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Finance graduate and longtime center Matt Hennessy is one of a school-record four Temple Owls selected in the NFL Draft, going to the Atlanta Falcons with the 78th overall pick  It’s the night of April 24 and NFL hopeful Matt Hennessey, BBA ’19, sits in his childhood home in Clarkstown, N.Y. He’s surrounded by his […]

Cameron O’Donnell, BBA ’19, transferred to Temple University as a sophomore looking for a major that interested him and provided unique job opportunities. After some searching, he found that accounting fit the bill. As O’Donnell says, accounting is “a dynamic, forward-thinking profession that provides the motivated and curious with opportunity.” Just one year into his […]

Across the U.S., college students’ lives have been uprooted, leaving many uncertain about their futures. As the school year comes to an end, Temple University has presented numerous awards recognizing the students who embody great leadership and academic achievement, such as the Diamond Award. The Diamond Award is the highest recognition by Temple’s Student Affairs […]

Ravi Parmeswar is the vice president of business analytics for consumer division at Johnson & Johnson. He leads analytics, market place intelligence, competitive reviews and consumer insights business portfolios. As an industry veteran and a Fox graduate, Ravi was invited to be a guest panelist for MS Business Analytics Panel which had to be postponed […]

Richard George doesn’t like uncertainty.  “I like things laid out and predictable,” George says. His bachelor’s degree in Mathematics fed that need—what’s more predictable than math? But when he sought to expand his career into something new, he found himself studying a subject that tries to make sense of uncertainty: actuarial science.  “Actuarial science aims […]

Dear Friends of the Department of Finance,  As I write this letter, we are now embarking on a journey of all classes being delivered online in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. We are taking all precautions to keep our faculty, staff and students safe yet still ensure that they can finish the semester in all […]

In 2019, the Fox Analytics Student Association (FASA) became a Fox student professional organization (SPO). Born out of appreciation for data analytics, the organization brings like-minded people together and creates an atmosphere of knowledge sharing to build a stronger network among MSBA students and alumni. FASA hosts panel discussions, guest speakers and social events such […]

Joshua Tapley works at Comcast on various projects and excels in utilizing Data Visualization. We interviewed him on the macro and micro presence of this tool. Hi Professor Josh. Thank you for your time. We would want to kick start by understanding why Data Visualization is so important these days?  As an adjunct professor, I […]

Every industry analyzes data to understand and predict customer behavior, and, in today’s data-driven world, executives must be able to understand, make sense of the data and tell stories that help drive profitability. The Fox MSBA program has shaped minds to understand data and visualize and analyze it for decision making. This requires a mix […]

Please allow me to say a socially-distanced “hello” to all of you.  In these uncertain times, I hope everyone is healthy and well, and that you are all weathering the medical and economic upheaval as best as you can. The MSBA program, like every academic program, has been affected in many ways by COVID-19, but […]

Jacqueline Arnold’s graduation was a long time coming.  Many members of the Class of 2020 were in diapers when Arnold started her journey to become a Temple graduate.  “Jackie started taking classes one at a time in 1999,” says Debbie Campbell, senior vice dean at the Fox School. “She’s been taking one class at a […]

Last month, the Innovation and Entrepreneurship Institute (IEI) hosted more than 160 people via Zoom as part of its Innovation Leaders Speaker Series:  Design Thinking for Cognitive Bias. The featured speaker was David Dylan Thomas, content strategy advocate at Think Company, a Philadelphia-based design and software development firm. Thomas is also the creator of the […]

As student events across the country have been either canceled or postponed, the Association for Information Systems (AIS) Student Chapter Leadership Conference (SCLC) decided to go virtual, putting the skills that students have learned to proper use. Steven Scarlow, assistant professor in the Department of Management Information Systems (MIS) and the AIS faculty advisor, discusses […]

Samuel Rosen’s research offers closer look at CARES Act’s Paycheck Protection Program PHILADELPHIA, May 11, 2020 — One of the key components of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act is the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP), a $349 billion fund designed to help keep workers employed thanks to forgivable business loans. An additional […]

A work environment that is not only diverse but inclusive is essential to the productivity of workers. Patrick F. McKay, the Fox Stanley and Franny Wang Professor of Human Resource Management, believes a diverse work environment is only the first step in helping workers feel comfortable stating their individual ideas. In a conversation with McKay, […]