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Alumni News
McCombs Alumni and Student Tailgate
Join us for the McCombs MBA alumni and student tailgate on October 2nd for the
Baylor Game. All McCombs MBA Alumni and their families are welcome. Please sign
in at the tailgate entrance to receive a wristband. Our bartenders may check
your ID - so please bring your driver's license
Saturday, October 2nd
9 am (11:30 am kick-off)
NE Corner of 18th Street & San Jacinto
McCombs MBA Alumni Events
Alumni Interviewers
Our season for interviews is starting again. This past year was the first year
of mandatory, invitation-only interviews. Alumni volunteers helped us with 65%
(633 total) of interviews this year in 36 states and 29 countries.
Sign up to be an Admission Volunteer!
Hire McCombs MBAs
If you are interested in hiring McCombs MBAs, check out our new resume book
vendor, MBA Focus. This will enable you to order our online searchable resume
books for full time and internship candidates.
Order online resume books!
On Campus
McCombs Introduces New MBA Program in Houston
The McCombs School is starting an MBA program in Houston to begin
in August 2005. The Texas MBA at Houston will be a two-year,
part-time MBA conducted on alternating weekends. The program
allows McCombs to bring its successful MBA curriculum directly to
the business community of Houston, the fourth largest metropolitan
area in the United States and the U.S. city with the second most
Fortune 500 headquarters.
Faculty Profiles: McCombs Welcomes Seven New Professors for
2004-2005
This week, McCombs welcomes seven new faculty members. Hailing
from academic departments and doctoral programs at Columbia,
Harvard, Kellogg, MIT, Michigan and Wharton, they are a talented
group who will make a serious impact on our community.
Learn more about the new faculty.
Recent Leadership Hires & Appointments:
MBA Executive Speaker Series
Shapiro: Days of "Staying Small" Long Gone in Banking
According to Marc Shapiro, former vice chairman for finance and
risk management at JPMorganChase, the banking industry in which he
began his career was dramatically different from today. For one
thing, says Shapiro, "in 1970, nobody was doing it for the money."
Get the full story.
Additional Speakers:
Nancy De Lisi, Senior VP of Mergers and Acquisitions, Altria
September 23 Special Events Room 12:00-1:30pm
Matt Simmons, CEO, Simmons & Company
November 8 Carpenter Center 12:00-1:30pm
Richard Kincaid, CEO, Equity Office
November 30 Special Events Room 12:00-1:30pm
Scott McClelland, President of HEB Houston and Central Market
February 24, 2005
Upcoming Speakers at McCombs
Kinko's Founder Sees No Conflict Between Morality and Business
As the head of Kinko’s, Paul Orfalea grew the business from one
copy machine on wheels to over a thousand stores worldwide. At the
same time, he became well-known for his concern for employees, and
the company was ranked one of the “top 100 companies to work for”
by Fortune magazine on several occasions. For Orfalea, an ethical
focus on making a practical difference in the lives of people was
always part of the business plan.
Get the full story.
Beyond McCombs
Demand for MBA Programs is Down, Study Shows
By Justin Pope, Associated Press
Is business school losing its buzz? After a golden era for the MBA
degree, new figures show demand for the traditional, two-year
master's of business administration program is slumping, according
to a recent Graduate Management Admission Council survey.
Read complete AP article from the Boston Globe.
In the News:
Alumni Career Services
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Center: Whether you are the hiring manager or simply know of a
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