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Dean Thomas Gilligan interviewed Michael Dell, CEO, founder and chairman of the board of Dell, Inc., Nov. 11 as part of the VIP Distinguished Speaker Series.
Dean Gilligan began by asking Dell about his first job, which Dell said was at a Chinese restaurant when he was 12 years [...]

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A team of McCombs undergraduate students won the grand prize in the 2009 Net Impact Re-Source Challenge. The team shared the win with an MBA team from Northwestern’s Kellogg School of Business.
Bijal Mehta, Elaine Hsu and Zoe Gabbard were the only undergraduate team to enter the competition and they beat out more than 30 MBA [...]

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Alice Schroeder, BBA ‘78, MBA ‘80, author of “The Snowball: Warren Buffett and the Business of Life,” spoke on campus Oct. 28 as part of McCombs’ VIP Distinguished Speaker Series.
Schroeder began by explaining that she is not the type of person who was engineered for success.
“I came here not knowing what I wanted to do,” said Schroeder. [...]

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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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A team of McCombs undergraduate students were selected to be one of three finalists for the Net Impact Resource Challenge.
Bijal Mehta, Elaine Hsu and Zoe Gabbard were the only undergraduate students to enter, and they beat out more than 30 MBA teams for a spot in the finals. The Resource Challenge is a mini-case competition [...]

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Get the Flash Player to see this player. Southwest Airlines Chairman and CEO Gary Kelly, BBA ‘77, waxed philosophical about leadership and his experiences in the top spot at SWA during a conversation with Professor George Gau September 24. Ethical leadership was the theme of the event, the first of three McCombs Leadership Forums planned [...]

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Eric Israel, managing director of forensic and global sustainability services for KPMG, gave a presentation Oct. 6 on how sustainability relates to business value. His talk was part of the MPA Distinguished Speaker Lyceum.
According to Israel, sustainability plays a large role in a company’s value and its outlook for the future.
Israel listed the Carbon Disclosure [...]

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The Princeton Review’s latest edition of their annual guide to business schools hit bookstores yesterday. “The Best 301 Business Schools: 2010 Edition” gives McCombs high marks in admissions selectivity, career rating and overall academic experience, but we particularly excel in the student-led rankings, where we ranked no. 8 out of 301 schools in the “Best [...]

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Ever thought of pursuing a Ph.D. in Business? Find out more at an informal event for both graduate and undergraduate students.
Ph.D. Open House
Day: Friday, Oct. 2, 2009
Time: 3–5 p.m.
Where: Legacy Events Room (CBA 3.202), McCombs Scho ol of Business
Learn about the McCombs Ph.D. programs—the exciting research opportunities, generous funding and promising career prospects. You’ll also [...]

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On Sept. 17 Texas Executive Education hosted a symposium on business growth and how to build brand share overseas. Dave Wenger, director of communications for the McCombs School, blogged from the event, which featured panel discussions from McCombs faculty and industry experts.
A few highlights:

On National Instruments’ long-term approach to business: “Traditionally we’ve had a lot [...]

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