Friday, September 27, 2013

School of Business October Events!

Attention all alumni, students, and faculty!
Listed below are the October events for the School of Business.

Tuesday October 1st, Career Expo- Sewall Center 12:00pm-4:00pm
Wednesday October 9th, Academic Majors Fair-Nicholson Lobby 10:00am- 1:30pm
Friday October 11th, Faculty Retreat- Hat Trick Club
Saturday October 12th, Fall Open House- Sewall
Wednesday October 16th, CEO Lecture Series- Massey Theater 4:00pm-6:00pm
Friday October 18th, 10th Annual RMU Sports Management Student Conference- Holiday Inn
Saturday October 19th, Homecoming- Tailgate Alley 3:00pm
Friday October 25th, Management Advisory Board- Ferry Room
Tuesday October 29th, Faculty Retreat- Hat Trick Club

TBD- Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra- Downtown Pittsburgh
TBD- Center for Economic Education High School Student Workshop



Post Written by Kristen Koscinski

RMU CEO Lecture Series

The Robert Morris University School of Business
and Pittsburgh Quarterly Magazine present

CEO Lecture Series:
Transforming Health Care
featuring
William Winkenwerder Jr., M.D.


    Twice a year, the School of Business co-sponsors the RMU CEO Lecture Series featuring a CEO to speak to members of the community. The guest speaker this time around is the President and CEO of Highmark, William Winkenwerder, Jr., M.D. His presentation is about Transforming Health Care. This event will be held on Wednesday, October 16th, from 4-6 pm in Massey Theater. RSVP by October 9 to Marian Sikora at 412-397-6407 or instadvancement@rmu.edu. Seating is Limited!


Brief Speaker Bio:

    Dr. Bill Winkenwerder is CEO and president of Highmark, a diversified health and wellness company, serving 34 million Americans.

    Dr. Winkenwerder is one of the most influential leaders in American health care, and he is an expert on national health policy and the economics of health care.

    From 2001 to 2007, he was the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs with responsibility for a $40 billion budget, 132,000 personnel and 9.2 million beneficiaries. Before that he served in senior leadership positions at Blue Cross of Massachusetts, Prudential Healthcare and Emory University. He also practiced primary care internal medicine.

    Before joining Highmark, Dr. Winkenwerder served as chairman and CEO of The Winkenwerder Company, a health care consulting firm based in Alexandria, Va.

    Dr. Winkenwerder has been an advocate for preventive health care, evidence-based medicine and electronic health records and he has worked closely with many of America’s major employers on health cost issues. He also brought many innovations and improved business practices to government during his tenure at the Department of Defense. Dr. Winkenwerder advocates for engaging consumers in their health care and for improving public health. He has been an adviser to two presidential candidates and a regular contributor to various media outlets.

    A graduate of Davidson College and the University of North Carolina School of Medicine, Dr. Winkenwerder is board certified in internal medicine and received his MBA from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania. Deeply committed to improving and reforming health care, he is a visionary leader of one of the nation’s largest diversified health and wellness companies whose views are widely regarded.




Post Written by Kristen Koscinski

Friday, September 20, 2013

Calling all Interested In Sport!

Attention all people interested in sport!

The first Sport Management Association (SMA) meeting is coming up on Thursday, September 26th at 5pm in Hale 310. As always there will be FREE pizza and soft drinks. The meeting will be a brief opening to welcome all the newcomers and returning SMA members.

Feel free to contact Derek Khazraie, President of RMU’s SMA, with any questions at dmkst21@rmu.edu . Don’t forget to follow @RMU_SMA on Twitter for the latest updates on everything SMA!


Written By Austin Brown

Thursday, September 5, 2013

SBUS Social Media Contact Information!

There is now an email address available for you to send information to be put in social media posts. Listed below is the email address along with what social media correspondents will be available at certain times.

Email: rmusbussocialmedia@gmail.com

Kristen Koscinski: M-F Mornings
Ian Munroe: T/R
Austin Brown: Fridays


Post Written by Kristen Koscinski

Wednesday, September 4, 2013

First Thursday's Global Get Together, THIS THURSDAY!

First Thursday's Global Get Together with a special sponsor: the School of Nursing and Health Sciences

September 5th 2:30-4:30 pm
at the Wheatley Café

Come to relax among new and old friends and enjoy international snacks at this free social gathering for our students, faculty and staff from the U.S. and around the globe.
Come for the whole two hours or come for a few minutes.
The School of Nursing and Health Sciences is introducing Dr. Carl Ross’s planned Spring 2014 course which includes a trip to China with a Chinese-themed menu on Thursday:

Vegetarian egg rolls with dipping sauce
Chinese deviled eggs
Chinese firecrackers
Asian lettuce cups with ground turkey and green apples
Teriyaki beef sate
Chinese almond cookies
Nian Gao-Chinese New Year Cake
Iced Tea
Coffee & Hot Tea Service
We hope to see you this Thursday!


The First Thursday’s Global Get Together series is sponsored by:
Saudi Student House
Carpe Mundum
Hispanic Student Association
MOSAIC
Center for Global Engagement
Center for Student Success
Office of Student Life



Post Written by Kristen Koscinski

Monday, September 2, 2013

School of Business Media Students


The School of Business has hired three students to help promote, revise, and bring a new perspective to the way the School of Business handles communicating via social media. The students will be collectively working over 25 hours a week on various accounts to work on bringing more attention to the school. The School of Business has 7 departments, all of which have a LinkedIn, Twitter, Facebook, and blog. All of these sites are to be used to assist alumni, current students, and faculty members with staying up to date with the various events and news the school has to offer. Be on the lookout for more to come!


Written By Austin Brown