The University of Kentucky's Gatton College of Business and Economics will host a One Year MBA Open House event on Thursday, February 1st at 5:30 PM, which will introduce the full-time, accelerated One Year MBA program along with the different dual degree options. All current undergraduate students, academic majors and young professionals are welcome to attend this event.
Jenny Minier was featured as the December 18 Faculty Mentor of the Week by UK’s Office of Undergraduate Research.
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Brian Bratten and Monika Causholli’s paper (co-authored with Tom Omer), titled “Audit Firm Tenure, Bank Complexity and Financial Reporting Quality,” was accepted for publication at Contemporary Accounting Research.
University of Kentucky President Eli Capilouto announced Tuesday that the dean of the Gatton College of Business and Economics will be UK’s next provost.
David Blackwell will begin his duties as provost on Jan. 8, Capilouto said in a campus-wide announcement today. Blackwell has served as dean of the Gatton College since 2012, a time of tremendous growth and transformation.
Dan Sheehan's manuscript titled "“In-Store Spending Dynamics: How Budgets Invert Relative Spending Patterns Within a Single Shopping Trip" has been accepted for publication at the Journal of Consumer Research, an elite marketing outlet. Congratulations to Dan!
The Pelissier Scholarship and NYC Trip Application for 2018 is now open through January 26, 2018. The visit will be in New York City from May 16, 2018 to May 24, 2018. Visits to Goldman Sachs, JP Morgan, Morgan Stanley, Credit Suisse, Deutsche Bank, KKR, Mizuho, Redburn, NYSE and other firms will be scheduled during the period. Visits will vary in length from one to three hours and occasionally may exceed three hours. Evening visits may be scheduled. A faculty member will be leading the trip.
Will Gerken has been named associate editor of the Journal of Corporate Finance.