When the catastrophic earthquake devastated Haiti in January, John M.
Mezias, an associate professor of management at the School, was planning
workshops for the Academy of Management (AOM) conference in August,
which would to take place almost 2,000 miles away in Montreal. Recognizing that Montreal is home to a large Haitian
community, he tried to organize a business development workshop that
would train Haitian volunteers. READ MORE
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Students from nearly all of the Executive MBA programs at the University
of Miami School of Business are participating in new international
study opportunities made possible by the School's new partnerships with
leading business schools around the world. READ MORE
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Dean Barbara E. Kahn appeared live on NBC's "Today" show July 8 to offer
insight into women's grocery store buying habits. The segment, on the
"Kathie Lee and Hoda on Today" show, was part of a series on what the
buying habits of women reveal about them. READ MORE
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Undergraduate students gained an international perspective on operations
management in addition to insight on Italian theater and culture as
part of a four week study abroad program this summer. READ MORE |
If you haven't registered yet for the
University of Miami Global Business Forum, Jan.
12 - 14, 2010, now is the time to do it. The early registration discount
expires in just one month. A remarkable line-up of speakers has been confirmed
including Kathleen Sebelius, the US secretary of health and human services;
Jeffrey Immelt, the chairman and CEO of General Electric; William A. Hawkins,
the chairman and CEO of Medtronic Inc.; and Arthur Agatston, the author of The South
Beach Diet; among others. The Forum will feature a series of panel discussions
organized in six distinct tracks: - Economics and Health Care
- The Aging Population
- Age of Innovation
- Wellness and Prevention
- Global Health Issues
- Health Care Delivery 2030
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In the News
Miami Today - July 8, 2010 - A feature article outlined the strides that have been made by the School over the past three years including the successful recruitment of leading faculty, the launch of new cross-disciplinary programs, new global initiatives such as a new Executive MBA program in Puerto Rico, and the University of Miami Global Business Forum, organized by the School. The article included numerous quotes from Dean Barbara Kahn, who noted the School has taken on a new leadership role in the community in response to what she heard when she arrived as dean nearly three years ago. "That's what people wanted from a university, and we're really trying to deliver," she said.
Smart Business - July 1, 2010 - Dean Barbara Kahn
offered advice on how firm's can take advantage of executive training
programs to increase their in a special issue of the magazine. Article
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