Proxibid is giving MBA students a tour of the company. RSVP now !
Ivan Munteanu 
Proxibid CEO Bruce Hoberman and co-founder and CFO Joe Petsick in the company’s Omaha headquarters. Photo by Danny Schreiber.Source www.siliconprairienews.com
Bruce Hoberman, the CEO Proxibid offered to give a tour of the company. The tour will be a great networking event combined with intersting facts you’ll learn about this great company and its employees.
The event will be at: Proxibid office 4411 S 96th St Omaha, NE 68127
Date: Wednesday, April 25th
Time: 10:00 AM
To RSVP contact: imunteanu@unomaha.edu
Proxibid begun as an add-on for auction companies wanting to bring their auctions online. The organization developed relationships with more than 2,500 auction companies and hundreds of thousands of bidders worldwide, helping to bring more qualified buyers and sellers together than any other online provider in the industry.
Bruce is the founder and former President of Homers, Inc., a retail/wholesale company which sells prerecorded music, consumer electronics and electronic home office products. He founded Homers, Inc. in 1971 and by 1993 it had expanded to 6 locations, 225 employees and approximately 15,000 wholesale customers. In 1993, Bruce sold Homers, Inc. and resigned as President, though he continued to provide the Company with consulting services through 1994. From 1994 to 2003, Bruce provided consulting services related to management and general business operations to various companies.
***Updated: April 27, 2012
Bruce is awesome as is Proxibid
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Dean Pol and Janet Pol invites CBA students for a party at their home
Here it is the text from the invitation:
Dear CBA graduate students, professors, and alumni:
The CBA Dean and his wife, Dr. Louis and Janet Pol, are hosting a party at their home (14520 Burdette Street in Omaha) exclusively for all CBA professors, alumni, and graduate students. The party is on Friday, April 20th from 5:30 until 9:00 pm.
Food and beverages will be provided, and those attending are encouraged to bring a side dish or dessert to share, but it is certainly not required! Please feel free to invite special guests and spouses to come along!
See you there!
Elizabeth Rouse, 2012 MBA Association President
RSVP today!
Adults only please.
This event is being co-sponsored by the UNO MBA Association. For directions or specific questions about the event and/or the MBA Association please email Elizabeth Rouse or Nicholas Moore.
Union Pacific executive, Todd Rynaski will be our next guest for Networking Events
All CBA graduate students are welcome to join us for a Networking Event on Monday, March 26 from 5:00 to 5:50 pm in Mammel Hall Room 303C.
Our special guest for that evening will be Union Pacific executive, Todd Rynaski. He was a previous UNO CBA graduate, and begin his career with UP in 1995. He currently is the Assistant Vice President of Financial Reporting and Analysis. He has also served in several other critical roles during his time at UP. He will also speak briefly about what it is to work for a large corporation like UP.
Please RSVP to this event by emailing our Vice President of Networking, Christopher Lile at clile@unomaha.edu.
**Updated on March 29, 2012 **
Thank you to for attending this great presentation.
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Omaha companies hire business students at Career Fair
March 7th was a busy day at Mammel Hall. The Career Fair started at 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. Among companies were Applied Underwriters, Gallup, ConAgra, Northwestern Mutual, TD Ameritrade, NorthStar Financial. Now stay tuned to find out who will be the winner of iPad, Amazon Kindle or $50 UNO bookstore giftcard offer by UNO administration.
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Pictures and Minutes from the MBAA Meeting
Our special guest for the meeting was Dean Pol. He presented on differential tuition – about $50 added to tuition fees per credit hour, about $300 for graduate students per semester. The Dean also outlined the vision on how increase in services and opportunities for students and also spoke about the need of having more faculty to provide more courses.
Other subjects were:
- Report on 1st Networking round table with Lt. Col. Wayne Peters. Christopher Lile presented other guest who will be interested in attending and speaking with MBA students.
- Nicholas Moore reported on the Social Networking event that took place at Happy Hour at Jimi D’s. For future we plan to do more. Stay tuned to out website and facebook page to find earlier.
Important Dates:
- On Friday, May 18th – NBDC organizes a Baseball game for Veterans, Volunteers attend for free. For tickets contact Traci
- On Wednesday, March, 14 at 4pm, MH Room 323 Dean Pol will speak to at Econ Club Meeting. Also Kenneth Kriz will be speaking as well on “Tracking the Economy: Economic Indicators and Economic Condition”
- Next MBAA Meeting will be on Monday, April 2nd at 5:00pm, Mammel Hall Room 303C
Outstanding Alumni Breakfast
We will be hosting a breakfast from 7:00-8:30am for UNO students and alumni with a keynote alumni speaker, socialization opportunities for students, alumni, and Omaha businesses, and of course, a delicious hot breakfast. The speaker will begin at 7:30am and will take questions beginning at 8:00am.
Date: Early 2012
More details coming soon!
Prepare your resume for the Career Fair
Register below for CBA’s 2012 job fair to explore your options for a rewarding career.
WHEN & WHERE: 10 am to 2 pm, Wednesday, March 7 at Mammel Hall.
FREE box lunch for students who attend the GREEN JOBS panel discussion in cafe area at noon. Everyone welcome!
Win an iPad, Amazon Kindle or $50 UNO bookstore giftcard! Pre-register, attend and fill out an online career fair survey to enter a drawing for prizes.
See you at the fair.
March MBAA monthly meeting
MBA Association meeting will be on Monday, March 5th at 5:00 pm in Mammel Hall conference room 322H. The agenda contains all the subjects that will discussed. Our special guest will be Dean Lou Pol that will be speaking in the beginning.
For the meeting are invited all MBA students that want to participate in the MBAA activities.
Please contact us with any questions.
MBAA Networking Event with Lieutenant Colonel Wayne S. Peters
Our special guest for the evening was United States Air Force, Lieutenant Colonel Wayne S. Peters. He currently Commands the 55th Medical Support Squadron which supports 53,000 eligible beneficiaries. He spoke with MBA students about current trends and issues in the public and military health care sectors. Stay tuned to participate in the next event.
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Come at the Spring Social Event
Date: Friday, February 24
Time: 5:00-7:00pm
Location: Jimi D’s 6303 Center Street Suite 106, Omaha, NE 68106
Take a break from studying and enjoy an evening of fun and fellowship. Please help us spread the word for this event since it is just around the corner.
Please RSVP to this event by emailing our Vice President of Social Events, Nicholas Moore at nmoore@unomaha.edu
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