Conference schedule
| Time | Venue | |
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| SUNDAY, OCT. 9 Arrival Day for PMBA |
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| 5-6 p.m. | Registration | Hotel Indigo Tulsa |
| 6-8 p.m. | Welcome Reception | Hotel Indigo Tulsa |
| MONDAY, OCT. 10 Launch for PMBA | Arrival day for OMBA |
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| 7:30-9 a.m. | Registration | OSU-Tulsa North Hall Conference Center |
| 9-9:50 a.m. | PMBA Plenary Placement (Dr. Manny Cantomanolis, Director of Career Services, Harvard University) | OSU-Tulsa Auditorium |
| 10-10:50 a.m. | PMBA Concurrent Sessions Session 1: International Travel Experience (Amy Dwyer, Texas A&M University, Mays School of Business; Mike Alexander, Texas A&M University, Mays School of Business) Session 2: Student Preparedness for MBA Programs (Shannon Hightower, Texas Christian University, Neeley School of Business; Ana Kyper, Graduate Management Admission Council; Bianca Upshaw, Texas Christian University, Neeley School of Business) |
OSU-Tulsa North Hall 150 / OSU-Tulsa BOK Room |
| 11-11:50 a.m. | Networking Break | OSU-Tulsa North Hall Cafe |
| 12-1:30 p.m. | Lunch | Ensuring DEI in P/OMBA (Dr. Lex Smith Washington, Oklahoma State University, Spears School of Business) | OSU-Tulsa Helmerich Research Center |
| 2-2:50 p.m. | PMBA Concurrent Sessions Session 1: Experiential Learning Part-time (Dr. Bora Ozkan, Temple University, Fox School of Business; Dr. Alexander Stein, Temple University, Fox School of Business) Session 2: CMS Systems to Prepare Students (Dr. Pamela Jorden, University of Arizona, Eller College of Management; Ryan Pinkerton, University of Arizona, Eller College of Management) |
OSU-Tulsa North Hall 150 / OSU-Tulsa BOK Room |
| 3-3:50 p.m. | Networking Break | OSU-Tulsa North Hall Cafe |
| 4-4:50 p.m. | PMBA Concurrent Sessions Session 1: Use of Video Instruction in PMBA (Jerimy Sherin, Oklahoma State University, Spears School of Business) Session 2: Reimagining Scholarships to Drive Enrollment Growth (Melanie Coburn, University of California Irvine, Paul Merage School of Business) |
OSU-Tulsa North Hall 150 / OSU-Tulsa BOK Room |
| 5-6:30 p.m. | Optional Tour of Black Wall Street | Greenwood Cultural Center |
| 6:30-8:30 p.m. | PMBA Gala | Greenwood Cultural Center | Greenwood Cultural Center |
| TUESDAY, OCT. 11 PMBA ends at 11 a.m. | OMBA officially starts at 11:00 a.m. with trip to Stillwater |
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| 7:30-8:30 a.m. | Registration | OSU-Tulsa North Hall Conference Center |
| 8:30-9:50 a.m. | P/OMBA Plenary Speaker Report of Survey of P/OMBA Program Statistics (Monica Powell, University of Texas-Dallas, Jindal School of Management) |
OSU-Tulsa Auditorium |
| 10-10:50 a.m. | PMBA Panel Post-COVID PMBA Learnings (Dr. Matt Bowler, Oklahoma State University, Spears School of Business; Dr. Adam Herman, Rice University, Jones Graduate School of Business; Dr. Nydia MacGregor, Santa Clara University, Leavey School of Business) |
OSU-Tulsa Auditorium |
| 11 a.m.-12 p.m. | Travel to Stillwater | |
| 12-1:30 p.m. | Lunch | Taylor’s Restaurant in the School of Hospitality and Tourism Management | Taylor's Restaurant |
| 2-2:50 p.m. | OMBA Plenary | HR in a Virtual World Dr. Tony Wheeler, Dean, Widener University, School of Business Administration, and Lead Author of HR Without People?: Industrial Evolution in the Age of Automation, Ai, and Machine Learning (Future of Work) |
Le Norman Auditorium, Business Building |
| 3-3:50 p.m. | OMBA Concurrent Sessions Session 1: Yield, Onboarding and Retention (Dr. Julia Ailes, Indiana University, Kelley School of Business) Session 2: Creating a Studio on a Budget (Jerimy Sherin, Oklahoma State University, Spears School of Business) |
Room 201, Business Building / Room 270, Business Building |
| 4-6 p.m. | Optional Tours of OSU Athletics facilities | Networking meetups | Boone Pickens Stadium |
| 5:30-8 p.m. | Cowboy Corral BBQ | Boone Pickens Stadium |
| 8-9 p.m. | Load buses | Return to Tulsa | |
| WEDNESDAY, OCT. 12 OMBA ends at noon |
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| 8:30-9:20 a.m. | OMBA Concurrent Sessions Session 1: Residency Requirements (Eric Douthirt, University of South Florida, Muma College of Business; Matthew Hente, University of North Carolina, Kenan-Flagler Business School; Patricia Russo, University of Michigan, Ross School of Business) Session 2: Experiential Learning Online (Dr. Pamela Jorden, University of Arizona, Eller College of Management; Alana Zwiener, University of Arizona, Eller College of Management) Session 3: Global Programs/Immersions/Engagement in OMBA Programs (Dr. Adam Herman, Rice University, Jones Graduate School of Business; Danielle Riley, Rice University, Jones Graduate School of Business) |
OSU-Tulsa North Hall 150 / OSU-Tulsa BOK Room / OSU-Tulsa North Hall 153 |
| 9:30-11 a.m. | OMBA Brunch Plenary | International Cooperative Education Cara Krezek, Brock University |
OSU-Tulsa BS Roberts Room |
| 11-11:50 a.m. | OMBA Concurrent Sessions Session 1: Networking from Day One! (George Andrews, Rice University, Jones Graduate School of Business; Amy McHale, Syracuse University, Whitman School of Management) Session 2: Online Engagement (Margaret Bailey, Oklahoma State University, Spears School of Business; Rebecca Nkhata, Oklahoma State University, Spears School of Business; Katrina Ruggs, Oklahoma State University, Spears School of Business) |
OSU-Tulsa North Hall 150 / OSU-Tulsa BOK Room |
| 12 p.m. | Conference Adjourns |