, IRS agents and tax professionals. In its second year the program has become a hit with families who would otherwise pay a large fee to have their taxes prepared and filed.
Richard Mason's Profile

Finance 430 Students generate $7,294 in profit.

During 2007 Finance 430 students managing the “Student Investment Fund”, generated $7,294 in profits. Mr. Jack McLeod, whose generous donation of $100,000 funds the program, donates all profits that are generated by the students to the College of Business.
Finance Department

Supply Chain Management 462 Managing for Quality class students worked on two yellow belt projects at the Dell facility in Patrick, Nevada

Fall 2007 Supply Chain Management 462 Managing for Quality class students worked on two yellow belt projects at the Dell facility in Patrick, Nevada. One team identified and studied ways to improve the way employees deal with special shipping items, while the other team worked on labeling requirements and how the company deals with products that need to be tested. Many of the recommendations’ the teams made have been implemented or have been recommended for implementation at Dell facilities nationwide.
Supply Chain Management

Information Systems student write software application for North Valley's High School

Under the direction of Lecturer Michael Ekedahl, Fall 2007 Information System students participated in an outreach effort with the North Valleys High School to develop a software application that would help to reduce truancy and record event attendance. College of Business students were able to practice their skills in an applied situation while helping the local high school.
Information Systems

MBA Students, Shenea Stephenson, Richard Szot and Chris Strader, have been declared Grand Champions

MBA Students, Shenea Stephenson, Richard Szot and Chris Strader, have been declared Grand Champions of the December 2007 Best Strategy Invitational for Industry 3.
MBA Homepage

Marketing 210 uses innovative format for instruction

Marketing is using a new format for organizing the traditional 16 sections of the Principles of Marketing, MKT 210. This new large class format will allow professors to handle more students with fewer faculty resources. This will be a web based class that focuses on active learning using marketing simulation and online assignments.
Marketing

Assistant Professor Alexander McLeod publishes paper in the Communications of the Association for Information Systems

Assistant Professor Alexander McLeod, Accounting & Information Systems Department, has published a paper titled “The Impact of Information Systems on End User Performance: Examining the Effects of Cognitive Style Using Learning Curves in an Electronic Medical Record Implementation” in the Communications of the Association for Information Systems.
Accounting and Information Systems

Assistant Professor Alexander McLeod has paper accepted in the International Journal of Electronic Healthcare

Assistant Professor Alexander McLeod’s’, Accounting & Information Systems, paper “Personal Identity Verification for Regional Emergency Workers” has been accepted for publication in the International Journal of Electronic Healthcare.
Accounting and Information Systems

Assistant Professor Liu and Associate Professor Faircloth have paper accepted in the Journal of Financial Markets

Assistant Professor Chunlin Liu and Associate Professor Sheri Faircloth, Managerial Sciences, have a paper accepted in the Journal of Financial Markets, “Why Do Foreign Investors Under-Perform Domestic Investors in Trading Activities? Evidence from Indonesia”
Managerial Sciences

Professor Rafik Beekun co-authors paper accepted in Management Research News

Professor Rafik Beekun, Managerial Sciences, co-authored a paper “Personality and National Culture: Predictors of Compensation Strategy Preferences in the United States and India.” It has been accepted for publication in Management Research News for 2008.
Managerial Sciences

Kevin Dick serves as guest editor for Elsevier’s Journal of Cleaner Production

Kevin Dick of the NSBDC Business Environmental Program served as a guest editor for a special issue of Elsevier’s Journal of Cleaner Production, Advancing Pollution Prevention and Cleaner Production: USA’s Contribution Volume 16, Issue 6, April 2008. He also co-authored a paper of the same title that appeared in the Journal. For more information go to www.sciencedirect.com/science/journal/09596526.
Nevada Small Business Development Center Business Environmental Program

Nevada Small Business Development Center received funding from the U.S. Forest Service

Nevada Small Business Development Center received funding from the U.S. Forest Service to assist in developing business enterprises that can utilize small wood materials and woody biomass generated from forest thinning and tamarisk eradication efforts in Southern Nevada.
Nevada Small Business Development Center

Kevin Dick chairs the greenUP! Steering Committee

Kevin Dick of the NSBDC Business Environmental Program chaired the greenUP! Steering Committee which organized the second annual greenUP! initiative for the greater Reno-Tahoe Area. The NSBDC and University of Nevada Academy for the Environment are sponsors of greenUP! For more information go to www.greenupdays.org.
Nevada Small Business Development Center Business Environmental Center

Associate Professor Judy Strauss gave three invited speeches on topics from her book.

Associate Professor Judy Strauss, Managerial Sciences, gave three invited speeches on topics from her book, Radically Transparent: Monitoring and Managing Reputations Online.
Managerial Sciences

Jane Bessette elected to the Board of the Mountain Pacific Association of Colleges and Employers

Jane Bessette, Director of Career Connections, was elected to the Board of the Mountain Pacific Association of Colleges and Employers (MPACE) as the Membership Chair. MPACE is the regional professional association for university and college career services and recruiting professionals representing organizations in the twelve western states of Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, Oregon, Utah, Washington and Wyoming.
Career Connections

The NSBDC Center for Regional Studies unveiled.

The Center for Regional Studies announced its presence through the Regional Development Summit 2008 on March 28th. The event was held at the new Joe Crowley Student Union and was attended by over 400 investors, developers, builders, and others associated with economic development in the region.
Nevada Small Business Development Center

Assistant Professor Alexander McLeod attends SAP Curriculum Congress in Atlanta.

Alexander McLeod, Assistant Professor Accounting & Information Systems, attended the SAP Curriculum Congress held in Atlanta, Georgia and received ERP training sponsored by IGT.
Accounting

Professor Tom Cargill chosen as faculty mentor.

Professor Tom Cargill, Economics, was chosen as faculty mentor by Senior Scholar Tiana Bowlen, College of Business.
Economics

Associate Professor Federico Guerrero chosen as faculty mentor.

Associate Professor Federico Guerrero, Economics, was chosen as faculty mentor by Senior Scholar Jenifer Miceli, College of Health and Human Sciences.
Economics

Associate Professor Richard Mason, Accounting, was named Professor of the Year, by Beta Alpha Psi.

Associate Professor Richard Mason, Accounting, was named Professor of the Year, for the second time, by a vote of the Beta Alpha Psi students at the spring banquet 4/24/2008.
Accounting and Information Systems

Professor Elliot Parker, Economics, has been nominated by Dean Mosier for the President’s outstanding service award.

Professor Elliot Parker, Economics, has been nominated by Dean Mosier for the President’s outstanding service award.
Economics

Ten outstanding seniors honored.

Ten Outstanding Seniors were honored at the Honors and Awards Banquet 4/18/08 held by the College of Business in conjunction with the newly formed Business Student Council: Christine Akers, Daniel Hernandez, Nicole Koyanagi, Janelle Latour, Meghann Morrill, Luke Rippee, Page Spicer, Annie Vranizan, Ryan Walters and Remi Warren.
College of Business Administration

The most outstanding senior, chris Driscoll. The Outstanding Faculty Researcher of the Year, Associate Professor Craig Carter.

The Most Outstanding Senior honor went to Chris Driscoll. Driscoll who will earn a Bachelor of Science degree in economics, and will graduate this May. Associate Professor of Logistics Craig Carter received the Outstanding Faculty Researcher of the Year award.
College of Business Administration