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How to Get a Great Internship (Hint: It Takes an "X" Factor... and Chopsticks)
by Lindsey Pollack, Author and Consultant

Because I love sushi almost as much as I love cupcakes, I couldn’t resist a recent press release about the launch of a new site called Intern Sushi. It turns out this new venture aims to help students and young professionals to find internships in the hardest-to-break-into fields like film, art, professional sports and fashion. [read full blog entry]

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Eller College Dean Len Jessup Sits Down with Alumnus Bob Eckert for a Q&A

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Congratulations to the Department of Management and Organizations, which has just been ranked in the top five schools worldwide for research productivity. The ranking calculates total publications in top-tier journals.

Eller shone at the annual UA Accolades campus awards program. Congrats to Laura Ullrich, Outstanding Student Organization Advisor for the ELITE Program; student coordinator Shauna Williams, recipient of the Outstanding Philanthropy award for organizing Eller Make a Difference Day; and Eller Business Communication, honored as Department of the Year!

Welcome to Heather Strasser, Eller's new Alumni Relations Director!

Former U.S. Secretary of Defense Robert Gates Connects with Eller Students

Former U.S. Secretary of Defense Robert Gates spent part of March 30 with Eller undergraduate and MBA students while he was in town to receive the 2012 University of Arizona Executive of the Year award. Includes image gallery and video.

Annual Thinking Forward Conference Spotlights Sports Marketing

For the 8th Annual Thinking Forward Conference, the Department of Marketing collaborated with the Department of Management and Organizations and the Sports Management Program to focus on sports marketing. Includes image gallery. [more]

Eller Students Go Near and Far to Gain Insight and Make Connections

Eller’s undergraduate Professional Development Center is focused on creating an Eller experience that includes opportunities for students to explore career options out in the real world. This spring, two groups did just that as part of company tours and networking opportunities in Tucson and New York City. [more]

Venture Team Profile: MistoBox

McGuire Entrepreneurship teams took center stage at the New Venture Expo at the Southwest Regional Angel Summit in April. One of them, MistoBox, took home the prize of “Most Investable Venture.” [more]

McGuire Center Honors Entrepreneurs with Global-Market Chops and Arizona Impact

The McGuire Center for Entrepreneurship has named Jeremy Woan and Emre Toker recipients of the 2012 Entrepreneurial Fellows awards. The awards honor Arizona’s accomplished entrepreneurs and recognize their roles in the state’s economic development. [more]

Marketing Faculty Investigate Social Dynamics in Post-Katrina New Orleans

Soldwedel Professor of Marketing Melanie Wallendorf teamed with then-doctoral student Michelle Weinberger to conduct an ethnographic study focusing on the question of “gifting” in post-Katrina New Orleans. [more]

UA "Thinking the Impossible" Video Highlights MIS Research Successes

UA's Thinking the Impossible video answers a series of questions stemming from leading research in management information systems and beyond, including: What if a super detective app could stop criminals in their tracks? [more]