Registration for the ABSA & UBC Case Competitions opens Monday, March 21st and ends Monday, March 28th. You can register your team of 4 at TexasCaseComp.org
There will be an information session on Monday, March 21st at 5 pM in GSB 2.126.
The case week will run March 28th – April 2nd with preliminary rounds and finals on April 2nd.
Special Thanks to: Student Government, University Co-Op, Senate of College Councils and the Office of Student Life.
Are you a fan of The Office? Do you like playing interactive games with your Professors? Then you should come to Games, Profs, and Students! It is a great way for you to get to know your professors outside the classroom. Also come to enjoy a free Italian dinner, prizes, raffles, and fun “Office Olympics” inspired games!
Who: Students and Faculty
What: Games, Profs, and Students: The Office Olympics
When: March 28th, 5:00-6:30pm
Where: CBA Special Events Room (next to Atrium)
Why: food, prizes, games, great opportunity to better know your Professors
Friar Society Spring 2011 Membership Applications are now available!
The Friar Society proudly announces its release of the Spring 2011 Membership Application. The application can be found at http://www.friarsociety.org/members/membership-application. The only prerequisite for applicants is the completion of 75 undergraduate hours or to be a graduate student. Any individual who has made an outstanding commitment to serving The University of Texas and fulfills the prerequisite is encouraged to apply. Applications must be delivered by 5:00 p.m. on Friday, March 25, 2011 to the Student Organization Center on the 4th floor of the Student Services Building. Accepted members will be asked to attend the Friar Centennial Celebration set for April 15-17, 2011
The Friar Society is the oldest and most prestigious honor society at The University of Texas at Austin. Since 1911, the Friar Society has recognized students who have made significant contributions to the University. Distinguished Alumni of the Friar Society include U.S. Congressman Lloyd Doggett, CNN Political Strategist Paul Begala, Heisman Trophy Winner Earl Campbell, UT System Regent Cyndi Krier, among many others. More information regarding the Friar Society is available at www.friarsociety.org.
For questions or comments regarding the application process or the organization, please contact Friar Society Abbot, Omar Ochoa (omar.a.ochoa@gmail.com)
On Monday, March 21st, at 3 PM in the Legacy Events Room, the Undergraduate Business Council and the Undergraduate Programs Office will be honoring the faculty members who made the Faculty Honor Roll this semester. To make the honor roll, professors must garner exceptionally high marks on student-completed surveys. Accordingly, making the honor roll is an incredible testament to our faculty’s ability to make class fun and interesting everyday. Congratulations to the following faculty members for their achievement:
Dean Bredeson
Greg Hallman
Fran Pedersen
James David Miller
Robert Prentice
Jonathan Highbarger
Cole Holmes
Gail Gemberling
Ethan Burris
The Undergraduate Business Council would like to invite all McCombs students to a ceremony honoring this semester’s Faculty Honor Roll recipients. The event will be held at 3 PM in the Legacy Events Room. Food will be catered by O’s Café and Zen. We hope to see you there!
Date: Wednesday, March 23rd
Time: 4 PM
Place: TBD
Net Impact is hosting a Faculty Discussion with Professor Jue on March 23th at 4PM. We will discuss ethics and decision making in business with a sociological perspective. The room has not been decided, but you can go to texasnetimpact.com for more details.
When: Thursday, April 28, 2011
7:00 PM – 8:00 PM
Where: SAC 2.120 (Student Activities Center)
Come Join Us For Our Biggest Event of the Semester
About Our Speaker:
Brian Wong was recently lauded by the Wall Street Journal as the “youngest person to ever receive funding by a venture capital firm.” Members of the media and business professionals often compare Brian to Facebook founder, Mark Zuckerberg.
At only 19-years-old, he was an early Bachelors of Commerce graduate from the Sauder School of Business at the University of British Columbia, after skipping four grades in elementary and high school.
He began his career by creating the world’s first automated categorized Twitter discovery tool: Followformation.com. Followformation was touted as one of the best Twitter user discovery tools in Mashable, The Huffington Post, Fast Company.com, and more.
Brian speaks around the world advocating youth entrepreneurship, while focusing on topics like youth targeted marketing, mobile marketing, and mobile gaming with social game dynamics. He has spoken at the Tweethouse in Los Angeles and in Austin, TEDx Miami, the F5 Expo in Vancouver along with Malcolm Gladwell, Digital Hollywood LA, the Youth Marketing Conference in Singapore, TagMe Medellin in Colombia, OpenWebAsia in Malaysia, and was recently lauded in the Vancouver Sun as a “a budding internet visionary”. He was also recently a recipient of the Top 20 Under 20 awards in all of Canada.
Before starting kiip, Brian was responsible for key publisher and tech partnerships at the social news website Digg.com. He also launched the Digg Android mobile app, adding to the company’s rising mobile presence.
Register at: http://utsmcbrianwong.eventbrite.com/
DATE: Thursday, March 24th
TIME: 5:30-6:30 PM
WHERE: UTC 2.102A
Come listen to a conversation between Dean Gilligan and CEO of Whole Foods, John Mackey, and learn about his pathway to success. John Mackey was named to Barron’s list of the world’s best CEOs and continues to be revered as one of the most influential business men in the world. The event will be held in UTC 2.102A from 5:30 – 6:30 on Thursday, March 24th. This event is brought to you by the Undergraduate Business Council.
When: March 8, 2011
Time: 5:30-6:30 pm
Where: GSB 2.124
The University Finance Association will be hosting a general meeting with Dimensional Fund Advisors. Come listen to our speakers and enjoy free food!
DATE: Tuesday, March 8th
TIME: 5-6 PM
LOCATION: UTC 3.124
The Effect of Soft Information in Bank Relationships, Evidence from Loan Officers‘ Absenteeism
Prsented by Professor Alejandro Drexler
The Hispanic Business Student Association Presents: “Deal or No Deal”
When: Tuesday, March 8th, 2011
Where: CBA Events Room 3.304, McCombs School of Business
Dress: Come as you are!
Are you curious to learn the steps needed to negotiate a job offer? Then come out to this interactive event!
HBSA will host several graduating students with job offers who will give you insight on receiving, obtaining, and negotiating the job offer. If you are not a senior, then that’s fine! This event will set you on the right track.
All Majors Welcomed!
****FREE FOOD*****
If you would like to find out more please contact Professional Development Chair Juliano Hernandez at Juliano.Hernandez@bba09.mccombs.utexas.edu
Join the Facebook Event to get up to date information: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=202372663122240
Apply for McCombs Awards!
The George Mitchell Business Leadership Award: recognizes 1st, 2nd and 3rd year business students who have exhibited outstanding leadership within the McCombs School of Business.
The Barbara Jordan Business Leadership Award: recognizes graduating seniors who have shown great initiative, strong leadership, and outstanding motivation through their activities within the McCombs School of Business.
McCombs Organization Awards: recognizes Most Outstanding and Most Improved McCombs Organization.
All applications are available at www.texasbusinesscouncil.com and must be turned in by March 23rd, 2011. If you have any questions, please contact Barbara Jordan & George Mitchell Awards Chair Michael Daehne at Michael.Daehne@bba08.mccombs.utexas.edu.
Tuesday, March 1st
UTC 2.102A
5:30 – 6:30 PM
Come listen to a conversation between Dean Gilligan and Former CEO and Chairwoman of Xerox, Anne Mulcahy, and learn about her pathway to success. Anne Mulcahy was awarded “CEO of the Year 2008″ by Chief Executive Magazine and continues to be revered as one of the most influential business women in the world. The event will be held in UTC 2.102A from 5:30 – 6:30 on Tuesday, March 1st.
Global Business Brigades General Meeting
Date: Monday, February 28
Time: 6:30 PM
Location: CBA 4.324
The first GBB UT Austin meeting of the semester will focus on answering any questions that you still have about GBB and generating more ideas for this semester’s fundraising efforts (we have some really good ones already). Food will be served at the meeting!
Come out!! It is not too late to join us on our May Brigade to Panama!!!
Global Brigades is a non-profit organization with chapters on over 150 university campuses in the U.S., Canada, and U.K. We are a completely student-led organization that provides economic development solutions to rural communities in Panama. The UT chapter was established in the Fall of 2007 and has overseen the development of various microenterprises, such as farming communities.
General Meeting
March 1st
5:30-6:30pm
CBA 4.344.
Our speaker will be Louise Epstien, the Entrepreneur in Residence at the McCombs School of Business. She also owns a green home that has been featured on HGTV! Come listen to our speaker and grab some free pizza.
Net Impact Presents: Careers in Sustainability
February 24th
6:00-7:30 PM
CBA Events Room
The panel will inlcude the following speakers:
Date: Tuesday, February 22nd
Time: 6-7:30pm
Location:GSB Events Room (5th Floor)
For more information, please visit http://www.texasbusinesscouncil.com/
The Undergraduate Business Council is holding an event called Student Internship Panel meant to provide students with a chance to interact one-on-one and receive valuable internship advice with students who have already gone through the process. Attendees will rotate around to each speaker to be able to gain insight from those who have interned at PwC, Bazaarvoice, BP, Spectra Energy, Dell, Ernst & Young, Microsoft, Barclays, and more! Students will get a chance to receive a variety of perspectives from the industries of Marketing, Investment Banking, MIS, Finance, Accounting, Supply Chain, and the Government sector. Lemonade and ice cream will be served.
Join HBSA for a case competition like no other!
Date: February 21th, 2011
Time: 5:30pm-8:00pm
Location: CBA Events Room
HBSA will be hosting its 2nd Annual Professional Innovation Case Competition and wants to invite you to participate.
Students will be able to innovate a product given by a company and work in teams to develop the best competitive strategy.
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•Innovate a Product
•Open to all majors
•Networking, prizes
•FREE Food
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Questions? Need more information?
RSVP Today: professionalvp@uthbsa.org
Special Thanks to the Office of Student Life
The 2011 McCombs Executive Summit
Date: Saturday, Feb. 26
Time: 10:00 – 2:00PM
Location: AT&T Executive Education and Conference Center
Meet with huge company executives during this highly educational and interactive event!
The 2011 McCombs Executive Summit aims to bring together top business students with the nation’s most influential corporate leaders to discuss issues relevant to this year’s theme: Consumers in Business: How to Suit the Needs of an Ever-Changing Consumer. This three-part event will seek to educate students beyond the classroom and facilitate interaction with high level executives.
Corporate executives will speak on a discussion panel and in energizing breakout sessions with students, all centered on what companies are doing to better satisfy the needs of their consumers. Afterwards, students will have the opportunity to directly interact with top business executives at a free, catered lunch for all participants.
***Executives include the CFO of HEB, Founder of Sweet Leaf Tea, Regional President of Wells Fargo as well as executives from Cisco, Gallup, PepsiCo and Wal-Mart**
Apply at http://www.texasbusinesscouncil.com/ by 5 pm, Friday, February 18th in order to be selected to attend. Only 100 spots open (to BOTH undergraduate and graduate students), so apply NOW!
E-mail any questions or concerns to MES2011app@gmail.com.
