Articles from May 2007

Lessons in serving others

By Mays Business Online • May 1st, 2007 • Category: Perspectives

Squadron commanding officer reflects on her time in the Corps
Jessica Simmons ’07
Can I do this?
That was the first thought I had one Sunday morning in August 2003. I was standing in a room with 24 other people who were bound to become some of my best friends. My only other clear, solid [...]



I admire their hearts

By Jerry R. Strawser • May 1st, 2007 • Category: Deanspeak

As we near the end of our recruiting season for the Class of ’11, prospective students and parents often ask me how we are different from other business schools. After all, we offer similar majors and our students get similar jobs. And, on paper, it looks like our students have similar experiences. But, if you [...]



Faith in believing: Personal faith encourages positive customer relationships

By Mays Business Online • May 1st, 2007 • Category: Research Notes

“Treat others as you would like to be treated.” We’ve heard this phrase since elementary school—but when 20-plus years have gone by, and you’re standing on a car lot trying to make a sale, will your grade-school teacher’s voice still resonate in your mind? Research from Mays Business School finds that those who follow religious [...]



Fellows take on New York

By Mays Business Online • May 1st, 2007 • Category: Featured Stories



The CEO and the Monk

By Mays Business Online • May 1st, 2007 • Category: Featured Stories

Fellows learn from inspiring Brooklyn business pairing



Small gifts, big results

By Mays Business Online • May 1st, 2007 • Category: Featured Stories

Mays now accepts credit-card donations



MBAs take 5th in Singapore

By Mays Business Online • May 1st, 2007 • Category: Students

They may not be the best in the world, but at 5th place in the National University of Singapore’s Cerebration MBA Global Business Challenge, a team of Mays MBAs is not very far from the top.
The team traveled to Singapore for the finals in late March, joining the top six groups from an original pool [...]



Projecting pride in service

By Mays Business Online • May 1st, 2007 • Category: Students

As a young girl, Amy Harper wanted to be the President of the United States. As she got older, she realized that she didn’t have to be president to change the world—change begins when you are willing to serve others and make a difference. It is this realization that brought Harper to organize Mays and [...]



Class in session with Gershens

By Mays Business Online • May 1st, 2007 • Category: Donors Corner

Class is in session with Barney and Sam Gershen and family.
Barnett L. ’69 and Sam Gershen and family came together at Mays for much of the day on April 5 as both the Dean’s Executive Conference Room and a first-floor lecture hall were dedicated in the Gershens’ honor. In 2006, the Gershens committed [...]



Mays ranked among top 15 public business schools

By Mays Business Online • May 1st, 2007 • Category: Programs

The MBA Program tied for 14th among public schools (tied for 29th overall) and took the top spot for MBA placement in U.S. News & World Report’s 2008 “Top Business Schools” listing, released in late March.
Mays’ rankings rose from 31st overall in the 2007 version of the U.S. News & World Report rankings.
Mays led the [...]