February 2009

Broad Business News

BusinessWeek ranks Broad undergrad program 20th among publics
BusinessWeek magazine just released its 2009 rankings of undergraduate business school programs, placing the Eli Broad College of Business 52nd nationally and 20th among public institutions. More...

Local food bank reaps benefits year after year from Broad MBAs
Broad Full-Time MBA students recently presented the Mid-Michigan Chapter of the American Red Cross with a check for $20,020 after a week-long push to win the annual b-schools Food Fight while helping those in need in their own community. More...

Grandparents University scholarship apps due March 5
A limited number of grandparent-and-child scholarships to the popular Grandparents University summer camp, scheduled for June 30 - July 2, 2009, are still available. More...

FACULTY/STAFF NEWS

Hospitality Business research reveals innovative payment technology
A recent article published in the Journal of Global Business Management (Vol. 4, No. 2) and authored by Michael Kasavana, the NAMA Endowed Professor at The School of Hospitality Business at Michigan State University, looks at future contactless payment systems based on Near Field Communication (NFC) technology. More...

Gupta talks about ethics and Broad's Accounting program
With tax season in full swing, Sanjay Gupta, chairperson of Broad's Accounting and Information Systems department, discusses via video how the Accounting program is tailored to educate students in ethics, independence and accountability. More...

MSU NEWS

MSU's student-volunteer program honored with presidential award
Michigan State University's student-volunteer program - which has done everything from help rebuild Katrina-ravaged New Orleans to tutor generations of school children - has won a prestigious federal award. The University was presented recently with the 2008 Presidential Award for General Community Service, becoming one of only 18 colleges and universities - and the first in Michigan - to win a presidential award since it was launched in 2006. More...

ALUMNI EVENTS

Chicago speed networking with top-tier b-school grads
Leading business schools have joined together to offer a highly-structured and effective networking event in Chicago on April 16, 2009, that promises to provide targeted industry contacts and personalized profiles of the people in attendance. Register today! More...

Broad alumnus headlining MSUSAF networking event
MSU alumni were invited to attend an on-campus networking luncheon hosted by the Student Alumni Foundation meant to give current students an opportunity to network with alumni while sharpening their skills. The Broad School is very involved in the event - Lansing area entrepreneur Bob Fish (BA Hotel & Restaurant Management '88), CEO and co-founder of Biggby Coffee, is the keynote, and the Broad School Alumni Association Board of Directors sponsored 10 student registrations. More...

Brōad Phōto
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