McCombs TODAY

Six Texas MPA students have received American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA) John L. Carey Scholarships for 2008-09. The program provides financial assistance to liberal arts degree holders pursuing graduate studies in accounting and a CPA designation.
Of the 12 scholarships awarded nationwide, half were awarded to Texas MPA students. Each will receive $5,000 from [...]

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With tiered classrooms, breakout and case study rooms, a 300-seat amphitheater, a stunning 800-seat ballroom, lush courtyard, opulent guest rooms, multiple restaurants and more, the new AT&T Executive Education and Conference Center has a lot to show off. Get an inside peek with a virtual tour - no walking required.
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How did Wal-Mart successfully penetrate the Mexican market? How does Mexico’s concrete behemoth CEMEX tailor its offerings to reach, and help, the less fortunate? And how do two of the world’s leading business schools strengthen and build on their decades-long partnership? These and many other questions were on the table as 13 McCombs faculty members, [...]

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The Insurance Council of Texas Education Foundation has awarded $28,000 in academic scholarships to 14 students of insurance at three universities in the state.
Scholarship recipents from McCombs are Alyce Arnick, Shuo-Li Chuang, Callie Hanks and Amie Sun. Pat Arnold, lecturer in IROM, said that the students from McCombs were extremely talented and had proven their abilities in [...]

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KHOU, Houston, Nov. 25, 2008
The deepening financial crisis has brought major banks, car companies and even insurance giants to their knees, leaving many to wonder: What’s next? Experts believe city governments may be the next economic bubble to burst because municipalities across America have quietly been piling up billions of dollars in debt in employee [...]

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Beverly and Will O’Hara have pledged $16 million to the McCombs School of Business at The University of Texas at Austin to help meet a wide-range of goals, including strengthening the top-ranked Accounting Department and the nationally renowned Business Honors Program.
The donation is the largest individual gift to the school since Red McCombs donated $50 [...]

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Should Congress grant $25 billion in aid to Ford, GM and Chrysler? | BuzzDash polls
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The University of Texas at Austin is among the top three universities sending students abroad and the Top 10 universities educating international students, according to the new “Open Doors” report, published by the Institute of International Education (IIE). The top five destinations for students are the United Kingdom, Spain, Italy, China and France.
More than one [...]

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The McCombs School is now officially on Facebook! Check out our page, and become a fan, view photos of school events, catch up on the McCombs YouTube Channel, and more. Have other ideas for the page? Leave a comment here, or post a message on our wall.
McCombs School Facebook page

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Fox News Austin
Nov. 14, 2008
Kristie Loescher, McCombs management lecturer, was featured in a Fox news story about how to begin preparing children for the careers of the future. “I think it is never too early to find what’s going to spark a kid,” Loescher said.
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