By Anne VanderMey

For Alex Cavallini, the financial crisis hit home as he was preparing to begin a job with Cummins Inc. (CMI).  Less than 24 hours before he was set to fly out to his new office, the diesel engine manufacturer rescinded his offer,  leaving the recent graduate jobless—even though just a few months before he had his pick of offers from two companies. "I felt like I was losing two jobs at once," he says.

So Cavallini turned to his school, which turned to Brian Hancock, a vice-president at Whirlpool whom Cavallini had worked for and impressed during his internship the  summer before. As important as that good impression, Cavallini says, was that Hancock was a fellow alumnus of Brigham Young University. The alum sympathized with Cavallini's plight, and placed a call that afternoon to the CEO of a Whirlpool supplier. Company executives interviewed Cavallini within days and then offered him a job. He accepted, and in less than a week the 28-year-old went from being unemployed to being upwardly mobile.

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CMBA Student Spotlight
         
As most of us already know, the students of the CBU CMBA program come from many  different industries.  Some come, naturally, from business backgrounds, others come from more varied schools of thought.  But one thing for certain, we are all united under the umbrella of the CMBA program.  Each of us share passions for knowledge, leadership, and making a name for ourselves (not to mention making a few extra bucks).
This section is dedicated to those special students (one from each cohort) that stand out amongst the others. They have been selected by their classmates because of their leadership, intelligence, character, and/or personality.  Remember their names and faces because it may be them getting that huge signing bonus post-graduation.  (And they will be taking us all out for drinks afterward to celebrate!  Right??)

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Wendi Allan>>
Rachel Carpenter >>
Leanne Drummond >>
Hayley Gil >>
Ian Strelsin >>
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CMBA Professor Spotlight
What better way to prepare for you next class than by getting to know the professor?  Highlighted below are the professors of the next round of MBA courses.*  Each have their own talents, skills, and professional experiences to offer their students.  Feel free drop them an email introduction before class or set up a time to meet them around campus.  Let’s face it.  It never hurts to schmooze the professor.


Scott Lawyer, Ph.D.  
Business Ethics - CMBA 601
Associate Professor & MBA Director at
Christian Brothers University                  
mlawyer@cbu.edu

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Douglas Scarboro, Ph.D.  
Strategic Management - CMBA 605
Director of Community Engagement at 
The Leadership Academy                     
DScarboro@leadershipacademy.org

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* The professor for the CMBA 603 - Managerial Accounting  is still being finalized.

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Alumni Advice

Daniel Messinger
MBA c/o 2003
Therapist at Counseling Consultants Inc.
Licensed Master Social Worker
Master of Science in Social Work
dmessing@bellsouth.net

Dear MBA students:
It has been a long time since I sat in the very chairs you are now sitting.  Well, not really that long ago, only 6 or 7 years ago.  However, much has changed in delivery of the MBA  program, content, and style of program.  All changes for the best, I might add, as I helped make many of the changes  during my tenure as Director of Graduate Programs at CBU.  Alas, that is for another letter!  My purpose now is to attempt to offer some words of encouragement and enlightenment for your journey through the program.  I hope I am able to help several of you. 

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CBU CMBA News

MBA Students Connect in the Classroom & On-line


The Problem:  CMBA students were missing out on one of the biggest resources of an MBA program (other MBA students!) and were limited to their classroom for student networking opportunities.

The Solution: A student-run website (www.bucMBA.com) that adds value to the MBA program by allowing all cohorts to connect with each other outside the classroom.

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CBU Career Center
The CBU Career Center  offers services available to all students and alumni.  Its main focus is to assist CBU students at every stage of their career development journey. 

In this article we have detailed some of the main services provided by the Career center.

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CMBA Events


On July 10th, the CBU CMBA program hosted its first Cohort Mixer. This event drew a crowd of current MBA students, faculty, alumni, and prospective students.  The event featured notable guest speakers including, CBU alum and News Channel Five anchor Joe Birch, our recent Interim President, Lance Forsdick, and Brother Terrence McLaughlin.  Each had some wonderful words to share with everyone about CBU and the University's core values.

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A Little Bit of Fun...
In addition to having regular, University-sponsored events, some students of the MBA program have decided to collaborate in organizing a number of outside,  student-run social events. 

An events committee is being formed and we are looking for additional MBA students who would like to participate in helping coordinate regular events. (An MBA Prom has been tabled as our first event!)

Email bucMBA@gmail.com if you would like to participate in the MBA Student Events Committee.

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CBU had the privaledge of welcoming a new University President just a few short weeks ago.  Dr. John Smarrelli Jr. is a native of Syracuse, NY, and comes to CBU from Syracuse's Le Moyne College where he served as special assistant to the president, as interim president from 2007-2008, and as provost. Prior to his work at Le Moyne, he was dean of the College of Arts and Science at Loyola University in Chicago.

Dr. John Smarrelli is the 22nd president of Christian Brothers University as well as the University’s first permanent lay president.

MBA Congratulations!