School of Business Extends Reach to Latin America, Asia, and Europe; Agreements with Leading Foreign Institutions to Enhance Global Collaboration
The School has entered into agreements with
seven leading business schools and universities to explore undergraduate and graduate student exchanges, faculty
exchanges, joint executive education offerings and other initiatives.
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School of Business Ranked No. 3 Among Nation's Top Business Schools for Hispanics
The graduate business program at the School of Business is ranked the
nation's No. 3 program for Hispanics by Hispanic Business magazine.
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School Welcomes New Faculty Members; Director of Entrepreneurship Programs
The School has announced five new faculty
appointments that further distinguish the School as a leader in management
education and research.
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Amelia Rea Maguire to Lead External Affairs
Amelia (Mel) Rea Maguire has been appointed associate dean for external affairs.
Maguire will lead the School's development initiatives and oversee
executive education programs, communications, and graduate placement,
while building a strong brand for the School among global corporations.
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 Undergraduates Team With Malaika for LIFE to Fight Malaria
The School's Hyperion Council, an undergraduate
student organization, has teamed up with an organization dedicated to helping
fight disease in Sub-Saharan Africa.
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GEM Program Seeks to Help Undergraduate Diamonds in the Rough
The School's
top female undergraduates have the opportunity to take advantage of a new business mentoring and networking
program designed exclusively for women.
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Faculty Member
Joins Academy of Management's Executive Committee
John Mezias, associate professor of management, was recently
elected to the Executive Committee of the International Management Division of the Academy of
Management. Each year the division elects a new member to
serve for five years on this five-member committee who leads the division and
plans both preconference workshops and all conference program activities for
the annual meetings.
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MSPM Student Honored
La Honorable Academia Mundial de Educación, which honors
distinguished academic leaders of Ibero-America, recognized Ana Maria Piñeros
Ricardo with a medal and a Doctor's Distinction Honoris Causa in recognition of
her outstanding leadership, integrity and exemplary management in Education.
Piñeros, a student in the School's Masters in Science in Professional
Management (MSPM) program, is currently the Director of the La Fundación
Universitaria Juan N. Corpas.
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 Office of Communications School of Business AdministrationUniversity of Miami
EditorMegan Tice
Director of CommunicationsJeff Heebner
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Alumnus Named Ambassador to Spain
Alvaro E. Tomas (MSPM '08) has been named
as the Republic of Panama's Ambassador to the Kingdom of Spain. Spain
is considered to be, along with the embassy in Washington, D.C., one of
Panama`s most important diplomatic posts. Not only are the two countries joined
by history and culture but globalization has provided many commercial ventures
as well. Just recently a consortium led by a Spanish company won the contract
to expand the Panama Canal.
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Alumnus Lands Business Deal on ABC's "Shark Tank"
For the second time this fall, an alumnus from the School of
Business has appeared on the new ABC television reality show "Shark Tank" in
search of venture capital. And this time the alumnus walked away with cash.
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New York Times Features School of Business Alumnus
Lyor Cohen, (BBA '81)
Vice Chairman and Chairman and CEO, Recorded Music - Americas and the U.K.,
Warner Music Group was featured in the New York Times Sunday Magazine.
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Alumnus Aims to Change Hollywood through Comedy
An international
stand-up comedian and lecturer, Ronnie Khalil (BBA '98, MBA '00) produced the
first-ever Middle Eastern Comedy Festival in Los Angeles with the goal of
changing the way Middle Easterners are portrayed in Hollywood media, television
and film.
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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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Executive-in-Residence
Open Session
Stuart Fraser, Vice Chairman of Cantor Fitzgerald
Friday, October 2
11a.m.
For more details and to RSVP contact Jquintana@miami.eduFamily Weekend 2009 October 2-4, 2009Mentor Program Orientation Kickoff Wednesday, October 7,
2009
6:00 p.m.
Storer AuditoriumA Year to Remember, A Year to Forget: Perspectives on the Financial Crisis and the Road Ahead
Thursday,
October 8th, 2009
6:00 PM
Storer Auditorium, School of Business
AdministrationRosabeth Moss Kanter, Celebrated Author and Harvard Professor, to Speak at School
Friday, October 9, 2009
2:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Storer Auditorium
Career Strategies for Uncertain Economic Times
Thursday, October 22, 2009
James W. McLamore Executive Education Dining Room
5:30 p.m. Refreshments, 6:00 p.m. Panel Discussion Sixth Annual UM Ethics DebateOctober 24, 2009
Alumni Weekend 2009 November 5 - 7, 2009Executive MBA and MBA for Working Professionals-Information Sessions
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, 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,
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
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The Miami Herald - Sept. 23, 2009 - A
front-page article about census data that showed unusually high
percentages of residents without health insurance in South Florida
included insight from Steven Ullmann, director of the
School's health sector management and policy programs, who noted that
expanding coverage for children through government programs could have
long term health benefits. Read Article
Nightly Business Report (PBS) - Sept. 22, 2009 - Steven Ullmann,
director of the School's health sector management and policy programs,
appeared as a guest commentator on the national business program to
discuss what impact the failure of health care reform legislation would
have on Americans and the U.S. economy.
Transcript / Video (@23:10)
The Wall Street Journal - September 16, 2009 -
The School of Business was among five business schools worldwide cited
as "Hidden Gems" in a report special report resulting from a survey of
alumni and students in one-year MBA programs. The report called each of
the five schools "a hit with their students or alumni." Read Article
Nightly Business Report (PBS) - September 10, 2009 - Steven Ullmann,
director of the School's health sector management and policy programs,
provided comment on President Obama's speech to Congress on health care
reform during a five-minute interview with anchor Susie Gharib. Video (7:30 - 12:30) Transcript
El Nuevo Dia - September 7, 2009 - An article
detailed the launch of the School's Executive MBA program in Puerto
Rico in October. The article included quotes from Dean Barbara Kahn who explained that the expansion is part of the School's strategy to become one of the world's best business schools.
Hispanic Business - September 1, 2009 - The
magazine cited the School of Business as having the nation's No. 3 MBA
program for Hispanics in its annual rankings. The article featured
information on the School's Hispanic graduates, students and faculty,
as well as other information to support the ranking. Article
PODER magazine- September 1, 2009 - Dean Barbara Kahn
authored a column on the importance of having an innovation culture in
order for firms to be successful today. The column featured insight
that was shared during a Marketing Science Institute (MSI) conference that was hosted by the School in June.
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