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Mitchell Bork, UIC Liautaud Student Services Graduate Assistant

Mitchell Bork
MBA Candidate 2013
UIC Liautaud Student Services Graduate Assistant

Mitch is pursuing his full-time MBA at UIC Liautaud and expects to graduate in 2013. His concentrations are entrepreneurship and finance, and his undergraduate background is in biology and Chemistry. In addition to pursuing his MBA, Mitch also works as an admissions counselor at the Liautaud Graduate School of Business. Mitch is a member of Net Impact, MBAA, and the Innovation Incubator. Outside of class, Mitch's interests include traveling, exploring the neighborhoods of Chicago, running, and animal rescue and adoption.


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Keila Harris
MBA Candidate 2012
UIC Liautaud Student Ambassador

Keila Harris is in the final stretch of her MBA with an expected graduation in December of 2012. She is a full-time student concentrating on Marketing and Management with a professional background in Technology and Education. Keila stays busy as she is currently working full-time and frequently traveling in and out of town to see family and friends. If she's on campus outside class time, you'll see her studying in the IDEA Commons at the library, working out at the gym, or running the grounds. She enjoys socializing, traveling internationally, and laughing whenever possible.


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Mike Holpe, UIC Liautaud Student Services Graduate Assistant

Mike Holpe
MBA and MSA Candidate 2013
UIC Liautaud Student Ambassador

Mike is a full-time student working on completing the MBA and MS Accounting Joint Degree Program with a concentration in Entrepreneurship. When not on campus, he enjoys learning Spanish, skiing, and catching a Cubs game. This summer he is living in London and traveling throughout the United Kingdom and Europe.


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Caroline La Torre, UIC Liautaud Student Services Graduate Assistant

Caroline La Torre
Director of Recruiting and Enrollment
UIC Liautaud Graduate School of Business

Caroline La Torre is the Director of Recruiting and Enrollment at UIC Liautaud Graduate School of Business. Prior to this position, she managed international admissions for MBA and policy programs at the Monterey Institute of International Studies, part of Middlebury College. Ms. La Torre began her career in higher education as the Executive Director at the George Mason University Enterprise Center in the School of Public Policy, Loudoun County, VA.


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Chiranjiv (Jiv) Mukerji, UIC Liautaud Student Services Graduate Assistant

Chiranjiv (Jiv) Mukerji
MBA Candidate 2013
MBAA President

Hailing from Mumbai, India, Jiv’s concentrations include Marketing and International Business. Having lived in and traveled to four continents, Jiv believes he is a global citizen and has gained a unique perspective on cultural diversity and business. A self-proclaimed foodie, sports expert, and movie critic rolled into one, Jiv’s range of conversation is limitless.


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Laila Nabhan, UIC Liautaud Student Services Graduate Assistant

Laila Nabhan
MBA Candidate 2013
UIC Liautaud Student Services Graduate Assistant

Laila Nabhan is in her second year of the full time MBA program. Her concentrations include Marketing and Management and lots of student organization involvement. She is an active member of Net Impact, the Vice President of the MBA Association, and the President of the Graduate Marketing organization (GMARK). Laila also works in the Liautaud programs office part-time as the Student Services Graduate Assistant. In her free time, she enjoys exploring Chicago’s expansive selection of restaurants, seeing a play or musical, traveling, going to the movies, and relaxing with family and friends.


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