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Gaming Events at MEL

melpurdue — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 20:56:47 +0000

It’s not too late to sign up for the gaming events at the MEL! For more details see this news release. These three events will be the first three weeks of February with the month concluding with the Digital Literacy Contest.

-MEL

Forbes.com story on ROI for MBA programs

melpurdue — Tue, 11 Aug 2009 18:45:00 +0000

Here is an interesting story on Forbes.com about a look at what schools have good return on investment for their MBA programs.

Summer Reading from Business Week

melpurdue — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 20:16:13 +0000

Business Week contributor Francesca Di Meglio offers some suggestions on new books that might be of interest for Business School students and managers alike.

Fortune Global 500

melpurdue — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 17:28:39 +0000

Fortune’s annual ranking of the world’s largest corporations.

July 8, 2009.

http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/global500/2009/snapshots/6388.html

Fresh Out of College and Off to Business School

melpurdue — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 17:25:22 +0000

Business schools are offering new programs to attract a younger, more diverse pool of candidates—and undergrads are responding

By Alison Damast

BusinessWeek, July 6, 2009

http://www.businessweek.com/bschools/content/jul2009/bs2009076_521072.htm?chan=bschools_bschool+index+page_top+stories

Is California’s economy too big to fail?

melpurdue — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 19:39:12 +0000

This piece by Moria Herbst of Business Week ask the question, and details the problems in California. Should the state ask the government for help?

Latest Issues of HBR contains article on business schools

melpurdue — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 16:12:40 +0000

Joel Podolny, dean of Apple University, examines the public’s perception that business schools may be part of the problem with corporate culture in The Buck Stops (and Starts) at Business School. This article appears in the June 2009 issue of Harvard Business Review (page 62 – 67), which all Purdue students can access using the eJournal Finder. Also you can search Business Source Premier directly for this article.

Boardgame event in the library

melpurdue — Tue, 31 Mar 2009 13:11:58 +0000

Join us for a board game event in the Undergrounds coffee shop. April 2nd from 1:30 – 3:30 pm. Top prize for the Yahtzee tournament is a $50 gift card. Other games available for play as well.

Purdue hosts China, Indiana Business Forum

melpurdue — Fri, 27 Feb 2009 21:39:46 +0000

“A symposium examining business opportunities and challenges in China and India will be held March 28 at Purdue University’s Burton D. Morgan Center for Entrepreneurship in Discovery Park. The university says the event is designed to provide insight into how the two countries relate to the global economy. The Consul General of the Consulate of the People’s Republic of China in Chicago, Ping Huang will be the keynote speaker.”

Top prizes announced at Business Plan Competition

melpurdue — Wed, 25 Feb 2009 13:29:35 +0000

The 22nd Annual Burton D Morgan Business Plan Competition announces top prizes.