The link below contains important information about the Spring Semester 2013. Please read the information and, if applicable, forward this email to your parent(s)/guardian(s). http://www.xavier.edu/bursarinfo

GRADUATES MUST APPLY BY JAN. 18, BE FITTED IN PERSON FOR THE GOWN BY MAR. 29 AND COMPLETE THE COMMENCEMENT COUNTDOWN CHECKLIST.

Apply at: www.xavier.edu/registrar/forms/documents/GradApplication.pdf - Fill it out online, print it, sign it, and fax to the number on the form, return to Registrar’s Office on the Musketeer Mezzanine, or scan and email to xureg@xavier.edu

This project is with the United Cerebral Palsy of Greater Cincinnati. Students are needed to help UCP develop a business plan and executive presentation to raise $3 million in funding for a building campaign to better serve individuals with disabilities.

The proposal from Susan Schiller, UCP Executive Director can be found here along with an information flyer. Prof. Joe Carter will oversee the consulting project and will be the Professor sponsoring the tutorial. The selected consultants will receive 3 hours of elective credit for the experience via a tutorial/independent Study.

The X-LAB Graduate Assistant, Anirban Maiti, will be answering any questions you have about the opportunity. His email is maitia@xavier.edu

The deadline to withdraw from Fall 2012 full-term MBA courses is December 7th at 5:00 PM in the Office of the Registrar. There is no online option to withdraw from courses. Students wishing to withdraw from a course, must obtain a drop/add form from the registrar's office or print one from the registrar's website, www.xavier.edu/registrar under Forms.

Consider the following:

FINC 664, Bond Portfolio Management / Class meeting: flexible (although scheduled for Thursday this course can meet as needed by the students)
Students will manage a fixed income portfolio in accordance with the investment guidelines set forth by the Investment Advisory Committee of the Board of Trustees, Xavier University and the Prospectus approved by the IAC. Students will analyze the current holdings and develop and execute a strategy for managing the portfolio appropriate for the current economic environment. Collectively, the class will prepare a written and oral presentation to the Bond Committee of the Finance Department Board of Executive Advisors and as required by the Investment Advisory Committee of the Board of Trustees.

MKTG 630, Service Marketing / Tuesday 6-8:30pm
Services represent 75% of the U.S. economy. MKTG 630, Service Marketing is a strategy-oriented interactive seminar that prepares students to properly manage the marketing effort for service businesses using case analyses, exercises, and projects that deal with critical aspects of service design and delivery.

MKTG 660, Selling & Sales Management / Thursday 6-8:30pm
Learn more about the profession and process of Sales as it relates to marketing and overall corporate strategy. This course consists of several guest speakers from a variety of industries, a semester-long group project on a local non-profit organization, case studies and in-class discussion and lecture.

The Greater Cincinnati Chapter of Invites you to the 2012 Winter Celebration!

Please join the Greater Cincinnati Chapter of NSHMBA to recognize our sponsors and to celebrate the 9th Anniversary of our chapter. We'll celebrate with good food, good friends and a welcome message by Miguel Alemany, Director, Research & Development, Flavor & Fragrance, Global Capability Organization, The Procter & Gamble Company

DATE: Thursday, December 6th, 2012
TIME: 5:30 - 9:00 PM - Dinner will be served at 7:00 PM -
LOCATION: Manor House - Magnolia Room
7440 Mason-Montgomery Road, Mason, OH 45040

COST :FREE (food will be provided) although pre-registration is required
ATTIRE: Business
REGISTRATION: https://sites.google.com/site/nshmbacincinnati/

For more information: events@cincinnati.nshmba.org

Alex Burkhart, 24, comes from a family of entrepreneurs. The 2011 Xavier University graduate has lived in Cincinnati five years. By recently winning a local Startup Weekend competition, Alex and his new team won free office space in downtown Cincinnati for six months, free legal advice, $1,000 worth of web design and, best of all, access into the Startup Weekend world competition that kicks off Wednesday.

Once TicketShare was declared the winner of the local competition, Alex was told he had 24 hours to create a video for Internet users around the world to vote on. The video was shot here at Xavier! The website will go live tomorrow and online voting runs from Wednesday noon (PST) until midnight (PST) Tuesday, Nov. 27. Voters can vote once per day. People can vote for the TicketShare video at www.facebook.com/startupweekend?v=app_202991206406825&rest=1> this site.

Vote for TicketShare and help Alex and his team win the competition!

Senior Analyst