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Alberto-Culver
founder invests $2 million in entrepreneurship
The
gift from Leonard Lavin, founder of the personal care and
household products giant, will establish the Leonard
and Bernice Lavin Entrepreneurial Action Program. [more...] |
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Undergraduate
Program ranked 8th among public institutions
BusinessWeek has ranked the UW Business School’s
Undergraduate Program 25th nationally, 8th among the
nation’s public institutions, and 4th overall
in return on investment. [more...] |
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Students
win, place and show at high-profile case competitions
MBAs won the Kansas International
Case Competition and captured second at the Pac-10/Big
Ten MBA Case Competition, while undergrads came in
third at the McGill International Case Competition. [more...] |
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Indian
team wins UW Global Social Entrepreneurship Competition
Students from the ICFAI Business School won the third
annual GSEC with a plan to encourage cultivation of
plants for biodiesel in rural India. [more...] |
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Challenge
For Charity auction sets new standard… again
UW
MBAs
raised
a
record
$208,000
to
support
Special
Olympics
and
Boys & Girls
Clubs,
making
a
strong
bid
for
an
eighth-straight
Golden
Briefcase
in
the
C4C. [more...] |
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Business
School student-athletes taking game to the next level
Several exceptional current and recent Business School
student-athletes are going pro or going to the Olympics. [more...] |
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UW
Business School faculty ranks no. 1 in productivity
index
The
new Faculty Scholarly Productivity Index found the UW Business
School faculty the nation’s most prolific in business
administration and eighth in marketing. [more...] |
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Accounting
faculty named to FASB research initiative
Shiva
Rajgopal
and
Frank
Hodge
will
have
the
opportunity
to
influence
financial
policy
as
charter
members
of
the
Financial
Accounting
Standards
Research
Initiative. [more...] |
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Executive
Education offers new sustainability seminar
“Building
Business
Value
Through
Retail
Sustainability” (May
30-31)
will
explore
the
benefits
and
methods
of
integrating
sustainability
into
retail
operations
and
branding
strategies. [more...] |
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Research
Briefs
The spoiling power of a single bad
apple in the workplace; virtual shopping experiences
can cause false memories; and defining the reasons
that employees voluntarily stay or go. [more...] |
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CFO
Forum to kick off discussion about finance
and sustainability
On
April
4,
the
Business
School
will
host
a
CFO
Forum,
philanthropy
summit
and
public
discussion
exploring
the
impacts
of
sustainability
concerns
on
the
financial
services
industry. [more...] |
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Upcoming
Events at the UW Business School
CEO
Lunch Series welcomes Paula Reynolds, Safeco (April
3). “Leaders
to Legends” Dean’s Breakfast
Series welcomes Robert Dotson, T-Mobile USA (April 4).
New
York Regional Alumni Event (April 12). Global
Business Case Competition (April 21). USA
TODAY CEO Forum with Steve
Ballmer, Microsoft (April 19). The
Apprentice & Beyond,
with James Sun, Zoodango.com (April 26). CEO
Lunch Series welcomes Stein Kruse,
Holland America (May 1). Business
Plan Competition (May 1, 24).
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