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February 15, 2018In Memoriam: Michael L. Hemler, associate professor of finance
Michael L. Hemler, associate professor of finance in the University of Notre Dame’s Mendoza College of Business, died unexpectedly Wednesday (Feb. 14) of natural causes. He was 64.
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February 14, 2018Mendoza alumnus opens restaurant in Duncan Student Center
Rob McColgan, a 2002 Mendoza College of Business graduate, and his business partner Anthony Pigliacampo won the McCloskey Business Plan Competition in 2009 and opened their restaurant, Modern Market. Last month, the chain debuted inside Notre Dame’s new Duncan Student Center. This is Modern Market’s first campus location.…
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February 13, 2018Speaker examines connection between service, passion in business
Mendoza College of Business alumnus Bob Burke spoke at an Ethics Week event on Feb. 12 (Monday) in the Stayer Center. Shortly after graduating in 1994 and taking a job as a business analyst for Arthur Andersen, he founded a nonprofit that provides free tax preparation assistance to low-income families. He pitched the idea as a way to help young employees at the firm develop professionally as they learned to work with a different demographic. The program, now called Ladder Up, also includes other financial programs to help people climb out of poverty and has expanded to other cities in the U.S. In Chicago alone it has provided more than $529 million in economic benefits to more than 297,000 residents. He encouraged students to take a chance and do something different and to consider taking a year and working at a nonprofit after graduation.…
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February 12, 2018Junior Edwina King selected for Gilman Scholarship to study abroad
Sponsored by the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs, the Gilman Scholarship provides financial support for American undergraduate students of limited financial means to study or intern abroad.
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February 6, 2018Involved Alumni – Patricia Bravo MBA ’00
In this new feature, each month Mendoza will highlight an alumnus/a who is not just doing great things in their career, but is also staying involved with the College of Business. In this first piece, we spoke with Patricia Bravo, member of the MBA class of '00, and learned about her consulting company and her work with Mendoza's Admissions department.…
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February 1, 2018Like, Share & Talk With Us! – Mendoza’s Social Media Sites
Do you want to hear more about Mendoza news than just from the newsletter? Make sure to follow Mendoza's various social media accounts. This is a great way to not just get your news, but to also see more about student life! Here are some of the key sites to follow: …
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February 1, 2018“Wait, Wait” co-host Bill Kurtis to talk at Notre Dame
Bill Kurtis, co-host of the popular NPR weekly news quiz show “Wait, Wait … Don’t Tell Me!” will deliver a talk at Mendoza College of Business on February 8 about his long career as a journalist and documentary producer.
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January 31, 2018Why some workers are happy to have an abusive boss
Can't figure out why your co-worker isn't bothered by an abusive boss -- and may even seem to be thriving? New research by Mendoza professor Charlice Hurst examines why "psychopaths" prefer bad bosses.
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January 30, 2018Amazon already has huge amounts of our data. What happens when you add health care to the mix?
Idris Adjerid, a Mendoza professor who specializes in health technology and privacy, comments on the plans of the CEOs of Amazon, Berkshire Hathaway and JPMorgan Chase to form a health-care company to provide better solutions for their employees.
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January 30, 2018Tariff on washers may be good for Whirlpool but is it good for consumers?
Jason Reed, an assistant teaching professor of finance at Notre Dame’s Mendoza College of Business, was interviewed for a South Bend Tribune article on the recently announced tariffs on imported washing machines. Read the full story here…
The South Bend Tribune