Davis Names Interim Dean
Professor and chair of the UC Davis Graduate School of Management Department of Economics Ann Huff Stevens has been appointed interim dean of the Graduate School of Management. She will take the position October 1, 2014. Stevens will serve until the deanship is filled on a permanent basis; she will not be a candidate for the job.
He or she will succeed Steven C. Currall, dean since 2009, whom the chancellor tapped recently to fill the new role of Chancellor’s Advisor to lead the campuswide effort to develop a possible additional campus in the Sacramento region.
Davis to Hold Business Professional Networking Lunch
The UC Davis Graduate School of Management will be hosting its next Business Professional Networking Group Lunch on October 16, 2014. This Luncheon will feature UC Davis Professor Don Palmer. Palmer will be discussing his most recent published work, “Normal Organizational Wrongdoing.”
The Business Professionals Networking Group (BPNG) is an alumni affiliate group open to Graduate School of Management alumni, business partners and students. BPNG is a relationship-building platform where members can network for any reason: to learn new business strategies and skills; build alliances; and share referrals, successes, ideas, experiences and goals.
Davis Increases in Commercial Startups
The Davis Graduate School of Management at the University California has launched 14 commercial startups during the past year through June 30, 2014. This is the largest number of new ventures based on UC Davis technology to be started in a single year.
Of the 21 companies launched over the last two years, most are based in Northern California, with several located in Davis and the surrounding areas. Some of those companies are Tule Technologies, 5Plus, Reprovantage, and ViVita. Some of these campanies are developing solutions that address issues like agricultural water efficiency and human health.
A unique and collaborative network that is enabled by Venture Catalyst has cultivated the increase in university startups. This new network is a new unit within the Technology Management and Corporate Relations division of the Office of Research, led by Associate Vice Chancellor for Research Dushyant Pathak.
Students Attend Leadership Program at Davis
Undergraduate students from historically black colleges and universities and from Hispanic-serving institutions will learn about marketing and management skills as part of an intensive two-week program that the University of California, Davis, Graduate School of Management is hosting this month.
The University of California Summer Institute for Emerging Managers and Leaders, which is a collaboration of UC’s six business schools, offers undergraduates the chance to learn the principles of business development, entrepreneurship and other key management skills.
For two consecutive summers, students learn from internationally renowned faculty, take part in hands-on workshops and develop valuable connections with high-profile industry leaders and their peers.
Winners Announced for Davis Wine Packaging Competition
Earlier in July 2014, UC Davis Executive Education at the Graduate School of Management brought together over 80 participants for its inaugural Wine Packaging Strategy: Decide, Design, Impress program. Participants were asked to bring wine products that “spoke to them” through packaging. Over 40 products were entered in the contest, representing a huge cross-section of wines and packages.
The winners were chosen the old fashioned way, with each program attendee getting a vote. The results are as follows:
Davis Holds BioMed and Engineering Entrepreneurship Event
UC Davis Graduate School of Management students participated in the BioMedical and Engineering Entrepreneurship Academy July 9 to July 11, 2014. The academy is an intensive program integrating lecture, exercises and individual projects. Participants work to identify, design and validate market opportunities for their research.
The event connects students, researchers and faculty with industry representatives and investors assembled some of the university’s largest departments. The event is co-sponsored by the UC Davis College of Engineering, School of Medicine, School of Veterinary Medicine and the Office of Research.
