College of Business Events
Wed, September 10, 2008
Corporate Connection: Ernst & Young
Corporate Connection is a luncheon program designed to bring students and industry together for informal dialogue. Lunch starts at noon in Fletcher 305. Students must RSVP to attend. This is great learning and networking opportunity for business students. See more.
Wed, September 17, 2008
Corporate Connection: Joseph Decosimo & Company
Corporate Connection is a luncheon program designed to bring students and industry together for informal dialogue. Lunch starts at noon in Fletcher 305. Students must RSVP to attend. This is great learning and networking opportunity for business students. See more.
Sat, September 20, 2008
Homecoming Tailgating at First Tennessee Pavilion
Tailgating starts at 3:00pm at First Tennessee Pavilion. The Mocs game vs. Jacksonville State starts at 6pm. A full schedule of planned UTC homecoming events is available online.
Wed, September 24, 2008
Corporate Connection: Lattimore Black Morgan & Cain
Corporate Connection is a luncheon program designed to bring students and industry together for informal dialogue. Lunch starts at noon in Fletcher 305. Students must RSVP to attend. This is great learning and networking opportunity for business students. See more.
Mon, October 6, 2008
Burkett Miller Speaker Series: Thomas Schelling, Nobel Laureate
Thomas Schelling will speak
on "Managing the World's Greenhouse Problem” at noon in the University Center
Auditorium. This event is sponsored
by the Scott L. Probasco, Jr. Chair of Free Enterprise and is free and open to
the public. Seating is limited and on a first-come, first-served basis. For more
information on the speaker or speech call (423) 425-4118.
Wed, October 8, 2008
Corporate Connection: Northwestern Mutual Financial Network
Corporate Connection is a luncheon program designed to bring students and industry together for informal dialogue. Lunch starts at noon in Fletcher 305. Students must RSVP to attend. This is great learning and networking opportunity for business students. See more.
Thu, October 9, 2008
Accounting Lecture Series: Charles Landes
Charles Landes, Vice President Professional Standards and Services Group for the AICPA, will be the featured speaker at the 35th annual Accounting Lecture
Series. He will discuss "The Profession of Auditing; How the ASB has Responded." The purpose of the series is to bring outstanding individuals in the
areas of accounting and auditing to Chattanooga. The event will be held at the
Chattanooga Trade & Convention Center at 11:40am. Business alumni interested
in attending should call (423) 425-2788 for more information or to register. Click
for more details.
Thu, October 9, 2008
Finance Speaker Series
The Department of Finance will host a Finance Speaker Series on Thursday, October 9th from 9am-5pm in the Auditorium of the University Center. Dr. Bento Lobo will moderate a panel discussion on “The Financial Crisis: What are its causes? Can we fix it?” and “Professional Designations”. Panelists include Christopher Hopkins - Barnett & Company, Jon Long - SunTrust Bank, Ben Miller -Unum, Ziad Keilany - UTC Economics Department.
Lauren C. Templeton,
Founder and President of Lauren Templeton Capital Management LLC,
and Scott Phillips,
Portfolio Manager, Head of Research, Lauren Templeton Capital Management
LLC, will speak about "Investing the Templeton Way” and “Hedge Funds”.
R. Alton "Al" Duke, Managing Director & Principal, Tenth Street Capital Partners LLC, will speak about “Private Equity Capital”. Click for more details, a complete schedule, and speaker bios.
Mon, October 27, 2008
College of Business Alumni Golf Tournament
Join business faculty and fellow alumni at Black Creek
golf course for our alumni golf tournament! Entry fee is
$75. Boxed lunches will be available at 11:30am. The tournament
will start at 12:00pm. Deadline to enter is October 17th.
Space is limited to the first 100 players to fully register.
For a registration form and more information, go to www.utc.edu/business/alumni_golf.php or
call (423) 425-2788. Photos from previous tournaments.
Thu, November 6, 2008
Entrepreneurial Forum: Claude Ramsey, Mayor of Hamilton County TN
The Clarence E. Harris Entrepreneurial Forum
is conducted every year by the Harris Chair to promote dialogue
and interaction between students, faculty and entrepreneurs. Each
year since 1996, a group of 9-12 entrepreneurs are invited to campus
for a half-day program. Participants both interact informally with
students and faculty, and conduct a panel discussion.
The breakfast kick-off session begins at 8:30am and will be held in the Tennessee Room of the UTC University Center. Breakout sessions will start at 10am in the Chattanooga Rooms of the UTC University Center. This event is open to students and the general public. However, seating is limited and on a first-come, first-served basis. Photos from previous forums.
Mon, November 10, 2008
Burkett Miller Speaker Series: Dr. Mart Laar, Former Estonian Prime Minister
Dr. Mart Laar will speak on "The Power of Freedom: The Estonian Case” at noon in the University Center Auditorium. This event is sponsored by the Scott L. Probasco, Jr. Chair of Free Enterprise and is free and open to the public. Seating is limited and on a first-come, first-served basis. For more information on the speaker or speech call (423) 425-4118.
