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15th Anniversary Capital Markets Conference to Explore Corporate Governance
Reform of oversight of the accounting profession and financial markets and other issues related to corporate governance and U.S. capital markets will be on the agenda for the 15th anniversary conference of the Capital Markets Research Center at Georgetown University on September 25 and 26.
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Georgetown University and Washington University in St. Louis collaborate with FDA on drug manufacturing performance study
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration will collaborate with Assistant Professor Jeffrey T. Macher of the Robert Emmett McDonough School of Business at Georgetown University and Associate Professor Jackson A. Nickerson of the Olin School of Business at Washington University in St. Louis as part of its strategic initiative to modernize the regulation of pharmaceutical manufacturing and product quality.
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Dean Search Committee in Place
Following up on Georgetown University President John J. DeGioia's August 2002 charge to launch an international search for a permanent successor to former dean Christopher P. Puto, the university has named a 10-person search committee.
The charge of the committee is to provide the President with a list of 3-5 unranked candidates by the early part of the spring semester 2004 and to maintain the strictest confidence.
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World Vision
Georgetown University's McDonough School Offers MBAs a Global View of Business
Students, faculty and staff of the International Executive MBA (IEMBA) program at Georgetown University's Robert Emmett McDonough School of Business Friday hosted the Vietnamese ambassador to the United States, Nguyen Tam Chien, and other ministers at a Vietnamese-style dinner, one of a series of events for their International Residency - a required element of the IEMBA curriculum.
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Democratic Presidential Hopeful Addresses Georgetown MBAs
North Carolina Senator and presidential candidate John Edwards spoke to a crowd of more than 150 Georgetown MBA students June 17 in Copley Formal Lounge. He was hosted by the McDonough School of Business and Georgetown University, and Paul Legrady provided introductory remarks.
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Prem C. Jain Named Elsa Carlson McDonough Chair in Business Administration at Georgetown University
The Robert Emmett McDonough School of Business at Georgetown University today celebrates the appointment of Prem C. Jain as the inaugural Elsa Carlson McDonough Chair in Business Administration. The chaired professorship was established by benefactor Robert Emmett McDonough (F'49) in honor of his first wife, Elsa, who died in 1994.
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Dark-of-Night Negotiations Left Child Tax Credit Behind, Georgetown Univ. Business Expert Says
WASHINGTON DC - June 3, 2003 - Distinguished Teaching Professor Thomas B. Cooke is available to discuss the highlights of the $350 billion tax cut package passed by Congress and signed into law by President Bush on May 28, 2003. Cooke teaches business law and federal taxation at Georgetown University's Robert Emmett McDonough School of Business. Regarding the controversy surrounding the tax cut package, Cooke noted:
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Workplace Electrocution Victim-Turned-Olympian Inspires Participants at Georgetown Univ. Workplace Safety Summit
2000 Olympics Flagbearer Now National Media Spokesperson for Construction Safety Council, Electrical Safety Foundation Int'l
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OSHA, Georgetown Univ. Bus. School to Form Alliance for Workplace Safety to Open University's 3rd Annual Workplace Safety Summit
National Safety Council CEO to Deliver Keynote Address about Workplace Safety Problems to Highlight 2nd Day of Summit
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U.S. News Ranks Georgetown MBA in Top 25 for 3rd Year
Washington, DC - April 4, 2003-For the third consecutive year, the MBA program at Georgetown University's McDonough School of Business was ranked among the top 25 schools in the country by U.S.News & World Report. In the newly released 2004 edition of America's Best Graduate Schools and its upcoming April 14th issue, U.S. News placed the Georgetown MBA at No. 24 out of the 365 accredited master's programs in business surveyed.