McCombs Alumni Network News

By Gregory Rutzen, Office of Institutional Advancement
While Congress spent another day immersed in debates on healthcare reform, leaders in the Texas Medical Center participated in a panel discussion, sharing their visions for healthcare coverage and how to pay for it.
The Nov. 3 event at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston was presented [...]

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From Newsweek
It’s been eight years since Enron collapsed into bankruptcy, but memories linger in corporate boardrooms, where directors are charged with preventing a reprise of the self-dealing and accounting scandals that sunk the energy company. It’s a set of responsibilities William Powers understands well: before becoming president of the University of Texas in 2006, Powers—a [...]

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What happens when calamity strikes and you are at the helm? How about when the most devastating natural disaster in Houston’s history is followed by the most severe financial crisis since the Great Depression only three days later?
Please join the Houston Psychological Association and the MBA Council of Houston on Thursday, Oct. 22 at 6:30 [...]

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Join the McCombs Alumni Network Houston Chapter as we celebrate summer with Rudy’s BBQ in Memorial Park! The food will be served around 5:30 and all McCombs alumni, interns, friends and families are welcome.
Date: Sunday, July 12, 2009
Time: 5:00 PM - 8:00 PM
RSVP by: Thursday, July 9, 2009
Map of Memorial Park
If desired, also bring: 

Beverage of choice. [...]

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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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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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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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In response to the feedback received from a number of alumni, we are pleased to announce the launch of a Pilot McCombs MBA Alumni Mentor Program where alumni mentor other alumni. At McCombs, our network of over 16,000 alumni is one of our greatest assets. We are excited to pilot a program focused on enhancing [...]

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From Christopher Lawrence Ochoa, BBA ‘08
I graduated the University of Texas with a BBA in Marketing on December 7, 2008. The job market for a recent college graduate was looking unstable at best and I needed to do something that would further distinguish me amongst the many resumes and applications that fluttered every job in [...]

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From Jeff Linder, MBA ’92, co-president of the McCombs Alumni Network Houston MBA Chapter and owner of JBMA, Inc.
At this point it’s a matter of opinion. I think the MBA brand is doing ok, but this is a time of major change. Economic change, changing industries, employment patterns, world trade and finance self-reflection is bound [...]

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