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Editor's Letter

HI THERE,

The City of Houston is one built by entrepreneurs and now, taken to the next level by innovators. In my role at Bauer College, I have a front row seat to witness (and in some small way, contribute to) the changing face of business in this city.

And, because Houston is a global hub, the changes we see in our backyard today will no doubt be at the forefront of conversations in both industry and academia across the world in the coming years.

This issue of Inside Bauer focuses on the changing face of business school, and through your connection to Bauer College, you no doubt know that in order to be competitive in the market and to provide value to students and the community, business schools are evolving to address a broader and deeper base of students, a more complex and connected world, and industries that are adapting to meet similar challenges.

We hope to show how Bauer College is innovating through stories about faculty research, like Assistant Professor Melanie Rudd’s exploration of mood and meaning. This issue also includes stories about students and recent alumni who are finding careers in uncharted waters — take Rani Ramchandani (BBA ’14), an operations associate for a community-driven crowdfunding company, or Bertha Ciliberto (MBA ’18), manager of data science for a software company and analytics lab that develops decision support solutions for commodity supply and trading businesses.

And, with this focus on innovation in business education, it makes sense that we’re looking closely at areas where Bauer College is evolving, including two new master’s degree programs and the addition of Dean Paul A. Pavlou to the college’s leadership team.

I hope you enjoy reading these stories as much as we’ve enjoyed creating them. If you have an idea for a story to include in an upcoming issue of Inside Bauer, please reach out (insidebauer@bauer.uh.edu).

Best,

Jessica Navarro
(BA ‘07, MA ‘12)
Executive Director of Communications