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Data Theft Update: McCombs School of Business Responds to Data Theft
In the wake of the recent data theft, the McCombs School has worked hard to notify and respond to those who may have been affected. The security breach, discovered April 21, may have exposed the personal information of thousands of faculty, staff, students, alumni, corporate recruiters and applicants for admission to an external intruder. Last week, the McCombs Data Theft Web site had about 56,600 unique visitors as McCombs and University constituents learned about the data theft and what action to take. Get the full story and protect yourself now.
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New Executive Education Partnership Announced
Sarbanes-Oxley Discussion - Speakers at McCombs
 McCombs School Selected as Learning Partner for Shell Project Academy
Royal Dutch Shell Petroleum, PLC, announced that it has selected the McCombs School of Business as one of four university learning partners working in a consortium to support its global Project Academy program. Get the full story.
McCombs School Ranked As a Top 10 Undergraduate Business School in BusinessWeek's New Survey
The McCombs School ranked No. 9 in BusinessWeek magazine's first survey of the top 50 undergraduate business schools in the nation. The ranking was conducted by BusinessWeek and Boston’s Cambria Consulting, and is based on five measures of student engagement, post-graduation outcomes and academic quality. See the BusinessWeek rankings or read the Austin American-Statesman article.
 MPA Team Wins Ice Cream Eating Contest
At the Hermes Spring Fling on April 20, 2006, the MPA team won the Ben & Jerry's Vermonster Eating Competition, beating out three other teams from the Undergraduate Program Office, the Executive Education Offices and the Undergraduate Business Council. The team consisting of Matt Attanucci, Nadar Islam, Vinh Nguyen and Adam Shrimplin ate a 20-scoop sundae including brownies, chocolate chip cookies, whipped cream, chocolate sauce and gummy bears in under six minutes.
McAlister Discusses Value of Marketing at Faculty Research  Presentation
In this year's final installment of the Faculty Research Presentation Series sponsored by the Undergraduate Business Council, Marketing Professor Leigh McAlister discussed her research on the importance of marketing to a company's long-term strategy. Watch a clip of McAlister's presentation or get the full story.
Workshop to Examine Business, Legal Impact of Revolutionary Production Method
On May 1-5, The University of Texas at Austin will host an open source workshop May 2 that will bring together top thinkers from business, legal and technical areas to discuss how business and law will be affected as the practice of open sourcing becomes more widely adopted. Find out more about the workshop.
 GM CEO Offers Advice by Example: Do What You Love, Remain Optimistic
During a March 30 Q&A presentation moderated by McCombs School Professor James Fredrickson, Richard Wagoner Jr.—who has worked for GM for 29 years—said the last six months have been more challenging than the 28 and a half years before it, but he expressed an encouraging outlook for the future of the company. Get the full story.
Alec Beck, Austin Philanthropist and McCombs Alum, Dies
Alec Beck, BBA '78, former president of Stripling-Blake Lumber Co. and donor to the McCombs School of Business undergraduate program, died at Brooke Army Medical Center in San Antonio April 14. He had been injured in a helicopter crash near Fredericksburg. Find out more about Beck's life.
 Sarbanes-Oxley: Bitter Pill But Good Medicine, Says Prentice
In his lecture for the Faculty Research Presentation Speaker Series, "Sarbanes-Oxley Unfolding," Professor Robert Prentice discussed the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. Prentice said that while there is a consensus regarding the regulation of accounting and corporate responsibility, the decision is not simply a government movement—corporate newsmakers such as Enron and WorldCom were to blame. Get the full story.
 Red McCombs Appeared in CNBC TV Series Produced by Alumni
Red McCombs, benefactor and namesake of the McCombs School of Business, was profiled on a new CNBC television series created by two MBA alumni. Learn more about the series.
More McCombs News
Faculty Awarded 2005-2006 McCombs Research Excellence Grants
McCombs Employee to Receive Staff Excellence Award
Part-time MBA Programs in High Demand in North Texas
College Recruiters Head Back to Campus
Two McCombs Professors Complete International Study on Anti-Piracy Efforts
John Butler to Lecture on Lessons of Black Success at Cleveland State University
South Texas Students Complete Young Leaders Entrepreneurial Academy
Green Business is Good Business: EnviroMedia Turns Environmental-Friendliness into New Ad Market
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 Steve Vartanian On January 4, 2006, Steve Vartanian (BBA ’85) buttoned up his Shine Boy (the traditional white and burnt orange outfit), walked out on the Rose Bowl field, and ran the Texas Flag with other Alpha Phi Omega (APO) members and alumni.
“It was such a great moment, mainly because I still fit in my Shine Boy!” said Vartanian. “Here in California, I’m just trying to keep my Longhorn pride in the midst of a sea of USC fans.”
An active member of APO while at The University of Texas at Austin, Vartanian was in charge of the Texas Flag as a student. He also worked on numerous service teams for APO including the “rat patrol,” a group that helped clean up the streets in East Austin.
His personal philosophy about service and teamwork, “anybody can talk to anybody at any level,” is reflected in his current community activities. Fourteen years ago, Vartanian started a not-for-profit media group, MOORE Photography and Writing.
“I got the idea for MOORE after attending a function in Orange County,” said Vartanian. “I was inspired by the other attendees at the event, and wanted a way to channel that inspiration for young people.”
Through MOORE, Vartanian and his partner photograph, interview and write about celebrities, athletes, politicians, concerts and events. He then uses the interviews and collections to develop displays and speeches to inspire southern California youth to stay off drugs and out of gangs.
Over the years, Vartanian has interviewed and photographed hundreds of celebrities including Christopher Reeve in one of his first public appearances, former Presidents Ford and Bush, Coach Mack Brown and Dale Earnhardt, Sr.
Currently in residential and investment real estate, Vartanian has worked for Prudential California Realty for the past five years.
photo: Steve and his wife, Kristen, at the Rose Bowl.
Upcoming Texas Executive Education Programs
Responding to Market Dynamics
May 11-12, Dr. Kapil Jain
Building Engagement: What Leaders do to Manage Talent & Build Allegiance
June 15-16, Dr. John Daly and Dr. Donde Plowman
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