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C O L L E G E O F B U S I N E S S A D M I N I S T R A T I O N

Deadline for

Fall “I”

grades

February 8, 2013

Mid-Winter

Spring Break

March 4-9, 2013

Advising for

Fall 2013

Begins

March 11, 2013

Fall

Registration

Begins

March 18, 2013

Alumni Week March 18-22,

2013

Honors

Convocation

March 24, 2013

Last Day to

Withdraw

March 28, 2013

Easter

Recess

University

Closed

March 29-31,

2013

Final Exam

Week

April 22-27 2013

Official

End of

Winter Term

April 27, 2013

Honors

Brunch

April 7, 2013

IMPORTANT

DATES

MARK YOUR CALENDER

Also in November, Beta Alpha

Psi members invited forensic

accountant Susan Koss,

Managing Director of O’Keefe

& Associates, to discuss the

role of accountants in

litigation.

On November 15, 2012, the

Graduate Student Advisory

Board welcomed Detroit

Mayor Dave Bing for a

discussion of current issues

facing the city, followed by a

question-and-answer session

moderated by Tarence Wheeler

an MBA student who serves as

Deputy Director for Mayor

Bing.

Shown above are, Mayor Bing

as he is greeted by GSAB

President Luljeta Mata, while

UDM President Garibaldi

looks on.

The College of Business Administration

Welcomed

Three Outstanding Guest Speakers in the Fall

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In December, investment

expert Charles Nemes,

Senior Vice President of

Raymond James &

Associates, delivered a

presentation on personal

investment and cash

management. Mr. Nemes is

the father of CBA student

Chris Nemes.

Congratulations!

CBA student, Thomas Sible,

third from left, whose team

won the 13th annual UDM

Ethics Bowl in November. This

marks the third year in a row

that a CBA student was on the

winning team.

Congratulations to CBA

alumna Emma Arendoski,

‘09, who recently published a

book entitled The Handcraft-

ed Wedding.

The Undergraduate Student Advisory Board is planning a trip to Chicago on April 4th and 5th, to visit the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago, the Chicago Board Options Exchange, and the Chicago Mercantile Exchange. Seating is limited. For more information, contact SAB President Christina Stilianos, stiliac@udmercy.edu.

SAB Trip to Chicago

W H A T ’ S N E W Alumni Week: March 18-22, 2013

I N T H E K N O W

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Graduate Certificate Programs are now Gainful Employment Programs! The U.S. Department of Education recently identified our graduate certificate program in Ethical Leadership &

Change Management and the graduate certificate program in Finance as programs that lead to gainful employment.

Students pursuing these certificates, as well as students in our Business Turnaround Management certificate

program, are eligible to apply for federal financial aid. The Finance certificate is offered both on campus and at the

WCCCD University Center in Harper Woods. The BTM certificate is offered online.

Save the Date!

Tuesday, February 12, 2013

Winter Career Fair

1:00pm to 4:00pm

Student Center Ballroom

For a list of registered organizations, please visit go to

udmercy.edu/cec Open to all UDM graduating seniors and alumni!

Beta Alpha Psi members and other students will provide free income tax assistance to neighborhood residents four

Saturday’s this term: February 9, March 2, March 23 and April 6. Students must complete IRS training under the

Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) program. For more information, please contact Dr. Jeanne David at

313-993-3325 or Jeanne.david@udmercy.edu

Ina Fernandes Jean-Paul Meutchecho Feras Shammami

As in the past, prominent corporate executives who have graduated from the College

of Business Administration will provide guest lectures in many CBA courses. The

Keynote Event will be a panel discussion on the value of diversity to business on Tuesday, March 19, from 1:00pm to 2:00pm in the Fountain Lounge. The

Moderator will be Dr. Marilyn French Hubbard, founder of the Association for Black

Women Entrepreneurs and former Vice President/Chief Diversity Officer of the

Henry Ford Health System. The panelists will include Ina Fernandes, Managing

Director of Liberty Capital, Jean-Paul Meutchecho, Sustainability Director at Global

Advanced Metals, and Feras Shammami, Vice President of JP Morgan Chase Bank.

Dr. Marilyn French Hubbard The Keynote event is being sponsored by the Chrysler Corporation.

Academia News

Free Income Tax Assistance!

CEC offers Workshops Enhance your career opportunities by attending

CEC workshops and review sessions

Resume Review: February 6, 2013

Networking Skills Workshops: February 26, 2013

Interviewing skills workshops: March 24, 2013

Practice/Mock Interviews: March 18-29, 2013

Please visit, udmercy.edu/cec for times and locations.

CBA Career Portal

G r a d u a t e S t u d e n t A d v i s o r y B o a r d

I N T H E K N O W

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GSAB members at Monthly Networking Event/Year-End

Holiday Party at O’Grady’s in Ferndale

GSAB Partners with the

Covenant House of Michigan

This holiday season, the Graduate Student Advisory

Board (GSAB) partnered with the Covenant House

Michigan (CHM) in its mission of hope, ensuring the

kids receive the love and support they deserve as they

continue their journeys toward positive and

productive lives. GSAB members invited the entire

University community to join them by contributing to

this worthy cause. On Saturday, December 15, members

of GSAB and the UDM women's track and field team

delivered the items to the Covenant House of Michigan,

located at 2959 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd., Detroit,

MI 48208, so the CHM could start to prepare the

residents' Christmas gifts. Lillian V.L. Alexander, CHM

Volunteer Coordinator, was appreciative of the efforts

and contributions of the UDM MBA students.

· Classes will begin on Monday, August 26 (before Labor Day Weekend ) · A new two-day fall break on Monday, October 14 and Tuesday, October 15 · Wednesday before Thanksgiving there will be no classes scheduled · Final Exams will begin on Tuesday, December 10 and end on Monday, December 16

57th presidential Tarence Wheeler greeting Tarence Wheeler with

inaugural memorabilia President Barack Obama Atlanta, GA Mayor, Kasim Reed

Wheeler stated, “Watching the first African American president as he was being sworn in for a second term was not only

monumental as an African American man but, it was one of the most humbling and celebrated moments in my life”. Wheeler

continued, “President Obama’s vision and mission to create, deliver and sustain educational excellence; serve and protect our

communities and promote ethical and social growth mirrors the UDM mission statement”. Wheeler plans to share his

experiences with students at UDM in hopes of encouraging more political involvement and community engagement.

2013-14 Academic Calendar Changes

MBA student Tarence Wheeler attends the 57th Presidential Inauguration

Monday, January 21, 2013