Making Moves
As a professional football player, Freeman School alumnus Brandon LeBeau (BSM ’15) has some slick moves on the field. As the founder of local moving company Movn, LeBeau also specializes in smooth moves off the gridiron.
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Certified Gold
The Goldring/Woldenberg Business Complex has been certified LEED Gold by the U.S. Green Building Council for meeting the highest standards in green building.
A Lucid approach to corporate culture
In July, a panel of employees from one of the most innovative companies around — technology firm Lucid — shared their thoughts on the company’s one-of-a-kind culture in a special presentation for business students.
MME students visit offshore production platform
On July 13, Master of Management in Energy students visited Breton Sound #51, an offshore production platform in the Gulf of Mexico operated by independent oil and gas company Upstream Exploration.
Alumna fuses fashion and function in swimwear line
As the founder and CEO of stylish swimwear brand Cabana Life, Melissa Papock (BSM ’96) knows that clothing acts as a vital line of defense against summertime sun exposure.
New nonprofit solves thorny issue for STEM teachers
Founded by alumnus Todd Wackerman (MBA ’18), STEM Library Lab is a new nonprofit that provides New Orleans public and charter school teachers with the tools they need to teach hands-on, inquiry-based science.
Alumna appointed president of Kennesaw State University
Pamela Whitten, an alumna of Tulane University’s A. B. Freeman School of Business, has been appointed president of Kennesaw State University, the third-largest university in Georgia and one of the 50 largest public institutions in the country.
Freeman grad earns prestigious accounting award
A. B. Freeman School of Business alumna Alexis S. Gandal (BSM/MACCT ’17) has been named a 2017 recipient of the American Institute of CPAs’ Elijah Watt Sells Award.
The growing importance of tacit knowledge
In a new study, Professor of Accounting Jasmijn Bol finds that firms increasingly value tacit knowledge — the term scholars use for hard-to-teach skills like communication, self-management and the ability to prioritize tasks — in junior-level employees.
Freeman MBAs create app to manage rental deposit disputes
Two students at Tulane University’s A. B. Freeman School of Business have turned their gripes with renting into a company that could revolutionize how lease agreements are managed.
