Business students got a taste of how they can influence larger social problems on October 5 when General Mills CEO Steven Sanger visited the University of Michigan to deliver the Inaugural Susan B. Meister Lecture in Child Health Policy. Approximately 150 students and faculty members from 14 different schools reserved seating for the event.
Following a line of distinguished guests for MO 611, Business Leadership in Changing times, Southwest Airlines CEO Gary C. Kelly spoke to the class on October 4 about his experiences at the budget airline. Taught by Professor Gerald Meyers, the class began with a mock press conference in which students were assigned roles, including Southwest Airlines' executive management and various stakeholders of the company such as employees and Wall Street analysts.
DETROIT (AP) - Dan Gilbert, the founder of Quicken Loans Inc. and owner of the Cleveland Cavaliers, plans to create a boot camp to develop young entrepreneurs and fund start-up costs for businesses they create in Detroit. Gilbert plans to spend about $10 million to create the boot camp.
On Friday and Saturday, October 27?28, the Ross School campus will be visited by approximately 1,000 alumni and their guests, who will be reliving their nostalgia and re-engaging with the school. It's time for Reunion 2006! Graduates from all over the U.