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W&M event brings together public and private sector to discuss entrepreneurial initiatives to address social issues WILLIAMSBURG, Va., March 9, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Mason School of Business at the College of William & Mary will be the gathering place for leaders from the public and private sectors to engage and act to address social issues. SEcon2012: The Forum for Revolutionary Thinking will focus on real-world examples of how businesses and non-profits are...

CONSHOHOCKEN, Pa., Sept. 19, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- One of the nation's premiere colleges is looking for a more efficient and effective way to connect with prospective students, and has decided that a cloud-based CRM system from TargetX is the solution. The College of William & Mary has selected the Student Recruitment Manager, a customer relationship management (CRM) tool developed specifically for college admissions by TargetX, the leading student-recruiting firm serving higher...

Undergraduate Program of the Mason School also ranked 2(nd) in Marketing, 6(th) in Accounting WILLIAMSBURG, Va., May 17, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The College of William & Mary's Undergraduate Business Program is the best in the country for Sustainability, according to the latest Bloomberg BusinessWeek rankings of 14 specialty areas. The program was also recognized for marketing (#2) and accounting (#6). Ranked 23(rd) overall and 8(th) among publics, the undergraduate program in...

WILLIAMSBURG, Va., April 13, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation will present the Churchill Bell on April 30 to three outstanding American citizens: journalist Jim Lehrer, former Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor and historian Gordon Wood. The award, the Foundation's highest, is given to those who exemplify what it means to be active and engaged citizens, building upon the principles of liberty, courage, dignity and devotion to the common good preserved and...

Annual ranking puts program at 23rd overall, 8th among publics, and an A+ for faculty WILLIAMSBURG, Va., March 14, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Undergraduate Business Program at the College of William and Mary climbed two spots to 23 in Bloomberg BusinessWeek's annual ranking of US programs. The annual ranking measures student satisfaction, post graduation outcomes, and academic quality. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20051111/DCF019LOGO-b) The W&M faculty received...

Military publication recognizes the Mason School of Business for its outreach to active-duty military and veterans. WILLIAMSBURG, Va., Aug. 18 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Mason School of Business at the College of William and Mary has been named to G.I. Jobs Magazine's 2011 list of Military Friendly Schools. The list honors the top 15 percent of colleges, universities and trade schools that do the most to accommodate America's active-duty military and veteran students. (Logo:...

Undergraduate Program also ranks in the Top 25 of public institutions. WILLIAMSBURG, Va., Aug. 18 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Undergraduate Program at the Mason School of Business at the College of William and Mary is ranked among the Top 50 in the Country, according to U.S. News and World Report's ranking of the best Undergraduate Business Programs for 2011. It is ranked in the Top 25 among public institutions. (Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20051111/DCF019LOGO-b) (Logo:...

Home of the Mason School of Business at the College of William and Mary, one of the nation's oldest universities, is one of a handful of academic buildings earning the Gold certification from the U.S. Green Building Council. WILLIAMSBURG, Va., April 22 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The home of the business school of one of the country's "public ivies," Alan B. Miller Hall, has received a Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED®) Gold Certification from the U.S. Green Building...

Old Dominion University will field a football team Saturday for the first time since 1940. The Monarchs will play their first game in 69 years against Division II Chowan University at S.B. Ballard Stadium in Norfolk, Va. We put it at six years because we needed a year to recruit and then five years to cycle a class through, Coach Bobby Wilder told The (Norfolk) Virginian-Pilot about his six-year contract. And honestly, that's what I think it's going to take. The school said on its Web site...

Officials at Virginia's College of William and Mary say the 375 submissions for a new school mascot include a mythical phoenix, a wren and a stalk of asparagus. Members of the committee charged with whittling the dozens of ideas down to a single mascot said no ideas are being ruled out, It's been fun, selection committee member Susan Evans said. We have a lot of great options to consider. Among those options are a Fresian horse, a favorite of the historical William and Mary, and a character...