– Summer 2009 –

From the Dean: Rankings, Commencement and More

- Summer 2009 -

As I write this, we have just concluded our largest commencement ceremony since the undergraduate class became part of Newcomb-Tulane College. Let me also add that we recently returned to the top 50 MBA programs in U.S. News and World Report, received another high ranking for entrepreneurship in Entrepreneur magazine, and earned a top 15 ranking in finance by the Princeton Review.

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MBAs Travel to Paris and Beijing

- Summer 2009 -

The Freeman School isn’t unique in having its MBA students read cases about multinational firms and global strategies. What is unique is having those students—all those students—travel overseas to visit the companies described in the cases and present their strategic recommendations directly to senior managers. In March, the Freeman School sent its entire first-year MBA […]

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Freeman reaches out to Latin America

- Summer 2009 -

Latin America represents a growing market for management education, but recruiting those potential students—many of whom are unfamiliar with U.S. business schools—can be difficult. The Freeman School has developed an innovative way to target that market, one that focuses not only on the students but also on the people who advise the students. In April, […]

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Tulane Business Forum looks at corporate consciousness

- Summer 2009 -

The Tulane Business Forum celebrates its 30th anniversary this year with a program dedicated to corporate consciousness. A distinguished lineup of speakers from retail, health care, energy, banking and other industries will discuss doing business in a more socially responsible and environmentally friendly manner, returning to core business values, remaining true stewards of ethical performance […]

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Burkenroad Fund among best of the best

- Summer 2009 -

The stock market may have been dismal in 2008, but the end of the year did bring one piece of positive news. According to mutual fundtracker Morningstar, since its inception in 2001, the Hancock Horizon Burkenroad Fund ranks as the 38th best performer out of 4,823 mutual funds, placing it in the top 1 percent […]

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Freeman ranked top 15 in finance

- Summer 2009 -

The Freeman School has been named one of the top 15 graduate business schools in finance by the Princeton Review. The ranking, based on a survey of MBA students, appeared in the April 2009 issue of Entrepreneur magazine. The Princeton Review contacted 19,000 MBA students attending 296 business schools to compile its “Student Opinion Honors […]

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New alumni group hopes to improve rankings

- Summer 2009 -

A new alumni group hopes to improve the Freeman School’s national ranking by reaching out to recent graduates. The Freeman 50 is the brainchild of Edward Crawford (MBA ’08, MGM ’09), who says he was inspired to start the group after seeing the success that other schools had with initiatives such as class agent programs. […]

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Rees and SENO honored as entrepreneurs of the year

- Summer 2009 -

Rick Rees and SENO (Social Entrepreneurs of New Orleans) were honored as entrepreneurs of the year at this year’s Tulane Council of Entrepreneurs Awards Gala. Rees was named the 2009 Tulane Most Distinguished Entrepreneur while SENO was named Tulane Social Entrepreneurs of the Year. The gala, which also honored the winners of this year’s Tulane […]

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Business students win big with plans to combat “brain drain”

- Summer 2009 -

New Orleans experienced an unprecedented influx of young professionals in the wake of Hurricane Katrina, but the challenge now, civic leaders say, is how to keep these talented 20- and 30-somethings in New Orleans. MBA student Ishaneka Williams came up with one idea to help accomplish that goal, and earned a $200,000 prize package for […]

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Burkenroad Symposium puts eye on innovation

- Summer 2009 -

When Burkenroad Institute Director Laura Cardinal selected the topic for this year’s Burkenroad Symposium—“Leadership and the Eye for Innovation”—she knew it was a subject of interest to business students and executives. She just didn’t realize how relevant it would become. With the global economic crisis and the passage of the stimulus bill, technology and innovation […]

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MBA receives McGowan Scholarship

- Summer 2009 -

Aisha Acres (MBA ’09) was named the 2008–2009 William G. McGowan Scholar. For the past two years, the Freeman School has had the distinction of being a recipient of a scholarship grant made possible through the generosity of the William G. McGowan Charitable Fund Inc. This scholarship is awarded each academic year to a student pursuing […]

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Sequent Energy awards scholarships

- Summer 2009 -

Max Correa (MBA ’09) and Damion Mathis (BSM ’09) were named recipients of the 2009 Sequent Energy Management Scholarships. The students, both of whom are majoring in finance with a specialization in energy, were recognized at a Feb. 12 reception hosted by Sequent in the Lavin-Bernick Center on Tulane’s campus. Sequent awards two $2,500 scholarships […]

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Tears mean cash for biz plan competition winner

- Summer 2009 -

Tears for Life, a company founded by a group of University of Arkansas students to develop a screening tool to detect breast cancer using tears, won the grand prize of $20,000 in the business innovation track of this year’s Tulane Business Plan Competition, but the company may have picked up an even bigger prize after […]

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Optimism reigns at Burkenroad Conference

- Summer 2009 -

Thirty-three of the 34 companies that presented at this year’s Burkenroad Reports Investment Conference posted negative returns since last year’s conference, but that didn’t stop a record crowd from turning out for this year’s event. “After the last year in the stock market, I didn’t think we’d see that turnout,” says Peter Ricchiuti, research director […]

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