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Lally Alumni in China Create Video and Plaque Celebrating President Jackson’s Visit — Sep 29, 2010 02:37PM

 

Lally and Stern Host “Rising Stars” Conference Honoring Leading Finance Scholars — Jun 11, 2010 12:13PM

More than 50 professors and PhD students representing 19 universities attended the 2010 Rising Stars Finance Conference at Rensselaer. The conference, co-hosted by Rensslaer’s Lally School and NYU’s Stern School of Business, takes place every two years and honors some of the most promising young scholars in the world in Finance.

Three RPI Teams Win Price Chopper Ultimate Innovation Competition Awards — May 28, 2010 12:53PM

Lally Faculty sponsor Jason Kuruzovich coaches internet marketing class teams to win over $13,000 in cash prizes.

Professor Frank Wright Receives Class of 2010 Dedication and Devotion Award — May 28, 2010 12:36PM

Wright, Director of Lally’s Undergraduate Program in Business and Management, was honored by the Class of 2010 at an awards luncheon on May 27 at Hefner Alumni House.

Lally Student Shay Robinson ‘12 Receives Two OMSA Awards — May 28, 2010 12:37PM

Robinson received the Frederic Douglass Excellence Award and a Sister Citizenship award from Sigma Delta sorority at the 31st Annual Office of Minority Student Affairs (OMSA) Awards Ceremony.

BusinessWeek: Lally #1 in Strategy, #6 in Quantitative Methods in 2010 Specialty Rankings — May 07, 2010 04:48PM

In rankings by seniors from 139 participating undergraduate business programs, Lally placed in the top 20 in Strategy (#1), Quantitative Methods (#6), Calculus (#11) and Operations Management (#13) in Bloomberg BusinessWeek’s annual “Best Business Programs by Specialty.”

“Our Responsibility to the Planet”: SIG Speaker Peter Fox Outlines How the Revolution in Environmental Informatics Can Help Solve Global Problems — May 28, 2010 12:41PM

Speaking at the April 13 Severino Interest Group (SIG) Meeting, RPI Professor Peter Fox described the technological revolution in informatics that is creating new platforms for large-scale scientific collaboration that can accelerate scientific discovery and innovation while strengthening national policy objectives.

Professor Jason Kuruzovich Pilots Use of ‘Concourse’—A New Online Syllabus System Developed by Lally Alums — May 14, 2010 12:02PM

Kuruzovich uses Concourse, a new online syllabus platform, in all three of his 2010 classes at Lally. Although online syllabus features are well established on course management systems such as Blackboard, Concourse offers many new features that allow faculty members to customize a course syllabus, update it as needed, and sync the syllabus with students’ calendars in applications such as Microsoft Outlook or Google Calendar.

Dr. Iftekhar Hasan Appointed to Serve as Acting Dean of Lally; Dean David Gautschi to Step Down — Jun 11, 2010 04:49PM

Rensselaer President Shirley Ann Jackson has announced the appointment of Iftekhar Hasan as acting dean of the Lally School. Hasan, the Cary L. Wellington Professor of Finance, is also director of the International Center for Financial Research, co-director of the Ph.D. program, and area coordinator of accounting and finance for the Lally School.

Lally Professor Jonathan Story Writes <i>China Uncovered</i> on Doing Business in China — Apr 22, 2010 02:24PM

Dr. Jonathan Story, Marusi Professor in Global Business at Lally, and emeritus professor of international political economy at INSEAD, has published his latest book, "China Uncovered: What You Need to Know to Do Business in China." Created to offer business leaders the insight they need to succeed in China, the book is the definitive “how-to” guide on launching a business in China and running it successfully.

EDS Management Honor Society Inducts 29 New Members — Apr 16, 2010 11:39AM

On April 10, twenty nine Lally undergraduates were inducted into the Epsilon Delta Sigma Management Honor Society. Founded in 1948, Epsilon Delta Sigma has a long history of serving Rensselaer and the community. Working in conjunction with the Lally School faculty, EDS assists in the educational development of undergraduate management students while supporting the progress of the school into the premier technologically-centered entrepreneurship institution in the country.

Lally Senior Sydney Crump Part of OroClean Team--Semi-finalists in $50,000 Dell Social Innovation Competition — Apr 30, 2010 10:41AM

A team of students from Rensselaer and Denmark Technical University (DTU) has made it to the semi-finals of the 2010 Dell Social Innovation Competition. The team, OroClean, proposes to eliminate up to 30% of the world’s mercury pollution with an innovative mining method for artisanal miners.

Entrepreneurial Pros Share Experiences, Mentoring in Severino Lunch Series — Apr 21, 2010 01:28PM

An 11-week “Brown Bag” lunch series, sponsored by the Severino Center for Technological Entrepreneurship, offers Rensselaer students a glimpse of the life of an entrepreneur—from developing business plans to protecting intellectual property, from negotiation to venture capital seed money and early stage valuation.

Lally One of 24 Business Schools Worldwide Selected for GMATCH--GMAC’s first ‘Virtual’ Recruiting Fair — Apr 16, 2010 11:50AM

GMAC, the company that administers the GMAT test, is piloting its first online recruiting fair on April 7. The ‘virtual’ format offers not only the benefits of traditional fairs, such as networking, information exchange and Q&A sessions, but also provides applicants with an opportunity to interact with schools in real time via live chat, webcam and VOIP.

Severino Center Launches Student Sandbox Summer Program for Entrepreneurs — Apr 30, 2010 05:20PM

The Severino Center for Technological Entrepreneurship (SCTE) has created a multi-disciplinary summer program to help student entrepreneurs move forward with business concepts focused on market needs. The program will run from June 7 – August 13 in downtown Troy. Applications for summer 2010 are now available and must be submitted by April 30.

Lally Students Travel to NYC to Meet with Alums for Career Day — Apr 02, 2010 11:17AM

On March 31, fifty six Lally students headed to New York City to participate in a Career Day program that was jointly organized by Lally and the Career Development Center. Throughout the day, students met with Rensselaer alumni hosts to learn about possible career options.

Severino Entrepreneurs-in-Residence Engage Rensselaer Students Across Disciplines — Apr 16, 2010 11:47AM

The Severino Center for Technological Entrepreneurship (SCTE) is hosting five Entrepreneurs-in-Residence (EIRs) for the 2009-10 academic year.

Lally Ranked #34 in BusinessWeek’s Top Undergraduate Business Programs 2010 — Mar 24, 2010 03:13PM

For the fourth year in a row, Rensselaer’s Lally School ranked in the top 50 undergraduate business programs in the U.S., advancing two places from its 2009 ranking at #36.

Marshall Carter, Chairman of the New York Stock Exchange, Teaches Leadership at Lally — May 07, 2010 11:26AM

On March 15, Lally welcomed Mr. Carter as a Distinguished Visiting Scholar. Carter spoke with MBA and MS students in MGMT 7070--Managing on the Edge on the topic of “Leadership in ‘Surprise’ Change Situations.” Carter also met with selected Engineering and Management undergraduates for an invitation-only Leadership Symposium.

Tech Launch Pad Fast Tracks Student Businesses — Apr 21, 2010 01:34PM

Rensselaer students are moving their technology innovations to market faster these days with the help of a new initiative. Tech Launch Pad (TLP) helps students explore the business development process and avoid the potholes entrepreneurial startups often hit at the outset. For some TLP student “grads,” the semester-long practicum shaved off years of development time in just 36 hours of class time.

MBAs Practice Negotiation with Cross-Cultural Case Study--Sweetened by Dessert — Mar 26, 2010 10:32AM

On March 24, students in Professor Tim Golden’s MGMT 6961-Negotiations course experienced a lively enactment of cross cultural negotiations as two students, Atif Majeed MBA ’10 (from Pakistan) and Sreekanth Venkataraman MBA ‘10 (from India), dressed in traditional clothing from their home countries and engaged in a negotiation over the India-Pakistan conflict.

Laura Gersten ’10 Named ECACH Student-Athlete of the Year — Mar 19, 2010 04:20PM

Gersten, a senior in business and management and captain of the RPI women’s hockey team, was named the 2009-10 Eastern College Athletic Conference’s Hockey Student-Athlete of the Year. One of three finalists, Gersten won the award over Dartmouth College’s Sarah Parsons and Harvard University’s Randi Griffin.

General Peter Pace Lectures MBA/MS Students on Business and Military Leadership — Feb 26, 2010 11:32AM

On February 8, the Lally School welcomed General Peter Pace, USMC (Ret.) as a Distinguished Visiting Scholar. General Pace, who served as 16th Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, met with MBA and MS students in Managing on the Edge on the topic of “Leadership: Comparing Military to Business.”

Lally Launches NEW Full-time One Year MBA Program — Feb 19, 2010 10:23AM

The flexible, 51-credit program replaces the two year MBA degree program. Only about 90 accredited schools worldwide offer accelerated full-time MBA formats.

Lally Co-Sponsors Conferences in India with Strategic Partners — Mar 05, 2010 11:40AM

Lally professors traveled to India in December and January to present to more than 250 business professionals, academics, and students in collaboration with strategic partners IIT Kanpur, the Indira Gandhi Institute of Development Research and the National Entrepreneurship Network, India.

Lally PhD Student Murad Mithani Wins First Place in Poster Competition at Smart Lighting ERC Industry-Academia Day — Mar 16, 2010 12:16PM

Mithani, William Maio ’10 Engineering, and Professors Susan Walsh Sanderson (Management) and Ken Simons (Economics) attended the Smart Lighting ERC Industry-Academia Day, held at RPI’s core partner Boston University, showcasing the Smart Lighting Engineering Research Center (ERC) to industry. More than 135 researchers, students, and industry executives participated in a program of presentations, posters and panel discussions. A highlight of the program was a lineup of 10 finalists in the student poster competition presenting their research findings in a 90-second ‘elevator pitch’ style.

Students Launch Lally Global Forum — Feb 26, 2010 01:32PM

The Lally Global Forum was created by Lally graduate students to provide opportunities to learn from international classmates. At the first session, students presented their experiences in Beijing, Shanghai, Rome, and Pakistan.

Professor Hao Zhao Pioneers Use of Free Online Textbooks to Cut Student Costs — Mar 05, 2010 11:33AM

Professor Zhao has found an innovative solution to the high cost of college books—using free online textbooks. Zhao is among the first professors nationwide to adopt and advocate the idea of Open Textbooks.

Professor Susan Walsh Sanderson Speaks at UCSB Institute for Energy Efficiency — Mar 06, 2010 02:27PM

Dr. Sanderson was one of 18 panelists selected from industry, non-profits, government and academia to participate in a policy roundtable on “Fast Tracking Widespread Adoption of LED Lighting” at The Institute for Energy Efficiency at UC Santa Barbara in early February. The discussion focused on new solutions to accelerate widespread adoption of energy-saving LED lighting, while identifying current policy inhibitors to adoption.

Popular Lally Innovation Series Now Available via Web — Feb 05, 2010 04:59PM

Throughout the fall 2009 semester, Lally sponsored weekly events exploring emerging ideas across a range of management fields, including Finance, Technology Commercialization, Energy, HR, Entrepreneurship, Healthcare, Publishing, and Global Business. Six of the events are now available for viewing online.

La Dolce Vita: Sam Reynolds ’11 Blogs About Semester Abroad in Italy — Mar 04, 2010 05:51PM

“Gnocci, gelato and nutella--I feel like I have not lived the first 20+ years of my life!!” Reynolds, a Junior in Management and Economics and a member of the Epsilon Delta Sigma Management Honor Society, is studying for a semester at Universita Commerciale Luigi Bocconi in Milan, Italy. Lally has been exchanging students with Bocconi University regularly since 1996, and three Lally students are studying there in spring 2010. Sam is blogging about his stay in Italy at: http://www.samreynoldsinmilan.blogspot.com.

Lally Professors Hasan and Francis Recognized As Top Contributors to Financial Management Association Conference — Jan 29, 2010 02:57PM

The Financial Management Association (FMA) Annual Meeting is one of the largest academic conferences in finance each year. Recent research finds that Lally professors Iftekhar Hasan and Bill B. Francis have been the top contributors to this prestigious conference since 1996.

Saigon Hi-Tech Business Incubator Launched by Severino Visiting Scholar — Jan 31, 2010 11:31AM

Thao Ly Bui Tran, a 2008 visiting scholar at Lally’s Severino Center for Technological Entrepreneurship, serves as the program manager for the newly-opened Saigon Hi-Tech Business Incubator (SHBI) in her native Vietnam. The SHBI’s primary focus is to train Vietnamese entrepreneurs in business administration, and to provide working facilities, IT services, and consulting and training assistance.