Business News

Morgan Shaw Parker, '99, president and chief operating officer of the WNBA's Atlanta Dream, and Candy Marshall, '80, senior advisor of TheDream.US, keynote the Women Lead: Shattering Glass Ceilings conference on Friday, March 1, at Nebraska Innovation Campus. They are joined by Dr. Arin N. Reeves, author, founder and managing director of Nextions and founder of The JEDI Collective, who will lead a plenary session. » Full Article

Named president of Nebraska's professional volleyball team — the Omaha Supernovas — in July, Diane Mendenhall returned to the University of Nebraska–Lincoln to keynote at the College of Business annual Partnership Summit Luncheon. The 16-year radio analyst for Nebraska volleyball shared about the new team in the Pro Volleyball Federation, the players and the inaugural season, which starts in late January, with more than 300 business professionals, faculty and staff in Howard L. Hawks Hall. » Full Article

The University of Nebraska–Lincoln College of Business and the Chancellor’s Commission for the Status of Color invited three notable business alumni back to campus for Homecoming. Recognized as distinguished alumni by the university, the trio — Aakriti Agrawal, '16 & '22 from Phoenix; Ivan Gilreath, '82 from Scottsdale, Arizona; and Josiah Hood, '15 from Chicago — shared their experiences with students, faculty and staff at Howard L. Hawks Hall. » Full Article

Learn more about recent honors, appointments and publications at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln College of Business in this month's achievements column. The achievements of faculty, staff and students are grouped within the college’s three mission-focused goals of research + discovery, learning + transformation and connection + engagement. » Full Article

The Nebraska Alumni Association selected 45 University of Nebraska–Lincoln graduates to the 2023 class of its Young Alumni Academy. This 11th cohort includes alumni in a wide variety of professions, backgrounds and experiences, including 16 who graduated with a business degree. » Full Article

International leadership and work strategist Tyler Waye presents “The Future of Work” at the University of Nebraska­–Lincoln on Friday, November 10, at 10:30 a.m. in the Ostergard Family Auditorium in Howard L. Hawks Hall. Hosted by the College of Business and College of Law as part of the Lewis E. Harris Lecture Series, the event is free and open to the public. » Full Article