Madhuparna Kolay is an Assistant Professor of Finance in the Pamplin School of Business at the University of Portland. The focus of her research is in the area of corporate finance and her special area of interest within that is in capital structure, financial distress and corporate bankruptcy. Dr. Kolay earned her Ph.D. in Finance from the University of Utah. Thank you professor for all your great work! 

Financial Literacy month is recognized in the United States in April in an effort to highlight the importance of financial literacy and teach Americans how to establish and maintain healthy financial habits. Pamplin School of Business' Professor of Finance and University of Portland's Director of Financial Education, Chris Dunnaville, founded the UP Cash Flow Club to help promote financial literacy on campus. The student-run club most recently held the event "Smart Money weekend" comprised of various educational workshops featuring expert speakers including Dr. William Bernstein, renowned author. This month, the Cash Flow will welcome the Oregon Bankers Association and will continue to host other events.  For upcoming information, visit the Cash Flow's Facebook page here >>

Pamplin  School of Business' professors Sam Holloway, Ian Parkman and Mark Meckler are included in this year's Design Week line-up. Their event Tapping into Design: Creating User Personas in Craft Beer will be held on Wednesday, April 26th, 4-6pm at Craft Brew Alliance - Widmer Brothers Pub. 
For more information, email bus-grad@up.edu

Partnerships with various busineses and groups continue with the Pamplin School of Business' Westside campus serving as host to groups including: Business Performance Improvement (BPI), Computer Human Interaction Forum of Oregon (CHIFOO), Intel Corp., Oregon Entrepreneur Network (OEN), Project Management Institute (PMI), Social Venture Partners' Encore Fellows Program, Virtual Information Executives (VIE) LLC's IT Leadership Academy and Vision Action Network (VAN).

To learn more about our upcoming events at the Westside campus, or new partner opportunties, please contact our Graduate outreach team at - bus-grad@up.edu

The Pamplin School of Business was represented at last month's Leadership Summit held in Dallas, TX - a two day conference that provided workshops and opportunities to engage with top diverse talent from around the nation. Director Recruitment and Corporate Partnerships, Lilia Grundy currently serves on the Prospanica board, the hosting non-profit organzation, that serves to increase graduate rates among minority students. Prospanica is currently accepting scholarship applications offering a range of $2k-5K in scholarship awards. For more information, email - bus-grad@up.edu  

FusionOps is currently hiring  for a Supply Chain Intern that will identify, design, and help develop reporting solutions in support of a multi-year FusionOps product roadmap. For a complete position description, email Sajid Saleem -  sajidsaleem.tk@fusionops.com

BMO Financial Group is currently hiring  for positions including Investment Advisor, and Investment and Research Analysts.  For more information on opportunities visit the following link and type in “Portland, Oregon, United States” into search box  here>>

Fisher Investments currently hiring for various poisitions in Portland, OR and Camas, WA.  Visit the following link to view >">openings here >>  If you feel you are a qualified fit, contact Nickolas Richmond at richmondnj@outlook.com

Waste Connections Inc. is currently hiring for Operations Managers and Assistant Controllers in the Portland and Vancouver areas. Contact Bill Norris at billno@wcnx.org.

Check out the new Nonprofit Network! 

• FREE Facebook workshop provided by Vision Action Network
• Annual LifeWorks NW Breakfast
• Partnership with Mac's List

Pamplin School of Business 
Dr. Robin Anderson, Dean

Thanks to all our board members for their continous hard work and support. There is great energy and momentum surrounding all three chapters. We look forward to highlighting their efforts and sharing the various backgrounds among our advisory boards here.

Portland Chapter

Spotlight Board Member - Barbi Barclay
I was motivated to get involved because first and foremost, I still bleed purple and white, and also, because I feel that my collegiate experience was so critical in launching my career trajectory that I'm eager to lend my experience and time to shorten the bridge between the Bluff and Portland's best employers. The markets and industries are changing so rapidly and I'm inspired by the University's dedication to evolve their curriculum and objectives just as quickly to prepare students before they ever leave campus.  

Spotlight Board Member - Pinky Chandan

I believe in karma. UP's MBA program has helped me to succeed in the corporate and personal life. With that said, I would like to give back to my school in whatever way I can.

Seattle Chapter

Spotlight Board Member - Nick Bennett
Educating the Seattle market about the Pamplin School of Business is my main goal. I have been able to grow in my career, in great part by the education I received. Being a part of the advisory board allows me to give back to the University of Portland community, connect the University with some of the great companies in the Seattle area, and help shape the future of business education and alignment to market needs in the northwest.