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START-UP
Connection, Engagement,
Opportunity
A new initiative seeks to create and support a diverse community within the
Lundquist College of Business. Known as The CEO Network, the program provides
a cohort program for students of underrepresented populations to complete the
pre-business curriculum on a planned schedule with the same group of peers. It
also connects students, faculty and staff members, and alumni who are inspired by
the power of diversity through student leadership teams, mentoring programs, and
advisory boards.
The UO Office of Institutional Equity and Diversity awarded the college a
grant for the program in May. The ultimate goal of the program, explained Ron
Bramhall, the primary author of the grant and director of the Honors Program, is
to enhance the education of all students and the excellence of the university by
celebrating and recognizing the cultural diversity of students in the college.
This is especially important because students in three target populations are
not matriculating from pre-business to full major status at the same rate as other
populations. The CEO Network’s innovative cohort model for first-year students
is being launched this academic year. Junior and senior business students will
serve as mentors to those first-year students. In addition, alumni and business
practitioners are being actively sought to mentor junior and senior students as they
prepare to enter the workforce.
Find out more at ufolio.uoregon.edu/ceonetwork.
Left to right: Bill Walton, Ryan Blair (center), Ahmad Rashad, Oystein Harsvik, and David Stern.
Who’s That?
Just a few of the faces recently
encountered around the Lillis
Business Complex and beyond.
NBA Hall of Fame member Bill
Walton shared with students his
views on the changing sports market
as well as stories about John Wooden
and a sponsorship deal with Phil
Knight that Walton turned down.
Ryan Blair, author of Nothing to
Lose, who overcame adversity to see his
first venture grow to be valued at more
than $1 million after only a few months,
shared his inspirational story with
Entrepreneurship Club students.
Oystein Harsvik, director of the
treasury for Microsoft, a firm whose
wealth is the envy of the corporate
world, impressed students with creative
strategies and innovative approaches he’s
Find Out What’s New Before It’s News: twitter.com/UOBusiness
Did You Know?
The University of Oregon is one of
only nine universities participating
in the federal government’s Chinese
Flagship program (casls.uoregon.edu/
uoflagship). Since starting in 2009,
several Lundquist College of Business
undergraduates have participated in the
innovative program. Here’s what some of
them have to say about the experience:
“It gave me the opportunity to see a
side of China that I had previously heard
of but had no real experience. I saw
how important having connections was
in China; how gift giving can facilitate
or hinder business endeavors. I believe
that all I observed and experienced will
follow me for the rest of my life.”
—Jenny Chen ’10
“I was able to experience and observe
the work ethics and behaviors in their
environment. I had the opportunity to
interact with a different generation of
Chinese people. This opened my eyes
to the contrast of their thoughts and
personalities.” —Grace Ong ’10
pioneering in fund management for
strategic acquisitions and investment
management.
Ahmad Rashad and David Stern
picked up the Jim Warsaw bobble
head at the NBA Finals as part of the
ongoing “Where Is Jim?” tribute to the
Warsaw Sports Marketing Center’s late
founder; see jimwarsaw.com/extras/
where-is-jim.