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Team of the Week TEAM 1!

Team Members:

Jenna Schilling, Michelle Frey-Tarbox, Lei Huang, Dhruv Malik, Patricio Espinosa

Do you have a team name? What is it?

TEAM ONE

Team golden record  “-I’ve put my pants on, just like the rest of you, one leg a time. Except once my pants are on, I make golden records.” – Lei

Which team member has come the farthest to be here?

LEI & DHRUV

How do you spend your downtime?

By listening music- DHRUV

MOVIES, PARTYING- PATO

Hanging out with friends- Jenna, Michelle

Sleeping in my car at rest stop-Lei

How does your team overcome obstacles?

Through discussions and everyone’s consensus

We share the same goal and believe in each other. Provide supports.

 Who are your idols?

My Dad- DHRUV

JESUS- PATO

 When I was 10 years old, I wanted to be a _________?

Sportsman(Cricketer)-DHRUV

ASTRONAUT- PATO

The next Shania Twain- Jenna

School teacher- Michelle 

Pilot- Lei

 A high-five is a public acknowledgement for a job well done, above and beyond.  Anyone you want to high five?

MY TEAM- DHRUV

High five to Con Agra for providing pudding for breakfast- Jenna

Faraway for his sweet style.- Michelle

My team for doing good job since the time began-Lei 

 What was your first job?

 Still searching for my 1st Job-DHRUV

INDUSTRIAL ANALYST IN A TEXTILE FACTORY

I worked on our farm until I graduated high school.-Jenna

Pizza slinger extraordinaire- Michelle

ISU Dinning (makes me smell like food every time)-Lei

 Tell us something no one knows about you.

i can do a 360 degree drift on A car- DHRUV

I SERVED AS A MISSIONARY IN COLOMBIA-pATO

I love Karaoke, I’m just not very good at it!- Jenna

Top Gear (U.K. NOT America) is my favorite show. EVER!-Michelle

If I tell you this question is no longer valid.-Lei

 What did you learn last week?

How to deal with Betans –DHRUV

HOW TO BUIL VSM (VALUE STREAM MAPS)-PATO

SWOT analysis is a good starting point for case analysis and developing our strategies. -Jenna

Jeremy Lin is pretty good at basketball. – Lei

 If you could take a class taught by anyone, who would it be and what would the class be called? (ie, Lips, Hips, and Drugs: Prof Presley; How to be Mogul: Prof. Russel Simmons) 

Statistics made easy- Prof Kevin Watson- DHRUV

BUSINESS INTELLIGENCE AND NoSQL DATABASES by Prof. ZHU- PATO

Cultivating your Imagination: J K Rowling- Jenna

How to be a lady: Coco Chanel-Michelle

Favorite movie?

X-men Origins: Wolverine- PATO

The Bourne trilogy- Jenna

Once Upon a Time in the West- Michelle

 Fav team meeting place?

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MBAA Executive Board

2012-2013 MBAA Executive Board. Front Row: l to r: Dana Kuehl, Rahul Chugh, Xiaoxin (Selena) Yang, Divya Gupta, Jingjie (Jessica) Hao. Back Row: Jeff Emrich, Chris Wolf, Lei Huang, Michelle Frey-Tarbox, Joli Coil

Oh…. well…. yeah….’bout that….

After talking about predicitve modeling yesterday in MIS, Matt H. stumbled across this interesting tidbit.

Lesson of the day, buy pregnancy tests with cash. At a gas station. In a different neighborhood.

How Target Figured Out A Teen Girl Was Pregnant Before Her Father Did

Team of the Week …. TEAM 4!!

Hey Team 4 what do ya know?

Team Members:

Brittany, Matt, Joel, and Pranjit

 Do you have a team name? What is it?

Fantastic 4

Congenial 4

Which team member has come the farthest to be here?

Pranjit – India

 How do you spend your downtime?

Matt: Downtime…..what’s that? Okay but when I do it usually involves working out or chilling on the couch watching a movie.

Pranjit – Take a glass of wine and watch some online stuffs. 

 Joel:  If I had downtime I would watch some of the stuff on my DVR.

 Brittany: Hanging out with friends or playing words with friends

 Tell us a funny team story.

Matt: Joel telling stories about raising geicos/turtles and eventually killing them by putting plants with fertilizers in their aquariums.

Pranjit – yup I agree with Matt.

Brittany: This one time, Pranjit uploaded a picture to facebook from when we got 2 inches of snow and entitled it…”Blizzard”.

 Who are your idols?

Matt: Anybody who has ever invented anything!

Pranjit – The list is long , but the latest one I added is Sanjeev Bikhchandani – The CEO of Indian’s largest Job Portal site Called “Naukri.com” . I liked the way he developed the business model of the company.  

Joel:  I don’t have idols.

Brittany: My dad

 When I was 10 years old, I wanted to be a _________?

Matt: FBI Agent

Pranjit – Cricketer, although I was the Captain of my team in Engineering College, I could not make it my profession.

Joel:  A herpetologist (see Matt’s story)

Brittany: a teacher  

 A high-five is a public acknowledgement for a job well done, above and beyond.  Anyone you want to high five?

Matt: Kyle Zibrowski – He did a great job explaining the MKT 501 numbers last week.

Pranjit : my high-five is to Team 3 as well , not for Apple but for the way they presented , I hate Apple ( Whispering…) 

Joel:  Team 3 for their presentation on Apple.  The class had a lot to say and they facilitated a lively discussion.

Brittany: Michelle for her awesome blog!

 What was your first job?

Matt: Cleaning toilets at my Dad’s office….Yeah it was definitely a blast

Pranjit : To teach high school kids as a Tutor. 

Joel:  Delivering newspapers.

Brittany: a t-ball coach (I have never played t-ball or softball)

 What is your dream job?

Matt: I’m not quite sure yet.  I would like to work for a company/or be in a position where I can be involved in the implementation of a revolutionary idea or product that betters society.

Pranjit : To establish my own business and donate half of the profit for the betterment of the society. 

Joel:  One that lets me try out all the latest tech (computers, cell phones, tvs, dvrs, networking, servers, etc…)

Brittany: I would love to get paid to travel the world!!

 What did you learn last week?

Matt: Don’t ever attempt to drink a table spoon of pure vanilla extract; you think it would be good, but it’s not!

Pranjit : Don’t dare to make a Cocktail of Whisky and Beer , the result can be intimidating ….

 Joel:  Focus more on the numbers when doing case write-ups

Brittany: Even though Iowa State invented the rice crispy treat, the largest rice crispy treat ever created was made in La Canada, California and weighed 10,420 pounds!!

 If you could take a class taught by anyone, who would it be and what would the class be called? (ie, Lips, Hips, and Drugs: Prof Presley; How to be Mogul: Prof. Russel Simmons)

Matt: Professor Steve Jobs – Doing the Do!

Pranjit : Jimmy Wales – think something different

Joel:  Bobby Flay – Turning up the heat!

 Favorite type of cookie?

Matt: Oatmeal Raisin

Joel:  Triple chocolate

Pranjit : I hate sweet.

Brittany: my mom’s oatmeal chocolate chip cookies!

 Fav team meeting place?

Matt: El Azteca – Joel OK

Pranjit : Miami Beach — Still to be done.

Brittany: Noodles

The Lecture Theory

Sorry… been really busy this week, so I’m really just spending my blogging time stealing other peoples funny stuff, however revelevant it may be…….

Happy Valentine’s Day, Lover’s!

Loyal Sons Forever True, We Will Fight That Battle Through….

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What a great morning with AD Jamie Pollard! Go State!

Team of the Week …. Team 6!!!

Hey Team 6, what do we need to know about you?

Team Members:

Brian Capesius, Rahul Chugh, Joli Coil, Faraway

Do you have a team name? What is it?

Team – 3CP’s

Which team member has come the farthest to be here?

Team – Faraway

Team – Rahul

Faraway and Rahul came from far, far away

How do you spend your downtime?

Brian – ballin’ it up at the gym

Faraway – Take a walk

Joli – family, movies, books, and laundry

Rahul –Watching movies

How does your team overcome obstacles?

Team – we hit them head on. No obstacle in our way remains.

Who are your idols?

Faraway – Guofan Zeng

Joli – Nancy Duarte for her entrepreneur success

Rahul – Warren Buffet

When I was 10 years old, I wanted to be a _________?

Brian – farmer

Faraway – person who can play video game forever.

Joli – U.S. Marine Corps Officer

 A high-five is a public acknowledgement for a job well done, above and beyond. Anyone you want to high five?

Team – Rahul, he went above and beyond for our team last week

What was your first job?

Brian – detasseler

Faraway – peddler

Joli – I watched (i.e. babysat) two of the smartest 6 and 7 year olds—Green and Gabriel. Easiest job I ever had.

Rahul – Software Consultant

What is your dream job?

Brian – college athletic director

Faraway – no dream job

Joli – U.S. Marine Corps Officer

Rahul – CFO of an MNC

What did you learn last week?

Joli – I learned about Team Camping, INTENSE!

Rahul – Step up or else others will take advantage.

If you could take a class taught by anyone, who would it be and what would the class be called? (ie, Lips, Hips, and Drugs: Prof Presley; How to be Mogul: Prof. Russel Simmons)

 Team – Political Punditry and Cocktails with Dr. Rachel Maddow

Favorite musical group/singer?

Brian – Lady Antebellum

Faraway – Too many

Joli – Jack Johnson, hands down, no question

Rahul- Linkin Park

Fav team meeting place?

Team – Gerdin 2117