McCombs Alumni Network News

“Energized lectures” and discussions, led by master storyteller, business history enthusiast, and founder of Hoover’s Business Information service,
Gary Hoover
Entrepreneur-in-Residence, the Herb Kelleher Center
Upcoming Presentations:
5:30PM - complimentary appetizers and cash bar
6:00PM - lecture followed by discussion
Wednesday, December 2
Big Screen: How a handful of immigrants created the movie industry.
Wednesday, January 27
Flying High: The creation and development of [...]

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From McCombs Today
McCombs Business Honors students Eric Sung and Jeffrey Siegel won third place in the Seventh Annual Eller Ethics Case Competition held Oct. 22-24.
The competition, hosted by the Eller College of Management at the University of Arizona, presents pairs of business students from around the world with a business ethics case that they could [...]

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The McCombs Alumni Network Dallas MBA Chapter invites Dallas BBA, MPA, MBA and Ph.D. alumni and guests to the Faculty Speakers Series featuring Dr. Ehud Ronn.
Dr. Ronn will provide an overview of the financial markets’ forward-looking metrics: what they are, how they are obtained and the message they are conveying by focusing his talk on:

Measuring [...]

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Many gauges of the Great Recession continue to reach high water marks, and traditional monetary, fiscal and exchange rate policy used to contain the economic downturn have hit a dead end and can be of little or no further benefit. Indeed, to continue to push theses policies further adds to the related mega risks known [...]

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Did you know that 70% of all jobs are found through networking? (Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics)
Smart professionals know that networking is a proven way not only to find a job, but also to thrive in a job and bring in new business. Learn how to take the stress out of networking and get [...]

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Carol Ross is a certified career coach, social entrepreneur, and founder of My Alumni Link, a business that helps universities build vibrant alumni communities. A former Bell Labs engineer, she first learned the power of networking after being laid off in 1996. Within a month of her layoff, she had landed another job, with better [...]

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You may have noticed there have been some changes to the Web site over the last couple of months. We are continuing our efforts to ensure the Web site is meeting everyone’s needs, and we need your help in the next steps. Please take about 10 minutes to answer our Web Survey for McCombs Alumni. [...]

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Visit the McCombs Job Board to search, post and apply for these and other jobs.

Real Estate/Financial Analyst, Thackeray Partners – Dallas, TX
Business Research Manager: Energy Efficiency, Energy Market Innovations (EMI) – Seattle, WA
Cost Accounting Manager, Energy Alloys – Houston, TX
Business Development Consultant, Gallup – Irvine, San Francisco, New York City, Washington DC, Omaha, Chicago 
General Manager, [...]

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From Career Coach and Consultant Carol Ross
If relationships make the world go round, then effective networking is the axis on which the world spins. If you haven’t brushed up on your networking skills, take some time now, to create longer lasting, deeper relationships that can get you to where you want to go, in good [...]

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Networking can be an essential part of your professional success, but many networking events do not afford you the opportunity to truly connect with new people. 
As a follow-up to the Genuine Networking class this past spring, Amy Wittmayer returns to lead a Facilitated Networking class.  Using a pre-class questionnaire, this workshop will help you connect [...]

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