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    The Robert C. Vackar College of Business & Entrepreneurship promotes student success and catalyzes innovation, knowledge discovery, and economic development in South Texas, Northern Mexico, and beyond.

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    The UTRGV Robert C. Vackar College of Business & Entrepreneurship conducts research to promote economic development through its policy-oriented research and analysis on the Texas-Mexico, RGV, border.

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Ph.D. Business Office
ECOBE 124B
Monday - Friday 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
(956) 665-3599

Diego Escobari, Ph.D.
Ph.D. Program Director
ECOBE 218D
diego.escobari@utrgv.edu
(956) 665-3366

Bianca Hammond
Program Coordinator
ECOBE 124B
bianca.hammond@utrgv.edu
(956) 665-3599

The page below includes links to various resources available to current doctoral students. These resources include the student handbook, relevant administrative forms, campus resources, and announcements of upcoming events as they become available. For additional questions, students are encouraged to contact Bianca Hammond, Program Coordinator. 

 

Student Handbooks

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Ph.D. Student Handbook (2023-2024)

Review 2023-2024 program goals, coursework, preliminary examination, dissertation information, and requirements.

Ph.D. Funded Conferences

Finance

  • American Social Sciences Association (ASSA) 
  • Financial Management Association (FMA) 
  • Eastern Finance Association (EFA) 

Information Systems

  • International Conference on Info Systems (ICIS) 
  • Americas Conference on Info System (AMCIS) 
  • Hawaii International Conference on Info Systems (HICCS) 

Marketing

  • Association for Consumer Research (ACR) 
  • American Marketing Association Summer and Winter Marketing Educators Conference (AMA) 
  • Academy of Marketing Science (AMS) 

Management

  • Academy of Management (AOM) 
  • Decision Sciences Institute (DSI) 
  • Southern Management Association (SMA) 

Accounting

  • American Accounting Association Annual Meeting 
  • American Accounting Association Mid-year Sectional Meetings 
  • American Accounting Association Southwest Regional Meeting

Dissertation Resources

 

  • Ph.D. Office - Report on Dissertation Proposal
  • Ph.D. Office - Report on Final Dissertation Defense
  • Graduate College - Application Dissertation Committee
  • Graduate College - Completion of Dissertation
  • Graduate College Thesis & Dissertation Resources 

  

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Education Abroad
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