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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

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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