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February 2006

UNC Kenan-Flagler Makes Predictions for 2006
We’ve asked our resident experts in a wide range of fields what we can expect to see in the coming months. Looks like we’re in for an interesting year.

Kenan Institute Study Reveals Hispanic Immigrants Contribute Over $9 Billion to North Carolina’s Economy
The first major comprehensive study of North Carolina's Hispanic population and its economic impact was conducted by UNC Kenan-Flagler faculty.

UNC Kenan-Flagler Economic Forecaster Beats “Wall Street Boys” Again
“It’s always fun to outfox those Wall Street boys at their own game,” said James F. Smith, director of the Kenan Institute’s Center for Business Forecasting and adjunct professor of finance, in a recent interview with The News & Observer of Raleigh.

Alumni Profile: Executive MBA Alum Mines UNC Kenan-Flagler Network
Sean Crane (EMBA ’03) exemplifies the power of the UNC network.

Alumni Notes
Woodward Speaks to Packed House - President of NBA's Mavericks Speaks Feb. 28

John Worth's Career Corner: Negotiating Job Offers
When conducting a job search, your main objective is to receive a job offer. But what happens if you like the job and the company but the offer isn’t what you expected or need?

Dallas Mavericks CEO Joins Dean’s Speaker Series
Terdema L. Ussery II, president and CEO of the NBA’s Dallas Mavericks, will speak at UNC Kenan-Flagler Feb. 28 as part of the Dean's Speaker Series.

Bob Woodward of The Washington Post Draws Enthusiastic Crowd at UNC Kenan-Flagler
Bob Woodward, best-selling author and assistant managing editor of The Washington Post, drew a record audience of nearly 700 people at his lecture Jan. 17. Koury auditorium was filled to capacity, along with two classrooms, where an overflow crowd watched the lecture on closed-circuit television.

Center for Entrepreneurial Studies Wins MBA Entrepreneurship Education Award
The School’s Center for Entrepreneurial Studies won the 2006 Excellence in Entrepreneurship Education Award for the national model graduate program at the annual meeting of the United States Association for Small Business and Entrepreneurship (USASBE) Jan. 12.

UNC Kenan-Flagler Takes Learning out of the Classroom and into the Business World
Starting this month, UNC’s Kenan-Flagler MBA students will help solve real business problems for North Carolina companies.

Inside UNC Kenan-Flagler
First-year MBAs Pull It All Together for Integrative Exercise; UNC Kenan-Flagler Hosts Expert Panel on Global Climate Change; Author of “The Wal-Mart Effect” Speaks at UNC Kenan-Flagler; MBAs Win IBM Case Challenge; Susan Aaronson to Advise the InterAmerican Development Bank on CSR

BSBAs Learn Family Business Firsthand
Students in a class about family business recently got a behind-the-scenes look at Biltmore Estate, a fourth-generation family business.