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March 15, 2010 
Thunderbird professor to facilitate roundtable on CFO's and moving forward after the recession ~Thunderbird School of Global Management Professor Robert Hisrich will facilitate a CFO Alliance Breakfast Roundtable “The CFO’s Role in Driving Top-line Revenue Growth in 2010” at 7:30 AM, Thursday, March 25 at The Biltmore Resort and Spa in Phoenix, Ariz. The event is open to the media.
March 12, 2010 Thunderbird faculty and staff to speak at ASU's "Breaking Down the Walls" conference~Faculty and staff from Thunderbird School of Global Management will participate in “Breaking Down the Walls: Increasing the Discourse and Exchanging Ideas in the American Policy-Making Community,” a conference sponsored by Arizona State University at the Wyndham Phoenix, March 31-April 2, 2010. The event is open to the public.
March 10, 2010 Thunderbird offering open enrollment program "Effective Leadership Communication"~Thunderbird School of Global Management is hosting an open enrollment program, “Effective Leadership Communication,” April 8-27, 2010, that will help leaders communicate with clarity to internal and external audiences. The program is offered through Thunderbird Corporate Learning, the school’s executive education branch.
March 8, 2010 Thunderbird announces new Chief Academic Officer and Dean~Thunderbird School of Global Management announced today that Professor David Bowen, Ph.D., will be the new Chief Academic Officer and Dean of the School upon the departure of Professor Robert Widing. Bowen previously served as Dean from 2001 to 2005.
March 4, 2010 Thunderbird students lend advice to businesses in Vietnam, Peru and Rwanda~Teams of full-time Thunderbird student consultants have arrived in Rwanda and Vietnam and soon will arrive in Peru for a new program designed to immerse students in emerging economies. Called the Thunderbird Emerging Markets Laboratory (TEM Lab), the program is the first of its kind at Thunderbird and seeks to strengthen partnerships between the school and developing markets.
March 3, 2010 Thunderbird hosts 6th annual Global Private Equity Investing Conference~Thunderbird School of Global Management will host its sixth annual Global Private Equity Investing Conference April 7-9 to help investors navigate the challenging economic environment. The conference at Thunderbird’s Glendale, Ariz., campus will cover how new regulations threaten private equity.
March 2, 2010 Thunderbird offering free monthly information sessions~Thunderbird information sessions are held monthly to provide updated information to individuals interested in learning more about Thunderbird’s educational opportunities. The school, which specializes in global business management, offers a wide array of degree and non-degree programs for both full-time students and working professionals. The next information session will be about all of Thunderbird’s top-ranked graduate degree programs for full-time students, working professionals or distance learners. It will be held March 16 at 6:30 p.m. at the Ritz Carlton in Phoenix.
March 1, 2010 Top organizations unite to support global oath initiative~The Oath Project, the United Nations Global Compact, and the Principles for Responsible Management Education today announced an alliance to support the cause of a professional oath of honor for managers worldwide.
February 25, 2010 Thunderbird Global Private Equity Forum March 4~The Thunderbird Global Private Equity Forum will be 8 to 10:30 a.m. Thursday, March 4 at the Biltmore, Northern Trust Building. Speakers will include Brian Burt, partner at Snell & Wilmer LLP; Brian Burns, partner and co-founder at Grayhawk Capital; John Farr, vice president at Columbia West Capital LLC; Jennifer Mannino, president at RISC LLC; and Bradley J. Preber, managing partner at Grant Thornton LLP.
February 24, 2010 Thunderbird ranked among world's best for distance learning MBA~Thunderbird School of Global Management again has been named by The Economist as one of the top business schools worldwide for distance learning. Thunderbird’s Global MBA On-Demand was listed among the top five programs globally by The Economist today in its ratings of distance learning MBA programs.
February 23, 2010 Thunderbird grad and ASU alum uses 5k run/walk to increase healthcare access in rural Mexico~A 5-kilometer run/walk and family fun run is being presented by Thunderbird graduate and Arizona State University alumna Laura Libman and her nonprofit healthcare-focused group, the Tia Foundation. The March 27 fundraising event will take place at Thunderbird School of Global Management in Glendale.
February 18, 2010 Founder and CEO of Acumen Fund to speak at Thunderbird Feb. 25~Acumen Fund Founder and CEO Jacqueline Novogratz will speak at 1:10 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 25, at Thunderbird School of Global Management. Her topic will be "Patient Capital for an Impatient World." The event is open to the media and general public.
February 17, 2010 Thunderbird offers program to help business leaders navigate through turbulent times~Thunderbird School of Global Management is offering Leading and Managing in Turbulent Times: Global Leadership Certificate Program to help business leaders navigate the continuing global economic crisis. The executive certificate program is designed for working professionals and will take place Mar. 2-Mar. 4 on Thunderbird’s Glendale, Ariz. campus. The program is offered through Thunderbird Corporate Learning, the executive education branch of the school.
February 16, 2010 Ecolab chairman, president and CEO to speak Feb. 23 at Thunderbird~Ecolab Chairman, President and CEO Douglas Baker Jr. will speak at 1:10 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 23, at Thunderbird School of Global Management. His topic will be "Ecolab: Sustainable Global Growth." The event is open to the media and general public.
February 12, 2010 Thunderbird students to solve real-world challenge for Henkel in new Innovation & Creativity course~Thunderbird School of Global Management and Henkel Consumer Goods Inc., are teaming up in “Innovation & Creativity,” a new Spring 2010 course that provides a blended opportunity for Thunderbird students to learn innovation and adaptability concepts in a fast-changing environment via business industry guest speakers, case studies, benchmarking and a real-world capstone project for Henkel’s laundry care business unit. Henkel is the name behind leading brands such as Purex® laundry detergents, Dial® soaps, Right Guard® antiperspirants and 20 Mule Team™ Borax all natural laundry booster.
February 11, 2010 Thunderbird offering free monthly information sessions~Thunderbird information sessions are held monthly to provide updated information to individuals interested in learning more about Thunderbird’s educational opportunities. The school, which specializes in global business management, offers a wide array of degree and non-degree programs for both full-time students and working professionals. The next information session will be about Thunderbird’s distance-learning Global MBA program, designed for working professionals interested in an MBA with a focus on Latin America. It will be held Feb. 17 at 6:30 p.m. at Thunderbird’s Glendale Campus.
February 5, 2010 Thunderbird welcomes interested students to campus during 360° Preview Weekend Feb. 26-28~Thunderbird School of Global Management will host prospective students and accepted applicants for a Preview Weekend Feb. 26-28. Participants will get a taste of Thunderbird life including overviews and introductions to the academic programs and a mini-course taught by a Thunderbird professor. The class will be on international business management, international studies and cross-cultural communications, and will have the same structure as a regular class at Thunderbird to simulate the class experience.
February 1, 2010 Thunderbird launches new online executive certificate series~Thunderbird School of Global Management launched an Executive Certificate in Global Negotiations today as part of a new online executive education offering at the school. The program is open to professionals with an interest in expanding their global mindset and their cross-cultural communication skills. The Executive Certificate in Global Negotiations is the first in a new series of online open enrollment programs Thunderbird is launching this year.
January 25, 2010 "Financial Times" ranks Thunderbird No. 1 in international business~Thunderbird has not only once again been ranked No. 1 in International Business by the Financial Times in its annual worldwide ranking of full-time MBA programs, but the school has also debuted in the Top 10 for Corporate Social Responsibility, two areas that are most central to Thunderbird's mission "to educate global leaders who create sustainable prosperity worldwide."
January 22, 2010 Young global leaders unveil Global Business Oath~Thunderbird School of Global Management President Ángel Cabrera will lead a panel discussion on business ethics in conjunction with the public launch of the Global Business Oath, an initiative of the World Economic Forum’s Young Global Leaders. The oath will be unveiled next week during the annual World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland.
January 19, 2010 Thunderbird professor to facilitate roundtable on CFO's and corporate growth~Thunderbird School of Global Management Visiting Professor of Global Entrepreneurship Gary Gibbons, Ph.D. will facilitate a CFO Alliance roundtable “CFO and Corporate Growth” at 7:30 a.m., Thursday, Jan. 28 at The Biltmore Resort and Spa in Phoenix, Ariz. The event is open to the media.
January 14, 2010 Thunderbird offers Summer Global Business Institute bridge program for undergraduate students~Thunderbird School of Global Management will offer its inaugural Summer Global Business Institute, a three-week bridge program June 13 to July 2 that will provide an opportunity for undergraduate students to prepare for a career in international business by immersing themselves in Thunderbird’s curriculum, culture and campus life.
January 11, 2010 Thunderbird develops world's first tool to measure global mindset~After five years of research involving companies and executives from around the world, Thunderbird School of Global Management has developed the world’s first psychometric assessment tool to measure an individual’s, as well as an entire organization’s Global Mindset.