McCombs TODAY

This summer 33 students, including two from McCombs, participated in the BBA Global Business Program on the UT campus. The four-week program brings university students from Austria, Brazil and China to build management skills and get intensive intercultural exposure.
Students formed cross-cultural teams to compete in an online simulation which pits global companies against each other [...]

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Today officially marks the beginning of the 2009-10 school year at McCombs (although many of you have already been on campus for a few weeks). Summer offers a nice change of pace, but campus really comes alive when students return and the fall semester gets underway.
So welcome back, students! And to those of you who [...]

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Learn about living and learning in another country, and talk to international exchange students from our partner institutions about life and school in their home country. The event will showcase our 27 partner institutions located in 22 countries around the world.
If you have known you wanted to study abroad since you came to UT or [...]

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U.S News and World Report ranked the McCombs School of Business the sixth best business program in its 2010 survey of undergraduate programs. McCombs is tied for third among public schools, and this marks the 11th year in a row for McCombs to place seventh or higher in the U.S. News rankings.
The accounting program came [...]

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Seventy-three faculty members from The University of Texas System academic institutions have been selected as the inaugural recipients of the Board of Regents’ Outstanding Teaching Awards and will be sharing $2 million in awards. The awards, which range from $15,000 to $30,000 depending on level of experience, are believed to be among the highest in [...]

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From Associate Dean for Graduate Programs Eric Hirst:
It’s hot now, but come October we may have a little respite from the heat. That’s good news because the Lance Armstrong LIVESTRONG Challenge will be held on the weekend of Oct. 24-25. There is a 5K run on the 24th. On the 25th, there will be 10, [...]

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As the fall semester gets underway, a whole new crop of McCombs students is settling in on campus, adjusting to an exciting, albeit hectic new phase of life. Surely you, the seasoned veteran (whether student, alumni, faculty or staff) have some words of wisdom for how to succeed here?
What to consider when choosing classes? How [...]

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Michael Granof, the Ernst & Young Distinguished Centennial Professor of Accounting, has been appointed to the Federal Accounting Standards Advisory Board (FASAB) for a five-year term that runs until June 30, 2014.
The FASAB is an independent organization that issues accounting standards for federal agencies and the federal government at-large to follow when producing financial statements. [...]

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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 with an [...]

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In Forbes magazine’s 2009 ranking of MBA programs across the country, the full-time Texas MBA was listed at 11 overall, and second among public schools. In the last ranking in 2007, McCombs was 14 overall, and third among public schools. 
This ranking is based on the MBA graduates of the Class of 2004, with 17,000 alumni at 103 schools taking part [...]

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