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Below are a collection of news items in past years.

April 2003

MBA program jumps to 11th best in U.S.
U.S. News rankings com in year of increased applications, enrollment growth
4/4/03 Full story

March 2003

Lecture series, breakfast briefings among offerings in Spring 2003
Professor Jacques Delacroix presents view on globalization
3/31/03 Full story

February 2003

Silicon Valley managers growing anxious about economic fallout of war in Iraq, according to latest Santa Clara University Business Index
February survey by SCU Leavey School of Business shows 41 percent negative, 40 percent neutral or positive on impact of war on region's business.
2/25/03 Full story

Top executives appear as guest faculty for sixth annual Winter Executives Briefing
Students gain an 'up close and personal' connection with Silicon Valley leadership
2/11/03 Full story

January 2003

Silicon Valley begins new year with no new optimism, SCU Business Index shows
Survey by Leavey School of Business shows that business optimism in Silicon Valley continues in seven-month 'holding pattern'
1/29/03 Full story

November 2002

Cautious Silicon Valley business outlook unchanged, according to latest SCU Business Index
Monthly survey by SCU Leavey School of Business shows managers and executives see little change in business conditions or jobs: "No signs of recovery in local economy"
11/26/02 Full story

October 2002

New Santa Clara University Business Index shows that six months of pessimism in Silicon Valley has bottomed out
10/29/02 Full story

Attitudes about 'risk' threaten terrorist-insurance market in U.S., say researchers from SCU and UC Berkeley
Economics professor Thomas Russell joined Cal finance professor in study
10/28/02 Full story

September 2002

US News says Undergraduate Business Program one of the nation's best
Program is in California's Top 3, Management in Top 25 nationwide
9/13/02 Full story

May 2001

Business School Dean Honored by International Management Council

Joining such distinguished past recipients as W. Edwards Deming and Peter Drucker, Leavey School of Business Dean Barry Z. Posner was presented with the Wilbur McFeely Award by the International Management Council at its 67th annual meeting in Providence, Rhode Island, on May 31.
5/31/01 Full article

April 2001

MBA Program Again in Top 20
The MBA program of Santa Clara University's Leavey School of Business continues to be among the best part-time programs in the country, according to U.S. News and World Report. The MBA program was ranked 19th in the country by the magazine in its annual "Best Graduate Schools" rankings for 2002, which are posted on its Web site, www.usnews.com. It is the fifth consecutive appearance in the nation's Top 20 for SCU's MBA program.
4/24/01 Full article

Entrepreneurs Honored at SCU
The Leavey School of Business and its Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship at Santa Clara University today announced its second annual IPO Hall of Fame. The group being recognized this year includes 55 men and five women who have been a corporate officer for a company that held a successful Initial Public Offering from September 1997 to February 15, 2001. Last year, the University honored 40 entrepreneurs.
4/11/01 Full article See also IPO Hall of Fame web page.

February 2001

Advances in Technology, Agriculture and Biology Pose New Ethical Challenges
More than 100 business ethicists from across the U.S. and a half dozen foreign countries wrapped up a three-day conference at Santa Clara University today with a newfound sense of urgency for their efforts. "Web-based challenges to ethics - in particular the legal-ethical distinctions in cases such as Napster - show us how ethicists have not been as pro-active as lawyers" in tackling issues raised by new technologies, said SCU management professor Martin Calkins, S.J.
2/24/01 Full article

January 2001

The Economy, 2001
Renowned SCU economist Mario Belotti is joined by four Silicon Valley insiders at 32nd SCU Economic Forecast, January 10.
1/2/01 Full article

December 2000

Santa Clara MBA Faculty Among Nation's Best
A recent empirical study of more than 700 accredited MBA programs, the first-ever ranking of cross-disciplinary business research productivity, has ranked Santa Clara University's Leavey School of Business among the nation's best.
12/4/00 Full article

October 2000

Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship Hosts Investing Conference
A two-day conference for early stage investors begins Monday, October 23, in San Francisco, sponsored by SCU's Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship (CIE) and its partner, International Business Forum. The event brings together investors and CEOs and CFOs of established and start-up companies to investigate the changing nature of early stage investing. For more information and registration details, see CIE's website or call 408-554-5753.

Webvan CEO Speaks at Science, Technology, and Society Symposium
George Sheehan, President and CEO of Webvan, is the featured speaker at the October 23 symposium, "Changing the Way We Shop," presented by the Center for Science, Technoloyg, and Society. For more information and registration details, see the STS website or call 408-551-1785.

University Day for Faculty-Staff Planning and Training
Monday, October 16, is SCU's annual University Day, where faculty and staff take time to review annual plans and upgrade skills. All undergraduate and graduate business classes are cancelled. Most offices will be open with limited hours.

Intel Executive to Examine "The New Internet Economy" on October 19
Sean Maloney, senior vice president and director of the sales and marketing group at Intel, will examine the impact the Internet has had on the global economy on Thursday, October 19, at 7:30 a.m. on the Santa Clara University campus.
10/10/00 Full article

September 2000

Julie Krugman Joins MBA Career Services
Julie Krugman has been appointed assistant director of MBA Career Services in the Leavey School of Business. She comes to Santa Clara University from the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University in Chicago, where she was assistant director of admissions and coordinator of career development for four years.
9/18/00 Full article

Andersen Consulting is founding sponsor of Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship
Andersen Consulting, through contributions by Andersen Consulting LLP and the Andersen Consulting Foundation, has become a founding sponsor of the Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship at Santa Clara University's Leavey School of Business, Executive Director Albert Bruno announced.
9/9/00 Full article

Undergraduate Business Program Ranked #3 in California
Santa Clara University's undergraduate business program is number three in California in a new ranking by U.S. News & World Report magazine.
9/6/00 Full article

June 2000

School of Business classes, offices, closed for long Fourth of July weekend
Administrative offices in the School of Business will be closed Monday and Tuesday, July 3 and 4. MBA summer school classes are cancelled for Monday and Tuesday as well.

Cisco Senior Vice President speaks on New Economy June 21
Howard Charney, senior vice president at Cisco, will explore the impact of the Internet economy on the way people work, live, learn and play at the June 21 business breakfast sponsored by Santa Clara University's Center for Innovation and Entreprenuership. Charney will also assess specific steps businesses can take to tap into the Net, enabling organizations to become more competitive, productive and profitable.
6/19/00 Full article

April 2000

Business Sophomores Take First Prize in National Ethics Competition
Santa Clara University's student team took first place in the intercollegiate business ethics competition held at Loyola Marymount University on April 14.
4/17/00 Full article

Leavey School of Business in top 20 in U.S.
The MBA program of Santa Clara University's Leavey School of Business continues to be among the best part-time programs in the country, according to U.S. News and World Report.
4/11/00 Full article

March 2000

S.F. Ad Exec Scheduled for Spring Leavey Lecture
Agnieszka Winkler, founder and CEO of Winkler Advertising, will present the Spring 2000 Quarter Leavey Lecture on Tuesday, March 28 at 6:30 p.m.
3/23/00 Full article

Symposium:Business strategies for the Internet Age
"From Bricks to Clicks: New Business Models and Strategies for the Internet Age" is the focus of the April 28 symposium co-sponsored by SCU's Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship (CIE).
3/13/00 Full article

February 2000

Business School debuts new look for web site
Under the direction of SCU Webmaster Brian Washburn, the Leavey School of Business has begun to revamp its web pages.
2/29/00 Full article

January 2000

Technology certificate offered Web-only
Santa Clara University's Executive Development Center offers first internet-only classes in 2000.
1/7/00 Full article

Garage.com CEO joins Annual Economic Forecast on January 19
Guy Kawasaki, CEO of Garage.com, will be the guest speaker at the Leavey School of Business' 31st Economic Forecast, presented by SCU's MBA Alumni Association.
1/7/00 Full article

Bank of America official challenges conventional wisdom about millennium
Jeanette Garretty, SCU alumna and senior economist at Bank of America says "What You Think You Know, You Probably Don't"
1/3/00 Full article

December 1999

Business School faculty receive "Extraordinary" awards
Twelve Leavey School faculty are presented with the highest award the School can bestow.
12/17/99 Full article

September 1999

Groundbreaking new study of tobacco retail marketing practices in Santa Clara County
Tobacco targets marketing dollars to small retailers as restrictions on consumer ads grow, conclude SCU and Stanford researchers.
9/30/99 Full article

SCU School of Business names new post for service learning
Jo-Anne Shibles new assistant dean
9/16/99 Full article