McCombs Alumni Network News

From McCombs Today
The Executive MBA program’s Class of 1999 held their 10-year reunion on Saturday, June 13 at Perry’s Steakhouse in downtown Austin. Court Huber, the former director of the program, came back to catch up with alumni, and current director, John Burrows, gave an update on the program.
The alumni shared stories about their time [...]

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From BBA/MPA Advisory Board Member, Patrick Parker, BBA & MPA ‘04
Give back.
 
There are a multitude of opportunities and avenues to give back to the McCombs School of Business.  You can fund an endowment, start a scholarship in your name, donate your time and talents, or even leave the school part or all of your estate in [...]

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From Statesman.com
Eliminate an 85-year-old golf course and 500 student apartments. Downsize or relocate a biological field laboratory.
In their place, build a neighborhood with thousands of housing units, as well as offices, shops, parkland, hike-and-bike trails and up to three hotels. Realign two roads, build a new one and add two on-ramps for MoPac Boulevard (Loop [...]

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From The Daily Texan Online

Gov. Rick Perry signed a bill Wednesday to grant money to establish more tier-one research universities and provide monetary relief for schools damaged by Hurricane Ike.
Authored by state Rep. Dan Branch, R-Dallas, the bill will create three funding initiatives and establish monetary incentives for emerging research universities to achieve national recognition [...]

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From Texas Exes Online Services
Return to the UT campus for an intensive 3 days filled with dynamic, up-to-date lectures, tours of campus, and social interactions with fellow alums and friends of UT!
Alumni College
Classes Without Quizzes
June 23-26, 2009
Etter-Harbin Alumni Center
The University of Texas at Austin
The Top 5 Reasons to attend Alumni College:
1. Hear from faculty who [...]

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From McCombs TODAY
In this Google Tech Talks video, “How to Slice the Pie? Optimal Share Structure Design in Internet Advertising Auctions,” IROM Professor and Director of the Center for Research in Electronic Commerce Andrew B. Whinston explores the share auction model that Google uses to allocate its internet advertising resources.
In the Google model, the highest [...]

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This June and July, the McCombs Alumni Network will host Summer Networking Receptions in local chapters across the world. Join alumni from your area in an evening designed to share business stories, discuss the current financial market, receive updates on the school and expand your network.  Attend a domestic reception in Arkansas, Atlanta, Austin, Boston, Chicago, Dallas, Denver, Fort Worth, [...]

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John Brownrigg, MBA ’84, is searching for work during challenging economic times. Follow his progress as he uses the McCombs Alumni Network resources available to him.
I’ve been out chasing my tail for a while so now I’ve got some catching up to do. Last time out I was getting ready for the MBA “Ohio Event” [...]

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During a time when offshore developments, growth in the shipping industry and freight forwarding is going through an exciting period of growth, Jan Wolter Oosterhuis, an engineer at Dockwise Shipping BV, chose a good time to earn his MBA. Now armed with both technical and business knowledge, he is ready to assume his new position [...]

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From MBAs Without Borders
MBAs Without Borders is always recruiting for a number of challenging and new positions in Africa, South-East Asia, South Asia, Eastern Europe and the Caribbean.
We are continuing in our pursuit to bring MBAs to developing countries to aid local businesses, international business and NGOs by providing business solutions, education, and community assistance [...]

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