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5/16/2012 Corporate Ethics Officer at Westinghouse to Discuss "The Challenge of Ethical Leadership" on June 2
The Department of Global Management and Organization is hosting a discussion on "The Challenge of Ethical Leadership" led by Jim Buddie, Esq., corporate ethics officer and assistant general counsel for Westinghouse Electric Company, LLC.
5/7/2012 SAEM Alumna Balances Dual Careers as a Legal Assistant and NBA Dancer
Morgan Laskey is a 2010 sport, arts, and entertainment management alumna.
5/3/2012 Meet Kadi Camardese, M.B.A. Alumna and Communications Manager for American Bridge Company
Kadi Camardese earned an M.B.A. from Point Park University in 2008 and currently leads the marketing and communications department of a specialized company in the engineering industry.
5/2/2012 SAEM Major Uses Skills from Marketing and Promotions Class at Her Internship with The Pittsburgh Steelers
Meet Megan Hoffman, a junior majoring in sport, arts, and entertainment management.
4/26/2012 SAEM Students Gain Event Management Experience Co-Hosting "Zoo U" with The PIttsburgh Zoo
Attracting more college students to the zoo was the idea behind “Zoo U,” a collaborative event co-hosted by The Pittsburgh Zoo & PPG Aquarium and Point Park University’s SAEM program.
4/18/2012 M.B.A. Program Influences Alumnus to Pursue Doctorate Degree
Meet Andrew McIntyre, a 2009 M.B.A. alumnus and current doctoral student.
4/16/2012 Spotlight on Africa film series begins this week
An April 17 screening of the documentary 'God Grew Tired of Us' and celebration of Point Park graduate student Panther Bior begin the University's Spotlight on Africa series.
4/6/2012 Sport, Arts, Entertainment, and Media Career Event Brings More than 40 Employers to Point Park's Campus
College students had the opportunity to network with a variety of employers at the sport, arts, entertainment, and media career event held on April 3.
4/2/2012 Summer Internship at Top Talent Agency Leads to Job for SAEM Graduate
Meet Megan Beavis, a 2011 SAEM alumna, working as an agents' assistant in Los Angeles.
3/28/2012 Information Technology Student Selected for Internship at Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Meet Justin Smith, a junior information technology major at Point Park University.
3/26/2012 M.B.A. Degree Gives Alumna an Edge in Medical School
Meet Dora Leibu, a 2010 M.B.A. alum of Point Park and a medical student at the Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine.
3/26/2012 Point Park Professors To Discuss the Current State of Natural Resources Overseas on April 5
Dimitris Kraniou, William Breslove, and Mohammad Sidky, and Bahman Homayoonfar, will present on the topic “Natural Resources: Issues, Concerns, and Conflicts” on Thurs. April 5.
3/23/2012 Assistant Professor Helena Knorr to Discuss Worldviews of Women's Education on March 29
Knörr's presentation will explore education as an empowerment tool for women worldwide.
3/22/2012 SAEM Program Prepares Student for Managing Her Son’s Basketball Career
Meet SAEM major Nicole Bozeman from McKeesport, Pa.
3/20/2012 Pittsburgh Sport, Arts, Entertainment, and Media Career Event to be held April 3
All college students are invited to attend a sport, arts, entertainment, and media career event on Tues., April 3 at Point Park's Student Center.
3/19/2012 Public Administration Professor to Present Research on Pittsburgh's Cold War Air Defense on March 29
Robert Skertich, Ph.D. will share his research on the history of Pittsburgh’s Cold War air defense on March 29 from 7 to 9 p.m. at the Northland Public Library.
3/12/2012 Business Alum Enhances Management Skills Through Saturday Fast Program
Meet Michael Schwartz, a 2010 School of Business alum and operations manager for Mechanical Operations Co., Inc.
2/29/2012 SAEM Alumna and Project Manager Shayna Balog Discusses Her Career in Event Management
Meet Shayna Balog, a 2009 SAEM alum and project manager for the event management company, Retailcomm, based in Dallas, Texas.
2/29/2012 SAEM Students Network with Arts Professionals in NYC at Conference on Arts Management
At the conference, Point Park students met with professional arts managers, attended engaging workshops on arts management, and toured various entertainment venues throughout the city.
2/13/2012 Meet M.B.A. Alum Chris Lovett, Consumer Product Marketing Manager for PNC
Lovett earned his M.B.A. in 2007 from Point Park and now also serves as an adjunct professor in the School of Business.
1/30/2012 Accounting and SAEM Double Major Lands Job at PricewaterhouseCoopers
Meet Katie Mehall, a tax associate at PriceWaterhouseCoopers who double majored in accounting and SAEM at Point Park.
1/30/2012 M.B.A. Program Director Archish Maharaja Conducts Education Information Sessions in India
Maharaja spoke to more than 250 senior students and faculty members.
1/17/2012 Meet Natalya Goreva, Assistant Professor of Information Technology
Natalya Goreva, Ph.D., has been teaching information technology and related classes in Point Park University's School of Business since 2008.
1/10/2012 Student Profile: Michelle Labash, Management Services Major and Supervisor at Highmark
Meet Michelle Labash, management services student at Point Park and a supervisor at Highmark.
12/13/2011 Business Plan Contest Cultivates Students’ Entrepreneur Skills
Finalists of the fourth annual Business Plan Contest presented their entrepreneurial ideas to a panel of judges on Dec. 7 in the University Center’s GRW Theater.
12/9/2011 MBA alum creates nonprofit “Beverly’s Birthdays”
Point Park MBA alumna Meg Yunn was one of 10 people in the U.S. to receive $2,500 in seed money from Scholastic Media to establish Beverly’s Birthdays.
12/8/2011 Representatives from Hokkaido University of Education Visit Point Park
Representatives from Hokkaido University of Education traveled across the world to visit Point Park and learn more about our SAEM program.
12/5/2011 Point Park Information Technology and MBA Alumna Denice Withrow a Vice President at Bank of America
Denise Withrow earned both a bachelor's degree in information technology and an MBA specializing in management information systems from Point Park.
11/23/2011 International MBA Students Discuss Why They Chose Point Park University
MBA students Antie Sundari, Ragheed Muhra and Eleonora Candilera, whose native countries are Indonesia, Syria and Italy respectively, discuss why they chose Point Park to pursue their graduate degrees.
11/18/2011 Alumni Connect to Careers in Art Through MBA Classmates
Charlene Bidula and Jessica Zamiska landed their positions at the Westmoreland Museum of American Art through the connections they made with fellow students in Point Park’s MBA degree program.
11/18/2011 Meet Alumna Charlene Bidula, Communications Specialist
Bidula is a communications specialist for the Westmoreland Museum of American Art.
11/18/2011 Meet Alumna Jessica Zamiska, Manager of Visitor Services
Zamiska is the manager of visitor services at the Westmoreland Museum of American Art.
11/2/2011 Faculty Profile: Meet Debbie Stephen, Accounting
Deborah Stephen, MBA, CPA, visiting professor of accounting, brings a strong background in both teaching and accounting to the Point Park School of Business classroom.
10/21/2011 Point Park MBA Alum the Only Female Director in the NHL
Jennifer Bullano, director of communications for the Pittsburgh Penguins, graduated with an MBA degree specializing in sport, arts and entertainment management.
10/13/2011 "2011: The Global System in Crisis" Presentation on Oct. 27
This presentation, hosted by the School of Business' Department of Global Management and Organization, will be held from 5:30 to 7 p.m. in the JVH Auditorium.
10/13/2011 New SAEM Professor an Expert in the Business of the Arts
Maggie Johnson, M.A.M., is a visiting professor and director of community outreach for the sport, arts and entertainment management program.
9/28/2011 Career Workshop: From Academia to Theatre
The SAEM program at Point Park will hold a workshop on Oct. 4 on how students can transition to a career in the theatre industry.
9/27/2011 Health Systems Management Concentration in MBA Growing
In an interview, Archish Maharaja, Ed.D., assistant professor of business and director of Point Park University’s MBA program, talks about the health systems management concentration within the MBA program.
9/7/2011 M.A. Alumna Helps Veterans Transition to Academia
Ann Rairigh was looking for a master’s degree program that focused on organizational development while allowing her to cultivate her passion for helping veterans pursue higher education.
9/2/2011 MBA Alum’s Radio Show Being Broadcasted Globally
Point Park MBA alumnus Ron Meyer’s Blessed2Play radio show recently debuted on the EWTN Global Catholic Radio Network.
8/24/2011 Accounting Alumna Lands Job at Schneider Downs
After graduating in 2010, Rosemary Coombs soon began working as an internal auditor for a top 60 accounting, tax and business advisory firm.
8/23/2011 SAEM Instructor to Host Workshop on Using Online Tools for Fundraising
Teresa A. Gregory, CFRE, will host this workshop on Saturday, August 27 at the Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh in Mt. Lebanon, Pa.
8/22/2011 $1 Million Gift to Point Park University to Fund Urban Accounting Initiative
The George Rowland White Endowed Professor of Accounting and Finance and the Urban Accounting Initiative is an effort to increase awareness of careers in accounting and finance among minority youth.
8/22/2011 Heinz Ethics Panel Garners More Than 100 Students and Business Leaders
Heinz leaders John Kraus, James Traut and Brian Shuttleworth presented on topics ranging from corporate governance and enterprise reputation to risk management and sustainability.
8/2/2011 Alumni Profile: Melissa Brozeski, Pittsburgh Pirates
Meet SAEM alumna Melissa Brozeski, community relations coordinator for the Pittsburgh Pirates.
8/1/2011 SAEM program director to Give Lecture on Managing Today's Celebrities and Athletes
Steve Tanzilli, Esq., assistant professor and director of the sport, arts and entertainment management program at Point Park University, will give a lunch lecture on Tuesday, August 9 from noon to 1:30 p.m. at the Allegheny HYP Club.
7/27/2011 Point Park Offers Degree Geared For Firefighters
To help today’s firefighters, as well as paramedics and disaster managers prepare for that wide gamut of responsibility, Point Park is now offering a more broadly marketable public administration degree.
7/26/2011 Prospective Students Tour Stage AE at SAEM Workshop
High school students learned about the various career opportunities within the sport, arts and entertainment management fields while getting a backstage tour of one of Pittsburgh’s newest concert venues.
7/22/2011 Economics & Finance Student Named a Scholar-Athlete
Derek Peluso excels both in the classroom and on the baseball field.
7/20/2011 Heinz Corporation and Point Park to Present Ethics Panel
Point Park University will join with leaders from the Heinz Corporation on Thursday, Aug. 4, 2011, to present a panel discussion on "Meeting the Challenge of Ethical Leadership, Corporate Governance, Risk Management, and Sustainability on a Global Scale."
7/1/2011 Alum Profile: Jenniffer Burke, Big Brothers Big Sisters
M.A. in organizational leadership alumna discusses her experiences as a graduate student at Point Park.
6/29/2011 SAEM Students Raise $20,000 at Glitzburgh 2011
Anna DeLattre and Rachel Kernic discuss planning Glitzburgh and their experiences as students in the SAEM program.
6/27/2011 Students Capitalize on New Course in "HR Policies in Electronic Communications"
School of Business Professor Elaine Luther, D.Sc., emphasizes to students in the HR Policies for Electronic Communications class the importance of being careful when communicating online.
6/15/2011 Open House Scheduled for School of Business Graduate Programs
On June 21, individuals can learn about the graduate programs offered through Point Park's School of Business.
6/10/2011 Alumna’s Advocacy Work Reaches New Level with M.B.A.
Tara Marks, a Point Park M.B.A. graduate who serves as a co-director for public policy advocacy, attributes her education and relentless perseverance for guiding her to where she is today.
5/19/2011 Alumna Rachael Otieno Helps Launch Non-Profit in Kenya
Alumna Rachael Otieno—who earned two master’s degrees at Point Park—attributes the knowledge and skills she gained in both programs with helping her to launch a non-profit organization in her home country of Kenya.
5/18/2011 Alumni Profile: Cindy Barnett, Information Technology
Information technology alum Cindy Barnett discusses her experiences at Point Park and her overall future career goals.
5/17/2011 Sudan Refugee Succeeds as Accountant and Grad Student at Point Park
At 30 years old, accounting analyst and Point Park organizational leadership graduate student Panther Garang Bior has already gone through more hardships in his life than many people will face in their lifetime.
5/6/2011 Point Park's HR Management Program Recognized by SHRM
The Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) has acknowledged that Point Park University's human resource management program fully aligns with SHRM’s HR Curriculum Guidebook and Templates.
4/29/2011 GAI employees to graduate from On-Site Corporate M.B.A. Program
GAI’s newly minted M.B.A. recipients will be the first class to graduate from the School of Business’s on-site corporate M.B.A. program.
4/26/2011 M.A./M.B.A. program aims to give working professionals an edge
Debating between pursuing an M.A. in journalism and mass communications or an M.B.A., Shian-Li McGuire was thrilled to learn Point Park University was launching a two-degree program that could help her achieve her multiple career goals.
4/14/2011 Assistant Professor gives presentation on former Nike Missile site
Robert Skertich, Ph.D., assistant professor of public administration and director of the public administration and undergraduate organizational leadership programs, gave a presentation on April 5, 2011 about the former Nike Missile site.
4/6/2011 Business management alumna leads economic development in Wilkinsburg
Business alumna Tracey Truax Evans leads economic development in Wilkinsburg.
4/4/2011 Accounting/SAEM Student Named Financial Executive Scholar
Point Park University Dual Major Business Student Josh Forrester is Named a Financial Executive International Scholar.
3/31/2011 Organizational Leadership Alum Discusses Experiences at Point Park
Mother and grandmother Jacqueline Sledge, a cancer control specialist for the American Cancer Society, earned a bachelor's degree in organizational leadership.
3/25/2011 Professor brings experience with key business trend to students
The business trend known as reverse logistics was the focus of a paper that Lori Molinari, D.B.A. presented at the Second Annual Sustainable Enterprises of the Future Conference.
3/25/2011 School of Business faculty member presents on economic and immigration issues
Dimitris Kraniou, professor of International Economics and Management made two presentations in March on economic and immigration issues.
2/22/2011 SAEM Students will have classes at Stage AE Concert Venue
Starting Fall 2011, students enrolled in Point Park’s sport, arts and entertainment management program will have the opportunity to move their lessons from classroom to concert venue.
1/17/2011 Students show marketplace savvy in business plan contest
Students in Point Park University’s Introduction to Business course gain real-world experience with a healthy dose of friendly competition in the School of Business’ annual Business Plan Contest.
11/10/2010 Professors Present at Northeastern Association of Business, Economics and Technology
Dr. Archish Maharaja and Dr. Gita Maharaja presented their work at a regional conference in State College, PA.
10/28/2010 Saturday program a perfect fit for juggling work, college
Marcy Byrne knew what she wanted — a business degree that would further her knowledge and her career without taking years to attain. She found it in Point Park’s Business Accelerated Saturday Fast program.
10/21/2010 SAEM students help promote, produce historic Marley concert
Ed Traversari, professional in residence for the sport, arts and entertainment management program, called on Point Park students to help promote and produce a benefit concert in tribute to the late reggae musician Bob Marley.
9/22/2010 Ethics Leadership Education
The School of Business partners with the H.J. Heinz Co. to advance ethical leadership studies.
9/20/2010 International student earns M.B.A., advances career at home
Point Park’s School of Business gave international student Alphonse Tounkara the chance to succeed beyond his expectations – and in a global way.
8/10/2010 Dr. Michele L. Langbein presents paper at World Conference
Michele L. Langbein, Ph.D., assistant professor and director of Undergraduate Accelerated Business Program presented the paper, "Podcasting Advantages & Disadvantages in Education."
7/30/2010 High school students get crash course in SAEM program
Summer workshop introduces students to careers in the sport, arts and entertainment management fields.
7/28/2010 Alumni Profile: Scott Shaw
Alumnus Scott Shaw earned his M.B.A. degree from Point Park and now works with casino companies in Las Vegas.
6/1/2010 Fundraiser planned, produced by SAEM students raises $14,000
'Glitzburgh' benefits Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh
4/21/2010 Accounting grad shares experience of passing CPA exam
Candace Niblock began preparing for rigorous exam while still a student.
4/20/2010 Point Park team introduces tech startup via business contest
Point Park hosts 2010 Business Idea Challenge.
4/12/2010 Saturday business program fits busy professional's schedule
Student juggles career, college, family to earn degree
3/4/2010 SAEM students gain experience working on Pittsburgh events
Students in the Sport, Arts and Entertainment Management senior seminar are gaining hands-on experience that can be put to use in whatever professional roles they pursue.
2/24/2010 SAEM students get inside scoop on making movies
Film industry pros share insights on business aspects of creating a motion picture.
2/18/2010 Prof. Skertich leads medical team in Haiti following earthquake
Assistant professor uses expertise in public safety, emergency management to run temporary hospital
2/18/2010 SAEM student helps rescue Haitian orphans after earthquake
SAEM student Herbie Pallotta discusses his trip to Haiti.
1/29/2010 Business plan contest gives students real-world challenge
Winning team proposes french fry stands on campus.
12/16/2009 Isaac brings blend of academics, corporate finance
New dean's vision for School of Business focuses on students.
12/10/2009 MBA alum Nicholas Gigante helps Pittsburgh rediscover the arts
Graduate plays key role at Pittsburgh Cultural Trust
12/7/2009 Alumni Profile: Douglas Anderson, health care reform advocate
Grad starts firm to help cities prepare for disasters.

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