September 5, 2003

This is an archived version of the bimonthly e-newsletter for the Global Blue Community of the University of Michigan Business School. Published by Michigan Business School Alumni Relations.

In this issue:

Featured Stories
▪ Dean Dolan Announces the Formation of the Center for Global Resource Leverage: India
▪ Day in the Life Registration Extended to September 22
▪ New Book Explores the Power of POS (Positive Organizational Scholarship)
▪ "Entrepalooza 2003: Entrepreneurship in All its Forms" Set for September 26

REUNION 2003
▪ Sign Up for Reunion 2003 and Annual Business Conference Now!
▪ Look Who’s Talking at Annual Business Conference!

ALUMNI IN THE NEWS
▪ David D. Joswick (BBA '66) Named Leading Business Lawyer in Chambers USA 2003-2004 Guide
▪ What’s New With You?

Business School/U-M News
▪ Dean Dolan Welcomes New Faculty
▪ Radio Interview with Thomas Kinnear Today, September 5
▪ Robert Kennedy, Emerging Economies Expert, Joins Davidson Institute as Associate Director
▪ Samuel Zell & Robert H. Lurie Institute for Entrepreneurial Studies Updates Website
▪ Admissions Seeks Alumni to Recruit Prospective Students

STUDENT CONNECTIONS
▪ Alumni Invited to Participate in Annual FuturTech Conference
▪ Save the Date for the 11th Annual Women in Leadership Conference!

CLUB ACTIVITIES
▪ Michigan v. Minnesota Football Tickets on Sale Now

Events CALENDAR (Business School and U-M)
Atlanta, GA ▪ Boston, MA ▪ Buenos Aires, Argentina ▪ Chicago, IL ▪ Denver, CO ▪ Lima, Peru ▪ Los Angeles, CA ▪ Mexico City, Mexico ▪ Miami, FL ▪ Minneapolis, MN ▪ Monterrey, Mexico ▪ New York, NY ▪ Overland Park, KS ▪ Philadelphia, PA ▪ Rio de Janeiro, Brazil ▪ San Francisco Bay Area, CA ▪ Santiago, Chile ▪ Sao Paulo, Brazil

LIFELONG LEARNING
▪ Fall Classes for HR Specialists From Executive Education

Alumni Career Services
▪ Michigan Alumni Invited to Top MBA Career Services Conferences in Boston and London
▪ Global Workplace Presents "Effective Negotiation Skills for Work, Rest and Play"
▪ Deloitte & Touche LLP, Senior Manager
▪ GE Consumer Finance, Business Development Analyst

Featured Stories

Dean Dolan Announces the Formation of the Center for Global Resource Leverage: India (Excerpts taken from a recent letter from Dean Dolan to the Business School campus community dated August 27, 2003.) In concert with our foundational strategy of "creating intellectual capital with impact," we are very pleased to announce the formation of the Center for Global Resource Leverage: India. This center is a response to the emerging pattern of restructuring of industries and the value chains of firms. Increasingly, managers are focusing on methods to leverage resources globally.

We are witnessing the migration of a range of professional services such as equity analysis, radiology, chip design, software architecture, tax planning and call centers to many countries around the globe. Clearly, our faculty need to have leading edge expertise on this phenomenon and understand the way value chains change and evolve as firms leverage global resources. India is emerging as one of the key focus areas. Therefore, initially, the mission of this center is to build expertise on issues that intersect the interests of firms from developed markets and countries such as India that are emerging as a new source of knowledge workers.

The center will aim to primarily support research and teaching initiatives of our faculty. The primary focus will be to identify the “next practices” by being present in areas where the next practices are being developed. We expect that this will enable researchers under this center to amplify weak signals, identify trends and shape these trends as they evolve. Since a significant portion of these globalization initiatives is currently focused on India, in the initial stages we plan to leverage Michigan Business School’s significant visibility in India. A small group of our faculty has been involved in India for over a decade. We have conducted a Forum for CEOs every year for ten years and have run a 2 week Global Program for Management Development for 8 years. We have also been active in research. The goal of the Center is to expand these relationships and become world leaders in research at one of the leading edges of change - global restructuring of industries and global resource leverage.

Day in the Life Registration Extended to September 22

Alumni hosts are still needed for Day in the Life (DITL) 2003, and there’s still time to sign up!  The deadline for corporate registration has been extended to September 22.  The Day in the Life program enables first-year MBAs and BBAs to spend a day on the job with Michigan Business School alumni at a wide range of U.S. companies who help them make informed choices about which companies or industries to pursue in the early stages of their professional job searches.  In return, alumni have the opportunity to mentor the students and to reconnect to the School.  For companies, DITL gives them a chance to get to know top Michigan students, either singly or in small groups.  Student applications always outnumber corporate opportunities so please consider hosting a student at your company.  For more information about Day in the Life, including a list of key dates, contact us at alumni@umich.edu or register online at http://www.bus.umich.edu/dayinthelife/. 

This revolutionary field of scientific study is called Positive Organizational Scholarship, or POS. It has been established as a center of excellence at the Michigan Business School where leading faculty will explore its potential, conduct field studies and share their findings through college coursework, lifelong learning seminars, public symposiums, scholarly papers and professional publications.

A newly released book called "Positive Organizational Scholarship: Foundations of a New Discipline" describes the virtues and strengths in individuals and organizations associated with positive outcomes in business environments. Contributing authors reveal the dynamics of self-reinforcing positive spirals and the effects of positive emotion, inquiry and leadership on employees and companies. The book is co-edited by Business School faculty members Kim S. Cameron, Jane E. Dutton and Robert E. Quinn.

“POS is a way to unlock extraordinary human potential,” Cameron says. “It is a means through which business organizations can create an environment where people find meaning and a sense of personal mission, leading to life fulfillment and purposefulness. POS also can help people form high-quality relationships, which sustain human flourishing and self-reliance.”

According to Cameron, Dutton and Quinn, in order for a company to reach excellence, individual leaders must first experience a personal transformation that enables them to see greater possibilities and to attract others through positive inspiration. Leaders who rely solely on managing people and change cannot achieve these extraordinary results, they say.

This “changing me first” phenomenon is the initial step toward helping a company adopt a positive organizational approach. Companies also must be results-centered, willing to live by the values they profess, able to focus on serving others and open to external influences, the editors say. This is a tall order, but a worthwhile endeavor, if a company wants to reach and sustain excellence in all aspects of its performance, they add. 

“POS is not an easy set of solutions that you pull off of the shelf and implement,” says Dutton, who overlaid POS onto the content of a core MBA course she taught last spring. “The most important thing is that there are wellsprings of human excellence everywhere, which we as individuals and groups can tap.

“What’s more, we can study these wellsprings and affect them. Whether you are talking about resolving the Romanian orphan crisis, turning around a struggling company or helping demoralized employees, you have the ability to intervene in the existing system and put it on a positive trajectory by understanding these wellsprings of human excellence. For me, this is the key.”

To learn more about Positive Organizational Scholarship, visit the POS Web site at www.bus.umich.edu/Positive/. 

“Entrepalooza 2003: Entrepreneurship in All its Forms” Set for September 26

“Entrepalooza 2003: Entrepreneurship in All Its Forms” will be held Friday, September 26, 2003 from 7:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. at the University of Michigan Business School, Assembly Hall. You can register to attend the free public symposium at: http://www.zli.bus.umich.edu/news_events/.

Although the field of entrepreneurship generally has studied entrepreneurial forms and practices in business and industrial contexts, this special public symposium aims at bringing entrepreneurship out not only from an economic and tech scene but also from a societal platform. "Entrepalooza 2003" will provide students, venture capitalists, and business executives a tremendous networking opportunity in addition to exposure to the various facets of entrepreneurship.

• Panel discussion topics include: corporate entrepreneurship, social enterprise, venture capital and southeast Michigan technology ventures.
• Featuring two outstanding keynote speakers: Samuel Zell, chairman of Equity Group Investments, and Richard Snyder, former COO and president of Gateway, Inc. and founder and CEO of Ardesta, to share their entrepreneurial insights, experiences, and knowledge.

Beyond the tools and techniques for starting and growing a business, entrepreneurship is vision, thinking outside of the box, and seeing opportunity where no one else can. It's about passion for creation, drive and persistence. This half-day symposium will explore how we understand and conceive entrepreneurship itself as we move away from the old "organizational" era of homogeneity and into the "creative" era - creating enterprise in all its forms for a variety of lifestyles and needs.

"Entrepalooza 2003" is presented by the University of Michigan Business School Samuel Zell & Robert H. Lurie Institute for Entrepreneurial Studies and the student-led Entrepreneur and Venture Capital Club. For further information visit: http://www.zli.bus.umich.edu/news_events/.

REUNION 2003

Sign up for Reunion 2003 and Annual Business Conference Now! Register now!! Only 6 weeks left...tickets are going fast! Mark your calendar for Reunion 2003 and Annual Business Conference, October 17-19, 2003. All alumni are invited to attend, with special celebrations for the classes of 1953, 1963, 1978, 1983, 1993, 1998, and 2002. Registration, with additional event details, is available online at www.bus.umich.edu/reunion2003. Come and have fun as you relive Michigan memories and reconnect with classmates.

Tickets Available For Football Tailgate & Game
Join the excitement of Michigan football during Reunion 2003 weekend by signing up for the Tailgate-Football Ticket package. Join us for the Tailgate and then head to the Big House and cheer on the Wolverines as they take on Illinois. The Tailgate –Football Ticket package includes bus transportation to and from the game. Register for Reunion 2003 and sign up for the Tailgate-Football Package today! Log on to www.bus.umich.edu/reunion2003 to make your plans.

Reunion Highlights

• Annual Business Conference
• Alumni-Student Career Breakfast
• Dean’s Welcome
• Business School Tailgate Party
• Join the Wolverines at the Big House or enjoy the game on Big Screen TV
• Class Dinners for the classes of 1953, 1963, 1978, 1983, 1993, 1998, 2002
• Sunday Brunch

Attention Classes of 1953, 1963, 1978, 1983, 1993, 1998, and 2002
Go to your class websites to post personal and professional updates, including photos, and see what your classmates have been up to! To access your class website follow the link at the Reunion 2003 website www.bus.umich.edu/reunion2003.

Special Saturday Night Class Events
Join your classmates and guests as you renew friendships and make new ones. Sign up at the Reunion2003 website - www.bus.umich.edu/reunion2003.

Emeritus Dinner, Honoring the Class of 1953
6:00 p.m., Crowne Plaza Hotel, 610 Hilton Blvd
All Emeritus alumni are invited to join the class of 1953 in celebrating their 50-year Reunion. During the evening members of the Class of 1953 will be welcomed into the Emeritus alumni community and will receive their Emeritus pins.

Class of 1963
6:00 p.m., Kelsey Museum of Archeology, 434 South State Street
Join us at this unique gallery on central campus which houses a collection of nearly 100,000 objects. The museum is our stage for an evening of great conversation, reminiscing, and hors d’oeuvres exclusively for the Class of 1953.

Class of 1978
6:00 p.m., UM Exhibit Museum of Natural History, 1109 Geddes Avenue
Join your classmates for an evening of friendship, fun, and fossils! Come and enjoy this unique venue while reminiscing with classmates over hors d’oeuvres and cocktails.

Class of 1983
6:00 p.m., Hands-On Museum, 219 E. Huron Street
The Museum invites you to climb a wall, disappear in front of a green screen, dance on piano keys, feel a fossil, and surround yourself in a bubble. Come and enjoy an array of hors d’oeuvres and cocktails as you reconnect with old friends and make new ones. This event is designed for alumni and their children.

Class of 1993
6:00 p.m., D’ Amato’s – Goodnite Gracie Jazz and Martini Bar, 102 S. First St. at Huron
Join us for world class ambience and delicious contemporary and classic Italian food in this popular downtown setting. The fun and good times will commence as your class dines in the lower level at Goodnight Gracie, D’Amato’s jazz and martini bar. Plan on staying after dinner to continue reminiscing and enjoy a live jazz performance.

Class of 1998
7:00 p.m., Zanzibar, 216 South State Street
Reconnect with classmates at Ann Arbor’s unique pan-tropical bistro. Enjoy an evening of cocktails, savory cuisine, and reminiscing. Photographs, stories, and friends are welcome!

Class of 2002
7:00 p.m., Pizza House, 618 Church Street
Join your classmates for an evening of fun, food, and friends in honor of your first anniversary! The second floor has been reserved for the Class of 2002 to catch up on friendships, reminisce, and enjoy a fantastic buffet.

Look Who’s Talking at Annual Business Conference!

It’s time to sign up for the Michigan Business School Annual Business Conference which will be held on Friday, October 17, 2003, during Reunion Weekend. Conference seminar sessions have limited availability and will be filled on a first-come-first-served basis so register now to get your top choices.

In each issue of MichiganMail, we will be highlighting some of the 13 professional and personal development seminars. Information on the other seminars and online registration can be found at our Reunion website, http://www.bus.umich.edu/reunion2003. The Conference fee, which includes a full day of seminars, continental breakfast and lunch, is $125.

Here are descriptions of two seminars which will be presented by senior Business School faculty:

Tauber Manufacturing Institute is sponsoring "The Three Ways to Manage: Getting the Most Out of the Mix" featuring award-winning Professor William S. Lovejoy. Professor Lovejoy’s seminar will focus on the coordination of a mix of personalities, abilities and sympathies that act in concert toward a core objective. He calls the three ways to create this varied mix “values, markets and constraints.” In this seminar, you will learn these techniques and how the most effective managers match their internal structure to their external competitive context.

Learn how information technology can help your firm cut costs and compete more effectively.  "Business Agility and Information Technology: Making a Strategic Difference for Your Company," featuring M.S. Krishnan, Computer Information Systems Department Chair and Michael R. and Mary Kay Hallman Fellow Associate Professor of Computer and Information Systems, will explore how managers today are continually being confronted with new and ever-changing competitive pressures from deregulation, globalization and the convergence of industries and technologies. Professor Krishnan will explain how a manager’s ability to respond rapidly to these challenges depends on having a facile organizational and technical infrastructure as well as a degree of information technology flexibility that a traditional approach cannot provide. Come discover how you can create a successful business strategy by leveraging your organization’s investments in information technology.

ALUMNI IN THE NEWS

David D. Joswick (BBA '66) Named Leading Business Lawyer in Chambers USA 2003-2004 Guide (Excerpts taken from a Miller, Canfield, Paddock and Stone, P.L.C press release dated August 22, 2003.) David D. Joswick, principal at the law firm of Miller, Canfield, Paddock and Stone, P.L.C., is ranked one of Michigan's top attorneys in "Chambers USA: America's Leading Business Lawyers 2003-2004," a client's referral guide designed to present an objective guide to the best practitioners in the main areas of corporate law. Joswick is listed in Michigan's Banking & Finance and Corporate M&A sections of the guide.

Joswick is a member of the Business and Finance Group whose practice is focused on corporate and securities law. He also is a member of the Corporate Compliance Group and is past head of the former East Michigan Business Services Group (now Business and Finance Group).

Active in the American Bar Association and the State Bar of Michigan, he is a frequent lecturer on various business topics. He is an adjunct professor at the Wayne State University Law School and was previously a law instructor at the University of Michigan Law School. He is listed in the Banking Law, Corporate, Mergers & Acquisitions, and Securities Law sections of The Best Lawyers in America.

His B.B.A. is from the University of Michigan's School of Business Administration and his J.D. is from Wayne State University, magna cum laude.  He resides in Birmingham.

Chambers USA conducted an exhaustive, year-long peer-review survey in which more than 4,500 telephone surveys were conducted and tens of thousands of comments were collected from lawyers and clients across the U.S. Firms are not required or allowed to pay a fee to be ranked, making the guide a reflection of market opinion.

The 300-attorney law firm of Miller, Canfield, Paddock and Stone, P.L.C. was established in Detroit in 1852 and has offices in Ann Arbor, Detroit, Grand Rapids, Howell, Kalamazoo, Lansing, Monroe, and Troy, Michigan. Other offices are located in New York City, Pensacola, Florida, Washington, D.C., Windsor, Ontario and in Gdynia, Katowice and Warsaw, Poland. Visit www.millercanfield.com.

What’s New With You?

Alumni Relations is always interested to know what exciting things our alumni are currently up to.  If you, or an alum you know, have recently been mentioned in the news, please let us know!  We would like to include this information in our newsletter and possibly on our website.

Please forward any news clippings, press releases, articles, etc. to:

University of Michigan Business School
Development and Alumni Relations
701 Tappan St.
Ann Arbor, MI 48109
734.763.5775
alumni@umich.edu 

Business School/U-M News

Dean Dolan Welcomes New Faculty

(Excerpts taken from a recent letter from Dean Dolan to the Business School campus community dated September 2, 2003.)

Dean Dolan announced the following new faculty members who joined the University of Michigan Business School on September 1. They are:

Hyun-Soo Ahn, Assistant Professor of Operations and Management Science Group
Damian Beil, Assistant Professor of Operations and Management Science Group
Jess Beltz, Visiting Assistant Professor from Purdue University Department of Accounting and Finance
Katherine Burson joins the Marketing Area from University of Chicago where she is completing her PhD in Marketing
Amy Dittmar, Assistant Professor of Finance
Robert Dittmar, Assistant Professor of Finance
Eric Engstrom, Visiting Assistant Professor of Finance from Columbia University
Paquita Friday, Visiting Assistant Professor of Accounting from Notre Dame University
David Hess joins LHC faculty as an Assistant Professor of Business Law and Business Ethics
Andrew Hoffman, Visiting Associate Professor Corporate Strategy and International Business from Boston University
Robert Kennedy, Clinical Professor Corporate Strategy and International Business
Shirli Kopelman, Visiting Lecturer for Organizational Behavioral and Human Resource Management
Michal Matejka, Assistant Professor of Accounting
Jason Mitchell, Visiting Assistant Professor of Accounting
Tom Nohel, Visiting Assistant Professor of Finance from Loyola University
Paolo Pasquariello, Assistant Professor of Finance

In addition, M.P. Narayanan was named Chair of the Finance area effective immediately. Narayanan’s research, his teaching in a variety of School programs, and his service on the Executive Committee of the School makes him an ideal person to provide leadership for the area at this time, Dean Dolan said in announcing his appointment.

Radio Interview with Thomas Kinnear Today, September 5

Thomas Kinnear, Executive Director and Entrepreneurial professor at the University of Michigan Business School's Samuel Zell & Robert H. Lurie Institute for Entrepreneurial Studies will be interviewed on Entrepreneur Magazine's Radio Show, on wsradio.com. Romanus Wolter, "The Kick Start Guy," is the host of the show and author of "Kick Start Your Dream Business" (http://www.kickstartguy.com). He and Professor Kinnear will be talking about several different ways and action steps entrepreneurs, artists, and small business owners can take to finance their new venture.

So if you want to hear what it's like to be in the entrepreneurial trenches or just need some good afternoon entertainment, tune in on Friday, September 5th, to www.wsradio.com/entrepreneurshow from 3:00 to 3:20 p.m. If you miss it, the interview will be archived on their site for 90 days at: http://www.wsradio.com/entrepreneur-archives/kickstartyourentrepreneurjourney.htm 

Robert Kennedy, Emerging Economies Expert, Joins Davidson Institute as Associate Director (Excerpts taken from Michigan Business School website - http://www.bus.umich.edu.) Robert E. Kennedy, an expert on business strategy and industrial dynamics in emerging economies, has been appointed clinical professor of corporate strategy and international business and associate director of the William Davidson Institute (WDI) at the University of Michigan Business School.

At WDI, Kennedy will be working with the directors of WDI’s practitioner-oriented initiatives, including executive education, international technical assistance and institution building, International Multidisciplinary Action Projects and summer internships, and publications and external communications. Kennedy will work closely with WDI Director Jan Svejnar, who will continue to take the lead on the institute’s research activities.

Kennedy is developing an Executive Education Center of Excellence on Managing in the Global Economy and teaching an MBA elective in business strategy and emerging markets. He also will work on broader course development issues in the Corporate Strategy and International Business area. “At most schools, corporate strategy and international business are separate. I’ve always thought they were complementary applications of the same underlying concepts. The fact that Michigan has grouped these together was a big attraction for me.”

Kennedy comes to Michigan from Harvard Business School (HBS), where he served as associate professor of business administration. Prior to joining the Harvard faculty in 1995, Kennedy worked in more than a dozen countries as a management consultant and a venture capitalist. The Stanford graduate holds BAs in economics and political science. He also earned an MS in management from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and a PhD in business economics from Harvard.

Samuel Zell & Robert H. Lurie Institute for Entrepreneurial Studies Updates Website The University of Michigan Business School's Samuel Zell & Robert H. Lurie Institute for Entrepreneurial Studies has launched its new website, http://www.zli.bus.umich.edu, which has been updated and redesigned, and includes several new sections. The site's interesting use of graphic elements and intuitive design make it easy and fun to navigate. UM Alumni can get started by visiting the site's "Get Involved"  This section offers in-depth information on the many activities and initiatives offered through Zell Lurie in which Alumni and the Entrepreneurial Community can 'get involved' and benefit by tapping into talented MBA expertise, pitching the Institute's Venture Fund, or participating in one of the Institute's many free symposia. "Get Involved" also features profiles of Student Start-ups, Faculty & Alumni Start-ups, and information for Submitting Job opportunities. The 'About Us' section, includes an excellent overview of Entrepreneurial courses, programs and research - and a new page featuring the Institute's "Founders & Sponsors." section.

Zell Lurie would like to hear from you. Please contact the Institute at zlicontact@umich.edu if you have any questions about how to get involved or, as an alumn, if you would like to have the name of your start-up firm added to the site.

Admissions Seeks Alumni to Recruit Prospective Students

Admissions is again seeking help from you, Michigan alumni, to meet with and answer questions for prospective students. Alumni involvement in our recruiting efforts often makes the difference in the minds of our prospects, since alumni can answer questions candidly based upon their own experiences. Please click on the following link to register to recruit prospective MBA students at forums and receptions all over the world. http://www.bus.umich.edu/admissions/mba/forumsreceptions/alumni/default.htm. 

September Events

STUDENT CONNECTIONS

Alumni Invited to Participate in Annual FuturTech Conference

The University of Michigan Business School and the Executive Committee of the FuturTech Conference are pleased to announce FuturTech 2004, “Pervasive Technologies and the Advantages of the Informed.” The two-day conference, to be held on January 15th and 16th 2004, will feature talks by high-tech industry leaders and renowned experts. Over the course of the two days, nine panels and two keynotes will discuss how ubiquitous technologies are transforming how individuals and companies operate. FuturTech 2004 will host over 500 students, industry representatives, local business people, and faculty members.

The Executive Committee is looking to involve UMBS alumni in making the 2004 conference a success. All alumni are invited to attend the conference, and some of you may even be contacted to serve as panelists. Furthermore, we would ask you to consider working with your company to be a sponsor of the conference. Sponsorship at FuturTech provides an excellent opportunity to inspire the industry, form business relationships, build brand recognition, and maintain your relationship with the business school. The conference represents an excellent on-campus recruiting opportunity, and past sponsors have enjoyed tremendous visibility and exposure with conference speakers and panelists, as well as with industry and local business attendees.

For more information, please click here to open a PDF document with more information on this and last year’s conferences (along with the applicable contact information). Additionally, the document contains much more extensive information on the different sponsorship levels and next steps.

Look for more specifics about the conference schedule and registration in a future edition of MichiganMail!

Save the Date for the 11th Annual Women in Leadership Conference!

All alumni are invited to attend Michigan Business Women’s Women in Leadership Conference.  This year’s conference, “Scaling New Peaks,” will be held on Friday, October 10, 2003.  The keynote speakers for this event will be Carol Gallagher, President and CEO of the Executive Women's Alliance, and Stacey Davis Stewart (MBA '87), President and CEO of the Fannie Mae Foundation.

For more information, please visit http://www.umich.edu/~wlc/.

CLUB ACTIVITIES

Michigan v. Minnesota Football Tickets on Sale Now

The Michigan Business School Club of Minnesota invites you to cheer the Wolverines to victory as they challenge Minnesota on Saturday, October 11th, 2003 (time TBD). Tickets are $25 each and can be reserved by following the link below. Seats in the Michigan Alumni section will sell out, so book yours soon.  Visit http://www.umclubs.com/twincities/lbjTickets.shtml to purchase tickets.

EVENTS CALENDAR

The following is a partial listing of Michigan Business School (and some U-M) alumni club events, local business events and University programs and activities of potential interest to Business School alumni. Most Business School events are open to alumni, prospective/admitted/current students, faculty and staff. If you are interested in more information about a particular event, please get in touch with the event contact or with Alumni Relations at alumni@umich.edu.

For a full calendar of Business School alumni club events and information about Business School alumni clubs, visit the Business School's Alumni Relations website at http://www.bus.umich.edu. Information regarding U-M alumni clubs and events can be found on the U-M Alumni Association website at http://www.umalumni.com.

ANN ARBOR/DETROIT, MI

Ann Arbor IT Zone Hi Tech Tuesday Features Michigan Venture Capital Association (September 9)
Join the Ann Arbor IT Zone on September 9 for an IT Forum featuring a Michigan Venture Capital Association panel. Speakers will include: Jason Burr, Partner, Arbor Partners, LLC; Mitchell Mondry (MBA '86), Co-Founder, M Group, Inc.; and Mahendra Ramsinghani, Director of Venture Capital Initiatives, MEDC. Snacks and networking will be from 5:00 – 5:30 p.m.; speaker presentation from 5:30 – 7:00 pm; and post-program networking from 7:00 – 7:30 p.m. The event will take place at the Ann Arbor IT Zone Launch Pad, 330 E. Liberty. Cost is free to members; $25 for non-members and $5 for students. For more information, go to http://www.annarboritzone.org/eventlist.asp?EventID=523.

"The Economy in Fall 2003" with Dr. James Smith, SIOR's Chief Economist (September 26)
The University of Michigan Business School Club of Detroit and the Michigan Chapter of the Society of Industrial and Office Realtors presents "The Economy in Fall 2003" with Dr. James F. Smith, PhD.  Dr. Smith is the chief economist for the Society of Industrial and Office Realtors (SIOR) and serves as its spokesperson on economic issues and trends important to the commercial real estate industry. During his 30-year career, Dr. Smith has been an economist and analyst at the Federal Reserve Board, the National Association of Realtors, Sears, Roebuck and Co., Union Carbide Corporation, the University of Texas at Austin and Wharton Econometric Forecasting Associates (now Global Insights). In 1981, he served as a consultant to the President's Council of Economic Advisers and formalized the process of economic forecasting for the Reagan administration.

This event will be held on September 26 at the Westin Hotel, 1500 Town Center in Southfield, MI.  The schedule for this event is as follows:

11:00 a.m.     Registration & Networking
12:00 p.m.     Lunch
12:15 p.m.     Welcome, Kenneth B. Lipschutz, SIOR President, Brookside Realty Advisors
12:25 p.m.     Introduction, Steve Morris, SIOR, CCIM Principal, GVA Strategis Real Estate
12:30 p.m.     KEYNOTE SPEAKER, Dr. Jim Smith

For more information and to register, visit http://webuser.bus.umich.edu/clubsites/detroit/SIOR Business Forum.PDF or contact Steve Morris at 248.331.0205 or s_morris@gvastrategis.com. 

Oktoberfest Celebration (October 8)
Join us for a Social / Networking event with an Oktoberfest theme at 6:30 p.m. on October 8 in Detroit! The UMBS Club of Detroit will co-host this event with Kellogg. Location and details to follow shortly.

For more information, contact Carmen Saleh at carmensaleh@yahoo.com. 

"Integrity in Relation to Leadership" presented by Daniel G. Mulhern, First Gentleman of Michigan (October 23)
Come meet Michigan's First Gentleman, Daniel Granholm Mulhern, a Harvard-educated lawyer who owned a leadership consulting firm with such clients as Blue Cross Blue Shield and Burns & Wilcox, until becoming the First Gentleman of Michigan. Dan will present his in-depth views on leadership today. 

This event will be held on October 23 at 6:00 p.m. at the University of Michigan School in Hale Auditorium.  Registration and networking will be from 6:00 - 7:00 p.m. and the presentation and Q&A will be from 7:00 - 8:00 p.m.  Registration details will follow shortly!

For more information, contact Steve Morris at 248.331.0205 or s_morris@gvastrategis.com.

ATLANTA, GA

BBQ & U-M Football (September 13)
Please mark your calendars and be prepared to root for Michigan Football as they face long-time rival Notre Dame. The UMBS Alumni Club of Atlanta will be hosting a football-Saturday event and hope to see all alumni at the event. More details to follow in the upcoming weeks.

For more information, contact Barry Trout at barry.trout@mindspring.com.

BOSTON, MA

Admissions Event:  Boston World MBA Tour (September 26)
For more information, click here.

BUENOS AIRES, ARGENTINA

Admissions Event:  Buenos Aires World MBA Tour (September 5)
For more information, click here.

CHICAGO, IL

Luncheons with Leaders - "Twenty years, Six Owners, One Management Team: The Duff & Phelps Story" Featuring Jeff Gordon (MBA '83), Managing Director, Duff & Phelps, LLC (September 19)
In our continuing Luncheons with Leaders Series, we present the story of Duff & Phelps. Join us on September 18 at 12:00 p.m. at 200 North LaSalle Street 18th Floor Conference Room.  In this age of corporate downsizing and upheaval, where a typical career may mean management positions at three to six companies, Jeff Gordon MBA '83 has an unusual story to tell.

Having spent nearly his entire 20-year career at one financial advisory and investment banking company, Jeff will relate lessons learned from his frontline experience with a wide variety of ownership regimes and organizational structures. Over that time he has overseen the hiring of more than 100 professional staff members as his company grew from less than 15 to nearly 200 at present.

Jeffrey M. Gordon is managing director of Duff & Phelps' Financial Advisory/Valuation practice in Chicago. Since joining Duff & Phelps in 1985, Mr. Gordon has been involved in over 500 corporate transactions and financial advisory engagements for public and privately held firms in connection with leveraged buyouts, fairness opinions, financing decisions, estate planning, and business valuations for a wide variety of purposes in a broad range of industries, with a specialty in REITs and other real-estate related entities. Clients include equity and mortgage REITs, partnerships, and operating companies with interests in commercial, residential, industrial, and retail properties. His other clients include companies in the technology, telecommunications, manufacturing, transportation, business and financial services, and healthcare industries.

Mr. Gordon has written extensively on fairness opinions and business valuation, REITs, M&A transactions, and corporate structure for such publications as the Journal of Business Strategy, Accounting Today, Chief Financial Officer, and Commerce Magazine.

Reservations accepted for UMBS Chicago Alumni Club members only, register online via the event URL. Given the limited availability of seating, and the historical popularity of our Luncheon Series, we will be limiting attendance to club members only on a first come, first served basis.

For more information, and to register, visit http://www.acteva.com/booking.cfm?bevaid=53479. 

Admissions Event:  Chicago World MBA Tour (September 24)
For more information, click here.

DENVER, CO

Denver Business Series – Winetasting, Jazz and Networking (September 17)
Please join the Denver Business Series for an evening of Wine, Jazz and Networking at Trios Enoteca. The evening begins with light appetizers and drinks at 6:00 p.m. Live jazz music will start at 8:00 p.m. Trios Enoteca is located at 1730 Wynkoop in Denver across from Union Station in Lodo. Online registration is available until 5:00 p.m. on September 16. No walk-ins can be accommodated at the door. Cost is $25 per person through September 8; $35 per person from September 10 – 16. Register online at www.dbseries.com.

For more information, contact susan.eslick@xcelenergy.com.

LIMA, PERU

Admissions Event:  Lima World MBA Tour (September 16)
For more information, click here.

LOS ANGELES, CA

The University of Michigan Entertainment Coalition Presents "Making It: Wolverines Climbing to the Top" (September 8)
Join us on September 8 at 8:00 p.m. for a panel discussion featuring University of Michigan alumni Peter Benedek (Partner, United Talent Agency), Richard Friedenberg (Writer, "A River Runs Through It"), Jonathan Glickman (President of Production, Spyglass Entertainment "Seabiscuit", "Bruce Almighty") and Heather Kadin (VP Drama Series - ABC TV).

This event will be held in the Main Auditorium at the LA Film School, 6363 Sunset Blvd. (across from the Arclight Theatres).  A donation of $10 is asked of the general public. Admission is free for UMEC Members.

The University of Michigan Entertainment Coalition's mission is:

• To create a worldwide network of Michigan alumni from all schools and departments working in the entertainment industry so that all alumni may have the benefit of our combined experience, expertise and knowledge.
• To make University of Michigan alumni a force in the entertainment industry so that our graduates are recognized and respected as key players in the business.
• To provide counseling, advice and an open door for future Michigan alumni who seek to enter the entertainment industry.
• To bring together Michigan alumni from both the "creative" and "business" sides of the industry to foster a mutual understanding of issues and concerns.

UMEC defines "entertainment industry" broadly including film, television, music, radio, theater, art, dance, sports, games and new media.

For more information about the event, or for information on how to join the UMEC, contact Marta Almli at malmli@yahoo.com.

MEXICO CITY, MEXICO

Admissions Event:  Mexico City World MBA Tour (September 18)
For more information, click here.

MIAMI, FL

Admissions Event:  Miami World MBA Tour (September 22)
For more information, click here.

MINNEAPOLIS, MN

Michigan Business School Fall Picnic and Tailgate (September 13)
The MBS Club of Minnesota invites you and your family to a late summer picnic on Saturday, September 13 from 11:00 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. The event will be held at Boom Island which is just North of Nicollet Island in Northeast Minneapolis. We have secured Shelter A (closest to the River) and plan to provide grilled food, pop and water. Feel free to bring beer and bear in mind that park regulations allow 3.2% canned beer only. The Michigan-Notre Dame football game begins at 2:30 p.m. CT and, for those who are interested, we are making plans to watch it as a group (details to come).

Please RVSP to Charlie Curry at cplcurry@earthlink.net by September 8, and indicate the number of adults and children in your party so we can plan appropriately.

MONTERREY, MEXICO

Admissions Event:  Monterrey World MBA Tour (September 20)
For more information, click here.

New York, NY

Michigan Football at the Park Avenue Country Club (September 6)|
Join 200-300 of your fellow Michigan alumni each week and root for the Wolverines as they take on the below opponents.  We meet at the Park Avenue Country Club, 381 Park Ave. South, at the southeast corner of 27th St.  Take the 6 subway to 28th St. Call (212) 685-3636 for table reservations. Tables go fast, so please be sure to reserve your table no later than the Wednesday preceding the game.

All times Eastern
September 6 - Houston, 12:00 noon
September 13 - Notre Dame, 3:30 p.m.
September 20 - at Oregon, 12:30 p.m.
September 27 - Indiana, TBA
October 4 - at Iowa, 2:30 p.m.
October 11 - at Minnesota, TBA
October 18 - Illinois (Homecoming), 12:00 noon
October 25 - Purdue, TBA
November 1 - at Michigan State, TBA
November 15 - at Northwestern, TBA
November 22 - Ohio State, 12:00 noon

For more information, contact Cecil Shepherd at cashephe@umich.edu.

"Welcome to New York" Happy Hour (September 10)
Come out and welcome our "new" New Yorkers from the class of 2003 to the Big Apple!  We'll meet from 6:30 - 8:30 p.m. at Proof, 239 Third Ave. (between 19th & 20th St.), (212) 228-4200. Take the 6 subway to 23rd St.
 
Questions? Please contact Cecil Shepherd at cashephe@umich.edu. 

"Singles Under The Stars" (September 16)
We are pleased to announce that on Tuesday September 16, 2003 the Brown Club of New York, in conjunction with the Michigan Social Network, will host a truly unique singles event. Singles Under The Stars is an event for alumni who are looking to meet new people in a fun, relaxed way. This event brings together single professionals from select colleges and graduate schools for an evening of fine dining and romance. We cordially invite you to join us for cocktails and dinner aboard the 1920's vintage motor yacht, Mariner III.

This soiree will take place aboard one of the most beautiful venues imaginable, the Mariner III, a 122-foot luxury yacht. You may have seen it in a Victoria's Secret catalogue or on the cover of Cigar Aficionado. The Mariner III has also been featured in Architectural Digest. In addition, the yacht is quite popular among celebrities including Harrison Ford, Gwyneth Paltrow, and Jimmy Buffet.

Throughout the evening, alumni in their 30's, 40's, and 50's will interact with other professionals in an intimate setting that is as rich in romance as it is in history. On the Mariner III, we will offer a warm and welcoming dating experience free from the rapid pace of other social experiences. This event has been carefully constructed with a series of engaging activities that will provide the opportunity to effortlessly meet fellow classmates, peers, and perhaps, find that someone special you have been looking for!

From heavenly cuisine to the magnificent backdrop of the New York City skyline, embark with us on an enchanting evening of fabulous fun and fantasy on Tuesday, September 16 from 7:00 - 10:30 p.m.  We'll meet at the Chelsea Piers, Pier 60, West 23rd Street and 12th Avenue.  The cost is $140.00 per person and includes open bar and dinner. 

Due to the limited space, reservations and remittance must be made in advance. Make checks payable to Marla Lubetkin. Please remit payment to:  Ms. Marla Lubetkin, 18 Stonegate Drive, Watchung, N.J. 07069.  Be sure to include a daytime phone number and e-mail address with payment. No refunds.  Ms. Lubetkin serves as an event coordinator for the Mariner III. Please feel free to contact her for details and any additional information regarding the event. She can be reached at 908.754.0433 or via e-mail at Chloetime@aol.com.

For more information, contact Marla Lubetkin at Chloetime@aol.com.

Fall 2003 MBA Recruiting Events (September 22, 28, 29, October 11 & 30)
Calling all Michigan Business School Alumni: WE NEED YOU!!! Think back to the days when you were a prospective student. You were full of questions, and were in search of alumni to chat with to find out the "real deal" about Michigan. Well, now you're on the other side of the table, and you're assistance in communicating the story of our fine institution would be greatly appreciated!!!

Here are the recruiting events for this fall:

• Forté Foundation Reception for Women (hosted by Credit Suisse First Boston) - Monday, September 22

• World MBA Tour - Sunday, September 28

• Consortium Reception (hosted by Pfizer) - Monday, September 29

• GMAC MBA Forum - Saturday, October 11

• Michigan Reception for Prospective MBA Students (hosted by American Express) - Thursday, October 30

To register for any or all of these events, please visit http://www.events.embark.com/Event/UMich/MBA/ListEventsAlumni.asp.

For more information, contact Lisette Bernstein at lcbernst@umich.edu, Cristina Bonaldes at bonaldes@umich.edu or Aparna Ramaswamy at aparna.ramaswamy@gecapital.com. 

Michigan Entertainment, Media & Sports Club NY Alumni and Student Reception (November 13)
The Entertainment, Media & Sports Club invites you to network with colleagues in the entertainment, media and sports professions and share your insights with Michigan students at events on campus and around the country. On November 13 and 14, the EM&S Club will hold its New York Forum. This annual event will include a Thursday night networking reception at NBC, with help from Michigan alumna Marlo Scott (MBA 1999), and company visits on Friday. Last year, club members visited Everlast, ESPN and Jungle Media, to name just a few. All Michigan alumni in entertainment, media and sports are encouraged to participate. RSVPs for the reception are mandatory for NBC's security clearance. Matt Matros (MBA 2005) is the chairman.

The Entertainment, Media & Sports Club includes both undergraduate and graduate business school students with an interest in careers in these exciting industries. They concentrate on such diverse areas as marketing, finance and corporate strategy in their studies. Alumni who participate in club functions have an opportunity to meet enthusiastic students, to reconnect with their alma mater and fellow Wolverines and to get exposure to the wide range of services available through University of Michigan Business School.

If you are interested in more information about any or all of the Entertainment, Media & Sports Club's events, please email the club officers at em&s@umich.edu. Sponsorship opportunities are available in connection with any of these EM&S functions. If your company might like to sponsor or co-sponsor a reception for successful professionals in entertainment, media and sports, contact the club for details.

Michigan Evening at the New York Philharmonic (November 15)
Celebrate Berlioz's 200th birthday with the New York Premiere of Le Corsaire Overture, 'La belle voyageuse,' Herminie, 'Sara la Baigneuse,' Tristia and 'Royal Hunt and Storm' from Les Troyens.  Limited ticket availability. Due to the high demand for this performance, tickets will sell out quickly so please reserve yours now! Response deadline is October 25, 2003. Tickets are for Orchestra seating.

We'll meet on Saturday, November 15 at 8:00 p.m. at Avery Fisher Hall, Lincoln Center.  Tickets are $40 for dues-paying club members, $50 for all others. Payments should be made online at http://www.acteva.com/go/michiganny. A portion of the proceeds will go the James Gartenberg Scholarship Fund.

For more information, contact Illana Feiglin at ifeiglin@aol.com.

Michigan Holiday Season Event: The Nutcracker (December 7)
Save the date!  More details to follow via email.

For more information, contact Cecil Shepherd at cashephe@umich.edu.

OVERLAND PARK, KS

An Evening with Andy Lawlor (September 24)
The University of Michigan Business School and Sprint cordially invite you to attend An Evening with Andy Lawlor, Director of Global MBA Projects for the Business School and The William Davidson Institute and Lecturer of Entrepreneurship, Corporate Strategy and International Business.  

Join Kansas City alumni, friends and prospective students on Wednesday, September 24 for an evening of networking and information sharing. Professor Andy Lawlor, long-time popular Business School faculty member, will share some of his recent experiences working with students in entrepreneurship, international projects and action learning. He will also offer an update on Business School activities for the 2003-2004 academic year, as well as the latest on our entrepreneurship and international programs.

The event is being hosted by Sprint and will be held at Sprint Headquarters, 6050 Sprint Parkway (Earhart D Building), Overland Park, KS in Room 1C759. Parking will be available in parking garage C (directly across from the Earhart D Building). Networking will begin at 6:00 p.m., the presentation and Q&A will begin at 7:00 p.m. and will be followed by more networking until 8:00 p.m.

The cost is $15 for alumni and guests. Hors d’oeuvres and soft drinks will be served. Questions? Contact Alumni Relations at alumni@umich.edu or 734.763.5775.

To register, visit http://www.acteva.com/booking.cfm?bevaid=53877 or call Alumni Relations at 734.763.5775.

Directions to Sprint:

From I-435, Take the Nall exit and go South
Turn Right (West) on 115th Street
Turn Left (South) on Outlook
At the Stop Sign (Sprint Parkway), turn Left
Parking Garage C will be the 3rd Garage on the Left
Earhart D, Bldg 6050 will be directly in front of Garage C
There is a sidewalk leading to the main lobby.

PHILADELPHIA, PA

Admissions Event:  Philadelphia Reception (September 25)
For more information, click here.

Philadelphia Cares Service Day (October 4)
Here's an opportunity to make a difference in Philadelphia's public schools and celebrate your commitment to quality education in the inner-city.  On October 4, 2003 from 8:30 a.m.- 3:00 p.m., Philadelphia Cares invites you to join thousands of other caring volunteers who will roll up their sleeves to improve our city’s public schools by painting classrooms, restoring playgrounds, and creating green spaces.

We are rallying Michigan Business School alumni in the Philadelphia/Delaware Valley, friends and families to form a dynamic team to participate on "Philadelphia Cares Day".   If you would like to participate, please respond to Lola Tubi at lolatubi@yahoo.com or 302.999.3546 by Friday, September 19. Please indicate how many people (friends & families) you are bringing and provide their names for team registration purposes.

If you have any questions, contact Lola Tubi at lolatubi@yahoo.com or 302-999-3546.

What is Philadelphia Cares Day (PCD)?
Philadelphia Cares Day is a marathon day of service that gives our children attractive and more functional learning places. The School District of Philadelphia (the nation’s seventh largest) educates more than 260,000 students in 270 buildings. For more information about Philadelphia Cares, visit www.philacares.com.

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL

Admissions Event:  Rio de Janeiro World MBA Tour (September 12)
For more information, click here.

San Francisco Bay Area, CA

Save the Date!! Annual SFBAC Alumni Picnic (September 14)
Grab your frisbees, footballs, kites, softballs and mitts and pack them in your car before you head out to join fellow alums as we enjoy our Indian summer with a day of food and festivities at Junipero Serra Park in San Mateo. Come hungry and satisfy your appetite with ample servings of traditional picnic fare, including grilled hot dogs and burgers. Don’t forget to bring the kids!

The picnic will be held on Sunday, September 14 from 12:00-4:00 p.m. at Junipero Serra Park, Upper Meadow View Picnic Area.  The cost is $5 for SFBAC Members, $10 for Non-Members.

To register, visit www.umbsbayarea.org/eventdetails.asp?Action=eventselected&EventID=23.  There will be an additional parking charge of $5 per car to be paid upon entering Junipero Serra Park.

Directions:
From San Francisco, use Highway 280 (southbound). Turn off at the Crystal Springs Road exit. Turn right onto Crystal Springs Road. The park entrance is 1/2 mile up the road on the left-hand side.

From the San Jose, use Highway 280 (northbound). Turn off at the San Bruno Avenue exit turning left onto San Bruno Avenue. Go under the freeway and turn left back onto Highway 280 south. Immediately exit at Crystal Springs Road. Turn right onto Crystal Springs Road. The park entrance is 1/2 mile up the road on the left-hand side.

For more information, contact Kimberly Moorehead at kimberly@umbsbayarea.org.

Biotechnology Roundtable Alumni Reunion (September 23)
The Biotechnology Roundtable is an educational and networking forum for business professionals active in the biotechnology industry. It is a joint initiative of alumni from the Harvard Business School, Stanford Graduate School of Business, Wharton, Sloan, Haas, Kellogg, Tuck, Fuqua, University of Chicago, Columbia University, University of Michigan, Darden, Stern, Yale, Anderson, London Business School, INSEAD, IMD and IESE.

The Biotechnology Roundtable, in conjunction with Bio-Brew, a partner networking organization, is hosting its quarterly regional alumni reunion at the Pyramid Alehouse in Berkeley on Tuesday, September 23. Alumni from all of the Biotechnology Roundtable’s member schools are invited to attend. The event is sponsored by Manatt, Phelps and Phillips, Northview Biosciences and The Canadian Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade.

Join us on Tuesday, September 23 from 6:00 – 9:00 p.m. at Pyramid Alehouse, 901 Gilman, Berkeley, CA (510) 528-9890.

For more information about the Biotechnology Roundtable, visit www.biotechroundtable.org.

The Joys of Southern Wine – the Wines of Chile and Argentina (September 24)
Taste the red and white wonders of South America as Blue House Wines presents the Joys of Southern Wine, featuring the wines of Chile and Argentina. While they have not sent a special envoy to South America to select these wines, Blue House Wines has taken special care in choosing some of the most unique and varied wines of South America. Come try wines from top wineries with the always social, always educational, and yes, always festive Blue House Wines. Some of the best value wines on the world market hail from Argentina and Chile – come find out why!

Join us on Wednesday, September 24 from 7:00-9:30 p.m. at Pasta Pomodoro, 1875 Union Street, San Francisco.  The cost is $28.50.  To register, visit http://www.acteva.com/booking.cfm?bevaid=53561.  No tickets will be sold at the door – they MUST be purchased in advance online. Sign up now to reserve your spot!

For more information, contact Kimberly Moorehead at kimberly@umbsbayarea.org.

An Evening with Andy Lawlor (October 14)
Save the date!  Join San Francisco alumni and friends on October 14 for an evening of networking and information sharing. Professor Andy Lawlor, long-time popular Business School faculty member, will share some of his recent experiences working with students in entrepreneurship, international projects and action learning. He will also offer an update on Business School activities for the 2003-2004 academic year, as well as the latest on our entrepreneurship and international programs.

More information to follow via the SFBAC club email and MichiganMail.

SANTIAGO, CHILE

Admissions Event:  Santiago World MBA Tour (September 8)
For more information, click here.

SAO PAULO, BRAZIL

Admissions Event:  Sao Paulo World MBA Tour (September 10)
For more information, click here.

LIFELONG LEARNING

Fall Classes for HR Specialists From Executive Education

The Executive Education Center offers a range of programs for human resource practitioners at every level in your organization. Based on leading-edge research, these programs begin with the premise that the human resource function can—and must be—leveraged as a competitive advantage. Each program is designed to provide the knowledge and tools HR professionals need to identify and build competitive organizational capabilities. Registrations are currently being accepted for the following programs, coming up this Fall.

Advanced Human Resource Executive Program (November 3-14, 2003)
If you are a senior HR executive or general manager, this intensive two-week program will enhance your knowledge and competence to perform dual roles as a member of your senior management team and as a leader of the HR function. Considered the preeminent program for senior HR executives, this program will help you to:

• Develop your leadership perspectives
• Forge a leadership agenda and strategy for the HR function
• Implement practices that add value to key business decisions

For more information, please visit
http://www.execed.bus.umich.edu/programs/pgr_overview.asp?EEUMICH3672x=12904EE&programID=AHREP.

Human Resource Executive Program (December 1-12, 2003)
Designed for middle to upper-level Human Resource managers responsible for establishing policy at the corporate or divisional level, this intensive, two-week program will help you to develop a new skill set as defined by the comprehensive award-winning HR Competency Study conducted by Michigan faculty members Wayne Brockbank and Dave Ulrich. You will learn how to:

• Align your company’s HR practices with your business strategy
• Create a customer-focused culture
• Articulate the value of HR investments for your business

For more information, please visit
http://www.execed.bus.umich.edu/programs/pgr_overview.asp?EEUMICH3672x=12904EE&programID=HREP.

Strategic Human Resource Planning (October 20-24, 2003)
An ideal learning opportunity for company teams, this five-day, hands-on program combines practical tools, best practices, powerful frameworks, and leading-edge research. As a participant, you will acquire a proven framework that will help you integrate your firm’s strategic challenges with HR strategies and practices and take away powerful tools for managing strategic change through the HR function. You learn how to:

• Develop a new skill set as defined by the award-winning HR Competency Study
• Acquire a framework for human resource strategic development
• Identify and build competitive organizational capabilities

Discounts available for company teams of 3 or more.

For more information, please visit
http://www.execed.bus.umich.edu/programs/pgr_overview.asp?EEUMICH3672x=12904EE&programID=SHRP.

For information on all Executive Education courses, visit their website at http://execed.bus.umich.edu/.

Alumni Career Services

Michigan Alumni Invited to Top MBA Career Services Conferences in Boston and London

You are warmly invited to attend the 2003 Top MBA Career Services Conferences:

• Boston, Sheraton Hotel, 9:30 AM to 2:30 PM, Friday September 26
• London, New Connaught Rooms, 9:30 AM to 2:30 p.m., Tuesday October 7

Following our successful conferences in London (January 2003) and Frankfurt (March 2003) which attracted over 60 business school and company representatives, we are pleased to invite you to attend our series of Top MBA Career Services Conferences. These half-day conferences will be held in conjunction with the World MBA Tour. Early registrants include Harvard Business School and Bain & Company in Boston, INSEAD and Booz Allen Hamilton in London, among many others.

"Dealing with the new threat to your MBA Program - how to overcome the MBA recruitment crisis"
The economic slow-down experienced by most major nations in recent years appears to be abating, and due to severe cut-backs in industries such as finance, increased MBA hiring is anticipated for 2003-2004. Join our conference for the opportunity to network with the MBA program officers who can help you tap into the pool of talent graduating from their universities every year. Learn how to forge relationships that are productive for the recruiter, the student, and the school.

As the organizers of the World MBA Tour, publishers of The MBA Career Guide since 1990, operators of Top MBA Careers and producers of the topmba.com International Recruiter Research since 1995, Top MBA clients include all the world's leading business schools and MBA recruiters. The international market-maker in MBA recruitment, Top MBA's central position affords unique insight.

The results of the 2003 topmba.com International Recruiter Research will be disseminated to the attendees. Our research, based uniquely on the response of MBA recruiters, offers insights into the MBA marketplace which conference attendees can utilize in the coming year to better prepare their students and alumni for the changing job market.

What our past participants have to say:

"The research was surprising and useful." - Stuart Dixon, Open Universiteit Nederland (Netherlands)

"I benefited from the event and would welcome the opportunity to meet again," - Aidan Hetherington, University of Edinburgh Management School (UK)

"Good opportunity to measure performance, what works, what is new against other schools. Good ideas for things to try or think about." - Adrien Burton Lorite, European School of Management (France)

"Perfect for addressing the current market situation." - Bibiana Camba, EADA (Spain)

"The networking opportunity was very useful." - Cana Witt, Cass Business School (UK)

In order to secure your place at one of the conferences or for more information, please contact Naomi at naomi@topcareers.net or +44 (0)20 7554 3387 by September 10, 2003.

Global Workplace Presents "Effective Negotiation Skills for Work, Rest and Play"

Global Workplace, in association with Management Advantage Ltd presents, "Effective Negotiation Skills For Work, Rest and Play," on Tuesday, September 16 at the London Business School, from 9:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.  This will be a full day interactive workshop for a maximum of 30 participants with coffee, lunch, tea and comprehensive course notes.

• Do you make concessions too quickly and then wish you hadn't?
• Do you just agree to 'split the difference' when trying to agree a price?
• Do you ever feel anxious that you might be offering too little, or asking too much?
• Do you ever feel 'railroaded' into accepting a proposition that isn't what you really want?

Some people are natural negotiators. Most of us aren't, and tend to fall back into traits learned as far back as childhood. Whether in the hard-headed business environment of a multi-million pound deal or agreeing a fee with the plumber, we tend to be held back by the risk of embarrassment, the need to conform and the fear of failure - and the techniques to deal with these apparently different situations can be much the same!

Through the use of example, anecdote and interaction, workshop leaders Siamak Bashi and Tony Newton (both London Business School Sloan Fellows) demonstrate the strategies and tactics that can help you in any negotiating situation. There is ample opportunity for 'role play' to try out these techniques and approaches in a safe, supportive environment. We can also discuss and help resolve any issues that you may have relating to specific negotiation situations, such as a salary discussion or contract renewal.

The workshop's modular format covers the following themes:

• Life's A Negotiation - Why good negotiation skills are crucial to modern life.
• Money Isn't Everything - Price isn't the only thing open to discussion.
• Knowing Me, Knowing You - Keeping your friends close and your opponents closer.
• The Negotiator's Toolbox - Strategies for negotiation.
• ...But Which Spanner Fits? - Choosing the right tools for the situation.
• Ain't What you Say, It's The Way That You Say It - Non verbal communication in negotiation.
• Keeping Your Tools Sharp - You can negotiate any time, any place, anywhere.

Price: £255 plus VAT (includes coffee, lunch, tea and course notes). To book, please visit: http://www.manadvan.com/16Sep03%20london%20negskill.doc.  Download the booking form and return it directly to Management Advantage Ltd. All necessary payment details are on the booking form. Places are limited to 30 to maintain the interactive nature of the workshop, so book now to reserve your place.

If you'd like more detail prior to booking, please contact Tony Newton on 0778.576.6060 or email him at tnewton@manadvan.com.

The Management Advantage web site is at http://www.manadvan.com.

Job Opportunities for Alumni!

Job descriptions taken from the Alumni Job Postings website in iMpact at https://www.bus.umich.edu/StudentServices/CareerServices/SearchJobs.asp. If you would like to post an employment opportunity for current students or fellow alumni, please visit http://www.bus.umich.edu/WebRecruiters/RequestForms/PostaPosition.asp.

DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP
SENIOR MANAGER

Location: Michigan
Job Description:  Deloitte & Touche, one of the nation's leading professional services firms, provides assurance and advisory, tax, and management consulting services to clients across North America. The firm is dedicated to helping our clients and our people excel. Known as an employer of choice for innovative human resource programs, Deloitte & Touche has been recognized as one of the "100 Best Companies to Work for in America" by Fortune magazine for five consecutive years. Human Capital is a Deloitte & Touche global consulting practice focused on helping our clients transform their HR functions by aligning their human capital strategies with their business strategies and objectives.

We are seeking a Senior Manager in Human Capital Advisory Services who will be based out of our Detroit, Michigan office. The ideal candidate will possess 7 - 10 years consulting experience with an emphasis on process and strategy. Experience in human resources, finance and/or operations are a must, and technical skills, including implementations, are a plus. MBA is required. Travel is a requirement for this position. Some responsibilities include: Performance Management, Learning & Development, HR Strategy & Services, Change Management, Organizational Design, Strategic Planning & Implementation, Process Improvement, Strategic Planning & Implementation, Creating compensation systems, Analyzing and market-pricing jobs, Creating salary structures.

For more information about this position, please visit http://www.bus.umich.edu/studentServices/careerServices/viewJobDetails.asp?jobid=21297.

You will need your iMpact login and password to access this information. If you need an iMpact login and password, email Alumni Relations at alumni@umich.edu or call 734.763.5775.

GE CONSUMER FINANCE
BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT ANALYST

Location: Connecticut
Job Description:  This is a highly visible role that will report directly to the Senior Vice President of Business Development who in turn reports to the CEO, GECF Americas. Responsibilities will include:

• Provide analysis and insight for Business Development team regarding business opportunities.
• Support acquisition targeting, sourcing, and development.
• Develop first pass profiles on alliance/acquisition candidates and their competition.
• Develop presentations on research and analysis findings to present to BD team.

Qualifications/Requirements:  A minimum of several years of business experience (Business Development /FP&A/Finance from a "World Class" corporation; Excellent oral and pitch presentation skills; Ability to manage relationships cross business, upward and with peers; Ability to work independently - flexibility to work under tight deadlines; Bachelor's degree in Top school preferred.

For more information about this position, please visit http://www.bus.umich.edu/studentServices/careerServices/viewJobDetails.asp?jobid=21281.

You will need your iMpact login and password to access this information. If you need an iMpact login and password, email Alumni Relations at alumni@umich.edu or call 734.763.5775.

To view all Business School job postings, visit the Alumni Job Postings in iMpact at https://www.bus.umich.edu/StudentServices/CareerServices/SearchJobs.asp. For additional job postings, visit the U-M Alumni Association Career Center website at http://career.umalumni.com.

If you have a position that you would like to post for Business School alumni and students, please fill out the form located on the Business School’s website at http://www.bus.umich.edu/WebRecruiters/RequestForms/PostaPosition.asp.

MichiganMail is sent out on the 1st and 3rd Friday of each month (excluding holidays). Please send information or announcements for MichiganMail to alumni@umich.edu. Submissions must be received at least 2 business days prior to mailing. Please put "MichiganMail" in the subject line of your email.

If you would like to unsubscribe from the MichiganMail email list, send your request to Alumni Relations at alumni@umich.edu. Please note that currently this request will remove you from all Alumni Relations email correspondence. Your request will take 24 hours to process.