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News Briefs
Garfinkel Receives Collegiate Teaching Award
 Finance professor Jon Garfinkel is one of 18 University of Iowa faculty members who have received Collegiate Teaching Awards for the 2010-11 academic year.
MBA Student Awarded ACT Scholarship
 Samantha Sanches has been selected as one of two ACT Scholars Program scholarship winners for the 2011-12 academic year. Samantha will enter the Full-time MBA program this fall.
NFL Locks Out Fantasy Football, Too
 When football team owners locked out their players in March and shut down the NFL, they may have shut down thousands of fantasy football leagues with them. So what happens to fantasy football this fall if the NFL and its players can't come to a new labor agreement?
Tippie in the News
Elevator Pitch Competitions Help Launch Student's Salsa Company
(Iowa City Press-Citizen, May 27)
 Tippie MBA student Aaron Castle has partnered with his life-long friend Jerry Vasquez to start a salsa company. The fledgling company, Mami's Authentic Salsa, has won $6,000 in elevator pitch competitions to help launch the business.
Study Shows that Employee Loyalty Hinges on Career Opportunities
(Management-Issues, June 14)
 Tippie professors of management and organizations Scott Seibert and Maria Kraimer have completed a study of corporate employee training, the results of which may surprise some in the business world.
Grad Assistant Runs Truly Green Business
(Business380, July 1)
 For many, mowing the lawn is a dreaded weekend chore. For others, it's a low-paying seasonal job. For Nate Roelfs, however, it's a business opportunity.
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Upcoming Events
Alumni Reception in Seattle
Tuesday, July 26
6-9:00 p.m.
PACCAR Hall's Shansby Auditorium
Michael G. Foster School of Business
University of Washington
 The Tippie College of Business will join with other top business schools in sponsoring a joint networking reception and panel discussion featuring C-level executives from the Seattle area. Register online.
5th Annual Dana Ramundt Insurance Education Golf Outing
Thursday, August 18
10:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m.
Finkbine Golf Course, Iowa City
 Dana Ramundt (BBA74) sponsors this golf tournament to help bring current Vaughan Institute students together with insurance industry professionals while raising money for the institute.
University of Iowa Homecoming 2011
October 21-22
 Join us for the College BBQ and other annual events! Tippie alumni have until August 5 to enter the lottery for a chance to purchase football tickets.
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Help Us Recruit MBA Students
If you know someone with smarts, drive, leadership skills, and at least two years of professional work experience, refer them to the Tippie Full-time MBA Program.
If you refer a candidate who is admitted to the program, we will be happy to send you a thank-you gift from our large assortment of Tippie MBA swag.
Find out more about the Tippie MBA referral program on the MBA program blog at www.biz.uiowa.edu/tippiemba.
Applications to the program will be accepted through July 30. |
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