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CBA Professors Examine Value of CEO Compensation Packages

Wed, 15 May 2013 14:05:00 -0500

Dr. Sam Allgood, Edwin J. Faulkner Professor of Economics, and Dr. Kathleen Farrell, senior associate dean and professor of finance at CBA recently published a research article in the Journal of Corporate Finance that examined compensation packages for more than 1,400 CEOs over a 14-year period.

Dr. Yijia Lin Promoted, Granted Tenure

Thu, 09 May 2013 09:05:00 -0500

Dr. Yijia Lin was promoted to associate professor and granted tenure. She was one of the 75 UNL faculty members receiving promotion and/or tenure in 2013 and was honored at a UNL reception at the International Quilt Study Center and Museum on April 23.

Business Students Graduate as Part of Second Largest UNL Class

Tue, 07 May 2013 09:05:00 -0500

More than 2,750 students received their diplomas May 3 and 4 at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. This is the second largest class in the history of UNL.

Beta Alpha Psi Students Compete in Best Practice Competition and Advance to Nationals

Thu, 02 May 2013 14:05:00 -0500

Fourteen students from CBA presented in the Best Practice Competition at the regional meeting of Beta Alpha Psi on April 6. The competition, which was held in Kansas City, Kan., had three presentation categories including innovation, inspiration and imagination.

2013 Faculty and Staff Awards Reception Recognizes Excellence at CBA

Mon, 29 Apr 2013 15:04:00 -0500

The 2013 Faculty Awards Reception for the College of Business Administration was held, Thursday, April 25 at the Van Brunt Visitors Center. Dr. Donde Plowman, the James, Jr. and Susan Stuart Endowed Dean of CBA, presented the awards to the thirteen award recipients.

Over 70 Percent of CBA Students Sign Ethics Code

Mon, 15 Apr 2013 11:04:00 -0500

More than 70 percent of undergraduate students currently enrolled at the UNL College of Business Administration have given their signature of support to the CBA ethics code. The student-written ethics code and belief statement were launched at the State Farm Ethics Day Lecture last year.

Francisco Gomez Interns in Washington D.C.

Thu, 28 Mar 2013 15:03:00 -0500

Francisco Gomez competed against more than 800 applicants to become one of 40 students working at Capitol Hill this summer in Washington, D.C. A finance and international business senior at CBA, he received an eight-week internship offered by the Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute.

Business Students Set Example By Competing in Ethics Bowl

Wed, 06 Mar 2013 11:03:00 -0600

Students at CBA continue to lead by example when it comes to practicing the ethics principles taught at the college. CBA students Aakriti Agrawal and Karanbir Hundal both competed as part of UNL’s Ethics Bowl team in Boulder, Colo.

UNL MBA Student Team Captures Title at ACG Nebraska Cup Competition

Fri, 01 Mar 2013 13:03:00 -0600

MBA students from CBA took home the first place trophy in the second annual ACG Nebraska Cup competition. The ACG Cup is an intercollegiate case study competition designed to give students invaluable insights into a variety of areas of business and finance.

Actuarial Science Program Renewed as Center of Actuarial Excellence

Thu, 14 Feb 2013 11:02:00 -0600

The UNL Actuarial Science program has been renewed as a Center of Actuarial Excellence (CAE) by the Society of Actuaries’ Centers of Actuarial Excellence Evaluation Committee. The designation is given to programs that excel in eight criteria of qualitative and quantitative categories.