Alumni & Friends Events
Here you can learn about recent and upcoming Alumni & Friends Events.
September 21, 2022
Bay Area for McCombs Alumni Reception with Cockrell School of Business
The Bay Area for McCombs board is pleased to invite alumni from the McCombs School of Business and Cockrell School of Engineering to join us in San Francisco for an evening of camaraderie and networking. The reception will take place at Hyatt Regency San Francisco from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 21, 2022.
This event is FREE to attend and will include hosted appetizers, beer and wine.
We look forward to seeing you! Kindly register by Friday, Sept. 16, 2022.
Time: 5:30-7:30 PM (CT)
Location: Hyatt Regency San Francisco
5 Embarcadero Center
San Francisco, CA 94111
Cost Per Person: FREE
September 30-October 1
Homecoming Weekend
Join us for Homecoming Weekend on September 30 – October 1, 2022, for a half-day business conference with outstanding McCombs faculty members (in person or online), a centennial celebration BBQ tailgate before the home football game against West Virginia, and special receptions for five-year class reunions (classes of ’17, ’12, ’07, etc.). Reconnect with your classmates, network with fellow alumni, celebrate 100 years of McCombs, and get back into the classroom!
Texas McCombs Homecoming will feature three main events. Pick and choose or attend all three!
Alumni Business Conference
Friday, September 30
Time: 1-5 PM CT
Location: Crum Auditorium, Robert B. Rowling Hall, UT Campus
Join McCombs faculty members and industry experts in the classroom for presentations and panel discussions on hot topics in business. Alumni can attend the conference in person or watch online via livestream.
Reunion
Friday, September 30
Time: 6-7 PM CT
Location: Grand Ballroom, AT&T Hotel & Conference Center, UT Campus
This year we are especially celebrating our reunion classes! Join an evening reception with your fellow graduates to reminisce and network. There will be sections for the classes of 1977, 1982, 1987, 1992, 1997, 2002, 2007, 2012, and 2017. This is an in-person event.
Pre-Game Football Tailgate with Centennial Celebrations
Saturday, October 1
Time: 2.5 hours before kickoff
Location: Indoor and Outdoor Plaza, Robert B. Rowling Hall, UT Campus
The alumni tailgate will take place before the UT vs. West Virginia football game on Saturday, Oct. 1. This event is family-friendly and includes a BBQ buffet. The tailgate begins 2.5 hours before kickoff. This is an in-person event.
Sit in our ticket block at the football game
We will be securing an opportunity for all McCombs alumni to buy football tickets in our group block during Homecoming Weekend! We will post more information soon.
TICKET PRICING
$10 – Friday Conference
$40 – Friday Reunion Reception
$50 – Saturday Pre-game Tailgate ($10 for Children)
The deadline to pre-register is Friday, Sept. 23. Ticket refunds are available before Sept. 23 and do not include the $7.25 service fee per ticket.
REGISTER BY SEPTEMBER 2 TO RECEIVE EARLY BIRD DISCOUNTS ON TICKET BUNDLES.
October 12, 2022
Global Leadership Insights
Time: 5-6 p.m. (CT)
Location: Online via Zoom
Cost Per Person: FREE
October 13, 2022
Austin Chapter October Breakfast with MBA Students
Please join the Austin Chapter at their monthly breakfast. This month the breakfast will take place on a Thursday and will include alumni and MBA students. Coffee and breakfast tacos will be provided.
Free parking for alumni in the AT&T Conference Center or Robert Rowling Hall, passes will be provided.
Time: 7:30-9 a.m. (CT)
Location: Robert B. Rowling Hall, Moontower Café
300 W. Martin Luther King Blvd.
Austin, TX 78705
Cost Per Person: FREE
October 17, 2022
New York for McCombs Alumni & Student Reception with Texas Real Estate Center
Time: 7-9 a.m. (ET)
Location: Penn Club of New York, 2nd Floor
30 W. 44th Street
New York, NY 10036
Cost Per Person: FREE
October 20, 2022
McCombs MBA in Washington, DC - Executive Panel and Alumni Networking Reception
"Leading in a VUCA World"
Our McCombs Executive MBA students, faculty, and staff are visiting Washington, D.C. for an immersive seminar this fall. We would like to invite you to join us as our guest for an evening of networking centered around the Executive Panel at the Willard. Come join McCombs alumni from the greater Washington, D.C. area, Executive MBA students, select faculty and staff, including the Senior Assistant Dean and Director of Working Professional & Executive MBA Programs, and our Senior Director of Working Professional, Executive & Alumni Career Management.
Event Agenda:
6-6:30 p.m. Pre-Panel Networking Reception
6:30-7:30 p.m. - Executive Panel
7:30-8 p.m. - Networking Reception
Time: 6-8 p.m. (ET)
Location:Intercontinental The Willard
1401 Pennsylvania Ave NW
Washington, DC 20004
Cost Per Person: FREE
October 21, 2022
Knowledge To Go Webinar: Work Relationships and the Post-COVID Workplace
The effects of the COVID pandemic are still being felt in the way we work. Many organizations have adopted flexible work arrangements in which many employees are working from home a significant amount of the time. These arrangements influence the nature of people’s workplace relationships. In this talk, Professor Art Markman will discuss the three key types of relationships people engage in, as well as the nature of social connections, and then will explore how the current workplace environment affects and is affected by these aspects of our social world.
Art Markman is the Annabel Irion Worsham Centennial Professor of Psychology, Human Dimensions of Organizations, and Marketing, and Vice Provost for Academic Affairs at The University of Texas at Austin. He has written over 150 papers on topics including reasoning, decision making, and motivation. Art brings insights from cognitive science to a broader audience through his blogs at Psychology Today and Fast Company and his radio show/podcast Two Guys on Your Head. He is the author of several books including Smart Thinking, Smart Change, Brain Briefs, and Bring Your Brain to Work.
Time: Noon (CT)
Location: Online via Zoom
Cost Per Person: FREE