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2009 Media Archive

August 31, 2009: Chicago Tribune, Entrepreneurship Classes on Rise, Foster Start-ups
July 7, 2009: Wall Street Journal, Rewards Help Soothe Hard Times

April 15, 2009: CNN Money, Where are they now? Aiming for investors’ hearts--and patients

April 15, 2009: CNN Money, 7 Business plan superstars: A bright smile dazzles the judges

Why Toastmasters?

A message from the UIC MBA Alumni Association

We’ve seen it time and time again: the people who secure the job, are promoted, acquire financing for business ideas. The people who advance are those who communicate the best. Public speaking is one of the most difficult skills to master that can advance an individual to the next level. Toastmasters provide the opportunity to develop your public speaking skills. The club is open to all UIC students, alumni and faculty, and hosts professionals from various industries who share their experiences.

If you are interested in joining Toastmasters, contact Cory Cooper at corycooper2008@gmail.com.

Fall 2009 Course Spotlight

Marketing 594: 

Marketing Analytics
Wednesdays, 6–8:30 p.m., Professor Alan Malter

As an executive, you must be an effective decision maker. Marketing decision making resembles design engineering — putting together concepts, data, analyses and simulations to learn about the marketplace and to design effective marketing plans. Although many view marketing as an art and others regard it as science, this course views marketing as a combination of art and science to solve specific problems. Students will learn concepts and work with data and software tools for making decisions regarding segmentation and targeting, positioning, forecasting, new product and service design, and the elements of the marketing mix. Students will learn to take advantage of the massive amounts of data available in most organizations, use that data to make better-informed decisions, and create compelling evidence to persuade other executives to support those decisions. Although processes can be taught by lecture, skill development requires hands-on practice; therefore the course will focus on short case studies that use real market research and financial data and a software package called Marketing Engineering for Excel. For more information of the value of learning marketing analytics, visit the Marketing Engineering Web site at www.mktgeng.com.

 

About the Professor

Alan Malter has been teaching marketing analytics at UIC since 2007. Previously, he taught marketing strategy and marketing research at the University of Arizona while studying the marketing decisions of real-world companies. Malter focuses heavily on practical application because these skills will be critical to students in their professional careers. Before entering academe, Malter worked as a market analyst in Israel and a consultant on export development for the World Bank. He received his PhD in marketing from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, MS in agricultural economics, and AB in political science and economics from UIUC. His research examines the changing role of marketing; industry clusters and the effects of geographic proximity on knowledge transfer and innovation; and tacit knowledge in managerial and consumer decision-making.

For more information about MKTG 594: Marketing Analytics, feel free to contact Professor Malter at amalter@uic.edu.

Adventures Abroad

Business in Brazil

How would you like to study in a country where you can visit the Amazon Rainforest, see a New Wonder of the World, bathe on magnificent beaches, watch the world's most recognized soccer team in action, and experience Carnival? LGSB MBA students can explore this diverse country in an intensive two-week study program in São Paulo, Brazil. In conjunction with Fundação Getulio Vargas-Escola de Administração de Empresas de São Paulo, the course consists of class discussions, company visits and lectures by faculty and corporate executives.

This course focuses on important issues related to the banking industry, social and ethical challenges, foreign trade, international strategy and management, legal matters including international, federal, state, and municipal laws, as well as many political and economic dimensions among a handful of other topics.

For more information about the Doing Business in Brazil study abroad program talk to your LGSB advisor.

2008 Media Archive

2008: Entrepreneur Magazine (Special Start-Ups issue), Nothing to lose

May 19, 2008: Chicago Sun Times, The accomplishment gene:  SanoGene Therapeutics CEO also looks at deals for local venture capital firm
April 10, 2008: NASA News, U. of Illinois-Chicago team wins first NASA Life Science Award

April 7, 2008: Houston Chronicle, And the winners are…

April 7, 2008: CNN Money and Fortune Small Business, Student Grudge Match

April 7, 2008: CNN.com and YouTube.com, Heart Check

April 7, 2008: CNN.com and YouTube.com, Bioregenix Wins

April 8, 2008: Near West Gazette, UIC Update

March 7, 2008: Houston Business Journal, OrthoAccel Polishes Up Business Plan with State Funding

February 28, 2008: Gov. Perry Re-election Campaign Website, Governor Perry announces Texas Technology Fund Investment in OrthoAccel Technologies, Inc.

MBA World Tour Coming Soon!

The MBA World Tour is coming to Chicago on Tuesday, September 15, 2009. The event will take place at the Holiday Inn Chicago Mart Plaza from 5-9pm. The tour provides applicants the opportunity to meet current students and staff of the Liautaud Graduate School of Business to make informed education and career choices. Stop by the UIC MBA booth to learn more about the many benefits of joining the Liautaud family. 

  Discover more information about the world tour here.

2007 Media Archive

November 15, 2007: Houston Business Journal, OrthoAccel Receives Life Science Award
Fall 2007: Princeton Review, Entrepreneur Magazine, and Entrepreneur.com Top 10 Graduate Programs (Tech ventures program credited for UIC rank).

October 28, 2007: Chicago Tribune, Class projects lay groundwork for business

October 29, 2007: Chicago Tribune, Value in alliances: Forming partnerships helps companies rise above competition

August 6, 2007: Chicago Sun Times, SanoGene Awarded First Place in Chicago City Treasurer’s Business Plan Competition.
July 9, 2007: Houston Business Journal, People on the Move
June 29, 2007: Houston Business Journal, Rice Alliance event boosts life science companies
June 4, 2007: Chicago Tribune, Lack of schooling no bar to success

May 16, 2007: Chicago Sun Times, UIC Business Students Win Plan Competition

April 13, 2007: The Oregonian, Winner of New Venture Championship Announced

April 10, 2007: Chicago Sun Times, An Eye on the Future

April 5, 2007: Houston Daily Business News, Optimal Vision Corporation Wins Fish & Richardson IP Powerhouse Award:  Law Firm Presents Rice Business Plan Competition Award to Team from University of Illinois at Chicago

March 28, 2007: Houston Chronicle, Optimal Vision Corporation Wins Fish & Richardson IP Powerhouse Award

March 28, 2007: Forbes.com, Optimal Vision Corporation Wins Fish & Richardson IP Powerhouse Award

March 28, 2007: Yahoo Finance, Optimal Vision Corporation Wins Fish & Richardson IP Powerhouse Award

March 28, 2007: Google Finance, Optimal Vision Corporation Wins Fish & Richardson IP Powerhouse Award

March 23, 2007: Houston Chronicle, According to Plan: Rice Contest Pairs Students with Investors to Launch Technology Companies, Products

March 2007: IP Investor, “Student Spin-outs: Two Pioneering School Programs Put Students in the Driver’s Seat,” Dave Keating, Vol.1(5) pp. 22-25.

March 12, 2007: Chicago Tribune, Information Sites Seek Way to Turn Profit

February 19, 2007: Chicago Tribune, Students at UIC Turning Ideas into Real Businesses

February 19, 2007: Anatomy News, Students at UIC Turning Ideas into Real Businesses

February 12, 2007: Healthcare Finance News, SimplexityMD Takes Over Orthodontia Company

February 5, 2007: Houston Business Journal, SimplexityMD Takes Over Orthodontia Company

February 5, 2007: San Antonio Business Journal, SimplexityMD Takes Over Orthodontia Company

February 5, 2007: Forbes, SimplexityMD Takes Over Orthodontia Company

February 5, 2007: Yahoo Small Business, SimplexityMD Takes Over Orthodontia Company

February 2, 2007: Crain’s Chicago Business, Former UIC Students Sell Firm to Entrepreneur

2006 Media Archive

December 20, 2006: Business POV, The Business Plan: Time Well Spent or a Waste of Time

November 14, 2006: Google.com Adsense, SanoGene Wins $50,000 in Business Schools’ Inaugural Competition

November 6, 2006: IVCA News, Midwest Venture Summit All Business
November 3, 2006: Chicago Sun Times, SanoGene Wins $50,000 in Business Schools’ Inaugural Competition
September 15, 2006: Inside Indiana Business, Pittsburgh Company Wins Purdue Life Sciences Competition

June 17, 2006: WGN Radio. Guest on “The Money Show” with Bill Moller.

June 14, 2006: Chicago Sun Times. UIC Prize-Winners Peddle Killer Business Plan
May 6, 2006: NPR. Students from my class interviewed

March 27, 2006: New York Times, Cancer Cure Company Wins Business Plan Challenge

March 27, 2006: Fog City Journal, University of Illinois Chicago Team Takes Top Honor at the University of San Francisco’s International Business Plan Competition
March 27, 2006: San Francisco Sentinel, Cancer Cure Company Wins Business Plan Challenge

March 27, 2006: C-NET News, Start-ups Vie for Best Elevator Pitch

March 27, 2006: The Longevity Meme, RNAi Versus Cancer

March 26, 2006: C-NET News, Cancer Cure Company Wins Business Plan Challenge

UIC Fall Diversity Career Fair

The UIC Fall Diversity Career Fair will be held on Thursday, September 17 at the Student Center East, Illinois Room.  This event will be from 10:00 AM until 2:30 PM.  Business attire is required (suit and tie for men and business suit for women).

Click here for a list of attending employers.  Bring plenty of resumes!

September 2009 Information Session Dates Released!!

Information Sessions are a great approach to learn more about our MBA program. These sessions are held on campus throughout the year and provide you with the opportunity to meet our admissions team and current students.

The information sessions for the month of September 2009 are:
Saturday, September 12 at 9:30am
UIC Student Center East Building, Room 302

Saturday, September 26 at 9:30am
UIC Student Center East Building, Room 302
Click here to register

 

Please be sure to register for an event if you plan to attend. Visit this page regularly for information sessions held in upcoming months.

 

For more information regarding our information sessions, contact the Liautaud Graduate School of Business Admissions Office at 312.996.4573 or email asklgsb@uic.edu.