The Nineteenth Annual John Ruffatto Business Plan Competition Wednesday, April 30, 2008 The Nineteenth Annual John Ruffatto Business Plan Competition will be held on May 8th, 2008 at the Gallagher Business Building. This year, the three top teams, whittled down from 23 submissions from across the state, will compete for the top prize of $10,000 beginning at 5:30pm in room 106. The competition is an exciting and educational event that is attended by students, faculty and many leaders and entrepreneurs from the business community. Read More

ESPN’s Founding Chairman and former Getty Oil executive, Stuart Evey shared his thoughts on business development, corporate social responsibility and ethics with students enrolled in MGMT 195 Introduction to the Entertainment Business and MGMT402 Principl Tuesday, May 06, 2008 Evey spoke about the challenges that he and his supporters faced while starting ESPN – a business that was far outside Getty Oil’s core business. He also spoke about the importance for establishing a strong social network to help navigate the many social and ethical issues that you face in any business, particularly major start-ups such as ESPN. Read More

Rock Scully, former manager for the Grateful Dead, shared his knowledge and experience with students enrolled in MGMT195 Introduction to the Entertainment Business and MGMT403 Principles of Entertainment Management II Tuesday, April 29, 2008 Scully spoke about creating the Grateful Dead Brand through both traditional and non-traditional means. He also spoke about the issues that he and the Grateful Dead faced while securing a record deal despite the band’s resistance to recording standard 3 minutes songs. Moreover, Scully discussed the wide array of challenges that artist managers face while developing, and then maintaining their acts, particularly acts of international fame. Read More

Federal Home Loan Bank CEO To Speak at UM Wednesday, April 09, 2008 Richard M. Riccobono, president and chief executive officer of the Federal Home Loan Bank of Seattle (Seattle Bank), will present at the spring 2008 Harold and Priscilla Gilkey Executive Lecture series at The University of Montana on Thursday, April 17. Mr. Riccobono’s lecture, titled “The Subprime Mortgage Crisis,” will be held in the Gallagher Business Building, Room 106 at 6:00 p.m. The event is free and open to the public.  Read More

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