Professor of Management Nezih Altay still remembers the pivotal event 20 years ago that led him to focus his expertise on humanitarian supply chain. It was Aug. 17, 1999, five days before he was supposed to marry his fiancée, Ozge Guney, in Turkey’s capital of Istanbul. Altay and Ozge had traveled to their home country…
Month: April 2020
Leadership in Changing Times
This spring brings change to our business college, both unexpected and planned. As we were finishing this issue of Business Exchange, COVID-19 became a pandemic that compelled DePaul to move all spring quarter courses online and all student services to remote delivery for everyone’s safety. I am proud of how quickly our teleworking business faculty…
Building Career Resilience
DePaul helps business alumni stay career competitive Like many Class of 2020 graduates, Michael J. Smith had to pivot his career plans last spring because of the pandemic-driven economic downturn. Smith was looking forward to joining KPMG as a tax data and analytics associate in June. But on the eve of earning his master’s in…
Thomas Donley Appointed Interim Business College Dean
DePaul University Interim Provost Salma Ghanem has named Thomas Donley Interim Dean for the College of Business, effective July 1. Prior to his appointment, Donley, a professor of economics, held a series of administrative roles in which he helped shape the business college’s academic programs and operations, as well as DePaul’s faculty governance. He will…
Coming Soon: Revised MBA, New Graduate Degrees
Decision-making in all industries is increasingly data-driven, creating more career opportunities for business graduates with analytical skills. To prepare professionals to take advantage of these opportunities, the Kellstadt Graduate School of Business has revised its MBA program for this fall and is introducing new programs that emphasize analytics. “The revised MBA curriculum has a greater focus…
Alumna Leads Launch of Innovative New Bank
When I think about the impact DePaul had on my life and career, I also go back to networks. DePaul expanded my perspective, my skill set, but perhaps most importantly, my network— a network I continue to leverage and grow today. Marianne Markowitz (MBA ’92) is leading the launch of Illinois’ first new commercial bank…
A Leadership Guide for Working Parents
Alyssa Westring has been researching work-life balance for 18 years, since before she became a parent. Now an associate professor of management in the Driehaus College of Business and a mother of two, Westring thinks a lot about the advice her mother gave her when she was growing up. You can have it all, she…
Marketing Case Workshop Celebrates 25 Years
Mary Beth McCabe (MBA ’82) remembers learning a lot from the business case studies written about real brands—including EKCO kitchenware—that she tackled as a student at DePaul. “We had to create our own product promotional characters, and our group created the character Ernie Ekco for some cooking products,” she recalls. The exercise helped her connect…
Business Students Spread Financial Literacy in the Community
Students in James Valentine’s “Exploring and Sharing Financial Literacy” course aren’t just learning the fundamentals of financial literacy, they’re teaching it to community-based organizations in Chicago who want to share these skills with their communities. A visit to one of Valentine’s fall class sessions revealed students and community leaders gathered in groups around the classroom,…
Donald M. Ephraim (BUS ’52) Supports and Inspires Student Achievement
Donald M. Ephraim’s path to becoming a successful agent for on-air talent began with a humble job as a stock boy at a grocery store near his home on the South Side of Chicago. He used the money he earned to enroll in DePaul, becoming the first in his family to graduate college. “My sister…
