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Barron’s Profiles McCombs Victory in 2005 MBA Marketing Summit
In late January, a team of McCombs MBAs won the country’s most
prestigious national marketing case competition, the MBA Marketing
Summit at Wake Forest University. Through a twist of fate, the
team's victory was also the subject of a feature profile in the
latest issue of Barron's.
Read article from Barron's.
Read excerpts on the McCombs site.
Winter Receptions a Big Success
The McCombs MBA Alumni Winter Receptions were a huge success
this year happening in 14 cities. Thank you to our Chapter
Presidents around the country who were instrumental in helping to
host these events.
For future events, visit our calendar of events.
Plus Global Gears Up for Spring Session
Plus Global, which combines six weeks of class with a two-week
business trip during the Plus period, offers students the
opportunity to truly globalize their MBA. This Spring, 250 McCombs
MBA students will travel to 8 destinations as a part of Plus
Global: China, Chile/Argentina, India, Prague/Budapest, South
Africa, Russia, Southeast Asia, and Turkey. While abroad, the
students meet with local and multinational companies, connect with
McCombs alumni, and collaborate on consulting projects with MBAs
from a partner school in the region.
See the Plus Global 2004 Photo Tour.
On Campus
Women in Business Leadership Conference:
Commit to Your Community, Says Dawson
Work-life balance may be
an evergreen issue for businesswomen struggling to balance family
commitments and professional goals, but according to Susan Dawson,
president of the Austin-based technology consulting firm Athens
Group, professional and personal goals not need be in tension. A
holistic approach to life, in which family commitments coexist
with careers and community service, offers benefits to executives,
companies and the community at large.
Get the full story.
MBAs Applaud Outstanding Teachers
Based on their fall survey, the Graduate Business Council
recognized 15 McCombs faculty members for teaching excellence.
See list of fall 2004 honorees.
Team Marketing First Network Card for Gamers Wins $100K in Texas
Moot Corp Contest
Bigfoot Networks Inc., which plans to be the
first company to market a network card designed specifically for
online gamers, beat out three other teams of MBA students to win
$100,000 in investment funding in the Texas round of MOOT CORP®,
the new venture competition hosted annually at the McCombs School.
Get the full story.
Experts Bullish on Oil Prices in Face of
Expanding Global Demand
These are fat times for the energy business, with oil companies
reporting record profits. But an industry that has suffered its
share of booms and busts still faces a familiar question: How long
will this boom last? A range of experts tried to answer that
question Feb. 17-18 in Houston at the McCombs School's 2005 Energy
Finance Conference.
Get the full story.
The University of Texas at Austin Expands New MBA Program in
Houston
At a time when full-time MBA enrollments are holding
steady or falling nationally, The University of Texas at Austin's
McCombs School of Business is doubling the size of its new
professional MBA in Houston.
Get the full story.
Bragging Rights…
Check out the new
About McCombs
website to stay current on the school, view our latest
accolades and take a short walk down memory lane with the McCombs
photo tour.
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