Our Stories
The Eller College of Management at The University of Arizona defines itself through the Eller Experience, a sum of our strengths, priorities, and pursuits.
Get a taste of the Eller Experience by perusing the stories in the following thematic areas:
- Dynamic Learning Community
- Entrepreneurial Experience
- Leading in a Global Market
- Governance and Social Responsibility
- Beyond the Classroom
Dynamic Learning Community
Top-ranked MIS department celebrates 35 YearsEller College is a leader in MIS research and teaching — this year, the department was ranked #1 among public programs in the country by U.S. News and World Report (with online slideshow).
Eller students top Honda Insight Marketing CompetitionEller College undergraduates placed first in a competition to develop a peer promotional plan for the Honda Insight, beating out 20 other schools nationwide.
Reconnecting with EllerStudents, faculty, alumni, and friends gathered at the Eller College tent on the UA mall for Homecoming 2009 (includes photo gallery).
Celebrating ten years as the Eller CollegeIn September, some 400 students, faculty, alumni, and friends of the Eller College gathered to celebrate the tenth anniversary of the College's naming in honor of alumnus and entrepreneur Karl Eller.
Eller undergraduates study in ChinaThis summer, 50 Eller business management and marketing majors took their first-semester cohort classes in Nanjing, China.
Finance and MBA students tour Playa VistaCommercial real estate finance class travels to L.A.to tour the mixed-use development project built on a former Howard Hughes-owned airfield.
New Evening MPA program serves public sector prosMaster of Public Administration program will provide public and nonprofit management courses on a convenient schedule for working professionals.
Eller team takes second at annual American Marketing Association competitionCoached by Eller MBA students, the undergraduate team developed a comprehensive business plan for KodakGallery.com.
Learning virtually: Eller professor uses Second Life to promote learningStudents in Suzanne Delaney's statistics class created a Second Life experience for their classmates to help learn the material.
A new way to an MBA: Eller introduces an accelerated option for business professionalsThrough the new Eller Accelerated MBA, business professionals can complete their MBA in just 12 months.
Accounting prep: Eller undergraduates test skills in PricewaterhouseCoopers case competitionIn the fall of 2008, 60 Eller students participated in the PricewaterhouseCoopers Tax and Accounting Campus Competitions.
Entrepreneurial Experience
USA Today and Princeton Review dub McGuire Center the "crown jewel" of UAIdentifying the University of Arizona as one of the top 100 "Best Value Colleges," the review highlighted Eller's undergraduate MIS and accounting programs while gushing over the McGuire Center.
Doctoral student awarded Kauffman Foundation Dissertation FellowshipKelli Frias, a fifth-year marketing doctoral student, has been awarded a $20,000 fellowship for her marketplace product form research.
Private equity firm buys MIS spinoff companyA private equity firm has acquired the company founded by MIS professor Hsinchun Chen to commercialize the crime-fighting software COPLINK.
McGuire Center for Entrepreneurship caps off banner yearMcGuire Center celebrates 25th annual year-end competition and upward movement in U.S. News graduate rankings.
Uncovering the corporate parenting paradoxEller College professor shows that startup companies benefit when established corporations enter new technology markets.
Entrepreneurship teams test ventures at UA Innovation DayAngel investors and other attendees perused displays and asked informal questions about the 21 McGuire Entrepreneurship Program team exhibits.
McGuire Center announces the Innovation, Entrepreneurship, and Investment Awareness SeriesThe Awareness Series includes five separate events throughout March and April that highlight the role entrepreneurship plays in growing the economy.
Identifying a need and meeting it: McGuire Center grads launch AZ CarMartMcGuire Entrepreneurship Program alums Josh Berger and Travis Hannon launched their Tucson-based business in 2008.
The Business/Law Exchange: Partnership joins law students and entrepreneurship teamsMcGuire Center for Entrepreneurship partners with James E. Rogers College of Law to promote new program, including a mock law firm class.
Leading in a Global Market
Eller undergrads spend winter break in IndiaAfter spending the fall semester learning about business culture and industries, Emerging Markets classmates traveled to India as part of the Eller College's Global Business Program.
The economics of innovation: Modeling pricing methods for technologyEconomics associate professor Gautam Gowrisankaran has been awarded a three-year National Science Foundation grant to explore modeling methods for durable goods.
Eller MBAs take on international tech transfer projectsFour teams of Eller MBA and UA science graduate students recently showcased their internship experiences with the Advanced Technology Transfer Project in Mexico.
Undergrads gain insight into microfinance in Costa RicaThis summer, students participating in the Costa Rica Study Tour got a first-hand look at community microcredit in action.
Mexican visitors contribute nearly $1 billion to metro Tucson economyEller's Economic and Business Research Center recently released a new economic impact study commissioned by the Arizona Office of Tourism.
UA team competes in P3 national sustainable systems design competitionEller MBA student joins forces with environmental science graduate students for the U.S. EPA's People, Prosperity, and the Planet Award competition.
Can the 24-Hour Knowledge Factory replace the graveyard shift?Collaborating centers in time zones six to eight hours apart can transfer work so that every center is working during the daytime. But will it work?
Global calling: 50 incoming Eller students to study in ChinaThis summer, Eller College undergraduate students will take their first-semester cohort classes in the thriving city of Nanjing, China.
Eller MBAs travel to Vietnam, Singapore, Chile, and ArgentinaEller MBA students had two international trips to choose from over the winter break: Southeast Asia and Latin America.
Governance and Social Responsibility
Nonprofit management class coordinates Eller College PhilanthropyOn December 5, 2009, more than 400 students and 14 campus clubs deployed as volunteers to nonprofit organizations across southern Arizona.
Elon University tops Eller Ethics Case CompetitionThe competition exposed students representing 26 universities to a thought-provoking business ethics case that they could face in their professional careers.
EthicsPoint establishes fund for ethics research at EllerThe EthicsPoint Fund for the Discovery and Dissemination of Ethics Research at the Eller College will redefine the focus of business ethics research.
Eller undergrads analyze new Tata Nano at national ethics competitionEller team wins kudos for its choice of topic at Loyola Marymount University Intercollegiate Business Ethics Competition.
Eller College students step up to promote solar energy in ArizonaEller MBA and undergraduate students participated in the Arizona Leadership Summit on Solar Energy and Economics.
Net Impact: Eller MBA chapter engages execs in discourse about corporate social responsibilitySenior leadership from American Honda, APS, and Monsanto respond to students in healthy debate.
Ethical thinking: High School Ethics Forum expands to PhoenixThree years after its inception, the successful Eller College High School Ethics Forum is expanding to include the Eller MBA Scottsdale Campus.
Reaching out, giving back: Recent MBA grads reflect on balancing volunteerism with classesFinding time for community outreach and student leadership in the middle of a busy MBA curriculum can be tough, but it can be done.
Beyond the Classroom
Eller MBAs take on corporate consulting projectsEach spring, teams of first-year Eller MBA students connect with corporations and nonprofit organizations for in-depth consulting projects that challenge them to apply the academic knowledge they're gaining in the classroom.
Eller students excel in fall case competitionsUndergraduate students boosted Eller's reputation and their own presentation skills at a trio of case competitions in Nevada, Ohio, and Nova Scotia.
Eller students engage in Honda Insight Marketing CompetitionAdvertising management undergraduates form an in-class working ad agency to take on the challenge of marketing the Honda Insight to Generation Y.
Eller students launch ad agencyA dozen Eller College students have just launched UA AdCats, an advertising agency with actual clients, budgets, and deadlines.
MS-MIS students tackle data management project for TUSDThis fall, Master's in MIS students continue their work on a large-scale data management project for Tucson Unified School District.
A day with Mattel CEO Robert EckertUndergraduate winners of the Marketing Department’s Think Forward awards traveled to California to shadow Eller alum.
Eller students spend the day with Warren Buffett27 undergraduates traveled to Omaha over spring break to tour Berkshire Hathaway companies and enjoy a casual lunch with the investment giant.
Eller seniors give backThe Eller College Student Council promotes College-wide initiatives to enhance the student experience at Eller, including the revamped Senior Class Gift.
MIS department representatives tour U.S. Customs and Border ProtectionFaculty, staff, and students from the Management Information Systems department toured Tucson and Nogales Homeland Security facilities.
Five questions with Eller College advisory board member Louise FrancesconiFollowing her retirement from Raytheon, Louise Francesconi sat down with us to discuss good management, the economy, and more.
Turning the tables on Maria BartiromoIn March, CNBC anchor and journalist Maria Bartiromo joined Eller College dean Paul Portney for an informal talk as part of the Eller College Distinguished Speaker Series.
Goals gone wild: Eller researcher finds beneficial effects of managerial goal-setting have been overstatedThe harm caused by those goals has been largely ignored, according to a new paper co-authored by management professor Lisa Ordóñez.
For additional information or to suggest a story, please contact us.
RSS
Print