Business

U.S. Secretary of the Treasury Paul O’Neill will speak on “The Emerging Economic Recovery” at Vanderbilt University on Sept. 24. He will discuss the president’s efforts to strengthen the economy and to hasten the economic recovery. Read More

Vanderbilt University’s Owen Graduate School of Management Entrepreneurship Center has entered into an alliance with BizTech, the five-year-old technology incubator based in Huntsville, Ala. The first project on which the organizations will collaborate is The Olin B. King Entrepreneurial Workshop Series, a nine-part series of workshops that begins in July. Read More

Baseball Commissioner Allan H. (Bud) Selig told the 193 full-time MBA and 61 Executive MBA graduates of Vanderbilt University’s Owen Graduate School of Management today that although major league baseball enjoyed record attendance last year, he is “dedicated to leveling the playing field and to implementing the necessary changes to help the game continue to grow.” Read More

Six teams of MBA students from top business schools competed last weekend in the third annual Owen@Vanderbilt eStrategy Contest at the Owen Graduate School of Managementat Vanderbilt University. Students from the Indiana University Kelley School of Business took home the $25,000 prize from the contest, the largest case competition of its kind. Read More

“What Can We Hope for Now? Christian Faith, Terrorism, and the Global Economy” is the second in a series of classes designed to highlight the relevance of religion in matters affecting daily life. This community education class, co-sponsored by the Vanderbilt Divinity School and the Scarritt-Bennett Center, will meet March 4, 11, 18 and 25 from 7 to 8:30 p.m. in the Laskey Building at the Scarritt-Bennett Center. Read More

U.S. Comptroller General David M. Walker today denied that his plans to sue the White House over the release of documents related to an energy task force are the result of Enron’s recent financial woes. Read More

Six teams of MBA students from top business schools have been named as finalists in the Owen@Vanderbilt eStrategy Contest, to be held at the Owen Graduate School of Management at Vanderbilt University next month. The contest is the largest case competition of its kind, awarding the winning team a check for $25,000. Read More