A. Gary Anderson
Graduate School of Management

DesignVerse May 2024

Students Organize First UI/UX Design-a-Thon at UCR

In May, students gathered for the first School of Business design-a-thon—called DesignVerse —created and presented by Design@UCR undergraduate student organization.
By Laurie McLaughlin |
Two people in front of a digital dashboard showing Business Analytics data

New UCR Business Analytics Major Responds to Marketplace

UCR's new Business Analytics major equips students with quantitative skills to analyze data for business decision-making. The program responds to growing industry demand, with job growth projected at 25% by 2031.
By David Danelski | Inside UCR |
AGSM staff and students at Top golf in Ontario, CA

Scholarships and a Good Time with CalCPA Inland Empire

Five UCR School of Business students received scholarships from CalCPA, the largest state CPA society in the nation, on May 17, 2024 at the society’s Installation & Scholarship ceremony, and the day’s events also included a game tournament at Topgolf in Ontario, California.
By Laurie Mclaughlin |
2024 Faculty Awards celebration

Students Honor UCR Business Faculty

Students honored five professors for their achievements inside the classroom with the business school’s May 17 awards dinner. The 2024 Faculty Teaching and Innovation Awards were given out and celebrated.
By Laurie McLaughlin |
UC Riverside bell tower

UCR in Top 1.3% of World Universities

UC Riverside is ranked in the top 1.3% of universities worldwide according to the 2024 Center for World University Rankings.
By IMRAN GHORI |
UCR School of Business students at ICBSC competition 2024

UCR Business Teams Earn Multiple Competitive Victories

UCR Business teams were victorious at the International Collegiate Business Strategy Competition (ICBSC) in April. The three-day contest included three UCR teams—the 15th year the university has competed—with multiple wins.
By Laurie McLaughlin |
UCR Business Executive Fellows 2024-25 with Dean Wang and Chancellor Wilcox

UCR Executive Fellows Celebrate a Year of Mentorship

At the dinner, the new 2024-2025 executive fellows were installed: Hilda Kennedy, a parent of a UCR graduate and founder and president of the nonprofit lender AmPac Business Capital; Rod McDermott, CEO and co-founder of McDermott + Bull executive recruitment firm; and Jeff Paul, most recently vice president of sales west region for software developer...
By Laurie McLaughlin |
Artificial intelligence with finger pointing, INSPIRE Lab

School of Business Opens Information Systems INSPIRE Lab

Named the INSPIRE Lab—“INSPIRE” is an acronym for Innovating Solutions and Products through Intelligence, Research, and Education—the ultimate goal is to establish the UCR Business School as an internationally reputed innovation and research center.
By Laurie McLaughlin |
UCR School of Business Alumni Arun Surendra

‘People Are the Core of My Business’

Arun Surendra ’99, ’01 MBA arrived at the UCR School of Business to complete a four-year undergraduate degree, he soon found himself in an educational environment starkly different from what he had experienced in India.
UCR Business National Leadership Conference with Professor Ingram

UCR Places High in National Leadership Competition

The Collegiate Leadership Competition “allows top business students from around the globe to practice leadership through challenging and often, seemingly, impossible tasks,” according to the competition’s organizers.
By Laurie McLaughlin |
A saleswoman at a  'Jo Malone'  luxury fragrances counter in Duesseldorf, Germany

Group Sales Incentives Boost Weak Brand Sales, Study Finds

New research co-authored by UC Riverside business professor Subramanian “Bala” Balachander provides some sound advice for managers of retail outlets that limit their product selection to a particular brand.
By David Danelski (david.danelski@ucr.edu) | UCR News |
4 UCR School of Business AGSM MBA Students at 2024 Global Case Competition

UCR Showcases Expertise at 2024 Global Case Competition

UCR MBA students participated in the 2024 Global Case Competition and advanced to the finals. They proposed strategies to engage young adults with UBS's financial advisors through personalized investments and financial literacy programs. Their experience enriched their understanding of finance and equipped them with valuable skills for their future careers.
By Laurie McLaughlin |
Prof. Mindy Truong with a student

School of Business Offers New DEI Courses

Focusing on diversity, equity, and inclusion—better known as DEI—new courses were created as a collaborative effort, says Truong, an assistant professor of management.
By Laurie McLaughlin |
OSCM Stock cargo ships supply chain

Four Reasons To Study Supply Chain In California

California is home to two of the US’s largest ports in LA and Long Beach and a key operations base for delivery companies such as UPS and Amazon.
By Almha Murphy, BusinessBecause |
Anderson Hall main building

School of Business Graduate Program Surges in Top Rankings

The UC Riverside School of Business increased 20 positions in a U.S. News & World Report 2024 graduate school ranking released this week.
By John Warren and Kathleen Drake |
Kyle Ingram

‘Dr. Ingram is doing what he is meant to do’

Challenging the traditional notion of “right answers” and cultivating an appreciation for the complexity of social and psychological phenomena is central to the instructional philosophy of Kyle Ingram, assistant professor of teaching in management.
By Laurie McLaughlin |
Zaid Assi ’23 MPA

A Firm of His Own

Zaid Assi had already set the foundation for his own accounting firm when he finished his Master of Professional Accountancy degree at the A. Gary Anderson Graduate School of Management in December 2023.
By Laurie McLaughlin |
Margaret Campbell article banner

UCR Business Professor Recognized for Consumer Psychology Scholarship

Margaret “Meg” C. Campbell, an associate dean, professor of marketing and Anderson Presidential Chair in Business Administration at UC Riverside’s School of Business, has received the Fellows Award for Outstanding Contributions to the Field of Consumer Psychology.
By David Danelski (david.danelski@ucr.edu) | Inside UCR |
Ashish Sood

Giving Students the Up-to-the-minute Knowledge They Need

Every year, Associate Professor of Marketing Ashish Sood shakes up about 20% of his curriculum.
By Laurie McLaughlin |
Michael Saldana ’09

What It’s Like to Sell Residential Real Estate

During an episode of HGTV’s “House Hunters” reality show, Michael Saldana ’09 led a newly engaged couple through three properties in the Los Angeles area. The groom-to-be wanted a condo, and the bride-to-be wanted a house; they both wanted a 1,000 square-foot home close to public transportation with inside washer and dryer and no stucco...