McCombs Alumni Network News

From Jeff Linder, MBA ‘92
One great thing about going to McCombs alumni functions, especially MBA functions, is that I generally get into conversations with people that I believe are smarter than me.  That could give a person feelings of inferiority, or a lift.  I choose a lift.
A lot was going on during the “meltdown” earlier this [...]

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All McCombs alumni in Austin are invited to join Professor of Finance Dr. Lewis Spellman in the conclusion of his four part series, “The Economy and Financial Markets: Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow.” Even if you missed the other parts of the series, alumni are encouraged to attend Part IV:
“The Financial and Economic Morass: What is needed for [...]

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From McCombs TODAY
Recently, McCombs Marketing Professor Vijay Mahajan sat down with Nick Binedell, director of the Gordon Institute of Business Science in South Africa, to discuss the business potential in Africa, home to 900 million consumers. “The market opportunities are not any less than what India and China have to offer,” Mahajan said. Mahajan’s most recent book, Africa [...]

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Imagine a roundtable discussion or a panel of experts in your area. You pick the topic, we will work out the details. Let us know what type of content-based and interest-focused events appeal to you by participating in this poll.

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From John McCollum, MBA ‘97
Alumni volunteers enable the success of the McCombs mission.

I am on the MBA Advisory Board and am thrilled to be the chair of the alumni giving committee. It’s an exciting time at the McCombs School of Business.  There is a new dean, a new strategic direction, and bright new students visiting [...]

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From CeCe Ridder, Director of Student Life at McCombs
Are you a Texas accounting grad and interested in promoting diversity at McCombs? If so, we encourage you to volunteer for the teen Accounting Career Awareness Program (ACAP) being held July 12-17.  ACAP welcomes 40-50 high school students, primarily Latino/a and African American, each year to UT [...]

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More then 20 McCombs Shanghai alumni recently reconnected at a local happy hour. Special thanks to Chen Gang and Richard Lin for coordinating this event.

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From Career Coach Neena Newberry, MBA ‘92
Do you ever wish there were more hours in the day or that you could clone yourself to get all your work done? Unfortunately, no matter ow you slice it or dice it, there are still just 24 hours in each day. So, the key question is, “How can [...]

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From The Ledger

MPA student Stephanie Wei and Professor Ross Jennings
The 2009 Department of Accounting biennial report is now online! If you’ve ever wondered exactly what types of initiatives and programs our donors support, take a few minutes to read these stories. You’ll see how the generosity of our donors and friends make a personal difference [...]

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From McCombs Today
Is our society overly competitive and adversarial? On his Macroeconomics Updates blog, McCombs economist Michael Brandl writes about the dangers of taking on an “Us vs. Them” mentality, whether in sports, business or politics:
We seem to have a growing intolerance of those we consider not to be “us.” And it seems who we [...]

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