Home Depot Co-Founder to Speak
About Entrepreneurship
Georgetown University’s McDonough School of Business will host Unleashing New Ideas, featuring a keynote lecture by Ken Langone, co-founder of The Home Depot and former director of the New York Stock Exchange.
Additionally, a panel discussion about Making a Difference Through Entrepreneurship with Georgetown alumni Bill Doucas, chairman and CEO of Elutions; Ted Leonsis, founder, chairman, majority owner, and CEO of Monumental Sports & Entertainment; and Tim O’Shaughnessy, founder and CEO of LivingSocial, will precede the keynote. [RSVP]
Women Making Waves Conference to Discuss Leadership
Women Making Waves, a day-long leadership conference hosted by Georgetown Women in Business and the Georgetown University Women’s Leadership Initiative, will bring together MBAs, Georgetown University students, alumni, industry professionals, executives, and political leaders in active discussion on Saturday, November 13, 2010. [READ MORE]
Georgetown Business Professors Author Finance and Accounting for Non-Financial Managers
Two professors at Georgetown University’s McDonough School of Business co-authored the sixth edition of Finance and Accounting for Non-Financial Managers. Adding such topics as corporate accountability, the book provides a nuts-and-bolts guide for managers, entrepreneurs, seasoned executives, teachers, and students alike. [READ MORE]
Vishal Agrawal Receives Dissertation Proposal Award from The Aspen Institute
Vishal Agrawal, assistant professor at Georgetown University’s McDonough School of Business, received the 2010 Dissertation Proposal Award from The Aspen Institute’s Center for Business Education.
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Professor Selected to Participate in Marketing Science Institute Young Scholar Program
Debora V. Thompson, assistant professor of marketing at Georgetown University’s McDonough School of Business, has been invited by the Marketing Science Institute to participate in the 2011 Young Scholar Program. [READ MORE]
Compass Fellows Program Expands to Include 75 Freshman from Five Universities
What began last year as a student-run program to mentor social entrepreneurs developed by then-seniors Arthur Woods and Neil Shah, has now expanded beyond the Hilltop to four other universities. [READ MORE]
Upcoming MBA Full-Time Admissions Events & Important Dates
Nov. 8: Admissions Presentation in Chicago
Nov. 9: Admissions Presentation in Boston
Nov. 10: Admissions Presentation in New York City
Nov. 15: Admissions Presentation in San Francisco
Nov. 16: Admissions Presentation in Los Angeles
Nov. 20: Focus on Diversity Event
Jan. 1: Round Two Application Deadline
View the complete list of MBA Full-Time Admissions Events.
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