News of Academic Year 2002-2003

• CBE Mentoring Program Kickstarting a New Year

The CBE Mentoring Program has 33 students enrolled for the 2002-03 year! Our Mentors include 3 marketing executives (one of whom is also an entrepreneur), 2 CPAs, a banker, a finance executive, a diversity training executive, and a business consultant. Four of our Mentors are alumni of Elmhurst College. Each Mentor is responsible to meet in small groups with 4-5 students. The program celebrated its kickoff with a breakfast on September 26, where students met their Mentors and began the process of identifying topics for further discussion. The groups will meet about 4 times between the breakfast and the closing luncheon in April. Topics often covered in the small groups include resume preparation, interviewing techniques, and handling different business situations.

• Million Dollar Donation to the SCM Program

The Elmhurst College Graduate Program in Supply Chain Management (SCM) has obtained a gift in the form of software from Logility, Inc. The software, Logility Voyager Solutions™, is a fully integrated, comprehensive suite with modules that provide businesses with the capabilities needed to develop e-business strategies, power B2B collaborative commerce, and optimize the supply chain. More than 400 corporations have implemented Logility Voyager Solutions™ in locations around the world. Heineken USA, British Telecommunications, Sprint PCS, Subaru of America, Sony Electronics, Pfizer, ConAgra, and Tiffany & Co. are some among the many prominent firms that use the software. The software retails for approximately US$ 1 million. The software will be used as a teaching tool and will be integrated into the curriculum for both the SCM graduate program and the undergraduate program in Logistics and Transportation Management.