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Upcoming
Events:
November
1-3
2007
Annual Net Impact Conference
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Building
a Sustainable Future: What Will You Do Next?
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Nashville,
Tennessee
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Hosted
by Vanderbilt Graduate School of Management
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Click
here for more information
Past
Events
April
30
Todd
Balsley, Graduate
Leverage Executive Vice President,
Business Development
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Todd
Balsley holds an MBA from Harvard Business
School. After graduating from Duke in 1997,
Todd joined Accenture’s process consulting
group, where he advised clients in a variety
of industries. He then spent over three
years in business development and consulting
roles with a focus on the financial services
sector at Ariba, a leading enterprise
software vendor.
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Graduate
Leverage is the fastest growing student
lending organization in the United States.
Todd presented to graduate students in
business and law about debt management and
how his organization achieves lower rates
for students through collective bargaining.
The event was well attended and Todd's
recommendations were welcomed by many UA
students who are managing student
debt.
April
17
Corporate
Citizenship Panel
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The
Panel was held during National Volunteer
Week by Net Impact in conjunction with the UA
Community Service Center. The event was
very successful and panel participants
stayed well after the event to talk with
students and share their company's views on
corporate citizenship. These individuals
have made a commitment to practice
responsible business practices and they
serve as great examples to future business
leaders.
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Sammy
Watson, Community
Relations Director for DCH Health System
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Ralph
Chester, District Manager for Pfizer
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Bardon
Smedberg, Executive
at Accenture
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Steve
Mason, Vice-President of Operations Services
for Chick-fil-A, Inc
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Jeff
Young, District Manager for Philip Morris
USA
April
5
John
Croyle, Founder, Big
Oak Ranch
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John
spoke to a packed room of undergraduate and
graduate students about staying true to your
goals in life and giving back to those in
need. The inspiring talk left many students
with a renewed lease on life as John spoke
about discovering and pursuing your passion
and purpose.
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Big
Oak ministry grew out of John's desire to
give hurting children a chance. John
successfully played football at the
University of Alabama under the legendary
coach Paul "Bear" Bryant. Faced
with one of the most important decisions of
his life -- whether to play professional
football or to start a children's home --
John followed the Lord's leadership and
established Big Oak Boys' Ranch in
1974.
March
21
Dr.
Midkiff, Director of the UA
Center for Advanced Vehicle Technologies
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Dr.
Midkiff is described by one peer as "an
engineer with a personality." Speaking
in front of a packed room of MBA students,
Dr. Midkiff spoke about energy issues that
shape tomorrow's mobility technologies and
the challenges of meeting energy needs in a
sustainable way. His solution to many of
these issues is developing renewable
hydrogen vehicle technologies, which is the
basis for much of his departments
work.
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The
UA Center for Advanced Vehicle Technologies promotes
interdisciplinary research across the
University through various research and
education programs. The vision of the
Center is to assist in
the development of efficient, safe, secure,
economical, durable, comfortable, and user-
and environmentally-friendly vehicles for
meeting the transportation needs of America
through discovery, research and education.
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