McCombs TODAY

“Risk is real. The reason Michael Dell is worth $40 billion is there are 40 billion other people who wanted to do what he did and couldn’t.”
The conversation was lively and opinionated at last week’s Sports, Entertainment & Media Association (SEMA) Conference at the AT&T Executive Education and Conference Center. SEMA is an organization that [...]

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Last week President Powers sent an email to UT faculty and staff announcing Ideas of Texas, a Web site where faculty and staff can submit ideas for improving the university. As ideas are viewed, commented and voted on (Horns Up or Horns Down in this case) and rated by others, the university will look at [...]

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Supervisors in the McCombs School of Business have notified 16 people that their positions have been eliminated as a result of the current budgetary crisis, with a final employment date of Jan. 31 for the affected positions. Staff reductions at the school were announced Sept. 15 and finalized on Monday, Nov. 2.
The school’s human resources [...]

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The McCombs School signed a formal partnership with the Wits Business School in Johannesburg, South Africa, paving the way for students to study abroad there for course credit, beginning in fall 2010.
The partnership was was driven by student interest, as MBA students who traveled to Johannesburg on McCombs Global Connections trips said they would like the [...]

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The McCombs School of Business has a commitment to honor and ethics. It is apparent to me, judging from comments and inquiries I have received recently, that our students, faculty, staff and alumni believe strongly in these principles as well.
We derive this high standard from the university of which we are a part. Our purpose [...]

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