Examples of Recent Isenberg Assistanships & Fellowships

The Making of Metal in the Middle East...working with Professor Alan Robinson.

Traveling halfway across the world to the Middle East to meet with the management of a leading aluminum producer is hardly your typical MBA experience. But two recent Isenberg MBA's were fortunate enough to do exactly that as part of his research project covering corporate idea systems conducted by Finance and Operations Management Professor Alan Robinson. As part of a his research project, Prof. Robinson and two Isenberg MBA students visited Dubal Aluminum in the United Arab Emirates, the largest single aluminum producer in the Western world. ... more

A Case for Business in Real Time...working with Professor Jim Theroux.

For over one hundred years the case method has been a dominant practice in business schools throughout the world. While the case-method has existed for a century, it was not until very recently that an evolution in case-teaching was accomplished. In the fall of 2001, Dr. Jim Theroux, the Flavin Professor of Entrepreneurship at Isenberg, with the help of the school's Flavin Fellows, executed the world's first course utilizing the Real-Time Case Method (RTCM). ... more

Hedging on the Future...working with The Center for International Securities and Deriviatives Markets (CISDM).

Hedge Funds are playing an increasingly important role in the global world of investments. At the forefront of the academic hedge fund world lies the Center for International Securities and Derivatives Markets (CISDM) housed at the Isenberg School. CISDM is a non-profit academic research center that focuses on security and investment fund performance in both U.S. and international asset markets. The goals of CISDM are to facilitate research in both traditional and alternative investment markets, to promote interactions between the academic and business communities, and to make available CISDM educational material on international financial markets to financial and non-financial firms. ... more 

Other Sample Assistantships

• Isenberg Scholars: Each year the Isenberg School awards more than seven Eugene M. Isenberg scholars, who combine science, management, and technology in their graduate studies. The Isenberg Scholars exemplify Mr. Isenberg's vision of exceptional students who thrive in an interdisciplinary university environment.
• Gaunt Scholars: An active member of the Isenberg School of Management Business Advisory Council (BAC), Mr. David Gaunt provides full-assistantship support to four MBA students each year. To receive a Gaunt Scholarship, applicants must demonstrate significant academic achievement and interest in finance and entrepreneurship.
• Flavin Fellowships: Flavin Fellowships are awarded to students on the basis of strong academic ability as well as demonstrated entrepreneurial interest. Flavin Fellows work with Professor James Theroux, the award winning Flavin Professor of Entrepreneurship.
• Center for Student Business: This two year assistantship is designed to provide MBA students with practical experience managing a group of undergraduate business consultants at the UMass Center for Student Businesswell as provide supervision and guidance to nine student run businesses.
•  For more information on Graduate Assistantship Policies and Procedures, please visit Graduate Assistantship Policies and Procedures.