Tippie News
The great resignation: Business experts say Iowans are job hunting right now
Thursday, June 24, 2021
New numbers from the state show Iowa's unemployment rate ticked up slightly in May to 3.9%. That's up from 3.8% in April. Right now, Iowa is seeing some of the lowest unemployment numbers - with the national rate at 5.8%. While some Iowans are unemployed, the University of Iowa Tippie College of Business is hearing from industry leaders who say a lot of people are also job hunting or are looking...
Vaughan named business director of Tippie’s Vaughan Institute
Wednesday, June 23, 2021
Terri Vaughan, a long-time leader in Iowa’s insurance community, has been named the professional director of the Vaughan Institute of Risk Management and Insurance at the University of Iowa’s Tippie College of Business.
Gustafson signs with the Washington Mystics
Monday, June 21, 2021
Former Hawkeye basketball player Megan Gustafson (BBA19) has signed with the Washington Mystics.
Mahoney named to Glassdoor's Top CEO list
Tuesday, June 15, 2021
Mike Mahoney (BBA87), CEO of Boston Scientific, was named #25 on Glassdoor's Top CEOs of 2021.
Charles Wayne Keene named Associate Dean for Undergraduate Programs
Thursday, June 10, 2021
The University of Iowa Tippie College of Business has announced that Charles Wayne Keene has been hired for the role of Associate Dean for Undergraduate Programs effective July 6. Keene will step into the role that has been held by Ken Brown since 2014. Brown, the Ralph L. Sheets Professor of Management, will return to his faculty position in the Department of Management and Entrepreneurship.
How Henry and Patricia Tippie Met
Monday, June 7, 2021
Proof that true love isn't always love at first sight.
Banwart named VP at Ferrellgas Partners
Thursday, June 3, 2021
Brent Banwart (BBA 08) has been named Vice President of Human Resources at Ferrellgas Partners, one of the nation's largest propane retailers.
Beating the market: UI’s student-managed Henry Fund wins national kudos
Tuesday, June 1, 2021
Some of the nation’s savviest investors reside right here in the Corridor. In fact, they’re University of Iowa students, and last month they proved their mettle by being named the nation’s top graduate student-managed investment fund. The Henry Fund, a real-money investment fund managed by students in the UI’s Tippie College of Business’ master’s in finance program, beat out the likes of Rice and...
Bucking enrollment losses, University of Iowa online MBA sees boom
Tuesday, June 1, 2021
While COVID-19 mostly hurt enrollment across traditional college and university campuses, it has had the opposite effect on some less traditional higher ed programs — like the University of Iowa’s new online Master of Business Administration degree.
Congratulations to our 2021 Fulbright award recipient, Brant Walker!
Tuesday, May 25, 2021
Brant Walker is from Dubuque, Iowa and has recently received a Fulbright scholarship to study in Germany in 2022. He is graduating this year with Bachelor of Science degrees in Economics and Mathematics and a Minor in Philosophy.
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