News
Media report: July 2009
School News:
State News (July 27, 2009) – "MSU to participate in Yellow Ribbon Program for veterans’ benefit"; The Broad School is one of four Michigan State college’s that will participate in this federal veterans’ financial aid program this fall. For the article, click here.
Chicago Tribune (July 7, 2009) – "MSU opens Weekend MBA program in suburban Detroit"; Associated Press article picked up in various national media about the Broad School’s Weekend MBA program expanding to Troy. For the article, click here.
WaterTechOnline (June 30, 2009) – "Michigan State U. has new water-manager courses"; The Broad School’s EDP program announced three courses specifically for water managers. For the article, click here.
Faculty News:
QSR Magazine (July 21, 2009) – "Michigan State University Associate Professor Receives Promotion"; Associate Professor of Hospitality Business Carl Borchgrevink has been named president of the Research Chefs Foundation (RCF), which supports the educational endeavors of the Research Chefs Association (RCA). For the article, click here.
Lansing State Journal (July 20, 2009) – "Foreign trade zone could be boost to area companies"; The John H. McConnell Chair in Business Administration David Closs was quoted in this article about the economic impact of acting as a foreign trade zone. For the article, click here.
West Michigan Business (July 19, 2009) – "West Michigan companies reach out to unemployed with discounts, freebies"; Professor of Hospitality Business Bonnie Knutson was quoted in this article about the marketing implications of corporate discounts. For the article, click here.
Alumni News:
Lansing State Journal (July 27, 2009) – "Gift giving just a click away"; Sam Hogg (MBA ’08) is featured in this article on his start-up Web site GiftZip.com. For the article, click here.
CNN.com (July 20, 2009) – "Black in America 2: Single black women choosing to adopt"; Wendy Duren (Executive MBA ’07) is featured in this article about adoption in a series about various issues facing African American citizens today. For the article, click here.
Lansing Area Capital Gains (July 8, 2009) – "Tracking Down the Talent"; Vignette’s Chief Marketing Officer Dave Dutch (MBA ’97) is featured in this article about the places Michigan graduates are moving to, examining what those cities are doing right so lessons can be learned from it. (Dutch lives in Austin, Texas.) For the article, click here.
East Lansing Towne Courier (July 5, 2009) – "Okemos man heads development for Hospice"; James (Jay) Salliotte (Weekend MBA ’08) recently joined Hospice of Lansing and Ionia Area Hospice as director of Development. For the article, click here.