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Boston University Net Impact Case Competition

Join Boston University Graduate School of Management on Friday, April 5, 2013, for the 18th Annual Boston University Net Impact Case Competition!

This year’s Competition will feature teams from top MBA programs in the Boston area battling it out over a live case provided by Waltham-based Preserve.

Preserve is a leading environmentally-responsible business which produces innovative home goods made from 100% recycled plastic.  Their slogan, “Nothing Wasted. Everything Gained.” embodies the passion and entrepreneurial spirit for which Net Impact club members are renowned.

Four-person teams will be provided with the live case one week in advance.  On the night of the event, each team will pitch their solution to a panel of industry-leading judges, followed by an extended evening of socializing with other teams, judges speakers, and area professionals.

Register at http://bunetimpactcasecomp.eventbrite.com

For those who are interested and don’t have a team, there is also an individual sign-up sheet.

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April 17: Green Careers Forum!

The Green Careers Forum
Presented by the Center for Sustainable Enterprise and Regional Competitiveness
April 17, 2013 – 3:00 PM-5:30 PM
Campus Center Ballroom 

 This event will showcase the broad range of career opportunities related to sustainability, the environment and clean energy, from accounting and finance to IT and marketing, from economics and policy to science and engineering. It will provide opportunities to interact with companies and organizations active in the green economy.

Confirmed employers include:
CERES
Cone Communications
Conservation Law Foundation
EBI Consulting
EnerNOC
EMC
Ernst & Young
Fraunhofer Center
Free Flow Power
New England Energy Council
New Fields Environmental Forensics
Partners HealthCare
Raytheon
Sustainalytics
Sustainability Roundtable
Trillium

Green-Careers-Forum-April 2013

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Master’s Thesis Defense

Master’s Thesis Defense by

Xingyuan Fei

“Intangible Information and Analyst Earnings Forecast”

Thesis Advisor: Yong-Chul Shin

 

Chinthana Ramaswamy

“Analyzing Revenue Sharing and Buyback Contracts:

An Experimental Study”

Thesis Advisor: Ehsan Elahi

Wednesday, August 15th

2:00pm

McCormack, 5th floor, Dean’s Conference Room (M-5-619)

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Business Launch COMPETITION Hosted by the Entrepreneurship Center Alumni Board

Win up to $20K in prizes at the Business Launch COMPETITION
Hosted by the Entrepreneurship Center Alumni Board

Winning first place at last year’s competition set off a chain
of events for Green Lightning Surfboards. They landed a
finalist spot in the Global Student Entrepreneurship Awards,
they were featured in Boston Business Journal and they
closed their first customer sales. So… Where will your business launch take you?

SIGN UP and LAUNCH today! Mentors available to help.  
1st Prize
$2,500 cash + Startup Legal Consulting Package provided by
Goodwin Proctor, LLP, valued at $10,000
12 months access to inbound marketing solution provided by
Hubspot, valued at $6,000
12 months access and support for email marketing solution
provided by Yesware, valued at $1,500
3 months access to the Venture Development Center

2nd Prize
$1,500 and 3 months access to the Venture Development Center

3rd Prize
$1,000 and 3 months access to the Venture Development Center

– Special Startup Banking Consulting Package provided by Silicon
Valley Bank for all Technology-based finalists
-Free training to all finalists for Yesware’s base freeware solution

Competition starts March 1st. Presentations and Awards at the Venture Development Center May 9th
Winners chosen by how much progress is made in 2 months
All UMass Boston students eligible to compete, so apply today!

Email vdc@umb.edu to request an application package

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New specialization Business Intelligence

The Business Intelligence Specialization is a new online concentration in the College of Management. This concentration offers an alternative to MBA students who are seeking to gain a competitive edge in their work environment. This can be achieved by mastering comprehensive Business Intelligence functionality that can empower users to make effective, informed decisions based on solid data and analysis. As the other existing specializations, Business Intelligence concentration consists of four courses, three of which are required and are newly developed and one elective that can be selected from three existing courses.

 

To learn more about this great opportunity please join us for an information session given by the Graduate College of Management Information Systems Professor, Noushin Ashrafi.

 

We will be meeting on Wednesday October 26th from 5:00pm-6:00pm in the Deans Conference Room, McCormack 5th floor room number 619.

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MTO- Master’s Thesis Option

If you are interested in participating in an MTO, please join us this Wednesday at 5pm in the Dean’s Conference Room M-5-619 to learn more about the program and what it entails.

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Bloomberg

Thanks to the hard work of University faculty, Bloomberg Terminal Training is now available to UMass Boston Graduate Business students.

What is a Bloomberg Terminal?

The Bloomberg Terminal is a computer system that enables financial professionals to access the Bloomberg Professional service through which users can monitor and analyze real-time financial market data movements and place trades. The system also provides news, price quotes, and messaging across its proprietary secure network.

Why should I care?

If you’re pursuing a degree in Finance, Bloomberg terminal is definitely a way to make yourself stand out from the pack when applying to jobs. Many firms like people who have displayed a clear knowledge of how financial systems work, and Bloomberg Terminal Certification can help you do so.

Interested?

Stop by to check out the informative session hosted by the Graduate Business Association & Professor Chakraborty on March 3rd from 4-6pm in the Deans Conference Room, McCormack 5th floor, room # 619.

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The Rise of Hollywood East

 

The Rise of Hollywood East: Evaluating the Growing Film and Television Industry in Massachusetts  
Professor of Pacey Foster
Department of Marketing and Management at UMass Boston
(Response Required)
 
Tuesday, November 16th
5-6pm