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The University of Texas Annual Energy Management Golf Tournament takes place in the fall at the UT Golf Club. The funds raised from the golf tournament help support the Master of Science in Energy Management and the Undergraduate Energy Management Program’s experiential programming for the academic year, including the Texas Energy Management Program Student Association’s monthly meetings and speaker series. Your participation would contribute to the success of MSEM/EMP students across UT campus. This event provides a great opportunity for you to network with fellow industry members and meet some of UT’s Energy Management students.

$150/player or $600/team
Fee includes range balls, shared cart, green fee, beverages, and lunch
This tournament is a 4-person scramble with bogey as your friend

Please email Mari Myers at marisela.myers@mccombs.utexas.edu for information regarding sponsorship or securing a team.

Earlier in the Summer, Interim President Jay Hartzell released a statement outlining actions that the university will take to make the 40 Acres a more diverse and welcoming campus. We want to listen to and engage with all McCombs alumni, especially alumni of color.

Join us for a Town Hall to learn what the McCombs School of Business is doing on issues related to diversity, equity, and inclusion for the McCombs community of students, faculty, and staff. The event, which will feature a live Q&A session and a panel discussion with McCombs leaders from various programs will include opening remarks from Interim Dean Lil Mills, Associate Dean for Diversity and Inclusion Raji Srinivasan, and more. See the full list of speakers and RSVP.

you are invited to attend the JBTVL Better Startup Workshop presented by Aleria Research on September 29 from 12:00 to 1:15 pm. This workshop addresses all of these and other points to help you grow a happier and more successful company.

Join us for this free online event to learn how D&I can impact on your growth and your ability to succeed, and increase the satisfaction and retention of your team. All attendees will be given access to our D&I toolkit, which includes an extensive directory of resources to help you identify talent from many different backgrounds, and a list of specific ideas for policies, benefits and initiatives that will make your company more inclusive and welcoming for everyone.

Earlier in the Summer, Interim President Jay Hartzell released a statement outlining actions that the university will take to make the 40 Acres a more diverse and welcoming campus. We want to listen to and engage with all McCombs alumni, especially alumni of color.

Join us for a Town Hall to learn what the McCombs School of Business is doing on issues related to diversity, equity, and inclusion for the McCombs community of students, faculty, and staff. The event, which will feature a live Q&A session and a panel discussion with McCombs leaders from various programs will include opening remarks from Interim Dean Lil Mills, Associate Dean for Diversity and Inclusion Raji Srinivasan, and more. See the full list of speakers and RSVP.

The KBH Energy Center invites you to a distinguished lecture with Rupangi Faldu, environmental director at Pioneer Natural Resources Company and Ashley T. K. Phillips, partner at Thompson & Knight LLP on the topic of "An Oil & Gas Company’s Perspective on Environmental Compliance & Sustainability."

Sponsored by Phillips 66. The event is pending CLE credit.

The Forty Acres Founders Pre-Accelerator Program at the Herb Kelleher Center for Entrepreneurship offers undergraduate student founders the opportunity to study potential customers, improve their product, establish product-market fit, and position their product for success within the marketplace.

Students will learn to vet their ideas, develop skills for researching and understanding customer needs, and develop tools for building a product/service that appropriately fit a market need.

Join the Jon Brumley Texas Venture Labs team for an info session on our JBTVL Practicum. Learn how graduate students participating in this elective can earn course credit while getting hands-on experience with our JBTVL Accelerator startups, expand their knowledge base and their networks, and become strong leaders in their future careers. Info Sessions run from Sept. 30 through Oct. 22. 

 The JBTVL Practicum Class is a cross-campus elective course that teaches graduate students how to work with and consult with startups. You will work in a multi-disciplinary team on a project-driven curriculum that immerses you in market analysis and research, teaches about early-stage ventures, and provides a framework for strategically thinking through business problems to directly deliver positive outcomes for Austin startups.

The University of Texas at Austin is showcasing better-for-you food and beverage innovation from emerging brands and industry leaders at the virtual Taste of Texas Showcase and Tradeshow on Friday, October 2, 9 a.m.-4 p.m. 

Due to COVID-related event restrictions on campus, we are taking this year’s tradeshow virtual to ensure the safety of our attendees, speakers, and vendors.

Taste of Texas is a Consumer Packaged Goods Showcase and Tradeshow focused on Better-For-You food and beverage entrepreneurship, and this year we've gone virtual! Join us as we host timely panel discussions, feature emerging Better-For-You brands, and have intimate breakout sessions with crowd-sourced brand favorites.

The University of Texas at Austin is showcasing better-for-you food and beverage innovation from emerging brands and industry leaders at the virtual Taste of Texas Showcase and Tradeshow on Friday, October 2, 9 a.m.-4 p.m.

Due to COVID-related event restrictions on campus, we are taking this year’s tradeshow virtual to ensure the safety of our attendees, speakers, and vendors.

Taste of Texas is a Consumer Packaged Goods Showcase and Tradeshow focused on Better-For-You food and beverage entrepreneurship, and this year we've gone virtual! Join us as we host timely panel discussions, feature emerging Better-For-You brands, and have intimate breakout sessions with crowd-sourced brand favorites.

Whether you’re a current student navigating your way into the entertainment industry or a graduate wanting to share your tips/tricks, join L.A. Chapter Co-President Maria Tangarova, BBA 2020, at the L.A. Chapter inaugural coffee chat. 

The Forty Acres Founders Pre-Accelerator Program at the Herb Kelleher Center for Entrepreneurship offers undergraduate student founders the opportunity to study potential customers, improve their product, establish product-market fit, and position their product for success within the marketplace.

Students will learn to vet their ideas, develop skills for researching and understanding customer needs, and develop tools for building a product/service that appropriately fit a market need.

Join the Herb Kelleher Center for a fireside chat and Q&A featuring Stephanie Breedlove, Founder of Care.com Homepay and chair of the Herb Kellleher Center's Advisory Council. Stephanie is an authentic voice for women entrepreneurs. She has been walking the walk of a successful entrepreneur for over twenty years. Don't miss her entrepreneurial insights.

We invite you to join us for a virtual DocNet Recruiting Forum!

The forum will have a video simulation of a panel session where we will give a brief overview of business doctoral programs and the application process. We will discuss topics ranging from finding the right program to being a faculty member at a top business school. At the recruitment fair you’ll have the opportunity to virtually meet university representatives from business doctoral programs across the country and some internationally.

Join us on October 14th as Professor Gaylen Paulson visits with Acho about his latest project, Let the World See You (his new book available October 13th). Acho will share personal stories from the book, including his time at McCombs, entertaining anecdotes, and hard-learned lessons. He will talk about how he overcame his fears and explain how living as your authentic self—with your quirks, passions, and inner desires—creates unexpected opportunities for success.

All business school alumni are invited to Texas McCombs Virtual Homecoming Weekend.

Join us online via Zoom for our annual alumni celebration. Homecoming combines our signature events into one virtual weekend: reunion, pre-game tailgate, and Alumni Business Conference. This year, we will have six conference sessions between Wednesday and Friday, class meet-ups on Friday, and a pre-game event on Saturday. All events are free to attend, RSVP required.

ALUMNI BUSINESS CONFERENCE: Leading Through Disruption
Join us in the virtual classroom each afternoon on Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday for sessions with McCombs faculty and industry experts. The theme for this year's conference is Leading Through Disruption.

REUNION
This year we are especially celebrating our reunion classes! Join a virtual meet-up with your fellow graduates to reminisce and network. There will be sessions for the classes of 1975, 1980, 1985, 1990, 1995, 2000, 2005, 2010, and 2015.

PRE-GAME EVENT
We are making plans for Dean Mills to conduct a special pre-game interview. Stay tuned for more information coming soon.

All business school alumni are invited to Texas McCombs Virtual Homecoming Weekend.

Join us online via Zoom for our annual alumni celebration. Homecoming combines our signature events into one virtual weekend: reunion, pre-game tailgate, and Alumni Business Conference. This year, we will have six conference sessions between Wednesday and Friday, class meet-ups on Friday, and a pre-game event on Saturday. All events are free to attend, RSVP required.

ALUMNI BUSINESS CONFERENCE: Leading Through Disruption
Join us in the virtual classroom each afternoon on Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday for sessions with McCombs faculty and industry experts. The theme for this year's conference is Leading Through Disruption.

REUNION
This year we are especially celebrating our reunion classes! Join a virtual meet-up with your fellow graduates to reminisce and network. There will be sessions for the classes of 1975, 1980, 1985, 1990, 1995, 2000, 2005, 2010, and 2015.

PRE-GAME EVENT
We are making plans for Dean Mills to conduct a special pre-game interview. Stay tuned for more information coming soon.

Tune in to hear from Brian Hall, attorney at Traverse Legal PLC and Herb Kelleher Center Entrepreneur-in-Residence for an interactive workshop exploring startup funding options and best practices for evaluating your optimal investment strategy.

Don't miss this special Coffee Connect! Hosted by the Herb Kelleher Center, our October Coffee Connect will feature DisrupTexas finalist practice pitches. Hear from the finalists and lend them your feedback and expertise. Or, see what it takes to make it to the finals of DisrupTexas, the first undergraduate only pitch competition.

DisrupTexas is an annual Pitch Competition for undergraduate students across the state of Texas. Hosted by the Herb Kelleher Center for Entrepreneurship at The University of Texas at Austin, DisrupTexas is a one-of-a-kind opportunity for experiential learning – and a chance for student teams to walk away with some serious cash. Join us for the finals and see the winners crowned!

Machine learning and artificial intelligence algorithms promise many benefits such as overcoming human limitations and biases in decision-making and productivity. However, deployment of machine learning algorithms has shown that these algorithms may amplify existing biases in society, create new biases, increase privacy and cybersecurity risks, and pose novel ethical dilemmas.

The conference will explore how society and organizations can maximize the benefits and minimize the risks of these algorithms.