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Record Student Giving
May 16, 2013 By unc kenan-flaglerWith participation rates of 100% (MBA@UNC), 95% (MBA), 88% (MAC) and 30% (Undergraduates), this year’s class campaigns reached new heights in both participation and total dollars raised for UNC Kenan-Flagler. Together, 485 graduating students from the Undergraduate Business, MAC, MBA, and MBA@UNC programs contributed to their respective class campaigns. Their gifts totaled $66,898 and will have an immediate and tangible impact on the business school. Last year, 362 students gave $28,936 to UNC Kenan-Flagler. Further details of each program’s class campaign: Forty-five percent of the undergraduate business class contributed $11,919 to UNC’s Senior Campaign. Of that total, 30% directed a total of $9,826 to Kenan-Flagler. Last year, 25% of the class contributed $2,072 to Kenan-Flagler. The MAC class gave $4,671.13 Read More
The New Normal of Real Estate
May 16, 2013 By unc kenan-flaglerAt the 12th annual Real Estate Conference hosted by UNC Kenan-Flagler, industry professionals and members of the UNC Kenan-Flagler real estate community explored perspectives and insights on both the current state and coming trajectory of the industry. In the best-attended conference since it was established, UNC Kenan-Flagler honored alumnus and long-time benefactor Leonard W. Wood (MBA ’72) by naming the real estate center the Leonard W. Wood Center for Real Estate Studies in his honor. “The Real Estate Program has been a prototype for all programs in the business school,” said James W. Dean Jr., dean of UNC Kenan-Flagler. “A lot of students come for the strength of the program. It’s academically rigorous and professionally oriented, and I don’t believe there Read More
Showing Our Appreciation
May 16, 2013 By unc kenan-flaglerIn April UNC Kenan-Flagler recognized some of the school’s most generous donors with two special events: our Donors & Scholars Celebration and Donor Appreciation Weekend. Donors & Scholars Celebration On Wednesday April 3, UNC Kenan-Flagler’s Office of Advancement hosted the third annual Donors & Scholars Celebration, an event where our fellowship and scholarship donors have the opportunity to meet their student recipients. More than 200 people attended the celebration, including donors, faculty, staff and more than 100 student scholarship and fellowship recipients. This is a 40 percent increase in participation over last year’s event. Following a reception and dinner, the evening featured a brief program with welcoming remarks from UNC Kenan-Flagler Dean James Dean and donor remarks from James T. Read More
Rizzo Center Expansion
May 16, 2013 By unc kenan-flaglerFor more than 50 years, UNC Kenan-Flagler Business School has been a leader in the field of executive education. Today UNC Executive Development designs programs for Fortune 500 companies and government organizations that have a significant impact on their businesses. Its track record is stellar: the Financial Times ranks its custom programs No. 13 in the world and No. 5 in the United States. Having a conference center designed with executive development as its core purpose has been a competitive advantage for UNC Kenan-Flagler. That became possible after the DuBose family donated 28 acres of historic land and the family home to the university, and UNC Kenan-Flagler broke ground for the Paul J. Rizzo Center in 1997. The result: a Read More
Marc Ross: Thriving in China
May 16, 2013 By unc kenan-flaglerThe U.S. trade deficit with China, which topped $315 billion in 2012, is often interpreted as a sign of impending doom for the U.S. economy, but Marc Ross (OneMBA ’08) advises that the numbers aren’t as daunting as many think. Ross, U.S.-China Business Council (USCBC) director of communications and publications, laid out three reasons why during his keynote address at the Duke-UNC China Leadership Summit April 7. There’s always been a trade deficit. Before America was a nation and revolutionaries dumped tea imported from China into the Boston Harbor in the 1700s, an American trade deficit with China existed. While Americans had developed a taste for Chinese products early on, Chinese were much less interested in U.S. goods. Silver, an integral part Read More
Recent Rankings
April 18, 2013 By unc kenan-flaglerRankings are one measure of reputation, and UNC Kenan-Flagler is consistently ranked among the best business schools in the world. Below are recent rankings for several of the school’s programs. Undergraduate Business Program In March Bloomberg Businessweek ranked the Undergraduate Business Program at UNC Kenan-Flagler as No. 10 in the United States for the second consecutive year. The program was ranked No. 2 for internships, No. 4 for public undergraduate programs, No. 6 for finance and No. 7 for student satisfaction. This year’s detailed also earned grades of A+ for UNC Kenan-Flagler in three categories: teaching, job placement, and facilities and services. Read more. Executive MBA Program U.S. News & World Report has ranked the Executive MBA Program at the Read More
Q&A with Joseph DeSimone
April 18, 2013 By unc kenan-flaglerJoseph DeSimone, who was appointed as director of the Frank Hawkins Kenan Institute of Private Enterprise last summer, talks about the vision, plans and priorities for the Institute. What first appealed to you about taking the position of Director of the Kenan Institute? Frank Hawkins Kenan’s original vision for the Institute talks of fusing entrepreneurship and free enterprise more broadly across campus. That has always been important to me since I came to UNC in 1990. My research group based in the Department of Chemistry became entrepreneurially active quickly, and back then there weren’t very many of us doing that. Our campus is now a hub for university-based entrepreneurship. We’re a leader in this realm, and we can leverage this Read More
Unlocking Potential
April 18, 2013 By unc kenan-flaglerCarolina Women in Business (CWIB) hosted its annual conference on March 22 at UNC Kenan-Flagler, attracting more than 200 attendees, an increase over previous years. As a direct result, CWIB was able to donate $1,000, a portion of ticket sales, to Women for Women International, an organization that supports women in war-torn regions with financial and emotional aid, job-skills training, rights education and small business assistance. The day-long conference was open to all UNC students, alumni and the community. This year’s theme was “Unlock Your Potential: Creating Opportunities with Impact.” “This year in particular we focused on the necessity of sharing with others who don’t have the same resources in order to inspire a sense of confidence and well being,” Read More
Alumni Weekend 2013
April 18, 2013 By unc kenan-flaglerAlumni Weekend 2013, held April 5-7, was a tremendous success. More than 260 alumni and their families and friends joined faculty, staff, current students and prospective MBA students for a wonderful weekend with great Chapel Hill spring weather. Be sure to check out our Alumni Weekend photo collection on Flickr. On Friday, we kicked off with golf at Finley. At noon, many alumni shared lunch with current students from all degree programs. Two special seminars highlighted the early afternoon – “Expanding your Professional Reach with LinkedIn,” led by Gary Miller, and “Reducing Income Tax and Eliminating Estate Taxes,” led by Janet Ramsey (BSBA ’79, MBA ’83). Many returning alumni and Read More
Bridging the Gap
April 18, 2013 By unc kenan-flaglerIn 2013, Bloomberg Businessweek ranked our Undergraduate Business program 10th in the nation. That same survey ranked our undergraduate program second in the nation for students obtaining internships and sixth best for its finance program. Our program attracts the best students by effectively bridging the gap between theory and application while providing a strong community to support students. Find out how in this new video: Undergraduate Business Program at UNC Kenan-Flagler