Collat School of Business News
Jack’s tenure as business dean transforms school
As Eric P. Jack prepares to step down as dean opens a new website of the UAB Collat School of Business at the end of June, friends, colleagues, students, and business leaders have been reflecting on his tremendous impact and wishing him well in his well-earned retirement.
ID student earns prestigious scholarship to study in Spain
Industrial Distribution major William Coleman has been awarded the 2023 Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship opens a new website, a prestigious scholarship that provides funds for students to study abroad while in college.
Economics student balances classes, political website
Eshan Pokhrel’s news organization, like many things, was born out of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Collat students raise money to feed central Alabama’s food insecure
The UAB Chapter of Beta Alpha Psi opens a new website is raising money for a “Feed the Funnel” event in which Collat School of Business students, faculty and staff will pack meals for those in need in central Alabama.
OD/MBA student selected for Schweitzer Fellowship
OD/MBA student Demetric Jones will be spending the next 13 months in service to the Birmingham-area Hispanic community through a prestigious Albert Schweitzer Fellowship opens a new website. Jones is part of UAB’s unique OD/MBA dual degree program, in which he’ll earn both a master of business administration and a doctorate of optometry concurrently.
Hundreds graduate from UAB Collat School of Business at Spring Commencement
More than 400 students from the Collat School of Business graduated during two spring semester commencement ceremonies Friday, April 28 and Saturday, April 29 at Bartow Arena.
Graduating students and their friends and family were celebrated at pre-commencement receptions in the Collat School of Business both days.
Student investment group presents at New York financial conference
Leaders of the UAB Green and Gold Fund opens a new website at the Collat School of Business recently traveled to New York City to present the group’s investment strategy at the Quinnipiac University Global Asset Management Education (GAME) Forum opens a new website.
Finance student plans to expand media business after graduation
Thomas Do views his job as a service to the business community.
“It’s my way of helping people, whether that’s generating leads for a small business or telling their story,” he said.
Nabors joins Beta Alpha Psi board of directors
Accounting instructor Eddie Nabors was recently elected to the Beta Alpha Psi Board of Directors to serve as the board’s director of administration.
New certificate allows students to focus on real estate
UAB students interested in a career in real estate can develop their understanding of both commercial and residential real estate through a new undergraduate certificate program in the Collat School of Business.
Association for Information Systems honors Collat professors
The Association for Information Systems (AIS) opens a new website recently selected Collat professors Philip Musa, Ph.D. opens a new website and Paul Di Gangi, Ph.D. opens a new website, as AIS Distinguished Members-Cum Laude. Musa was honored in the association’s June 2022 membership cohort; Di Gangi was honored in December 2022.
Edmonds honored with Provost’s TOC Award for online class
Collat accounting professor Jennifer Edmonds, Ph.D.; opens a new website, has been recognized with the Provost’s Awards for Transformative Online Courses (TOC Awards) opens a new website for engaging online students.
Collat students find perfect internships through UAB’s ASBA Project
Entrepreneurship student D’Andre McBride wants to launch a social enterprise that focuses on helping disadvantaged people with career and professional development, and, for the last two semesters, he’s been learning how to run one from the ground up, thanks to the UAB Academic Small Business Alliance’s Bridge to Success Project opens a new website.
U.S. News ranks UAB's management information systems program No. 4 in nation
The Collat School of Business’s online graduate Management Information Systems program opens a new website is ranked No. 4 in the nation, according to U.S. News & World Report. The program jumped five spots in the online programs rankings this year. The only schools to rank higher were Columbia University, Johns Hopkins University, and Virginia Tech.
Accounting & Finance Department, RIFE launch new podcast season
The Department of Accounting and Finance and the Regions Institute for Financial Education have launched the latest season of their popular Collat F.A.M. podcast opens a new website, providing listeners with a deeper dive into all things finance and accounting from the perspective of experts, faculty, students, and alumni.
Collat celebrates new J. Frank Barefield, Jr. Entrepreneurship Program
The newly named J. Frank Barefield, Jr. Entrepreneurship Program in the Collat School of Business is set to enter the national scene.
Collat student-led investment fund to invest money for TVA
The UAB Collat School of Business's student investment group, the UAB Green and Gold Fund opens a new website, will soon receive half a million dollars from the Tennessee Valley Authority, which wants Collat students to invest the money on its behalf.
Thomas DeCarlo receives 2022 UAB President's Award for Excellence in Teaching
Thomas DeCarlo, PhD, has been selected to receive the UAB President's Award for Excellence in Teaching for his exceptional accomplishments in teaching. He will be honored at a university ceremony this fall.
Recessions breed new business ventures. Here's how to get in the game.
The economic news these days can seem grim. Government efforts to rein in soaring inflation are predicted to lead to a recession, which usually means job cuts, fewer raises, and general belt-tightening for companies and employees.
UAB Beta Alpha Psi advisor wins prestigious Beta Alpha Psi award
Being a good student organization advisor is all about leading from the sidelines, according to accounting instructor Eddie Nabors.