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A Leader within Eller College Student Council
by Monique Rios, Eller College Student Council President
Eller College Student Council serves as a liaison between the students, faculty, and staff within the Eller College. My first leadership role was organizing the Eller College Cares team, and I will be forever grateful to those upperclassmen who trusted me with this position. I have had the pleasure of serving in more formal leadership roles within Council every year since then including, at present, President. [read full blog entry]
UA President Robert Shelton Previews Innovation Day
UANews
March 28, 2011
Refer a friend or colleague to the Eller MBA program and enter to win a 32GB Apple iPad!
Are you an Eller MBA alum? Then if you refer a prospective student who applies to the Full-Time, Executive, or new 12-month Accelerated Eller MBA program, who is accepted, and starts the program in summer or fall 2011, we will acknowledge your referral and enter your name in a drawing to win a 32GB Apple iPad. Your referral must list your name on the admissions application as the source of how he or she heard about the program. Applications for the Full-Time, Executive, and Accelerated MBA programs that begin in 2011 are still being accepted. Program information is available at www.ellermba.arizona.edu.
Technology-Minded Students Test Skills at Deloitte Case Competition
Over 150 students applied to participate in the Deloitte Consulting Case Challenge, a hands-on simulation based on an actual project. In February, Deloitte professionals presented the case study to 35 finalists.
Eller Undergraduates Focus on Professional Development
For the first time this year, the Eller College’s Undergraduate Professional Development Center declared February Career Month, creating a full slate of events and activities to help students focus attention on professional development. [more]
Marketing Students Connect with Industry Leaders at Thinking Forward Conference
The annual Thinking Forward Conference, presented by the Department of Marketing, brought together students and industry leaders in branding and technology marketing for a day of networking and presentations. [more]
Grad Students Partner on MBA Field Project to Investigate Tucson-Phoenix Solar Powered Train
A multifaceted team of graduate students from disciplines across the UA climbed aboard a solar-powered bullet train between Tucson and Phoenix this semester — metaphorically, that is. [more]
Navigating Your Career Journey on the Pathway to Success: Networking Event for Women in Business
The UA chapter of the National Association of Women MBAs invited current UA students and alumni, as well as colleagues from ASU and Thunderbird School of Global Management, to a career networking event. [more]
Eller Undergraduates Connect with Alumni in the Windy City
Fifteen undergraduate students spent their spring break visiting alumni and investigating careers in a variety of industries on the annual Chicago Study Tour. [more]
Innovation Day at the UAOn March 29th, students in the McGuire Center for Entrepreneurship passed the first public test of their venture process — interacting with visitors to their tradeshow booths at the annual Innovation Day at UA. [more]
Venture Team Updates: MSDx and TruckItNow
Over the past five years, the winning ventures in the McGuire Center for Entrepreneurship’s year-end showcase and competition have all gone on to launch. This year, representatives from each of those ventures will speak to the current group of McGuire entrepreneurs. [more]
McGuire Center Alumnus Selected for Arizona Leadership Academy
The Phoenix-based Arizona Center for Civic Leadership announced in March that Patrick Marcus is one of 25 fellows in the inaugural class of the Flinn-Brown Civic Leadership Academy. [more]
MIS Faculty Participate in Conference on Changing Military Needs for Sociocultural Data
In military theaters, there is increasing emphasis on completing U.S. Department of Defense missions and strategic objectives without the use of force, through cooperation and collaboration with local populations. [more]
Eller MIS and Accounting Programs Top Peer Research Rankings
Rankings by the University of Arkansas and Brigham Young Unviersity place the MIS and accounting faculty and programs, respectively, among the top nationally for their research. [more]
Finding the Right Path
Tom Strong
MBA '08
Program Manager, The Hitachi Foundation
A Sweet Venture
Kari Trostler
BSBA Business Management and Entrepreneurship '06
Co-Founder, Che Dolce
Balancing School and Startup
Samantha Meis
BSBA MIS, Business Management, and Entrepreneurship '12
Military MBA
Bryan Jandorf
Evening MBA '11
April 7, 2011
Distinguished Speaker Series: Jerry Colangelo, Chairman of the Phoenix Suns, on "Hire Integrity or Pay the Price"
April 14, 2011
McGuire Center for Entrepreneurship Venture Team Showcase and Year-End Celebration
April 15, 2011
University of Arizona Executive of the Year Luncheon, honoring Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz
May 13, 2011
Eller College Undergraduate Convocation
Temp hiring picks up, but doesn't plug gap
The Arizona Republic : March 27, 2011
Border liars beware: Kiosk detects deception for security
Arizona Daily Wildcat : March 21, 2011
Women Taking Charge [with video]
Arizona Public Media : March 16, 2011
B-School Videos: Why My College Business Program is
No. 1
Bloomberg BusinessWeek : March
3, 2011
Alumni Online Community
Are you a member of the University of Arizona Online Community? You can connect with Eller alums and fellow Wildcats through our new alumni directory, plus update your information, sign up for email forwarding, post a class note, and more. Log in at www.EllerCommunity.com.
