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  Issue #22                                                                                                                                                                        March 2010 
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Top Government and Business Leaders to Headline 2011 Global Business Forum
Global Business Forum 2011










Jeffrey Immelt, chairman and CEO of General Electric, and Kathleen Sebelius, US secretary of health and human services, will be among the featured speakers at the next University of Miami Global Business Forum Jan. 12 - 14, 2011. This highly anticipated event, organized by the School, will be an opportunity to delve into The Business of Health Care: Defining the Future, the theme of the conference. The early registration fee available through June 15, 2010 offers a significant discount off the regular fee. The Forum will feature a series of panel discussions, organized by schools across campus, on significant issues that shape the business of health care. Reserve your place NOW and take advantage of the early registration discount! READ MORE or REGISTER
School's Health Care Experts/Advisors React to Health Care ReformHealthcare

The School's faculty and advisors to its programs in health sector management and policy are offering insight into health care reform in the wake of congressional passage of health care reform legislation. Steven Ullmann, director of the School's programs in health sector management and policy, whose expertise has been featured extensively throughout the health care debate in news media ranging from CNN, the Fox News Network, and Nightly Business Report to Forbes.com, was quoted  extensively in The Miami Herald the day after the House vote.  Several members of the School's Health Sector Management and Policy Advisory Board also offer insight about the legislation including Richard L. Clarke, president and CEO of Healthcare Financial Management Association, Linda S. Quick, president of South Florida Hospital & Health care Association, and Frank V. Sacco, BA '70, president and CEO of Memorial Healthcare System. Read their comments here.


Business Students Selected to Participate in Clinton Global Initiative
Clinton Global Initiative

At least two teams of undergraduate students and one team of MBA students from the School of Business have been selected to participate at the third annual Clinton Global Initiative University (CGI U) hosted by former President Bill Clinton April 16-18, 2010, at the University of Miami. The event, which is expected to bring together approximately 1,500 college students, university officials and representatives from youth organizations from all parts of the world, will focus on global challenges in education, environment and climate change, peace and human rights, poverty alleviation, and public health. MORE

Watch Your Mailbox for BusinessMiami
BusinessMiami Spring 2010
Be sure to check your mailbox for the spring 2010 issue of BusinessMiami. In this issue, members of the School's faculty weigh in on how to build a good corporate reputation, how to repair that reputation if it's damaged and how to place a value on reputation. Also featured is information on a $60 million addition to the School, as well as the School's new Board of Overseers, which includes some of the leading names in business. You will also find new online features to complement what you see in the magazine. These include a Web poll, along with multimedia content such as videos, photos and other Web exclusives, which can be accessed HERE.
In the News

United Press International - March 24, 2010 - An article, published on numerous Web sites, blogs and other media including the Times of India, featured research by, Juliano Laran, assistant professor of marketing, which reveals that people buy healthier foods for themselves than they do for others. Article

The Miami Herald - March 21, 2010 - An article about the growing interest in specialized college programs cited the School's Executive MBA in Health Sector Management and Policy, as well as its other programs in health care such as the undergraduate minor, and quoted Steven Ullmann, director of programs in health sector management and policy. Article

Chicago Tribune
- March 14, 2010 -
An article, first published in the St. Louis Post-Disptach, about the increasing popularity of haggling with retailers included insight from Shweta Oza, assistant professor of marketing, who noted that "the economy has acted like a trigger - it's telling [consumers] that you can ask retailers for a break and that you'll usually get it." Article

Reuters
- March 11, 2010 -
Chester Schriesheim, University Distinguished Professor of management, was quoted in an article about Toyota's surge in sales despite its recall crisis. In the article, which was published by more than 60 news media outlets including The New York Times, The Washington Post, MSN Money, CNBC.com and ABC News.com, Schriesheim noted that by offering deep discounts Toyota is "picking low-hanging fruit." Article

CFO.com
- March 2, 2010 -
A lead online article featured  research by Andrew Leone, chair and professor of accounting, which found that CEOs who are also the founders of their companies are much less likely to lose their jobs when their firms are cited for accounting irregularities compared to CEOs who are not founders. In those cases the CFO is more likely to get fired. Article

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UPCOMING EVENTS

April 1, 2010
Public Health and Micro-financing Synthesis

 

April 2, 2010
Entrepreneurship Practicum with Eric Kriss

 

April 8, 2010 - April 9, 2010
Business Plan Competition 

 

April 8, 2010
NAIOP Collegiate Challenge

April 13, 2010  
Ethics Film Series


April 23, 2010
Business Leadership Lecture Series - Tom Teper, BBA '83, Chief Financial Officer, Donald J. Pliner


April 15, 2010
Interview Skills Workshops for Business Majors Spring 2010

 

April 15, 2010
Network & Learn Series - MBA Information Session featuring Steve Ullmann

 

April 16, 2010
Full-time MBA Program Campus Visit

 

April 20, 2010

INSEAD Discusion - Managing Across Cultures


April 20, 2010
Ethics Film Series


April 21, 2010
Mentor Appreciation Dinner

April 23, 2010
School of Business Donor Scholarship Luncheon

April 29, 2010
UMAA Award Ceremony        

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