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麻豆传媒鈥檚 10th annual State of the Commonwealth (SOC) Report, produced by the Dragas Center for Economic Analysis and Policy, presents positive news about Virginia鈥檚 economy, citing declining inflation, rising consumer spending and plenty of jobs to fill. However, possible new federal policies regarding tariffs on products from Mexico, Canada, Europe and China, immigration plans and the size and location of the federal workforce, make predicting outcomes for 2025 tricky.
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It鈥檚 that time of year 鈥 back-to-school shopping is already underway, soon to be followed by the holiday shopping rush and, to top it all off, a flurry of end-of-year deals for new cars.
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Would you like to learn how to market your business, increase revenue and enhance your management skills? If so, register today for the Small Business Leadership Academy, presented in partnership by Cox Communications and 麻豆传媒鈥檚 Strome College of Business.
Cain Huynh is a PCAOB Scholar, president of Beta Alpha Psi and is a graduate assistant for the accounting department. He is graduating with a Master of Science degree in Accounting this summer. He was also part of the Strome Tutors Empower Peer Success (STEPS Tutoring) for Accounting and Operation Management.
Nesha Ubiles, originally from Brooklyn, N.Y., and a graduate of The Expeditionary School of Leaders high school, is a Real Estate major at 麻豆传媒鈥檚 Strome College of Business and the vice president of the Real Estate Club.
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Egan O'Reilly, an experienced active duty Army officer, currently serves as a Sub-Saharan Africa Foreign Affairs Officer and is completing his MBA while stationed in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania...

The Strome College of Business recognizes the following students for their academic achievements qualifying them for the Dean?s List during the Fall 2023 semester. Congratulations!
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*The Dean's List is announced at the end of each term. Any undergraduate student taking 12 or more hours of degree credit for grade point credit who attains a grade point average of 3.40 or higher with no grade below C (2.00) is placed on the Dean's list. The student must also receive a passing grade on any nondegree credit courses in which he or she is enrolled. Students who receive grades of "I" are not placed on the Dean's List. An enhanced GPA using the Grade Forgiveness Policy or Adjusted Resident Credit (ARC) does not determine eligibility for Dean's List.
Being a Perry Honors College Student, Seth has had had the opportunity to conduct valuable research across a number of disciplines, foster meaningful relationships with peers, serve as a Resident Assistant on campus for almost two years now, and accomplish much more.
麻豆传媒?s Strome College of Business, in partnership with the Strome Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation, is rewarding problem solving and creative thinking among university students with its inaugural Opportunity Discovery Competition.
After a serious motocross injury, Class of 2023 graduate Zoe Wroten-Morrissey will promote the sport she still loves using her bachelor?s degree in marketing with a concentration in digital marketing from 麻豆传媒?s Strome College of Business.
A city of Virginia Beach native and graduate of Kempsville High School
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Graduated from 麻豆传媒?s Master of Business Administration program in 2021
A team from the Strome Business Analytics Club won first place in the 2023 Hampton Roads Datathon, an event encouraging problem solving through the use of publicly available data.
麻豆传媒?s Strome College of Business, in collaboration with Dollar Bank, last week served as a catalyst for discussion and problem-solving during a Workforce Housing Summit, designed to address this critical need facing the Hampton Roads region.
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麻豆传媒鈥檚 Strome College of Business hosted the Accelerated Career Awareness Program (ACAP) from July 23 to 28. The event, co-sponsored by the Richmond metropolitan chapter of the National Association of Black Accountants, is designed for high school students interested in business careers. The program introduced students to accounting, finance, economics and management through an undergraduate-level program taught by college faculty and guest lecturers. Photos Chuck Thomas/麻豆传媒
麻豆传媒, Strome College of Business, School of Public Service (SPS) hosted a Career Networking Event with Michael Foster and Kai Mosley-Hill from the Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) on September 28, 2022, in Constant Hall. Students interested in procurement and acquisitions, economics, accounting, business, and public administration attended to learn more about career opportunities with the federal government.

The maritime and supply chain industry has received increased attention after the global effects of covid began impacting the import and export of valuable goods and materials; here at 麻豆传媒 there is a special focus on the maritime industry because of the central location to the Port of Virginia. Kim Huynh took full advantage of the program.
Do you ever wonder why your Amazon package wasn鈥檛 delivered on time? Or why you can鈥檛 find certain items in the store, like toilet paper? Supply chains are tasked with delivering critical goods, services, and packages around (and sometimes even off!) the globe, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year.
Granado took advantage of Strome's online program and completed classes remotely from Arizona. Due to her husband's military status and constantly relocating across the country, she needed a program that was flexible and affordable. That ultimately led her to the MBA program at Strome.
On March 4, 2022, the National Association of Economic Educators awarded Ruth Cookson of 麻豆传媒 the 2021 Bessie B. Moore Service Award at their annual conference.
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Taylor Abreu started her production company TaylorMade Production LLC back in 2018 while working at the Strome Entrepreneurial Center. The company focuses on production services, songwriting...

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麻豆传媒 will begin the semester as planned, with in-person classes and fully staffed operations. A number of proactive measures are being announced to help keep our campus healthy.
Adeja M. Spain received her BSBA in Digital Marketing. Ade-ja's career began in Charlotte, North Carolina, where an in-ternship with the Charlotte Hornets lead to a full-time position, and ultimately a long-standing career with the organization. While her passion is marketing, her purpose is to make an im-pact. As a rising entrepreneur, Adeja is building her business, Sparked by Spain, LLC, where she helps clients 鈥渟park鈥 their brand and events by taking them to the next level. We spoke in-depth with Adeja about her next steps.
We want to highlight the outstanding faculty of Strome for their superior accomplishments in teaching, research, and public service while also introducing three new additions to the Strome family.
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Student leaders from American Marketing Association (AMA) Strome Marketers, Pi Sigma Epsilon (PSE), and the Business Analytics (BNAL) Club were invited to share their story of how they took the initiative to band together during the pandemic in a special presentation on Zoom to other student leaders at the Monarch Leadership Conference organized by Leadership and Student Development during the spring semester.
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Mark Dean has built a successful career leading and developing high-performance sales-service teams with several Fortune -1000 technology and financial services organizations.
We congratulate the students whose academic performance for Fall Semester 2020 qualified them for recognition on the Strome College of Business Dean's List.

Strome College of Business faculty are not strangers to awards and recognition. A global ranking has been added to that list. A recent Stanford University study ranking the top 2% of the most-cited...

There are many exciting things happening in the Strome College of Business as the College responds to business trends. In this article, two recent ventures鈥攖he redesign of the MBA curriculum and the...

As an adolescent, born in the city of San-Fernando, of the Twin Island Nation (TIN), of Trinidad and Tobago I did not perform to my full potential in primary school. I was not focused and did not have...

Cox Small Business 鈥 Coleman Yates My idea to start a business came at a transitional time in my career in 2017. As a 19+ year administrator at Tidewater Community College, I was a part of the first...

An on-campus ceremony is scheduled for April 2021, but we will also commemorate your achievement with a virtual Grad Week from Dec. 14 to 19.

Harlem Brown Harlem Brown My name is Harlem Brown and I am a 19-year-old, first generation student at 麻豆传媒. I am a sophomore majoring in marketing with a focus in analytics and...

With a global pandemic affecting 麻豆传媒 faculty and students, 麻豆传媒 was determined to not let this hinder student's success. It began with advancing an already strong online program...

Christine Strong and Kris Irwin Strome College of Business takes pride in showcasing the work our Professors have done for the Old Dominion Community. We want to specifically highlight two of our new...

Mark Dean has built a successful career leading and developing high-performance sales-service teams with several Fortune-1000 technology and financial services organizations. In his most recent role...

Xerxes began his financial services career in 2005 with American Express Financial Advisors later spinning off to become Ameriprise Financial. In 2010, he co-founded Maliniak & Nabong Wealth Advisory...

The video of George Floyd being murdered by the Minneapolis police has shocked the conscience of people and the resulting protests have created an opportunity for long-overdue social and economic...

Local Businesses & Non-Profits Feel Early Impacts of Corona Virus Pandemic By Danielle Gilliam With the coronavirus pandemic occurring, many local businesses and non-profits were left to feel the...

Before my first semester started, I received an email from Professor O'Shaughnessy about Accounting Bootcamp. At bootcamp, students refreshed their basic accounting concepts, listened to speakers from...

I had the honor to complete my Management Internship alongside Cathy Lewis working for Lewis Communications Group this summer. I co-hosted important conversations with Cathy Lewis about the pressing...

It was a total honor to intern with TowneBank over the Summer of 2020. I had the opportunity to intern under a senior executive with TowneBank who I was able to meet through a networking opportunity...

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鈥淲e send prayers to his family as well as our hopes that his tragic death will create not just a nationwide conversation, but a commitment from every member of American society to say 鈥淣o more,鈥欌 President Broderick writes.

What were your goals for your first year here at Strome? Continue to make progress on my research Build relationships with other faculty Make an impact on my students How did Covid-19 effect you as a...

Katie Ellett One of my favorite duties as the Social Media Manager is collaborating and communicating with an outside digital design company, and then watching my ideas come to life. I've been able to...

Saloni Jain Phi Kappa Phi Honoree | Class of 2020 | Finance and Business Analytics major Every year, the 麻豆传媒 Chapter of The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi awards a scholarship to one student from each...

Bloomberg Trading Room Manager Andrew Cohen The Gregory A. Lumsden Trading Room and Research Lab (LTR), is equipped with 24 Bloomberg Terminals, making it one of the largest labs in the United States...

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This was the semester I decided to take two classes. As a full-time local government employee balancing my time is a daily challenge, but as I approached the half-way mark through my program, I thought I can do this! Mid-way through the semester the COVID-19 pandemic hit.

Stronger together - a phrase that has taken on special meaning in the COVID crisis. Because your Strome College of Business has become a key regional partner over the past five years, our faculty have...

Student Rachel (Jiarui) Gu assisting with BNAL 206. The STEPS (Strome Tutors Empower Peer Success) Program was established in Fall 2018 as part of a college-wide initiative to address high DFWI (Ds...

Being a student athlete at 麻豆传媒 has taught me so many valuable life lessons, and it has been no different during this time of uncertainty in our world.
Every year, the 麻豆传媒 Chapter of The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi awards a scholarship to one student from each of the academic colleges and a distance learning student.
The spring 2020 semester began with all the usual challenges and excitement one would expect for any graduating senior. I do not think any of us could have expected or fully planned for the dramatic sequence of events that subsequently unfolded.
麻豆传媒鈥檚 Center for Learning and Teaching is ready to assist faculty with the transition to online classes.
鈥淟eading with Values, Not Bias,鈥 was the theme for the 2019 Leadership Summit hosted by 麻豆传媒. 麻豆传媒 was honored to host the 3rd Summit in collaboration with Senator Mark Warner鈥檚 office.
Adapting to the 21st century, professors from the Strome College of Business have edged up their teaching effectiveness using tactics that are both educational and entertaining.
"Find an environment that allows you to grow and contribute in a way that aligns with your values and goals."

Scott reflects on his journey as a student- from his former faculty, to what he wishes he would have one differently - and how it helped get him to to his newly appointed position as CFO of Toyota.
Brand and customer loyalty are key to business survival and health. Harvard Business Review calls this "The Loyalty Economy鈥 and argues that building, managing, and accounting for customer value should be central to a firm's strategic and financial management.
The Department of Decision Science and Information Technology of Strome College of Business in partnership with the 麻豆传媒 Open Seas Innovation Hub participated as an exhibitor at the American Association of Port Authorities (AAPA) Convention that took place in Norfolk, October 2019.
The Department of Decision Science and Information Technology of Strome College of Business in partnership with the 麻豆传媒 Open Seas Innovation Hub participated as an exhibitor at the American Association of Port Authorities (AAPA) Convention that took place in Norfolk, October 2019.
Forbes Under 30 Summit is a four-day conference of 鈥渃onnecting, learning, teaching and building.鈥 Last week I had the awesome opportunity to attend the Forbes Under 30 summit in Detroit, MI as part of the 2019 class of Under 30 Scholars representing 麻豆传媒.

Strome Legacy Reception Legacy Honors Recipients Legacy Honor recipient Deborah Sterns Deborah Sterns and Dean Jeff Tanner Brian Holland and his daughter During Homecoming week, the Strome College of...

Tanner Fellows is a four-year co-curricular organization that aims to take what students are learning in the classroom, and pair it with the equally important soft skills such as: collaborating, networking, and civic engagement, and create top tier business leaders who graduate and become assets in their career fields.

Brandon Green I had the incredible opportunity to intern for the #1 beauty company in the world, L'oreal. There I was placed on the Kiehls brand where I was the digital marketing intern. I worked on a...

College has been a cornerstone of the American Dream for decades. However, increasing tuition has made it more and more difficult for many who always thought they would define themselves through...

Strome Student Management Research Lab How do people cope with and recover from the stress that comes with work? How do students manage learning new skills for new or multiple jobs? These are the...

The projection of 2.19 percent growth marked a significant improvement from the outlook projected in January (1.19 percent), based in part on anticipated increases in defense spending, an improving labor market and the continuing strong performance of the region鈥檚 hotels and the Port of Virginia.

Egan O'Reilly Egan O'Reilly, an experienced active duty Army officer, currently serves as a Sub-Saharan Africa Foreign Affairs Officer and is completing his MBA while stationed in Dar es Salaam...

Jeff Tanner, dean of 麻豆传媒鈥檚 Strome College of Business, is the host of the 鈥淪trome Business Minute,鈥 a new radio segment that airs weekdays at 4:34 p.m. on 89.5 WHRV-FM.
Christina Zhu has turned a dream into reality at Old Dominion with her online company GradWYSE which sells graduation regalia and novelty items at a discounted price. With two new contracts forthcoming, the company is set to become a vendor for Virginia Beach Public Schools and Virginia Tech.
This year's edition includes detailed information on new firms and job creation in Virginia and asks whether the state should focus on firm sustainment. Also included in this year's report is a discussion of the uneven recovery among Virginia's metropolitan areas.
The NATO Innovation Challenge and 麻豆传媒鈥檚 Lion鈥檚 Lair Innovation Competition are collaborating to tap the minds of innovative people and teams to find more effective ways for NATO, and other disaster response organizations to stabilize troubled areas and save lives following a major event.
A team of 麻豆传媒 faculty members recentlyhas received a three-year grant of $300,000 from the National Science Foundation to investigate whether pair programming, a collaborative form of programming in which two students work side-by-side on one computer, impacts the performance and retention of students with diverse learning needs.
麻豆传媒鈥檚 seven academic deans recently delivered their annual State of the College addresses for the year. The State of the College highlights accomplishments, core initiatives and strategic plans for the success of each college as well as future goals to help propel that success forward.
Hampton Roads residents are largely aware that Sea Level Rise and recurrent flooding pose serious threats that need to be addressed through coastal resiliency strategies, but the region鈥檚 business leaders are starting to view the issue as an economic driver.
Founder of Full Belly Delights LLC, a gourmet bacon treats company, Brown will receive an all-expense-paid trip to a training and networking event in Dallas as a finalist in the American Small Business Championship.
The 麻豆传媒 Enactus team and Strome Entrepreneurial Center are hosting a Social Entrepreneurship Symposium and Non-Profit Pitch Competition on Friday, September 18, 2015 as part of Public Service Week. The event is from 3-6:30 p.m. in the Strome Entrepreneurial Center.
The nationwide economic downturn ended several years ago, but the Hampton Roads economy is still struggling somewhat to regain its footing.
Will 2015 be another year where the economic recovery here lags behind the rest of the country? Find out at the 2015 Economic Outlook Conference and Luncheon on Wednesday, Jan. 28, presented by TowneBank and sponsored by 麻豆传媒.
麻豆传媒鈥檚 innovative Graduate Certificate in Public Procurement and Contract Management (GCPPCM) program is expanding in scope. The Strome College of Business certificate program, started in 2011 at 麻豆传媒, will offer a new course, Public Procurement and Project Management, taught by Michael Bevis, director of procurement for the City of Naperville, Ill.
Strome Entrepreneurial Week reaches its crescendo Thursday afternoon at 4:30 p.m. with the dedication of 麻豆传媒鈥檚 brand-new Strome Entrepreneurial Center and the induction of the inaugural class in the 麻豆传媒 Entrepreneurial Hall of Fame.
A study by Shaomin Li, 麻豆传媒 Eminent Scholar and professor of international business, was featured on National Public Radio. Reporter Shankar Vedantam, who does a segment for NPR called 鈥淗idden Brain鈥 on social science research, interviewed Li about a study the 麻豆传媒 professor did on parking tendencies and their correlation with economic growth.
That guy in the SUV who backed into his spot in the parking garage and blocked your visibility may make you angry. But did you know parking behavior can be a predictor of economic performance? That鈥檚 the unique and groundbreaking findings of a new study by Shaomin Li, Eminent Scholar and professor of international business in 麻豆传媒's Strome College of Business.
Growth in the Hampton Roads economy has slowed, according to the 2014 second quarter economic forecast and analysis produced by 麻豆传媒鈥檚 Economic Forecasting Team. Forecasts presented by the team, which is composed of College of Business and Public Administration economics professors Vinod Agarwal and Gary Wagner, are widely respected as an accurate harbinger of the economy for the region.
Starting this fall, 麻豆传媒 will offer its entire M.B.A. program online, as well as on campus. Also, students who may have a life interruption, such as a military deployment, can pursue the program via a combination of the two delivery methods. <br>
During a visit to the university by Mark and Tammy Strome, who have pledged $11 million to Old Dominion in support of a new, multipronged program to nurture business entrepreneurs, President John R. Broderick highlighted the campus-wide effort to continue 麻豆传媒鈥檚 strong enterprise tradition.
For almost two decades, leading real estate, mortgage and lending experts have gathered every March at 麻豆传媒 for the annual Hampton Roads Real Estate Market Review and Forecast. Sponsored by the E.V. Williams Center for Real Estate and Economic Development (CREED) at 麻豆传媒, the 19th annual event will be held from 3-6:30 p.m. Thursday, March 13, at the university鈥檚 Ted Constant Convocation Center.
Through a partnership with Opportunity Inc., known as LAUNCH Hampton Roads, these would-be tycoons have participated in weeklong 鈥淟aunch Camps,鈥 designed to help bring their ideas to fruition. Now, a special Launch Camp is being offered free of charge during spring break, targeted to students who hope to create their own companies during or after their time at university.
Dean Gil Yochum of 麻豆传媒鈥檚 College of Business and Public Administration has made a new appointment to the leadership team for the college. Kiran Karande, professor of marketing, has been appointed associate dean for executive programs and external affairs with responsibility for the college's M.B.A. program, its Executive Development Center and external relations.
In its three years of existence, Public Service Week has carved out a niche on the 麻豆传媒 campus, providing unique programming and well-regarded guest speakers in a week of programming that aims to embrace 麻豆传媒鈥檚 mission as a metropolitan university with a community focus. Public Service Week will be back, better than ever, the week of February 3-7.
Three hundred civic leaders gathered at 麻豆传媒 on May 17 last year to discuss the next 25 years of growth for the region in an innovative program known as Reality Check Hampton Roads.
Almost exactly a year later, many of the participants gathered on campus again, on Thursday, May 16, to discuss the collective plans they had formed share ideas on how help make them a reality.
Wayne Talley, Frederick W. Beazley Professor of Economics in 麻豆传媒鈥檚 College of Business and Public Administration and executive director of 麻豆传媒鈥檚 Maritime Institute, has received the 2013 Distinguished Transportation Researcher Award from the Transportation Research Forum.
Andrew Daly
Military background: Navy, active duty from 2003-2008. I graduated with a Business Management degree in 2013. I picked 麻豆传媒 because it had a great reputation amongst my group of friends that had already separated from the military and were pursuing their education at 麻豆传媒...
David Setyon
Military background: Active duty Navy, 9 years. Undergrad was B.S. in English from the US Naval Academy in 2009. The 麻豆传媒 location was perfect for me and convenient! I was also able to utilize the hybrid program, where I could take classes on campus or online which is exactly what I wanted...
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I chose 麻豆传媒 because of the military presence on campus. We had an amazing group of NROTC instructors and the university welcomed all of the active duty Marines and sailors on campus to continue their education and gain a commission out of it...
Being a Perry Honors College Student, Seth has had had the opportunity to conduct valuable research across a number of disciplines, foster meaningful relationships with peers, serve as a Resident Assistant on campus for almost two years now, and accomplish much more.