McCombs Alumni Network News

The McCombs School of Business inducted three alumni into the Hall of Fame on Friday, Nov. 6: James R. Huffines, BBA ’73 (below left), Joel V. Staff, BBA ’67 (below middle) and Elizabeth Henke Yant, BBA ’77, MPA ’78 (below right). The highest honor bestowed by the school, the Hall of Fame Award recognizes individuals who [...]

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From McCombs Today
Texas Executive Education hosted a group of Chinese Executive MBA students from Renmin University Sept. 7-11 for “Leading in a Global Environment,” a program created specifically for them in partnership with Renmin.
The students were presidents, chairmen, managers and senior officials of Chinese companies representing industries including furniture construction, technology and advertising.
“We really value this new partnership with Renmin [...]

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From McCombs Today
On Sept. 17 Texas Executive Education hosted a symposium on business growth and how to build brand share overseas. Dave Wenger, director of communications for the McCombs School, blogged from the event, which featured panel discussions from McCombs faculty and industry experts.

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From The Daily Texan Online
Guests at AT&T’s banquet celebrate the one year birthday of the Executive Education & Conference Center.
People entering the AT&T Executive Education & Conference Center on the southwest corner of campus usually wear crisp business suits, but yesterday both professionals and students in flip-flops and shorts came to celebrate the first anniversary of [...]

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Texas Executive Education will host Disney Institute’s one-day workshop, Disney Keys to Excellence, on Friday, Oct. 2. The one-day program offers an opportunity to learn best business practices from Disney insiders. The program topics are:

Leadership - Discover how effective leadership has driven Disney’s employee/customer satisfaction and bottom-line results, from the company’s inception to today. 
Management - Understand the importance [...]

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By Joaquin M. Martinez, Texas MBA at Dallas/Fort Worth, Class of 2007
On Wednesday, June 10, my fellow coworkers within the finance organization at Sabre Holdings and I volunteered for an afternoon at the Battered Women’s Foundation (BWF). This was done as a part of my company’s 4th annual “Give Time Together” campaign.
“Sabre employees help the [...]

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From McCombs Today

Twenty executive MBA students from Finland’s Turku School of Economics spent May 11-15 with Texas Executive Education getting an in-depth look at U.S. business practices. This year’s program celebrated the ninth anniversary of a successful partnership between the schools.
The program, titled “Competing and Leading in a Changing Business Environment,” focused on strategy, marketing, [...]

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From McCombs TODAY
Austin welcomes visitors from around the world in the month of March, most visibly for the South by Southwest festival. Meanwhile, Texas Executive Education hosted its own international educational event this month with an international makeup that was just as impressive.
The ESCP-EAP European School of Management in France brought to Texas an executive [...]

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From the Beyondlightbulbs.com Web site
In Beyond Light Bulbs, Susan Meredith helps readers move beyond the gloom, doom, and overwhelm of global warming and the energy crisis. She offers hopeful and helpful advice for actions we can all take to improve our future. Straightforward and clear, the book offers a complete and comprehensive overview of energy [...]

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Texas Executive Education programs are designed to help you achieve results and manage change in a complex business environment. We want to make you a better leader and to that end, we deliver extraordinary teaching and the opportunity for high-impact learning to strengthen your management skills and increase your business acumen. Our goal is that [...]

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