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- College marketing agency's equity distributions fund four new businesses in urban core - DETROIT, Feb. 28, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Detroit's startup scene continues to grow, as College marketing agency Campus Commandos, a company launched through entrepreneurship accelerator Bizdom, today announced it has begun making equity investments back to the Bizdom fund that initially seeded the company. Bizdom is a non-profit and will redistribute the funds to launch four more Detroit-based...
Michigan State University A memo to employers: Just because your workers live alone doesn’t mean they don’t have lives beyond the office. New research at Michigan State University suggests the growing number of workers who are single and without children have trouble finding the time or energy to participate in non-work interests, just like those with spouses and kids. Workers struggling with work-life balance reported less satisfaction with their lives and jobs and more signs of...
TAMPA, Fla., Jan. 14, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Michigan State University (MSU) faculty member Tobias Schoenherr was recently awarded the MSU Teacher-Scholar award, recognizing the quality and skill of his teaching in the university's top-ranked Supply Chain Management (SCM) program. In addition to on-campus teaching, Schoenherr teaches in MSU's new 100% online Supply Chain Management certificate programs. Through the convenience and flexibility of online learning, students around the...
TAMPA, Fla., Nov. 6, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- How a company's workforce is managed and developed plays a key role in whether a company survives and thrives. Individuals learn to leverage this connection between human resources and company success with the new 100% online Master Certificate in Strategic Human Resource Management from regionally accredited Michigan State University (MSU), ranked a Tier 1 Best National University by U.S. News & World Report. Four eight-week online...
TAMPA, Fla., Oct. 26, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Three Michigan State University (MSU) faculty members, Dr. David J. Closs, Dr. John Hollenbeck, and Dr. Raymond S. Schmidgall, were recently honored for contributions and service to their fields. These award-winning professors are now teaching students worldwide in MSU's new 100% online certificate programs. Dr. Closs received the first-ever Jack Meredith Best Paper Award from the Journal of Operations Management. Dr. Hollenbeck was...
TAMPA, Fla., Aug. 1, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Students across the globe now have the opportunity to learn from two award-winning Michigan State University professors in two new online certificate programs. Robert Wiseman, PhD, and Tobias Schoenherr, PhD, CSCP, have been honored for their contributions and ground-breaking work. Dr. Wiseman was named a 2012 Outstanding Paper Award Winner at the Literati Network's 2012 Awards for Excellence, for his paper, "Compensation framing and the...
A survey conducted by Michigan State University reveals strong public support for government programs to assist farmers to adapt to climate change. According to NASA research, global temperatures have been rising for decades, and it’s affecting all aspects of agriculture. Regardless of what those surveyed believe causes climate change, more than 65 percent of them support government assistance for farmers, said Scott Loveridge, MSU professor of agricultural, food and resource economics....
TAMPA, Fla., April 10, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- As businesses develop ever closer linkages between employee performance, strategy and organizational goals, managers and leaders who can align such efforts are in high demand. Completing a Master Certificate in Strategic Organizational Management, now offered 100% online from Michigan State University (MSU), helps individuals capitalize on this trend by adding standout leadership skills and credentials to their resumes. This new program...
LANSING, Mich., March 8, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Michigan State Housing Development Authority (MSHDA) Executive Director Gary Heidel announced today that MSHDA will be sponsoring a student art contest focusing on the vision of a modern community as seen through the eyes of children. MSHDA has partnered with Bingham Elementary to kick off the first annual "MSHDA Community Art Contest." (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20110419/MM85741LOGO) The goal of the contest...
LANSING, Mich., Dec. 6, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Michigan Association of Counties (MAC) welcomes Steve Currie to its staff as Deputy Director. Currie will be responsible for organizational management for MAC. "We are pleased to announce that Steve will be joining our team," said Timothy McGuire, Executive Director for the Michigan Association of Counties. "With his prior experience in finance and management, we are confident that his leadership skill set will prove to...
