Griffith Business School Alumni Network
Chair's Corner
 
Welcome to the first edition of Get Connected for 2014. Get Connected is the official newsletter of the GBS Alumni Network and one way we hope to keep you updated on the range of activities available to you. A very warm welcome to all new members.  You are now part of a community which will form part of your professional network moving forward..Read more of the Chair's Corner
Spotlight on Alumni
Crowe Horwath

Profile | Kamil Qureshi - Great start for an early career Alumnus 

Congratulations to Kamil Qureshi (far right), Bachelor of Commerce graduate from 2012, who has recently secured a great position with Crowe Horwath. Kamil, who was an international student, began his studies with Griffith in 2010 and successfully completed his Commerce degree with a major in Accounting.  He has very generously attributed his professional success thus far to Griffith University, and says his degree helped him to develop professionally within Australia...Read more about Kamil


 

Did you read the one about.....

Griffith Alumni continue to boldly go where few have gone before.  If you missed the article about business graduate Tim Gibson in the January edition of Griffith Alumni e-news, find out more about his impending trip into outer space in 2015 here

 


Be part of the story

We are always interested in hearing from you about what you are doing, and where you are in the world. So if you want to share your story with your fellow alumni, please email gbs-alumni@griffith.edu.au

News from the Griffith Business School

Business School among world's top educators 

Griffith University‘s reputation as a world leader in business education has been enhanced after Griffith Business School‘s AACSB International accreditation was extended last month. The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business accreditation remains the hallmark of excellence in business education, and has been earned by less than five percent of the world‘s business schools. Griffith Business School is in the company of Harvard, Yale and London...Read more about the AACSB accreditation


Appeal encourages alumni to ‘give back’

Transforming BusinessLate last year we launched a fundraising appeal in support of students and facilities at Griffith Business School.

The “Transforming Business” appeal is timed to coincide with the development of the School’s spectacular new home, currently under construction on the Gold Coast campus.

Read more about the campaign and find out how you can get involved.


New program partnership for 2014 

Griffith Business School, in collaboration with the Personal Injury Education Foundation (PIEF), has introduced a Graduate Certificate in Personal Injury Management in 2014. The program is available online and includes a residential component in Melbourne. The program is ideal for those working in personal injury management and who are ready to position themselves for the next major step in an already successful career. In 2015 the suite of personal injury management offerings...Read more about the graduate certificate


New Griffith Business School building nears completion 

Progress on the new business building on the Gold Coast campus continues to move at a great pace - so much so we anticipate the facility will be operational from late May. From Semester 2 undergraduate and postgraduate business students will be able to enjoy the state-of-the-art teaching and learning facilities...Read more about the building


Where there's a WIL 

WIL BannerThe GBS Work Integrated Learning Internship program continues to grow and strengthen in leaps and bounds due to the increasing participation and support of our Alumni business leaders. Designed to increase final year business student’s employability, the Internship program gives participating students an edge in this competitive jobs market by exposing them to current business practices and cultures...Read more about the WIL program


Appointment of the Dean (Academic), Griffith Business School 

Professor Linda TrenberthWe are pleased to advise that Professor Linda Trenberth has been appointed incoming Dean (Academic) with Griffith Business School from 1 April 2014. Professor Trenberth is currently Pro Vice-Master (Academic Development) at Birkbeck College, University of London, and Deputy Dean of the School of Business, Economics and Informatics at Birkbeck. She was previously Head of the Department of Management at Birkbeck and has served as Director of both undergraduate and postgraduate programs...Read more about the new Dean (Academic)

Event Review

Emotional Intelligence: The role of emotion in the workplace 

Breakfast and Networking Series

On Friday 28 February, 85 excited guests gathered early at the Pullman Brisbane for the first Griffith Business School Alumni Network Breakfast event for 2014. Guests were not disappointed and enjoyed an excellent presentation from our very own Professor Peter Jordan on the topic of Emotional Intelligence: The role of emotion in the workplace...Read more about the breakfast

More information
View the presentation from this event: Emotional Intelligence (PDF 984k)
See photos of this event: Emotional Intelligence | Facebook

 

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Date Claimers

Professional Development Series

Stand out from the crowd
With Monique Jeremiah, Exceptional Tuition and Resumes
Date: Tuesday 15 April 2014
Time: 5.30 pm - 8.30 pm
Venue: The Shore, South Bank
Fees: $20 alumni, staff and students | $30 general admission

Breakfast and Networking Series

Big data for business productivity
With Tim Timchur, ACTIVPRO Consulting
Date: Friday 16 May 2014
Time: 7.00 am - 9.00 am
Venue: Southport Sharks, Gold Coast
Fees: $40 alumni, staff and students | $45 general admission

               
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Email: gbs-alumni@griffith.edu.au
Phone: +61 7 3735 7648 
          
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