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May 10, 2023
Fisher College of Business
Fisher College of Business
Fisher, Ohio State celebrate Class of 2023
Learn more about the Class of 2023 and the more than 1,800 new members to Fisher’s alumni family.
May 1, 2023
WalletHub
WalletHub
2023’s best and worst states for working moms
Stephanie Wapner, senior lecturer in management and human resources, provides additional insight and context to WalletHub's examination of a variety of metrics that seek to identify the best and worst states for working moms.
April 21, 2023
Fisher College of Business
Fisher College of Business
Recognizing diversity, equity and inclusion: The 2023 Fisher Diversity Awards
The 20th annual Fisher Diversity Awards honored champions of diversity, equity and inclusion for their community outreach and contributions to diverse workforce practices. Learn more about the two individual award winners and the company that took home the corporate award.
April 20, 2023
Fisher College of Business
Fisher College of Business
The sky’s the limit: Torrington Ford
Meet Torrington Ford and learn about his unique journey to becoming a Business Buckeye, a pilot and a member of the Class of 2023.
April 19, 2023
The Associated Press
The Associated Press
NRA shows gun rights power but pushback grows from shootings
Brian Mittendorf, the Fisher Designated Professor in Accounting, says the NRA's financial picture is improving, but continued declines in revenue means "something has to give for this organization."
April 6, 2023
Ascend Cities
Ascend Cities
La-Z-Boy joins Ascend national cohort as a partner
La-Z-Boy is the newest partner supporting Ascend's National Cohort. The program, which connects Fisher College of Business, the University of Washington Foster School of Business in Seattle and two other business schools will help businesses accelerate their growth through consultation services, engagement by MBA students and executive education offerings provided by Fisher and the Foster School of Business.
April 4, 2023
The Ohio State University
The Ohio State University
Fisher alumni share business success during Women’s Leadership Symposium
What’s the secret to business success? Learn how confidence, collaboration, balance, and being intellectually, emotionally and socially agile have guided Fisher alumnae into leadership roles and C-Suite careers.
March 29, 2023
Fisher College of Business
Fisher College of Business
Fisher Invitational brings business experience to life
See how collegiate teams from around the country fared as they converged at Fisher to create innovative new ideas and real-time strategies for global retailer Bath & Body Works.
March 27, 2023
Fisher College of Business
Fisher College of Business
Hardy named new executive director of Fisher’s Office of Career Management
Kevin J. Hardy has been named the newest executive director of Fisher's Office of Career Management. Learn more about Hardy and the experience he brings to the college's career management team.
March 25, 2023
CNN
CNN
The Girl Scout cookie crumbled this year. Here's what happened
For decades, Girl Scouts has used cookie sales to raise funds and teach scouts about entrepreneurship. This year, thanks to the Raspberry Rally cookie, members got a painful lesson in what can happen when high demand meets limited supply. Predicting demand for the Rallies may have been especially difficult, because Girl Scouts introduced a whole new way to buy them, said Terry Esper, associate professor of logistics at Fisher.
March 23, 2023
WOSU
WOSU
The decrease of diversity, equity and inclusion roles within companies
Tanya Menon, professor of management and human resources and the chair of Ohio State's University Senate Diversity Committee, joins the discussion of why the number of diversity, equity and inclusion roles are declining — and the importance of quantifiable metrics in measuring the impact of these roles.
March 20, 2023
Connecticut Public
Connecticut Public
Stop, drop, and stay there: A look at leisure
Guests on the Colin McEnroe Show, including Professor of Marketing Selin Malkoc, take a look at the importance of leisure for health, how the concept differs around the world, and what it means to value your free time.
March 20, 2023
Fisher College of Business
Fisher College of Business
Kathleen Sharp’s legacy of Lean
Kathleen Sharp (MBOE ’15) left her mark on the world by improving health care for patients. Learn how, through a lifetime of living Lean, she changed the lives of people in her community and left a legacy for future Lean leaders at Fisher.
March 16, 2023
Fisher College of Business
Fisher College of Business
Spotlighting leaders at Fisher’s annual Pace Setters Awards
Meet Fisher’s best and brightest principled leaders and humble servants. This elite group of high achieving students, faculty and alumni were honored as Fisher’s very best ambassadors at this year’s Pace Setters awards.
March 14, 2023
The Ohio State University
The Ohio State University
Academic directors for Global Gateways appointed
Jay Anand, the William H. Davis Chair and Dean’s Distinguished Professor of Strategy at Fisher has been named the academic director for the university's India Gateway. As one of three academic directors tasked to gateways in India, China and Brazil, Anand will serve as a part-time senior advisor for the Global Gateways and connect with Ohio State’s 15 colleges and regional campuses to identify new partnership opportunities abroad.
March 8, 2023
Fisher College of Business
Fisher College of Business
Jellison named executive director of The Risk Institute
Meet Noah Jellison (BSBA ’07) and learn how his experience will help the Risk Institute advance enterprise risk management practice and research.
March 7, 2023
The Ohio State University
The Ohio State University
Ohio State professor Angus Fletcher awarded U.S. Army medal for leadership training
What does business education at Fisher have in common with U.S. Army Special Operations training? Angus Fletcher. A professor in The Ohio State University Department of English who also teaches in Fisher's Executive Education program, Fletcher was awarded the U.S. Army’s Public Service Commendation Medal for training special operations personnel in leadership and decision-making skills.
March 2, 2023
Fisher College of Business
Fisher College of Business
New open enrollment programs expanding executive education at Fisher
From leadership to health care, supply chain to ESG, seven new open enrollment programs from Fisher’s Executive Education department are providing professionals with convenient opportunities to expand their existing business knowledge.
March 1, 2023
Fisher College of Business
Fisher College of Business
Curiosity and drive: Adin Feliz’s journey through business to law
Curiosity can lead to a world of possibilities. Learn more about finance student Adin Feliz and how he used experiences at Fisher and beyond to find his passion for law.
February 27, 2023
Columbus Business First
Columbus Business First
Continental Plaza's mortgage nears maturity, putting pressure on owners in post-pandemic office market
The popularity of remote and hybrid work has led to higher vacancies at office properties nationwide. "What's happening at this asset (Continental Plaza) is what's happening all over," said Donald Sheets, executive director of the Ohio State University Center for Real Estate and a senior lecturer in the finance department at Fisher.
February 22, 2023
The Ohio State University
The Ohio State University
Technology entrepreneur Ratmir Timashev shares secrets of success with Ohio State students
Fisher students had an exclusive opportunity to connect with Ratmir Timashev (MA ’95) and to learn more about the professional possibilities that the software industry can provide. Timashev’s fireside chat at Fisher coincided with the announcement of his $110 million gift to Ohio State to create the Center for Software Innovation.
February 16, 2023
The Ohio State University
The Ohio State University
Record-setting $110M gift will launch the Center for Software Innovation at Ohio State
A historic, $110 million gift from the Timashev Family Foundation to The Ohio State University will establish the Center for Software Innovation, which will bring together the College of Engineering, Fisher College of Business and other partners in creative new ways, including through the creation of endowed professorships, cutting-edge academic offerings and hands-on industry experience for students.
February 15, 2023
The Ohio State University
The Ohio State University
Cryptocurrency confusion? Ohio State professor to the rescue
Amin Shams, assistant professor of finance, breaks down the wild, mysterious world of blockchain, bitcoin and cryptocurrency’s future.
February 13, 2023
Fisher College of Business
Fisher College of Business
KeyBank Leadership Symposium broadens students’ business perspectives
Learning the skills to become better business students and professionals is at the heart of the KeyBank Leadership and Creativity Symposium. Discover what skills two Ohio State students learned from the event and how they plan to apply them to real-life situations and their academic careers.
February 7, 2023
Fisher College of Business
Fisher College of Business
Turner recognized nationally for her dedication to DEI at Fisher
Learn more about Assistant Dean and Chief Diversity Officer Cynthia Turner (MAcc '95, PhD '96) and why she was recently recognized for her work advancing diversity, equity and inclusion at Fisher.