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Olin Business School Undergraduate Diploma and Awards Ceremony
Jerald L. Kent, chairman and chief executive officer, Suddenlink
May 18, 2012 - 11:30 AM
Olin Business School Graduate Diploma and Awards Ceremony
Eric Greitens, CEO, The Mission Continues
May 18, 2012 - 3:00 PM
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Emerson Charitable Trust funds new auditorium
Chancellor Wrighton announces a $3 million gift from the Emerson Charitable Trust to fund 300-seat auditorium in new Knight Hall. David Farr (pictured), is CEO of Emerson.

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Olin hiker nears half-way mark on Appalachain Trail
Michael McLaughlin, MBA'13, checks in from his 2,000 mile trek. He's hiked over 900 miles since leaving the trailhead in February on his journey to raise awareness and funds for two charities to aid children.

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Olin breaks ground for Knight and Bauer Halls
Hundreds of friends and members of the university community gathered May 7 for the official groundbreaking ceremony for Olin's new Knight Hall and Bauer Hall, a $90 million expansion project that will nearly double the size of the business school.

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Arch Grants awards first $750,000 in grants
Olin faculty, alumni and students are among the 10 Washington University-affiliated entrepreneurs to receive inagural grants from Arch Grants, the global business plan competition providing $50,000 grants to startups.

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$5.35 million gift from Wells Fargo Advisors announced
Washington University announced a new gift of $5,350,000 from Wells Fargo Advisors to support three programs at Olin and one at the Brown School (social work).  Pictured: Daniel J. Ludeman, president and CEO, Wells Fargo Advisors.

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Pre-construction underway for Olin expansion
Construction workers are busy preparing the future site of Olin's new Knight Hall and Bauer Hall. Official groundbreaking ceremonies take place Monday, May 7 and construction will begin soon after Washington University Commencement exercises on May 18.

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Research suggests women don't help women break glass ceiling
New research from Olin professor Michelle Duguid finds that women who have made it into the upper echelons of corporations may be one of the obstacles preventing more women from breaking through the glass ceiling.

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Man Hiking Appalachain, Ozark Trails for Charity
Michael McLaughlin, MBA'13, is featured in story about his Hike4Kids trek supported by his classmates and friends at Olin. That's Mike waving from a ledge along the trail.

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Psychology of Fraud: Why Good People do Bad Things
Olin professor Lamar Pierce shares findings from his research
about unethical behavior.

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Wedding bells ring at Knight Center
The Knight Center for Executive Education was transformed into a romantic setting for a wedding and reception sponsored by a local charity group, The Gifted Wedding, that provides donated services to couples in unique financial situations.

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Olin students honored for community service
Two graduate students and one student organization were honored at the annual Washington University Bridging GAPS Awards Ceremony for their dedication to community service projects. Brooke James, MBA'13, (pictured) received the Community Service Individual Award.

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Hoops for hope
Olin faculty and students took their critical thinking skills to the basketball court in a charity match to raise funds for Hike4Kids. Mike McLaughlin, MBA'13, is hiking the Appalachain Trail to raise awareness and money for the cause.

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Student venture links runners to clean water efforts
While running on Washington University's cross country team, students developed an idea for a social enterprise that will use profits from a running apparel business to fund clean water projects in developing countries.

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Olin is top donor in university food drive
For the second year in a row, Olin students, faculty and staff were the biggest donors to the campus food drive.

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The Trillion Dollar R&D Fix
Professor Anne Marie Knott writes about her research on how to measure a company's R&D effectiveness in the May issue of HBR.

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Read David Nicklaus' column. ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH
Fire-sale price reflects decline of Yellow Pages
Olin's Chakravarthi Narasimhan says some consumers still prefer to let their fingers do the walking through a book than on the internet.

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Social entrepreneurs shine at annual competiton
The 7th annual YouthBridge Social Enterprise and Innovation Competition (SEIC), awarded new ventures ranging from legal services to beekeeping more than $100,000 in seed money.

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Distinguished alumni feted at annual event
More than 400 alumni and friends of Olin gathered at the Ritz-Carlton Hotel in St. Louis April 5 to honor this year's distinguished alumni awardees and recipients of the Dean's Medal. 

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Beekeeping biz gets biggest buzz at competition
The YouthBridge Social Enterprise and Innovation Competition awarded $120,000 to new community-based ventures in a ceremony April 11. A venture to teach teens beekeeping won the top prize at the conclusion of the nine-month long business plan contest.

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Hike4Kids T-shirts on sale

The MBA class of 2013 is sponsoring a T-shirt sale and basketball game this week to raise funds and awareness for their HIke4Kids project supporting neglected and abused children in St. Louis and Africa. T-shirts are on sale in the Flag Hallway of Simon Hall through Thursday. Wear yours to the MBAs vs. Professors basketball game in Francis Field House, 5 p.m., Thursday, April 12. For more information go to Hike4Kids on Facebook.


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