Each week the College of Business and Public Policy will be highlighting a mentor in the Leadership Fellows program with an interview conducted by their protégé. This week’s featured protégé/mentor pairing is Jaemin Cho, who is pursuing his BBA in Accounting and Finance, and his mentor, Jed Ballard, who is a Senior Manager at KPMG.
Read: Leadership Fellows Mentor Spotlight - 4/4/2016
Christian Leckband writes: “I [would] like to thank Ms. Massey for her years of support and guidance as my academic advisor. She presented the opportunity to me to pursue a second degree in marketing to go along with my degree in business management. She's always been willing to meet with me on a moment’s notice and has always been insightful on my specific class needs and to help keep me on track to get my degrees on time.” … Congratulations Martha!
Read: Student Advisor Martha Massey Recognized
Dr. Junfei Bai, a professor from the College of Economics and Management China Agricultural Univeristy (CAU) will be speaking in Rasmuson Hall room 303 on Friday, April 15th from noon to 1:30 pm. From the flier: "Food waste is reviewed in relation to the prospects to feed the increasing global population, even a Plan-B in some countries. A better understanding the social and economic mechanisms behind food waste generation is therefore essential to public policy makers."
Read: IFREE Visiting Speaker: Junfei Bai
Each week the College of Business and Public Policy will be highlighting a mentor in the Leadership Fellows program with an interview conducted by their protégé. This week’s featured protégé/mentor pairing is Daniel Valette, who is pursuing his degree in global logistics and supply chain management, and his mentor, Ed Hendrickson, who is the Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer for the Alyeska Pipeline Company.
Read: Leadership Fellows Mentor Spotlight - 3/28/2016
The State of Alaska is facing a very serious financial challenge. With the collapse of oil prices, Alaskans are now confronted with a new economic reality. In order to continue to fulfill our mission of delivering the highest quality in business and public policy education and to expand opportunities for student achievement, the College of Business and Public Policy is putting forward a proposal to the UA President for enhanced tuition on upper division and graduate courses.
Read: Open Letter to College of Business and Public…