April 7th, 2008

FEATURES

Gary S. Holmes Center for Entrepreneurship Seminar
Monday, April 7th from 5:00pm - 7:00pm
3M Auditorium at the Carlson School of Management.
This session, "Technology Commercialization Within a Corporation," features introductory comments from Art Fry, inventor of the post-it note. Other panelists include:
- Mark Kroll, recently retired CTO and Sr. VP -- St. Jude
- Tom Hudson, leader in companies in the computer/communications industry for 35 years
- Toby Nord, CSOM instructor who teaches courses in corporate entrepreneurship and new venture development
- Joan Wrabetz, technology entrepreneur and currently CEO of AumniData and principal with Renaissance Consulting Group

Leading for Tomorrow Speaker Series
Jeffery M. Weirens, Principal, Deloitte Consulting LLP   
Monday, April 14th, 5:00pm - 6:00pm
Carlson School, Room 2-260 T
20-25 minute talk, followed by Q & A.  Open to all students.
Reception immediately following. 
Jeff is the National Managing Director of Deloitte’s Carve-Out and Merger Integration Practice and leads Deloitte’s Strategy and Operations Consulting Practice in Minneapolis.  He is also received his BSB from the Carlson School of Management.  Sponsored by the Part-Time MBA Leadership Advisory Board.

Management Consulting Careers (panel)
Thursday, April 17th
4:40pm - 5:40pm, Rm 2-260Z
A panel of management consultants will address the following topics: scope of work for management consulting firms, nature of consulting engagements; consultant lifestyle,the current state of the industry as well as its future; the MBA recruiting process including the role of case interviewing. This specialized program is a pilot and if well-received, will be offered once-a-year.
Participating Organizations:
- Deloitte
- Kurt Salmon Associates
- BearingPoint
- Gallup
- Thomson Strategic Consulting

STUDENT AFFAIRS

Web Focus Groups - Participation Needed!
Monday, April 28th - Thursday, May 1st.
12:00pm - 1:00pm and 4:45pm - 5:45pm
The MBA Office is interested in your feedback on navigating sections of the Carlson School web site. The locations will be disclosed in the next newsletter.Participation will be limited to TEN students for each session!  Additionally, each student may participate in only one session.  Please RSVP with your preferred dates and times to mbasa@umn.edu by Tuesday, April 22nd.  As a thank you for your participation in the focus group, PIZZA and BEVERAGES will be provided at the end of the session.

How to Maximize ROI in Your PTMBA Program
April, 30th, 4:30pm - 5:40pm, Rm 2-260
It may seem like you’ve just started your MBA program, but you’re in the home stretch. Do you realize that your program is ½ over? Ask yourself: Are you on the bench or are you in the game? Whether it’s enhancing your international exposure, advancing your career or fully leveraging the resources and services of Carlson, are you taking advantage of everything the Carlson MBA experience has to offer? Come to this session to get insights from graduating students/recent alumni and staff on increasing your degree’s ROI.
RSVP is required at least two business days in advance of workshop date in order to provide adequate materials and seating. Reserve your spot here.

ACADEMICS

Summer and Fall 2008 Registration Queue Appointments - Registration for Summer will begin on Tues, April 8th.
- Registration for Fall will begin on Mon, April 14th.
Two separate emails indicating your registration queues have been sent to your University email account as of Friday, March 7th. It is important that you have read and made note of your queue appointment for each term as it may differ. For your reference, please refer to the Registration Queue Appointment Table below. Please contact Registrar and Advising Manager, Peter Woxland, woxla005@umn.edu, with registration questions or concerns.
SUMMER 2008 Registration Queue Appointment
Queue Numbers and Registration Dates by Credits Left to Complete:
#1 April 8 0-15
#2 April 9 16-25
#3 April 10 26-35
#4 April 11 36 or more
*all queues begin at 11:15 AM
FALL 2008 Registration Queue Appointment
Queue Numbers and Registration Dates by Credits Left to Complete:
#1 April 14 0-10
#2 April 17 11-20
#3 April 21 21-30
#4 April 24 31-40
#5 April 28 41 or more
*all queues begin at 11:15 AM

MBA Business Exchanges are still open!
Did you miss the priority deadline for 2008-09 but are still interested in a Carlson Business Exchange for spring semester 2009? It's not too late! Many of our programs still have spaces available for qualified students. All exchange programs are on a rolling admission basis and applications will be reviewed on a first-come first-serve basis. Open programs include:
Exchange to Belgium - 4 spaces remaining
A Top 20 Masters in Management program and great for students with a French-speaking background
Exchange to Brazil - 3 spaces remaining
One of the best graduate business programs in South America
Exchange to Costa Rica - 3 spaces remaining
Ranked one of the top business programs in Latin America and renown for exemplary research and practice in areas critical for Latin American development
Exchange to Denmark - 7 spaces remaining
One of the largest business schools in Northern Europe with strong programs in Innovation, Leadership & Management
Exchange to France (HEC) - 1 space remaining
Ranked #18 Global MBA & #1 Masters in Management by the Financial Times in 2008
Exchange to Germany - 3 spaces remaining
Ranked #33 Masters in Management by the Financial Times in 2008
Exchange to Italy - 3 spaces remaining
Ranked in Top 50 Global MBA by the Financial Times in 2008
Exchange to Norway - 7 spaces remaining
One of the largest business schools in Europe with a diverse student body representing more than 70 nationalities
Exchange to Switzerland - 1 space remaining
Participate in the challenging International Study Program - an intensive 3 month program designed specifically for MBA students from around the world. Company visits and engagement form a core part of the curriculum and past students have visited European companies such as BMW in Munich and Novartis in Basel.
Exchange to Sweden - 3 space remaining
Ranked #9 Masters in Management by the Financial Times in 2008

To download an application visit us online: https://www.carlsonschool.umn.edu/Page6803.aspx
For more information, contact Joe Mosher at jmosher@umn.edu or (612) 625-0562

New Product Design & Business Development
ENTR 6041, a two semester six credit project course involving teams of graduate engineering and management students, will begin six new projects with local firms in Fall 2008!  To ensure enrollment for Fall 2008 and Spring 2009, and to obtain information, please contact professor Carl Adams (cadams@umn.edu; 612-625-3542; CSOM 3-314).The course encourages participation by Part-Time MBA students who can arrange to attend the class and client meetings.

CAREER

Visit the Graduate Business Career Center's event calendar in order to register for all events listed.

Upcoming Saturday career coaching appointment slots
To schedule call the Graduate Business Career Center reception desk at 612-624-0011 Check-in at the Graduate Business Career Center reception desk, suite1-110 (behind the info desk and row of clocks in the atrium)
- Saturday, April 12
11:00 am - 1:30 pm
- Saturday, April 19
12:00 - 2:00 pm

CLUBS & ORGANIZATIONS

VENTURES PLUS - Two great events next week!

Commercializing Technology Within a Large Corporation
Monday, April 7th, 5-7pm 
3M Auditorium 
This seminar will be organized in three parts and followed by an interactive panel discussion: Developing and commercializing technology within a large company acquiring technology and then commercializing within a large company developing technology and then commercializing by spinning it out.

Economics of an Online Business
Tuesday, April 8th
4:00 - 4:30pm Networking
4:30 - 5:45pm Speaker
Carlson School Private Dining Room
A good Internet idea can be a great Internet business if you have the right revenue model. This seminar details the basics of making money on the net from the jargon to the underlying business drivers. Should you join the legion of Google? How much is a display advertisement worth?How important is scale? Can I sell my data?
For more information visit www.venturesplus.com or email James Kahl, jkahl@umn.edu

Hispanic Professional Night - Wine and Food Tasting! SUPERVALU in Partnership with NSHMBA
Wednesday, April 23rd, 5:30pm - 8:30pm
Please join SuperValu, in partnership with the National Society of Hispanic MBA's, us on Wednesday, April 23 for an evening of wine and food tasting fun. Take a tour of SuperValu's newly renovated East View Innovation Center. The night will also feature speaker Duncan Mac Naughton, EVP of Merchandising and Marketing, and all attendees will be eligible for an on site raffle. For more information and to register please click here.

Apply for a NSHMBA Scholarship through April 30!
The National Society of Hispanic MBA's provides financial assistance to outstanding Hispanics pursuing a Master of Business Administration (MBA). Over $1 million in financial assistance was awarded in 2007. For more information and to apply online, please visit http://www.nshmba.org/financial-assist Apply now!!

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