Tepper School of Business
Milton Cofield, Tepper Undergraduate Executive Director, Addresses AACSB Conference:
Milton Cofield presented a session entitled "Redesigning the Undergraduate Curriculum: Issues and Challenges," at the Associate Deans and Innovative Programs Conference of the AACSB, held November 6-8 in Glendale, Arizona. Cofield highlighted some of the deeper issues pertaining to AP credit and the liberal arts, the degree of professionalism in the undergraduate business major, and the strategic affects of rankings on the development of the new undergraduate curriculum.
Tepper Student Athletes Earn Academic Honors:
Congratulations to three Tepper School soccer players who earned academic honors from the College Sports Information Directors of American (CoSIDA). To be nominated for the award, a student-athlete must be a starter of significant reserve and maintain a GPA of 3.3 or better. The three honor recipients, Jon Hall, Ricky Griffin, and Ryan Browne, are all juniors.
Wednesday Night Insight hosts Ivan Juzang:
Ivan Juzang, president and founder of the Philadelphia-based MEE Productions, Inc., spoke at Tepper School's October Wednesday Night Insight presentation entitled "Marketing and Social Causes" as part of Marketing Week activites, sponsored by the Undergraduate Marketing Organization. MEE, Motivational Educational Entertainment, is nationally recognized for its communication strategies to reach and influence urban populations. http://www.meeproductions.com/
Development Solutions Organization hosts TechBridge World Interactive:
Explore different ways in which computing technology can positively impact developing communities through a presentation by TechBridgeWorld on Thursday, December 4, 5:00 - 7:00 p.m. in Simon Newell Hall, Perlis Auditorium. The organization will discuss projects in developing communities around the globe. Attendees will also have the opportunity to learn about new project opportunities and ways to become involved. For more information about DSO: www.cmudso.org
Who, Me? Serve on a Corporate Board?
Students interested in being part of a service project focused on promoting better governance through diversity in the boardroom are invited to attend a December 2 information session on Boardroom Bound, a Washington D.C.-based non-profit, with Dr. Urmi Ashar and Dr. Milton Cofield. Students from all disciplines are invited to the presentation, slated for 4:30-6:00 p.m. in Simon Auditorium. For more information: www.boardroombound.biz.
UFA Hosts Investment Event:
Always wanted to learn how you can start investing in the stock market? The Undergraduate Finance Association will hold a "how-to" session for beginning investors on Thursday, December 4, featuring Merrill Lynch guest speaker Scott Patterson. Patterson will explain different investment strategies, what to look for in an investment, and how to diversify a portfolio. The event will be held in Simon Auditorium from 5:00 - 6:00 p.m.
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Tepper Internal Case Competition
Exchange student Lotem Alon, from Technion, Israel, was one of 20 participants in Tepper School's November 14-15 internal case competition. (See Photo Gallery.) Each year, students team up to develop solutions for a real-life, complex business problem. This year's challenge addressed the decline in passengers and revenue at the Pittsburgh International Airport and the implications for regional economic development. Solutions proposed during final presentations included drilling for natural gas underneath the airport, increasing the number of direct flights from foreign carriers, and others.
