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Making the Tough Calls: Students Shine in International Case Competition A team of Notre Dame students finished second out of 60 teams worldwide in the Spring 2005 Marketplace Global Competition. In the virtual competition, participating teams analyzed business problems faced by a fictional international firm over a two-year period and recommended solutions. “Students examined issues across the board from production questions, to what should be included in a marketing campaign, to where do we put manufacturing plants,” said Marketing Professor Joan Phillips, who mentored the Notre Dame team. The winning team, named IrishTech, was composed of (clockwise from top): Mike Flanagan, Kristin Yemm, Dave Brenner, and Fran Larkin (all ND ’05). New Courses Spark Imagination, Explore Global Trade and Foster Decision Making • Management Professor Matt Bloom teaches a course on innovation and intrinsic motivation. By combining theory and interactive exercises, the course encourages students to lead by enabling employees to feel connected and valued in their jobs. • Jerry Sheridan (’83) connects undergraduates with the European Union during an intensive summer seminar which examines the political, economic and cultural dimensions of trans-Atlantic business relationships. An economist, Sheridan has spent the last 13 years living in Brussels and teaching college students about this dynamic economic union. • Marketing Professor Joe Urbany offers a course in which undergraduate and graduate students are trained to teach decision making skills to primary school students in a local public school. Students have a powerful impact on the young children they work with while gaining insight into their own values and decision making. Nine Out of Top Ten Investment Banks Recruit on Campus A highlight of the undergraduate recruiting season was the on-campus presence of nine of the top ten bulge bracket banks (firms that offer the full range of investment banking services). Among the investment banks providing internships to Mendoza students were: Deutsche Bank, Goldman Sachs, JP Morgan Chase, Lazard Credit Suisse First Boston, Lehman Brothers, Merrill Lynch, Morgan Stanley, and UBS. Marketing and management majors also secured internships with Target, EchoStar Dish Network, Protiviti, Boston Consulting Group, Johnson & Johnson, Accenture, Procter & Gamble, Ford Motor Company, General Electric, Coca-Cola, and Motorola. Marketing Student Researches Intergenerational Influences Marketing major Gale Bowman (’05) teamed up with Professor Elizabeth Moore on the study, “Of Friends and Family: How Do Peers Affect the Development of Intergenerational Influences?” The study may override traditional assumptions about the role parents play in young consumers’ lives. Typically, researchers have found parental influence to decline after young consumers reach adolescence and peers begin to make an increasing impact. Moore’s and Bowman’s study, on the other hand, argues that peers act as “benchmarks against which family wealth, spending patterns and lifestyle are assessed,” suggesting that parental influence does not diminish. The Association for Consumer Research selected the paper for its national meeting. Bowman is currently working for AC Neilsen-BASES. Undergraduate Accountancy Program Ranked #5 Nationwide
By recognizing that religious belief should be a powerful catalyst for peace rather than a cause of division and violence, the team seeks to promote understanding and interreligious literacy through e-learning opportunities, curriculum development and a network of scholars worldwide. Youth in Peace Education has been invited to present its vision and services at the Pontifical Gregorian University in Rome during the Nostra Aetate Conference in September.
McDermott Honored for Top CPA Exam Performance
The American Institute of Certified Public Accountants recently named Katie McDermott (’04) one of nine national winners of the 2004 Elijah Watt Sells Award. The award is presented annually to the candidates earning the highest cumulative scores on the four sections of the Uniform CPA Examination. McDermott, a native of Oak Forest, Illinois, is employed at PricewaterhouseCoopers in Chicago.
Women’s Business Club Wins Top Honors The Undergraduate Women in Business Association received the 2005 University of Notre Dame Club of the Year Award, and Sharon Keane (’84), Director of Executive Programs in the Mendoza College of Business, was recognized as Club Advisor of the Year. Newly founded in 2004, the club now has 167 members and provided several sponsored events during the past academic year including: panel discussions, a talk with Dean Woo, seminars, and a luncheon with a prominent accounting firm. Women now comprise 40% of Notre Dame’s undergraduate business majors.
BAC Funds Student Tutoring Program Thanks to the generosity of members of the Business Advisory Council, undergraduate business students can now receive free tutoring in their business courses. The program is coordinated by the Undergraduate Advising Office and utilizes successful Mendoza College upperclassmen as tutors. Results have been impressive. Of the 158 students taking advantage of the tutoring service during the last academic year, 156 students received a grade of A, B or C in the course involved. The office also provides special counseling workshops for students on academic probation and organizes Sophomore Learning Communities where business students take their classes together to form effective study groups.
Record Number of Business Students Study Abroad
Through strong classroom performance and careful course scheduling, a record number of undergraduate business majors—172 in all—have been accepted into study abroad programs for the 2005/2006 academic year. These include:
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A youth-oriented website to promote interreligious dialogue and conflict resolution skills was awarded first prize in the fourth annual Notre Dame Social Venture Plan Competition sponsored by the Mendoza College of Business. The website, titled Youth in Peace Education, was the work of an interdisciplinary team including business students Leah McKelvey (’05) and Matthew Warren (MSA ’06) and international peace studies students and faculty. 
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