…and get a job in consulting? Major in history and work in marketing? Fine arts and finance?
As the dean of a business school that offers an undergraduate business degree, I am also an advocate of the undergraduate liberal arts degree. My undergraduate degree is in sociology from Haverford College. I have encouraged my sons to study what interests them most in college, even if it doesn’t put them on a preparatory track for a specific job.
In the classroom teaching …Read Full Article
We left off the last post with this tantalizing message:
While the economic picture is still taking shape and there are many unknowns, we will be able to draw some preliminary conclusions about the effect of the economy on the outcome of the 2012 presidential elections. Please join us if you’re in the area, or stay tuned here for a follow-up post.
Prof. Stephen J. Conroy presenting to SBA alumni
First, let me say that we had a wonderful discussion in Orange …Read Full Article
Note: I asked Stephen J. Conroy, Professor of Economics, to give us a sneak preview of his presentation for the SBA’s Lifelong Learning event in Orange County this Thursday. He’ll be speaking on “The State of the U.S Economy and its Potential to Affect the 2012 Elections.”
Professor Stephen J. Conroy
In order to investigate the role of the economy in presidential elections, I first considered these famous quotes:
“It’s the economy, stupid.” -1992 Bill Clinton campaign
“It’s not the president, stupid.” -Freakonomics …Read Full Article
Stephan Aarstol (MBA,’99) and his San Diego-based company, Tower Paddle Boards, will be featured on ABC’s Shark Tank at 8/7c this Friday, March 16.
Stephan founded the stand up paddle boarding brand less than a year prior to the actual filming of the pitch on the Shark Tank last July. Watch to find out how this USD School of Business MBA alum fares!
Richard K. Davis, Chairman, President and CEO of US Bank
The speakers at the real estate conference I attended on March 2 handed out a dollop of optimism for us to stir into our coffee as we listened to their projections about the future of commercial and residential real estate.
This was the Burnham-Moores Center’s 16th Annual Real Estate Conference. About 700 people gathered downtown to hear presentations by Richard K. Davis, chairman, president and CEO of US Bank, San Diego …Read Full Article
David Pyke, Ph.D., has been dean of the School of Business Administration (SBA) at the University of San Diego since 2008.
Formerly, he was professor of Operations Management, and associate dean at the Amos Tuck School of Business Administration at Dartmouth College.
He obtained his BA from Haverford College, MBA from Drexel University, and his M.A. and Ph.D. from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania.
