UIC Liautaud News and Events
Tuesday, July 15, 2014 by
Phyllis
Lin
Part-time MBA Candidate 2015 Field of work: Pharmacy
Graduate degree: PharmD from University
of Illinois Career Goal: To work in pharmacy managed care or the
pharmaceutical industry What prompted you to return to school to
achieve your master’s degree? In pharmacy school we had limited
exposure to business education, especially when compared to the
sciences and our clinical training. Having worked in several
pharmacies, it has become clear to me how...
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Wednesday, April 30, 2014 by
Swati Iyer Full-time MIS Candidate 2014
Industry/Field of work: Advisory Services Risk Practice
Undergraduate Degree: Computer Engineering
Undergraduate School: Sardar Patel Institute of Technology, Mumbai
University Organizations involved with: ISACA, INFORMS
Tell us about your personal and professional
background. I completed my bachelor's degree in Computer
Engineering from Mumbai, and I decided to immediately pursue my
master's degree in MIS after graduation. Studying in a...
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Wednesday, April 16, 2014 by
Christina Wright Full-time MBA Candidate 2015, Finance and
Accounting Undergraduate Degree: International Affairs with a
minor in Economics Undergraduate School: Northeastern
University Organizations involved with: MBAA, GFIN, Dean
Advisory Council Tell us about your professional
background and why you decided to return to school to achieve your
master’s degree. After earning my BA in International Affairs with
a minor in Economics, I started my professional career in Nonprofit
Marketing and...
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Monday, April 7, 2014 by
Megan Wright Drumm Part-time MBA Candidate 2016, Management
Industry/Field of work: Nonprofit Management
Undergraduate degree: Communication Arts and French (majors);
Business Administration (minor) Undergraduate School:
University of Wisconsin-Madison Organizations involved with:
InKIND What prompted you to return to school
to achieve your master’s degree? I minored in Business
Administration as an undergraduate student and really enjoyed the
experience. The education that I...
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Monday, February 10, 2014 by
Christine Meier MBA Candidate
2015 Concentration: International
Business Industry/Field of Work: Renewable Energy /
Manufacturing Undergraduate Degree: International Business
Undergraduate School: Illinois State University Career
Goal: Continue work in international manufacturing and
operations. Organizations involved
with: German American Chamber of Commerce of the Midwest,
Women of Wind Energy Chicago Chapter
Can you tell us about your personal and...
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Wednesday, January 15, 2014 by
Jasmin Aßmann
Full-time MBA Candidate 2015, Finance and International
Business Undergraduate Degree: Media Studies Undergraduate
School: University of Potsdam, Universidade de Vigo
Organizations involved with: MBAA and Innovation Incubator
What prompted you to return to school to achieve your MBA?
While finishing my undergraduate degree, I was constantly working
and did several full-time internships. Through these experiences in
the business world, it became apparent to me...
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Tuesday, January 14, 2014 by
Xuan
Li
Full-Time MSA Candidate
Undergraduate Degree: Accounting
Undergraduate School: Renmin University of China
Career Goal: Financial
statement auditing/Tax
What prompted you to return to school to achieve your
master’s degree? A master’s degree in accounting is more
career-oriented, which in my opinion not only offers me the
academic skills that I would need...
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Wednesday, November 27, 2013 by
Chris Madden
Entrepreneurship concentration Current Employer: Matchnode
Digital Marketing Industry/Field of Work: Start-Ups
Undergraduate Degree: Spanish/English Undergraduate
School: Georgetown University Organizations involved
with: Beta Gamma Sigma What prompted you to join
UIC Liautaud to earn your graduate business degree? After a liberal
arts undergrad and running my own business for 3 years, I wanted to
have a solid foundation in business disciplines like
accounting,...
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Tuesday, November 5, 2013 by
Michael Vidmar Full-time MBA
Candidate, Finance and Management concentrations
Industry/Field of Work: Real Estate Finance Undergraduate Degree:
Economics Undergraduate School: Dartmouth College Career Goal:
Manage real estate investment fund Organizations involved with:
Preston Bradley Center, GFIN What prompted you to
return to school to achieve your master’s degree? After a career
developing small- and medium-size companies in the real estate
industry, I had exposure across many...
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Tuesday, October 29, 2013 by
Organizations are the world's most powerful actors. As such,
leaders have enormous potential to make an impact. Most leaders
want to have a positive impact of some kind, but doing so
effectively is not easy. It requires keen awareness of two things –
how to have an impact through organizations and what kind of impact
one wants to have. First, leaders need to understand key levers for
generating positive outcomes through organizational structures and
relationships. Second, plotting a coherent...
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Wednesday, October 23, 2013 by
Are you interested in the venture funding process and in
science/technology ventures? Are you exploring MBA programs to
prepare for a career in entrepreneurship and/or venture funding? If
this is true, you could be a candidate for a two-year fellowship
offered by UIC Liautaud Graduate School of Business and
IllinoisVENTURES. These fellowships offer:
· An opportunity to work with
entrepreneurs and technical founders to build world-changing
businesses with the potential to create new market...
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Monday, October 21, 2013 by
Aanu Ogedengbe Full-time, MBA Candidate 2015
Concentration(s): Marketing and Entrepreneurship Undergraduate
degree in: Nursing Undergraduate School: UIC Organizations involved
with: MBAA, GMARK, and Innovation Incubator What prompted you to
return to school to achieve your master’s degree? I wanted to get
the knowledge and well-respected credential to launch a career in
the fashion business, successfully switching from Nursing. What was
the most important factor for you in choosing an MBA...
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Wednesday, October 16, 2013 by
Join the Business Alumni Association (BAA) for the next installment
of their popular How Chicago Works series with a guided tour at The
Field Museum next Saturday. Led by Field Museum Curator, Dr. Alaka
Wall, UIC Liautaud alumni and guests will enjoy a private tour of
the Restoring Earth exhibit, one of the most visited cultural
attractions in Chicago. Admission includes access to the museum's
35 permanent exhibitions and a light breakfast on
site. Friends and family are welcome. A Day at the...
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Tuesday, October 15, 2013 by
If you are thinking of pursuing graduate or professional
degree, either now or in the future, then you should join the UIC
Liautaud Graduate School of Business at the 2013 Chicago Graduate
and Professional School Fair this Thursday at the UIC
Forum. Even in our connected world, there is no
substitute for face-to-face interaction to get your questions
answered, and it's FREE. This year, representatives from
more than 200 graduate and professional programs will be available
to answer...
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Wednesday, October 9, 2013 by
Axel Strotbek, CFO of AUDI AG and 2013 recipient of the UIC
Alumni 5 Award, will speak with students this Friday, October 11,
from 2:30-4:00pm in 605 Student Center East. Mr. Strotbek is
a 1991 MBA alumnus of UIC Liautaud. This event is
free for College of Business Administration students,
but registration is required to attend. Seats are
limited. See the full listing of UIC 2013 Alumni Five
Award Recipients by clicking...
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Monday, October 7, 2013 by
The UIC Institute for Entrepreneurial Studies invites the UIC
community to participate in the 2013 Concept2Venture (C2V)
Challenge. The C2V Challenge is open to anyone in the UIC community
– students, postdocs, alumni, faculty and staff. If you have an
idea for a new business venture, join the 2013 C2V Challenge for
your chance to win cash and prizes! A total of $10,000 will be
awarded to winning teams. 2013 C2V CHALLENGE LAUNCH PARTY:
Today, October 7, from 4:30-6:00pm UIC Student Center...
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Thursday, October 3, 2013 by
SEPTEMBER 30 - The University of Illinois at Chicago College of
Business Administration today announced a new university-based
entrepreneurship program to support veterans returning to the
Chicago area who want to lead new or existing business ventures. A
pilot program will be run in spring 2014, and the free, non-degree,
certificate program, called Veterans2Ventures, will launch next
fall. “While there are many resources available to returning
veterans, there is no university-based...
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Monday, September 23, 2013 by
Blog Content Contributor: PJ Klapperich The members
of Innovation Incubator were given an opportunity to take
a personal tour of Revolution Brewery by the owner and founder,
Josh Deth, in early September. About 30 MBA students were in
attendance. Josh, a UIC alum, is as unassuming as the front
entrance of the brewing and canning facility. He was wearing shorts
and construction boots and sporting a two-month long beard and a
lifelong passion for beer. He not only gave a tour of the...
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Thursday, September 19, 2013 by
Herra
Iqbal
Program: MPH/MBA, Full-time Student Industry/Field of work:
Behavioral & Mental Healthcare Undergraduate degree in: BS
Human Biology, BA Economics Undergraduate School: University of
California, San
Diego
Career Goal: Hospital Administration LinkedIn Profile What prompted
you to return to school to achieve your master’s degree? I decided
to be a perpetual student and begin my master’s directly out of
undergrad. I paved out a general road map of how I wanted...
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Friday, September 6, 2013 by
Vishwanath Ram MIS Candidate, Full-time student
Undergraduate degree in: Computer Science and
Engineering Undergraduate School: University of Mumbai
Organizations involved with: INFORMS LinkedIn
Profile I am currently working with KPMG as an Experienced
Associate. My job profile is focused towards risk assessment and
compliance to ensure organizations adhere to the regulations
imposed by governing bodies. Being based out of Houston most of my
projects are in the energy and...
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