Forbes Magazine Ranks University of Miami MBA Program Among Nation's Best
The full-time MBA program at the University of Miami School of Business
Administration is ranked the nation's No. 43 MBA program in Forbes
magazine's biennial ranking of business schools. The Forbes survey ranks MBA
programs based on return on investment--meaning compensation five years after
graduation minus tuition and the forgone salary during school.
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UM Cracks Top Tier in U.S. News & World Report Rankings
UM has been ranked No. 50 in U.S. News &
World Report's 2010 edition of "America's Best Colleges," which hit
newsstands on Monday, Aug. 24. It rose from No. 51 last year and has moved up 17 slots
in the past eight years, making it one of the fastest-rising institutions in
the ranking of national universities.
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 Incoming Freshmen Prepare for New Opportunities
The new school year has brought 525 freshmen to the School of Business
for the start of what promises to be a life changing undergraduate
experience. Almost a quarter of the incoming freshmen business students
are international students from 33 different countries. The freshmen participated in orientation Aug. 20 - 25, with events
scheduled throughout the week for both the students and their parents.
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School Welcomes MBA Students from 16 Countries
The
School is welcoming a new class of 87 full-time MBA students representing 16
countries this fall. The students got acquainted with fellow classmates,
alumni, and faculty and began the adjustment to classroom life during a
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Incoming PhD Students Participate in Orientation
Ten incoming PhD students were welcomed and introduced to the Ph.D.
program's cross-disciplinary work, concentration fields, research process and
publications at an orientation in the James W. McLamore Executive Education
Center on Aug. 25. The students interests include operations management,
organizational behavior, strategic intel business, marketing and economics.
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Gift Provides School
with Flat-Panel TVs
The School recently unveiled two new flat-panel television monitors which
will be used to display business news as well as news and information about
School events and other activities. The monitors, which are located in the
atrium near the elevators, were made possible through a gift from School of
Business sophomore Adam C. J. Ziff. The
monitors were dedicated in a ceremony Aug. 21.
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 Faculty
Member Selected As Weimer Fellow
Andrea Heuson, professor of finance, was invited to become a fellow of the
Weimer School of Advanced Studies in Real Estate and Land Economics. This
recognition is offered to outstanding academicians and other leaders in the
field of real estate and related disciplines. Candidates are selected based on
their significant contributions to the development and dissemination of
knowledge in real estate, land economics and related fields. The Weimer School
is an entity of the Homer Hoyt Institute, an independent, non-profit research
and educational foundation.
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 Office of Communications School of Business AdministrationUniversity of Miami
EditorMegan Tice
Director of CommunicationsJeff Heebner
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May 2009 Graduates Headed to Harvard Law School
Two members of
the undergraduate class of 2009 are headed to one of the nation's top
law schools this fall. Alissa Del Riego, a political science major, and
Christopher Swift-Perez, a finance major, have been accepted to Harvard
Law School, an accomplishment they credit in large measure to the
mentorship of Patricia Sanchez Abril, assistant professor of business
law.
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In the Shark Tank; School's
Alumni Appear in Two Episodes of National TV Show
A School of Business alumnus
and his partner faced a team of skeptical potential investors when they pitched
a spinoff of their successful College Hunks Hauling Junk business on ABC's
"Shark Tank." The new show has entrepreneurs proposing business investments to
a team of "sharks" - wealthy self-made investors. Omar Soliman (BBA '04)
and Nick Friedman started College Hunks Hauling Junk after the business won
first place in the School's 2004 Entrepreneurship Competition.
The company
offers services including junk removal by college students, college student
relocations and an online junk exchange. But the pair went on the series
premiere of "Shark Tank" to pitch a spin-off company called College Foxes
Hauling Boxes. Uncomfortable with giving up any equity in College Hunks, the
pair unfortunately left the show with no offer in hand.
Watch the video of Soliman and Friedman (@33:11). Soliman, Friedman and their company are also featured
prominently in an article in the September issue of Entrepreneur magazine. Read Article
Rodolfo Saccoman (MBA'07), runner up in the 2008 Entrepreneurship Competition for MyTherapyJournal.com,
will be featured on an episode of the show on Sunday,
September 6 at 9:00 p.m. Saccoman and brother Alexis, will pitch their site where paying members can maintain a therapeutic journal and track the progress
of personally set goals using proprietary online tools based on cognitive
behavioral therapy.
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Alumni Unveil New Networking Site;
Seek Users for Beta Test
Two alumni entrepreneurs are inviting members of the UM community to
participate in a beta test for a new social networking Web site they have
created. ulovemenot.com,
which was developed by Lauren Baum, BBA '05, Brette Glick, BBA '05, and Julie
Bortnick, is designed to provide a forum for users to chat with one another and
get advice on dating and relationships. To learn more and participate in the
beta test, visit the Web site click "sign up code" and enter the UM code
"ulovecanes" along with your e-mail address.
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Orlando MBA Group
Invites Members
There is now a subgroup within the School's official
LinkedIn group to enhance networking among those who have been part of the
Executive MBA program in Orlando, as well as other UM MBAs who live and work in
the Orlando region. The Orlando group is open to alumni, students and faculty.
If you haven't already joined the main School of Business LinkedIn group, do it
now and become part of our growing LinkedIn network that includes more than
2,200 members.
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Programs beginning in January 2010
Location: Coral
Gables Campus, McLamore Executive Education Center, 3rd Floor
Time: 6:00 p.m.
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Thursday, September 10, 2009
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Thursday, October 8, 2009
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Thursday, November 12, 2009
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Thursday, December 10, 2009
Full Time MBA and One-Year MBA Campus Visits
Location: Coral Gables Campus,
Business Complex, GB 431
Time: 11:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.
- Friday,
September 25, 2009
- Friday,
October 23, 2009
- Friday,
November 20, 2009
JD/MBA-Information Sessions
Location: Coral Gables Campus,
Business Complex, Storer Auditorium
Time: 11:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. - Wednesday,
October 6, 2009
- Wednesday,
January 20, 2010
MD/MBA-Information Session
Location: Rosenstiel
Medical School Building Auditorium
- 4th Floor
Time: 4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.
- Wednesday,
September 2, 2009
Family Weekend 2009
October 2-4, 2009
Alumni Weekend 2009
November 5 - 7, 2009
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CBS4-TV (Miami) - August 24 - 25, 2009 - Steven Ullmann,
director of the School's health sector management and policy programs,
was prominently featured in a five-part series on the government's
efforts to reform health care. In part one of the series, Ullmann
addressed the need for reform, telling viewers that "we mortgage our
country's future if we do not do health care reform." In part two of
the series, Ullmann helped clear up misconceptions about the proposals,
telling viewers "Some of these issues out there do not exist. The death
panels are not there. The concept of a government takeover is not
there." Transcripts & Videos: Aug. 24 Aug. 25
Nightly Business Report (PBS) - August 25, 2009 -
Dean Barbara Kahn, appeared as a guest commentator on the national
business program to discuss the proliferation of so-called "free"
services in the digital age and the potential to turn them into working
business models. Kahn explained that although services such as Facebook
and iPhone applications appear to be free to the consumer, users
provide something of value in the exchange, enabling innovative
companies to garner profits from them. Transcript / Video (@23:50)
The New York Times - August 21, 2009 - Arun Sharma,
professor of marketing, was quoted in an article on recent moves by the
Miami Dolphins to bring in celebrity artists and songwriters to help
the team draw more fans to its games. Read Article
The New York Times - August 17, 2009 - An article highlighted research by Dean Barbara Kahn,
which found that where the image of a product is placed on its package
influences how heavy or light the product is perceived to be by
consumers. The article included quotes from Kahn and data from the
study which will be published in the December issue of the Journal of Marketing. Read Article
The New York Times (Sunday) - August 16, 2009 - An article about Florida's troubled real estate market and economy included historical perspective from Andrea Heuson, a professor of finance who studies real estate issues. The article was also published in The Gainesville Sun. Read Article
The Miami Herald - August 16, 2009 - An article laying out the highlights of the health care reform proposals under consideration in Congress including quotes from Steven Ullmann, director of the School's programs in health sector management and policy.
Nightly Business Report (PBS) - August 12, 2009 -
A segment about the settlement between the U.S. government and
Switzerland allowing the Internal Revenue Service to get information on
thousands of UBS customers suspected of using secret offshore accounts
featured insight about the deal from Doug Emery, professor, Bank of America Scholar, and chair of finance. Video (@ 20:00)
The Miami Herald - August 11, 2009 - An article
refuting claims by health care reform critics that proposed legislation
would create government "death panels" to decide who among the old and
weak should die included several quotes from Steven Ullmann, director of the School's health sector management and policy programs. The article was also published in the Cleveland Plain Dealer.
Forbes.com - August 10, 2009 - Steven Ullmann,
director of the School's health sector management and policy programs,
was quoted in an article about a study that shows Miami-Dade County has
most expensive health care costs in the country. Read Article
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