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
Elective Fest
Thursday November 1st. Fall Elective Fest for Full-Time MBA students will be held from 11:45 - 1:00 in 2-260Z. Faculty will be on hand to answer questions regarding classes. Dress is business casual, no jeans.
STUDENT AFFAIRS
Enterprise Information Sessions:All held in Rm 1-147
Please attend the sessions that you seem most interested in attending. All sessions are brown bag so feel free to bring your lunch.
- Oct 22, Ventures Enterprise (12pm - 1pm)
- Oct 24, Consulting Enterprise, (sign-up in CARS, 12pm-1pm)
- Oct 25, Brand Enterprise (12pm - 1pm)
- Oct 30, Funds Enterprise (12pm -1pm, rm 1-147)
Fall Information Sessions
- Oct 29, International Programs (12pm -1pm, rm 1-147)
- Oct 29, Marketing, Finance, and Consulting Academic Advising Open Houses, 3:45-5:45, 2-260R (find out more about these career tracks)
- Oct 30, Supply Chain and Operations and Info Technology Academic Open House, 3:45-5:45, 2-260R (find out more about these career tracks)
- Oct 31, Registration info session, 11:30 - 12:00, 1-147 (optional, for questions on the registration process)
- Nov 6, New Product Business Development Enterprise, 11:45 - 1:00, 1-147
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.
CAREER
Worldwide Opportunities with MBA Enterprise Corps
Deadline to Apply Oct. 31st! For more information and to apply, please contact Abby Pinto, apinto@umn.edu, 612-626-7669.
Deloitte Consulting Office Hours - 1st Year MBA's
Friday, November 16th
Friday, November 30th
15-minute time slots are available throughout the day beginning at 9 am and ending at 5pm. Students who sign up will meet with a Deloitte practitioner to ask questions about Deloitte, consulting in general, internship opportunities, interviewing, our experiences, or whatever! Where: Carlson School of Management, Room 1-124
*Must sign up on CARS, under "On-campus postings" and "Deloitte Consulting Office Hours." www.cars.csom.umn.edu
CLUBS & ORGANIZATIONS
Compass: LGBT & Ally Business Club Meeting
October 25, 2007
5:00pm to 5:40pm
First club meeting of the year! Join the members of Compass in developing goals and events for the academic year. All Carlson students and alumni are welcomed. Click here for more information.
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!
First Annual Black Graduate Business Studentl Alliance (BGBSA) Conference! Saturday November 10, 2007
8:30pm-12:30pm
The University of Minnesota's Carlson School of Management Black Graduate Business Students Alliance cordially invites you to their First Annual Conference: "Diversity in Corporate America." Featuring notable panelists representing the NBMBAA and some major Corporations (Best Buy, Target, Cargill, Boston Scientific, General Mills and the Carlson Group of Companies)
Venue: The Carlson School of Management
321 19th Ave S, Minneapolis, MN 55455
Please RSVP by Friday October 31st to Matthew Branson: brans036@umn.edu
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.
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.
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.
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 .
