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Wednesday, May 22, 2013 by
Thank you to Megan Silverstein, MBAA VP of Marketing, for
contributing this post. The MBA Association and Liautaud Career
Services joined together to host a seminar for students
to learn best practices to attain the most value out of
LinkedIn for making connections and job opportunities.
L inkedIn exists to help you make better use of your
professional network and help the people you trust in return. At
the AMP UP Your LinkedIn Profile Event,
LinkedIn Representative Richard Hurh presented how...
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Monday, May 20, 2013 by
With our fall deadline less than a month away, now is the
perfect time to connect with us and get your application in order.
Whether you are interested in our MBA, Master of Science
in Accounting, or Master of Science in Management Information
Systems program, we have two admissions events this week you
just can't miss:
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LIAUTAUD ADMISSIONS INFORMATION SESSION - Wednesday, May...
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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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Friday, May 3, 2013 by
There are many components to a UIC Liautaud student's educational
experience. Whether they get involved in student
organizations, do volunteer work in the UIC and Chicago community,
and/or serve as a student ambassador to help share their student
experience with others who are considering coming to our programs,
we hope that all of our students find a way to make their time at
UIC Liautaud meaningful beyond the classroom. That said, what our
students learn in the classroom is arguably one of...
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Monday, April 1, 2013 by
“Choose a job you love, and you will never have to work a day in
your life.” -Confucius …..and just like that, a typical MBA
class 590 would begin with a quote. Designed to help you introspect
and enumerate your career goals over an 8-week period, the MBA 590
class is a must for every student pursuing MBA. No matter where you
are in terms of developing your career goals, this class helps you
either focus and structure your planning or simply affirms your
belief in your goals (believe me that is...
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Wednesday, March 13, 2013 by
If you are interested in technology commercialization or early
stage venture funding, a background in science/technology makes you
a primary candidate for a unique opportunity. The UIC Liautaud
Graduate School of Business is partnering with UIC’s Office of
Technology Management and Illinois Ventures to offer graduate
fellowships to fund the MBA studies of qualified students while
they work with technology commercialization, funding early-stage
technology, and venture capital. The two-year...
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Tuesday, January 22, 2013 by
Interdisciplinary Product Development (IPD) course is a year-long
curriculum offers a unique learning environment in which UIC
students in business, design and engineering partner with corporate
sponsors to generate new product innovation for the partner and a
real-world educational experience for students. Through
cross-functional teaming, conducting and applying customer
research, and developing a product from concept to first-stage
prototyping, students replicate the early stages of...
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Wednesday, January 2, 2013 by
UIC BUSINESS Accounting Professor Michael Popowits
challenges the fears of executive presence in the UIC business
student community Michael Popowits has spent the better part
of his professional career merging together two worlds he loves:
improvisational theater and teaching. Popowits is excited to be
teaching students the business acumen he says he desperately needed
as a shy, unconfident undergrad at University of Illinois at
Urbana-Champaign years ago. He does this in two popular courses...
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Friday, November 16, 2012 by
This post was contributed by Catherine Jefcoat, MBA/MPH 2014
Candidate. UIC's Liautaud Graduate School of Business is piloting a
student-led non-profit consulting program, called InKIND, which is
being sponsored by the MBA Association and UIC Net Impact
student organizations. A select group of students will work in
teams with the non-profit on a given issue to better understand and
help solve a strategic issue or growth opportunity at the
nonprofit. On the first Saturday of October, MBA, MSA,...
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Tuesday, September 11, 2012 by
MBA Mock Class Jenny Hoobler, PhD Monday, Sept. 17 6:00-7:00
pm Register here Want to know what it’s really like in one of our
unique classroom settings? We're hosting an exciting MBA mock class
this Monday where you can do just that. This Employee Motivation
lecture with Professor Jenny M. Hoobler will be held on Monday,
September 17, at UIC Student Center East. The class will focus on a
central topic in organizational behavior and employee
motivation--including contemporary theory in this...
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Thursday, August 23, 2012 by
To kick off the start of another great school year, the UIC
Liautaud Graduate School of Business will host several coffee and
conversation networking events in Douglas Hall during the first two
weeks of classes. UIC Liautaud students will have the opportunity
to network at our Common Grounds events with staff, other students
and faculty members from a variety of our graduate programs. Each
Common Grounds event is hosted by a different UIC Liautaud student
organization, so stop by and mingle with...
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Thursday, August 23, 2012 by
Kristen Perhach MBA Candidate 2013 Full-time student
Concentration(s): Marketing, Management, Entrepreneurship
Industry/Field of work: Former teacher turned business professional
Undergraduate Degree in: Education Undergraduate School: Purdue
University Career Goal: Venture Capital would be a good fit
for me. Ultimately, I’d like to own my own business (who doesn’t
want to be their own boss?). Organizations involved with: President
of Innovation Incubator, Vice-President of Net Impact...
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Monday, August 13, 2012 by
Maggie Hammond MBA/MS in MIS Joint Degree Concentration in
Marketing Pre-Degree Industry/Field of Work: Library Science
Post-Degree Industry/Field of Work: Supply Chain Management
& Logistics Software Undergraduate Degree: B.A.
Telecommunication & Film/American Studies Undergraduate
Institution: University of Alabama Current Employer: Red
Prairie: Support Specialist II LinkedIn Profile: Maggie
Hammond Why did you return to school to obtain your Graduate
Business Degree? I wanted to change my...
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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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Friday, July 27, 2012 by
Vance Wen-Han Chen MBA Candidate 2013 Full-time
student Concentration(s): Marketing Industry/Field of
work: Information Technology and Services Degree:
Management Information Systems (MS in MIS) Graduate
School: National Chengchi University in Taipei, Taiwan Career
Goal: Help firm to spread products and brand into the global market
Organizations involved with: Net Impact, GMARK Linkedin Profile:
Vance Chen What prompted you to return to school to
achieve your MBA? There are two reasons...
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Friday, July 20, 2012 by
Anna Lisa Somera MBA/MPH 2006 Concentration: Entrepreneurship
Pre-Degree Industry/Field of Work: Biotechnology Post-Degree
Industry/Field of Work: Venture Capital and Consulting
Undergraduate Degree: BS Biology and Anthropology, MS Cellular
Biology Undergraduate Institution: Loyola University (undergrad),
Rush University (grad) Current Employer: Independent consultant to
several life science start-up companies and venture capital firms
Why did you return to school to obtain your Graduate...
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Monday, July 16, 2012 by
"Yes, London. You know: fish, chips, cup 'o tea, bad food, worse
weather….. London!" This is a quote from the movie Snatch where
Dennis Farina's character is describing London to an associate of
his. This quote was the first thing I thought of when I found out I
was going to be spending the summer in London. Having very limited
international travel experience, I did not know what to expect. I
did know that this was an incredible opportunity that I could not
pass up and being a full-time student...
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Thursday, July 12, 2012 by
Before I get down to business with talk of UIC Liautaud's excellent
programs and campus life stories, I'd like to share a bit about how
I've arrived at UIC. I was the kid that changed what I wanted to be
when I "grew up” every six months or so. There were some deeply
rooted dreams that lasted while numerous surface dreams were
constantly in flux. A few of the many thoughts that crossed my mind
looked like this: I’ll be a private investigator... no, CIA agent.
Though I wish the pink Power Ranger...
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Thursday, July 5, 2012 by
That’s what you can call yourself after completing one year in a
two-year MBA program. But simple math aside, it is very interesting
to find out what that means. Are we really halfway there to
figuring out the science of management? Or can we now at the glance
of a balance sheet understand the complexities of a firm? During
the first year, we are taken through several core disciplines of
business to get a holistic view of all the 'cogs in the wheel'. I
would be lying if I said that the first...
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Tuesday, July 3, 2012 by
Many prospective students I speak with are surprised to know that
approximately 50% of Liautaud MBAs have come from non-business
related careers and undergraduate majors. Each year, we typically
take in new students with backgrounds in medicine, engineering,
education, and a variety of other fields. When reviewing an
applicant’s work history, our Admissions Committee looks for the
following:
- Two or more years of post-undergraduate work experience: Our work experience average for an incoming...
