Team of Smith School MBAs Win Consulting Competition
The Smith MBA Consulting Club recently hosted the final round of the fourth annual Cognizant Business Consulting Case Competition, which challenged competing teams of students to solve a health care, insurance or IT issue by creating a competitive advantage via “Code Halos.” According to a press release on the Smith School website, a team made up of four MBA students from the Robert H. Smith School of Business developed a health care management solution to win the top prize. Continue reading…
Quinlan MBA Honored with Diversity MBA’s Graduate Student Leadership Award
Travis Cornejo, a student reporter at the Loyola University Chicago, has reported that Diversity MBA Magazine has named Quinlan School of Business MBA Marvin Mathelier the recipient of the publication’s Graduate Student Leadership Award.
A veteran of the War in Afghanistan, Mathelier became a recruiter in Chicago upon returning home. He says that it was during his time as a recruiter that he decided to pursue his master’s degree. He decided to apply for business school and found that Quinlan was the right fit for him. Continue reading…
Lake Forest Announces President’s Scholars Program
The Lake Forest Graduate School of Management (LFGSM) has announced the start of the President’s Scholars Program — a nomination-based scholarship and mentorship program offered to incoming MBA students beginning in the 2016 Winter 1 term and again in the 2016 Fall term.
This is a scholarship opportunity designed for prospective MBAs who have already established an extensive portfolio in the professional world. Ten candidates will be selected each year through a nomination process to participate in the program. They will each receive $10,000 in tuition credit to be applied over the first two years of study at Lake Forest Graduate School of Management. Continue reading…
REGISTER: NFL’s Michelle McKenna-Doyle Set to Give Lecture at Sellinger This Thursday
Michelle R. McKenna-Doyle, senior vice president and chief information officer of the National Football League, will be speaking at the Sellinger School of Business and Management on on Thursday, Oct. 15, 2015. The lecture will take place in McGuire Hall on Loyola’s Evergreen Campus at 6:30PM.
McKenna-Doyle oversees the NFL’s technology strategy, shared service delivery, and management of the league’s corporate and football technology. She also serves as executive sponsor of the league’s Women’s Interactive Network (WIN) and as a member of the diversity council. She was named a 2014 “Game Changer” by Sports Business Journal. Continue reading…
Smith MBA Student Highlights DC Tech Day
A recent blog post on the Robert H. Smith School of Business MBA blog highlighted the second annual DC Tech Day — an open forum for the startup community in the DC/Baltimore area to come together and share their products with the public. The free event was held at the National Building Museum on October 6th and featured more than 50 exhibitors and 3,000 attendees. Continue reading…
Business School Faculty and Staff Honored at DePaul Convocation
A recent article by Robin Florzak highlights the achievements of eight DePaul University staff members who were recognized at the university’s Academic Convocation ceremony for their teaching, public service and dedication to business students.
“It is a noble calling that we undertake in higher education,” DePaul Provost Marten denBoer said to kick off the convocation. “Many students come here seeking a pathway to a job, but we give them much more than that. We have the privilege of introducing students to the intellectual life, the life of the mind, and that is a far greater gift.” Continue reading…
