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Alumni News
McCombs Launches Job Board
We invite you to participate in a new career tool—the McCombs
Job Board. This web platform is designed to connect employers
with McCombs alumni and students, creating a new opportunity to
reach world-class talent from our BBA, MBA, MPA, PPA and
Executive MBA programs.
Learn more about the McCombs Job Board.
Go to the
McCombs Online Resources site today to update your profile,
post or search jobs and expand your network to include current,
former and future McCombs students.
McCombs & UT Austin
Rank No. 1 as Source of New Fortune 1000 CEOs
While major corporations used to turn predominantly to Ivy
League schools to shop for CEOs, recent trends tell a different
story. Case in point: The University of Texas at Austin was the
number one source of Fortune 1000 CEOs hired in 2004-2005.
Get the full story.
McCombs Alumna to Deliver University Commencement Address
May 21, 2005, 8:00 PM, The University of Texas Tower
Sara Martinez Tucker, chief executive officer of the Hispanic
Scholarship Fund (HSF),
will deliver this year's University Commencement Address. Tucker has made an enormous difference in the lives of thousands
of young people through her work at HSF. Tucker’s impressive
personal story and her important work in education and beyond
will make her an outstanding speaker for the spring commencement.
This ceremony is the culmination of commencement activities in
the colleges, schools and departments across the campus, May
20-21.
Announcement
On Campus
McCombs Team Wins Entrepreneur's Choice at Venture Capital
Contest
Adding another trophy to the case in a strong year of
competitions, a team of McCombs MBAs received the
“Entrepreneur’s Choice” award at the annual Venture Capital
Investment Competition at the University of North Carolina—and
they even reported learning a lot along the way.
Get the full story.
The 21st CENTURY GOVERNANCE FOR EARLY STAGE COMPANIES
CONFERENCE
What are Wall Street analysts and shareholders, as well as the
NYSE and NASDAQ, looking for when they evaluate your company?
Today, the list includes good corporate governance. This
conference is designed to provide critical, practical, nuts and
bolts information on corporate governance for the directors and
CEOs of early stage companies – pre-ipo, and post-ipo companies,
as well as privately held companies that plan to go public, or
that simply want better governance. For more details visit the
conference website at:
http://www.ic2.org/corporategovernance/index.php
In the News
U.S. News Ranks MBA No. 18, Exec MBA No. 12
U.S. News & World Report released their latest graduate school
rankings Friday. The McCombs MBA placed No. 18 in the national
survey, rising from No. 23 last year. The school earned top 20
rankings in all nine of U.S. News' business specialty areas.
Only seven other schools accomplished that feat: Harvard,
Indiana, Michigan, Northwestern, Stanford, and Wharton. The
McCombs Option II executive MBA ranked No. 12 in a survey of
educators at peer schools. The full-time MBA rankings are based
25% on quality assessments by deans and directors of accredited
schools, 15% on quality assessments by corporate recruiters, 35%
on placement statistics, and 25% on student selectivity
statistics.
See the complete rankings at U.S. News (requires
subscription) or
e-mail the Communications Office for a spreadsheet with the
rankings.
Maximize Value in Outsourcing
CIO.com, April 6, 2005
The past decade has seen the rapid growth of Business Process
Outsourcing (BPO) as a driver for cost savings, productivity
increases and competitive differentiation. Yet much remains to
be understood about BPO. In this installment of "Higher
Learning" from CIO magazine, four researchers at McCombs—Deepa
Mani, Anitesh Barua, Prabhudev Konana and Andrew Whinston—draw
on their research to explore ins and outs of how, when and why
companies should pursue BPO relationships.
Read "Higher Learning" at CIO.com.
Changed Your Mind? Change Your Major: B-School Lets You
Explore
BusinessWeek, April 2005
In the latest installment of her journal for BusinessWeek’s Best
B-Schools site, Heather Densmore, MBA ’06, describes a recent
epiphany: “[Marketing] was not going to satisfy my
entrepreneurial spirit,” she writes. “I needed to follow my
instincts and focus my studies in real estate finance.” The
epiphany came during accounting class, a better time to realize
you’re on the wrong path than, say, right after you accept a
full-time position in brand management. Having time to explore,
Denmore writes, is one of the best things about business school.
Read Heather's journal at BusinessWeek's Best B-Schools site.
Top MBA Programs Jump on MBA Youth Movement
BusinessWeek, April 2005
From Carnegie Mellon to Stanford, more top-ranked b-schools are
“reaching out to graduating seniors, encouraging them to think
about, and perhaps apply to, MBA programs.” The round-up of
efforts at top schools included Jump Start at McCombs. While
Jump Start was launched with corporate diversity needs in mind,
the program will result in limited admissions of younger
students, in keeping with trends across the country, as MBA
Assistant Dean and Program Director Daniel Garza explained.
Read complete article from BusinessWeek.
Cash Flow & Manufacturing Drive Dell's Financial Strength,
Says Schneider
By Sandie Taylor
Just about every company receives the occasional accolade, but
when a firm is named America’s Most Admired Company by Fortune
magazine, it must be doing many things right. James Schneider,
senior vice president and CFO of Dell Inc., said the recent
acknowledgement from Fortune will motivate Dell in its quest to
become the world’s No. 1 PC provider.
Get the full story.
To Provide Best Customer Service, Put Customers Second,
Says Southwest President
By Sandie Taylor
Over the past few years, rising oil prices and increased
competition from upstart airlines like JetBlue have taken their
toll on most major air carriers, but Southwest Airlines has not
only been profitable but expanding. According to Colleen
Barrett, Southwest’s president and CEO, the firm’s competitive
strength is based on putting employees first and allowing them
to provide service Texas-style—with warmth and spirit.
Get the full story.
Advice for Future Managers? Plan for Change, Says Huber
By Niti Dalal
In recent years, the growth of the Internet, advancements in
communication technology, and a surge of scientific discoveries
have made business increasingly complex. How will the pace of
change affect corporate management—and the careers of students
who want to become executives? George Huber, one of the McCombs
School's most highly cited researchers and the author of "The
Necessary Nature of Future Firms," shared some thoughts with
students in the latest Faculty Research Speaker presentation.
Get the full story.Recent Stories
- In the News:
McCombs MBA Ranks No. 18, Executive MBA No. 12, Nationwide
U.S. News & World Report, April 04, 2005 (requires
subscription)
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Prospects for Oil, Inflation, Regulation Headline MBA Hedge
Fund Symposium
McCombs Web site, April 04, 2005
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Boot Camp to Spur Interest in Business Among San Antonio
High School Students
McCombs Web site, March 31, 2005
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Weinstein Describes Nike's Road to Responsibility
McCombs Web site, April 1, 2005
- In the News:
Schools Push Part-Time MBAs
Dallas Morning News, March 23, 2005
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