MBA E-Newsletter
News for and about the NC State College of Management MBA community. Submit MBA ENEWS items to Adrienne Jablonski by Friday of each week.
Please remember that the e-newsletter is the MBA Program's primary method of communication with students. Therefore, it is very important for you to read and absorb the weekly e-newsletter.
Jenkins MBA moves up to 59th in US News & World Report rankings
The MBA program at North Carolina State University Jenkins Graduate School of Management was ranked 59th by US News & World Report, up from 74th place last year... More
Plan on Dropping a Course?
Please be aware that the University’s tuition refund dates for a given semester are for all courses taken during that semester. Those courses include 2-credit hour and 1-credit hour courses that may begin well beyond the drop/add and tuition refund deadlines. For example, if you register in December for a 1-credit hour course that meets in April, then decide to drop the course in February when the deadline to drop with a tuition refund was at the end of January, you will lose your tuition for that course. Please refer to the University’s calendars for such dates.
First-year, Full-time Students Needed
A new class of students will be entering the program soon and mentors are needed to help them make a smooth transition. Responsibilities are explained here. If you are willing to
mentor two to three incoming students, please contact Jen Arthur.
UNC Working Languages Program
Kenan-Flagler has extended an opportunity to our MBA students to participate in their CIBER program's China immersion trip May 16-30, 2008. Participants will earn 1.5 hours of inter-institutional credit while learning Mandarin and staying with a Chinese family for one week. The remainder of the trip will include business and cultural visits. Cities visited are Beijing, Xi'an, and Shanghai. The program cost is $2000, not including airfare to and from China. Please see the flyer for more information and contact Jen Arthur for additional details.
BioPharma
BioPharma Lectures
Dr. Kouri is inviting interested MBA students and faculty to attend lectures held during the BUS 590W "Current Topics in BioPharma Management" class. All lectures are in the Ericsson classroom 2403 in Nelson Hall from 6:00 pm-8:50 pm on Wednesdays.
More Information
"Pharmaceutical Sales Management"
- Wednesday, April 9 - Rob Handfield, Bank of America Distinguished University Professor and director of the NC State College of Management's Supply Chain Resource Cooperative
Topic: Emerging Issues in Pharma Supply Chain Management
Any interested party must contact Dr. Kouri, as space is very limited in the classroom.
Career Resources
Career Beam - A Powerful Tool, IF you know how to use it.
Last year, NC State's MBA Program purchased Career Beam, a state-of-the-art career research tool that has loads of great features. If you've been in Career & Managerial Effectiveness class lately, you had an assignment that required you to use this tool. If not, you may not know what power you have at your fingertips. Or, you may simply appreciate a refresher course. EJ Alston and Dolan Ballabh will hold a series of workshops on how to use Career Beam on:
- April 15 from 4:30-5:00pm, N1130
Items covered include:
- How to get intelligence on your target companies
- How to find alumni working at your target companies
- How to find the latest press releases about your companies
- How to prepare to discuss industry trends
- How to find lists of "conversation starters"
- How to locate companies within certain industries
- How to locate industries and companies within a certain geographic area
- How to learn about geographic area salaries
- How to find the real estate costs in a particular geographic area
- And much more.
To attend a workship, email Stephanie Borrego with your preferred workshop date.
Are you signed up for this week's on-campus recruiting events?
Be sure to check out our updated list of recruiting events for the Spring 2008 semester. To RSVP for any of the events, log onto the JobLink and click on the events tab. If you have any questions, please contact Stephanie Borrego.
NAWMBA
NCSU-NAWMBA is hosting its first ever networking charity event for Dress for Success, a nonprofit organization that provides interview suits, confidence boosts, and career development to low-income women.
Date: Thursday, April 17, 7:00PM to 10:00PM
Location: Clubhouse at Finley Forest
341 Finley Forest Cir, Chapel Hill, NC 27517 US
This is an excellent networking opportunity for students, alumni, and industry professionals. The event is open to all students, guests, and friends of UNC, DUKE, and NCSU MBAs.
There will be a $10 cover charge, which will include two glasses of wine and appetizers. In addition, we will be holding raffles for free dinners at several local restaurants. Each raffle ticket will be $2 (cash only), and the proceeds will go towards Dress for Success.
Please join us for a fun night of networking in an effort to raise money for this charitable organization. Please RSVP by Tuesday, April 15 through the EVITE
Small Business Innovation Research Workshops
Join fellow university researchers and business people in your local area to learn more about the SBIR program and how to become a successful applicant at any one of a series of free workshops across North Carolina.
Learn About:
- The $2.2 Billion in R&D funding available for innovative technologies via the Federal Government’s Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program.
- BTDC’s SBIR services and sources of additional program information
- Proposal preparation advice
- The North Carolina Matching funds and Incentive programs
- Expert service providers
- Advice from recent SBIR awardees
Click on a location below to see the agenda and get more information:
Charlotte - April 15th, 8:00-11:00 AM
Greensboro - April 28th, 2:00-4:00 PM
Research Triangle Park - April 29th, 8:00-11:00 AM
Tutor Needed
A few graduate students at Pfieffer University are in need of a Finance tutor. Specific areas of need include risk and return, stocks and their valuation, and the cost of capital. If your Finance skills are strong and you would like to earn some extra money, please contact Roslynn Bartley.
Other COM and University Events
Wachovia Lecture Series
Created to support the leadership development of our students and business community, the Wachovia Executive Lecture Series provides attendees tremendous insight into the personal and professional careers of the leaders from some of our nation’s top companies. The presentations are held 4:30 p.m. - 5:30 p.m., 3400 Nelson Hall
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Monday, April 14 - Wachovia Executive Lecture: Bill Johnson, chairman, chief executive officer and president of Progress Energy, 4:30 p.m., Nelson Auditorium
ERM Roundtables and Events
The Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) Roundtables are a series of presentations by company leaders involved in enterprise risk management. The ERM Roundtable series provides risk management professionals a forum where they can discuss and exchange ideas about effective ERM practices and techniques. Presentations are made by practitioners who share their best practices in working through the challenges of managing risk across the enterprise, as well as by faculty who present their related research.
For more details and to register, please see ERM Initiative.