10:58 am, August 27th, 2008
The Manderson Graduate School of Business at The University of Alabama enrolled its largest full-time M.B.A. class ever this fall, with 78 students enrolling in the Class of 2010.
“Our mission in the M.B.A. program is to increase the value of the degree with every passing day,” says Susan West, assistant dean for the Manderson Graduate School of Business and Director of MBA Programs. “As we continue to attract the best and the brightest, in order to gain more national attention our strategy has been to grow in terms of the size of the program. As we grow, we have also attracted more out-of-state and out-of-region students, which can lead to a multiplier effect – when they graduate, these students typically want to return to the region from which they came. By going back to these areas, it helps in our brand awareness and effectiveness on a broader basis geographically.” Read More
9:27 am, August 25th, 2008
Dr. Harris Schlesinger, professor of finance and Frank Park Samford Chair of Insurance, has received an award from the Decision Analysis Society of the Institute for Operations Research and Management Science (INFORMS) for the best decision analysis article or book published in the second preceding calendar year; in this case in 2006. Read More
2:13 pm, August 11th, 2008
Top leaders from the state’s business, government and academic communities will gather in Birmingham Oct. 15 for the 2008 Economic Summit for Alabama Leaders.
The event, co-sponsored by the University of Alabama’s Culverhouse College of Commerce and the Business Council of Alabama, will be the first of a planned annual gathering designed to examine the state’s business climate in light of national economic trends and forecasts. Read More
9:20 am, August 8th, 2008
DATELINE: BETHESDA, Md. Aug. 8
BETHESDA, Md., Aug. 8 /PRNewswire/ — Lockheed Martin Corp.(NYSE:LMT)today announced the appointment of UA graduate Marillyn A. Hewson as president of Lockheed Martin Systems Integration-Owego, effective September 1, 2008. She succeeds Frank C. Meyer, who will retire from the Corporation in early 2009 following a 39-year career. Read More
1:55 pm, August 1st, 2008
Reprinted from The Tuscaloosa News
By Adam Jones Staff Writer
Donations from two women to the University of Alabama pushed its major fundraising effort past the $500 million goal, a year ahead of schedule.
At the end of June, UA collected $512 million for the “Our Students, Our Future” campaign, university administrators announced.
“While we’ve met the goal, we’re still not through,” said Pam Parker, vice president for university advancement. Read More
