Maine Business School

njones — Fri, 07 May 2010 16:48:22 +0000

Congratulations MBS graduates!
May 7, 2010 — Graduate Student and Faculty Recognition Ceremony. Alfond Arena – 4:00 PM-6:00 PM

May 8, 2010 — Graduation! Morning degree candidates will assemble at 9:30 am in the Field House.• College of Business, Public Policy and Health.

Maine Business School tries experiment: First internship fair!

njones — Sat, 30 Jan 2010 17:57:54 +0000

The Maine Business school worked with employers and students to try out an internship fair the afternoon before the University-wide career fair. Comments from students and companies indicated that it was a success and will be continued. Click here for full story.

Click here to see the pictures.

MBS Corps kicks off the new year!

njones — Sat, 30 Jan 2010 17:53:32 +0000

MBS Corps kicks off the new year with community outreach! Click here for full story

njones — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 19:33:26 +0000

MBS Corps Schedule of Events: Click here to see what our MBS students are doing to help in the community and how you can help also!

Eduniversal Awards Its Palmes 2009

dangelo — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 14:33:56 +0000

For the second consecutive year, the Maine Business School was awarded 3 Palmes by Eduniversal. MBS received the same ranking as schools such as San Diego State, Claremont, Marquette, Vermont, SUNY Buffalo, Missouri, Univ. of Texas – Dallas, Clemson, Santa Clara, Richmond, Oregon, Univ. of Rhode Island, Alabama, Tennessee, Utah and Oklahoma State. http://www.umaine.edu/news/blog/2009/11/18/maine-business-school-again-named-among-world%E2%80%99s-best/

For a complete listing of schools please go to the Eduniveral web site: www.eduniversal.com

Business School Dean wins Prestigious Academic Award

njones — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 23:06:53 +0000

November 7, 2009: Dean Mahon wins prestigious award: “Corporate Social Responsibility in Professional Sports: An Analysis of the NBA, NFL, and MLB,” co-authored with Richard A. McGowan, was the Winner of the Outstanding Achievement Award for Best Research Paper at the Academy of Business Disciplines Annual Conference in Ft. Myers, FL, November 7, 2009.

Business School Dean Honored for Most-Cited Journal Submission

njones — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 13:30:29 +0000

Contact: John Mahon, 581-1968ORONO — John Mahon, Maine Business School director and dean of the College of Business, Public Policy and Health, has received a unique award for a paper he published more than a decade ago in the scholarly journal “Business&Society.”

During the 20th annual meeting of the International Association for Business & Society (IABS) June 18-21 in Snowmass, Colo., Mahon received the association’s “20th Anniversary Commemoration Award for the Best Paper” ever published in its journal.

Mahon, a co-founder and former president of the association, was honored for “Corporate Social Performance and Corporate Financial Performance: Twenty-Five Years of Incomparable Research,” co-authored with Jennifer Griffin, and published in 1997. The paper has remained to date the most cited paper in the nearly 50 years of publication of Business&Society, a quarterly peer-reviewed, management journal focusing on social issues, ethics and their influence on organizations.

Mahon also received a second award, the “2009 Conference and 20th Anniversary Celebration of the International Association for Business & Society Award for Best Paper” for a submitted paper that did not focus on the conference theme, “nature, humans and management.” Mahon presented that paper, “Corporate Social Performance Profiling: The Importance of Multiple Stakeholder Perceptions,” co-authored with Steven L. Wartick, also during the annual meeting.

Mahon Column in MaineBiz

Caroline Moore — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 14:05:06 +0000

The May 18 issue of Mainebiz (p. 4) included a commentary by Dean John Mahon. The column provided perspectives on UMaine’s new scholarship program that will cover 25 percent of business grad school tuition for qualified students who graduated from UMaine in May 2006 or later. “At a time when the need for graduate degree-educated managerial personnel is acute, but the capacity to hire these people is lagging, it is appropriate that we find ways to assist talented and ambitious people in maintainig their career momentum,” he wrote.

Maine Business School Honors Vigue

Caroline Moore — Sun, 10 May 2009 14:07:14 +0000

The Maine Business School recently named one of Maine’s top business advocates, Cianbro president, chair and CEO Peter Vigue, as the recipient of its 2009 Achievement in Business Award. Vigue, a member of the University of Maine Pulp and Paper Foundation board of directors and former board resident, has been a long-time champion of the University of Maine, and has demonstrated a deep commitment to community service on multiple boards, commissions and area business, community and educational organizations. Criteria for the Achievement in Business award includes achievement in a field of endeavor, demonstration of leadership, service to UMaine and its business school, service to community and career development, and a commitment and demonstration of life-long learning. Citing Vigue’s leadership at the Pittsfield-based Cianbro Companies, John Mahon, dean of the College of Business, Public Policy and Health and director of the Maine Business School, says Vigue was a natural choice for this year’s award. More…

Professor Strong Cited for Teaching Excellence

Caroline Moore — Sun, 10 May 2009 14:06:19 +0000

Professor of finance Bob Strong has received the Maine Business School’s 2009 Outstanding Teacher of the Year award, bestowed annually upon a faculty member who has demonstrated exceptional dedication and accomplishment in teaching.

Strong, also the University of Maine Foundation Professor of Investment Education and the UMaine NCAA faculty athletic representative, was the recipient of the University of Maine General Alumni Association’s 2005 Distinguished Maine Professor award and also was the Carnegie Foundation’s selection as Maine’s 2007 Professor of the Year.

“Professor Strong has consistently and quietly pursued excellence both in and out of the classroom,” says John Mahon, dean of the College of Business, Public Policy and Health and director of the Maine Business School. “He challenges students to think and holds them accountable for their analysis and recommendations. He personifies excellence in teaching by performance year in and year out.” More…