Anderson Club Challenge

DECA winners Kimberly Eichel, Jesus Rodriguez, Sydney Sivils, Daniel Perry, Josh Dolin, Amy Lloyd from Fidelity Investments, and Tony Patton

The Anderson School of Management's Anderson Club Challenge, sponsored by Fidelity, was held Friday, February 21 in the Jackson Student Center.

The Club Challenge event showcased Anderson students and the diverse skills they have gained from their education at the Anderson School.  Teams had the opportunity to research an industry and then display how skillfully a solution can be crafted to real world problems/risks.

The winning team was Collegiate DECA, who won the first prize of $1000 with their concept of the "Mate" phone that applies user behaviors and habits to effectively improve day-to-day activity. Second prize winners ISBG presented an accreditation service to promote conflict free manufacturing and materials in cell phones.

Student clubs continue to play a pivotal role in University life and offer a host of experiential learning opportunities that help create, organize and implement everything from mixers to consulting projects to trips to national conferences.

Lift Off! 25th Annual Hall Of Fame

There's still time to purchase tickets for the 25th annual Anderson School of Management Hall of Fame, held this year on March 13, 2014, at Hotel Albuquerque. This year's theme is "Lift Off."

The outstanding Hall of Fame honorees for the evening are:
•Ben L. Darwin, CliftonLarsonAllen, LLP
•Michael Kivitz, Adelante Development Center, Inc.
•Sheri Milone, Lovelace Women`s Hospital
•Peter Sanchez, The Atrisco Companies

Young Alumni Honoree
•Jesse Herron, ABQ Trolley Company

The event will also honor Sarah D. Smith, Anderson Lecturer in the Department of Organizational Studies with the Faculty Community Leadership Award, and George Boerigter of SoundOff Signal will receive with the Distinguished Service Award.

Hall of Fame candidates are selected for their professional success, contribution to community, and their ongoing commitment to continuing education. Funds raised at the dinner go to support The Hall of Fame Endowed Scholarship at the Anderson School of Management. The Hall of Fame event begins at 6pm, followed by dinner and the induction ceremony at 7pm.

Reserve your tickets here or contact Sara Lucero or call 277.6413.

A Message From Dean Brown

Legendary San Francisco Chronicle journalist Herb Caen wrote of being derided for having a job that required him to write only one column per day. He responded that his day began with a cup of coffee at his computer in front of a window with a view of the Bay. Then he would “open his veins and bleed.”

Creativity cannot be summoned on demand. It geminates and is nurtured in a fertile environment. President Frank’s Innovate ABQ is designed to create such an environment. Innovate ABQ will provide a live-work-play community where entrepreneurs, UNM professors, and students will collaborate on learning experiences that provide opportunities for our students and that develop promising business ventures.

New Mexico is critically dependent on developing new and thriving businesses to bring jobs and opportunities. UNM is committed to play a leading role in this effort.

Robert Luo Chosen as Guest Editor

Dr. Robert Luo has been invited to serve as a Guest Associate Editor for Management Information Systems Quarterly (MISQ), a peer-reviewed academic journal that covers research in the areas of management information systems and information technology and is widely regarded as one of the most prestigious journals in the information systems discipline.  He has also been selected to serve as Associate Editor for European Journal of Information Systems (another top-tier global MIS journal) and Journal of Electronic Commerce Research. 

Congratulations to Robert!

Dr. Kapelianis Chairs AMA Panel

L-R: Ajay Kohl, Rodrigo Guesalaga, Jag Sheth, Dimitri Kapelianis, Bob Kelly

Professor Dimitri Kapelianis convened and chaired a panel of pre-eminent scholars and practitioners to present a special session at the 2014 American Marketing Association’s Winter Educator’s Conference held in Orlando, Florida. Panel members presented their insights on personal selling and sales management in emerging markets.

Including Professor Kapelianis, the panel consisted of:

• Bob Kelly, the Chief Executive Officer of the Sales Management Association
• Jag Sheth, Professor of Marketing at Emory University
• Ajay Kohli, Professor of Marketing at Georgia Tech
• Rodrigo Guesalaga, Professor of Marketing at Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile

Anderson Students Take Top Prizes At National Competition

Starlight FUNiture owner Eric Nelson surrounded by graduate students who captured first prize in Las Vegas.

Congratulations to Professor Dimitri Kapelianis and his Starlight FUNiture LLC student team (Max Ebnother, Stacie Nowell, Peter Ray, Kevin Roybal, and Drew Wayner) for winning the National Championship (1st prize at the graduate level) in the Small Business Institute’s Case of the Year Competition in Las Vegas, Nevada.  The team won in the most competitive, comprehensive consulting category.

At the undergraduate level, Speakeasy LLC team ( Jennifer Walker, Christine Shields, Andres Perez, and Maximo Lopez), won 3rd prize (Business Plan Category).  This is the second year in a row that teams from Anderson have won.

At the same venue, the UNM Small Business Institute program was also awarded the prestigious ‘Showcase Program of the Year’ award.

Kudos to all!

Business Plan Competition Information Session

The deadline for a team’s “Intent to Present” in the Business Plan Competition is on Wednesday, February 19, by 5:00 p.m. Teams will need to register and submit a 200 character description of their company/product into the new web platform, PitchBurner.

SUBMIT HERE!

On February 28, 2014, the Business Competition Plan team will hold an Information & Questions session. The presentation will include a review of plan requirements, formatting and submission instructions for the new online tool PitchBurner. All competition materials will be managed through PitchBurner so this seminar is essential to successful participation and satisfaction of plan requirements. A light breakfast will be served. Teams should come prepared with questions for a session of open dialogue and inquiry.

It is mandatory for each team to send at least one representative; full team attendance is strongly encouraged.

RSVP HERE TODAY!


Find out more about this year's dynamic Business Plan Competition HERE.

EMBA Information Session

Interested in earning an Executive MBA?

Join us on Friday, February 21, 2014, as program staff will discuss the Executive MBA Program in detail, explaining everything from the application process to the schedule. Current students, alumni, and faculty will also be on hand to offer their insights into the program. You will be able to ask them questions, as well as talk with other potential students about joining the program. Light refreshments will be served. Please contact the Executive and Professional Education staff at 505-277-2525 to reserve your seat.

Hall Of Fame - Liftoff!

There's still time to purchase tickets for the 25th annual Anderson School of Management Hall of Fame, held this year on March 13, 2014, at Hotel Albuquerque. This year's theme is "Lift Off."

The outstanding Hall of Fame honorees for the evening are:
•Ben L. Darwin, CliftonLarsonAllen, LLP
•Michael Kivitz, Adelante Development Center, Inc.
•Sheri Milone, Lovelace Women`s Hospital
•Peter Sanchez, The Atrisco Companies

Young Alumni Honoree
•Jesse Herron, ABQ Trolley Company

The event will also honor Sarah D. Smith, Anderson Lecturer in the Department of Organizational Studies with the Faculty Community Leadership Award, and George Boerigter of SoundOff Signal will receive with the Distinguished Service Award.

Hall of Fame candidates are selected for their professional success, contribution to community, and their ongoing commitment to continuing education. Funds raised at the dinner go to support The Hall of Fame Endowed Scholarship at the Anderson School of Management. The Hall of Fame event begins at 6pm, followed by dinner and the induction ceremony at 7pm.

Reserve your tickets here or contact Sara Lucero or call 277.6413.

Dr. Rich Brody Receives Research Award

Out of 453 academic research papers received from faculty members in 23 countries during 2013 by Franklin Publishing Company, a peer-reviewed journal publisher, fewer than 60 were selected as noteworthy. 

The Executive Committee of Franklin Publishing Company chose Dr. Rich Brody among the sixty to receive the Franklin 2013 Award for Excellence in Research.

Dr. Brody's paper is entitled “Romance Fraud:  Taking a Lack of Ethics to a New Low” (with D. Sinclair)  published in Ethics & Critical Thinking.

Congratulations to Dr. Brody!

Campus Visits Scheduled For Dean Candidates

Dr. Robert DelCampo

Dr. Geralyn Franklin

Dr. James Lumpkin

Provost Chaouki Abdallah has invited three finalists to visit campus for the dean of the Anderson School of Management position; they will be visiting February 20th – March 4th.  The candidates will meet with faculty, staff, students, alumni, and community members during their visits.

 

The Dean Candidates are:  Robert DelCampo, Associate Dean and Professor, Anderson School of Management, University of New Mexico; Geralyn Franklin, Interim Dean and Professor, Nelson Rusche College of Business, Stephen F. Austin State University; and James Lumpkin, Dean and Chase Bank Professor, College of Business, Louisiana Tech University. 

 

More information on the visits, along with the candidates' biographies and CVs, can be found on the Anderson Dean Search Page.

 



Up To Us Competition

Anderson School of Management professor Manuel Montoya and student Victoria Pryor recently appeared on the television program The Morning Brew to discuss the Up To Us competition, which is an opportunity for students to build a movement to address America’s long-term fiscal and economic challenges.

 

Student teams selected from across the country will compete to design and run thought-provoking, fun, and impactful campaigns around the effects of rising debt on economic opportunity and the nation’s future. The winning team will receive $10,000 and be recognized by President Clinton at the 2014 Clinton Global Initiative University event.

The interview can be seen HERE.

For more information about the organization and competition, please visit their home page, their Facebook page, or their YouTube page.

UNM Anderson & The Lobos

On Saturday, February 1, Dean Doug Brown hosted Anderson School of Management faculty, staff, and board members at an appreciation reception at the Pit, followed the Lobos Men's basketball game where the Lobos won a rousing 72-47 victory over the San Jose State Spartans. Attendees enjoyed food, fun, a visit from Lucy Lobo, and recognition on the court prior to the game.

Associate Dean Rob DelCampo was interviewed on KKOB Radio at halftime, discussing the MBA and EMBA programs as well as the Hall of Fame awards banquet. He was also featured on a video focusing on Anderson highlights that was broadcast several times throughout the game.

A Message From Dean Brown

Business, all business. Traditionally, those terms mean proceeding with total objectivity, devoid of all personal consideration and devoid of passion.

Anderson is different. The personal touch is part of everything we do. Young professors are each assigned senior professors as mentors to help them with their teaching techniques. Similar assistance is provided on the research front. It is only a first step to have a good research proposal. The presentation must be carefully crafted to appeal to particular publishers. Then begins the cycle of revisions and re-submits. All of these steps can benefit greatly from guidance by senior faculty.
Personal connections are at the heart of many staff activities. Advisement and Career Services are all about serving the needs of students. These units at Anderson go well beyond passively waiting to serve students; they reach out to both students and employers. At Anderson, fundraising is all about cultivating engagement and friendship and events. Donations come from the heart.

The personal touch extends to Anderson faculty and staff working effectively with each other on important projects. I am especially grateful to Associate Dean Rob DelCampo and Faculty Chair Doug Thomas for their leadership in gaining faculty approval for a significant curriculum review, the culmination of a three-year process.

On an everyday basis, faculty and staff participate extensively in recruiting and screening new colleagues. Anderson’s faculty are conscientious in keeping office hours and being accessible to students – to the point that throughout UNM, Anderson’s professors are perennially rated as the best on campus.

At Anderson, doing business goes well beyond being all business.

Dining For Success

Employers tell us that many job candidates lose out during the job search and interview process because of professional etiquette errors. Don’t be one of them!

Anderson School of Management students are invited to join etiquette professional Jackie Ingle as she prepares you to project a polished and professional image during networking receptions and interviews with meals. You’ll enjoy a complimentary three-course meal with local business employers and learn how to outdistance your competition with courteous behavior.

The event takes place in the SUB Ballroom on Thursday, February 27 from 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.

Register here today!

Club Challenge 2014

The Anderson School of Management is seeking support to revive the Anderson Club Challenge.  The event is scheduled for Friday, February 21 from 10:00 a.m. - 2:30 p.m. in the Jackson Student Center.

The Club Challenge is a student competition where student clubs battle in four categories:  Strategy, Sales, Marketing, and Business Terms. Student clubs continue to play a pivotal role in University life and offer a host of experiential learning opportunities that help create, organize and implement everything from mixers to consulting projects to trips to national conferences.

RSVP here today!

Internship Fair

 
On Thursday, January 30th at the Jackson Student Center, Anderson School of Management's Career Services hosted a BBA/MBA/MACCT Fair. Well over one hundred internship opportunities were available to the 218 students who attended the Fair; during the event, employers, faculty, staff, and students tweeting about the fair and using #MakeHistoryASM, leading to the event trending on Twitter.


Statistics demonstrate that 70% of companies make full-time job offers to extant interns; all Anderson School of Management students are encouraged to take advantage of these extraordinary opportunities. For more information on internships, visit the Career Services Blog. Internship listings are updated weekly on Fridays and are automatically mailed to subscribers.

App Competition Winners

Anderson School of Management students Jerrick Morsey and TJ Seaman took first place in the UNM Open Data Mobile App Competition, an open competition to create a mobile application that uses EVENT data from UNM's new Open Data Repository, located at http://opendata.unm.edu. Competitors were urged to push the limits of their creativity and innovation to create datasets that benefit the entire campus community and beyond. The competition included contestants from students, staff, and faculty, and a cash prize was awarded. Congratulations to Jerrick and TJ!