U.S. News and World Report released its 2012 “Best Graduate Schools” rankings tables, and on the list are colleges of Business, Education and Human Sciences, Engineering, and Law. UNL’s College of Business Administration’s “Part-Time MBA School” was ranked tied for 50th. The College of Education and Human Sciences was ranked among “Schools of Education,” at […]
UNL announced the hiring of new deans in three colleges. Susan Poser, a professor of law and chief of staff and associate to the chancellor, is the new dean of the College of Law. Donde Plowman, professor of business and head of the Department of Management at the University of Tennessee in Knoxville, has accepted […]
Harry Markopolos, the man who unmasked Bernie Madoff, will present the annual Ethics Lecture, 3:30 p.m. Sept. 15 at the Lied Center for Performing Arts. The speech is free and open to the public. In his lecture “Blowing the Whistle on Bernie Madoff: Gift Wrapping and Delivering the Truth about the Largest Ponzi Scheme Ever,” […]
The College of Business Administration has opened the new academic year with a completely remodeled Coe Learning Center. Previously called the Coe Computer Lab, the facility has been the technological heart of CBA for 25 years. The redesign features new Dell and Mac personal computers with 19-inch and 24-inch screens. In response to a survey […]
A search committee has identified three candidates for dean of the College of Business Administration and has invited them to campus this month for a series of interviews. The candidates and schedule of public presentations are: • David W. Blackwell, Mays Business School, Texas A&M University – available at 3:30 p.m., April 28, Nebraska Union […]
Evan Williams, the founder and chief executive of Twitter, will be at UNL April 10 for a series of student events. The events will include question-and-answer sessions with students in the Jeffrey S. Raikes School of Computer Science and Management and the College of Journalism and Mass Communications that will be streamed for the public […]
The College of Business Administration is offering a service that sells university surplus online. The service – UNL Surplus Online Sales – sells surplus items on eBay and NUAuction. The online sales option was conceived and operated by the CBA Information Technology Services team. Information Services is also a partner in the project. UNL Surplus […]
On Nov. 12, Cynthia Milligan, dean of the College of Business Administration, announced her plans to retire June 30. Milligan has served as dean of the business college since 1998. She is the eighth dean of the college. “This is the best position I have had in my varied career,” Milligan said. “I consider it […]
In a 1914 plan for City Campus, the architect firm of Shepley, Rutan and Coolidge outlined the need for a monumental structure at 12th and R streets, a site designed to serve as a new entrance to campus and link the university to the downtown business district. The Board of Regents and Chancellor Samuel Avery […]
Bruce Weinstein, also known as the Ethics Guy for his Business Week Online’s ethics column, will speak at the Lied Center for Performing Arts at 3:30 p.m. Nov. 11. Weinstein has appeared as an ethics analyst the Today Show, Good Morning America, Anderson Cooper 360, the O’Reilly Factor, and MSNBC’s Live, among others. His interactive […]
