McCombs Alumni Network News

McCombs VIP Speaker Series - Michael  S. Dell, Chairman of the Board and CEO, Dell
When: November 11, 5:00-6:00 p.m.
Where: AT&T Executive Education and Conference Center, Ballroom
Click here to RSVP.
Each semester Dean Tom Gilligan hosts an informal conversation with 3-4 keynote “C-Level” speakers from major U.S. corporations. Guest speakers discuss their background, career, corporation, and give advice to [...]

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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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From McCombs Today
A team of McCombs undergraduate students were selected to be one of three finalists for the Net Impact Resource Challenge.
Bijal Mehta, Elaine Hsu and Zoe Gabbard were the only undergraduate students to enter, and they beat out more than 30 MBA teams for a spot in the finals. The Resource Challenge is a [...]

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From Kurt Leedy, BBA & BA ’02
When I moved from Texas to North Carolina a year ago, I vowed to stay true to my Texas roots; born and bred a Texan, I was keen on retaining a link to all the things that make Texas a great place.  Devoid of any good Texas radio stations here in [...]

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From The Daily Texan Online
According to the preliminary enrollment report released after the 12th day of class, diversity among the student body and the number of students automatically admitted under the Top 10 percent law has increased since last year.
Total enrollment for the University increased by 1,084 students to a total of 51,032 — about [...]

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In the coming weeks, McCombs will be hosting high school diversity recruiting receptions in cities throughout the state. Latino and/or African American McCombs alumni are invited to attend the event to say a few words about their experience and how it prepared them for life after college.
Please contact Charles Enriquez from the Undergraduate Programs Office if you are available [...]

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From McCombs Today
The Halliburton Business Foundations Summer Institute, an intensive program for non-business majors at The University of Texas at Austin, celebrated its second year of operation when 32 students graduated at an awards banquet July 30.
The Houston-based energy firm has made a four-year, $500,000 commitment to the program, which provides students from around campus [...]

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The Texas Executive MBA at Mexico City program hosted an awards reception Friday, May 22 to honor top faculty and students. Congratulations to the award winners:
Faculty
Michael Williamson, Outstanding Faculty Award: Educator
For the faculty member with the most nominations for outstanding academic contribution to the Executive MBA at Mexico City by the 2009 graduating class.
Andres Almazan, [...]

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From McCombs TODAY
On May 22, 2009, the McCombs School of Business welcomed its new alumni at celebrations across campus. The MPA commencement at Gregory Gym awarded degrees to 162 graduates and featured speaker Will O’Hara (transcript of speech), lecturer at the McCombs School. The entire commencement ceremony can be viewed below. (Commencement videos will be [...]

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From McCombs TODAY
On May 22, 2009, the McCombs School of Business welcomed its new alumni at celebrations across campus. The BBA commencement at the Erwin Center featured speaker John McStay (transcript of speech), a member of the McCombs School Hall of Fame. The entire commencement ceremony can be viewed below. (Commencement videos will be available [...]

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