OwenUpdate
Dean Jim Bradford talks about the incoming classes, student employment, new programs and faculty, the renovated Executive Programs space, the TeamMBA Award and much more with Owen Alumni Relations Director Marshall Turnbull. [Watch OwenUpdate](11:12)
New Student Orientation 2008
In August 2008, Owen welcomed 228 outstanding new MBA, MSF and MAcc students to campus for innovative and interactive Orientation activities. Read on to get a glimpse of life as a new Owen student:
• Story: USBCC Helps International Students Adapt to U.S.
• Story: Most Selective Incoming Vanderbilt MBA Class in a Decade
• Slideshow: New Students Explore Vanderbilt Campus
Financial Crisis 2008 Forum: Stoll, Lewis, Sagi, Christie
On Sept. 25, 2008, Professors Hans Stoll, Craig Lewis and Jacob Sagi presented a panel discussion and Q&A regarding the causes, consequences and possible market and regulatory solutions to the recent turmoil in our financial markets. Moderated by Associate Dean Bill Christie.
[Watch Financial Crisis Forum](51:31)
Find Old Friends, Discover New Connections
Connect with your classmates and the Owen community of alumni, faculty, staff and students in only a few minutes. Three ways to get started:
• Register for OwenConnect, the alumni community and database. Update your online profile, find a classmate, submit family or career news, access exclusive job listings, upload your resume and more.
• Join the Owen Alumni LinkedIn Group. Extend your network as a member of the increasingly popular Owen alumni group.
• Join the Owen Alumni Facebook Group. Keep up with your Owen friends with the leading social networking site.
Where in the World is Peter Veruki?
From Albuquerque to Wall Street to 21st Avenue South…if you are an Owen alum, those are a few of the many places where you could connect with Peter Veruki, Director of Owen Corporate Relations. Over the past year, Peter and Dean Jim Bradford have been on the road, devoting their efforts to reconnecting alumni to the school, telling the Owen story across the country and throughout the world.
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Alumni F.Y.I.
Owen Alums: Are You in the Inc. 5000?
Vanderbilt MBA Class of 1991 graduates Tom Ryan (ICR), Rob Hunter (Alliance Communications Management) and John Roberson (Advent) each founded companies that are now listed in the Inc. 5000 Fastest Growing Private Companies in America. They want to know: How many other Owen alumni have founded or work for companies on the list? Is your company listed? Do a quick search here. If you are on the list — let us know! We would like to showcase these Owen companies in an upcoming publication.
Wall Street Journal 2008 Executive MBA Rankings: Vanderbilt is #19
The Wall Street Journal’s first survey of Executive MBA programs ranks Vanderbilt #19 worldwide for demonstrating “the rigor needed to build tomorrow's corporate leaders and C-suite executives.” [View WSJ rankings]
Princeton Review 2008: Owen is #2 Best Administered School
Owen recently received a new ranking from the Princeton Review: #2 Best Administered Business School. This ranking is based on student assessment of how smoothly the school is run, and the ease with which students can get into required and popular courses. The top five Best Administered Schools were: #1 Harvard; #2 Vanderbilt; #3 Michigan; #4 UC Berkeley (Haas); and #5 Kellogg. [View the Princeton Review website] (Free account required)
Save the Date! Owen Alumni Weekend 2009
Mark your calendars for Alumni Weekend, April 17-19, 2009! You won't want to miss the many events, including class parties (’74, ’79, ’84, ’89, ’94, ’99, ’04), an alumni barbeque, the annual Owen Circle Celebration dinner honoring Professor Dewey Daane, and more! [Recap of Alumni Weekend 2008]
Update the OwenWikipedia Article
Interested alumni, students, faculty and staff are invited to add information to the Owen article. Check out the Wikipedia tutorial to learn more about how to contribute.
Palestra.net: The College Network Features Owen
The financial crisis has spread beyond Wall Street and Congress; Palestra.net, an online college news network and content partner with Fox News Channel, visited Vanderbilt to see how the crisis is affecting students at Owen. [Play video] (1 minute)
Bob Whaley on NPR: How Stock Markets Trade in Fear
NPR’s “Weekend Edition” featured a story on how the stock markets literally trade in fear and quoted Robert Whaley, Valere Blair Potter Prof. of Management in Finance. [Read story and listen to audio]
President of NBC Creative Services Speaks at Owen
Vince Manze, the man credited with making 'Must See TV' one of the most popular and recognizable promotional themes in television history, launches the 2008-09 Distinguished Speakers Series. [Read story and play video] (32:07)
Show Your Owen Pride: Buy Apparel and Merchandise
Browse the selection of Owen apparel and merchandise, including polo shirts, vests, jackets, pens and more. | 
