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Spring 2024 Issue

Volume 27 No. 2 Spring 2024

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Outreach to the World

Dean's Message

Message From the Dean, Spring 2024

It has been a productive and successful spring semester here at the Naveen Jindal School of Management. Whenever I walk the hallways, I see a vibrant community of students, faculty and staff members, and visitors. The lounges and conference rooms are constantly full. The student organizations are active and thriving. The campus once again looks as active as it did before the pandemic hit us a few years ago.

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Featured Stories

Congratulations, 2024 OWLIE Winners!

Students, faculty and staff at the Naveen Jindal School of Management gathered April 17 in the Davidson Auditorium for the 10th annual Outstanding Worthy Leaders Involved Exceptionally (OWLIE) awards ceremony.

A Spring Break Where Service Is Ahead of Self

There is spring break and then there is Alternative Spring Break. And by “alternative,” The University of Texas at Dallas Office of Student Volunteerism means, “Go work for free at a place—often far away—to help a nonprofit community fulfill its mission.”

Jindal School Welcomes DBA Inaugural Class

Business leaders are grappling with an unprecedented influx of data, often needing more tools to harness its potential for driving business decisions. To this rapid technological advancement, where data, information and artificial intelligence are reshaping the business landscape, the Naveen Jindal School of Management has responded with a unique offering: the Doctor of Business Administration (DBA).

A Little Dinner, a Little Advice, a Lot of Thanks All Around

Jake from State Farm® was at The University of Texas at Dallas, in flat form only, and he did not have a lot to say. Fortunately representatives from the company’s regional headquarters at CityLine in Richardson were also at the campus dinner event, where they met about 50 UT Dallas students whose college lives have been impacted in some fashion by the company’s financial support.

Rwanda Excursion Broadens Jindal School Students’ Global Perspective

A recent immersive experience taught students at the Naveen Jindal School of Management that learning is not always contained within the four walls of a classroom. Sometimes it is not even restricted to the U.S. border.

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Advisory Council Update

New Advisory Council Members Serve as Catalysts for Change

Two new members were added to the Naveen Jindal School of Management Advisory Council this academic year.

The Jindal School Advisory Council Forges Ahead

Each quarterly meeting of the Naveen Jindal School of Management’s Advisory Council is a true meeting of the minds in industry and education.

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JSOM Research Ventures

Jindal School Researchers Reveal How Overconfidence in CEOs Affects Company’s Bottom Line

Research conducted by Dr. Vikram Nanda and Dr. Steven Chong Xiao from the Naveen Jindal School of Management focused on overconfident chief executive officers, including wellknown figures like Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos and Mark Zuckerberg.

A Jindal School Study Shows Hospital Ads’ Impact On Patient Preference for Robotic Surgeries

Recent findings from a researcher in the Naveen Jindal School of Management showcase the significant influence of hospital advertisements on the frequency of robotic surgical procedures.

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Faculty News

Lars Magnus Ericsson Chair Recognized with IEEE Award

Bensoussan, Lars Magnus Ericsson Chair and a professor in the Jindal School’s Operations Management Area, will receive the IEEEControl Systems Society Award on Dec.15, 2024 in Milano, Italy.

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Program Updates

News & Notes, Spring 2024

Alumni news, Faculty news and more!

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Center and Conference News

Insights and Expertise Shared During Jindal School’s Spring Conference Schedule

The spring 2024 semester brought a wide-ranging group of academic conferences to the Naveen Jindal School of Management. Researchers, scholars and practitioners came together to discuss research findings, share academic best practices and provide insights and expertise from various industry and professional fields.

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Student News

Young Scholars Program Welcomes Seventh Cohort of Scholarship Recipients to Jindal School

Dr. Hasan Pirkul, Caruth Chair and dean of the Jindal School, spoke to attendees, as well as Ricardo and Priscilla Gonzalez, parents of two YSP scholarship recipients who addressed the group in English and Spanish. Each scholarship recipient was introduced to the YSP family, signed their formal agreements to become members, and received their unique YSP pins during the inaugural pinning ceremony.

Winning Team of UTDsolv Capstone Expo Honored by Town of Prosper

At a recent town hall meeting in Prosper, Texas, the town officially recognized and thanked a team of Naveen Jindal School of Management students for developing an innovative tool designed to enhance the police department’s data analysis capabilities for improving response strategies.

Class Project Nets $10,000 Grant for Local Nonprofit

Jindal School undergraduate students turned a class project into a $10,000 grant for a McKinney, Texas, nonprofit’s summer internship and apprenticeship program.

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Alumni News

Jindal School Alumna Lifts Communities Out of Poverty Through Education in India

Desai was honored April 13 at the 2024 UT Dallas Awards Gala with the Green and Orange Award as an outstanding alumna.

From Invitation to Inspiration: Dr. Dipak C. Jain’s Journey to the Jindal School’s First Eminent PhD Alumnus Award

Dr. Dipak C. Jain, PhD’86, MS’86, was recently selected as the recipient of the Naveen Jindal School of Management’s Inaugural Eminent PhD Alumnus Award.

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Thought You Should Know

Vice Provost, Professor Emeritus Dr. John Wiorkowski Remembered

Dr. John Wiorkowski, a professor emeritus in the Naveen Jindal School of Management and former longtime vice provost at The University of Texas at Dallas, died Feb. 6 at the age of 80.

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