In the Jugaad competition, $20 (Twenty Dollars) is given to each team. The time to work out a Jugaad (a creative idea that quickly leads to significant and measurable benefits) is fourteen weeks. That is, each team should use the $20 investment and grow that investment to achieve significant and measurable benefits. The following two criteria are used to assess the significant and measurable benefits from each Jugaad team’s submission.

1. Impact of the Jugaad idea on the reputation of Xavier, WCB and its communities.
2. Monetary value of the investment at the end of the four weeks allocated time.

A committee will judge the final results of all teams, based on the above criteria, and the winner will be awarded a cash prize and Entrepreneurship softwares – total $30,000 values.

Jugaad Results: It has been shown that the very act of participating in the Jugaad process has resulted in the development of skills in fast-tracked creativity for the participating teams. Innovative companies such as Apple and Google, which emphasize experimentation as an essential part of enhancing development speed for new products, have embraced Jugaad in their arsenal for innovation.

Award Luncheon: April 26th, 2013 at Cintas Center

Please contact Dr. Daewoo Park (Chair, Mgmt & Entr Dept):
513-745-2028 or parkd@xavier.edu

Workers have a lot of stress on their shoulders now because they have to do more with less and are scared that they could lose their jobs. Careers aren’t linear anymore. There’s no one single path to the top, and getting there isn’t for everyone anyway.The amount of years you spend at a company doesn’t translate into you becoming the CEO. Click here to check out a recent post from Dan Schawbel, author of Me 2.0, detailing the common mistakes that people often make that prevent them from getting ahead in their careers and what you should do in order to have a more successful career!

Congratulations on your recent MBA Graduation!

As you know, Xavier’s part-time MBA program has continued to receive accolades from publications such as U.S. News & World Report, Bloomberg Businessweek and The Princeton Review. These rankings directly compliment our MBA student, and are achieved by the accurate student information provided regarding employment and salary status.

Obtaining accurate information on you and your fellow MBA graduates is critical to the success of our program. We need your help in this endeavor. That is why we ask for a few moments of your time to complete the following employment/salary survey, with the goal of additional national recognition in publications such as The Wall Street Journal. To complete the survey

Click here: http://www.zoomerang.com/Survey/WEB22GBLE74YT7

Please note that your responses are strictly confidential and will be reported in “group form” only; you will never be individually identified on any report. The final results are shared with department chairs, university administrators and are frequently requested by accreditation entities, college publications and even employers.

If currently unemployed or employed but actively seeking, feel free to connect with our Professional Development Center for career guidance. For more information on our Center and the resources available to you as an MBA alum, visit our site at http://www.xavier.edu/williams/pdc.

December 7 at 5pm – last day to withdraw from MBA classes for Fall 2012 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.

December 24 to January 2 – University Closed

January 3 – New Student Orientation

January 7 – Spring classes begin

January 21– University Closed

The link below contains important billing 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

Attention Xavier Graduate Students.

We are pleased to announce that lower-level student section tickets are available for the Xavier Men’s Basketball game over holiday break.

You can purchase lower-level student section tickets for only $15 each plus fees. Tickets will go on sale Monday, December 10 at 9:00 a.m. The offer is available from 12/10 at 9:00 a.m. to 12/14 at 5:00 p.m. 2012-13

Holiday Break Game:
Saturday, December 22 vs. Wofford at 2:00 p.m. – Click Here for Tickets

Just click the link and enter the Special Offer Code: GRSTUD

Limit 4 per game. For more information, please contact the Xavier Athletics Ticket Office at (513) 745-3411 ext. 7.

The WCB Center for International Business has received an invitation from the Rotary Club presenting an unique opportunity for our MBA students (those who are gainfully employed, between the age of 25 to 40) to participate in a group study exchange in Nigeria for one month, all expenses paid. The program is sponsored by the Rotary Club.

For more information on this opportunity, click here.

The application can be found here.

The Second Atos IT Challenge starts its search for the IT stars of the future.

Together with Renault, students are invited to create an app that offers drivers and passengers wellbeing on the move.

The theme for the 2013 IT Challenge is the Connected Car. Students are invited to work in teams of two or five and will be asked to demonstrate their app and to show how it will work in the car environment, as well as present the business case to explain how it an be a commercial success.

Teams are requested to register their interest by the mid of December 2012 and then post their initial submission onto the dedicated IT Challenge website before 21st December 2012. 15 teams will be selected to move onto the next round, where a One Atos Challenge Coach will be assigned to each team to help them take the idea through proof of concept. Three finalists will be announced in May 2013 and the overall winner at an awards ceremony in June 2013.

The winner will be given a trip to the Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games, including flights, accomodation and a behind the scenes tour, as well as an E-tablet.

Students from participating universities can register at: www.tositchallenge.net