http://www.lebow.drexel.edu/Alumni/News.php Mon 21 Jul 00:55:26 GMT Mon 21 Jul 00:55:26 GMT PHP Script © 2005 LeBow College of Business en-us http://www.lebow.drexel.edu/Alumni/News.php?storyID=325 Motivated by the opportunities afforded by the Drexel Co-op, Pat McGonigal '86, has made a very generous contribution of $840,000 to LeBow College of Business, which will be applied to LCB scholarships. Wed 18 Jun 16:58:00 GMT http://www.lebow.drexel.edu/Alumni/News.php?storyID=324 Drexel's LeBow College of Business took you from the classroom onto the first few rungs of the corporate ladder -- or perhaps inspired you to start out on your own. As an alumnus, LeBow College remains at your service with many resources to add to your career toolkit including professional development, human capital, facilities and knowledge on demand. Membership does have its privileges. Wed 18 Jun 16:54:00 GMT http://www.lebow.drexel.edu/Alumni/News.php?storyID=322 Taking an idea and transforming it into a commercially viable product or service requires an incredible amount of hard work, great teamwork, and strong business skills. When you say that you were able to attribute much of those to your Drexel education, it makes those long studying nights and dedication to your degree even more satisfying. Wed 18 Jun 08:00:00 GMT http://www.lebow.drexel.edu/Alumni/News.php?storyID=323 During Drexel University's annual Blue and Gold Days Alumni Weekend, LeBow College of Business presented the CEO Agenda Research and formally unveiled the new Business and Engineering (formerly Commerce and Engineering) curriculum. It was great to see so many members of The LeBow Network come back to visit with friends and learn about the latest happenings at the college. Wed 18 Jun 07:16:00 GMT http://www.lebow.drexel.edu/Alumni/News.php?storyID=321 Looking to give back to your community, but do not have a lot of time? The LeBow Network asks for your help in reducing its carbon footprint. All you have to do is update your email address and become one of the 30,000 LeBow Network Members to go green. Wed 18 Jun 07:00:00 GMT http://www.lebow.drexel.edu/Alumni/News.php?storyID=295 As Drexel Universityâs LeBow College of Business is asking alumni to consider making a contribution <link to giving page> to support the Collegeâs Annual Fund Campaign. Tue 01 Apr 13:36:00 GMT http://www.lebow.drexel.edu/Alumni/News.php?storyID=170 Two prominent alumni of Drexel Universityâs LeBow College of Business have been inducted into the Drexel 100, the Universityâs most prestigious alumni society. Wayne T. Gattinella â76, CEO, president and director of WebMD Health Corporation, and Dominic J. Caruso â80, vice president of finance and chief financial officer at Johnson & Johnson. Tue 22 May 09:09:00 GMT http://www.lebow.drexel.edu/Alumni/News.php?storyID=159 In 2007, the Finance Department at Drexel University's LeBow College of Business celebrates its 25th anniversary. This special occasion will be commemorated during the University's Blue & Gold Days on Friday, May 4, 2007 and is featured in the April 2007 inaugural issue of LeBow College's LEAD magazine. Tue 10 Apr 11:53:00 GMT http://www.lebow.drexel.edu/Alumni/News.php?storyID=158 Join the Drexel's LeBow College of Business and the Drexel Women in Business in welcoming Gerianne DiPiano as a featured guest speaker at the Pharmaceutical Leadership Forum on Thursday, April 19 at 6:00 p.m. A former pharmaceutical industry executive, Ms. DiPiano has over 20 years experience in areas pertaining to women's health. In 1996, she founded FemmePharma Global Healthcare, Inc. to focus on therapeutic areas disproportionately affecting women. Tue 10 Apr 11:45:00 GMT http://www.lebow.drexel.edu/Alumni/News.php?storyID=157 In todayâs business world, success requires more than mastering derivatives and management theories. That is why Drexel Universityâs LeBow College of Business is providing its students with a new level of sophistication to distinguish themselves in a multitude of business environments with Basic Training for Business, a weekly workshop series covering topics from hemlines to haute cuisine, from January 31 to March 5, 2007 at Drexel Universityâs Main Campus. Thu 25 Jan 16:59:00 GMT http://www.lebow.drexel.edu/Alumni/News.php?storyID=156 Drexel Universityâs LeBow College of Business Corporate and Executive Education programs, delivered through the George and Lois Krall Center, is launching two new graduate-certificate programsâ€"Managing Global Innovation: Engineering Management and Managing Global Innovation: Technology Management â€" to leverage Drexelâs core competencies in engineering and technology with the synergies of global partner, Thunderbird Universityâs Garvin School of International Management. Wed 24 Jan 16:52:00 GMT http://www.lebow.drexel.edu/Alumni/News.php?storyID=155 For the first time since its launch in 2005, Citi's Credit-ED® Challenge, a free, interactive financial education workshop, is incorporated into a curriculum requirement for college freshmen of a major university. Starting this fall, faculty at Drexel University's LeBow College of Business in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, have had freshmen complete the Credit-ED Challenge as a part of the financial education component of the Drexel University Seminar course for LeBow College freshman students. Thu 11 Jan 08:43:00 GMT http://www.lebow.drexel.edu/Alumni/News.php?storyID=154 The Greater Philadelphia Affiliate of the Healthcare Business Women's Association (GPHBA) has teamed up with Drexel University's LeBow College of Business to offer two $5,000 scholarships for Philadelphia HBA members accepted into the Drexel MBA in Pharmaceutical Management program. Fri 08 Dec 09:41:00 GMT http://www.lebow.drexel.edu/Alumni/News.php?storyID=144 Raj L. Gupta, Drexel trustee and chairman, president and CEO of Rohm and Haas Company, received Drexel University's 53rd Business Leader of the Year Award at a luncheon in his honor at the Park Hyatt at the Bellevue in Philadelphia on November 30. Thu 30 Nov 14:28:00 GMT http://www.lebow.drexel.edu/Alumni/News.php?storyID=153 Drexel University's LeBow College of Business celebrates the grand opening of its Great Valley Campus in Malvern, PA. Dean George P. Tsetsekos, Ph.D., speaks about LeBow's 10-year history of success of the programs offered in Great Valley. Wed 11 Oct 13:54:00 GMT http://www.lebow.drexel.edu/Alumni/News.php?storyID=152 Dr. George P. Tsetsekos, dean of Drexel University's LeBow College of Business, will ring the closing bell today at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) to cap a week in which the Dow Jones industrial average flirted with record highs. Dr. Tsetsekos will be joined at the Exchange by 16 students from LeBow College's internationally ranked Executive MBA program. Prior to the closing bell, the Drexel Executive MBAs will tour the exchange, attend an educational seminar and meet with a representative of the NYSE. The Closing Bell (SM) will be rung at 4 p.m. A live Web cast will be available at 3:55 p.m. www.nyse.com/events/1159439190490.html and the event will also be viewable on CNBC and Bloomberg. Fri 29 Sep 06:01:00 GMT http://www.lebow.drexel.edu/Alumni/News.php?storyID=151 Dr. George P. Tsetsekos, Dean of Drexel Universityâs LeBow College of Business, discusses the “State of the College,” reflecting on the successes at LeBow College and the challenges ahead. In this interview, Dean Tsetsekos speaks about the Collegeâs new undergraduate curriculum and the strengths of its faculty. Mon 25 Sep 16:31:00 GMT http://www.lebow.drexel.edu/Alumni/News.php?storyID=150 Drexel Universityâs LeBow College of Business has been distinguished as one of the top schools for entrepreneurs. LeBow College of Business ranked sixth in the nation for undergraduate programs in a survey of over 700 schools just released by The Princeton Review and Entrepreneur magazine. The survey will be available when Entrepreneur magazineâs October issue becomes available at newsstands on September 26. Fri 15 Sep 12:41:00 GMT http://www.lebow.drexel.edu/Alumni/News.php?storyID=149 George P. Tsetsekos, Dean Invites you to the Grand Opening Celebration of The Drexel University LeBow College of Business Great Valley Campus Thu 07 Sep 23:16:00 GMT http://www.lebow.drexel.edu/Alumni/News.php?storyID=148 Business in the 21st century requires CEOs to soar with risk, innovation, vision, integrity, character and the ability to make sound judgments. In conjunction with Minority Enterprise Development Week, Drexel University's LeBow College of Business, the Baiada Center for Entrepreneurship in Technology, and Drexel Women in Business sponsor A View From the Top: "Winning Strategies for Entrepreneurs" featuring Patricia H. Lee on Wednesday, October 4 at 6:00 p.m. Thu 07 Sep 10:48:00 GMT http://www.lebow.drexel.edu/Alumni/News.php?storyID=147 Join us on Monday, October 9, 2006 at the prestigious Aronimink Golf Club to support Drexel University's LeBow College of Business. Your efforts enable LeBow College to fund scholarships to attract the best students, fund initiatives to support technology and facilities improvements, support faculty development and bolster academic programs that define the world's best business schools - a hole-in-one by any standard! Please download PDF registration form at http://www.lebow.drexel.edu/PDF/Forms/DeansCup2006.pdf Tue 05 Sep 18:29:00 GMT http://www.lebow.drexel.edu/Alumni/News.php?storyID=146 Disney Institute spokesperson Terry Brinkoetter offers a glimpse of the successful business strategies pioneered by Walt Disney Company which will be discussed during the Disney "Keys to Excellence" at Drexel University's Behrakis Hall on September 27. The event is sponsored by Drexel's LeBow College of Business and KYW Newsradio. In this LeBow College of Business podcast, Brinkoetter reveals how Walt Disney Company's best practices of management, leadership, loyalty, and service can work for any company of any size. Tue 22 Aug 01:17:00 GMT http://www.lebow.drexel.edu/Alumni/News.php?storyID=145 Tonight at 8 p.m., Mark Loschiavo, executive director of the Laurence A. Baiada Center for Entrepreneurship in Technology, Mel Baiada '82, '85, Drexel Trustee and managing partner of Base Camp Ventures, and James Kohler '03, CEO of OmPay, join guest host Joe Bisicchia on CN8's Money Matters Today to examine what drives entrepreneurs. Wed 26 Jul 14:32:00 GMT http://www.lebow.drexel.edu/Alumni/News.php?storyID=143 Final preparations are being made for the September 2006 opening of Drexel University's LeBow College of Business's new facility in Malvern, PA which will house its LeBow Evening Accelerated Drexel (LEAD) MBA program. For 10 years, LeBow College of Business has been building a history of educating busy professionals in Great Valley and now has a building of its own to expand services to MBA candidates. Tue 25 Jul 23:34:00 GMT http://www.lebow.drexel.edu/Alumni/News.php?storyID=141 LeBow College of Business, Drexel Women in Business, the MBA Association invite you to "Be the ONE We Count On" in this year's American Red Cross annual summer blood drive. This important partnership was established due to the tremendous need for blood donors year round, but particularly in the summer. Donor shortage increases in the summer due to vacations and holidays, however as members of the Drexel community operating on a quarter system, we are able to provide donors to assist during this challenging time. Tue 25 Jul 23:32:00 GMT http://www.lebow.drexel.edu/Alumni/News.php?storyID=139 Drexel University's LeBow College of Business, one of the Philadelphia regionâs premier business schools, has been awarded the APEX 2006 Grand Award http://www.apexawards.com in the Nonprofit Category for the Collegeâs Web site. Wed 05 Jul 17:20:00 GMT http://www.lebow.drexel.edu/Alumni/News.php?storyID=138 Mon 19 Jun 17:32:00 GMT http://www.lebow.drexel.edu/Alumni/News.php?storyID=137 This summer, more than 150 high school students from the Delaware Valley region are trading their sunglasses and beach towels for laptops and calculators for one week to participate in Drexel Universityâs LeBow College of Business Camp LeBow, four camps offered in three sessions from June 19 to 23; July 10 to July 20; and July 24 to August 3 at Drexelâs Main Campus. Mon 19 Jun 17:30:00 GMT http://www.lebow.drexel.edu/Alumni/News.php?storyID=131 The Honorable Earle I. Mack â59 will address LeBow Collegeâs graduating undergraduate and graduate students at the 119th Drexel University Commencement Ceremonies on June 17 at 8:30 a.m at the John A. Daskalakis Athletic Center, 33rd and Market streets. He will receive a Doctor of Business Administration, honoris causa. Fri 02 Jun 16:45:00 GMT http://www.lebow.drexel.edu/Alumni/News.php?storyID=135 With the legalization of slot parlors in Pennsylvania, the eyes of the state are focused on the gaming industry. For the city of Philadelphia, the stakes are even higher. Philadelphia will become the largest American city to have casino type gaming. For the state, gaming will be a major tax revenue generator, with 14 licensing contracts expected to produce significant tax revenue and a 54 percent take on winnings. Wed 31 May 18:12:00 GMT http://www.lebow.drexel.edu/Alumni/News.php?storyID=133 How do entrepreneurs discover the next big thing? If Drexelâs 2006 Entrepreneur Conference and Business Plan Competition was any indication, visionaries like Michael J. Hagan, chairman and CEO of NutriSystem, and member of the team that recently purchased the Philadelphia Inquirer, incorporate five keys for entrepreneurial success: look before you leap, people, vision and value, values and goal-setting. Tue 30 May 16:49:00 GMT http://www.lebow.drexel.edu/Alumni/News.php?storyID=130 Drexel Universityâs LeBow College of Business recently received three national awards for publications in the 2006 Council for Advancement and Support of Education (CASE) Circle of Excellence Awards Program. Mon 15 May 09:48:00 GMT http://www.lebow.drexel.edu/Alumni/News.php?storyID=128 Drexel University's LeBow College of Business recently recorded its own triple crown of sorts, garnering recognition by three leading news publications for excellence in business programs. The LeBow College of Business MBA in Pharmaceutical Management was honored as one of the Top 25 distance learning providers worldwide by Financial Times. The College's undergraduate business programs placed 58th in Business Week's inaugural ranking of undergraduate business schools. And LeBow was also ranked 100 among U.S. Business Schools in U.S.News & World Report's 2007 Americaâs Best Graduate Schools. Mon 01 May 13:09:00 GMT http://www.lebow.drexel.edu/Alumni/News.php?storyID=129 Rohm and Haas CEO, Chairman and President Raj Gupta outlined his leadership philosophy to an audience of 200 recently at Drexel University's LeBow College of Business, part of the school's "A View from the Top" speaker series. Mon 17 Apr 08:52:00 GMT http://www.lebow.drexel.edu/Alumni/News.php?storyID=126 Congratulations to Seth Eaker '04, Jamila Payne, OYMBA Cohort 4, and Gagan Lakhmna '95, who were winners of Philadelphia Business Journal's "40-under-40," which recognizes "proven performers in their respective industries and communities." Mon 10 Apr 10:13:00 GMT http://www.lebow.drexel.edu/Alumni/News.php?storyID=127 Philadelphia International Airport officials sometimes invite taxi drivers inside for a free lunch. They are not just being nice. While the drivers are inside, their cabs are cleaned and, if necessary, supplied with air fresheners. Attention to such minor details illustrates how wide ranging is the effort officials involved in the travel and tourism industry make to ensure their city is appealing as possible to visitors. Thu 30 Mar 10:16:00 GMT http://www.lebow.drexel.edu/Alumni/News.php?storyID=121 Dean George Tsetsekos commented on how LeBow College of Business diversified the delivery of the Drexel MBA in a Philadelphia Business Journal in depth feature on education on March 17 to launch new programs such as the LEAD MBA and MBA Anywhere as well as a new facility in Great Valley. http://www.bizjournals.com/philadelphia/stories/2006/03/20/focus1.html Wed 22 Mar 15:16:00 GMT http://www.lebow.drexel.edu/Alumni/News.php?storyID=116 Should the unthinkable happen to its top executive, AmeriSource Bergen is ready. The $2 billion firm has prepared for what it calls the "train wreck" scenario, in which its CEO is killed or incapacitated. It even has the press release ready. Fri 03 Mar 15:05:00 GMT http://www.lebow.drexel.edu/Alumni/News.php?storyID=119 Drexel Universityâs Laurence A. Baiada Center for Entrepreneurship in Technology at LeBow College of Business was ranked among the top 10 in the nation for entrepreneurship emphasis programs by the research firm EntrePoint in its Annual Collegiate Programs Rankings. The survey, released February 28, was formerly published in Entrepreneur magazine. Wed 01 Mar 15:11:00 GMT http://www.lebow.drexel.edu/Alumni/News.php?storyID=118 If only Enron's stock had not surged so high, the company might still be around. Wed 01 Mar 15:09:00 GMT http://www.lebow.drexel.edu/Alumni/News.php?storyID=100 At the recent debut event for Drexel University's LeBow College of Business Center for Corporate Governance, Michael D. Capellas, president and CEO of MCI, recounted how he instilled a culture of accountability, honesty and customer service to rebuild the company after a $40 billion bankruptcy, the largest in U.S. business history, which followed a massive accounting fraud. Thu 15 Dec 15:44:00 GMT