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Dorrance Scholars Program for Entrepreneurship
by Nima Sekhadia, Psychology and Molecular & Cellular Biology
As college scholarships go, the Dorrance is one of a kind. It awards $10,000 a year for four years to first-generation students like myself, students whose parents did not have the chance to get a college education. To receive the Dorrance, we must maintain a 3.0 cumulative grade-point average, attend monthly meetings during the academic semesters, and complete eight hours of community service a year. But this is not what makes the Dorrance unique. [read full blog entry]
Capgemini's Raymond Spencer on Entrepreneurial Outsourcing in a Flat World
- Congratulations to adjunct lecturer in MIS and McGuire Entrepreneurship Scholar Shyam Jha and senior lecturer in marketing and Eller Entrepreneurship Scholar Steven Permut, who were awarded Outstanding Faculty Awards for the Evening MBA in July. The Tucson class recognized Permut; the Phoenix class recognized Jha.
Special Edition: Eller's Global Focus
Eller Undergrads Intern with Lifestyle Startup in Hong Kong
This summer, Alexander Williams and Dylan Pesquiera developed a comprehensive marketing plan for the launch of Autom, a robotic weight-loss coach built in Asia.
Global Cohort Takes 72 Undergraduates to China
Through the Global Cohort, Eller undergraduates can opt to take their first-semester junior year classes in China, from Eller faculty. [more]
UA Students Earn Business Minor Over Summer in Spain
"Studying in Spain not only allowed me to complete my business minor in four weeks, but I was also exposed to an entirely different culture and experience," said Natalie Bendroff, newly minted business minor. [more]
Inaugural Executive Ethics Symposium Debates Strategic Mortgage Defaults
A panel of leaders gathered at the UA August 20 to hash out ethical issues involved in strategic mortgage default. [more]
Navigating Today's Job Market as an International Student
Samarth Das came to the Eller College from his native India to earn an Eller MBA. Then he decided to earn a master's in MIS along the way. After serving an internship in Walmart's Information Systems Division, he now has a full-time job waiting for him upon graduation. [more]
McGuire Center Launches New Online Entrepreneurship Courses
Now would-be entrepreneurs from around the country have access to the expertise of the top-ranked McGuire Center for Entrepreneurship through a series of three online certificate courses: commercialize an innovation, start a small business, and grow a current venture. [more]
Venture Team Profile: TerraVoyant LLC
The TerraVoyant student venture team has created a reclamation method that couples the team's proprietary revegetation process with solar power generation to transform the liability of polluted and degraded lands remaining from mining operations. [more]
Venture Team Update: Ugallery.com
Back in 2006, UA students Alex Farkas, Stephen Tanenbaum, and Greg Rosborough connected in the McGuire Entrepreneurship Program around a fundamental problem of the art business: how can promising young artists connect with potential buyers? [more]
Workplace Instability: Exploring the Influence of Employee Neuroticism on Job Performance
Empirical research demonstrates little relationship between employee neuroticism and job performance, a finding that management and organizations associate professor and Brian Lesk Faculty Fellow Jerel Slaughter found puzzling. [more]
Making a Difference
David Romero
EMBA '06
Regional Director, CRC Health Group's Eating Disorder and Adult Weight Management
Programs
International Risks, International Benefits
Heather Khan
BSBA Accounting '97 and EMBA '06
Foreign Service Officer, U.S. AID
Building Her Global Network
Sarah Trainor
BSBA Finance, MIS, and Operations Management '11
The Context of Happiness
Wilson Bastos
Ph.D. Candidate in Marketing '13
September 20-24, 2010
Southwest Leadership Program
September 25, 2010
Undergraduate Programs Professional Admissions: Volunteer to interview students
October 7, 2010
Distinguished Speaker Series: Larry Abramson, Senior Vice President for Global Advanced Customers Services, Oracle Corporation
October 21-23, 2010
Eller Ethics Case Competition
October 22-23, 2010
Eller College and UA Homecoming
Law is chasing Mexican tourists, dollars away
The Arizona Republic : August 12, 2010
Arizona, U.S. in economic stalemate
The Arizona Republic : August 7, 2010
Tailor Made: University of Arizona targets niche markets for customized executive education
AZ Business Magazine : July/August 2010
Using Artificial Intelligence to Digest News, Trade Stocks
The Wall Street Journal | Digits Blog : June 21, 2010
