Vice Dean Parasuraman
Addresses Forum on Value-Creation and Customer-Management
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Parasuraman, vice dean of faculty and the James W. McLamore Chair in Marketing,
addressed ways to leverage intangible assets such as customer service, human
capital, information capital, service quality, brand, operations and processes,
and organization capital to create sustained value at a summit
in New Dehli, India on Jan. 6. Read More
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Leadership Institute Launches New Programs under School of
Business Administration
The Johnson A. Edosomwan
Leadership Institute, now housed at the UM School of Business Administration,
is launching an ambitious new series of programs, products and services. With
initial funding from UM alumnus Johnson A. Edosomwan (BSIE '79, MSIE '80), the
Institute was founded in 2006 as an interdisciplinary initiative to help
identify, assist and mentor world-class leaders. Terri A. Scandura, Dean of The
Graduate School and professor of management, is the Institute's new academic
director. Read More
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 CFO Roundtable Focuses on Economic Crisis
The School of Business recently
hosted 25 South Florida chief financial officers in a roundtable entitled
"Managing Risk Through Turbulent Times." The open discussion session
focused on issues affecting businesses during the current economic crisis. More Info
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School of Business Joins the Green U Initiative
Shortly after leading business executives discussed "Meeting Global Energy
Demand" at the School's Global Business Forum, the School of Business continues
to reduce its carbon footprint. The school is replacing all lights and ballasts
and installing occupancy sensors within the School of Business building
complex. The project began Monday, Jan. 26.
More information about the University's Green U Initiative.
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School Welcomes New Executive
MBA and MBA for Working Professionals Students
The School of Business welcomed nearly 100 new students to
its Executive MBA and MBA for Working Professionals programs in January. This
year's Health Sector Management and Policy EMBA class is one of the largest
ever, with 43 percent holding an MD degree. Overall, the new group of
professional students is 41 percent female and 59 percent male. Students come
from such diverse backgrounds as retail, finance, manufacturing and banking. Read More
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Undergraduate
Hyperion Council Holds Sixth Induction for New Members
The Hyperion Council, an undergraduate
student organization, inducted seven new members at a ceremony held on Jan. 23,
2009 in the James L. McLamore Executive Education Center. The Hyperion Council
focuses on developing projects to strengthen bonds between the local business
and university communities. Read More
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 Executive MBA Student Published in Risk Magazine
Commodity firms and traders
will need to learn new strategies and implement innovative business plans finds
Executive MBA student, Puja Lakhlani, a student in the School's program in Palm
Beach county. The article entitled "Back to Basics" was published in Energy Risk, a leading publication on
the financial, political and legal risk in the world's oil, gas and electricity
markets.
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Experts Tell Students "Cash is King" in School's New Real Estate Class
 Cash is king. That was the word from South Florida residential real estate experts who spoke to undergraduate and graduate students in a new, jointly held, real estate class Jan. 26. The real estate finance class is offered as part of the school's new undergraduate major in real estate and its new Bachelor of Architecture/MBA program, which is offered in partnership with the School of Architecture. Read More |
Alumni Come Together to Kick Off Global Business Forum
Following the opening reception for the Global Business Forum on Jan. 14,
alumni, faculty, leaders of the University community and friends of the School
of Business gathered for dinner at the Lowe Art Museum. Alumni from 1962 to 2008, representing
graduates with BBA, MBA, and MSPM degrees, were in attendance. Other guests included University of Miami
Trustees, President's Council members and Global Business Forum sponsors and
panelists. The evening included
cocktails, dinner and a guided tour of the museum, led by Director Brian
Dursum. View photographs
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Women Executive Leadership 2009 Corporate Salute February 11, 2009
7:30 a.m
- 10:30 a.m Women Executive Leadership salutes 16 Florida public companies for their commitment to gender diversity in the boardroom. Sponsored by: Bowne, FPL, Holland & Knight, Lockton, KPMG, Noven
Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Mayors and the University of Miami School of
Business Administration Register online
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Mentor Program Roundtable Events
Open to all Business StudentsThursday, January 29th, 2009
6:00 - 7:00 p.m.
School of Business, Jenkins
Building, Conference Room #217
Benefit from an informal
discussion with our Mentors in the Legal Profession and hear about the benefits
of combining a Law degree with your business degree.
Tuesday, February 24, 2009
6:00 - 7:00 p.m.
Executive Education Center, 3rd
Floor Dining Room
Meet our Mentors in the Finance, Banking, and Real Estate Professions
RSVP: Office of Alumni
Relations, Telephone: 305-284-4052, E-mail: cbernuth@miami.edu
Executive-in-ResidenceTuesday, February 17, 2009
3:00 p.m.
Joseph Echevarria, Jr., BBA '78, US managing partner and chief operating
officer of Deloitte returns to the School of Business as an Executive in
Residence, Feb. 16-17, 2009. As part of
his residency, he will serve as a guest lecturer in accounting and participate
in a Q & A session open to all School of Business students and alumni in
Storer Auditorium at 3:00 on Feb. 17, 2009.
Alumnus-in-Residence
February 18-19, 2009
Marvin R. Shanken, BBA '65, founder and chairman of M. Shanken
Communications Inc., home to Wine
Spectator and Cigar Aficionado
magazines, will return to campus as the Alumnus-in-Residence, Feb. 18, serving
as a guest lecturer.
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The Wall Street Journal - January 27, 2009 - Terri Scandura,
dean of the Graduate School and professor of management, was quoted in
article about the career development benefits mentoring of mentoring
provides to young professionals. Read Article
The Miami Herald - January 26, 2009 - An
article in the Business Monday section featured an interview with Jose
Armario, McDonald's Group President for Canada, Latin America and
International Franchising, noting that the "University of Miami
Business School alum was back in town for the UM's first Global
Business Forum," which was organized by the School of Business. Read Article
Bloomberg News - January 17, 2009 - An
article featured comments by Jack Welch about the government's Troubled
Asset Relief Program, noting that Welch's comments came during "the
Global Business Forum at the University of Miami," which was organized
by the School of Business. Read Article
USA Today - January 15, 2009 - The
newspaper's cruise blog featured an interview about alternative energy
with Royal Caribbean President Adam Goldstein, noting that Goldstein
would be speaking about the topic that day "at the University of Miami
Global Business Forum," which was organized by the School of Business. Read Article
Nightly Business Report (PBS) - January 13, 2009 - Steven Ullmann,
director of the School's health sector management and policy programs,
appearing as an NBR program commentator, discussed the need for a
federally funded and organized electronic medical records system. Read Transcript
WURN - Union Radio 1020 AM - January 12, 2009 - The Spanish language radio station, which broadcasts in Latin America, featured a seven-minute interview with Patricia Sanchez-Abril, assistant professor of business law, who spoke about the upcoming Global Business Forum, organized by the School of Business. Listen
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