University of Portland School of Business

05/21/2026

- professor Ashley Hass, Ph.D. joins today. Listen 🔊to the segment (tap bio ⬆️) and learn more about a recent Pew Research study that finds half of US adults under 50 get health and wellness info from influencers and podcasts.

04/27/2026

Repost:
Helmut Becker ’62, an emeritus professor who taught accounting to generations of University of Portland students, has proudly added his family name to the school’s growing ledger of endowed professorships.

The Helmut and Margit Becker Endowed Professorship of Business will be awarded to a faculty member during the 2026-27 academic year, said School of Business Dean Michael DeVaughn, PhD.

“We are all so blessed by what the University did for our family,” said Cornelia Becker Seigneur ’86. “Now, years later, by giving this endowment to help the next generation of faculty and students, it means everything to our father and our family.”

🔗 Tap link in bio to read the full story!

04/17/2026

One month down since our groundbreaking Portland Sports Business Summit! 👏 We were thrilled to launch our innovative Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) in Sports Business 🏀⚽⚾ and invite sports fans to explore the program's possibilities! (tap bio for program info☝)

04/14/2026

Today is — University of Portland’s annual day of giving! 🙌

Join alumni, students, and friends in supporting and opening doors for talented students.

Your gift today to the UP School of Business Global Acumen Scholarship directly funds current students and expands access to transformative opportunities.
Give now and make an immediate difference — thank you for backing UP students! 💜🎁
(Tap☝️bio for giving link)

04/03/2026

- Highlighting Dr. Naveen Gudigantala on this Good Friday! Be sure to catch and connect with him when he presents at Women in Big Data Northwest's next workshop!
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🔎What: "From Model to Decision: Building Solutions That Actually Change How Organizations Act

📣Speaker: Dr. Naveen Gudigantala, Silicon Valley Distinguished Professor, University of Portland School of Business

👨‍🏫What you’ll learn: End-to-end case on making models usable, trusted, and adopted; why strong get ignored; how to move insight into action

📚Ideal for: students, alumni, and early career data practitioners who want practical, career-ready skills for making models matter

📆When: April 16, 2026 · 11:00 AM–1:00 PM PST · Online · Free

💜 Students and alumni: reserve your free spot to learn deployment and decision-influence skills you can add to your hashtag and discuss in interviews!

👉Register on Meetup (link comments below)

04/02/2026

Join us for University of Portland School of Business' next session APRIL 9 - "Behind the Scenes of Reorgs: The Pivotal Role of Leaders & HR" presented by Ann Schmidt, HR Consultant (former Nike and Adidas Senior HR Director) and Kristin Parrott, VP HR Weir Esco (hashtag Alumna💜and former Adidas Senior VP of HR).

Unpack the vital role of and in successful reorganizations—and discover future outcomes of this critical work.

This workshop is designed for professionals and students pursuing careers within structured organizations across the , public, and hashtag sectors, and for alumni and community members working in these fields. Free to attend!
Simply register (link👇)

03/26/2026

Join us in celebrating🎉Dr. Beth Leavenworth DuFault — her photo 📷 exhibition, born from seven years of ethnographic work in a fishing village, brings to life skills, judgment, and collective know-how that resist simple metrics. Rooted in a lifetime of seeing the world through a lens (her first camera was a Yashica Mat handed down from her father), this show extends her engaged scholarship at the University of Portland School of Business through images that complement publications, partnerships, and student projects.

🫴 You're invited: Reception today, March 26 — 4–6 PM Location: Clark Library, Covert Gallery, University of Portland 💜

Come support Dr. DuFault and experience translated into compelling visual form! Questions? Send a note or visit the gallery link👇

03/17/2026

03/05/2026

Have you secured your tickets yet to the inaugural Portland Sports Business Summit 🏀⚾ 🏈on Friday, 3/13?

Sports execs like Larry Miller (Jordan Brand), Paxton Baker (Washington Nationals), Kevin Kinghorn (CMO Portland Trail Blazers), Mike Johnston (Portland Winterhawks), Alan Miller (Portland Pickles) and more, will be coming to UP next week!

Representatives from the Portland Trail Blazers, Nike, Portland Thorns FC, Portland Fire, Portland Pickles Baseball Team, Portland Bangers FC, Portland Cherry Bombs, Sport Oregon, Portland Timbers, and Hillsboro Hops will be in attendance ready to engage with students.

Admission is free but registration is required. Secure your spot today! (registration☝)

02/25/2026

- From growing up in Woodland, Washington to deciding to study at UP 💜 and being accepted into . Alumnus Casey Ripp, shares his experience serving in the US Army as a logistics officer, working in Germany and then ultimately coming back to the US to teach marketing, sports and technology (article on blog)