Press Release
Media Advisory
Eller College students meet the needs of Tucson companies by offering custom IT recommendations
Persistence pays a dividend for finance major Max Burke and 74 UA undergraduates
November 30, 2007
What:
Representatives from Tucson area for-profit companies and non-profit organizations will hear the results of competitive analyses in information technology (IT) created specifically for their enterprises at an all-day event, Friday, November 30.
Under the tutelage of Management Information Systems (MIS) assistant professor Alexandra Durcikova, graduate students spent the past four months focused on creating, managing, and applying IT to support the management of their selected client organization. Students will offer specific suggestions to their clients in the public presentations.
Participating organizations:
Non-profit: Live the Solution, Arts for All, Tucson Assistance League, Voices for Education
For-profit: Nova Insurance, Seven Cups, Raytheon, IBM, Gold Stars, Shaffer Dry Cleaning, and Solar Industries
Where:
McClelland Hall, Room 214, The University of Arizona, 1130 E. Helen St., Tucson, Ariz.
When:
8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. Friday, November 30, 2007
*Call 520.626.2590 for the presentation schedule.
The Eller College of Management at the University of Arizona is internationally recognized for pioneering research, innovative curriculum, distinguished faculty, excellence in management information systems, entrepreneurship, and social responsibility. U.S. News & World Report ranks the Eller undergraduate program #14 among public business schools and three of its programs are among the top 20 — Entrepreneurship, MIS, and Management. U.S. News & World Report ranks the Eller MBA Full-Time program #44 in the U.S. and #21 among public business schools. The College leads the nation’s business schools in generating grant funds for research. In addition to a Full-Time MBA program, the Eller College offers an Evening MBA program and the Eller Executive MBA. The Eller College of Management supports approximately 5,700 undergraduate and 700 graduate students on the UA campus in beautiful Tucson, Arizona.
Press Contact:
Liz Warren-Pederson, Eller College of Management
520.626.9547, news@eller.arizona.edu
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