– Summer 2019 –

Using Big Data to Improve Health Care

Using Big Data to Improve Health Care

A new paper by Claire Senot, assistant professor of management science, could change the way we look at the health care “journey” of patients, especially the portion after the patient is discharged.

A New Approach to an Old Management Problem

A New Approach to an Old Management Problem

When companies fail to achieve organizational goals, company leadership often attributes it to a failure of personnel. Two Freeman School professors, Serena Loftus and Jasmijn Bol, have a different take.

Selected Faculty Presentations, Honors, Awards, Etc.

Selected Faculty Presentations, Honors, Awards, Etc.

Daniel Mochon, associate professor of marketing, has been named an associate editor of Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes and has been added to the editorial review board of the Journal of Consumer Psychology.

Selected Faculty Publications

Selected Faculty Publications

Xianjun Geng’s paper “Bloatware and Jailbreaking: Strategic Impact of Consumer-Initiated Modification of Technology Products” was recently accepted for publication in Information Systems Research,

Center of Attention

Center of Attention

With the opening of the Stewart Center CBD, the A. B. Freeman School of Business is in the right place at the right time to implement a host of strategic initiatives.

CBD Facility Honors Stewart’s Vision

CBD Facility Honors Stewart’s Vision

On Feb. 15, 2019, the Tulane community came together to recognize Frank Stewart’s lifelong commitment by dedicating the business school’s new facility in downtown New Orleans in his honor.

Customer Experience Is King

Customer Experience Is King

Beginning this fall, students can earn a concentration or specialization in entrepreneurial hospitality, a new focus area that combines the Freeman School’s strength in entrepreneurship with New Orleans’ tradition of hospitality excellence.

A New Option for Educating the Executive

A New Option for Educating the Executive

With a new initiative dedicated to non-degree programs for working professionals, the Freeman School is poised to bring the full vision of the Stewart Center for Executive Education to fruition.

A Neighborhood Sanctuary

A Neighborhood Sanctuary

It’s more than just a hotel. That’s the first thought that confronts almost anyone who ventures to the Hotel Peter & Paul, located at 2317 Burgundy St. in the heart of Faubourg Marigny. Nathalie Jordi (MBA ’12) planned it to be that way. Sort of.

Alumnus earns 2018 AICPA Elijah Watt Sells Award

Alumnus earns 2018 AICPA Elijah Watt Sells Award

Anthony Salazer (BSM/MACCT ’18) was named a 2018 recipient of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants’ Elijah Watt Sells Award. Salazer, who is employed with Ernst & Young in New Orleans, is the third Freeman School graduate in the last five years to receive the honor.

The Lifesaving Potential of “Fat-on-a-Chip”

The Lifesaving Potential of “Fat-on-a-Chip”

As president and CEO of Obatala Sciences Inc., Trivia Frazier-Wiltz is commercializing a groundbreaking technology with the potential to help pharmaceutical companies bring lifesaving drugs to market sooner and at much less expense.

Altman Scholar brings global expertise to Ukraine

Altman Scholar brings global expertise to Ukraine

David Woodside served as a scholar in the Altman Program in International Studies and Business, studying on four continents, learning to communicate in various languages, and acquiring the skill-set needed to travel abroad successfully. Now through a rigorous and competitive application process, he’s been accepted into the Peace Corps, where he’ll take his expertise and knowledge to Ukraine.

Class Notes: Summer 2019

Class Notes: Summer 2019

Stephen Sontheimer (BBA ’64) has been named as senior consultant of funeral services at Lake Lawn Metairie Funeral Home and Cemeteries. Sontheimer is a fourth-generation funeral director whose family has been involved in funeral service in New Orleans continuously since 1916.

In Memoriam: Summer 2019

John Cooper Petagna Sr. ( ’42)
Milton Louis Dinkel Sr. ( ’45)
Paul Horace Duet ( ’47)
Henry Raymond Fox Jr. (BBA ’47)
Frank Henry Hagaman (BBA ’48)