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	An Evening Reception with Dean Garten September 15, 2003 New York, NY MORE INFO >> 25th Anniversary Reunion Charter Class of 1978 September 19-20, 2003 New Haven, CT MORE INFO >> Yale School of Management Leaders Forum Reuben Mark Chairman & CEO Colgate Palmolive September 25, 2003 New Haven, CT MORE INFO >> Yale MBA Women's Summit 2003 October 23, 2003 New York, New York MORE INFO >> *Why Not?* Professor Barry Nalebuff October 29, 2003 The Union Club Boston, MA MORE INFO >> *City: Urbanism and Its End* Professor Doug Rae November 6, 2003 Luce Hall Auditorium and Commons Room MORE INFO >>

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	Garry D. Brewer Frederick K. Weyerhaeuser Professor of Resource Policy and Management Professor Brewer is a policy scientist whose professional career began at the RAND Corporation in 1970, where he was a senior staff member of the Social Science Department. He began at Yale in 1974 and held the Frederick K. Weyerhaeuser (1984-90) and Edwin W. Davis Chairs (1990-91). He also directed Yale's Institution for Social and Policy Studies in 1990-91. Between 1991 and 1998, he was the Dean of the University of Michigan's School of Natural Resources & Environment and also a professor in that school and in the Michigan Business School. Read more about Professor Brewer's Research>> FULL FACULTY PROFILES >>

	New Book by Barry Nalebuff Provokes Readers to Ask Why Not? Why not have telemarketers pay you for your time when they call? Why not sell generic first-class postage stamps that remain valid when rates go up? Why not have a fixed-rate mortgage that automatically refinances when interest rates fall? READ MORE *READ EXCERPT FROM WHY NOT?>>* Doug Rae Publishes City: Urbanism and Its End City: Urbanism and Its End (Yale University Press) by Douglas W. Rae, the Richard Ely Professor of Management and professor of political science, will be published in October. READ MORE *READ EXCERPT FROM CITY: URBANISM AND ITS END* >>** Dick Wittink Named Editor of the Journal of Marketing Research Dick R. Wittink, the George Rogers Clark Professor of Management and Marketing, is the new editor of the Journal of Marketing Research. His three-year editorship began on July 1, 2003, and will run through June 30, 2006. READ MORE Paul MacAvoy is Co-editor of Journal of Strategic Management Education Professor Paul MacAvoy is co-editor of the new international journal, Journal of Strategic Management Education (JSME). He shares top editorial duties with Arnoldo Hax (MIT) and Philippe Haspeslagh (INSEAD). READ MORE Barry Nalebuff and Jeff Sonnenfeld Ranked Among Top 200 Business Gurus In the recently published book, What's the Big Idea?: Creating and Capitalizing on the Best Management Thinking (HBS Press), authors Thomas Davenport, Larry Prusak and H. James Wilson rank Professor Barry Nalebuff and Associate Dean Jeffrey Sonnenfeld on their list of the top 200 business gurus. READ MORE MORE FACULTY NEWS >>

	Why Does Industry Productivity Increase When Trade Barriers Fall? Professor Peter Schott U.S. manufacturing industries with relatively low trade barriers have relatively high productivity growth. READ MORE Market Bubbles and Wasteful Avoidance: Tax and Regulatory Constraints on Short Sales Professor Martin Shubik Professor Martin Shubik discusses the peculiar dysfunctional aspects of the U.S. tax law which treats a long-term gain from a short position as though it were a short term capital gain. READ MORE A New Historical Database for the NYSE 1815 to 1925: Performance and Predictability Professors Roger Ibbotson and William Goetzmann Roger Ibbotson and William Goetzmann collected individual stock prices for NYSE stocks over the period 1815 to 1925 and individual dividend data over the period 1825 to 1870. READ MORE READ ALL RESEARCH >> Sign up to receive faculty research papers via e-mail >>

	Detroit's Big Three Are Heading for a Pileup By Dean Jeffrey E. Garten, Business Week The Big Three American car companies began talks with the United Auto Workers in July to renew their four-year labor contracts...>> Free Press Essential for Hong Kong's Success By Professor Zhiwu Chen, YaleGlobal Online A service economy cannot grow without the free flow of information >>

	LEADERS FORUM ONLINE 2003-2004 Speakers Lineup >> Take last year's speakers with you, now in mp3 format >>

	AYA LIFELONG LEARNING Featured Course: The Intelligent Emotions Course Author: Peter Salovey, Chris Argyris Professor of Psychology and of Epidemiology and Public Health, Joint Professor at the Yale School of Management. Join a seminar that investigates the problematic question that has bedeviled philosophers and scientists alike for centuries: What is the nature of human emotion and what role does it play in our lives? MORE INFO AllLearn home page for course listings and to enroll >> Full Online Course Listing >>

	Environment Management Center The New Environment Management Center joins the strengths of two world-renowned institutions -- the Yale School of Management and the Yale School of Forestry and Environmental Studies -- that have been at the forefront in bringing together business and the environment in innovative and constructive ways for over a quarter of a century. READ MORE Read more about business and the environment at Yale SOM >>



	• Nation's CEOs Gather to Address Recovery and Growth • Partnership on Nonprofit Ventures Announces Winners >>

	• Neal Keny-Guyer ’82, CEO, Mercy Corps, Speaks at Commencement • The Charter Class of 1978 honors Donald Ogilvie ’78 >>

	• SOMAA New York Hosts Summer Happy Hour • 2003 1st Annual SOMAA Golf Outing >>

	• CDO Summer Reception is a Smashing Success • New Alumni Career Services: CareerTools and CareerSearch >>

	• New Book by Barry Nalebuff Provokes Readers to Ask Why Not? • Doug Rae Publishes City: Urbanism and Its End >>


	It is with great pleasure that I write to you from the Dean's Desk of the fourth alumni e-newsletter. The summer has been a busy one, and I would like to take this opportunity to update you on progress in a few key areas. READ MORE

	The Giddiness is Gone: Nation's CEOs Gather to Address Recovery and Growth and to Honor Former Hershey Chairman Kenneth Wolfe As geopolitical crises stabilize and the world economy sputters back to health, 100 world-renowned chief executives, policy makers, and academics gather at the 47th CEO Summit of The Chief Executive Leadership Institute... READ MORE Yale School of Management - The Goldman Sachs Foundation Partnership on Nonprofit Ventures Announces Winners of First National Business Plan Competition for Nonprofit Organizations The Partnership on Nonprofit Ventures announced its selection of four grand-prize winners and four runners-up at the final round of the National Business Plan Competition for Nonprofit Organizations, in downtown New York City on Friday, May 2. READ MORE MORE SCHOOL NEWS>>

	Neal Keny-Guyer ’82, CEO, Mercy Corps, Speaks at Commencement Neal Keny-Guyer ’82 spoke at SOM's Commencement ceremonies on Monday, May 26, 2003. Keny-Guyer has served as CEO of Mercy Corps since 1994. Under his leadership, Mercy Corps has emerged as a leading international relief organization with operations in 29 countries, a staff of 2,000 and an annual operating budget in excess of $125 million. READ MORE VIEW COMMENCEMENT SPEECH >> In memoriam Donald Ogilvie ’78 READ REMEMBRANCE >> ALUMNI LEADERS >> 2003-2004 ALUMNI SPEAKER SERIES >> SIGN UP TO BE A CLASS AGENT >>

	SOMAA New York Hosts Summer Happy Hour SOMAA New York held its most successful quarterly happy hour to date on July 14 on the rooftop terrace of the Yale Club. READ MORE SOM NYC Alumni Group Hosts Career Management Event The SOM NYC alumni group, along with The Strickland Group (Nancy Halpern ’87), hosted a career management event for New York City area alumni on Thursday, May 22, 2003. READ MORE SOM Alumni Network News from the Rockies By Julie Richman ’86 In an effort to offer continuing education and learning opportunities for alumni we decided to focus on the topic of leadership effectiveness. READ MORE 2003 1st Annual SOMAA Golf Outing By Brian Upbin ’00 The 1st annual alumni SOM Golf outing came and went without the forecasted scattered thunderstorms ruining our day. READ MORE READ THE COMPLETE NEWS AND EVENTS FROM REGIONAL CHAPTERS ON THE SOMAA WEBSITE>>

	Thanks to All the Alumni Who Continue to Participate in Career Events and Activities As recruiters, presenters, counselors, and consultants, and for participating in "SOM in the City," "Tell Me About Your Job" Series, Alumni Panels, CDO Treks and Job Fairs, and Mock Interview Series. READ MORE CDO Reception Is a Smashing Success For the 7th consecutive year, the Yale SOM Career Development Office hosted a summer reception at the Yale Club of New York City. READ MORE New Alumni Career Services Yale SOM is proud to launch two new services for alumni: *CareerTools* - CareerTools is the most comprehensive job search and career management site available today for alumni. Log-on to explore all of the online resources which include resume templates, index of job sites, assessment tools, research resources, career wizard, networking resources, "Ask a Coach" Q&A, and much more. MORE INFO >> *CareerSearch* - Containing over 1.7 million employers, CareerSearch is a constantly updated interactive database compiled from many of the nation's leading industry-specific directory publishers. The database contains contact names, addresses, phone numbers and a variety of company background information. Users are able to search by industry type, location, and keywords. MORE INFO >> RECENT JOB POSTINGS FOR ALUMNI Senior Analyst The Cappello Group, Inc. Santa Monica, CA MORE INFO >> Finance Specialist Moody's New York, New York MORE INFO >> Senior Consultant Vivaldi Partners New York, NY MORE INFO >> Director / VP Quality and Manufacturing Semi Conductor Company Massachusetts MORE INFO >> Strategy Implementation Consultant BTS Stamford, CT MORE INFO >> VIEW ALUMNI JOB POSTINGS >> ALUMNI CAREER RESOURCES >> PARTICIPATE IN CDO ACTIVITIES >> POST A JOB: SEND US A JOB LISTING IN WORD OR PDF FORMAT >>

	This fall brings exciting changes in Admissions. After four successful years as Director, James Stevens has moved on to pursue other opportunities. We are thrilled to welcome Anne Coyle as the new Director of Admissions. READ MORE A Snapshot of the Class of 2005 A key strength of the Yale School of Management is the excellence and diversity of its students. We are pleased to welcome another group of exceptional individuals into the Yale SOM community – the SOM Class of 2005. READ MORE We Need Your Help As always, Admissions will continue to direct our energy into enrolling the brightest and most diverse class. READ MORE The Bradley Abelow ’89 Scholarships The Yale School of Management is pleased to announce a new scholarship for African American, Hispanic American, and Native American students. Made possible through a generous gift from The Abelow Family Foundation, these scholarships partially cover tuition for one student for the two years of the Yale MBA program. READ MORE Megunticook Scholarship Recipients The Yale School of Management launched a new scholarship in 2002 for African American, Hispanic American, and Native American students. Made possible through a generous gift from alumnus Thomas Matlack ’91, the Megunticook Scholars Program selected MBA candidates who demonstrated a core intent to give back to their communities. READ MORE UPCOMING ADMISSIONS EVENTS >> WANT TO BE AN ADMISSIONS ALUMNI AMBASSADOR? >>

	The Answer is: "Jeopardy!" The Payne Whitney Gymnasium, home of innumerable contests of athletic prowess, will be the site of an intellectual face-off when the television show "Jeopardy!" holds its annual College Championship at Yale this fall. READ MORE MORE YALE NEWS >>



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