Collat School of Business News

UAB's Sales Certificate Program named one of best in U.S.

The Professional Sales Certificate Program in the University of Alabama at Birmingham's Collat School of Business has again been recognized as a "Top University Sales Program" by the Sales Education Foundation opens a new website for 2022. The recognition appears in the foundation's 2022 Annual SEF magazine opens a new website.

Collat faculty retirees along with their spouses and Dean Jack.

Reflections on retirement by long-serving Collat faculty

The UAB Collat School of Business is saying goodbye to several long-serving faculty members after years of service.

Colleagues and loved ones recently gathered together to celebrate the time these instructors spent with students and their commitment to preparing them for a successful career. Read more about their journeys throughout the years.

Speaker series explains accounting, finance career opportunities

For instructor Eddie Nabors, preparing students to enter the workforce is a labor of love. "I want to make a difference in young people's lives," he said.

Volunteers needed to prepare free tax returns

The Regions Institute for Financial Education opens a new website (RIFE) is looking for volunteers to assist community members with filing income taxes.

UAB Collat School of Business maintains accounting and business accreditation

The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business International has again approved the maintenance of both business and supplemental accounting accreditations for the UAB Collat School of Business. Only 1 percent of business schools worldwide are accredited in both.

U.S. News ranks UAB's online business degrees among nation's best

UAB Collat School of Business's online programs have been named among the top online programs in the nation by U.S. News and World Report. The publication's annual rankings were released on Tuesday, January 25.

UAB Entrepreneurship receiving the Model Emerging Program Award.

Collat's entrepreneurship program honored as one of nation's best

The UAB Collat School of Business's entrepreneurship program has earned the top award in a national competition of entrepreneurship programs.

Students entering and exiting the UAB Hill Student Center.

Collat School of Business Department Awards - Fall 2021

Students were recognized for their academic excellence during the Collat School of Business Department Awards event on Friday, December 10, 2021.

UAB's Center for the Public Trust Recognized as Golden Star Chapter

The UAB Center for the Public Trust student chapter opens a new website was recently recognized as a Golden Star Chapter by the NASBA Center for the Public Trust (CPT) for the 2020-21 academic year. The Golden Star Chapter designation is an honor awarded to student chapters that lead with excellence and cultivate an environment of ethical behavior on campus.

Finance expert named chair of Collat's Department of Accounting and Finance

The University of Alabama at Birmingham Collat School of Business has named Regions Institute for Financial Education Endowed Professor Stephanie Yates, Ph.D., chair of the Department of Accounting and Finance.

Collat professor honored by ASCPA as Alabama's Outstanding Accounting Educator

The Alabama Society of Certified Public Accountants (ASCPA) has named Frank Messina, Ph.D opens a new website., its 2021 Outstanding Accounting Educator.

Collat instructor Nathan Oliver (center) planning fall programming with Career Center team. Photo taken pre mask mandate requirement.

Collat Career Center staff gain new perspectives for career programming

Each semester, Collat students take advantage of a myriad of career programming designed by the Collat Career Center to help them land jobs once they graduate, including career fairs, career coaching and visits from employers.

Collat alumna named 2021 UAB Rising Star

The UAB National Alumni Society has named Alicja Foksinska a 2021 UAB Rising Star, a prestigious honor given to only five UAB alumni each year.

Screenshots of student Instagram takeover.

Beta Alpha Psi earns second Gold Chapter honor in three years

The UAB chapter of Beta Alpha Psi (BAP) opens a new website, an international accounting, finance and information systems honor society, has been named a 2021 Gold Chapter. The prestigious honor was bestowed during the organization's recent virtual Annual Meeting.

Beta Alpha Psi honorary members deliver bookbags to Glen Iris students at the start of the school year.

UAB Beta Alpha Psi donates bookbags to local children

The UAB Beta Alpha Psi opens a new website (BAP) chapter partnered with Glen Iris Elementary School this month to provide 72 much-needed school supply kits to students.

Econ student awarded prestigious scholarship to study abroad

UAB economics sophomore Diego Delany has been awarded the 2021 Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship opens a new website, a prestigious scholarship that provides funds for students to study abroad while in college.

Organizational psychology expert to chair Collat's Department of Management, Information Systems and Quantitative Methods

The University of Alabama at Birmingham Collat School of Business has named C. Allen Gorman, Ph.D., chair of the Department of Management, Information Systems and Quantitative Methods.