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Monday, May 20, 2013 by
Matt Gorniak, MBA 2002 Alum, is Co-Founder and COO of G2 Crowd, a
new tech company that was named as a finalist of the “Moxie Award
for Startup of the Year” this week presented by Built in Chicago
and New World Ventures which gathers Chicago’s most innovative
digital entrepreneurs. G2 Crowd is a tech startup that is directly
competing with the well-known Gartner Magic Quadrants that rely on
analysts and market research to rate a limited group of software
companies. G2 Crowd has been featured in...
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Wednesday, May 1, 2013 by
Thank you to MSAA VP of Finance, Layla Yuan Tian, for contributing
this post. After the March volunteer event at Lincoln Park
Community Shelter, MSAA provided our services to the Crib Youth
Shelter of The Night Ministry on in early April 5. It was our
second visit to the shelter since last semester. Three of our board
members (Vivian, Danni and Layla) did the grocery shopping together
in the early evening. Thanks to Danni (MSAA Treasurer), our
group had a clean, spacious and fully equipped...
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Monday, April 29, 2013 by
Thank you to Lee Pang Chun, VP of Marketing and Communications- UIC
Net Impact, for contributing this post. Earlier this month, UIC Net
Impact invited Mike Baskin, the President of Inclusion Solutions
and Patrick Hughes, the CEO and Founder of Inclusion Solutions, to
come to the UIC campus for a company profile of Inclusion
Solutions. We were so glad to have them join us to welcome
back our members from spring break! Inclusion
Solutions expects to become the nation’s foremost access
provider by...
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Thursday, January 3, 2013 by
Article by Jeffron Boynes, UIC News Bureau A plan to provide
an environmentally friendly, water-repellant industrial coating
that prevents corrosion and mineral build-up won UIC’s eighth
annual Concept2Venture Business Plan Competition in December. The
plan for ThirtyFiveK Incorporated, an industrial coating provider,
took the $2,500 top prize and the competition’s $500 Clean and
Green award. The team, made up of three MBA students in UIC’s
Liautaud Graduate School of Business, beat out four...
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Monday, December 17, 2012 by
Thank you to MSAA President, Marco Carriero, for contributing this
post. For the second time this semester, a UIC Liautaud Community
Action Team visited the Crib Youth Shelter to prepare and serve a
hot dinner for its residents. The Crib is located at 835 W.
Addison, underneath the Lakeview Lutheran Church. The Crib is
an overnight space for 20 young troubled people, ages 18-24, to eat
good food, get a good night’s sleep, be part of a community,
shower, do laundry, and share some safe and...
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Friday, December 7, 2012 by
Thank you to GMARK Event Chairperson, Nilay Shah, for contributing
this post. The UIC Liautaud Graduate Marketing Association
(GMARK) recently hosted a community service outing at the
Lincoln Park Community Shelter (LPCS) to plan and prepare a hot
meal for residents of the shelter. We had a diverse group of
people who volunteered their time including international and
US students, both current and new, as well as Managerial
Studies Assistant Professor Sophia Marinova. The hustle
around the...
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Monday, December 3, 2012 by
Thank you to MBAA President, Chiranjiv Mukerji, for
contributing this post. The Alumni from the UIC Liautaud
Graduate School of Business joined the MBA Association for a
community service event on November 17. The event was held at the
Lincoln Park Community Shelter and attended by alums Adrienne
Nadeau, Zac Bleicher, Sophia Bamiatiz, and Dave Ebel. Kristen
Perhach and Chiranjiv Mukerji represented current MBAA
students at the event. The team prepared a sumptuous
meal highlighted by a...
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Wednesday, November 7, 2012 by
This post was contributed by MBAA Service Chairperson, Lucia
Skultetyova. For the first time, a UIC Liautaud Community Action
Team visited the Crib Youth Shelter to prepare and serve a hot
dinner for its residents on Friday, October 12. The Crib is
located at 835 W. Addison, underneath the Lakeview Lutheran
Church. The Crib is an overnight space for 20 young troubled
people, ages 18-24, to eat good food, get a good night’s sleep, be
part of a community, shower, do laundry, and share some safe...
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Monday, October 22, 2012 by
UIC Liautaud students’ organizations volunteer to cook food for the
homeless at Lincoln Park Community Shelter once a month. UIC Net
Impact hosted the community service event of September. It was the
first time Net Impact completed a community service activity in the
2012-2013 academic year. Lucia, Co-VP of Net Impact and MBA
Association Community Service Chair, organized this event and got
nine enthusiastic volunteers, including Professor Maija Renko,
advisor to Net Impact. We served potato...
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Thursday, October 4, 2012 by
Michael Mikhail, College of Business Administration Dean:
"We are glad to be recognized for these achievements in the
rankings, but our greatest measure of achievement is the 30,000
successful alumni who can be found at top businesses across the
globe."
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The College of Business Administration was ranked No.1
among...
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Monday, October 1, 2012 by
This post was contributed by MBAA Event Coordinator Chairperson,
Elizabeth Holly. A team of MBAA members took part in PAWS
Chicago's Annual 8K Run and 4K Walk on Sunday, September
23rd. It was a beautiful day for a run at Montrose Harbor and
we had a great time, especially our four-legged team members
Wendell and Ronnie! Elizabth Holly, Jason
Settle, Alberto Chiquito, Lucia Skultetyova, Stan Orszula,
Wendell and Ronnie PAWS Chicago is the largest no-kill humane
organization in the city,...
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Tuesday, July 31, 2012 by
We've created a full lineup of informational opportunities this
fall just for you. At UIC Liautaud, we recognize the time
commitment it takes to find the right business school, the right
master’s program, the right faculty to study with and the right
career path for you to follow. That’s why we are excited to
announce a full lineup of admissions events this fall where you can
meet us in person and find out if we are the best fit for you. From
mock classes to recruiting fairs and info sessions,...
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Wednesday, July 18, 2012 by
Continued from Arriving to the Present, Part 1: Pursue Passion--
Fast forward a year, I’m working for the world’s most admired
company in consumer electronics and back at square one in my mind.
I find myself in a position where I’m granted the flexibility I
need to enjoy myself and travel, but my life is revolving in what
feels like a sphere of slow progress. So naturally, I decide to go
back to school. And the limitless option cycle began again! Maybe I
should do skill-based? Massage Therapy!...
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Thursday, July 12, 2012 by
Student veterans looking for a job could be hired on the spot at an
employment fair today in the UIC Forum. The 100,000 Jobs Mission
Hiring Event — a job fair for U.S. military veterans, transitioning
service members and military spouses — will be held from 9 a.m. to
2 p.m. today at the UIC Forum, 725 West Roosevelt Road in Chicago.
Attendees should register online and upload their résumé.
Representatives from more than 40 companies will be at the fair,
hosted by the 100,000 Jobs Mission, a...
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