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10/7/2008
Discovery Lecture Oct. 16 to dicuss 'Health and Health Care Disparities'
10/7/2008
Pins and Needles Craft Fair to be held Oct. 16-17 in Robinson Research Building
Students to help shape Nashville's downtown landscape and create next must-have iPhone gadget

Accelerator Director Michael Burcham
Students worked with top local and national companies in a competitive team structure to develop the skills they need to excel in the business world and land a meaningful job or internship.
Some of the projects included:
o Create a redevelopment plan for a high-profile, 12-acre former industrial site in downtown Nashville in partnership with architecture, engineering and interior design firm Gresham, Smith and Partners
o Design an innovative new iPhone accessory for Griffin Technologies, one of the world’s largest providers of accessories for personal computing and digital media
o Create a way to effectively communicate Bridgestone’s “green” initiatives such as their environmental and outdoor habitat programs
o Work with American Airlines to design and implement a new program to increase interest from small business travelers
o Partner with Humana, one of the nation’s largest health benefits companies, to design a Hispanic health care program for South Texas
o Identify ways Kentucky Fried Chicken (a division of Yum! Brands) can appeal to the emerging millennial generation
Accelerator runs June 6 through July 3. For more information on Accelerator visit http://www.owen.vanderbilt.edu/accelerator. To follow the progress of the Accelerator students and their projects, check out Accelerator faculty director Michael Burcham’s blog at http://accelerator2008.blogspot.com/.
Vanderbilt Owen Graduate School of Management is ranked as a top institution by BusinessWeek, The Wall Street Journal, U.S. News & World Report, Financial Times and Forbes. For more news about Owen, visit www.owen.vanderbilt.edu.
Contact: Amy Wolf, (615) 322-NEWS
amy.wolf@vanderbilt.edu