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May 2007

MBAs Learn Conflict Management Skills in Managerial Simulations
This spring, about 130 MBA students took part in new voluntary, managerial simulations offered to first-year students.

Windows to the World: The Frank Hawkins Kenan Institute of Private Enterprise
In the latest issue of UNC Business – arriving in your mailbox later this month – we open the doors to the business school’s Frank Hawkins Kenan Institute of Private Enterprise.

UNC Kenan-Flagler Hiring Associate Dean for Executive Development
UNC Kenan-Flagler Business School invites nominations and applications for the position of Associate Dean, Executive Development.

Alumni Profile: A New Business with a Bite
Monica Tomasso’s (EMBA ’05) boxes of balanced nutrition are delivered to about 300 children a day at 30 independent schools in Maryland, Virginia and Washington, D.C.

Alumni Notes
Registration is now available for Alumni Reunion 2007, to be held Oct. 12-14.

John Worth’s Career Corner: Network to Learn
A few suggestions that can help you feel more comfortable about conducting networking activities.

Inside UNC Kenan-Flagler
MBA Startup Places in Prestigious Business Plan Competition; Perreault Article Wins Award; Swaminathan Speaks about Economic Development in India

MIT Wins Venture Capital Investment Competition Championship
MIT's Sloan School of Management edged out eight other top programs for national bragging rights and $10,000 in prize money at the tenth annual Venture Capital Investment Competition (VCIC®) international championship April 12-14 at UNC Kenan-Flagler.

Online Clothing Sales Solution and Distributor of Labor-saving Nut Sheller Win Third Annual Carolina Challenge
A company developing software that online clothing retailers could use to help customers order the right sizes and a provider of a simple peanut sheller used in developing countries won UNC’s third annual Carolina Challenge entrepreneurial business plan competition April 21.

In Memoriam: Jason Ray (BSBA ’07)
Jason Ray (BSBA ’07) of Concord, N.C., was remembered by more than 300 students and faculty members on campus at a memorial service April 10.