Program
MAACBA 2012 ANNUAL CONFERENCE PROGRAM
OCTOBER 14-16, 2012
Fairmont Hotel, Pittsburgh, PA 15222
Conference Platinum Sponsor - Pittsburgh Regional Alliance
Sunday, October 14, 2012
| 3:00pm – 5:00pm |
Conference Registration, Ryan's Court, Fairmont Hotel
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| 3:00pm – 4:30pm |
MAACBA Board of Directors Meeting, Ryan’s Court, 2nd Floor—Fairmont Hotel
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| 5:15pm |
Meet in the Lobby for Departure
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| 5:30pm |
Buses Departure for Robert Morris University Campus
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| 6:00pm - 7:30pm |
Welcome Reception, Rudolph Gardens, Robert Morris University
(Tour of the New School of Business Building)
Silver Sponsor - Rise Display, Inc.
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| 7:45pm |
Buses Depart for Fairmont Hotel |
Monday, October 15, 2012
| 7:30am – 12:00pm |
Conference Registration, Ballroom Foyer
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| 7:30am – 8:30am |
Continental Breakfast, Ballroom Foyer/Grand Ballroom North, Fairmont Hotel
Silver Sponsor - Joseph M. Katz Graduate School of Business
and College of Business, University of Pittsburgh
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| 8:30am – 9:00am |
Welcome, Grand Ballroom North, Fairmont Hotel
Gregory Dell’Omo, President, Robert Morris University
Patrick Litzinger, Interim Dean, School of Business, Robert Morris University
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| 9:00am - 10:15am |
Plenary Session I, Grand Ballroom North, Fairmont Hotel
Innovation in Business: A Steel Manufacturer’s Perspective
John Surma, CEO and Chairman of the Board, U.S. Steel Corporation
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| 10:15am – 10:30am |
Refreshments, Ballroom Foyer, Fairmont Hotel
Bronze Sponsor - S&P Capital IQ
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| 10:30am – 11:45am |
Plenary Session II, Grand Ballroom North, Fairmont Hotel
Leadership and Management for Creativity in B-Schools
Panel Discussion: Nora Madjar-Nanovska, University of Connecticut; Jill Perry-Smith, Emory University; and Kris Byron, Syracuse University
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| 12:00pm – 2:00pm |
Lunch, Grand Ballroom North, Fairmont Hotel
Silver Sponsor - Bloomberg Business Week, Terry McNair, Bloomberg Business Week
Vince Talbert, co-founder of Bill-me-Later
Lean Innovation and Its Applications to B-Schools
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| 2:15pm – 3:15pm |
Plenary Session III: Grand Ballroom North, Fairmont Hotel
“The Power of Pittsburgh: A Great American Comeback Story"
Dennis Yablonsky, CEO, Allegheny Conference on Community Development
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| 3:15pm – 3:30pm |
Refreshments, Ballroom Foyer/Grand Ballroom North, Fairmont Hotel
Bronze Sponsor - George Mason University, School of Management
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| 3:30pm – 5:00pm |
Concurrent Sessions
Session 1: Undergraduate Programs, Yeager Room, Fairmont Hotel, 2nd Floor
Co-curricular Leadership Programs for Undergraduate Students
Rob Boyle, Assistant Dean, Cook School of Business, St. Louise University
Chair:Vana Zervanos, Associate Dean, St. Joseph’s University
Louise Laurence, Associate Dean, Towson University, Gayle Marco, Associate Dean, Robert Morris University
Session 2: Graduate Programs, Knox Room , Fairmont Hotel, 2nd Floor
How to Leverage MBA Program Marketing Strategies on a Shrinking Budget
Chair: Mary Sheila McDonald, Associate Dean, La Salle University
Darlene Motley, Associate Dean, Robert Morris University
Kyle Fisher, Vice President for Public Relations and Marketing, Robert Morris University
Wendy Beckemeyer, Vice President for Enrollment Management, Robert Morris University
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| 6:15pm |
Meet in the Lobby for Dinner Departure
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| 6:30pm - 9:00pm |
Reception and Dinner, PPG Winter Garden
Remarks: Derya A. Jacobs, Vice Provost, Research and Graduate Study,Robert Morris University and President MAACBA 2012
Dewitt M. Peart, Executive Vice President, Economic Development, Allegheny Conference on Community Development, President, Pittsburgh Regional Alliance
David L. Jamison, Provost and Senior Vice President, Academic Affairs, Robert Morris University
Dinner Gold Sponsor - Graduate Management Admission Council
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| 9:00pm |
Return to Fairmont Hotel |
Tuesday, October 16, 2012
| 7:30am – 8:30am |
Continental Breakfast, Grand Ballroom Foyer North, Fairmont Hotel
Silver Sponsor - Palumbo Donahue School of Business, Duquesne University
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| 8:30am – 9:00am |
Teaching Award Presentation, Grand Ballroom North, Fairmont Hotel
Creating Competitive Advantage Through a Professional Online Presence
Dr. Dawn Edmiston, Saint Vincent College
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| 9:00am – 10:30am |
AACSB International, Grand Ballroom North, Fairmont Hotel
Shaping the Future of Management Education through Accreditation. Exposure Draft Standards presented by Blue Ribbon Committee on Accreditation Quality
Joseph A. DiAngelo, Dean of Erivan K. Haub School of Business, Saint Joseph's University, Chair of Board of Directors, AACSB International
Richard E. Sorensen, Dean of Pamplin College of Business, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Chair of the Blue Ribbon Committee on Accreditation Quality
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| 10:30am – 10:45am |
Refreshments, Ballroom Foyer, Fairmont Hotel
Silver Sponsor - Palumbo Donahue School of Business, Duquesne University
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| 10:45am – 11:15am |
Beta Gamma Sigma Chapter Awards, Grand Ballroom North, Fairmont Hotel
James Viehland, Executive Director of Beta Gamma Sigma
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| 11:15am – 12:00pm |
GMAC Presentation, Grand Ballroom North, Fairmont Hotel
Sabrina White, Market Development, Americas
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| 12:00pm – 12:45pm |
Lunch and MAACBA Annual Meeting, Grand Ballroom North, Fairmont Hotel
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| 12:45pm |
Adjourn
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