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Climate Change Is Featured Theme at Annual CISDM Conference
November 15, 2016
At this year's Center for International Securities and Derivatives Markets’ (CISDM) Annual Research Conference, one of many insights featured was how risk management and other analytical strategies in the finance profession’s tool kit can make a positive difference in the battle against climate change.
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Athletic Footwear Innovator Sonny Vaccaro Recalls Career, Aspirations
November 09, 2016
In a multi-day visit as part of the McComack Sport Management Executive-in-Residence, marketing innovator Sonny Vaccaro shared insights from his career that included founding the athletic footwear industry as we know it and later becoming an advocate for student athletes' rights within the marketing machine of the NCAA.
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The Innovation Challenge kickoff event of the year - the Minute Pitch
November 07, 2016
The Berthiaume Center was proud to host the kickoff event for this year’s Innovation Challenge, where students from Geography, Chemistry, Management, and Mechanical Engineering took home prizes. This Minute Pitch Competition boasted a greater variety of disciplines represented, an increase in number of graduate student participants, and greater quality of ideas than we have seen in the past. Over 60 teams from across campus submitted applications to compete in the event and 31 were selected to present their ideas to an audience of approximately 150 and a panel of 5 judges.
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Wozniak Shines as Inaugural Driven Speaker
November 03, 2016
“Deep in me I believe that it doesn’t matter what you achieve; it’s how happy you are,” exulted Apple cofounder Steve Wozniak during the October 7 debut of Driven, Isenberg’s new series of conversations with business innovators at the UMass Club in Boston.
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Accounting Graduate Drives Disruptive Innovation
November 01, 2016
Accounting alummus John Brooks, founder and CEO of Arete Worldwide, raises capital, evaluates markets, and fosters disruptive innovation in medical technology and other healthcare ventures.
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In Award-Winning Paper, HTM Professor Advocates Balanced Perspectives in Hotel Performance Evaluations
October 27, 2016
A paper written by professor Albert Assaf is this year’s recipient of the prestigious Thea Sinclair Award for Journal Article Excellence. The award recognizes the previous year’s (2015) top paper published in the influential journal, Tourism Economics.
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Sports Innovator Focuses on the Future
October 21, 2016
“What are the true opportunities for cross-pollination in a world sports community? What skills and network will you need?” asked sports agent/marketing innovator J.B. Bernstein ’91 in Professor Todd Crosset’s graduate course, Social Historical Foundations of Sport. The UMass grad is best known for creating The Million Dollar Arm contest in India, which generated the first two athletes from India to sign professional sports contracts in North America.
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Students Sharpen Skills in First Annual Isenberg Ethics Competition
October 13, 2016
Isenberg students gained valuable insights and sharpened their analytical and presentation skills on September 30th at the school’s first Annual Isenberg Ethics Competition. The five-hour event featured an inspiring keynote speaker, workshops that explored ethical issues and case competition skills, and the competition itself. In the latter, five teams—each with two Isenberg students—squared off to dissect ethical decision points at a banking company.
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Alumnus/Restaurateur Is Long on Business Savvy and Drive
October 06, 2016
At his Michelin-starred Restaurant Marc Forgione, Isenberg HTM grad Chris Blumlo '99 insists that "every point during the customers stay be positive." Blumlo's m.o. calls for attentiveness to customers, business diligence, and improvisation in response to unforeseen challenges.
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Executive Panel and Workshops Prime Entering MBA Students for Success
September 26, 2016
Four high-ranking executives shared career insights and advice at the UMass Club in Boston with Isenberg's entering first-year MBA class. The executive panel was part of the David C. O'Leary MBA Leadership Orientation, which immerses students in workshops and team exercises devoted to professional development skills.
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Ground Breaking Ceremony Celebrates Isenberg’s Business Innovation Hub
September 21, 2016
On September 16, Isenberg alumni, students, faculty, and staff celebrated ground breaking for the school’s $62 million Business Innovation Hub. When the Business Innovation Hub does open in January of 2019, the futuristic building complex will add 70,000 square-feet of classrooms, labs, and student-focused spaces.
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New Hospitality & Tourism Chair Internationally Renowned in Research and Industry
September 05, 2016
A relationship-builder, innovative educator, and internationally renowned researcher, Professor Muzzo Uysal brings experience, acumen, and energy to his new role as chair of the Hospitality & Tourism Management department.
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An Isenberg Grad Embraces Entrepreneurship and Disruption
August 22, 2016
Three decades ago, Isenberg accounting graduate Larry Mestel ’84 took a quantum business leap. It was 1989, and Mestel was Arthur Young’s (a Big Six accounting firm) point man for its client, Polygram Records, during its acquisition of Island Records. Toward the end of negotiations, Mestel received a phone call from Island’s top business officer, Mel Kline.
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Samalid M. Hogan Named Western Regional Director of Massachusetts Small Business Development Center Network
August 09, 2016
Samalid M. Hogan has been appointed director of the western regional office of the Massachusetts Small Business Development Center (MSBDC) Network. Hogan brings a broad range of experience to the new post, including 12 years in economic development and project management. Most recently, she was the consulting project manager for the Holyoke Innovation District on behalf of the MassTech Collaborative and Pioneer Valley Planning Commission. Previously, she was the senior project manager and brownfields coordinator at the City of Springfield’s Office of Planning and Economic Development.
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Student Profile: Paul Francisco '17
July 27, 2016
Undergraduate Online student Paul Francisco, owner and president of an electrical construction company in northeast Ohio, talks about how completing his degree through the online program is perfect for the demands of his job and his family.
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Massachusetts Small Business Development Center Network Clients and Counselors Honored
July 25, 2016
Massachusetts Small Business Development Center (MSBDC) Network clients and counselors were honored at the U.S. Small Business Administration's annual Massachusetts Awards Ceremony in May. Isenberg has been headquarters to the MSBDC Network since 1980.
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Isenberg Students Embrace Innovative Idea Systems
June 27, 2016
During the spring semester, Operations Management professor Alan Robinson took a group of MBA students on a trip to learn about the operations at two large and very different companies - endoscope manufacturer Karl Storz and wholesaler/distributing company C & S Wholesale Grocers.
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Isenberg Students on Interdisciplinary Campus Team in National Collegiate Wind Competition
June 23, 2016
Ten Isenberg students joined forces with 18 UMass engineering students and faculty from the Berthiaume Center for Entrepreneurship to make their mark in the U.S. Department of Energy’s annual Collegiate Wind Competition.
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Parents of Students and Recent Graduate Honored at Isenberg Celebration
June 21, 2016
This year's 4th annual Isenberg Business Leadership Awards, held at the Colonnade Hotel and Boston and attracting 330 members of the Isenberg community, honored Chuck and Karen Peters of New England Wire Products and Recent Alumni awardee Brian Tino, account executive at InVision.
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MBA Student/Colonel Deploys Isenberg-Learned Skills in Air National Guard
June 17, 2016
“Before Isenberg, most everything I knew about management was ‘the government way,’ observes Alexander Haldopoulos, a Colonel with the Massachusetts Air National Guard at Barnes ANGB in Westfield. “I craved to add a civilian business mindset to my skills,” continues the Colonel, who will complete his Part-time MBA degree from Isenberg this fall.
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