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Isenberg Grad Finds New Opportunities in Shifting Real Estate Markets
October 14, 2015
In a visit to Isenberg, Pat Whelan '80, described an innovative career in big-picture real estate, including 25+ years of executive management with investments and operations in large public and private and companies. Whelan's current market involves preowned rental homes. He's also been a top executive with an apartment REIT, a real estate media and technology firm, and a company with extensive recreational, residential, and golf community assets.
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IT Security and Consumer Privacy: Cutting-Edge Perspectives
October 13, 2015
Isenberg PhD Director George Milne and information management professor Ryan Wright explored current issues in consumer privacy and internet security in a presentation to MBA students. Both called for renewed consumer and employee education and empowerment.
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Finance Grad Helps Reinvent an American Icon
October 07, 2015
Finance grad John McMullen '81 has placed retirement on hold to serve as CFO of one of America's iconic companies, Eastman Kodak. McMullen is working with the the company's technology developer to leverage its still robust technology prowess. He is also responsible for corporate development, controlling costs, procurement, and Kodak's substantial real estate portfolio.
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Faculty Convocation 2015 Award Recipient, Janet Fink
October 01, 2015
Janet S. Fink is a consummate academician, receiving critical acclaim for her research, teaching, and service. Her scholarship has exposed the flaws in marketing of women athletes and has contributed to a new era where female players are celebrated in advertisements for their athleticism rather than beauty.
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A Crash Course in Crisis Management: Senior Food Services Executive Victoria Vega '88 Shares Her Experience at Ground Zero on 9/11
September 30, 2015
During her day-long visit to Isenberg, HTM graduate Victoria Vega ’88, a division vice president with the food and dining management firm Unidine, explored human resources and food management issues, in the classroom. In a schoolwide presentation, she shared insights in and personal stories devoted to crisis management.
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Paper by Isenberg Professor Explores Interactions between Auditors and Managers-Clients
September 16, 2015
In August, accounting professor Bradley Bennett and a coauthor were honored by the American Accounting Association with the 2015 AAA/Deloitte Wildman Medal for a paper that made "the most significant contribution to the practice of public accountancy." The paper explored the implications of mismatches in age, knowledge, and experience between staff-level auditors and the more experienced managers at clients with whom those auditors interact.
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Finance Professor Dissects Hedge Fund Industry
September 16, 2015
Finance professor Mila Getmansky Sherman and two colleagues have garnered considerable media attention for their broad survey of the hedge fund industry. The study, which contends that hedge fund earnings have been overstated, nevertheless offers a strong endorsement of their enduring value to the financial system.
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First-Year MBA Students Immerse in “Boot Camp” Orientation
September 10, 2015
From August 31-September 2, Isenberg's first-year class of Full-time MBA students participated in the second annual David C. O'Leary MBA Orientation Program. During the three-day "bootcamp," the students honed professional development skills, including networking, resume writing, improvising, interviewing, and making elevator pitches. The program's culminating event was a panel of senior-level executives, moderated by David O'Leary, who shared insights and advice with the students.
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Mandatory Rotation of Auditors Inhibits Auditor Skepticism, Notes Isenberg Professor
July 23, 2015
An Isenberg accounting professor and two colleagues offer experimental evidence that mandatory rotation of auditors by clients can undermine the skepticism that is necessary to effective audits.
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Isenberg Professor’s Study Sheds Light on Tax Evasion in Greece
July 20, 2015
A study by Isenberg finance professor Nikolaos Artavanis documents widespread tax evasion in Greece's restaurant industry. The fiscal impact of a recent VAT tax increase in Greece "could be zero or negative because tax evasion will increase," he cautions.
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Professor Crosset to Deliver Talk on Racism in Sport to U.N. Committee in Geneva
July 17, 2015
Todd W. Crosset, associate professor in the McCormack Department of Sport Management, is giving a talk on racism in American sports to a United Nations panel on July 20 in Geneva, Switzerland.
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Business Simulation Workshop Challenges Online MBAs
July 08, 2015
A two-day simulation workshop attracted Online MBA students to Isenberg from as far away as Idaho, Ohio, and Virginia. The students squared off in five teams with decision-making authority for real-time simulations of a company's product sourcing, scheduling, and pricing decisions.
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Long-time Chair Lisa Masteralexis Appointed Isenberg Associate Dean for Administration
June 30, 2015
After 17 years of exceptional leadership of the Mark H. McCormack Department of Sport Management, Professor Lisa Masteralexis has been appointed as Associate Dean for Administration in the Isenberg School of Management.
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Isenberg Students Explore Service, Business, and Culture in South Africa
June 30, 2015
Thirty students in the Isenberg course, Ubuntu & Business in South Africa, visited Johannesburg, Pretoria, Cape Town, and Soweto during a three-week class trip to South Africa in May. The students explored business and cultural venues and participated in several community service projects during their stay.
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William Noto '08 MBA
June 29, 2015
Name: William Noto ’08 MBA
Location: Schenectady, New York
Position: Senior Software Product Manager, GE Power & Water
Program: Full-time MBA
Location: Schenectady, New York
Position: Senior Software Product Manager, GE Power & Water
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Third Annual Business Leadership Awards Gathering is Signature Celebration
June 22, 2015
More than 300 alumni attended the third annual Isenberg Business Leadership Awards gathering on June 17. The event, at the Colonnade Hotel in Boston, was proof positive of Isenberg’s increasingly influential footprint in Greater Boston and beyond.
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Davies DeCesare-Fousek ‘16
June 09, 2015
“One of the best things about UMass and Isenberg is the network of opportunity,” observes Operations Management major Davies DeCesare-Fousek ’16. That includes, he notes, Isenberg’s vibrant alumni network, which “is extremely impressive and has helped open many doors that I didn’t even know existed."
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EY Fosters Entrepreneurship at UMass Amherst
June 05, 2015
Isenberg's Berthiaume Center for Entrepreneurship has received a gift of $400,000 from Ernst & Young and Isenberg alumni at the firm. In addition, an in-kind gift from EY has given Isenberg Gold Sponsor status in the firm's regional EY Entrepreneur of the Year awards.
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Isenberg Graduates Earn BusinessWest 40 Under Forty Honors
June 03, 2015
Four Isenberg MBA graduates and one undergraduate alum are among the best and the brightest in this year's BusinessWest 40 Under Forty cohort. They and their fellow awardees will be honored for their impact on business and community at a gala networking event on June 18.
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Online MBA Ranked #11 on List of Best Programs for Veterans by U.S. News
June 01, 2015
Isenberg is one of the oldest accredited online MBA programs in the United States with nearly 1,300 enrolled students – about 100 who are active military or veteran. It is certified for the GI Bill and is a participant in the Yellow Ribbon program.
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