tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-45547804892023667882024-10-24T12:47:27.268-07:00Eric Olsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03990481704023040753noreply@blogger.comBlogger609125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4554780489202366788.post-40816481191607717032012-08-15T09:06:00.000-07:002012-12-26T11:50:38.007-08:00

Photo: UNC-Chapel HillErskine Bowles and Alan Simpson, who co-chaired the National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform, are set to speak next month at Wake Forest University.The pair will participate in the "Voices of Our Time" series, according to The (Triad) Business Journal. The event, set for Wait Chapel, will start at 6 pm on Tuesday, Sept. 25. Bowles and Simpson are expected to

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The Wake Forest University Schools of Business recently welcomed its largest Master of Arts in Management (MA) class since launching the program in 2006.The incoming class features 115 students from 63 undergraduate institutions. Slightly more than half of the new students are women, while 48% are men, according to a Tuesday press release. More than a third of the students are from historically

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Photo: www.charlotte.weddings.comThink you have what it takes to tame a tough golf course and impress your fellow business school colleagues?Wake Forest University will hold its annual Charlotte MBA golf tournament on Sept. 28 at River Run Country Club in Davidson, NC. The format is traditional scramble and teams will be chosen randomly by handicap. Participants wishing to play with a

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Photo: Wake Forest UniversityHave you ever had a fantastic idea for a Homecoming Button slogan?Wake Forest University's Alumni Office is looking for aspiring wordsmiths who are willing to display their school pride. Here is your chance to enter the university's inaugural Homecoming Button Contest!Three Simple Rules for Entering the Contest:There is a maximum of four homecoming-themed slogans

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Wake Forest Connects has unveiled several third-quarter events for alumni in the New York area.On Thursday, Aug., 23, the group will host a summer happy 'hour' that will last from 6:30-8 pm at Brother Jimmy's. The venue is located at 116 E. 16th Street in New York. There will be discounted drink specials, including half-priced margaritas and $3 draft, can and well drinks. Food will also be

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Orthovative Technologies, a company that was co-founded by a student in Wake Forest University's Evening Professionals MBA program and won this year's Elevator Competition, will participate in the 11th annual technology briefing of the Winston-Salem Chamber of Commerce. The company was founded by David Smitherman and Tadhg O'Gara, a board-certified orthopaedic surgeon and and assistant

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Photo: Wake Forest UniversityThe NCAA Division I board of directors has elected Nathan O. Hatch, the president of Wake Forest University, as its chairman.The election took place today during the board’s first meeting of the 2012-2013 academic year. Effective immediately, the position is a two-year term that runs through August 2014.“This is truly a transformative time in college athletics and

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Donovan CampbellDonovan Campbell, a Marine and the author of the New York Times bestseller "Joker One," will return to Wake Forest University to speak at orientation on Aug. 23.Campbell also spoke at orientation in 2009, as chronicled by a blog you can access here.He has quite the story. After leaving active service in 2005, Campbell attended Harvard Business School, where he graduated with

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Not too long ago, Ryan Pahl decided on a topic for his independent study, choosing to postulate on what Europe might look like had the United Kingdom adopted the Euro currency in the late 1990s. Last month, the 2011 graduate's work, a collaboration with Sandeep Mazumder, an economics professor, was published in the Open Economics Review. A print version of the report is also expected.Their

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FrisbyJeffry Frisby has become the CEO of Triumph Group, a Berwyn, Pa., company that designs, engineers, manufactures and repairs aircraft components.Frisby, a 1977 graduate of the Wayne Calloway School of Business and Accountancy at Wake Forest University, succeeded Richard Ill, who remains Triumph's chairman.Frisby joined Triumph when the company bought Frisby Aerospace, where he

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MayerThe Huffington Post published an intuitive column this weekend by Sherry Moss, a professor at the Wake Forest University Schools of Business, and Gina Katzmark, who works in the marketing department. The duo examined Yahoo's decision to appoint former Google executive Marissa Mayer as CEO and her subsequent Twitter announcement that she is pregnant, pondering whether it is possible for woman

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Here is the latest installment of key quotes from Wake Forest faculty, on topics ranging from migraines and productivity to the fiasco at Duke Energy involving its CEO switch.*****"I think they’re worried about their own butts. What I really am concerned about is that the utilities commission bends over the other way and gets so involved in the operations of the company that it screws up the

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Wake Forest University recently posted an article with a series of snippets on undergraduates who are working internships this summer to find our their career passions. The article, "Married to Your Major?" was written by Samantha Radell and features Mary Grace Thomas, a business and enterprise management major at the university. We are including the section featuring Thomas below.***** Photo

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Wake Forest had used the Alumni Jobs Listserv for several years to provide alumni with information on professional opportunities. The university realized that LinkedIn has"a superior platform for connecting with fellow Deacs and finding job opportunities," according to a recent post on the school's website.On July 1, Wake Forest disabled the Listserv, directing alumni to LinkedIn instead. The

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Would you like to submit a question for Wednesday's entrepreneur panel? This year's panel includes: Jeff Harris, partner/CEO, etain groupJoseph B. Alala III, president/CEO, CapitalSouth Partners FundsKim D. Westmoreland, managing director/director, KeraNeticsT.J. Eberle, senior vice president, president of US ITS, hiSoft (and former CEO NouvEon)You can send your questions to rossjl@wfu.edu.

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We recently published a blog criticizing Duke Energy for its decision to oust Bill Johnson as CEO just one day after acquiring Progress Energy. Johnson, the former CEO of Progress, was intended to become the chief executive, but Duke's board opted instead to keep its own CEO, Jim Rogers.A recent article in the Charlotte Observer looks at the situation. As part of that article, Dan Fogel, a

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We have frequently covered how the Wake Forest University Schools of Business works with businesses in Nicaragua. Here is an excerpt from a release by Ann Bauer looking at how undergraduates are also making a difference in the country.*****Photo: Wake Forest UniversityIn Managua, the capital of Nicaragua, 175 families and approximately 500 children live and work in an area called “La Chureca.”

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We promised to provide more information on the upcoming entrepreneur panel at the Wake Forest University Schools of Business Charlotte campus.The panel will be held on July 18 from 6-8 pm. Topics will include:How to explore the path to entrepreneurshipHighs and Lows of an EntrepreneurEntrepreneurial "Tool Box" (vision, business plan, capital, business relationships, skills)Sustaining "Your

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Since tomorrow is July the 4th, we are posting an abbreviated list of highlighted quotes from the Wake Forest Schools of Business faculty. But these are very insightful and extremely relevant to business in North Carolina. The focus is a pair of our best-known corporate entities: Duke Energy and Krispy Kreme Doughnuts.*****“This is the new replacement for financial services, and absolutely it

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Wake Forest University is starting its new fiscal year today, and we found out through the website MBA-Exchange.com that the school is looking to hire a new assistant director for the Schools of Business Fund.As you may recall, this is the fund that was set to receive a $200,000 donation from Mike Farrell and Dave Wahrhaftig if the university met its 1,000 new donors in 60 days challenge.We're

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This is quite an interesting video. We discovered that Terry Bradshaw, the former NFL quarterback, Hall of Famer and broadcaster, highlighted Wake Forest University's MA in Management program recently. The five-minute segment on "Profiles" explores academics, mentoring/networking and career management.This is a very compelling video for anyone considering the program and well worth spending a few

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Fresh off the heels of a successful Wake Forest Connects event in Washington, the group is headed to New York City on July 12.The featured panelists include:Allie Walker ('08), content research manager of PSFK and a co-founder of MADDEACS Lauren Henn ('07), an account executive at Pandora  Lisa Whitaker ('06), an assistant manager at Cooper & Cooper Real Estate  William

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As we highlighted in a post last week, the DC alumni chapter recently hosted a Wake Forest Connects event featuring Dean Steve Reinemund. Wake Forest Connects, a group devoted to helping alumni develop networking contacts after graduation, is planning more events in Atlanta, Charlotte, Dallas and New York.The university just posted a press release on the group and the DC event. You can see it

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Curious about the Wake Forest University Schools of Business Project Nicaragua initiative? We just found a nice 10-minute video that should give you a sense of what the effort is all about. Project Nicaragua from WFU Schools of Business on Vimeo.

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As many of you know, Wake Forest is in the final days of a drive to secure 1,000 new donors by June 30. If successful, Mike Farrell (P' 10) and Dave Wahrhaftig (MBA '82) have agreed to donate $200,000 to the Wake Forest Fund for the Schools of Business. At June 25, the drive still needs 413 donors.Most alumni know who Farrell is - his gift to the university is allowing the Schools of Business to

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