News

2011

• Portland Business Journal "Spotlight" article on OBI Executive Director Wes Balda, from the Friday, December 30, 2011 issue.
  
  
• The Executive MBA Council Newsletter announces program innovations at the Oregon Business Institute, including the launch of executive education programs.
  
  
• For release: "Oregon Business Institute Takes a New Approach to Executive Education" — The University of Oregon is infusing new energy into its Portland-based executive education program. (Also in PDF Format).
  
  
• Pages 10–11 in the Fall, 2011 issue of Oregon Business magazine features "Executive Branch: Lundquist College of Business Flag Flies at Revamped Executive Education Program in Portland."
  
  
• Portland Business Journal article "UO Continues Rebuilding Executive MBA Program" introduces Dr. Wes Balda, Executive Director of the Oregon Business Institute, and sets forth the ambitious expansion at 200 SW Market, in Portland.
  
  
• Portland Business Journal display ad, featuring OBI Executive Director Wes Balda and the 200 Market Building, in Portland.
  
  
• Alaska Airlines magazine essay "Professional Development" features Oregon Executive MBA graduate Sam Blackman, and Lundquist College of Business Dean Kees de Kluyver.
  
  
• Wes Balda welcomed as Assistant Dean for Portland Programs, where he'll oversee the Oregon Business Institute.
  
  
• Changes coming to Oregon Executive MBA.

2009

• Oregon Executive MBA Graduates in the Oregon "Top 100" fastest growing Oregon companies (1.4mb .pdf file) display ad, as run in the June 19, 2009 issue of the Portland Business Journal.
  
  
• Congratulations Class of 2009 (82kb .pdf file) display ad, as run in the June issues of The Sunday Oregonian.

2008

• "Business Strategy Game Top 100" (309kb .pdf file) announcing top 100 finish (among 3385 national teams) by the Oregon Executive MBA Class of 2010
  
  
• Welcome Class of 2010 (80kb .pdf file) display ad, as run in the September and October issues of The Sunday Oregonian

2007

• Welcome Class of 2009 (76kb .pdf file) display ad, as run in the September and October issues of The Sunday Oregonian.

2006

• Welcome Class of 2008 (126kb .pdf file) display ad, as it appeared in the September 30 and October 7 issues of The Sunday Oregonian.

2005

• September 16, 2005 - Oregon Executive MBA to conduct Live Case Study at Consolidated Supply Company in Tigard, Oregon (120kb PDF).

2004

• Welcome Class of 2006 (90kb .pdf file). Appeared in September 2004 issues of The Sunday Oregonian business section.

2003

• June 9, 2003 - Oregon Executive MBA Graduate Joseph Robertson Jr., M.D., MBA, named Dean of OHSU School of Medicine.

2002

• August, 2002 - Puentes Brothers, Inc. Tour
• August, 2002 - Associate Professor Steve Lawton named Academic Director

Events

2008

• June 22, 3:00 pm, Governor Hotel, Portland Oregon, Oregon Executive MBA Graduation Ceremonies for Class 22. Honored Guest speaker: Oregon Health Sciences, President and Oregon Executive MBA alumnus, Joseph Robertson Jr., M.D., M.B.A.
  
  
• June 23 - July 5, Oregon Executive MBA Global Study Trip to Dalian and Beijing, China