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October 2011 Alumni @ccelerator

Oct 3, 2011

In This Issue:

  • Alumni Volunteers Make a Difference
  • Alumni Spotlight: Mike Livak ‘98 Thrives on Tahoe’s Snowy Slopes
  • Nominate Best, Brightest for Alumni Awards
  • Dean Currall Unveils Strategic Plan
  • Visit Our New Website
  • Remembering Steve Jobs
  • Feeling Lucky? Try Your Hand at Casino Royale
  • Help Recruit Our Next Generation
  • Business Professionals Networking Group Lunch

General information

Become an Alumni Volunteer
Help build our GSM community!

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Oct 7, 2011

Active volunteer efforts are one of the best ways to foster a close-knit alumni community. This year, the GSM Alumni Association’s board of directors is seeking to increase the ranks of the School’s volunteers, tapping into alumni who are willing to spend a few hours making a difference in the GSM community—with students, fellow alumni, faculty and staff. Volunteerism will increase engagement, affinity, communication and connectedness among alumni.

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Spotlight Story

Mike Livak MBA 98 Thrives on Tahoe’s Snowy Slopes

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Oct 6, 2011

A lifelong ski enthusiast, Mike Livak spent six years as a ski instructor before entering the UC Davis MBA program. Upon graduation in 1998, he explored other options, but quickly returned to the industry he loves. Today Livak is a senior vice president at the Squaw Valley Ski Corporation, a fascinating and diverse job that keeps him busy—most recently assisting in Squaw’s merger with neighboring Alpine Meadows. The deal combined two of Tahoe’s oldest resorts to create North America’s largest mountain resort.

Overview

Alumni Awards

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Oct 4, 2011

Established in 2003, each year the Alumni Association recognizes two GSM graduates who embrace our core values of passionate, energetic leadership, and a continued advocacy of team building and service.

The Awards

  • Distinguished Achievement Award: Honors alumni who have distinguished themselves in their professional and personal lives.
  • Outstanding Service Award: Honors alumni who have displayed exemplary support of the School by giving of their time, expertise and/or financial support.

Nominations for the 2012/13 awards are due October 31, 2012.

Alumni Contacts

Please contact Sonja Hongisto Bowman MBA 91, chair of the Alumni Awards Committee, or Mary Ciricillo Maffly, director of development and alumni relations, if you have any questions.

 

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Spotlight Story

Uncovering Hidden Costs of Mutual Fund Investing
Associate Professor Roger Edelen's research offers a new powerful alternative to measure the true cost of mutual fund investing.

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Dec 9, 2011
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UC Davis Part-time MBA among Top 7%, Daytime MBA in Top 9%
U.S. News & World Report’s latest rankings: This marks the 18th consecutive year our MBA program has been ranked among the best in the nation.

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(Davis, CA) — The UC Davis Graduate School of Management’s full-time MBA program has been ranked among the top six percent of AACSB International-accredited programs nationwide, according to U.S. News & World Report’s latest graduate business school rankings released today.

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Case Study: Genentech Executive Education
Biotech's plant management team develops common skills and learn ways to accelerate and manage innovation

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Sep 26, 2011
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Powerful Alumni Network
UC Davis MBAs are international business leaders, rising managers and entrepreneurs in a wide range of industries and organizations

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Sep 26, 2011

Since our charter class graduated more than 25 years ago, alumni from the UC Davis Graduate School of Management have been making their presence known around the world.

Our graduates are CEOs, vice presidents, chief financial officers, chief operating officers and entrepreneurs. Around the globe, they have taken prominent roles as international business leaders in a wide range of industries and organizations.

Graduate School of Management alumni are actively involved in their communities, and they make time for mentoring, advising and assisting current students and networking with fellow graduates.

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Mark Otero MBA 07 Builds Sacramento’s Coolest Company
The secret of social gaming mogul Mark Otero’s success is taking things to the extreme

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Sep 26, 2011

The secret of Midtown Sacramento’s Facebook gaming mogul Mark Otero’s success is taking things to the extreme.

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Meet Our UC Davis MBA Ambassadors
Student leaders share the inside scoop about the UC Davis MBA experience

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Sep 26, 2011