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College of Business Alumni Association Awards for Teaching Excellence
Recipients of the College’s 2013 awards for teaching excellence, nominated by their department and selected by the College Educational Policy Committee
I am pleased to announce the recipients of the College’s 2013 awards for teaching excellence, nominated by their department and selected by the College Educational Policy Committee:
Prof. Heitor Almeida, Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching
Prof. Raj Echambadi, Excellence in Graduate Teaching
Anthony Bucaro, Excellence in Teaching Assistance
The awards are sponsored jointly by the College and the College of Business Alumni Association (CBAA), an organization that has made faculty and teaching excellence a priority in their fund and friend raising activities for many decades.
Heitor, Raj, and Anthony will be recognized at the College Faculty Meeting this spring and at the CBAA Spring Luncheon on April 26th in Chicago. Faculty and staff are invited to attend the Spring Luncheon as guests of the CBAA, and an invitation will follow from External and Alumni Affairs in February.
Please join me in congratulating Heitor, Raj, and Anthony.
Sincerely,
Larry DeBrock
Josef and Margot Lakonishok Endowed Dean
January 29, 2013
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May 20, 2013:
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May 5, 2013:
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April 17, 2013:
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April 9, 2013:
Global Business Brigade's Spring Break in Panama
For the past couple of years, sophomore, Matthew Aulert has found a unique way to spend his spring break, and it wasn’t on the shores of Panama City Beach. Aulert put his finance skills to good use abroad as he traveled with fellow classmates to empower and educate rural communities in the Republic of Panama about financial planning.
March 18, 2013:
Six Simple Steps to Reforming the State Universities Retirement System (SURS)
A group of scholars, which includes three faculty members from the College of Business, has developed a six-step proposal to stabilize pensions for employees of the state’s public colleges and universities.
March 13, 2013:
Nobel Prize-winning economist Peter Diamond delivers David Kinley Lecture
"Delivering the David Kinley Lecture on the University of Illinois campus Thursday, Diamond said he's particularly worried about the effects of long-term unemployment on young people."
March 7, 2013:
Investing in Financial Literacy
Teaching students to use “fake money” that imitate real life scenarios of the stock market is what inspired Finance professor, Elisabeth Olthehen to spearhead a program that has captured the attention of students and teachers worldwide.
March 3, 2013:
John Donahoe, CEO of eBay, Delivers Hallene Lecture
John Donahoe, CEO of eBay, delivered the Hallene Lecture at the Business and Instructional Facility last week. Mr. Donahoe, a native of Illinois, was previously managing director at Bain and Company before moving to eBay in 2005. In February, Fortune magazine named eBay in its list of most admired companies in the world.
March 3, 2013:
Research: Endowment Shocks & Charitable Donations to Higher Education
In the year after a university experiences a negative shock equal to 10 percent of its annual operating budget, donors increase giving by 1 percent.
February 26, 2013:
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