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OwenUpdate: New Classes on Campus

Summer with Owen Alumni: Photo Albums

Four New Professors Join the Owen School

Travel Through Europe with the Dean

Build Your Network and Stay Connected

Save the Date: Alumni Weekend 2010

Show Your Owen Pride

Owen Alumni Giving Website

Owen World Shapers: New Stories and Videos

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Invest in Owen
Visit OwenWorldShapers.com
insideOWEN Archive
Owen Newsroom
Vanderbilt Business Magazine
Owen Student Re-Vu

Upcoming Alumni Events

Elite B-School SpeedNetworking
October 15, 2009 - 5:30 pm - Princeton Club of New York

CityOwen Nashville
October 16, 2009 - Hutton Hotel, Nashville, TN (Featuring John Brock, Chairman and CEO, Coca-Cola Enterprises)

CityOwen Chicago
October 20, 2009 - Buckingham Athletic Club, Chicago, IL

Elite B-School SpeedNetworking
October 22, 2009 - 5:30 pm - The City Club of Washington, D.C., at Columbia Square

Alumni Halloween Bash
October 29, 2009 - Vanderbilt OGSM, Nashville, TN

CityOwen Nashville
November 17, 2009 - Vanderbilt Student Life Center, Nashville, TN (featuring Pete Coors, Chairman, MillerCoors)

Alumni Weekend
April 16-18, 2010

The Great Journey Through Europe
July 2-12, 2010

For additional alumni event information please contact Whitney Barnes at 615.343.6198 or whitney.barnes@owen.edu

Upcoming Learning Events

Alumni receive a 15% discount on Executive Development Institute programs! Refresh, engage and strengthen your management expertise with these two- and three-day courses.

Finance & Accounting for Non-Financial Managers
October 5-7, 2009

Business Essentials for Lawyers
October 15-16, 2009

Executive Leadership
October 26-28, 2009

Change Management
November 16-18, 2009

Sales, Persuasion and Influence
December 7-8, 2009

Creative People Must Be Stopped: Strategic Innovation
December 14-15, 2009

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OwenUpdate: New Classes on Campus

In August 2009, Owen welcomed 250 outstanding new MBA, MSF and MAcc students to campus for Orientation. Learn more about this year's

incoming classes.

• Story: Incoming Students Continue Record of Strong Credentials
• Photo Albums: Orientation 2009
  • Build a Bike for Charity (28 photos)
  • Habitat for Humanity Build (20 photos)
  • Orientation Community Picnic (10 photos)
• Photo Albums: U.S. Business Communication and Culture Program 2009
  • Bowling with Faculty and Staff (74 photos)
• Athletics Day with Vanderbilt Football (18 photos)
• Story: 2009 Student Awards
  

Summer with Owen Alumni: Photo Albums

• CityOwen Atlanta – August 2009
• CityOwen Chicago – July 2009
• CityOwen Boston – July 2009
• Memphis Vanderbilt Chapter Summer Social – July 2009
• Nashville After Owen Alumni Happy Hour – June 2009
• CityOwen Denver – May 2009

Four New Professors Join the Owen School

Owen welcomes four unique academics, with strong professional business backgrounds, as the newest members of the faculty. Meet Assistant Professor of Finance Miguel Palacios (pictured), Assistant Professor of Marketing Jeffrey Dotson, Assistant Professor of Marketing Mark Ratchford and Lecturer Brian McCann.

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Travel Through Europe with the Dean

Join Dean Jim Bradford and immerse yourself in the cultural and scenic treasures of Europe's heartland on this cruise and rail itinerary tracing the Rhine River from the North Sea to the Swiss Alps. The Vanderbilt Alumni Association and Owen Graduate School of Management present "The Great Journey Through Europe," including visits to Holland, Germany, France and Switzerland.

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Build Your Network and Stay Connected

Connect with your classmates and the Owen community of alumni, faculty, staff and students in a variety of ways.

• Follow Owen on Twitter (374 followers)
• Become a fan of Owen on Facebook (570 fans)
• Update your alumni directory profile on OwenConnect (7,966 active records)
• Join the Owen Alumni LinkedIn Group (1,948 members)
• Join the Owen Alumni Facebook Group (873 members)

Save the Date: Alumni Weekend 2010

Mark your calendars for Alumni Weekend 2010 — April 16-18, 2010! You won't want to miss the many events of the weekend, including class parties ('75, '80, '85, '90, '95, '00, '05), an alumni barbeque, and the annual Owen Circle Celebration Dinner!

Show Your Owen Pride

Visit owengear.com to check out the latest selection of Owen apparel and merchandise, including polo shirts, vests, jackets, pens and much more!

Owen Alumni Giving Website

Every year, the generosity of alumni and friends makes a vital difference for Owen. This list represents donors during the past fiscal year (July 1, 2008–June 30, 2009) from the Classes of 1971–2008. Particular recognition goes to the Class of 2009 for its generosity and outstanding participation rate. Visit the site to see the list of donors and participation rate for your class.

Owen World Shapers: New Stories and Videos

Be sure to visit the Owen World Shapers site for more than 175 stories of Owen students, alumni and faculty who are shaping their worlds—and ours.