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When:<\/strong>\u00a0Friday, May 1 @ 12\u20131 p.m.
Where: <\/strong>Snead Hall, Room B2165
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The VCU Business Friday Lunch & Learn Forums<\/strong> are broader engagement sessions that bring our community together around learning and professional development opportunities, teaching innovations and other areas aligned with our mission of Unlimited Opportunity Creation<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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When:<\/strong> Friday, April 24 @ 12\u20131 p.m.
Where: <\/strong>Snead Hall, Room B2165
Host:<\/strong> VCU School of Business
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The VCU Business Friday Lunch & Learn Forums<\/strong> are broader engagement sessions that bring our community together around learning and professional development opportunities, teaching innovations and other areas aligned with our mission of Unlimited Opportunity Creation<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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When:<\/strong> Friday, April 10 @ 12\u20131 p.m.
Where: <\/strong>Snead Hall, Room B2165
Host:<\/strong> VCU School of Business
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Ahead of the draft, Jason Merrick, Ph.D., models probabilities for a certain NFL team.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Jason Merrick, Ph.D.,<\/strong><\/a> and his colleagues initially developed a statistical modeling method as a college admissions tool, but at the request of a certain NFL team, it\u2019s been repurposed. The team \u2014 Merrick\u2019s not allowed to name names \u2014 is utilizing the model to more accurately predict whether money it spends in the draft on the most desirable amateur football players will pay off after they go pro.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cYou see all these teams that are trading multiple draft picks away to get a top draft pick,\u201d said Merrick, professor of supply chain management and analytics in the VCU School of Business. \u201cBut our model shows the risk of chasing those players.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
This year\u2019s draft is April 23\u201325. During seven rounds of picks, the 32 NFL teams choose players to add to their respective rosters. Teams can give away or trade their turns in the draft but typically in the first round, teams with the worst records the previous season choose first, in ascending order. That means this year in the first round, the 3-14 Las Vegas Raiders get first choice, and the Super Bowl-winning Seattle Seahawks go last.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Scouts for the teams already have evaluated the prospects on traits including prowess, perceived fortitude and college game-time performance. With those ratings, \u201cteam management determines an overall rating to decide which players they\u2019ll go after and which of their precious draft picks to use on them,\u201d Merrick said. The earlier a player is chosen, the higher his pay.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
To develop the model, \u201cthe NFL team gave us 14 years of rating data on every player they scouted, not just those who were drafted or who played for this specific team,\u201d Merrick said. \u201cSo we\u2019ve got multiple predictions that we aggregate into a rating that we then chart against percent of cap for a second contract.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cA player\u2019s first contract is based on draft position, so it\u2019s a prediction: how good a team thinks you\u2019ll be,\u201d Merrick said. \u201cBut your second contract is based on your market value to the team, so it\u2019s an outcome.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Percent of cap is the portion of the team\u2019s salary budget devoted to each player. Merrick noted it is difficult to determine how good a player has been because \u201cyou\u2019d use different metrics\u201d to measure the performance of a quarterback, for example, than for a defensive lineman.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cSo our way isn\u2019t necessarily a perfect way,” Merrick said, \u201cbut it\u2019s the least bad way of doing it.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Merrick said his model shows that \u201cmaybe you don\u2019t go for the highest-rated player in the draft because overspending on them doesn\u2019t necessarily lead to a winning outcome. We see that the high-rated picks performed a bit better on average. But you could end up with nothing from that expensive choice.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Merrick and his colleagues\u2019 model is detailed in the Wharton School research paper \u201cDecision-making with Ordinal Ratings.\u201d<\/a> It also has been presented at academic and technology conferences, Merrick said, adding that he\u2019s working on revisions for upcoming publication in a top scientific journal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Meanwhile, Merrick has his own prediction. If the unnamed NFL team sticks with its draft strategy, \u201cit will trade down,\u201d he said, \u201crecognizing that the players rated in the middle of the pack have a very decent chance of being as good as those rated at the very top. So if I can trade down and get three picks in a later round instead of one pick in the top round, I have a better chance of a better outcome with one of the three than with that one player.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Investopedia Editor in Chief Caleb Silver visited VCU to talk with students about investing, saving and preparing for the financial realities of adulthood.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Would you rather be rich or wealthy?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Caleb Silver<\/strong>, chief business editor of People Inc. and editor in chief of Investopedia<\/a>, opened a session at the VCU School of Business last month with that question.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
One student answered in terms of generational wealth. Another said being rich could mean more than money. Silver offered his own answer: Wealth, he said, means being able to afford your time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Silver visited the school for two presentations \u2014 one open to students across VCU and another for a class \u2014 and met with the Student Managed Investment Portfolio<\/a>, or SMIP, a student-run fund. Across those sessions, he urged students to think about money before graduation, when many will begin making financial decisions on their own.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The event was organized through the VCU Financial Success Center by Virginia Credit Union<\/a>, which offers students financial education and one-on-one coaching. Silver said the appearance was part of a broader effort at Investopedia to bring conversations about money out of browsers and social feeds and into classrooms.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cCollege is the last stop where you have the opportunity to learn how to become the CFO of your own life,\u201d Silver said in an interview during his visit. \u201cNobody teaches us that when we get out of here.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
His visit came as financial education has gained more national attention. Thirty-five states require a personal finance course<\/a> for high school graduation, according to the Council for Economic Education<\/a>, even as financial literacy among adults remains low.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Silver said he was not trying to frighten students into investing. Many young adults, he said, are entering what he called \u201cadulting, life-stage planning and management\u201d while coming from families that may view investing as risky, unpredictable or off-limits.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
He often starts by asking students what kind of life they want and what is important to them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In class, he put it this way: How much does it cost to be you now, and how much will it cost to be the person you want to be later?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The discussion turned to housing, spending, saving and the gap between what life costs and what many young adults expect to earn. Silver told students that waiting until they feel fully ready can be a mistake.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cYou don\u2019t need $100,000,\u201d he said. \u201cYou need $10 to get started. $5 to get started.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
He returned often to the same point: Students may not have much money yet, but they do have time. \u201cThe magic in the market is time,\u201d he told them. \u201cAnd what do you guys have? Plenty of it. Plenty of time.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Later, in his meeting with SMIP, students walked Silver through their holdings and explained how they were thinking about different sectors in the portfolio.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Liam Baumgardner (B.S. \u201928<\/strong>), a finance major and sector leader in SMIP<\/a>, said Silver pushed the group to think more carefully about consumer discretionary companies and where those businesses were making their money.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cHe knew almost all of our companies, which is very impressive, and showed broad market knowledge,\u201d said Baumgardner.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Baumgardner said Silver\u2019s comments were useful because they were specific. The discussion, he said, gave students a reason to revisit some of their assumptions, including how they were thinking about consumer spending and sector definitions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
For Baumgardner, the meeting also offered a view of the kind of work he hopes to do.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI was looking at him sitting in the front and I was like, I would love to do this one day,\u201d he said. \u201cI\u2019d love to have his knowledge and be able to help others like he is to us.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Silver said he hopes students remember the moment financial concepts begin to click, whether that means understanding compounding or seeing themselves not just as consumers but as investors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cIt would be fantastic to learn that at the age of 21,\u201d he said. \u201cNot 41.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Students interested in financial coaching can <\/em>schedule an appointment<\/em><\/a> with the VCU Financial Success Center by VACU. <\/em>
To hear more from Caleb Silver, follow him on <\/em>social media<\/em><\/a> and visit Investopedia<\/a> for additional financial news and advice.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n
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When:<\/strong>\u00a0Friday, April 17 @ 4\u20137 p.m.
Where: <\/strong>Shift Retail Lab – 1235 W Broad St
Host:<\/strong> VCU da Vinci Center
Contact:<\/strong> Ashley Wenger, wengeran@vcu.edu<\/a>
Audience:<\/strong>\u00a0Current undergraduate students, Current graduate students, Alumni, Faculty & Staff, Business Community<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Help entrepreneurship BLOOM at Demo Day!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n
Join the VCU da Vinci Center<\/a> for an evening celebrating entrepreneurship. Friends, family and community members are welcome to attend and cheer on the pitches. Following the presentations, stay for an awards ceremony and networking session.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Demo Day is a biannual pitch competition where VCU students, alumni and Richmond community members bring their ideas to life, connect with resources and compete for funding.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Cheer on bold ideas, watch live pitches and connect with community members at Demo Day.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":769,"featured_media":3927,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[18,26,19],"class_list":["post-3926","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-event","tag-alumni","tag-department-of-management-and-entrepreneurship","tag-school-of-business"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.vcu.edu\/business\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3926","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.vcu.edu\/business\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.vcu.edu\/business\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.vcu.edu\/business\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/769"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.vcu.edu\/business\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3926"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.vcu.edu\/business\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3926\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.vcu.edu\/business\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3927"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.vcu.edu\/business\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3926"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.vcu.edu\/business\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3926"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.vcu.edu\/business\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3926"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}},{"id":3924,"date":"2026-03-19T19:14:41","date_gmt":"2026-03-19T19:14:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.vcu.edu\/business\/?p=3924"},"modified":"2026-03-19T19:16:15","modified_gmt":"2026-03-19T19:16:15","slug":"executive-mba-weekend-observe-a-class-4","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.vcu.edu\/business\/archives\/3924","title":{"rendered":"Executive MBA Weekend Observe a Class"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
When:<\/strong>\u00a0Saturday, April 4th, from 11:30 a.m. – 1:15 p.m. (12:15 p.m. \u2013 1:15 p.m. if not joining lunch)
Host:<\/strong>\u00a0Executive MBA Program
Event contact:<\/strong>\u00a0Graduate Executive Programs Office (804) 828-3622
Audience:<\/strong>\u00a0Business community, Prospective graduate students
Building:<\/strong>\u00a0Snead Hall\u00a0
Address:<\/strong>\u00a0301 W. Main St.\u00a0
Room:<\/strong>\u00a0B3106<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Curious what it\u2019s like to be part of VCU\u2019s Executive MBA program? Join us on campus to sit in on a live class, connect with the EMBA community over lunch (optional<\/em>), and get a true feel for the transformative learning environment that defines VCU\u2019s EMBA.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Whether you\u2019re beginning to explore future options, or are ready to take the next step toward enrollment, this event gives you an authentic look at the VCU EMBA experience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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04042026\n\n<\/code><\/pre>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Experience the Executive MBA program first hand!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2011,"featured_media":3549,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[53,3],"tags":[16,19],"class_list":["post-3924","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-emba-event","category-event","tag-executive-mba","tag-school-of-business"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.vcu.edu\/business\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3924","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.vcu.edu\/business\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.vcu.edu\/business\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.vcu.edu\/business\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2011"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.vcu.edu\/business\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3924"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.vcu.edu\/business\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3924\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.vcu.edu\/business\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3549"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.vcu.edu\/business\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3924"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.vcu.edu\/business\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3924"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.vcu.edu\/business\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3924"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}},{"id":3923,"date":"2026-03-19T19:03:13","date_gmt":"2026-03-19T19:03:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.vcu.edu\/business\/?p=3923"},"modified":"2026-03-19T19:04:10","modified_gmt":"2026-03-19T19:04:10","slug":"executive-mba-informational-webinar-9","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.vcu.edu\/business\/archives\/3923","title":{"rendered":"Executive MBA Informational Webinar"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
When:<\/strong> Tuesday, April 28, from 12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m.
Host:<\/strong>\u00a0Executive MBA
Event contact:<\/strong>\u00a0Executive Programs Office (804) 828-3622
Audience:<\/strong>\u00a0Business community, Prospective graduate students<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Join us for an engaging informational webinar to discover how the Executive MBA Program can elevate your career. Learn about our interactive curriculum, weekend schedule, the cohort experience and the application process. Reserve your spot today!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Register<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
04282026<\/code><\/pre>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
We encourage program prospects to join us for an interactive Executive MBA webinar.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2011,"featured_media":3736,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[53,3],"tags":[16,19],"class_list":["post-3923","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-emba-event","category-event","tag-executive-mba","tag-school-of-business"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.vcu.edu\/business\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3923","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.vcu.edu\/business\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.vcu.edu\/business\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.vcu.edu\/business\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2011"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.vcu.edu\/business\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3923"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.vcu.edu\/business\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3923\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.vcu.edu\/business\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3736"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.vcu.edu\/business\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3923"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.vcu.edu\/business\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3923"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.vcu.edu\/business\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3923"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}},{"id":3921,"date":"2026-03-19T18:56:33","date_gmt":"2026-03-19T18:56:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.vcu.edu\/business\/?p=3921"},"modified":"2026-03-19T18:56:35","modified_gmt":"2026-03-19T18:56:35","slug":"executive-mba-informational-webinar-8","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.vcu.edu\/business\/archives\/3921","title":{"rendered":"Executive MBA Informational Webinar"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
When:<\/strong> Tuesday, April 7, from 12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m.
Host:<\/strong>\u00a0Executive MBA
Event contact:<\/strong>\u00a0Executive Programs Office (804) 828-3622
Audience:<\/strong>\u00a0Business community, Prospective graduate students<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Join us for an engaging informational webinar to discover how the Executive MBA Program can elevate your career. Learn about our interactive curriculum, weekend schedule, the cohort experience and the application process. Reserve your spot today!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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04072026<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n
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When:<\/strong> Thursday, April 23, from 12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m.
Host:<\/strong> Master of Decision Analytics Weekend Program
Event contact:<\/strong> Executive Programs Office (804) 828-3622
Audience:<\/strong> Business community, Prospective graduate students<\/p>\n\n\n\n
We encourage program prospects to join us for an interactive Decision Analytics Weekend Program webinar. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Join us for an engaging information session webinar to discover how the MDA Weekend Program can elevate your career. Learn about our interactive curriculum, weekend schedule, the cohort experience and the application process. Reserve your spot today!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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04232026<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n
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