Articles from November 2020

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CPA exams: How Jake Schafer clinched the Elijah Watt Sells and Capstone Awards

Sunday, November 22, 2020
When it comes to CPA exam performance, Tippie students don’t mess around. We talked with Jake Schafer (BBA19), now an associate at PwC in Los Angeles, about just how he managed to clinch an Elijah Watt Sells Award (requiring a 95.5+ cumulative average) and a Capstone Award (top 4 exam results in Iowa) in 2019.
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The Daily Iowan: Amy Kristof-Brown named new dean of University of Iowa Tippie College of Business

Since serving as interim dean of the college beginning in March, Amy Kristof-Brown, who has been a faculty member within the college for over 20 years, will take on the role as the new dean beginning Dec. 1.
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Corridor Business Journal: UI's Tippie College elevates acting dean to permanent role

Amy Kristof-Brown, who has served as interim dean of the University of Iowa's Tippie College of Business since March 1, will become the college's permanent dean, UI officials announced today.
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Nicole Thorne Jenkins begins her tenure as the dean of the University of Virginia McIntire School of Commerce

Wednesday, November 18, 2020
Nicole Thorne Jenkins begins her tenure as the dean of the University of McIntire School of Commerce
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Amy Kristof-Brown named dean of the Tippie College of Business

Wednesday, November 18, 2020
Today, Amy Kristof-Brown has been named dean of the Tippie College of Business, pending approval of the Board of Regents, State of Iowa. Kristof-Brown has been serving as the college’s interim dean since March 2020 and will begin her new role on December 1, 2020.
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Doctoral student wins Bayer Women in Operations Research Scholarship

Tuesday, November 17, 2020
Sara Reed, a graduate teaching assistant in the Department of Business Analytics at the University of Iowa, won first place and an honorable mention award in the Bayer Women in Operations Research Scholarship competition.
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When your boss is making nice, they might be faking nice

Thursday, November 12, 2020
Your boss yelled at you in a staff meeting, embarrassing you in front of your co-workers before later apologizing to make nice. But a new study from the University of Iowa suggests your boss’ apology might be more about faking nice than making nice.
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Iowa named top Fulbright producer

Rita Guzmán (BBA18) traveled from Iowa to Porto, Portugal, in fall 2018 to teach English for an academic year. She returned from the Fulbright U.S. Student Program with valuable skills that helped launch her career in international education.
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Tippie College of Business program launches Iowa entrepreneurs

The Hawkeye Startup Accelerator helps students develop their business ideas.
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$390 billion in offshore income: Welcome to the world of shadow insurance

Thursday, November 12, 2020
We’ve all heard stories of offshore bank accounts. Visions of white sand beaches, wire transfers, and heist films spring to mind. But what are offshore affiliate insurance companies, how much are U.S. life insurance companies using them, and why? One Tippie researcher found out.