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    UNICON Board Presents Awards For 2022

    UNICON Board Presents Awards For 2022

    Several awards were presented at the gala dinner on Wednesday evening, November 30 as the UNICON board showed its deep appreciation for schools hosting recent conferences. Hosting Awards were presented to Cornell University, host of

    Fall UNICON Board Meeting

    Fall UNICON Board Meeting

    The fall meeting the the UNICON Board of Directors will take place on the University of British Columbia campus.

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    A Message from the New UNICON Executive Director Melanie Weaver Barnett

    A Message from the New UNICON Executive Director Melanie Weaver Barnett

    Dear UNICON Membership Community, I walked into my first UNICON conference 23 years ago, brand new to executive education, wondering what this UNICON thing was all about. By the time I left three days later,

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    UNICON Welcomes Two New Board Members for 2022-2023

    UNICON Welcomes Two New Board Members for 2022-2023

    UNICON announced the results of the board election and appointment process for fiscal year 2021-2022 Serge Lafrance, Associate Professor and Director of Executive Education, HEC Montréal, won the board election held last month and will

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    Bill Scheurer: Thank you, UNICON!

    Bill Scheurer: Thank you, UNICON!

      Over the past 35 years I’ve been associated with UNICON, first as the head of executive education at the University of Minnesota and serving as UNICON’s Executive Director. I have a lot to be

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    Two Gain Emeritus Status at Annual Board Meeting

    Two Gain Emeritus Status at Annual Board Meeting

      Markus Frank       Lise Hammergren At the annual meeting of UNICON Board of Directors in July, Emeritus status was granted to Markus Frank, University of St. Gallen and Lise Hammergren, BI Norwegian Business School.

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    Markus Frank: Exploiting the now while exploring the new – UNICON as your catalyst

    Markus Frank: Exploiting the now while exploring the new – UNICON as your catalyst

    Executive education undergoes profound change    Markus Frank, UNICON Board Chair 2021-2022 The 2021 Membership Survey revealed an unforeseen setback in university-based non-degree executive education. Before the pandemic, the average gross annual revenue of all

    Virtual Annual UNICON Board Meeting

    Virtual Annual UNICON Board Meeting

    The Annual UNICON Board Meeting will take place virtually over three days beginning Tuesday July 5th, Wednesday the 6th and Friday the 8th for two hours, beginning 9am Eastern. Individuals from member schools are welcome

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    Bill Scheurer Receives Lifetime Achievement Award

    Bill Scheurer Receives Lifetime Achievement Award

      At the 2022 Directors' Conference, UNICON Executive Director Bill Scheurer received the UNICON Lifetime Achievement Award for service to the organization. The award states: UNICON honors Bill Scheurer with the UNICON lifetime achievement award

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    Melanie Weaver Barnett New Executive Director

    Melanie Weaver Barnett New Executive Director

    Following the retirement announcement of UNICON Executive Director Bill Scheurer, an extensive search was launched last year to fill the position. The UNICON Continuity Committee and the UNICON Board of Directors are delighted to report

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    UNICON Welcomes Three New Board Members

    UNICON Welcomes Three New Board Members

    UNICON Welcomes Three New Board Members Serge Lafrance, HEC Montréal, won the board election held last month.Serge Lafrance is Director of Executive Education and Associate Professor at HEC Montréal, a leading business school with triple

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    UNICON Launches New Website

    UNICON Launches New Website

    As we celebrate the 50th year of UNICON, we are thrilled to announce the launch of our new website to mark this incredible accomplishment.  Take a moment and whitelist UNICON to make sure you receive our