A Profile in Courage

Part-time MBA student Jennifer Lynn Burroughs has overcome tremendous odds. Struck by a car June 28 after an evening class, Burroughs sustained severe injuries. She has endured numerous surgeries and months of hospitalization and rehabilitation. Owing to her steadfastness (her husband Greg might call it stubbornness), Burroughs will make a full recovery, but the road to recovery has been a long one and there are still miles to go.

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CBA Grad/Katz Part-Time Student Named One of Pittsburgh’s 40 Under 40

Mike Jennings (CBA ’03), a student in the Part-Time MBA Program, was recognized by Pittsburgh Magazine and the Pittsburgh Urban Magnet Project for his efforts to make the Pittsburgh region a better place.

Read more about Jennings, a financial business analyst for Pittsburgh-based retailer American Eagle Outfitters and a Big Brothers/Big Sisters volunteer  >

Pitt Marketing Students “Shake It Up”!

Pitt marketing students have discovered that in order to break through perceptual barriers and advertise to their Generation Y peers, they must “Shake It Up”!

This fall, students across the University’s Oakland campus have had the opportunity to see the 2008 Honda Accord Coupe in places and ways that they would never have expected. As part of The Accord Coupe Marketing Challenge: New Car, New Generation, sponsored by American Honda Motor Co., Inc. and organized by EdVenture Partners, College of Business Administration students gained real-world experience as they ran their own marketing agency, Pros In Motion.

Corporate Social Responsibility

Corporate Social Responsibility is garnering lots of attention in the Czech Republic, and Katz/CBA professors are being called on to write articles and give interviews on the subject. Associate Professor Brad Agle was asked to write an article on the evolution of corporate social responsibility for Connection Magazine, a publication of The American Chamber of Commerce in Slovak Republic. He has also been asked to help the British Chamber of Commerce in Prague—the second-largest chamber in the Czech Republic and one that is working hard to establish proper business practices and is actively lobbying for legislative changes to help the local business community—determine responses to issues of conflict of interest and corporate governance.

Read Agles’ article on corporate social responsibility for Connection Magazine  >

Carrie Leana Named 2007-08 Faculty Pioneer

The Aspen Institute named Professor Carrie Leana among its 2007-08 faculty pioneers. This international award is given for demonstrated leadership in integrating social impact and/or environmental management topics into business school courses and curricula, as well as for generating cutting-edge scholarship with a focus on social impact and/or environmental management.

Read more about Leana’s prestigious award and her research >

Berg Center Leadership Changes Hands

Associate Professor Audrey Murrell has been named the new director of the David Berg Center for Ethics and Leadership, a position previously held by Associate Professor Brad Agle.

Read the University’s news release on Murrell’s appointment >

EMBA – São Paulo Graduate Crosses The Pond

Dilma Lopes (MBA ’06) has taken a new job with British Gas nearly half a world away from her native São Paulo, Brazil. Lopes was been named management reporting manager for the global energy market leader headquartered in the United Kingdom.

Read more about Lopes and her exiting move >