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  • 2020 Distinguished Business Leaders Award Dinner

  • TechLaunch BullPen #15

    TechLaunch is a virtual business accelerator for tech startups. BullPen #15 is being hosted at Monmouth University

    The series of “BullPen” pitch events (similar in concept to “Shark Tank”) is where a select handful of 4 tech startup companies pitch their business plans to a panel of investors and mixed audience.

    Winner gets $15,000 of business services from our sponsors and the opportunity to present at Jumpstart NJ Angel Network.

    Each presenting team is screened, mentored and prepared to make a 10 minute Investor type presentation to a panel of 4 Investors and successful Entrepreneurs.

    The audience is encouraged to participate in the 7 minute Q & A session. Afterwards, the Investor panel will have 7 minutes to provide constructive feedback.

    BullPen is aimed at serious early stage tech startup companies with high growth potential, an experienced team, a demonstrated Minimum Viable Product (MVP), and at least one potential customer who is prepared to pay for your product.

    BullPen #15 Distinguished Judges Are:

    • Allen Fogel, Angel Investor…Member Golden Seeds & Robin Hood Ventures
    • Jeff Weinstein, Angel Investor and Managing Director at SpringSeed Ventures
    • Kimberly Weisul, Inc Magazine, Editor-at-Large
    • Mark Kolb, Investor…Entrepreneur in Residence at Tech Council Ventures

    Agenda:

    • 4:30 – 5:00 p.m. – Registration/Pizza/Networking
    • 5:00 – 5:15 p.m. – Introductions
    • 5:15 – 7:00 p.m. – BullPen Program (4 Investor Pitches)
    • 7:00 – 7:15 p.m. – Winners announced
    • 7:15 – TBD – Networking with Entrepreneurs and Investors

    This event is free but registration is required.
    Please use the available link to register online.

    Register for TechLaunch BullPen #15

  • Reproductive Justice 2019: Perils and Prospects

    The personal is the political has been a part of the American vocabulary since at least the 1960s. Initially this argument was a source of identity and politics-making in the male public arena, not the female domestic space. Recently, this personal has been targeted in both Western Europe and North America where varying nationalist resurgences have resulted in anti-choice legislation. In response, some American states have passed reproductive-specific protections through legislative acts of their own. Against the backdrop of culture war, what does this renewed attention to female agency and their bodies say about our broken, polarized present? What prospects lay ahead for women? And more importantly, what perils?

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    Opening Remarks

    Dr. Nancy Mezey – Dean of the Honors School

    Moderator

    Dr. Rekha Datta – Interim Provost

    Host and Organizer

    Dr. L. Benjamin Rolsky

    Panelists

    Anne C. Deepak – Associate Professor of Social Work

    Sasha N. Canan – Assistant Professor of Health and Physical Education

    Lazara G. Paz-Gonzalez – Adjunct Professor of Nursing and Health Studies

    Sponsored By:

    The Provost’s Office, The School of Humanities & Social Science and the Department of History & Anthropology in conjunction with the Program in Gender and Intersectionality Studies, The University Library, The Leon Hess Business School, The School of Education, The School of Social Work, and The Honors School.

  • State of the Real Estate Market

    Kislak Real Estate Institute & Leon Hess Business School

    cordially invite you to attend the

    “State of the Real Estate Market”

    Special Guest Speakers:

    Mitchell E. Hersh

    Director, President and Chief Executive Officer
    Mack-Gili Realty Corporation
    Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
    Roseland Properties

    Ara K. Hovnanian

    Chairman of the Board, President and Chief Executive Officer
    Havnanian Enterprises, Inc.

    Ronald S. Ladell

    Senior Vice President
    AvalonBay Communities, Inc.

    Monday, April 28, 2014
    Lecture at 5:30 p.m.
    Wilson Hall Auditorium

    Reception immediately following in the Versailles Room

    Registration Required

    R.S.V.P. by Thursday, April 24, 2014
    732-571-4412 or send e-mail to tlowy@monmouth.edu

    Sponsored by the

    Leon Hess Business School
    H.R. Young Lecture Series

    and

    The Kislak Real Estate Institute
    Stephen B. Siegel Lecture Series

  • Princeton Review GMAT Information Session hosted by the Monmouth MBA Program

    Monmouth University will host a Princeton Review GMAT information session, followed by a Master of Business Administration (MBA) information session.

    The sessions will both take place at the Financial Markets Lab in Bey Hall.

    Registration begins at 6 p.m., and the information sessions start at 6:30 p.m.

  • Fall Classes Begin

    Fall 2014 Classes Begin at 8:30 a.m.

  • Manufacturing Today is More Than an Assembly Line: How American Made Products Can Drive the Next Generation

    As part of the nationwide Manufacturing Day celebration, the Leon Hess Business School, in partnership with the American Oil & Supply International LLC, will be hosting an event that aims to educate students about the true value of manufacturing jobs and its importance to the U.S. economy.

    This event is scheduled for Wednesday, October 7, 2015 starting at 2:45 p.m. until 4 p.m. in Pozycki Hall Auditorium. All business students including entrepreneurship and those with marketing and/or management concentrations are encouraged to participate in an interactive discussion and video presentation emphasizing “Made in America” products and career opportunities in today’s manufacturing environment.

    Moderator:

    • Chuck Decker, President, American Oil since 1895 ®

    Panelists and Presenters:

    • Stanley Ziemski, Chairman, American Oil since 1895 / AOS Thermal Compounds
    • Jeff Leiter, Managing Partner, Leiter & Cramer, Washington DC
    • Holly Alfano, Executive Director, ILMA, Washington DC
    • John Ziemski, President, AOS Thermal Compounds

    For additional information, please contact Janeth Merkle at jmerkle@monmouth.edu.

  • SEEMA Kick-Off Celebration

    The Leon Hess Business School will be launching an in-house mentoring program called SEEMA (Student Enrichment and Engagement through Mentoring Activities)with an informal meeting for mentors and mentees on Friday, September 25, from 8:30 a.m. to 10 a.m. in the Magill Commons Club Dining Room.

    Formal mentoring activities will start in October.

    SEEMA, an exclusive mentoring program within the Leon Hess Business School, was developed for our students to apply career development skills beyond the classroom. Through SEEMA, students will have the opportunity to engage in resume development, interviewing processes and other activities designed to enhance their preparedness in the professional job market. Enhanced networking opportunities will also result from participation in the program.

    For more information contact Janeth Merkle at 732-571-3423 or jmerkle@monmouth.edu.

  • Leon Hess School of Business Academic Welcome 2015

    All transfer and new students are invited to attend a brief presentation in Pozycki Hall Auditorium. Current Business students are encouraged to join the Leon Hess Business School Faculty and Administration for a barbecue following the Welcome Presentation.

    For more information, please contact Trish LaMarca at 732-571-3423 or plamarca@monmouth.edu.

  • Monmouth University Kislak Real Estate Institute 2015 Invitational Golf Classic