School of Business

ABWA and KU's MBA Essentials program garner PRISM Awards

ABWA Chief Operations Officer Rene' Street (left) and ABWA Communications Manager Kathleen Isaacson accept the Prism Award honoring the Association's marketing campaign for the launch of the ABWA-KU MBA Essentials program.

Last year the school's "MBA Essentials" course became an integral part of the professional development that the American Business Women's Association (ABWA) offers its members. More than 50,000 ABWA members now can attend the courses at national and district meetings during the year.

The programs have met with much success. Already nearly 650 participants have taken advantage of the professional development courses taught by School of Business faculty.

Recently ABWA's marketing of the MBA Essentials became an award winner. ABWA, with national headquarters in Kansas City, won a prestigious 2003 PRISM award from the Greater Kansas City Chapter of the Public Relations Society of America. The PRISM award, presented to ABWA for its public relations/marketing efforts of MBA Essentials, is the highest honor awarded in each of the categories. Read more.

Business School grad makes the U.S. Olympic Team

Recent graduate Charlie Gruber, b'02, g'04, is headed for Athens and the Summer Olympics as a competitor in the men's 1,500 meters. Gruber received his bachelor's in business in 2002 and completed his master's this year. Read more.

Investing in China
Friday, Sept. 24, Overland Park Convention Center

New developments in China have arrived fast and furious. The country's long-term prospects appear robust, but the Middle Kingdom faces challenges-political and economic-in the near term. Hear KU alumnus Kent McCarthy, b '80, g'81, founder of the Jayhawk China Fund, and other experts. Read more.

For more information visit the School of Business website.