Collat School of Business News
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.
Management grad uses Collat degree, education abroad experience to move to Italy
A degree from the UAB Collat School of Business can land you anywhere. Just ask Tina Poe. A spring 2022 graduate, Poe is heading to Italy this fall to begin the International Year One Program opens a new website at Syracuse Academy in Sicily, fully immersing herself in the Italian language and culture for the three-year fashion and textile design program.
Accounting professor wins elite award for gamification app
A UAB Collat School of Business professor recently received a prestigious award for his app that aims to create a highly engaged community in online courses.
Collat students celebrate professors with new teaching awards
UAB Collat School of Business students recently honored four professors with the inaugural CSOB Teaching Excellence Awards. The new teaching awards honor one professor in each academic department and in the graduate program and are voted on by Collat students.
Collat students tackle sustainability at TVA case competition, place second
A team of UAB Collat School of Business students used quick thinking and teamwork to win big at the TVA Financial Services Case Competition this month.
The team – Graysen Thompson, Daniel Massie, Harrison Turner and Tristan King – placed second in the competition, winning $2,500 in scholarship funds. Another UAB team also participated in the competition.
UAB's Sales Certificate Program named one of best in U.S.
The Professional Sales Certificate Program in the University of Alabama at Birmingham's Collat School of Business has again been recognized as a "Top University Sales Program" by the Sales Education Foundation opens a new website for 2022. The recognition appears in the foundation's 2022 Annual SEF magazine opens a new website.
Reflections on retirement by long-serving Collat faculty
The UAB Collat School of Business is saying goodbye to several long-serving faculty members after years of service.
Colleagues and loved ones recently gathered together to celebrate the time these instructors spent with students and their commitment to preparing them for a successful career. Read more about their journeys throughout the years.
Speaker series explains accounting, finance career opportunities
For instructor Eddie Nabors, preparing students to enter the workforce is a labor of love. "I want to make a difference in young people's lives," he said.
Volunteers needed to prepare free tax returns
The Regions Institute for Financial Education opens a new website (RIFE) is looking for volunteers to assist community members with filing income taxes.
UAB Collat School of Business maintains accounting and business accreditation
The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business International has again approved the maintenance of both business and supplemental accounting accreditations for the UAB Collat School of Business. Only 1 percent of business schools worldwide are accredited in both.
U.S. News ranks UAB's online business degrees among nation's best
UAB Collat School of Business's online programs have been named among the top online programs in the nation by U.S. News and World Report. The publication's annual rankings were released on Tuesday, January 25.
Collat's entrepreneurship program honored as one of nation's best
The UAB Collat School of Business's entrepreneurship program has earned the top award in a national competition of entrepreneurship programs.
Collat School of Business Department Awards - Fall 2021
Students were recognized for their academic excellence during the Collat School of Business Department Awards event on Friday, December 10, 2021.
UAB's Center for the Public Trust Recognized as Golden Star Chapter
The UAB Center for the Public Trust student chapter opens a new website was recently recognized as a Golden Star Chapter by the NASBA Center for the Public Trust (CPT) for the 2020-21 academic year. The Golden Star Chapter designation is an honor awarded to student chapters that lead with excellence and cultivate an environment of ethical behavior on campus.
Finance expert named chair of Collat's Department of Accounting and Finance
The University of Alabama at Birmingham Collat School of Business has named Regions Institute for Financial Education Endowed Professor Stephanie Yates, Ph.D., chair of the Department of Accounting and Finance.
Collat professor honored by ASCPA as Alabama's Outstanding Accounting Educator
The Alabama Society of Certified Public Accountants (ASCPA) has named Frank Messina, Ph.D opens a new website., its 2021 Outstanding Accounting Educator.
Collat Career Center staff gain new perspectives for career programming
Each semester, Collat students take advantage of a myriad of career programming designed by the Collat Career Center to help them land jobs once they graduate, including career fairs, career coaching and visits from employers.