October 2017

Oct 31, 2017

NC State Online MBA Earns Top-20 Rank

NC State University’s MBA Professional Online MBA program has earned a No. 12 ranking on The Princeton Review’s new list naming the top 25 online MBA programs for 2018.

Oct 31, 2017

Economist Thomas Grennes Comments on Jones Act Impact on Puerto Rico

Thomas Grennes, NC State Poole College of Management professor of economics, emeritus, comments on a Wall Street Journal editorial, Puerto Rico’s Backlog, about the impact of the Jones Act on the…

Oct 31, 2017

Economist Roy Cordato Comments on Proposed Federal Income Tax Changes

Roy Cordato explains why he opposes a plan to end the federal income tax deduction for state and local income and property taxes in this radio interview

Oct 30, 2017

Flexibility of Online MBA Program Helps Veteran Select NC State

Daniel Marino, a student veteran and full-time regional sales manager, says flexibility of the NC State Jenkins Professional Online MBA was a contributing factor in choosing NC State Online and Distance Education.

Oct 30, 2017

CVS is Plotting a $66 Billion Takeover – and It Has a Lot to Do with Fending Off Amazon

Robert Handfield, Bank of American Distinguished Professor of Supply Chain Management at the NC State Poole College of Management, comments on the recently announced potential deal by CVS  to buy Aetna.…

Oct 27, 2017

Experts to Discuss Looming Retirement Crisis in the U.S., Explore Potential Solutions

Ensuring American retirees have sufficient income to last through their retirement is among the most critical issues facing our economy. On Nov. 6, hear from Poole College economists Robert Clark and Melinda Morrill, along with TIAA representatives for a panel discussion on this topic.

Oct 23, 2017

Designing Your Life Workshop to Utilize Design Thinking

Workshop provides tools to help students discover, design the life, career they want

Oct 20, 2017

From Retail to e-Tail: Jenkins MBA Students Dig into a Timely Case Study, Discussion with Key Players

Jenkins MBA alumnus Jonathan Stephens connects with former professor Michael Stanko for real world case study.

Oct 17, 2017

Peyton Stokley Joins NC State Poole College Development Team

Peyton Stokley joins Poole College Development team, connecting with Poole alumni, friends and corporate partners

Oct 13, 2017

Gina Poole, CMO, Game Developers – Amazon, is among Oct. 20 Innovative Women’s Conference speakers

2017 Innovative Women's Conference features speakers on topics ranging from entrepreneurship to IT and women and power.