We know the first week of classes can be hectic, so dinner is on us! Join us for pizza or sandwiches each night at 5pm, August 20-23. We will also have lunch on Saturday, August 25 for those of your in weekend classes. This is a great time to meet the MBA staff, faculty, and your fellow students.

The MBA Office will have the following days of advising to assist any MBA student in need of assistance with registration for the fall 2012 term which starts on Monday, August 20, 2012.

By appointment only – Saturday, August 11, 2012 from 9 a.m. – 1 p.m. Call 513-745-3525 to set up an appointment (Jen Bush will be the advisor in the office).

Open advising – no appointment needed – Saturday, August 18, 2012 – 9 a.m. – 1 p.m. (Lauren Parcell, Teresa Summe-Haas, and Chris Schlichter will be the advisors in the office).

Xavier Leadership Center was recently featured in August 2nd issue of Cincy Magazine. Click here to view the article, entitled Workforce Development 2012 by Neil McGiffin.

In order to accommodate our students’ busy schedules while they enroll in their classes and arrange for payment of their bills, we are pleased to announce that our office hours will extend to 6:30pm Mondays and Wednesdays, from August 6th to August 29th.

Two counselors will be available for consultation at all times.

The Financial Aid Office is located on the 1st Floor of Schott Hall. 745-3142

Design Impact (DI) believes that everyone should have access to design; particularly those working to address some of societies’ most pressing issues, such as poverty, clean water, and sanitation. DI is a non-profit organization that partners with communities affected by poverty and social sector organizations to design and implement life-improving solutions. Through our international fellowship program, DI provides comprehensive design services through long-term, dynamic partnership. To read more about or work, visit our website at www.d-impact.org.

The DI Social Innovation Internship provides undergraduate students the opportunity to work on a small team of young professionals, get real-world training in an innovative field, and develop professional skills in communications, ideation sessions, grant writing/fundraising, and other non-profit programmatic and administrative tasks.

For more information on the DI Social Innovation, please click here.

2 spacious and bright apartments (2 & 4 bedrooms) available on E. Mitchell Ave, just between the Red Bud Ave. and Clinton Spring Ave. It’s about 23 minutes walking to Xavier University (1.2 miles), comes with off-street parking.

Features include: Central heating. 10 ft high ceilings and new windows throughout, very open and flow well, new ceiling fans, new kitchen with new appliances (stove, refrigerator and dishwasher), new bath, and refinished hardwood floors throughout, new ceramic tiles in kitchen and bath, will provide laundry facility in the building if needed, plenty of storage space, smoke detectors in every room.

Rents are very reasonable, safe neighborhood.

Other features: Cincinnati's North Avondale Montessori Elementary School is available as an additional option; it serves grades PK-6. It has received a GreatSchools Rating based on its performance on state standardized tests.

Please contact Joy Ji at 513-898-1876, if interested.

You can now purchase your Xavier parking permit online. Visit the Student Services tab on MyXU for more information. Parking permits are required for all Xavier lots.

Need advising or scheduling help? Fall 2012 Open Advising Day will be Saturday, August 18th 8:30am-1:30pm. No appointment necessary!

The National Black MBA Association (NBMBAA) Cincinnati Chapter would like to invite you to the following event.

What: “Triple your Chances on Getting the Job” - Learn the Secrets of 30 second pitch, resume writing, and interview mastery
When: August 16th 6:30-8:30pm EST
Where: UC Linder Hall- Room 112.

At the event, you will hear from our guest professional panelist that will be providing insights on landing a job with Cincinnati local companies (including GE, Kroger and P&G) and cover the benefits of the upcoming NBMBAA Conference Career Expo Fair (the largest career fair in the country- with 400+ companies) scheduled for September 25-29 in Indianapolis.

For more information, please click here.