DECEMBER COMMENCEMENT

Nearly 200 School of Business undergraduate and MBA students joined graduates from across UM at the Dec. 16, 2010, fall commencement ceremony, which featured a speech by singer Gloria Estefan (AB ’78), a UM Trustee.

Read more about December commencement and Estefan’s speech to graduates:
http://www.bus.miami.edu/news-and-media/recent-news/commencement-dec10.html

Photos from December Commencement Reception:
http://www.facebook.com/album.php?id=56127167550&aid=252246

HOMECOMING 2010

The Nov. 4–6, 2010, Homecoming festivities kicked off with a special session on social media for School of Business alumni. Technology consultant 1 Samuel “Sandy” Goldstein (BBA ’81, MBA ’84), president and founder of Capsicum Group and chairman of the School’s Entrepreneurship Programs Advisory Board, gave a presentation titled “Social Media: Risk, Responsibility and Reward.” The session was followed by the traditional Alumni Avenue and football game.

“Social Media: Risk, Responsibility and Reward”
Clips from the presentation by Sandy Goldstein (BS ’81, MBA ’85), chairman of the School of Business Entrepreneurishp Programs Advisory Board and president and founder of Capsicum Group. Capsicum specializes in digital forensics, private, security and other business technology services.

What Social Media Is All About   Click Here 

Corporate Benefits of Social Media    Click Here 

Understanding the Law and Social Media   Click Here 

Protecting Your Privacy   Click Here 

Read about Goldstein’s visit and presentation:
http://www.bus.miami.edu/news-and-media/recent-news/goldstein-social-media.html

DISTINGUISHED SPEAKERS AT THE SCHOOL OF BUSINESS

8/19/10: 1 MBA Welcome Reception and Alumni Experience Panel Discussion featuring (from left) George Psomopoulos (MBA ’85), EVP, City National Bank; Tere Blanca (BBA ’81, MBA’83), CEO, Blanca Commercial Real Estate; Brian Rice (MBA ’82), EVP and CFO, Royal Caribbean; and Daniel Quezada (MBA ’01), senior manager and controller, Burger King Latin America.

9/22/10: Leadership Lecture Series featuring Omar Soliman (BBA ’04), CEO, College Hunks Hauling Junk.

9/29/10: Alumni Lecture Series at New York’s University Club, featuring Joe Echevarria (BBA ’78), U.S. managing partner of operations and vice chairman, Deloitte LLP.

11/3/10: Homecoming Kickoff Alumni Lecture featuring guest speaker Sandy Goldstein on “Social Media: Risk, Responsibility and Reward.”

11/18/10: 2 85 Broads 2nd Annual Pearls of Wisdom, with (from left) Linda Neider, vice dean of internal university relations, global initiatives/cross-disciplinary programs and Undergraduate Business Programs, and professor of management; Circuit Judge Valerie Manno Schurr (BSN ’88, JD ’92); FBI Special Agent Kathleen Cymbaluk; and Amy Deem, UM’s head track coach.

1/25/11: 3 Business Leadership Lecture Series featuring Shelly Lazarus, chairwoman, Ogilvy & Mather (center).


Video: “The Effortless Entrepreneur”
Omar Soliman (BBA ’04), CEO of College Hunks Hauling Junk, talks about founding his company while still a student at the School, and how his experiences at the School helped him grow the company into a multimillion-dollar business with franchises throughout the United States.
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Read about Soliman’s presentation:
http://www.bus.miami.edu/news-and-media/recent-news/soliman.html

Business Leadership Lecture Series, Featuring Shelly Lazarus
Coverage of Lazarus’ presentation on branding, social media and leadership:
http://www.bus.miami.edu/news-and-media/recent-news/lazarus.html

SPECIAL ALUMNI EVENTS

9/14/10: UM SBA Alumni and Harvard Alumni Event featuring 1 Neal Asbury, CEO, The Legacy Companies, on “Tough Enough” and “The Genesis of the American Spirit.”

9/29/10: UM SBA Alumni and Wharton Club of South Florida Social Media Event featuring Bruce Turkel, CEO, Turkel; Jacques Hart, CEO, Roar Media; Eric Bradlow, K.P. Chao Professor, editor-in-chief of Marketing Science, vice dean and director of Wharton Doctoral Programs, and co-director of the Wharton Interactive Media Initiative; and Alex de Carvalho, UM adjunct professor and founder of StartPR.

2/7/11: Alumni Partnership event with UM SBA and Wharton Club of South Florida, in conjunction with INSEAD, the alumni clubs of Harvard, Columbia and Georgetown business schools, and Beta Gamma Sigma. The event, featuring author and Wharton Adjunct Professor Stuart Diamond, speaking on “Getting More: How You Can Negotiate to Succeed in Work and Life,” drew more than 300 people.


Video: “Tough Enough: The Genesis of the American Spirit”
The full presentation by free trade advocate Neal Asbury, CEO of The Legacy Companies, a Fort Lauderdale-based food service equipment provider, and host of syndicated radio show “Truth for America.” Asbury covers entrepreneurship, international trade and America’s business relationship with other nations. 
Click Here 

Read more about Asbury’s presentation and visit:
http://www.bus.miami.edu/news-and-media/recent-news/harvard-asbury.html
and view more photos from the event: 
http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=218624&id=56127167550

UM SBA and Wharton Club of South Florida Social Media Event
Read about the event and what the panelists had to say about social media and how companies can best use it: http://www.bus.miami.edu/news-and-media/recent-news/wharton-social-media.html 

“Getting More: How You Can Negotiate to Succeed in Business and in Life”
News about the Alumni Partnership event and Stuart Diamond’s key lessons on negotiations:
http://www.bus.miami.edu/news-and-media/recent-news/diamond.html

MENTOR PROGRAMS
School of Business mentors and students met throughout the year in roundtables and networking events, including the Mentor Program Roundtable on Finance, Banking and Real Estate, where 1 Rick Tonkinson (MBA ’84, MPA ’85), senior associate and founder of Rick Tonkinson & Associates, met with his mentee, senior Christina Daniel.

YPO MIAMI
The School conducted the Young Presidents’ Organization of Miami’s annual Advanced Manage-ment Development Program, part of the ongoing partnership with that organization. Participants included 2 Wicho Hernandez (BBA ’95), YPO Miami chapter president, seen here with Chester A. Schriesheim (right), University Distinguished Professor of Management.

BOARD OF OVERSEERS
In October, students had a chance to meet with members of the Board of Overseers during a luncheon. Board members in attendance included 3 T. Kendall Hunt (BBA ’65) (at head of table),  chair-man and CEO of VASCO Data Security International.