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Issue #90
April 2016
School News
Bloomberg BusinessWeek Ranks School's Undergraduate Business Program among Nation's Best at No. 31
The School's undergraduate business program was ranked No. 31 by Bloomberg BusinessWeek in its ranking of the nation's "Best Undergraduate Business Schools," released April 19. 

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School of Business Awards More Than $54,000 in Annual Business Plan Competition

Innovations in the areas of guitar picks, aerospace and cinema have taken top honors in the 2016 University of Miami Business Plan Competition, hosted by the School of Business.

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School's Florida 50 Stock Index Gains More than 2% in First Quarter, Led by Office Depot, World Fuel Services and ADT

The University of Miami's Florida 50 Index ended the turbulent first quarter of 2016 with a gain 2.25 percent and with nearly 20 of its firms seeing stock prices rise more than 10 percent. The gain in the Florida index, which tracks all Florida firms in the S&P Composite 1500® Index, compares to a gain of just 1 percent in the broader S&P 1500.

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Major Miami Tech Conference Features School of Business Student in Discussion on Entrepreneurship

Connor Masterson, a junior in the School of Business, was one of four South Florida college students who participated in an April 18 panel discussion on "University Entrepreneurship Programs: A Student Perspective" at the third annual eMerge Americas Conference in Miami Beach. 

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Dean Anderson on How Education and Business are Working Together as Miami Becomes Powerhouse for Innovation

Making Miami more attractive for investment will require tighter collaboration between business, government, schools and nonprofits. That was a key conclusion from panelists, including the School's dean, at the launch event for "Invest: Miami 2016," an in-depth guide geared to global audiences and aimed to showcase Miami for business.

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Celebrating 25 Years of School's Mentor Program

Many long-time mentors were recognized at the Mentor Program's 25th Anniversary Appreciation Dinner at the School on April 19.

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Team UM is Largest Miami Corporate Run Team!

In the News

Miami Today - April 28, 2016 - An article about financial trends in higher education included insight from Alok Kumar, department chair and Gabelli Asset Management Professor of Finance, who noted that the "undergraduate program certainly has new 'enhancements' including courses in private wealth management, hedge funds, venture capitalism, and private equity." Article

WLRN Radio - April 21, 2016 - A segment about the disparity in prices for medical procedures from one provider to another and for one payer or another included numerous quotes comments from Steve Ullmann, chair and director of health sector management and policy who noted that "a person with no health insurance, they're going to pay full price, the list price," but for those with insurance, the cost is lower because "the health insurance company has negotiated a price lower than the list price." Listen

The Wall Street Journal - April 14, 2016 - An article about the NFL personal finance boot camp, co-hosted by the School, for former and current NFL players, noted the School's participation and a "dynamite presentation about the psychology of money," by Henrik Cronqvist, a finance professor at the School. Article

USA Today - April 10, 2016 - An article about shell companies and hidden assets created by a law firm based in Panama included insight from Joseph Ganitsky, a management professor at the School and director the Center for International Business Education and Research. Article

New York Times - April 8, 2016 - An article about the disparity between black and Hispanic children being identified as gifted compared to white children noted research by Laura Giuliano, an associate professor of economics, which found that when gifted students were identified through universal testing, rather than by their parents and teachers, the share of black and Hispanic children identified as gifted rose significantly. Article

Miami Herald - April 8, 2016 - The Starting Gate blog published an article about the Business Plan Competition hosted by the School including quotes from Susy Alvarez-Diaz, director of the School's entrepreneurship programs, who noted that "Having events on campus such as Shark Tank tryouts and the coursework that involves practice pitching really prepares the students. This was not their first at-bat." Article

MarketWatch - April 6, 2016 - The national business news site published an article about the NFL player finance boot camp co-hosted by the School, noting that on the second day, a professor from the University of Miami - Henrik Cronqvist - led a discussion on the psychology of money. Article

Miami Herald - April 6, 2016 - An article about the NFL player boot camp co-hosted by the School included quotes from Alok Kumar, a finance professor teaching in the program, who noted that "People who are super skilled in one area are most likely to make [financial] mistakes." Article

Sirius Satellite Radio - April 5, 2016 - Karoline Mortenson, an associate professor of health sector management and policy, discussed Maryland's experience with its capped spending system for hospitals as a panelist on the live program "The Business of Health Care."

NFL Network - April 5, 2016 - The national cable television network aired a segment on the NFL player boot camp, co-hosted by the School. Video

Tampa Bay Business Journal - April 4, 2014 - An article about the University of Miami's Florida 50 Index, established by the School, beating the broader S&P 1500 by more than one percent, listed the Index companies that are based in the Tampa area and included quotes from Seth Levine, an accounting lecturer. Article

Seattle Times - April 3, 2016 - An article about former Seattle Seahawk player Patrick Kerney participating in finance boot camp for current and former NFL players noted that the program is a joint effort between NFL Player Engagement, the University of Miami School of Business Administration and TD Ameritrade. Article

South Florida Business Journal - April 1, 2016 - An article noted that the University of Miami's Florida 50 Index, established by the School, was up 2.25 percent in the first quarter of 2016, edgy out the broader S&P 1500 by more double. The article included quotes from Seth Levine, an accounting lecturer who noted that "We're pretty pleased, 2.25 percent versus one percent is statistically valid," but added that "we're not going to jump to any conclusions in one quarter." Article

Harvard Business Review - April 1, 2016 - An article about a study that found that the on-demand economy (economic activities centered on online platforms) is attracting more than 22.4 million consumers annually and $57.6 billion in spending noted that the study was co-authored by A. Parasuraman, chair and professor of marketing. Article


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2016 Commencement Receptions

May 11, 2016
Mexico City MBA Breakfast

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May 17, 2016
Panama MBA Breakfast

May 25, 2016
Coral Gables Evening MBA Session

April 19, 2016
On campus MBA Information Session

November 3-6, 2016
Alumni Weekend and Homecoming

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