Honors UI names 2017–18 BTAA ALP fellows
By: Office of Strategic Communication | 2017.06.22 | 08:53 am
The University of Iowa has named five faculty recipients of 2017–18 Big Ten Academic Alliance Leadership Program fellowships.
Tippie College of Business
The key to virtual team leadership? Fast typing
By: Tom Snee | 2017.06.22 | 08:49 am
A new study from the University of Iowa finds that to the fastest typist go the leadership spoils. The study suggests that the fleet-fingered are more likely to emerge as the leaders of virtual work teams that have members scattered among different offices.
Des Moines Register UI-developed app lets I-Cubs fans buy food and drink without standing in concession line
External Media | 2017.06.21 | 10:19 am
A new business at Principal Park that delivers concessions to Iowa Cubs fans at their seats was developed by University of Iowa students in the Bedell Entrepreneurship Learning Laboratory, the UI’s student business incubator.
UI faculty help African entrepreneurs build businesses in their home countries
By: Tom Snee | 2017.06.14 | 09:35 am
Two University of Iowa faculty members recently spent time in Ethiopia and Kenya helping entrepreneurs who participated in last year’s Young African Leadership Initiative (YALI) develop their businesses.
Appointments Stewart, Colbert appointed to Tippie research chairs
By: Office of Strategic Communication | 2017.06.01 | 08:21 am
Greg Stewart and Amy Colbert, professors of management and organizations in the UI Tippie College of Business, have been appointed to new chairs in the college. Stewart has been appointed to the Mary H. Bell Chair in Leadership, and Colbert to the Leonard A. Hadley Chair in Leadership.
CEO Lori Pedelty: Always a Hawkeye
By: Quentin Misiag | 2017.05.31 | 11:00 am
Lori Pedelty, UI alumna and CEO of Pedelty Enterprises, recently led a workshop at the University of Iowa’s 2017 Tippie Women Summit. “Iowa Now” sat down with Pedelty to talk about how her experience at the UI influenced her and what the phrase “Always a Hawkeye” means to her.
Looking back at spring 2017 commencement ceremonies
...and forward to the final commencement, for the College of Dentistry, May 26
By: Lynn Anderson Davy | 2017.05.15 | 02:13 pm
UI graduates celebrated a series of commencements May 11–14. From the Carver College of Medicine to the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, Hawkeyes cheered and shed some tears at the closing of an important chapter in their lives. Read a recap and check out some photos of the festivities.
Graduating finance major promotes cultural understanding, competence
Diaz hopes to use finance career to help those who are underprivileged
By: Tom Snee | 2017.05.11 | 08:34 am
José Diaz, from Melrose Park, Illinois, is graduating from the UI with a degree in finance and will soon be working at JPMorgan & Chase’s Chicago office. Diaz came from humble beginnings and is positioning himself to make a difference in the lives of the underprivileged and marginalized groups.
Honors Tippie team takes fourth in MBA case competition
By: Office of Strategic Communication | 2017.05.10 | 11:05 am
A team of Iowa MBA full-time students finished in fourth place among 15 teams in a business analytics case competition sponsored by the Tippie College of Business.
Boston Globe Magazine Markle comments on GE tax avoidance
External Media | 2017.05.10 | 08:21 am
Accounting professor Kevin Markle comments on G.E.’s and other multinational companies’ use of offshoring profits to avoid paying U.S. corporate taxes.
