MBA Startups: Vertskebap, Fast-Casual Mediterranean Food
Austin is a blossoming city with a thriving food scene. You can find top notch restaurants and food trucks all across town serving up the city’s signature cuisines, namely Barbeque, Mexican food, and fried chicken. But one of the newer restaurants in town is trying to put a new star on the Texas food map, and the guys leading the charge are two MBA grads out of the McCombs School of Business. Continue reading…
San Jose State University Maintains AACSB Accreditation
San Jose State University proudly announced that it’s Lucas Graduate School of Business has maintained its AACSB accreditation.
Lucas has garnered a high reputation as a center of training for those with their sights on careers in Silicon Valley.
Cass Business School MBA Raises Funds for Pestalozzi International Village Trust (PIVT)
An MBA candidate at City University London’s Cass Business School has embarked upon a fundraising campaign for the Pestalozzi International Village Trust (PIVT).
Victoria Shin (MBA, 2017) and a team of classmates will trek the mountains of Patagonia in August 2016 with the goal of supporting the worthy efforts of the PIVT.
Robin Chase, MIT Sloan Grad and Visionary of the Sharing Economy
Robin Chase, MIT Sloan Graduate School of Management MBA (1986) and co-founder of Zipcar, is a visionary in the brave new world of the sharing economy and peer-to-peer technology.
It’s easy to take for granted the omnipresence of the sharing economy in our everyday lives. For some millennials, it’s hard to recall that there was ever a time before they could walk outside, wave a gadget to a car windshield, and go on an unexpected road trip.
Robin Chase’s Zipcar gave birth to a phenomenon.
JD/MBA Students Complete Global Consulting Practicum in United Arab Emirates
A recent post on the American University Kogod School of Business website highlighted the exploits of two Kogod students who are pursuing the school’s JD/MBA dual degree program. The two students, Ayomide Oluleye and Michelle Emokpae, visited the United Arab Emirates (UAE) this past May as part of the program’s Global Consulting Practicum class. The trip provided the opportunity to work directly with a UAE-based company, giving students the chance to practice their consulting skills in a different culture. Continue reading…
DePaul’s Anthony Krautmann Announced as New Dept of Economics Chair
Anthony Krautmann, economics professor at DePaul for over thirty years, was recently promoted to the position of Department of Economics chair. According to a Q&A on the Kellstadt Graduate School of Business website, in addition to teaching, Krautmann will be responsible for leading the department and for promoting teaching excellence, research and service. Continue reading…
