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September 2008

Global Business Preparatory Program
Working behind the counter at a fast-food joint or a packaging business may not be the end job for college-bound teens. But that same job in a foreign country gives students ample practice in transacting business in another tongue, and a big boost in preparing them for a career in a global economy.

UNC-Tsinghua Center Enters Second Year
The Olympics in Beijing ended, but the excitement continues for Noel Greis, co-director of the UNC-Tsinghua Center for Logistics and Enterprise Development, a joint research center for logistics established in July 2007.

Alumni Profile: Alum Keeps Pace With China
Sage Brennan says China is a land where true entrepreneurs can thrive. And Brennan (MBA ’05) should know – he has made a career out of studying how China does business and how to succeed there.

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John Worth's Career Corner: Are Online Job Boards Worth the Effort?
When conducting a job search, leave no stone unturned. Utilizing job boards should be only a small part of your overall job search.

Pessimism About the Economy Deepens and Sustainability Policies are Rare, AICPA-UNC Survey Finds
The U.S. economy has entered a recession and the outlook remains negative, according to a majority of chief financial officers and senior-level executive CPAs surveyed in the third quarter 2008 Business and Industry Economic Outlook Survey of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA) and UNC Kenan-Flagler.

New Capital Markets Lab Opens to Students
Students are getting Wall Street experience without leaving the UNC campus. The new Capital Markets Lab at UNC Kenan-Flagler provides access to the same information technology and financial data used on real trading floors.

Leadership Seminar for Women Offered by UNC Kenan-Flagler
Building women’s leadership skills is the focus of a new seminar offered by the University of North Carolina’s Kenan-Flagler Business School Nov. 12-14.

New Leadership for BSBA Program
Lawrence Mur’ray described his first two months as director of Kenan-Flagler’s BSBA Program as “drinking from a fire hose.” Mur’ray (pronounced murr-RAY), who had been the associate director of Kenan-Flagler’s MBA Admissions since 2006, succeeded Jeff Cannon on June 1.

Write to the Point
Business readers are busy. If you want them to read your message, don’t waste their time. That’s the bottom line of Tim Flood’s "MBA Fundamentals: Business Writing", recently published by Kaplan Press.

Lessons Learned Walking to School
Just like the thought of putting wheels on suitcases, the idea to re-enact Hinton James’ walk to campus as the start of a tradition was there waiting for someone to do it.

Two Granted Fulton Impact Prize Back-to-Back
The Fulton Impact Prize recognizes faculty members whose outstanding service has profound, lasting impact on the quality of Kenan-Flagler’s educational offering.

Peter Romanella Named Assistant Director of Leadership at UNC Kenan-Flagler
Peter A. Romanella, a multi-talented professional with a track record of improving individual, team and organizational effectiveness, has been named to the new position of assistant director of leadership at UNC Kenan-Flagler.

First-years Fill School Needs in Iraq
As a Marine embedded in an Iraqi army unit earlier this year, David Wang (MBA ’10) learned that school supplies can be instruments of peace. When he completed his Marine Corps commitment in June and enrolled at Kenan-Flagler, he recruited many of his new classmates to help send an arsenal of pencils, erasers, notebooks and chalk to aid redevelopment efforts in Iraq, beginning with school children.