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News Briefs
 The Tippie MBA-PM
Program will move into a new space in downtown Cedar Rapids this fall, helping the area continue its recovery from the historic flooding of 2008.
Finance professor Jon Garfinkel has developed a formula that tests the accuracy of researchers’ measures of investor opinion divergence.
The
Okoboji
Entrepreneurial Institute convened for the fourth time in August, and the program's
alumni have already started several businesses around the state.
The
Pomerantz
Career Center is hosting Erin Gorman, an AmeriCorps
VISTA volunteer who is working to connect UI students with
community engagement opportunities in the Iowa City area.
Tippie in the News
(Iowa City Press Citizen, Aug. 24)
Tippie alumnus Michael Anderson, BBA89, headed
the FBI investigation that led to the arrest of U.S. Rep. William Jefferson for taking bribes.
(Radio Iowa, Sept. 2)
Economics professor Chuck Whiteman thinks the Iowa
economy is beginning to turn.
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Upcoming Events
U.S.
Bank Speaker Series: Hal Daub
September
28, 3:45-5:15 p.m.
C20 Pomerantz Center
 Hal Daub, partner with Husch Blackwell Sanders in Omaha, will speak as part of the U.S. Bank Speaker Series. Among his credentials, Daub is a former congressman and mayor of Omaha who has served on the U.S. Social Security Advisory Board, the National League of Cities, and the House Ways & Means Committee.
Pearson
Diversity Speaker Series: Consuelo Madere
October 9, 9:00-10:00 a.m.
W401 Pappajohn Business Building
 Consuelo Madere, MBA91, president of the Monsanto Vegetable Seeds Division, will be on campus as part of the Pearson Diversity Speaker Series. Madere has held a number of leadership positions at Monsanto, including serving as president of the Dairy Division and assignments in Europe.
October
9, 4:30 p.m.
Pappajohn Business Building Courtyard
 Please join all ages of Tippie alumni and their families for food, kids' games, and a look back for the classes of 1999, 1989, 1979, and 1969. The Homecoming parade starts at 5:45 p.m., a block away from the courtyard! Registration is available online.
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Awards
Celebrating its 50th anniversary, the UI Honors Program presented 60 UI students with more than $60,000 in scholarships during its annual recognition ceremony. Among them were 11 Tippie students.
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