Spring 2017
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Business analytics: Meeting the need for talent , articlePamplin's master's program is dramatically different from analytics programs in engineering, computer science, and statistics.
Alumni
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Traveling fellow makes global impact , articleDoug Brainard (FIN '13) travels to Africa as a Kiva Fellow to work with microloans borrowers.
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Executive MBA alumnus launches organic Vietnamese yogurt company , redirectFred Chen (MBA ’14) launched a company to make organic, Vietnamese-style yogurt when their homemade efforts became a hit with family and friends.
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Ushering in a new technology era , articleIBM sees Kelly Chambliss (MSCI '92) as one of its rising stars. Her forward-looking attitude and entrepreneurial mindset help her keep up in the fast-changing industry.
Alumni
Research & Teaching
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Big data, low reliability , articleResearch by Patrick Fan and Phil Xiang shows the potential problems of using data from customer reviews on social media sites for research.
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Taking the thrill out of spending , articleMarketing professor Mario Pandelaere investigates ways to alter spending behavior. He finds that restricting autonomy takes the thrill out of spending.
Notables
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Dean’s message , articleStudent input is critical in shaping Pamplin’s programs and services. It's already led to improvements, and we're developing new ways to get student input.
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Apex CIE partners with Startupland , articleVirginia Tech's Apex Systems Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship (Apex CIE) partners with Startupland to offer course through its iScholars program.
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New Evening MBA rankings , articleVirginia Tech’s Evening MBA ranking in U.S. News & World Report has improved to No. 7, according to the 2018 survey.
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New Pamplin Society offers alumni opportunities , articleThe college has established the Pamplin Society to provide alumni more opportunities to help the college and to recognize those who have served it.
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Charles Schwab Financial Planning Suite enhances learning , articleThe Charles Schwab Financial Planning Suite enhances learning in Virginia Tech's financial planning program and includes classroom and informal meeting spaces.
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Article ItemLifelong Career Services now helps alumni , article
Pamplin has launched a Lifelong Career Services program to help alumni with their career search and employers with their hiring needs.
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Article ItemLook who’s talking , article
Retired Alcoa executive Bill O’Rourke spoke at the Del Alamo/Hogan Symposium on Business Ethics and Robert Barro gave the BB&T Distinguished Lecture talk.
Events
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Financial Management Association meeting , articleFinance Ph.D. alumni, faculty, and current Ph.D. students got together at a dinner at the Financial Management Association meeting in Las Vegas last fall.
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Student Leadership Conference , articleStudents developed leadership skills, networked with company representatives, and gained practical wisdom at the 18th annual Student Leadership Conference.
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BIT Senior Showcase , articleBusiness information technology majors exhibited their senior team projects in the Senior Showcase in the Pamplin atrium last fall.
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Coca-Cola social media campaign , articleStudents pitched their campaign in the “Barracuda Bowl,” a student competition focused on bringing together VT and Coca-Cola brands through social media.
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CISO Executive Summit , articleLinda Oldham, executive director of the Center for Business Intelligence and Analytics, and professor Janine Hiller attended the CISO Executive Summit.
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Inaugural VT Entrepreneur Forum , articleThe inaugural Virginia Tech Entrepreneur Forum, organized in Washington D.C. by Apex CIE, drew more than 150 alumni for a discussion on cyber security.
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Inventor Zinn visits Innovate , articleInventor Ray Zinn met students at the the Innovate living-learning community.He co-founded semiconductor maker Micrel and led it until its 2015 acquisition.
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Pamplin Advisory Council annual meeting , articleMembers of the Pamplin community enjoyed student poster presentations and mingled in the atrium during the council’s annual meeting last fall.
Philanthropy
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Article ItemGift report , article
Virginia Tech Pamplin College of Business Spring 2017 gift report
People
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Article ItemOn the move , article
Virginia Tech Pamplin College of Business faculty are on the move.
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Article ItemCollege Awards – Faculty , article
Excellence in International Programs DAVID BRINBERG, professor of marketing, created and now directs two study-abroad programs that have raised a combined $420,000 for NGOs in South Africa and Kenya. Participation in the programs produces lifelong impact for students, benefits the communities served, and builds the international
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Virginia Tech Pamplin College of Business 2017 college research awards.
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Virginia Tech Pamplin College of Business student college awards.
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Article ItemInternational awards , article
FRANCE BELANGER, R.B. Pamplin Professor of Accounting and Information Systems and the Tom and Daisy Byrd Senior Faculty Fellow, was awarded the KoMePol-IT Fellowship from the University of Koblenz-Landau in Germany.
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Virginia Tech Pamplin College of Business 2017 national awards.