Come back to campus for SPOTLIGHT! 2015. This year's team project presentations will be Friday, September 18, with a networking reception the preceding evening. SPOTLIGHT! offers an excellent opportunity to develop your relationships with current students and corporate partners, and to explore exciting new ideas in operations. Registration required. |
Join Tauber Alumni at networking events throughout the summer. Check the Tauber website for more specifics. Bay Area, CAJune 4, 6-9:30pm
Left Bank Menlo Park Brasserie
Seattle, WA June 17, 6pm-9pm Anthony's Home Port Shilshole Bay Boston, MA June 18 (Strega Prime in Woburn, MA June 21, 4pm
Alte Kanzlei
Cincinnati, OH
June 29 (location TBA)
Minneapolis, MN
June 30 (location TBA)
Events in the works:
Chicago, IL
Milwaukee, WI
New York, NY
SE Michigan
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We're rolling out the keg and firing up the grill! Come tailgate with Tauber alumni and friends on September 19. We'll be cheering on Main, right across from the Big House. Info and registration. |
Since 2008, Tauber Institute programs have grown by over 50%, increasing the need for student support. Donate online to the Tauber Alumni Scholarship Fund.
Your gift will help Tauber students continue to be the leaders and the best!Many thanks to current supporters of the Tauber Alumni Scholarship Fund:
Andrew Burgess
Russell Clayton
Diana Crossley
Robert Culver
Brian Forster
David Holliday
Jiman Kim
Ashley Merritt
David Olson
Geoffrey Phillips
Kwok Poon
Joel Raup
John Reilly
Gregory Swender
Raymond Wacek
Raghav Wate
Alan Woodliff
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Keep connected with your fellow alums! Update your info and share your latest adventures on the Tauber website. |
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"To me, it's most important to get students excited about the possibilities of engineering. Engineers have to be perceptive, creative individuals."
- Sridhar Kota
U-M Herrick Professor of Engineering
As part of the White House Office of Science and Technology, Professor Kota developed policy recommendations to enhance U.S. manufacturing competitiveness and foster innovation for manufacturing of emerging technologies. Now Kota's creative engineering at his Ann Arbor based company, FlexSys Inc., promises to change how airplanes fly.
Read the full interview.
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The Fourth Annual Tauber Community Service Day brought Tauber students, staff, and members of the Industry Advisory Board together to donate their time and talents to four Michigan non-profits. By providing insights to improve operations, Tauber teams help these organizations leverage their resources to maximize their good work. This year Tauber volunteer teams worked for the Clean Energy Coalition, FAR Conservatory, Conkerr Cancer, and Recycle Ann Arbor's ReUse Center. Learn more about this year's Service Day projects, and see more photos of Tauber volunteers in action.
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"Having worked in IT for six different companies/divisions since I graduated from U-M, I feel pretty comfortable stating that the software industry is still extraordinarily immature operationally compared with other industries."
- Alexander Collins (MBA '98)
Vice President, CITIGROUP
Alexander Collins has made his career navigating operations issues in the world of Information Technology, most recently landing a VP position at CITIGROUP.
Check in with Alex to learn how his Michigan education has shaped his career path, and find out why he thinks the software industry presents today's greatest operations challenges.
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"Whenever I encounter a situation or problem that seems unsolvable, I just remind myself that I have been in worse situations. It's amazing how showing patience, keeping a calm demeanor, and asking the right questions can help resolve almost any problem."
- James Wang (MBA '16)
Tauber student & former U.S. Marine
Former USMC Officer James Wang is in good company at Tauber, where ten students with military backgrounds are currently retooling their expertise to excel in the business world.
Learn more about how James' project-based business education complements his military experience.
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The Tauber Institute's newest graduates celebrated their accomplishments at the annual End of Year Dinner at Weber's Inn.
The 55 new alums from the College of Engineering and the Ross School of Business are beginning great careers all over the globe. Companies you can find them working for include Amazon, Boeing, Ford, GE, Intel, Lockheed Martin, Microsoft, and Wells Fargo.
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