Robert J. Trulaske, Sr. College of Business

By Kelsey Allen

I feel badly for people who study important topics that are nonetheless beyond the ability of most people to understand. Try striking up a cocktail party conversation with an average person about supersymmetric dark matter or recombinant uncertainty and you’re likely to find your conversational partner suddenly in need of a refill.

A team of Trulaske accountancy students competed in the Deloitte National FanTAXtic Case Competition, with one team earning an Honorable Mention Award for their presentation.

For the first time since the spring of 2020, students and employers were face-to-face at the bi-annual Business Career Fair on March 3, 2022.

Earlier this month, the Mizzou Alumni Association and Alumni Association Student Board named the 2022 Mizzou '18 Award and Mizzou ’39 Award recipients. These prestigious awards honor some of the best and the brightest at the university, and the Trulaske College of Business is proud to have students among both categories.

By Stephen Schmidt When Patrick Montgomery BS ’16, MBA ’19, began the execMBA program at the Trulaske College of Business in the fall of 2017, he was a recent college graduate who had a promising business plan and a small amount of funding for an agricultural-based startup company. But he needed the business acumen to allow it to grow to its full potential.

This week, the Mizzou Alumni Association and Alumni Association Student Board named the 2021 Mizzou ’39 Award recipients. In the spirit of service that was the cornerstone of the 1839 founding of the University of Missouri, 39 outstanding seniors each year are chosen for their academic achievement, leadership and service to Mizzou and the community. The Trulaske College of Business is proud of our numerous recipients of this prestigious award.

By Stephen Schmidt It took Alaina Meekins-Kent years to get where she is today — a place of sharing, a place of knowledge. Through the efforts of a recent birthday fundraiser this past fall, she hoped to raise the collective consciousness — in addition to money — of her fellow Black students at the University of Missouri regarding mental health.

By Kelsey Allen New research from faculty in the Trulaske College of Business’ School of Accountancy gives us insights into the best way to respond to a global financial crisis, how CFOs can develop skills for their modern roles and responsibilities, a new way to predict internal control quality, and how data visualization can make audits more effective. Here’s a look at four researchers and their findings. The Best Way to Respond to a Global Financial Crisis

In October 2020, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers signed seven-time Pro Bowl wide receiver Antonio Brown – a top NFL talent who has faced allegations of reckless driving, felony burglary with battery, sexual assault and violating the NFL’s Personal Conduct Policy. The Bucs released Brown on Jan. 6, 2022, four days after an on-field display during which he removed his pads and stormed off the field, shirtless. Many commentators expressed concern for Brown’s mental health; others argued this latest incident was foreseeable.