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Women in Business Leadership Conference Highlights
Unique Definitions of Success
 By
Chantelle Wallace
MBA students, alumni and other successful businesswomen
gathered at the Austin Convention Center for the sixth annual
Women in Business Leadership Conference Feb. 16. Through panels,
speeches and workshops, the conference helped women
consider their own unique definitions of success. “It’s not
about the next career step. It’s about aligning your life with
what you love,” said Alissa Bayer, MBA ’04. Bayer is the
entrepreneurial owner of Milk + Honey, an Austin day spa. “Get
into something you’re passionate about even if it doesn’t
necessarily progress your career,” said Dell Marketing Director
Karen Plotkin, MBA ’98. “If you stay with something that
excites you, it will inevitably push your career progression.”
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Robinson Helps Explain Origins of Complexity in U.S. Tax Laws
 By
Chantelle Wallace
Tax law can seem like a “fog of complexity,” said Accounting
Professor John Robinson at the Feb. 20 Faculty Research
Presentation Speaker Series. Robinson tried to mitigate that
complexity by explaining the institutional issues and incentives
involved in federal tax laws. “Your job as a legislator is to
pluck the goose with the least amount of honking,” Robinson said
referring to the inevitable uproar that accompanies tax
increases.
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MBA Plus Program Provides Tips for Doing Business in India
By
Chantelle Wallace
 Doing business in the world’s largest democracy is now a
little less daunting for those who attended the Feb. 15
MBA Plus
Program lecture, “Averting International Business Disasters in
India.” The Plus event was the second of a five-part
series “Business Across Borders,” aimed at helping MBA students
succeed in the sometimes-confusing world of international
business. The sessions are led by international MBA students who
have substantial work experience in each nation and want to help
teach their peers about working abroad. Future countries to be
covered include Brazil, Mexico and a combined session of the
United Kingdom and Western Europe.
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MPA Student Recognized for Prestigious
Harrington Fellowship
MPA student Xiaowen (Sherry) Ma received a fellowship from
the Harrington Graduate Program. Ma will become a lifelong
member of the Harrington Society, which is designed to build a
sense of community among its members through special programs
and events. She will also receive a one-year stipend of $30,000,
full tuition and fees, a stipend for medical insurance and a
$2,000 allowance for other expenses. Ma and other current Harrington
Doctoral fellowship recipients, were featured in an ad in
the Feb. 28 edition of The New York Times.
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