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Executive Director Annual Report Fiscal Year 2024

Executive Director Annual Report Fiscal Year 2024

Dear UNICON Members, My second anniversary as UNICON’s executive director is soon approaching, and the old adage about time flying when you’re having fun holds true in this case! I have enjoyed interacting with so

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UNICON Welcomes Three New Members and Celebrates Utah’s Full Membership

UNICON Welcomes Three New Members and Celebrates Utah’s Full Membership

We are delighted to announce that we are welcoming three new associate members: IPADE Business School (Mexico City), ESCP Business School (Paris), and Trinity College Dublin (Dublin). Furthermore, we are excited to congratulate the University

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#UniconDirectors Conference in Hong Kong: Recap

#UniconDirectors Conference in Hong Kong: Recap

Returning from the bustling and intellectually stimulating environment of the #UniconDirectors Conference in Hong Kong, many of us are juggling a plethora of notes with an avalanche of emails. The challenge of distilling and sharing

Thought Leadership
Antitrust/Competition Policy: Reminder

Antitrust/Competition Policy: Reminder

As a global consortium of business-school-based executive education organizations which includes competitors, UNICON established an Antitrust/Competition Policy. We remind our members of the policy at the start of UNICON events, and are doing so again

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Danielle Macedo Joins UNICON

Danielle Macedo Joins UNICON

[caption id="attachment_7713" align="alignnone" width="150"] Danielle Macedo[/caption] UNICON is so pleased to announce that Danielle Macedo will join us in the marketing and member engagement director role! Danielle comes to UNICON with many years of marketing and executive education

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2023 Membership Survey Incentive Drawing Winners

2023 Membership Survey Incentive Drawing Winners

Membership Survey Incentive Drawing Winners We Have Two Winners! A random drawing of participants in the latest Membership Survey produced two winners. Mark Dembo, Cornell University 2023 Team Development Conference next monthand Yi HAO, PBC

Thought Leadership
Melanie Weaver Barnett: Why Universities for Executive Education?

Melanie Weaver Barnett: Why Universities for Executive Education?

UNICON Executive Director Melanie Weaver Barnett A journalist working on a piece for the Financial Times contacted me recently wanting to talk about this. His words: With all the options for executive development out there,

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What Is an Allow list, Why Is It Important to UNICON, and How Do I Implement It?

What Is an Allow list, Why Is It Important to UNICON, and How Do I Implement It?

An Allow list, also called a Whitelist, is a proactive way to ensure that emails you want are delivered to you. As security threats become pervasive, organizations and individuals have adopted measures to keep unwanted

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SFU Beedie School of Business, Miami Herbert Business School Join UNICON

SFU Beedie School of Business, Miami Herbert Business School Join UNICON

Last month, the UNICON board approved Simon Fraser University Beedie School of Business, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, and University of Miami Herbert Business School, Coral Gables, Florida, USA for associate membership.   Simon Fraser University

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UNICON Expresses Gratitude to Three Board Members for Their Service

UNICON Expresses Gratitude to Three Board Members for Their Service

Each year two board members complete their terms. This year, those finishing their board term are Peter Methot, Associate Dean of Executive Education at Rutgers Business School, and Devin Bigoness, Chief Client Officer, Executive Education

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UNICON Welcomes Three New Board Members for 2023-2024

UNICON Welcomes Three New Board Members for 2023-2024

Aisha Azhar, Dennis Lanham, and Shaun Rozyn begin their terms on the UNICON Board of Directors. They replace last year's board members Devin Bigoness, Kan Cai, and Peter Methot. Aisha Azhar Director, Rausing Executive Development

Thought Leadership
Businessweek: Women Business Deans Meet to Share Challenges, Solutions

Businessweek: Women Business Deans Meet to Share Challenges, Solutions

Carol Hymowitz March 9, 2023 Bloomberg Businessweek "The underrepresented group is quickly growing, with about 29% of the deanships of US B-schools now held by women." In a conference room at the University of California