Supply Chain gets the Spotlight
Dr. Sanjay Ahire talks about the Operations and Supply Chain Management major's surge in popularity, racking up successes and gaining recognition.
Hosted by Kasie Whitener, Moore School clinical assistant professor of management, this podcast covers a range of topics on business, education and community engagement involving faculty, students and alumni of the Moore School.
Episodes
Episode 15: Do the Work: Faber Speaker Series features the founders of Maxient
USC Alumni Aaron and Candice Hark visited the Faber Entrepreneurship Center in the fall semester of 2022 as part of the Faber Speaker Series. Together, they gave the Maxient story.
Episode 14: Moore School Experience for Scholars and Learners
Dr. Audrey Korsgaard has been at the Moore School since 1991 and shares in this episode her priorities now that she's Associate Dean for Research and Academics.
Episode 13: Focusing on South Carolina Resident Students
Dr. Deb Hazzard introduces us to the work of the Office of Access, Opportunity, and Community Engagement including the Rising Scholars program, Business Success Academy, and Power Forward. They're the busiest summer office at the Moore School.
Episode 12: Dean Rohit Verma on Excellence at the Darla Moore School
After one year at the helm, Dean Rohit Verma talks about building on the Moore School's strengths and pursuing continued excellence in classrooms, research, and community.
Episode 11: Swirls of Data and Ideas in Management Science
Dr. Joel Wooten teaches in management science, a major usually thought of as the data-side of operations, but Joel's passion is innovation. In this episode he talks about getting to the heart of the question before ideating answers, student projects, job prospects for management science majors, and a really cool new class that will follow a rock band for a full semester.
Episode 10: Paths to Success: The MHR Program at Moore
The Master of Human Resources program is a 16-month program that includes early onboarding and a cohort structure that fully engages students to ensure success. Dr. Maz Aziz has been Managing Director of the MHR program at the Moore School for three years and sees more growth, innovation, and engaged community partners on the horizon.
Episode 9: Research and Learning Projects that Influence Tax Policy
Dr. Jason DeBacker teaches macroeconomics, a required class for undergraduates in economics, and this year will teach a political economy undergraduate course. Dr. DeBacker’s classroom is focused on connecting the news students read each day with the mathematical practices that influence political initiatives.
Episode 8: Studying Finance at the Moore School
The finance major is the largest at the Moore School, making up one-third of the 1500 students in any given cohort. In this episode, Dr. Eric Powers talks about the wide range of opportunity in undergraduate studies including the Finance Scholars program, what’s exciting about studying finance, and what’s on the horizon for the 2024-25 school year.
Episode 7: Pathways to Living an Epic Life
In this episode, we discuss how the Moore School influenced entrepreneur Elena Arecco Bridgmon’s career, how it set her up for success, why she decided to strike out on her own, and what she hopes to do through LUMO.
Episode 6: Lake City, S.C.: A Living Laboratory for Entrepreneurship
In this episode, Mara Zepeda and Kasie Whitener talk about the recently concluded first-ever domestic onsite Maymester through the Honors College, a class dedicated to examining the economic model in place in Lake City, South Carolina, under the stewardship of philanthropist and business school namesake, Darla Moore.
Episode 5: Getting Inspired by Artfields
Artfields is the 10-day annual event that transforms Lake City, South Carolina into an art town. In visiting Artfields, our Moore School faculty and staff hoped to get a glimpse into the event’s breadth and depth.
Episode 4: More Impactful Learning Experiences in Entrepreneurship
The Moore School’s entrepreneurship program took center stage on April 19, 2024 in the second half of the Moore School 50th Anniversary of International Business event. The stage was Proving Ground, a pitch competition for student entrepreneurs. One of the organizers and hosts was the Outreach Director for the Faber Entrepreneurship Center, Dr. Geoffrey Graybeal. In this episode the topics are bringing more applicable learning experiences around entrepreneurship into the classroom and helping students envision changing the world through business.
Episode 3: The Sustainability Skillset
This episode defines sustainability beyond its buzzword status and talks about the efforts the Moore School is making to ensure students are aware of the required skills, metrics, and vocabulary around sustainability initiatives. The Moore School’s lead on sustainability is Dr. Kealy Carter, Clinical Associate Professor of Marketing.
Episode 2: Alliance Building with the McNair Institute
The Moore School’s International Business program turns 50 this year and one of the professors in that department is Dr. Dirk Brown whose special interest is in international entrepreneurship. In this interview, we focus on Dr. Brown’s work with the McNair Institute for Entrepreneurism and Free Enterprise and its ability to bridge siloed schools and departments with the common interest in entrepreneurship.
Episode 1: New Venture Exploration and Proving Ground
The Moore School’s Faber Center for Entrepreneurship presents its annual pitch competition, Proving Ground, in conjunction with the April 19, 2024 celebration of 50 years of international business at the Moore School. In studio with Dr. Whitener on April 9, 2024 were two semifinalists for Proving Ground, seniors in the business school who represented their teams in the interview.