Marketing Network Target Merchandising Presentation
Wednesday, Oct. 17th, 11:45 a.m.-1:00pm
Please join the Marketing Network for lunch. Target team members from Merchandising and Product Design & Development will be here to talk about about Target's Global Bazaar and GoInternational strategies.
For more information please contact Katie Primmer at marketingnetwork@mnmbaa.org or click here to view more information.
Future Success, Inclusiveness Now
Wednesday, Oct. 17th
4:45pm - 5:45pm Panel
5:45pm - 6:45pm Reception
Carlson School of Management
3M Auditorium.
This event is free and open to the public. This facilitated discussion will highlight the increasing importance of LGBT inclusiveness in the corporate business environment. A sample of the invited companies include: 3M, Allianz Life, Best Buy and Cargill.
This event is sponsored by Ernst & Young, the Carlson MBA Programs Office and the Carlson Office of Diversity Initiatives.
RSVP: mbassa@umn.edu
For further details, please click here
Nowhere But Here! Monday, October 22nd
4:30 pm - 5:00 pm
All staff, faculty, and students are invited to attend the launch of the Carlson School's new integrated advertising, marketing and communications platform, Nowhere But Here. Find out how the unique combination of opportunity, community, discovery, and *YOU* make the Carlson School a world-class institution. There will be a trivia contest, prizes, and snacks.
Feedback Sessions with Dean Davis-Blake
Each semester, Dean Davis-Blake holds feedback sessions for MBA students and other graduate programs in the school. This is your opportunity to ask questions, give feedback and learn what's new at the Carlson School.
- Monday, Oct. 22nd- 5:00pm - 6:00pm, 2-260Z
- Tuesday, Oct. 23rd - 12:00pm - 1:00pm, 3M Auditorium
STUDENT AFFAIRS
Student Mental Health Web Site http://www.mentalhealth.umn.edu is a web resource designed for students, faculty, and staff who are looking for student mental health information and related resources at the University of Minnesota. We recommend that you review and bookmark this site.
China Seminar: Doing Business in China - May 2008! International Programs is excited to announce a new program for May 2008 - China Seminar: Doing Business in China. This program will include pre-departure classes during Spring Term B, and then travel overseas to Shanghai, China from May 19 - 30, 2008. The application deadline is December 1, 2007. Please visit our website for additional information. You can use me as the contact, and then event title should be: International Programs Launches New Program in China! For more information contact Deirdre Opp: dopp@umn.edu.
CAREER
Worldwide Opportunities with MBA Enterprise Corps
Deadline to Apply Oct. 31st! Corps volunteers work with clients in a variety of areas: strategic planning, marketing, operations, finance and entrepreneurship. Benefits to volunteers include extensive training, a monthly living allowance, student loan deferment assistance and more. For more information and to apply, please contact Abby Pinto, apinto@umn.edu, 612-626-7669.
CLUBS & ORGANIZATIONS
MBA Christian Thought Lecture
Wednesday, October 17th
7:00 PM (CSOM 1-113)
Come join MBA Christian Fellowship in building genuine relationships with Carlson MBA students through food and thoughtful conversations. Our featured speaker, L. J. "Sam" Helgerson, local business consultant as well as adjunct professor from Bethel University, will speak to us on his specialty, incorporating faith into business leadership. Please help us plan the food by sending an RSVP to MBAFellowship@gmail.com.
Latino Resources/Networking Group
Thursday, October 18th
5:00pm - 6:00pm, CSOM Rm 4-300V
Come learn more about this new latino resources group! RSVP to William at mujic002@tc.umn.edu
Mindless Eating with Brian Wansick, Ph.D
October 24, 2007 | Carlson School of Management
5:30-6:30pm (Reception to follow).
Join us for lively discussion as Professor Wansink reveals the research surrounding the search to help companies develop “win-win” strategies to help people eat more nutritiously and control their portions and, in turn, leverage those strategies in a fast-paced, competitive marketplace.
Registration is free for current University of Minnesota students and Carlson School faculty. RSVP required. A reception will follow the talk. For more information and to register for this event, please click here.
Carlson Consulting Club Networking Event
Friday, November 2, 2007
6:00pm - 8:30pm
Please join us at the Times Bar & Cafe for an opportunity to reconnect with your peers, network with current 1st year and 2nd year Carlson MBA students, and Twin Cities business leaders in consulting, business development, strategy, and general management. Location: The Times Bar & Cafe, 201 E. Hennepin Avenue, Minneapolis, MN 55414 Hors d'oeuvres and beverages will be served courtesy of the Consulting Club. For inquiries, please contact businessconsulting@mnbaa.org. We hope to see you there!
MBAA Charity Auction
Friday, November 16th
6pm-10pm
Join fellow members of the corporate and non-profit communities, and Carlson School faculty, students and alumni, and guests in supporting People Serving People. Enjoy live music and complementary hors d'oeuvres catered by D'Amico & Sons as you bid on fantastic items in the Live Auction, or wander the Silent Auction tables as raffle winners are announced throughout the evening! Cost:
$35 at the door, includes one drink ticket. $25 MBAA members/ Early Bird RSVP (by October 15) Register online at www.csom.umn.edu/charityauction. All proceeds will support People Serving People, one of the largest homeless shelters in Minneapolis. Please email Wendy Sasaki,wsasaki@csom.umn.edu, for more information.
November 2007 First Tuesday
Tuesday, November 6th, 2007
11:30am - 1:00pm Speaker: Steve Leuthold, Chairman of the Leuthold Group and Leuthold Weeden Capital Management, LLC, and President and Portfolio Manager for Leuthold Funds, Inc.
McNamara Alumni Center
200 Oak Street S.E.
Minneapolis, MN 55455
November advance registration is required by Thursday, November 1, 2007 for the advance rate of $28. After November 1, 2007, all attendees may use walk-in registration as space allows at $35 per person. Refund cancellations are required by Friday, November 2, 2007. Please note the new policy. Lunch by D'Amico and parking in the Washington Avenue ramp are included in the registration fee. Registration begins at 11:30 a.m. Lunch will be served at 11:50 a.m.
Click here to register for this event and for more information on the speaker.
Tools & Resources
Hours
Monday - Thursday 8:00 am - 7:30 pm
Friday 8:00 am - 4:30 pm
Saturday(Sept. - May) 7:30 am - 4:00 pm
Located in 2-210, the MBA Student Affairs Office is your one-stop resource for classroom supplies, copies, faxes, forms, and drop off. Get questions answered by International Programs staff, executive coaches, and MBA staff .
