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January 3, 2020
Fisher College of Business
Fisher College of Business
Meet Fisher’s new chief diversity officer: Cynthia Turner
Assistant Dean and Chief Diversity Officer Cynthia Turner has always been a trailblazer. In 1996 she became the first African-American woman to earn a PhD in accounting from The Ohio State University and now, more than 20 years later, she is the first such woman to be named to the dean’s leadership team at Fisher in its recorded history.
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December 13, 2019
Fisher College of Business
Fisher College of Business
Shaping undergraduate leadership and creativity through partnerships
For more than a decade, Fisher College of Business and KeyBank have teamed up to provide high-achieving, diverse undergraduate students from colleges and universities across the country with a unique opportunity to grow as leaders. Participants and partners in the 2019 symposium shared their about the event and the impact it has had – and continues to have – on their development as leaders
December 2, 2019
Fisher College of Business
Fisher College of Business
KeyBank Foundation, Fisher host 12th annual Business Leadership and Creativity Undergraduate Student Symposium
KeyBank leaders joined faculty, staff and students at The Ohio State University Max M. Fisher College of Business faculty to host 37 students from 22 different universities for the 12th annual KeyBank and Fisher College of Business Leadership and Creativity Undergraduate Student Symposium.
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October 17, 2019
Fisher College of Business
Fisher College of Business
Executive Education: Off campus at Nationwide
When the idea to offer a customized course focused on data and analytics at Nationwide popped up on Jodi Abbate’s radar, she had two questions: did Nationwide associates want such a course and, if so, who could deliver one? Abbate turned to some familiar faces at Fisher and worked with its Executive Education team, to create the Analytics in Action Seminar Series, a year-long, custom data and analytics workshop at Nationwide.
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October 1, 2019
Columbus CEO
Columbus CEO
Risk Institute matches Ohio State students with corporate conundrums
Some companies use interns for drudgery such as filing, copying and collating with a little meaningful work sprinkled in. How about using them to brainstorm solutions to high-level business challenges? The Risk Institute at Ohio State works with companies such as Worldpay, Discover and Abbott Nutrition connect them with MBA and specialized master's students to develop ways to combat risk.
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August 19, 2019
Fisher College of Business
Fisher College of Business
Fisher students join efforts to help grow Ohio exports
As part of the Ohio Export Internship Program, more than 40 students utilized their export-focused coursework to conduct research on overseas markets, create export compliance manuals and assist with sales and marketing plans. The 43 members of the OEIP Class of 2019 were recently recognized by Lt. Governor Jon Husted, along with Lydia Mihalik, director of the Ohio Development Services Agency. They were joined by representatives from Fisher, Cleveland State University Monte Ahuja College of Business and Youngstown State University Williamson College of Business.
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August 16, 2019
Fisher College of Business
Fisher College of Business
Center for Real Estate elevating industry education, research and outreach
Khalil Clements’ experience with The Ohio State University Center for Real Estate is just one example of the many ways the center is delivering on its mission to advance real estate through educational opportunities, academic research and outreach and partnerships with the real estate community.
August 7, 2019
Export-Import Bank of the United States
Export-Import Bank of the United States
EXIM chairman Kimberly Reed meets with Ohio businesses on how agency can help boost state’s economy
Kimberly A. Reed, president and chairman of the Export-Import Bank of the United States (EXIM), met with representatives from businesses in Columbus, Ohio, to learn about the challenges they encounter in competing in the global economy.
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July 24, 2019
Fisher College of Business
Fisher College of Business
ACAP-Ohio continuing to introduce students to business
As part of the Accounting Careers Awareness and Preparation (ACAP) program, Douglas Burnett received a 360-degree view of accounting and business, as well as valuable personal, professional and career development skills. He was one of 41 high school students or recent graduates from across the state to participate in the 2019 ACAP-Ohio program at Fisher.
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July 23, 2019
Fisher College of Business
Fisher College of Business
OnRamp connecting Ohio State students and top companies through innovation
What started out as a project during Christian Lampasso’s time as an industrial and systems engineering student at Ohio State has quickly — and not so
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June 14, 2019
Fisher College of Business
Fisher College of Business
MBA students provide insights for global water projects
The opportunity to learn, hone and utilize business skills while also addressing a global societal challenge isn’t a part of every MBA student’s exper
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May 22, 2019
Fisher College of Business
Fisher College of Business
Collaboration connects Fisher with partners in Tanzania
Throughout the past four years, students, faculty and leaders from The Ohio State University’s Global Water Institute have partnered with the Universi
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May 9, 2019
Fisher College of Business
Fisher College of Business
Students’ project impresses Canadian apparel company
Tasked with opening her group’s presentation to more than a dozen senior leaders at an international apparel company in Canada, Amy Adams began to spe
May 8, 2019
Fisher College of Business
Fisher College of Business
Bringing operational excellence to food insecurity
Students in Fisher’s Master of Business Operational Excellence (MBOE) program are sharing their process-improvement insights to help the Mid-Ohio Foodbank better serve hungry families and individuals throughout central Ohio.
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April 24, 2019
Fisher College of Business
Fisher College of Business
Fisher honors leaders’ commitment to diversity
Leadership in diversity and support of diversity and inclusion initiatives were celebrated as part of the 18th annual Fisher College of Business Diversity Awards.
April 15, 2019
The Ohio State University
The Ohio State University
Ohio State institute highlights efforts to stop distracted driving
Every day in the U.S., approximately nine people are killed and more than 1,000 injured in crashes that are reported to involve a distracted driver, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The Risk Institute at The Ohio State University Fisher College of Business is working to bring those numbers down.
March 27, 2019
The Ohio State University College of Engineering
The Ohio State University College of Engineering
Putting the brakes on anxious driving
Information Systems student Brett Miller and six other students from across Ohio State teamed up to tackle a capstone project, sponsored by Honda, that could help keep you zen behind the wheel.
March 25, 2019
Poets&Quants
Poets&Quants
Ohio State reinvents its MBA experience
MBA students who start their studies this fall at Ohio State University’s Fisher College of Business will benefit from a newly redesigned curriculum that is more personalized, integrated and experiential than ever before.
March 6, 2019
MiM Guide
MiM Guide
Accounting courses: Energized by technology
Tzachi Zach, faculty director of Fisher's Master of Accounting program, highlights how the college is equipping future accountants with the key skills to communicate with industry-focused data experts and software engineers.
March 4, 2019
TechCrunch
TechCrunch
Can predictive analytics be made safe for humans?
Dennis Hirsch, a fellow at The Risk Institute, a professor of law and head of Ohio State's Program on Data and Governance, shared insights about the challenges posed by this new data economy.
March 1, 2019
Columbus CEO
Columbus CEO
JPMorgan Chase's Corrine Burger is the best-connected Columbus exec you probably haven't met
JPMorgan Chase's local leader and Columbus 2020 board member Corrine Burger (BSBA '85) has her hands in efforts to grow and diversify Columbus talent.
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February 22, 2019
Smart Business
Smart Business
Advantages and disadvantages of middle-market firms
Do you know yourself? Oded Shenkar, the Ford Motor Company Chair in Global Business Management at Fisher and academic director of the National Center for the Middle Market, lays out the inherent advantages and disadvantages of middle-market firms.
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February 13, 2019
Fisher College of Business
Fisher College of Business
National Center for the Middle Market adds Chubb as newest sponsor
The National Center for the Middle Market (NCMM) at The Ohio State University officially announced that Chubb, the world's largest publicly traded property and casualty insurance company, has joined Grant Thornton and Cisco as a 2019 sponsor.
February 8, 2019
Columbus Business First
Columbus Business First
How can Ohio grow exports? Send in the interns
The Ohio Development Services Agency is funding interns through its Export Internship Program aimed specifically at helping companies learn how to navigate the international business world. The program has been an experiment with three business schools – Ohio State University Fisher College of Business, Youngstown State University’s Williamson College of Business Administration and Cleveland State University’s Monte Ahuja College of Business.
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February 5, 2019
Fisher College of Business
Fisher College of Business
Fisher joins the Columbus Chamber of Commerce
Building on its commitment to establishing meaningful partnerships with the Columbus business community, The Ohio State University Max M. Fisher Colle