Isenberg School Researchers Help Food Bank with Supply Chain Management
November 12, 2009
During a nine-month project, operations management professor Senay Solak and MBA candidate Justin Fisher assessed the efficiency and equity of food distribution to 191 agencies by the Food Bank of Western Massachusetts. Using supply chain modeling techniques, the researchers presented the Food Bank with pragmatic distribution alternatives.
3 share best paper award from Sports Marketing Association
November 9, 2009
Kevin Filo and Sheranne Fairley, assistant professors of Sport Management, and doctoral student Mark Groza received the best paper award at the Sport Marketing Association's annual conference held Oct. 28-30 in Cleveland.
Prof. Linda Enghagen wins award for conference presentation
November 4, 2009
Professor Linda K. Enghagen of Hospitality and Tourism Management received a "Best in Track" award for her presentation at the 15th Sloan Consortium International Conference on Online Learning held Oct. 28-30 in Orlando.
Isenberg Students Excel in Accounting Case Competition
October 29, 2009
A team of five Isenberg School accounting students has placed first among seven Isenberg teams in PricewaterhouseCoopers's annual XACT Case Competition. For its winning effort, the team, coached by accounting professor Jim Smith, received $1,000 and consideration for the competition's national finals.
Gov. Patrick Visits the Isenberg School to discuss Cultural Education Initiative
October 23, 2009
In an October 21 visit to the Isenberg School, Governor Deval Patrick, found considerable common ground with his student hosts-members of the Jewish Leadership in Business, Muslim Student Association, and Association of Diversity in Sports. The students asked the governor for his support for their proposed program, the Cultural Education Initiative.
Dedication Ceremony Celebrates Dean Thomas O'Brien Chair
October 20, 2009
A dedication ceremony for the new $2.5 million Dean Thomas O'Brien Chair on October 17 honored the accomplishments of former dean Thomas O'Brien and anticipated global prominence for the Isenberg School under his permanent successor, Mark A. Fuller.
Big Bling: World Series rings a result of world-class education
October 19, 2009
UMass Amherst has a longstanding Phillies connection. The first student to intern with the team was Dennis Mannion '80, now president and COO of the Los Angeles Dodgers ...
Student Applications for CSG Energy Efficiency and Clean Energy Scholarship Due November 2
October 16, 2009
Isenberg School students are invited to apply by November 2 for a Conservation Services Group (CSG) scholarship. CSG scholarships support energy policy, conservation, clean energy and sustainable living practices.
Industry/Alumni Support Yields Marketable Skills for Isenberg Students
October 14, 2009
During the past decade, IBM careerist and Isenberg alumnus Mark Hanny '78 has secured IBM resources that are bringing Isenberg School students marketable, technical skills.
Isenberg MBA Program Ranked 7th in Greatest Opportunity for Women
October 13, 2009
For the fifth consecutive year, The Isenberg School of Management's Full-Time MBA Program ranks in the Top 10 Best Business Schools by Princeton Review. This year, Isenberg is ranked 7th nationally in the category, Greatest Opportunity for Women.
Welcoming Dean Fuller in Boston
October 8, 2009
On October 6, an enthusiastic turnout of Isenberg School alumni welcomed new Isenberg School Dean Mark Fuller at the UMass Alumni Club in Boston.
Prof. Glenn Wong to be Inducted into New England Basketball Hall of Fame
October 8, 2009
Prof. Glenn Wong to be Inducted into New England Basketball Hall of Fame
New Jack Welch Scholars at the Isenberg School
October 5, 2009
In September, the Isenberg School welcomed its newest Jack Welch Scholars, freshmen Kathleen (Katie) Murphy '13 and Brandon Auger '13. Created by the GE Fund to honor former GE chairman and UMass Amherst alumnus John F. Welch '57, the highly competitive scholarships provide full financial support for their recipients throughout their undergraduate years.
Marketing Ph.D. Students Excel as Isenberg Scholars
October 5, 2009
Created by Eugene Isenberg '50 fourteen years ago, the annual Isenberg Awards offer financial support to UMass Amherst graduate students who integrate business, science, and technology into their studies and research. Over the years, most awardees from the Isenberg School have focused on entrepreneurship or operations and technology management. Three recent recipients, however--Lauren Labrecque, Jason Gabisch, and Ereni Markos--are Ph.D. candidates in marketing.
Chase Career Center Hosts Day-long Event: Careers in Public Accounting
October 1, 2009
Coordinated by the Chase Career Center, Careers in Public Accounting, a day-long event on September 18, attracted 100 students, who received a wealth of career-related advice from Isenberg alumni/leaders in the public accounting profession.
Obituary: Joseph C. Stokes Jr., senior lecturer
September 23, 2009
Joseph C. Stokes Jr., 62, of Leverett, an alumnus and senior lecturer in the Isenberg School of Management, died Sept. 19 at home ...
Fall edition of the Supernetworks Sentinel is available online
September 16, 2009
The fall edition of the Supernetworks Sentinel is available online.
UMass INFORMS Chapter to Receive National Honors
September 16, 2009
On October 13, the UMass Amherst student chapter of INFORMS (Institute of Operations Research and the Management Sciences) will be honored by its parent society with a Summa Cum Laude Award. At the same awards ceremony, INFORMS will present the annual Judith Liebman Award to recently graduated Isenberg Ph.D. student Qiang Patrick Qiang. The world's largest society for professionals in operations management, INFORMS has dozens of student chapters, including those at UMass, Stanford, UCal Berkeley, Michigan, MIT, Princeton, and Virginia Tech.
Isenberg School Doctoral Student Receives National Dissertation Proposal Award
September 2, 2009
Isenberg School Ph.D. candidate Daphne Berry has been named the first recipient of the Dissertation Proposal Award, newly established by the New York-based Aspen Institute's Center for Business Education, the Foundation for Enterprise Development, and the Employee Ownership Foundation. Berry's proposal examines whether home health care aides are more or less productive given the ownership structure of their employer, i.e., whether or not they themselves have an ownership stake in the business.
Food Production Management course offers meals at the Marriott Center
September 1, 2009
The HT-MGT 355 course ‘Food Production
Management’ is gearing up for the fall semester at the Marriott Center for Hospitality Management ...
Forbes magazine names Sheila Bair second most powerful woman in the world
August 25, 2009
Sheila Bair, chair of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. and UMass Amherst professor on leave from the Isenberg School of Management, has been named the second most powerful woman in the world for the second year by Forbes magazine.
Isenberg School Professor Offers New Perspective on Hedge Fund Risk
August 25, 2009
Isenberg School finance professor Mila Getmansky Sherman has shown that during financial crises that affect hedge funds, nonclassical idiosyncratic risk factors may be at work. The Isenberg researcher found that two crises--the global financial crisis of 2008 and the crisis in 1998--had "latent" risk exposures that could not be captured by the market, and risks to liquidity, credit, and volatility alone.
Fall 2009 Finance Seminar Series Announced
August 19, 2009
The Finance Seminar Series has announced its weekly schedule of guest speakers for Fall 2009 ...
Operations Research / Management Science Fall 2009 Speaker Series Announced
July 29, 2009
The UMass Amherst INFORMS (Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences) Speaker Series lineup for Fall 2009 is now available.
Isenberg School Professor Studies Online Privacy
July 20, 2009
"Online information about you doesn't go away. And information gatherers on the Web stand ready to aggregate information about you from different sources to create a digital dossier with your name on it," observes Isenberg School marketing professor George Milne.
New Book by Isenberg Professor Explores Vulnerabilities and Synergies in Networks
July 10, 2009
Fragile Networks: Identifying Vulnerabilities in An Uncertain World (Wiley) applies computer-based network systems modeling and analysis to vulnerabilities and synergies in networks involving urban transportation, supply chains, electric power grids, financial flows, the Internet, and other critical activities.
Summer Issue of CommonWealth Magazine Is Available Online
June 30, 2009
The Summer 2009 issue of the Isenberg School's alumni magazine, The CommonWealth, is available online.
Seattle Sounders, Texas El Paso Win 2009 PRISM Award for Excellence in Sport Management
June 25, 2009
The Center for Spectator Sport Research at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, in partnership with Turnkey Sports, has named the Seattle Sounders Football Club and the University of Texas-El Paso as winners of the 2009 PRISM Award.
Summer edition of the Supernetworks Sentinel is available online
June 24, 2009
The summer edition of the Supernetworks Sentinel is available online.
Seekonk Post Office to be Dedicated in Honor of UMass Amherst Alumnus
June 22, 2009
A public ceremony on June 28th will dedicate the Seekonk, Massachusetts Post Office in honor of former UMass Amherst student and Seekonk resident U.S. Marine Lance Corporal Eric Paul Valdepeñas, who died in combat in Iraq in 2006.
Fuller chosen as new dean of Isenberg School
June 11, 2009
Mark A. Fuller, professor and chair of the department of information systems at Washington State University, has been named dean of the Isenberg School of Management.
Isenberg School MBA Program for Physician Executives Ranked 14th in the Nation
June 5, 2009
The UMass Amherst Isenberg School of Management has achieved an overall survey ranking of 14th in the nation among top business graduate school programs for physician-executives.
Professor Nagurney to Speak at World Science Festival
June 2, 2009
On June 12, John F. Smith Memorial Professor of Operations Management Anna Nagurney will speak at the World Science Festival, to be held in New York City from June 10 - 14, 2009.
Dr. Nagurney and fellow panelists will will answer the question, "Can marching ants, schooling fish, and herding wildebeests teach us something about the morning commute?"
New Play by UMass Alumna Carole Gaunt '67 Explores Family Dynamics
May 29, 2009
Carole Gaunt '67 (History) is the playwright and her husband, David Gaunt '67 MBA, the producer, of Dance of the Seven-Headed Mouse, which will open on June 1 at the Beckett Theatre in Manhattan.
Isenberg School Hospitality Program Honored
May 21, 2009
On May 18, the Isenberg School's Department of Hospitality and Tourism Management (HTM) was honored for its contribution to the tourism industry in Western Massachusetts.
Student-Run Golf Tournament Generates Isenberg Scholarship
May 20, 2009
The Isenberg School's first Annual Scramble Golf Tournament, on May 13, was an unqualified success. The 18-hole tournament raised $5,000 toward a new annual scholarship for an Isenberg student. It also attracted 119 participants, including Isenberg School deans, faculty, staff, students, alumni, and duffers from outside the School.
Smart Money: Managing the Minuteman Equity Fund pays career dividends
May 14, 2009
Finance students Michael Harper and Candice Lo just spent their senior year developing investment strategies, researching and analyzing markets, and buying stocks as lead money managers for a student investment fund ...
Marketing Seminar Series Announced
May 12, 2009
The Department of Marketing announces its line up of Fall 2009 guest lectures.
Bisgaard honored for quality control paper
May 7, 2009
For the third time in his career, Søren Bisgaard of the Isenberg School of Management is being honored by the American Society for Quality (ASQ) for writing the best paper in the field of quality control. His study, "Must a Process Be in Statistical Control Before Conducting Designed Experiments?," was published in the April 2008 edition of Quality Engineering.
Isenberg School MBA Student on Winning Team in Annual Innovation Challenge Competition
May 7, 2009
Isenberg School MBA candidate Mike Deschamps was one of three students on QD Tech, winner of the $35,000 grand prize in this year's Innovation Challenge Final Business Plan Competition on May 5. The winning team plans to produce quantum-dot-based materials designed to improve solar cells.
Isenberg Researchers Develop Large-scale Computer Model of Electric Power Supply Chains in New England
May 4, 2009
Researchers at the Isenberg School have developed a computer supply chain model that captures the intricacies of both the economic network transactions and the physical network transmission constraints in electric power generation and distribution.
John N. Spinney, Jr. '87 Is Isenberg School Alumnus of the Year
May 1, 2009
On April 30, the Isenberg School honored John N. Spinney, Jr. '87 as its Alumnus of the Year. John is COO and CFO of Boston-based Bracebridge Capital, LLC, a $4 billion fixed-income arbitrage manager of several on-shore and off-shore hedge funds.
Professor Mark McDonald Wins the 2009 North American Society for Sport Management Distinguished Educator's Award
April 29, 2009
The North American Society for Sport Management (NASSM), the largest professional association in sport management in the world, awarded Dr. Mark McDonald with the 2009 Distinguished Sport Management Educator's Award.
Isenberg Hospitality Study Reveals Great New England Air Show's Positive Economic Impact
April 22, 2009
Research by a faculty-student team from the Isenberg School's Department of Hospitality and Tourism Management reveals that the annual Great New England Air Show in Chicopee has a $13.5 million positive impact on the local economy.
Nagurney Gives Kleber-Gery Lecture
April 21, 2009
John F. Smith Memorial Professor Anna Nagurney at the Isenberg School of managmeent gave the Kleber-Gery lecture on April 16, 2009 at St. Olaf College in Northfield, Minnesota. The lecture's title was "Synergies and Vulnerabilities of Supply Chain Networks in a Global Economy: What We can Learnfrom Half a Century of Advances in Transportation"
UMass Amherst Honors Todd Crosset with Distinguished Academic Outreach Award
April 14, 2009
On April 15, Isenberg School Sport Management professor Todd Crosset was honored by UMass Amherst with a Distinguished Academic Outreach Award, which recognizes outstanding contributions to the Amherst campus's partnerships with local communities and community-engaged scholarship. Crosset's award recognizes his experiential learning course, Sport and Community Relations, which engages students in Key Players an annual community initiative in Springfield, Massachusetts.
Isenberg School's HTM Department to Receive Annual Hospitality Award
April 14, 2009
The Isenberg School's Department of Hospitality and Tourism Management (HTM) is the 2009 recipient of the Howdy Spotlight Award for hospitality excellence. Presented annually by the Greater Springfield Convention & Visitors Bureau (GSCVB), the award honors sustained, outstanding service to the Pioneer Valley's tourism industry.
Anthony C. Jordan is Isenberg School's Accounting Alumnus of the Year
March 31, 2009
Anthony C. Jordan '96 has been named this year's recipient of the Isenberg School accounting department's Accounting Alumni Award. Jordan, who will be honored at the department's Accounting Recognition Program on April 16, is a partner in the Boston office of StoneTurn Group
FDIC Chair Sheila Bair Speaks at the Isenberg School
March 30, 2009
"I don't view the banks as our constituency," emphasized FDIC Chairman Sheila Bair during her March 27th visit to the Isenberg School ...
Greener Is Cheaper, Explains Isenberg School Professor
March 23, 2009
Radically reduce and strategically redeploy your waste and you will become a greener, more profitable business, emphasizes Isenberg School operations management professor Alan G. Robinson.
A Marriage of Accounting and Marketing
March 18, 2009
Isenberg School Professor Studies Nexus of Participatory Sports and Charity
March 16, 2009
"During the past decade, participation in sport events on behalf of charities has truly come into its own," observes Kevin Filo, an assistant professor in the Isenberg School's Sport Management department. "Many of these events give you the option to walk or run at any speed; many allow for wheel chairs," notes Filo, who has run and bicycled in numerous charitable events in the U.S. and Australia.
Annual Report--2008 Massachusetts Small Business Development Center Network
March 6, 2009
The Massachusetts Small Business Development Center (MSBDC) network's just-published 2008 annual report documents the network's vital contributions to the Massachusetts economy.
Lead Yourself, then Lead Others, Says New Edition of Leadership Book
March 3, 2009
Learn to lead and manage yourself and you'll be in a far better position to lead others, emphasize the Isenberg School's Nirenberg Professor of Business Leadership Charles C. Manz and Christopher Neck in the just-published fifth edition of their book, Mastering Self-Leadership (Prentice Hall).
Former Isenberg Professor Sheila Bair Cited as Top Market Mover
February 25, 2009
Former UMass professor and current FDIC chief Sheila Bair was named one of the top 10 market movers in the country by US News and World Report.
Isenberg School Researchers Ranked 13th in Paper Downloads
February 19, 2009
Judging by their performance on the internet-based Social Science Research Network (SSRN), Isenberg School researchers are making their mark nationally. In early February, the School ranked 13th among the nation's business schools for the number of newly submitted research papers per author that were downloaded by the influential web site's readers during the past 12 months.
Spring Finance Seminar Series Announced
January 26, 2009
The Finance Seminar Series has announced its weekly schedule of guest speakers for Spring 2009 ...
Operations Research / Management Science Spring 2009 Speaker Series Announced
January 15, 2009
The UMass Amherst INFORMS (Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences) Speaker Series lineup for Spring 2009 is now available.
Career Guide by Isenberg School Professor Is A Sports Industry Standard
January 9, 2009
Isenberg School Professor Glenn M. Wong's just-published compendium, The Comprehensive Guide to Careers in Sports (Jones and Bartlett), is an invaluable career guide to the spectator sports industry.
Job-Hunting Students Must Expand Their Experience, Begin Searching Early
December 29, 2008
Undergraduate students at the Isenberg School of Management are being strongly advised to start early in seeking internships and other experiences to boost their chances of landing a job in the current tough economy ...
Isenberg Student on Winning Team in Technology Innovation Challenge
December 23, 2008
Isenberg Ph.D. candidate Xuan Huang was on the interdisciplinary student team that won the annual Technology Innovation Challenge's executive summary/elevator pitch competition ...
Winter edition of the Supernetworks Sentinel is available online
December 22, 2008
Read about the latest happenings at the Virtual Center for Supernetworks at the Isenberg School of Management ...
Isenberg Dean Search is Underway
December 12, 2008
Nominations and applications are now being accepted for Dean of the Isenberg School of Management at the University of Massachusetts Amherst.
Former Women's Sports Foundation CEO to teach at Isenberg
December 11, 2008
Donna Lopiano, former CEO of the Women’s Sports Foundation, will teach “College Athletics” through the Sport Management Department during the spring semester.
Prof. Glenn Wong advises Knight Commission on Intercollegiate Athletics
December 2, 2008
Sport Management professor Glenn Wong made a presentation to the Knight Commission on Intercollegiate Athletics ...
International Scholarship Winner Announced
November 24, 2008
The Isenberg School’s annual week-long celebration in November of International Education Week culminated with the award of a $1,000 scholarship for overseas study ...
Sheila Bair Tops Wall Street Journal's List of The 50 Women to Watch
November 14, 2008
"Getting back to basics, saving before you buy, thinking through expenditures, and not getting too deep into debt. We need to get back in touch with those cultural values," FDIC chair Sheila Bair told the Wall Street Journal ...
Isenberg Alumnus establishes Onward and Upwards Scholarship
October 22, 2008
Established by Alexander E. Ambroz '05, the Onward and Upwards Scholarship aims to encourage and support UMass Amherst students who are current or former foster youth and are in need of financial assistance ...
Former GM and Delta Chairman Jack Smith ’60 Electrifies the Isenberg School
October 20, 2008
“We are rapidly moving toward the next step in auto engines—electric hybrids,” emphasized retired GM and Delta Airlines chairman Jack Smith ’60 during his October 7 visit to the Isenberg School ...
Isenberg MBA Program #1 in the Nation for Greatest Opportunity for Women
October 17, 2008
The Isenberg School’s Full-Time MBA Program offers the Greatest Opportunity for Women among the nation’s MBA programs, notes the Princeton Review ...
UMass Amherst INFORMS Chapter Receives Top Honor at National Conference
October 16, 2008
The UMass student chapter of INFORMS received the Student Chapter Annual Award Summa Cum Laude at the national INFORMS Conference ...
Jack ’57 and Suzy Welch Visit the Isenberg School of Management: Insights from the Welch Way
September 16, 2008
“Doing great in school—graduating with high grades—is extremely important. Your chances of launching a successful career go way up the curve,” emphasized Jack Welch ’57 ...
Finance Seminar Series Announced
August 26, 2008
The Finance Seminar Series has announced its weekly schedule of guest speakers for Fall 2008 ...
New Alumni Directory
August 13, 2008
The firm Harris Connect is gathering data for the new alumni directory ...
Operations Research / Management Science Fall 2008 Speaker Series Announced
August 12, 2008
The UMass Amherst INFORMS (Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences) Speaker Series lineup for Fall 2008 is now available ...
Price of Gas Drives Online Course Registration Up
July 24, 2008
While an on-campus experience is desirable for many, there are many others who find that learning from a distance can be desirable ...
Student Club INFORMS featured in OR/MS Tomorrow Magazine
June 26, 2008
The UMass Amherst INFORMS Student Chapter is featured in the summer issue of OR/MS Tomorrow, a student membership magazine of The Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences (INFORMS) ...
Engineering Student Discovers Marketing Skills at the Isenberg School; Wins Annual Technology Innovation Challenge
June 20, 2008
Without question, Isenberg Scholar Brian Mullen has lived up to his Isenberg Scholarship’s aim of fostering meaningful ties among business, science, and technology ...
Isenberg School Professor Receives Prestigious Financial Accounting Standards Board Appointment
June 17, 2008
On July 1, 2008 Ray Pfeiffer, a full professor in the UMass Amherst Isenberg School of Management, begins a year as Research Fellow with the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) ...
Professor Nagurney's Network Models Combat Vulnerabilities in Transportation Networks
June 16, 2008
Decaying infrastructure and climate change are growing threats to transportation networks ...
Commencement Celebrations Emphasize Past Accomplishments, New Beginnings
June 3, 2008
A near-perfect spring day greeted the Isenberg School’s graduating seniors and their families at the UMass Amherst campus’s 138th undergraduate commencement ceremony on May 24th.
Not to Worry. Recent Quality Problems at Toyota are Opportunities for Learning, Isenberg School Professor Insists
May 29, 2008
For Toyota, public revelations last year about lapses in quality have been extraordinary, admits Isenberg School operations management professor Alan Robinson ...
Tips for College Seniors Entering the Work Force
May 16, 2008
A video interview with Nicholas Wegman, Executive Director of the Isenberg Chase Career Center, offering tips to seniors entering the work force.
Conference on Humanitarian Logistics Offers Immediate Real World Applications
May 13, 2008
When Professor Anna Nagurney organized “Humanitarian Logistics: Networks for Africa,” she gained a far more powerful experience than she had bargained for ...
MBA Program for Physician Executives Ranked 12th in the Nation
May 8, 2008
In a national survey of business graduate school programs for physician-executives conducted by Modern Healthcare magazine, the Isenberg Online Part-Time MBA program ranked 12th in the nation.
Recent Isenberg School Graduate Places First in Statewide CPA Exams
May 1, 2008
Steve Alden, who is an audit associate with KPMG’s Boston office, is truly exceptional ...
Massachusetts Small Business Development Center Network’s Export Center Honored with National Award
April 25, 2008
The Massachusetts Small Business Development Center Network’s Massachusetts Export Center on April 21 became the first recipient of the U.S. Small Business Administration’s Small Business Development Center Service Excellence and Innovation Award.
International Conference to Examine Humanitarian Logistics in Africa
April 23, 2008
John F. Smith Professor of Operations Management Anna Nagurney is organizer of the international conference, Humanitarian Logistics: Networks for Africa ...
Students Find Volunteer Tax Work Rewarding, Not Taxing
April 16, 2008
“Working as a VITA volunteer has been a terrific learning experience. It’s given us an opportunity to make decisions on our feet, to work as a team ...
Basketball Hall of Fame Is Ideal Setting for Marketing Alumni Event
April 9, 2008
The Marketing Department held their alumni networking event on April 3rd at the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame in Springfield ...
HTM Career Day Wows Recruiters and Alumni
March 25, 2008
Without question, our Hospitality and Tourism Management (HTM) program’s annual Career Day on March 5th raised the bar for recruiting events on the entire campus ...
Professor Nagurney Excels in Fulbright Role in Italy
March 24, 2008
Professor Anna Nagurney served as a Fulbright Senior Specialist in Business Administration at the University of Catania in Italy ...
Hospitality Student Named Public Relations Director of the National Society of Minorities in Hospitality
March 19, 2008
HTM student Moustafa Cheaiteli was named the 2008-2009 National Public Relations Director (elect) for the National Society of Minorities in Hospitality ...
Center for Spectator Sport Research Looks at Sponsorships and Fan-Based Studies
March 14, 2008
The Center for Spectator Sport Research is working with sports leagues and sponsors to conduct marketing research that helps match commercial brands with the fans that follow individual sports ...
FDIC Chairman Sheila Bair Returns to the Isenberg School
February 25, 2008
On February 15, Sheila Bair, the Isenberg School professor who has served as chairman of the U.S. Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation since July 2006, returned to campus ...
Marketing Department Announces Spring Semester Speaker Series
February 1, 2008
The Marketing Pro-Seminar announces upcoming guest speakers
Isenberg School's Todd Crosset Awarded Faculty Fellowship for Youth Grant
January 29, 2008
Professor Todd Crosset has received a 2007-2009 Faculty Fellowship for Youth grant from the Rhode Island and Massachusetts Campus Compacts ...
Spring Finance Seminar Series Announced
January 28, 2008
The Finance Seminar Series has announced its weekly schedule of guest speakers for Spring 2008 ...
Small Business Development Center Receives National Accreditation
January 25, 2008
The Massachusetts Small Business Development Centers (SBDC) has been awarded full accreditation from the Association of Small Business Development Centers ...
Operations Research / Management Science Spring 2008 Speaker Series Announced
January 23, 2008
The UMass Amherst INFORMS (Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences) Speaker Series announces it's lineup for Spring 2008 ...
Isenberg School to Strengthen Student Diversity with $500,000 Ernst & Young Grant
January 17, 2008
The Isenberg School of Management has received a commitment of $500,000 from the Ernst & Young Foundation University Fund for a new initiative ...
Isenberg School Students Honor Springfield Community Heroes
January 4, 2008
“The Key Players Project was an opportunity to learn by doing—an opportunity to make a positive difference in Springfield’s inner city communities,” explained senior-year sport management student Sarah Hurd ...
Students Learn to Commercialize Innovation in Annual Business Plan Competition
December 20, 2007
Rentabilities, which aspires to serve as a web clearing house retail rental companies, has won first prize in the Executive Summary Pitch ...
Making Her Mark with Prudence and Compassion
December 17, 2007
When Isenberg School Dean’s Professor of Regulatory Policy Sheila Bair took a leave of absence from the school to serve as Director of the FDIC ...
Isenberg Award Scholar Studies Communication in Project Teams
December 14, 2007
“My dissertation research is not the typical technology-management-innovation hybrid of most Isenberg Award recipients, but it’s certainly interdisciplinary,” observes Isenberg Award scholar Deanna Kennedy ...
Isenberg School Doctoral Candidate Sheds Light on NCAA Coaching Lineages
December 12, 2007
How coaches enable the reproductive success of multiple generations of protÈgÈs is a central research question in the doctoral dissertation of Jeff Mott ...
Professor Anna Nagurney Awarded Fulbright Senior Specialist Grant to the University of Catania, Sicily
December 11, 2007
Professor Anna Nagurney has been selected as a Fulbright Senior Specialist in Business Administration at the University of Catania in Italy ...
Isenberg School Celebrates International Education Week
November 29, 2007
“Our students live and work in an increasingly global economy. International awareness and experience are critical to their education and success after graduation,” insists Isenberg School undergraduate dean Carol Barr ...
New Isenberg School Professor Touts Business-to-Business Branding
November 27, 2007
Try naming a consumer product or service that isn’t susceptible to branding, challenges the Isenberg School’s newest marketing professor Brian Brown ...
Prof. Anna Nagurney receives INFORMS award for advancement of women
November 19, 2007
On November 6, Professor Anna Nagurney received the 2007 Award for the Advancement of Women in Operations Research/Management Sciences ...
The Isenberg School Remembers Harold Alfond
November 19, 2007
Leading philanthropist and founder of the Dexter Shoe Company Harold Alfond died on November 16 at a family home in Belgrade Lakes, Maine ...
UMass Amherst INFORMS Chapter Receives Top Honor at National Conference
November 13, 2007
The UMass student chapter of INFORMS received the Student Chapter Annual Award Summa Cum Laude at the national INFORMS Conference in Seattle ...
Isenberg School’s Part-Time MBA Program Receives Regional and National Ranking by BusinessWeek
November 7, 2007
The Isenberg Part-Time MBA program achieved rankings of 5th in the Northeast and 29th Nationally in BusinessWeek’s 2007 Top Part-Time MBA Programs rankings ...
Marketing Department Announces Upcoming Speakers
November 6, 2007
The Marketing Pro-Seminar announces upcoming guest speakers ...
Sport Management’s Center for Spectator Sport Research Web Site Launched
November 5, 2007
The site contains valuable information about the CSSR products and services, an overview of the Center, information on the CSSR Speaker Series and much more ...
Back from Korea, Isenberg School Professor Discusses Expanding Role for School’s Alternative Investments Center
October 26, 2007
“South Korea has the highest volume of options derivatives in the world,” notes Isenberg School finance professor Hossein Kazemi ...
Chase Career Center Mini Recruitment Fair is Big Draw for Regional Accounting Firms and Isenberg Students
October 25, 2007
On September 19, the School held its first recruitment fair for regional public accounting firms—i.e., firms outside the “Big Four” ...
Three Sport Management faculty members chosen as Most Influential Sport Educators in America
October 24, 2007
Sport Management faculty members Glenn Wong, Hal VanderZwaag and Laurie Priest were chosen by the Institute for international Sport ...
New Accounting Professionals Accelerate Careers in Isenberg School’s M.S. Program in Accounting
October 2, 2007
Now in its sixth year, the M.S. program has 255 graduates, most of whom completed their degrees in fifteen months while pursuing full-time careers ...
Prof. Chris Roberts Receives International Educator Award
September 26, 2007
Hospitality and Tourism Management Professor Chris Roberts was given the Stevenson W. Fletcher Achievement Award ...
Study shows 9/11 may not mark generational divide
September 10, 2007
Marketing professor Charles D. Schewe says the 9/11 terrorist attacks jolted the nation and the people who were coming of age at that time, but it’s unclear whether these events mark a true watershed moment ...
D. Anthony Butterfield Named Isenberg School’s Interim Dean
August 31, 2007
On September 1, D. Anthony "Tony" Butterfield begins a two-year appointment as interim dean of the Isenberg School. A professor in the Isenberg School’s Department of Management since 1972 ...
Navigating the Risky Waters of Fixed Income Investments
August 29, 2007
To many investors, stocks may be sexy and bonds boring, but bets in financial markets on interest rates and bond prices dwarf those
on stocks, observes Isenberg School finance professor Sanjay Nawalkha ...
Fall Finance Seminar Series Announced
August 28, 2007
The Finance Seminar Series has announced its weekly schedule of guest speakers for Fall 2007 ...
UMass Amherst Casino Management Program is Ready if State Approves Expanded Gambling
August 2, 2007
If lawmakers approve creation of an Indian-run casino in in Middleborough, Mass., the new facility may not have to look beyond the state border for trained workers and executives ...
Isenberg School Senior Brings Entrepreneurial Skills to Student Business Plan Team
July 25, 2007
Patrick Shea’s second-place team, Surya, proposed to replace traditional solar cells with nanostructured solar counterparts that substitute flexible organic polymers for traditional silicon ...
New Center for Spectator Sport Research Offers Students Hands-on Industry Training
July 25, 2007
Since opening its doors in January 2007, the Isenberg School’s newest research center—the Center for Spectator Sport Research—has given sport management students unprecedented hands-on industry training in marketing research ...
Recent Faculty Publications, Research, and Achievements
July 19, 2007
Isenberg Research Beat 2006 - An updated listing of faculty publications, journal articles and conference proceedings are available online.
Isenberg Class Connects Students with Local E-commerce Companies
July 13, 2007
The Internet Technology for e-Business class, taught by Professor Kaimei Zheng, connects business students interested in the development of e-Commerce with locally owned and operated businesses looking to obtain a Web presence ...
Marketing Meets Finance in Senior Honors Thesis
June 19, 2007
“My senior honors thesis demonstrated that marketing has an important role to play in the sale of financial products,” observes graduating finance major Maura Connors ’07.
Scholarship commitment by alumnus honors Marine killed in Iraq
June 7, 2007
An Isenberg alumnus has made a financial commitment to the school that will allow for the creation of the Lance Corporal Eric Paul ValdepeÒas Scholarship ...
Isenberg School Students Practice Public Speaking in Italy
June 6, 2007
The Isenberg School’s Italy Study Program is one of seven home-grown initiatives that combine concentrated class work with faculty-led international visits ...
Isenberg School Seniors Honored at Graduation Ceremonies
May 30, 2007
More than nine hundred Isenberg School graduating seniors were honored at the UMass Amherst campus’ 137th undergraduate commencement ceremony on May 26th ...
Two Isenberg seniors to receive 21st Century Scholars Award
May 25, 2007
Two Isenberg seniors to receive 21st Century Scholars Award ...
Isenberg School Students Sharpen Service and Teamwork Skills at the Marriott Center for Hospitality Management
May 22, 2007
“Being part of a student team at the new Marriott Center for Hospitality Management has given me a fantastic overview of a food service operation,” observes Hospitality and Tourism Management (HTM) major Brianna Drohen ’07 ...
Accounting lecturer Cathy West makes it onto BusinessWest magazine's first Forty Under 40
May 17, 2007
Catherine West recently returned from an intriguing junket to Ireland. She was there with 23 business students from UMass ...
Condition Engineering Team Wins Technology Innovation Challenge
May 14, 2007
Condition Engineering, a team made up of a doctoral student and a doctoral alumnus from the College of Engineering, has won the $45,000 phase of the Technology Innovation Challenge (TIC) ...
Workshop at the Isenberg School Examines Innovation, Quality and Safety in Healthcare
May 8, 2007
An all-day workshop at the Isenberg School of Management attended by forty-five health care professionals and academics explored wide-ranging issues involving innovation, quality, and safety in the healthcare professions ...
Doctoral Students in Management Science Present Papers at Major Meetings
May 7, 2007
Recently, several papers co-authored by doctoral students in Management Science have been presented at major conferences ...
Accounting students and alumni honored at annual awards program
April 27, 2007
The Accounting Department held their annual recognition banquet at the Log Cabin in Holyoke on April 19 ...
UMass Amherst and Isenberg School Dedicate New $6.3 Million Marriott Center for Hospitality Management
April 27, 2007
The $6.3 million Marriott Center for Hospitality Management was dedicated on April 27 at the newly refurbished 11th floor of the Murray D. Lincoln Campus Center ...
The Sweet Spot - For dozens of Sport Management alumni, careers in baseball are a perfect fit
April 23, 2007
Make no mistake, baseball is big business, and UMass Amherst has graduated many of the businesspeople who make the magic happen ...
Accounting Alumnus of the Year: Brian T. Croteau '94
April 20, 2007
Brian T. Croteau ’94 named Accounting Alumnus of the Year at the Accounting Recognition Program ...
The Center for Spectator Sport Research (CSSR) launches new blog
April 13, 2007
The Sport Management Department is excited to launch a new blog from the Center for Spectator Sport Research (CSSR). "Sports Biz Buzz: A Place to Chat About the Latest in Sport Business" ...
Nagurney and Qiang Measure Performance, Usage and Cost Across Distributed Networks
April 13, 2007
Researchers at UMass Amherst have developed a computer-based tool that, when put to use in large distributed networks, could uncover the most used, expensive and vulnerable links ...
Thomas O'Brien honored at state house ceremony
April 12, 2007
Six alumni and faculty members were honored April 11 by the Alumni Association at a State House ceremony ...
Isenberg School MBA program ranked first among public MBA programs in the Northeast
April 9, 2007
In a just-released national survey of graduate business school programs by US News and World Report, the Isenberg School of Management’s full-time residential MBA program has placed first among public MBA programs in the Northeast ...
Students Help in Construction of Amherst House
March 31, 2007
Continuing an Isenberg tradition, first year MBA students began their fourth academic quarter by participating in the construction of a house on Stanley Street in Amherst.
Isenberg School Students Help Move Biomedical Research Toward the Marketplace
March 21, 2007
“We know science, but we have a great deal to learn about business,” confesses Paul Friedmann, Executive Director of the Pioneer Valley Life Science Institute (PVLSI) ...
The Isenberg School has received the highest ranking among public undergraduate business school programs in the Northeast in BusinessWeek’s annual survey ...
Last Rights: New Book by Isenberg School Professor Explores the Management of Business Bankruptcies
March 2, 2007
Hundreds of books have examined both turnarounds and investments in distressed companies, but Last Rights is the first to give the liquidation of a business soup-to-nuts treatment ...
Information Management Class Experiences IBM
February 28, 2007
First year MBA students in the Information Management in the New Economy course visit IBM’s Innovation Center in Waltham
How UMass business school stays sharp: One strategy is offering dual degrees
February 23, 2007
Starting in the fall, UMass will offer several hybrid business and engineering dual-degree programs ...
UMass Marketing Club Announces Collaboration with American Airlines
February 16, 2007
The UMass Marketing Club recently announced their collaboration with Dallas-based company, American Airlines ...
Renowned Restaurateur and Author, Danny Meyer, Headlines “Return to Academia” Workshop at UMass Amherst
February 6, 2007
HTM and CMAA will host New York restaurateur and hospitality guru, Danny Meyer, for a free public lecture on February 12 as part of the Return to Academia: UMass Research Applications for Club Management workshop ...
Sport Management Turnkey College PRISM Award Winners
February 1, 2007
2007 winners of the Turnkey College PRISM award are University of Oklahoma and Monmouth University
Accounting Professor Marshals Insights from Psychology and Critical Thinking
January 31, 2007
Isenberg School Professor of Accounting Thomas Kida is a frequent contributor to his discipline’s top journals. But his articles regularly cite research from psychology publications ...
Spring Finance Seminar Series Announced
January 22, 2007
The Finance Seminar Series has announced its weekly schedule of guest speakers for Spring 2007.
Dine with a View - HTM meal reservations are now being accepted
January 19, 2007
UMass Graduate Business Students Choose Favorite Professors
January 19, 2007
At the 2006 annual Holiday Party, the Graduate Business Association (GBA) awarded three of the graduate business faculty with the title "Favorite Professor".
Graduate Business Students Volunteer for Habitat for Humanity
January 19, 2007
During the Fall 2006 semester, members of the Isenberg Graduate Business Association volunteered to help build houses for Pioneer Valley Habitat for Humanity.
Students Report from Trip to Ghana
January 18, 2007
Operations Research / Management Science Spring 2007 Speaker Series Announced
January 2, 2007
The UMASS Amherst INFORMS (Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences) Student Chapter is pleased to announce the Operations Research/Management Science Spring 2007 Speaker Series ...
On The Hedge: Professor Bing Liang is an authority on hedge funds
December 21, 2006
Business plan to develop diamond-fortified artificial joints wins competition
December 15, 2006
A plan for an enterprise that would produce diamond-coated, long-lasting artificial joints and thus lower the number of painful, follow-up surgeries for implant recipients has won $5,000 in the fall phase of the Technology Innovation Challenge.
UMass Amherst Offers Ground-Breaking MBA/Engineering Dual Degrees
December 12, 2006
In September of 2007, the University of Massachusetts Amherst campus will offer three pioneering dual-degree options that will integrate graduate study in management and engineering ...
First Graduate Women in Business MBA/ PMBA Networking Event
December 6, 2006
The Graduate Women in Business club held its first MBA/ PMBA Networking event on Wednesday, November 15, 2006 in the Kittredge Center, located at Holyoke Community College.
Glenn Wong Receives Academic Achievement Award
November 27, 2006
Glenn M. Wong, professor of Sport Management, received the Guy M. Lewis Academic Achievement Award at the International Conference on Sport and Entertainment Business ...
Nelson Lacey Receives National Department Chair Honor
November 27, 2006
Nelson Lacey has been named Most Outstanding Department Chair by the International Society of Business Disciplines ...
Ph.D. Students Receive Awards; Present at National Meetings
November 22, 2006
Several of our Ph.D. students have receive awards and presente at national meetings ...
Eugene Isenberg on Giving to UMass
November 15, 2006
Eugene Isenberg, '50, who has given millions to UMass Amherst, says he supports the campus because, "Education is key to the kingdom in America. I would like to give other people the opportunity I've had."
Nobel Peace Laureate Honored with Chancellor’s Medal; Visits the Isenberg School
November 1, 2006
On October 27, Nobel Peace Laureate John Hume was honored with the Chancellor’s Medal and participated in two symposiums at the Isenberg School of Management ...
Isenberg School Students Discover China First-Hand
October 30, 2006
Last June, twenty Isenberg School students and their instructors, Professor Alan Robinson and Kaimei Zheng, spent two illuminating weeks in China ...
Management Science students participate in Harvard seminar
October 23, 2006
Professor Anna Nagurney and several doctoral students in Management Science from the Isenberg School participated in the Radcliffe Exploratory Seminar ...
Graduate Women in Business Tea a Great Success
October 17, 2006
The new Women in Business (WiB) library was unveiled to approximately 30 full-time MBA students, faculty and staff during an afternoon tea organized by the WiB Board.
Isenberg School’s MBA Program Earns Four Top Ten National Rankings from Princeton Review
October 13, 2006
The Isenberg School’s full-time residential MBA program has received four top-ten national rankings in the just-published 2007 edition of the Princeton Review’s annual survey of business schools ...
Overwhelming Success for Career Day
October 4, 2006
Attendance records confirm that nearly 1,200 Isenberg students participated in this event ...
Business Communications lecturer Dina Friedman's second book published
September 26, 2006
D. Dina Friedman, who teaches in the Isenberg School's Business Communication Program, is the author of a new book, "Playing Dad's Song" ...
Doug and Diana Berthiaume Donate $5 Million Gift
September 21, 2006
The Berthiaume's have made a commitment of $5 million toward the campus’s comprehensive campaign. It is anticipated that the gift will be used to support programs within the Isenberg School.
Prof. Bing Liang Receives Campus Award for Outstanding Accomplishments
September 15, 2006
Professor Bing Liang, Associate Professor of Finance, was presented with an Award for Outstanding Accomplishments in Research and Creative Activity at the UMass Amhert Faculty Convocation on September 15.
Executive Director of the Chase Career Center Named
September 8, 2006
We are pleased to announce the appointment of Mr. Nicholas Wegman as the Executive Director of the Chase Career Center.
Finance Seminar Series Announced
September 6, 2006
The Finance Seminar Series has announced the schedule of guest speakers for Fall 2006. The lectures are open to the public.
Joan Spalding receives faculty and staff award
August 22, 2006
Joan Spalding, Director of Student Services, who was recently named the recipient of the Richard M. '71 and Nancy S.'73 Kelleher Faculty and Staff Award ...
Isenberg School hosts National Science Foundation Workshop
August 15, 2006
A workshop exploring the future directions of a National Science Foundation (NSF) program that supports research on innovation and effectiveness in organizations was held here on August 3 and 4 ...
Operations Research / Management Science Fall 2006 Speaker Series Announced
August 14, 2006
The UMASS Amherst INFORMS (Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences) Student Chapter is pleased to announce the Operations Research/Management Science Fall 2006 Speaker Series ...
Prof. Frank Lattuca receives top national service award
August 11, 2006
Prof. Frank Lattuca has received the Howard B. Meek Award from the International Council of Hotel, Restaurant and Institutional Education (ICHRIE) ...
UMass Amherst selected among 20 best campuses for LGBT students
August 11, 2006
The University of Massachusetts Amherst has been recognized as one of the 20 best campuses for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) students ...
The route to sustainable transportation is paved with knowledge and creativity
July 11, 2006
The physical movement and products over space and time is essential to societies and economies. Transportation, and the vast network that facilitates it, directly affects all of us ...
New Position to Lead Isenberg Career Services
June 29, 2006
The Isenberg School of Management is conducting a national search for a newly created position, Executive Director of Career Services.
Soren Bisgaard to serve as Isenberg School’s Interim Dean
June 23, 2006
Beginning July 1, Eugene M. Isenberg Professor of Technology Management and Integrative Studies Soren Bisgaard will serve as the Isenberg School’s interim dean ...
Professor Sheila Bair Confirmed to Head FDIC
June 16, 2006
Professor Sheila Bair has been nominated by President George W. Bush to be the next head of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. (FDIC).
Nobel Peace Prize Winner Meets with Isenberg Faculty and Students
June 10, 2006
John Hume, Irish Politician and Nobel Peace Prize Winner, recently met in Ireland with Isenberg School of Management students and faculty participating in the School's unique Business Development and Conflict Resolution course.
Richard Fein writes workplace guide for baby boomers
June 6, 2006
“The Baby Boomers Guide to the New Workplace,” a new book by Richard Fein, director of undergraduate placement, offers advice to a generation of Americans who are retired or nearing retirement age.
Isenberg Students Go Places
June 2, 2006
Isenberg School of Management students headed for several far-off places at the end of the semester as part of the school’s thriving Global Business Experience (GBEX) Program. Approximately 150 students traveled to every continent except Antarctica this year.
Online BBA Program Graduates First Students
June 2, 2006
The Isenberg School of Management’s online Bachelor’s of Business Administration degree program saw its first graduates walk across the stage at the Isenberg School’s Graduation Celebration on May 27, 2006.
Philadelphia Flyers and Rochester Red Wings win 2006 PRISM Awards
May 26, 2006
The Philadelphia Flyers and the Rochester Red Wings are the recipients of the 2006 Professional Sport PRISM AWARDS ...
Interdisciplinary team wins Technology Innovation Challenge
May 25, 2006
An interdisciplinary team of graduate students has won $45,000 for its proposal for a new company that would develop drug delivery platforms for targeting cancer and making chemotherapy more effective.
Full-Time MBA Program moves up in the 2007 U.S. News Rankings
May 18, 2006
U.S. News & World Report ranks the Isenberg Full-Time MBA program among the top 11% of AACSB accredited MBA programs.
Two Isenberg seniors to receive 21st Century Scholars Award
May 16, 2006
Two Isenberg seniors will be among fifteen presented with 21st Century Scholars awards during the 136th Commencement of the University of Massachusetts Amherst.
Online BBA Program featured in Wall Street Journal article
May 10, 2006
An article about our Online BBA Program that appeared in the Wall Street Journal.
Professor Carol Barr to begin term as NASSM president
May 9, 2006
Prof. Carol Barr will be introduced as president of the North American Society for Sport Management (NASSM)
June Dong '94 Ph.D. receives Chancellor Award at SUNY Oswego
May 8, 2006
June Dong '94, has received the first SUNY Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Scholarly and Creative Activities to be awarded at Oswego.
Doctoral programs draw singular breed to business schools
April 26, 2006
An article featureing Doctoral Programs chair D. Anthony Butterfield which appeared in the Boston Business Journal.
Multidisciplinary team publishes leading article in Transportation Research
April 26, 2006
A multidisciplinary team from UMass/Amherst has written the leading article in the May 2006 issue of Transportation Research.
SOM Outstanding Teaching Assistant Award Recipients Announced
April 18, 2006
The recipients of the SOM Outstanding Teaching Assistant Award are announced.
UMass MBA Students Teach Business Lessons at Local Elementary Schools
April 14, 2006
This spring, seventeen MBA students from the University of Massachusetts Isenberg School of Management will be volunteering with Junior Achievement to teach business lessons at local elementary schools.
Isenberg MBA’s Run for a Good Cause
April 13, 2006
"I didn't know aching knees and pulled muscles could feel so good," said one of the 11 full-time Isenberg MBA students who competed in this weekend's Boston College MBA 5K Challenge.
Isenberg Welcomes Over 1000 Guests
April 11, 2006
MBA Diversity Info Session...Quite a Success!
April 9, 2006
Over 20 ALANA students rallied at Isenberg last Thursday to learn more about the MBA program and career oportunities...
Dual MBA/MPPA program approved
April 5, 2006
Dean O'Brien - Stepping down at the end of June, he reflects on 19 years as Isenberg School dean
March 31, 2006
Springfield PMBA Program moves to Kittredge Center at Holyoke Community College
March 14, 2006
Effective June 1, 2006, the Springfield Part-Time MBA Program will be moving to the new state-of-the-art Kittredge Center at Holyoke Community College.
Marketing students compete in advertising competition
March 13, 2006
Students in this semester's Advanced Promotional Strategy course at the Isenberg School of Management are getting hands-on experience in developing an advertising campaign.
Prof. Nassim Nicholas Taleb - Running with Randomness
February 1, 2006
A startlingly high percentage of significant performance in financial markets is attributable to randomness and randomness alone, insists Nassim Nicholas Taleb, Dean's Professor of Sciences of Uncertainty.
Business Communications lecturer Dina Friedman to read from new novel at local stores
January 30, 2006
"Escaping into the Night," a historical novel for young adults by D. Dina Friedman, lecturer in the Business Communication Program of the Isenberg School of Management, was recently published by Simon & Schuster.
Professional MBA Grad Elected as New Chair of Berkshire Chamber
January 19, 2006
Congratulations to June Roy-Martin on her newly-elected position as Chair of the Berkshire Chamber of Commerce.
Operations Research / Management Science Seminar Series Announced for Spring Semester
January 17, 2006
The Spring 2006 Operations Research / Management
Science Seminar Series organized by the UMASS Amherst Student Chapter of INFORMS will take place on scheduled Friday mornings from 11:00am to 12:00pm in SOM 112.
Winter edition of the Supernetworks Sentinel available online
January 9, 2006
The winter edition of the "Supernetworks Sentinel" is available online. This is the newsletter of the Virtual Center for Supernetworks at the Isenberg School
Isenberg School and its Programs Reaccredited
December 22, 2005
The Isenberg School and its programs have earned reaccreditation for five years from AACSB International, the gold standard among business school accreditors.
Alum creates magazine for Asian children
December 19, 2005
Leena Chawla, a graduate of the Isenberg MBA Program has created Kahani, a literary magazine for South Asian children living in North America.
Isenberg MBA Student Recognized by NSHMBA & Jack Welch
November 30, 2005
NSHMBA 2005 Awards Gala recognized scholarship recepients, amongst those, first-year MBA student Francis A. Ruiz. Former Chairman and CEO of General Electric, and UMASS alumnus, Jack Welch, was the keynote speaker for the Gala & Awards Reception.
Visit by Senator Paul Sarbanes Highlights Day of Social Responsibility Events at the Isenberg School
November 30, 2005
On November 21, social responsibility was the paramount theme during a day of events highlighted by the visit of Maryland Senator Paul S. Sarbanes ...
Profiting from the Unexpected: How bets on rare events can pay off
November 29, 2005
A new version of Prof. Nassim Nicholas Taleb's Fooled by Randomness has been released. He discusses how bets on rare events can pay off.
MBA students explore careers in New York
November 17, 2005
Students from the Isenberg School of Management's full-time MBA program attended a Professional Development Trip to New York City.
SOM students pack Responsibility Fair
November 17, 2005
First-year Isenberg School of Management students packed into the University of Massachusetts Campus Center Auditorium Monday night for the second part of the Business and Social Responsibility Fair.
On Friday, Nov. 4, Darren Rovell, sports business reporter for ESPN.com, visited with a group of Sport Management students at UMass
November 16, 2005
Rovell shared some of his favorite stories about the business of sports and offered insights gained from his six years at ESPN and the route he took to get there.
Nagurney leads translation of influential transportation planning paper
November 15, 2005
Professor Anna Nagurney has translated a 1968 paper on the Braess paradox that will appear in the November issue of Transportation Science, the top journal in the field.
Master's Degree Programs Cross Traditional Boundaries
November 15, 2005
Crossing traditional boundaries—academic, professional, and technological—has been essential to our strategy of targeting our master’s degree programs to specific market niches.
Women In Business Club attend conference in Boston
November 10, 2005
November 4th and 5th Fifteen Women from the Isenberg School of Management’s full-time MBA program attended the National Association of Women MBA’s annual conference held at Babson College in Wellesley, Massachusetts. Their participation was made possible with the assistance from the Women in Business Grant received last year.
Isenberg & NSHMBA Partnership at Work
November 10, 2005
Last month, the Isenberg School of Management, once again participated as an academic sponsor for the 16th Annual National Society of HIspanic MBA's Conference.
Two Isenberg alums named on Boston's 40 under 40
November 4, 2005
Congratulations to our alumni who made it onto Boston Business Journal's Annual 40 Under 40 list.
Eugene Isenberg rings the opening bell at NYSE
November 3, 2005
Nabors Industries Ltd. (NBR) visits the NYSE to celebrate its transfer from AMEX to the NYSE.
$1,000 Study Abroad Scholarship
November 2, 2005
In recognition of International Education Week, the Undergraduate Programs Office and Business Communication Programs are proud to offer a $1000 scholarship to assist an Isenberg School undergraduate who plans to study abroad. This scholarship is a one-time award, and the funds are provided to assist the winner with tuition, fees, and expenses in studying internationally.
Chinese Culture and Business - Spring Course/Study Tour Announced
October 18, 2005
A once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to see China from the inside! This course will be offered in the Spring 2006, with a trip to China tentatively scheduled for May 29 to June 11, 2006.
Prof. Nagurney, alumnus share prize for journal article
October 17, 2005
Professor Anna Nagurney and alumnus Jose Cruz, who teaches at the University of Connecticut, have been awarded the best paper prize for 2004 by the journal Computational Management Science.
MBA Program Receives Top Ten Rankings for the Second Year in a Row
October 11, 2005
For the second consecutive year, the Isenberg School of Management’s MBA program has received two top-ten national rankings in the Princeton Review’s annual Best Business Schools publication.
Technology Innovation Challenge Announced
October 10, 2005
The Technology Innovation Challenge will create a structured competition that promotes innovation education and participation of students and faculty based on technology conceived by faculty, students and alumni at UMass Amherst.
Fall edition of the Supernetworks Sentinel available online
October 3, 2005
The fall edition of the "Supernetworks Sentinel" is available online. This is the newsletter of the Virtual Center for Supernetworks at the Isenberg School
Prof. Nagurney Receives Campus Award for Outstanding Accomplishments in Research and Creative Activity
September 16, 2005
Profesor Anna Nagurney was presented with an Award for Outstanding Accomplishments in Research and Creative Activity at the UMass Amhert Faculty Convocation on September 16.
Bair study supports low cost alternatives to payday loans
September 15, 2005
Banks and credit unions can make money and help their low- and middle-income customers by offering lower cost alternatives to high-fee payday loans, according to professor Sheila Bair ...
Operations Research / Management Science Seminar Series Announced
August 17, 2005
The Fall 2005 Operations Research / Management
Science Seminar Series organized by the UMASS Amherst Student Chapter of INFORMS will take place on scheduled Friday mornings from 11:00am to 12:00pm in SOM 112. All are invited to attend.
Podcast available from Prof. Anna Nagurney's conference presentation
August 2, 2005
"Networks - The Science-Spanning Disciplines" was presented by Prof. Anna Nagurney at the MeshForum 2005 conference. This podcast is available to download.
Small Business Development Center Celebrated in Boston
July 28, 2005
The 25th anniversary of the Massachusetts Small Business Development Center was celebrated last week during a State House ceremony.
Prof. Kapadia receives award for best paper in risk management
July 26, 2005
Congratulations to Professor Nikunj Kapadia in receiving the Western Finance Association's Caesarea Center Award for Best Paper in Risk Management.
First-Year Students Committed to Helping Others
July 26, 2005
Forty one Isenberg first-year students, along with faculty and staff demonstrated their leadership skills and dedication to helping others on July 21-23 by volunteering at the Greater Boston Food Bank
Photos available from the Marketing alumni event in Boston
June 28, 2005
The Marketing Department held an alumni networking event on Tuesday, April 26, at the News Restaurant in Boston. Photos are available online.
In fond memory of Nelson Pion, professor emeritus of Accounting
June 23, 2005
The Isenberg community fondly remembers Nelson Pion, professor emeritus of Accounting, who passed away on June 17, 2005.
Virtual Center for Supernetworks Summer Newsletter
June 21, 2005
Encouraging Higher Education in Massachusetts: Top MBA Schools Join Forces with Local Organizations
June 14, 2005
Report from the Virtual Transatlantic Classroom
May 23, 2005
For the first time, students participated in a virtual international experience - a real-time, online classroom with students from the National University of Ireland in Galway. Videoconferencing and other technologies allowed student teams from both universities to join forces in shared research projects.
Douglas Berthiaume '71 receives honorary degree
May 11, 2005
At the Undergraduate Commencement May 22, Douglas Berthiaume, Isenberg alumnus and chairman and CEO of Waters Corporation of Milford, will receive an honorary Doctor of Laws degree.
Four Isenberg seniors to receive 21st Century Scholars Award
May 10, 2005
Four Isenberg seniors will be among fourteen presented with 21st Century Scholars awards during the 135th Commencement of the University of Massachusetts Amherst.
CISDM announces hedge fund database partnership
May 5, 2005
Alternative Investment Research & Technologies, an affiliate of Starview Capital Management LLC, has partnered with the Center for International Securities and Derivatives Markets (CISDM) at UMass to manage and distribute the CISDM Hedge Fund Database.
Kristina Bourne and Elad Granot Receive Outstanding Teaching Assistant Award
May 2, 2005
Recipients of the SOM Outstanding Teaching Assistant Award are Kristina Bourne (Organizational Studies) and Elad Granot (Marketing).
Sport Management Students "Making a Game of It"
April 28, 2005
An Article about UMass Sport Management students and the work they do recently appeared in Business West Online.
Professor Anna Nagurney Receives Outstanding Research Award
April 25, 2005
Professor Anna Nagurney has been chosen to receive the Isenberg 2005 Outstanding Research award. The award is determined by the school personnel committee, based on nominations from the departments.
Professor Bob Marx Receives Distinguished Teaching Award
April 20, 2005
Congratulations to Professor Bob Marx in being awarded one of three University Distinguished Teaching Awards for this year.
NECMA scholarship awarded to HTM student David Wenham
April 19, 2005
Experiences shared at Diversity MBA Info Session
April 19, 2005
One of the Isenberg School of Management's Initiatives to Promote MBA Programs within the Minority Student Community, the MBA Diversity Info Session took place March 31, 2005.
Results of the MBA 5K
April 14, 2005
UMass MBA place 3rd in the team competition and win most participants in the MBA 5K Challenge.
Ford Focus campaign launched by marketing class
April 13, 2005
Isenberg Undergraduate Open House is a Success!
April 12, 2005
On Saturday April 9 the Isenberg School of Management opened its doors to nearly 1500 visitors.
Jack Welch '57 shares life's lessons at Isenberg School
April 12, 2005
“I got a great start and had a terrific time at UMass,” observed retired General Electric Chairman and best-selling author Jack Welch ’57. “During my undergraduate years, the chemistry department was fabulous and the university was known for its outstanding engineering and turf schools. And at $50 a semester, it was a real deal,” recalled the former chemical engineering major.
Prof. Anna Nagurney to speak in New Zealand
April 11, 2005
Anna Nagurney, the John F. Smith Memorial Professor at the Isenberg School of Management, has been invited to speak at the Mathematical Models for Optimizing Transportation Services Workshop set for April 19-22 in Auckland, New Zealand.
Online MBA program highly ranked by Modern Physician
April 6, 2005
UMass Entrepreneurship Initiative Awards Thousands in Seed Funding to Aspiring Entrepreneurs
April 5, 2005
This week the UMass Amherst Entrepreneurship Initiative, also known as Entreclub, completed its Spring 2005 Business Competitions, awarding thousands of dollars in seed capital to aspiring UMass Entrepreneurs.
Isenberg establishes new Biomedical Innovation Lab
March 31, 2005
Grant Supports Mentoring Program for Women in Business
March 30, 2005
The Isenberg MBA program recently received a grant to create a club dedicated to mentoring women in business.
New Dual MBA Degrees Offered
March 30, 2005
The Isenberg School of Management Faculty Senate announces the approval of two new Dual Degree programs including a MBA/MS in Sport Management and a MBA/MS in Hospitality and Tourism Management.
MassMutual Chairman and CEO Robert O’Connell Visits the Isenberg School
February 25, 2005
Finance Professor Bing Liang cited in
The Economist
February 23, 2005
Gift endows professorship in Integrative Environmental Science
February 23, 2005
Isenberg PMBA student featured at local gallery
February 23, 2005
Graduate Minority
Mentoring Program
February 15, 2005
Isenberg's ALANA students kicked off the semester with a bang! This event marked the beginning of a great semester ahead, filled with great opportunities to network.
Business in Italy Students Return from a Unique Learning Experience
February 3, 2005
The group of 21 Isenberg students just returned from their two-week intensive study trip during intercession.
Isenberg Student Group Completes Successful Trip to Ghana
January 27, 2005
New Edition of a Sport Management Classic-in-the-Making
January 27, 2005
Winter edition of the Supernetwork Sentinel available online
January 3, 2005
Graduate Business Association Elects New Board
December 16, 2004
Elections for Graduate Business Association board members were recently held for the 2005 term.
MBA & MS in Sport Students Announce Excellence in Teaching Awards
December 16, 2004
The Graduate Business Association announced the winners of the Excellence in Teaching Awards at the recently held GBA Winter Party. Outstanding faculty were recognized in four categories voted on by students of the MBA and Sport Management programs. Excellence in Teaching Award winners include: Iqbal Agha, Robert Nakosteen, Anurag Sharma and Glenn Wong.
MBA students participate in investment game
December 15, 2004
Newsletter debut:
Chase ' n Careers
December 14, 2004
Student club INFORMS earns spotlight in national newsletter
December 13, 2004
Isenberg School team delivers paper at Columbia University
December 8, 2004
Fleet Center Alumni Reception/Mentoring Day
December 3, 2004
Boston Fleet Center Alumni Event and Mentoring Day
MBA Report: Growth Across All Programs
November 26, 2004
GBA in NYC
November 11, 2004
On November 11th, approximately a dozen Isenberg MBA students headed to New York City for two days of meetings with a number of alumni who hold senior positions in the financial services industry.
Social Responsibility Is Theme of Isenberg School Freshman Fair
November 8, 2004
Graduate Mentoring Program for Students of Color
November 3, 2004
Diversity initiatives at Isenberg results in uniting minority students, alumni, and staff to collaborate in a graduate mentoring program. First meeting successfully held 10/29/04.
MBA Org.Behavior professor publishes sixteenth book on business leadership
November 3, 2004
New Book is Prescription for Harmony in the Workplace
Management Professor Chuck Manz publishes sixteenth book on business leadership
November 2, 2004
New Book is Prescription for Harmony in the Workplace
Professor Alan Robinson on CNN
October 20, 2004
Graduate Business Association Food Drive - A Huge Success
October 15, 2004
Isenberg School Builds for the Future with Six New Tenure Track Faculty Members
October 13, 2004
After several years of austere state budgets, the Isenberg School has achieved a hiring breakthrough
Business research librarian holds office hours at Isenberg
October 12, 2004
Isenberg School MBA Program Earns Elite Rankings
October 1, 2004
The Isenberg School of Management has received two top ten national rankings in the 2005 edition of the Best 143 Business Schools, published by The Princeton Review. In the publication, which ranked MBA programs in eleven categories, the Isenberg School, on the University of Massachusetts Amherst campus, placed fourth in the nation in the category, Best Professors, and tenth in Best Overall Academic Experience.
Third Annual Isenberg Outdoor Leadership Retreat
October 1, 2004
Twenty Isenberg club leaders, faculty and staff participated in a leadership retreat in Becket Mass.
Department of Sport Management Moves into Stylish New Facilities in the Isenberg School
September 29, 2004
The Isenberg School's Department of Sport Management has moved into distinctive new quarters in the original Isenberg School of Management building. The $2 million redesign project includes administrative and experiential learning centers, a conference area, and faculty offices.
Isenberg School students volunteer at food bank
August 30, 2004
More than two dozen entering first-year students from the Isenberg School of Management got acquainted Aug. 6 by participating in a community service project at the Greater Boston Food Bank.
First-year students at Isenberg get head start
August 10, 2004
Twenty-five entering first-year students from the Isenberg School of Management spent the weekend of June 25-26 on campus learning about each other and the University.
UMass Marketing Faculty/Doctoral Reunion
August 7, 2004
Twenty Nine current or past participants in the UMass Marketing Ph.D. program attended a reunion on Saturday, August 7, at Gourmelli’s Restaurant in Boston in conjunction with this year’s American Marketing Association Summer Educator’s Conference.
PRISM Awards
June 17, 2004
The Department of Sport Management named the NHL's Minnesota Wild and minor league baseball's Dayton Dragons as recipients of the 2004 PRISM Awards on June 17, 2004.
UMass Pro Sports Internet Survey
June 4, 2004
When it comes to offering sports fans a positive experience online, more professional sports teams are making a bigger commitment to their internet presence...
"Forty Under 40"
June 3, 2004
UMass Department of Sports Management graduate Howie Nuchow was recently named to Sports Business Journal's "Forty Under 40" list as one most influential sports executives under the age of 40.
Alumni Event in New York City
October 9, 2003
The Department of Sport Management held the latest alumni event at the Madison Square Garden Club Bar and Grill New York City ...
