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  Issue #40                                                                                                                                                                       October 2011

School News

School's First Puerto Rico Executive MBA Class Finishes as Next Class Begins  

Members of the first class of the School's Executive MBA program in Puerto Rico completed their program this month as the School welcomed its second class into the program. The graduating class, which includes 25 business professionals representing some of Puerto Rico's leading firms, celebrated the accomplishment at a reception Oct. 29 in San Juan. Many of the degree candidates will also travel to Miami to participate in the fall commencement ceremony in December.  

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Student Research Offers Insight on Some of World's Best-Known Brands

New research conducted this semester by undergraduate and MBA students from the School of Business analyzed how high-profile brands such as Apple, Facebook, Starbucks and Walt Disney Co. are creating a meaningful impact on consumers' lives, and highlighted areas that need improvement. Their research findings were presented to brand consulting agency Landor Associates, in conjunction with sister companies Burson-Marsteller and Penn, Schoen & Berland Associates (PSB), this month in New York.

School's Undergraduates Take Top Honors in Regional Entrepreneurship Competition 

The School of Business was well represented among the finalists in the South Florida chapter of the Entrepreneur's Organization Global Student Entrepreneur Awards (GSEA) program, held this month at the School. The program recognizes outstanding undergraduate students who run their own businesses while attending college. Four of the six program finalists, including the grand prize winner, are all members of the School's entrepreneurship program.

Top Music Entrepreneur Explains Social Media's New Role in Marketing Music

Well-known music entrepreneur Steve Rifkind, CEO and chairman of SRC Records, spoke to marketing students from the School of Business in September about entrepreneurship and the impact of unconventional marketing strategies in the entertainment industry. Rifkind has signed popular rap and hip-hop artists such as Akon, David Banner and Asher Roth, a 2009 MTV Video Music Award best new artist nominee, to his SRC label.
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MBA Student Wins Statewide BizPlan Competition

One of the School's MBA students has won the first annual statewide collegiate business plan competition at the annual Early Stage Venture Capital Conference. Mark Slaughter, CEO of Collaborative Bioscience, beat out six other finalists from other universities throughout the state of Florida. He is currently a student in the School's MBA for Working Professionals program.
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New Issue of BusinessMiami Magazine Now Online

 

In today's complex business environment, mentoring may be more important than ever. Read more in the fall issue of BusinessMiami magazine - in your mailbox and online. Also, moving the School forward under the leadership of Dean Gene Anderson, the big ideas that stood out at this year's annual business plan completion, commencement photos, alumni news, and more.

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In the News

Public Broadcasting - Oct. 19, 2011 - A model used by Major League Baseball to solve its difficult umpire scheduling challenges, which was developed by Tallys Yunes, an assistant professor of management science, was the subject of an "Academic Minute" segment, which airs on dozens of public radio stations nationwide. Transcript/Audio

WLRN Radio
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Oct. 17, 2011 - Patricia Sanchez-Abril
, an assistant professor of business law, provided expert commentary about the potential for insurance companies to use information from social networking sites to measure risk and set rates for customers. Audio 


Harvard Business Review -
Oct. 12, 2011 -Robert Plant
, an associate professor of computer information systems, in a regular HBR blog post, wrote that firms must listen to the voice of the IT group to avoid the Kodak trap. Article

Los Angeles Times -
Oct. 12, 2011 -
An article cited research from Vidhi Chhaochharia, George Korniotis and Alok Kumar, all members of the School's finance faculty, which found that in states where people are more optimistic, economic recessions are weaker, expansions are stronger, and the economic recovery is faster. Article

Voice of America
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Oct. 5, 2011 - A television segment about foreign investment in Miami's real estate market, aired around the world, featured insight from Andrea Heuson, a professor of finance, who noted that to many buyers from Latin America, "the purchase of a condominium unit, or four or five in a given building, seems like a bargain compared to what it was a year ago, simply because their currencies are stronger." Transcript/Video 

 

 

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UPCOMING EVENTS

November 1, 2011
Business & Law: A Discussion with former Chief Justices of the Florida Supreme Court

November 3, 2011 

Homecoming Alumni Leadership Lecture - Kim Stone (MBA'03), Executive Vice President of the Miami HEAT and General Manager of AmericanAirlines Arena: "Managing Champions"  

 

November 3, 2011 

Network & Learn/Executive MBA and MBA for Working Professionals Information Session: "Education in the 21st Century," with Dean Anderson 


November 4 - 6, 2011
Alumni Weekend & Homecoming 2011 

 

November 11, 2011 - April 13, 2012
University of Miami Business Plan Competition  

 

December 4 - 6, 2011
CFO Playbook for Private Companies Conference  

 

December 15 - 17, 2011

2nd Miami Behavioral Finance Conference 

 

More School of Business events
TOP NEWS BRIEFS

Faculty Member Honored with Prestigious Accounting Award  

 

PhD Students Awarded KPMG Foundation Scholarships 

 

ALUMNI NEWS

 

Alumnus Named on National List of Top Investment Advisors 

 

 

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