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In This Newsletter
Career Week Helps BBAs Build
Diverse Networks
McCombs undergraduates are getting an early start on summer
internships and job opportunities, and their skills got a workout
during the annual Intern Expo, which featured more than 50
employers, including GE, Kimberly-Clark, KPMG, National
Instruments, UBS and Wells Fargo.
Get the full story.
McCombs Online Alumni Directory Adds New Feature
The McCombs Online Alumni Directory now has an Involvement
section, giving alumni an opportunity to share their career
experiences with undergraduate students.
Update your profile and volunteer to become a Career Resource for
BBA Students.
In the News: McCombs Strives to Continue
Growth
“Our aspiration is to be the best public business school in the
nation,” Dean George Gau said. “And the only way we can do that is
to have a major portion of students who want to work nationally
and internationally.” In this interview with the Financial Times, Gau explained several strategic initiatives leading the school
toward its goal.
Read Financial Times article (excerpted on McCombs site).
Houston Conference: Experts Forecast Oil Prices
After peaking at $55 a barrel in 2004, the price of crude oil
remains at historically high levels. Where are prices headed?
Experts from industry and academia offer prognoses Feb. 17-18 in
Houston at the McCombs School’s annual energy finance conference.
Get the full story.
Register for the conference.
Hess: Responsible Firms Focus on Local Priorities
David Hess, assistant professor at the University of Michigan’s
Ross School of Business, told McCombs students that responsible
corporations should focus more on understanding local priorities
than on meeting standards derived from American social values.
Get the full story.
Entrepreneurs Offer Insight to Honors Students
If entrepreneurship is the process of sailing uncharted waters, an
entrepreneur should let passion fill the sails but be flexible
about the course. That was the consensus at the 2005 Business
Honors Program Symposium, where students met some of the
capitalists who made Austin what it is today.
Get the full story.
‘Managing’ Earnings Through Foreign Subsidiaries
Most investors probably will never examine the voluminous
footnotes in multinational companies’ financial statements. But
critical information there can elude even the trained
professionals whom shareholders rely on to do their homework. Four
McCombs accounting professors explore this foreign subsidiary
loophole.
Get the full story.
Is Real Estate Your Business?
If you are currently working in any capacity in the
commercial/multifamily real estate business, the McCombs School’s
Real Estate Finance & Investment Center wants to keep in touch
with you. Go to the
Online Alumni
Directory to update your
alumni profile. By choosing “Real Estate” as your industry, you
will receive information about the Center and be invited to
upcoming events.
Learn more about the
Real Estate Finance & Investment Center.
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