October 27th, 2009 · Filed under: Events · Top Stories
Posted by Amber Walkowiak
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Lee Scott, chairman of the executive committee of the board of directors and former CEO of Wal-Mart, spoke with Dean Thomas Gilligan on campus Oct. 12 as part of the VIP Distinguished Speaker Series.
Dean Gilligan began by asking Scott about his very first job, which Scott said [...]
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Tags: · business ethics, Dean Gilligan, Lee Scott, McCombs, Thomas Gilligan, VIP Speaker Series, Wal-Mart, Walmart
September 23rd, 2009 · Filed under: Events · Faculty News
Posted by Amber Walkowiak
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McCombs Dean Thomas Gilligan kicked off the 2009-2010 University Lecture Series with a classic economics lesson about global economic growth.
Speaking to a crowd of more than 1,000 students and other members of the university community at Bass Concert Hall in the Texas Performing Arts Center Monday evening, [...]
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September 11th, 2009 · Filed under: Events · Faculty News
Posted by Amber Walkowiak
Dean Tom Gilligan will speak on economic growth as part of the University Lecture Series hosted by UT’s School of Undergraduate Studies.
His speech, titled Emerging Global Economic Growth, will take place Monday, Sept. 21, 2009 at 7 p.m. in the Bass Concert Hall.
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Throughout history, poverty and economic stagnation have defined the human condition. Even today, more [...]
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Tags: · Dean Gilligan, economic growth, McCombs, Tom Gilligan, undergraduate studies, University Lecture Series
Posted by Tracy Mueller
Dean Tom Gilligan is meeting with faculty, students, staff and advisory council members to outline a strategic plan for the future of the McCombs School. The plan will be founded on Gilligan’s four top priorities for the school (see below).
In a letter to faculty and staff, Gilligan said, “McCombs is a strong academic institution that, [...]
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