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January 2007

UNC Kenan-Flagler Makes Predictions for 2007
Our resident experts in a wide range of fields predict what we can expect to see in the coming months.

Corporate Social Responsibility: An Excerpt from UNC Business Magazine
This excerpt from the forthcoming winter 2007 issue of UNC Business magazine illustrates how, increasingly, corporate social responsibility (CSR) is becoming big business.

Alumni Profile: Getting Down to the Business of Writing Fiction
John Hart (MAC ’93) got his start as a fiction writer during the Master of Accounting program at UNC Kenan-Flagler.

Alumni Notes
Expand your network with two new services from Alumni Affairs.

John Worth's Career Corner: Cover Letters ARE Important
In a job search where your candidacy will be compared to numerous other qualified candidates, writing a highly effective cover letter can serve as a valuable differentiator.

BSBA Student Rachael Ostrowski is a "Go Girl"
BSBA student Rachael Ostrowski gained a wealth of experience researching and marketing to other students for the startup company Penelope

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TIME Correspondent Joe Klein Delivers Weatherspoon Lecture
Joe Klein, senior writer for TIME, and author of the No. 1 best-selling novel, “Primary Colors,” kicked off the spring 2007 season of the Dean's Speaker Series by delivering the Weatherspoon Lecture on Jan. 22.

A Casino Night for Habitat
For the second year in a row, the Kenan Institute of Private Enterprise and the MBA Student Association hosted Casino Royale, raising $14,000 for UNC Kenan-Flagler's Habitat for Humanity project.

MBA Food Fight
MBAs raised more than $15,000 for the Food Bank of Central and Eastern North Carolina this fall as part of the MBA Food Fight, a national food drive competition.