Centers

Academy Sports + Outdoors – CEO/President named 2013 Visionary Merchant

By • April 9th, 2013 • Category: Centers, Featured Stories, Texas A&M

Rodney Faldyn ’88 says obsession drives the success of Academy Sports + Outdoors, which led to his recognition as the 2013 M.B. Zale Visionary Merchant Award. “We are obsessed with always getting better. We build a team, align our goals and let them execute them.”



CED: Learning Today – Leading Tomorrow

By • December 12th, 2012 • Category: Centers

For many companies, the Center for Executive Development at Mays Business School functions like a silent partner. While companies are working each day to manage their daily operations and strategically plan for the future, the CED is working with them side-by-side to train their next generations of leaders. While clients of the CED may vary in size, industry and mission, they all are unified in their goals to develop the future leaders of their organizations.



New book from Gilliland outlines process of buying rural land

By • December 6th, 2012 • Category: Centers, Faculty

In a new book published by Texas A&M University Press, Real Estate Center research economist Charles Gilliland demonstrates that buyers of all types—whether a farmer, rancher, sportsman, or nature enthusiast—can and should arm themselves with knowledge about the land-buying process, potential problems involved, and the resources available to ensure a successful outcome.



2012 Retailing Summit presents wide spectrum of approaches

By • October 29th, 2012 • Category: Centers, Featured Stories

The world is waiting for full economic recovery, and the retail sector – the “engine of the American dream” – has a role in that rebuilding. Those were the words spoken and reinforced at the recent Retailing Summit conference in Dallas.



8th annual Aggie 100 praises fastest-growing Aggie-owned companies

By • October 26th, 2012 • Category: Centers, Featured Stories, Former Students, Texas A&M

Representatives from thriving Aggie-owned companies gathered in The Zone at Texas A&M University Friday for the Aggie 100. The celebration sponsored by the Center for New Ventures and Entrepreneurship at Mays Business School began with a reception Thursday and lasted through lunch on Friday at the Zone Club.



Genesys Works founder and CEO Rafael Alvarez ’90 to receive Entrepreneurial Leadership Award

By • September 25th, 2012 • Category: Centers, Executive Speakers, Former Students

The Center for New Ventures and Entrepreneurship, housed in Texas A&M’s Mays Business School, will honor Genesys Works Founder and CEO Rafael Alvarez ’90, on Thursday for the success and vision it took to launch Genesys Works, a non-profit corporation that changes the life trajectory of underprivileged high school students.



Center for the Management of Information Systems starts semester with annual leadership retreat

By • September 10th, 2012 • Category: Centers

While most students were moving back to Aggieland and enjoying the festivities of Gig ‘Em Week, 26 undergraduate students in the Department of Information and Operations Management spent three days with their peers at Camp Allen in Navasota, Texas.



Entrepreneurship Bootcamp instills optimism in disabled veterans

By • August 29th, 2012 • Category: Centers, Featured Stories, Programs

The 23 veterans who looked a little unsure when they started their weeklong Entrepreneurship Bootcamp for Veterans (EBV) at Mays Business School were smiling and confident six days and dozens of hours later.



2012 Retailing Summit to be held October 11-12 in Dallas

By • August 21st, 2012 • Category: Centers

More than a dozen leading retailers and industry experts have been confirmed for the 2012 Retailing Summit, which is taking place in Dallas, a hub for many retail company headquarters.



Mays to host 5th annual Entrepreneurship Bootcamp for Veterans

By • July 27th, 2012 • Category: Centers, Programs, Texas A&M

More than 20 veterans will get the chance to attend the weeklong Entrepreneurship Bootcamp for Veterans (EBV), which starts Saturday at Texas A&M University’s Mays Business School.