MCOB News Archives
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Supply Chain to Bend, Not Break, with Dockworkers' Strike
October 2, 2024Approximately 45,000 dockworkers at 36 ports from Maine to Texas, including at the Port of Mobile, walked off the job this week -- ... -
Ask the Experts - James Swofford, Ph.D.
September 27, 2024Ask the Experts - James Swofford, Ph.D. ... -
A View to the Future
August 29, 2024University of South Alabama finance major Gabriel Kucala turns a summer internship into an extended stay, then a full-time job wit ... -
Accounting Instructor Celebrates Daughter at Paris Olympics
August 14, 2024Ellen Madden, a senior instructor of accounting at the Mitchell College of Business, cheered at the Paris Aquatics Centre this mon ... -
Expert Insights on Recessions
July 17, 2024The first rule in the event of an economic downturn remains "Don't Panic." Rather, individuals should reassess the ... -
Student Spotlight: Luke Nelson
June 14, 2024Luke Nelson is currently a junior at the University of South Alabama. After he and his twin brother, Noah Nelson, learned of all t ... -
Home renovation statistics and trends: Our 2024 report
June 13, 2024Despite home renovation statistics and spending trends signaling a pending decline post-pandemic, many homeowners plan to invest i ... -
South Announces First Endowed Deanship
June 7, 2024The University of South Alabama has announced the creation of the Abraham A. Mitchell Endowed Deanship, the first of its kind at t ... -
Dadzie, an assistant professor of marketing at the University of South Alabama's Mitchell College of Business, highlighted th ...
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Super Commuters
March 25, 2024It's not unusual for students to commute to the University of South Alabama campus to get their education, but Noah Farhadi a ... -
MCOB Student Spotlight: Cheyenne Jackson
February 20, 2024Cheyenne Jackson is a high achieving student at the University is South Alabama. ... -
Dr. Michael Capella Meets with Students.
February 7, 2024Dr. Michael Capella Assumes Leadership as Dean of Mitchell College of Business, Engages with Students over King Cake in MCOB. ... -
Student Spotlight
January 5, 2024Spotlight on Angelina Ladner MCOB student ... -
MCOB Student Spotlight: DeKaila Stewart-Ruffin.
December 5, 2023DeKaila Stewart-Ruffin is a Marketing major at the University of South Alabama's Mitchell College of business. She came to th ... -
The Gendered Caregiving Burden
November 10, 2023This study compares caregiving for older disabled adults in the United States, Mexico, China, and Indonesia. It reveals that careg ... -
Dr. Bob Wood's advice on young drivers car insurance.
November 7, 2023Dr. Bob Wood, MCOB professor of finance, breaks down how to get the best car insurance for young drivers from which type of policy ... -
MBA Student Spotlight: Shane Monagle
November 2, 2023Shane Monagle is currently in his first year of the MBA program from MCOB. Originally from Tramore, Ireland, he is also a sprinter ... -
Dr. Al Chow at USA vs. Southern Miss
October 31, 2023MCOB Professor Dr. Al Chow pictured supporting the Jaguars at the USA vs. Southern Miss game, he's showing his Jag pride by s ... -
2023 Spark Pitch Competition.
October 27, 2023Congratulations to the USA Melton Center 2023 Spark Pitch high school competition winners. Spark Pitch is a business "elevato ... -
2023 Undergraduate Research Symposium.
October 26, 2023Two of our MCOB students, Cheyenne Jackson and Angelina Ladner gave presentations on their research at the 2023 Undergraduate Rese ... -
Supply and Demand
September 13, 2023A South business graduate grabbed the opportunity to turn an internship into a supply-chain position with a direct-to-customer mea ... -
MCOB Professor Dr. Bob Wood featured on CNBC.
August 1, 2023MCOB professor Dr. Bob Wood featured on CNBC in his article on why so many Americans feel trapped in their homes by their low-rate ... -
Melton Center hosted South Alabama Nonprofit Summit
July 25, 2023The Mitchell College of Business's Melton Center hosted the South Alabama Nonprofit Summit for area nonprofit organizations a ... -
The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business has extended the Mitchell College of Business's global accreditatio ...
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Beta Gamma Sigma Honor Society New Inductees
June 8, 2023MCOB students were inducted into the Beta Gamma Sigma business honor society at the end of the Spring 2023 semester. ... -
Melton Center Clay Shoot Fundraiser
June 8, 2023The Melton Center hosted a Clay Shoot Fundraiser on May 12th, 2023 at the Bushy Creek Clays in Perdido, Alabama. ... -
Two MCOB Faculty Publish Article in Her Money magazine. The article talks about how working remotely comes with its own communicat ...
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MBA Student Spotlight: Kira Benkmann
May 1, 2023MBA Student gets her degree while hammer throwing for the USA Track & Field Team. ... -
Two MCOB students awarded the Jaguar Senior Medallion on April 25th in the University's Student Center. ...
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Alumni Spotlight: James Barlow
May 1, 2023South alum discovers his potential at MCOB ... -
The U.S. Department of State and the J. William Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board have awarded Dr. Ermanno Affuso and Dr. Christ ...
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Engineers build business acumen in MBA program
April 25, 2023On the job as an engineer at Chevron's plant in Pascagoula, Mississippi, Mordecai Israel realized quickly that the path to ex ... -
Kudos!
April 4, 2023Congratulations to Max Villarreal Castro and Ridge Ham on being selected to join the Mortar Board National Honor Society, a nation ... -
MCOB Accounting Majors Prepare Taxes For Free
April 4, 2023Through the federal VITA program, accounting students are available to prepare income taxes until April 15th. Open to faculty, sta ... -
Student Spotlight: Jacob Kurmann
April 3, 2023Jacob Kurmann, a junior accounting major at MCOB, works in the Volunteer Income Tax Assistance Tax Program (VITA), earning course ... -
Alumni Spotlight: Brandi Hamilton Dugger
April 3, 2023Brandi Hamilton Dugger, a 2008 MCOB graduate with a bachelor of science degree in business administration, is now an area sales ma ... -
ELS Speaker: Margie Tuckson
March 1, 2023MCOB graduate, former IBM executive, philanthropist, and co-founder of Tuckson Health Connections Margie Malone Tuckson shared her ... -
Alumni Spotlight: Carson Davidenko
March 1, 2023After graduating in the fall of 2019 from the Mitchell College of Business- and just three years into his professional career- Car ... -
J. Reid Cummings featured on WalletHub
February 28, 2023Both individuals and business owners should consider purchasing umbrella liability insurance. ... -
Student Spotlight: CC Annulis
February 27, 2023Hey Jags! My name is C.C. Annulis, and I am a junior marketing major. I am from Pass Christian, a small town on the Mississippi Gu ... -
Free Income Tax Preparation
February 1, 2023Accounting students in the University of South Alabama's Mitchell College of Business will be preparing 2022 Federal and Stat ... -
Alumni Spotlight: Josh Crownover
February 1, 2023Alumni Josh Crownover dedicates himself to the service of others and maximization of every opportunity he encounters. A first-gene ... -
Dr. Pennywell to Receive Black Girl Who Rocks Award
January 31, 2023Dr. Gwendolyn Pennywell, Interim Assistant Dean of Graduate Programs at the Mitchell College of Business, has recently been named ... -
Student Spotlight: Sloan Bryant
January 31, 2023Hello, everyone! My name is Sloan Bryant, and I am a senior finance major. Growing up in Fairhope, Alabama, I always knew the Univ ... -
MAcc Growth
January 20, 2023When the Mitchell College of Business moved a struggling master's degree program online, enrollment soared. Now the program i ... -
Business Class | Mitchell College of Business
January 19, 2023As the only child of a couple from a traditional Indian community, Snehal Adekar resisted narrow roles for women and yearned to se ... -
2022 Graduating Mitchell Ambassadors
January 19, 2023Amber Walker, a Mitchell Scholar from Ardmore, Alabama, is ready to take on the music industry from an international perspective. ... -
Making It Count
January 19, 2023'Workaholic' MCOB senior trades night shift for daytime hours as an accounting intern at the Alabama Department of Reven ... -
Navigating Office Politics
January 18, 2023Dr. Robyn L. Brouer's research shows relief for those worried about cut-throat coworkers. ... -
Sports Feature - Driving Forces
January 18, 2023Sports have driven female athletes to prominence, inspiring women of all ages around the globe. ...