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IBEAR Set to Honor 32nd Graduating Class
Program will be held at 6 p.m. Thursday, July 15, at Town and Gown
July 12, 2010 • by News at Marshall

Commencement ceremonies for the 32nd class of the USC Marshall International Business Education and Research (IBEAR) MBA Program will be held at 6 p.m. Thursday, July 15, at Town and Gown on the USC Campus.

The featured speaker will be James Person, a 2002 IBEAR alumnus and Chief Operating Officer of CDMA Development Group. Sanjay Satish Shirke will be the class speaker. Also speaking are James G. Ellis, Dean, Marshall School of Business, The Robert R. Dockson Dean's Chair, and Jack Lewis, Associate Dean, IBEAR MBA and International MBA Alumni Outreach.

The IBEAR program, started in 1978, offers mid-career professionals in international business an MBA through an accelerated 12-month program and has helped Marshall reach Top 10 rankings in international business from U.S. News & World Report and Financial Times.

This year's class of 55 is comprised of professionals working in more than a dozen countries, including Australia, China, India, Peru and Turkey.

For more information on the IBEAR Program, visit http://www.marshall.usc.edu/ibear/.

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Consistently ranked among the nation's premier schools, USC Marshall is internationally recognized for its emphasis on entrepreneurship and innovation, social responsibility and path-breaking research. Located in the heart of Los Angeles, one of the world's leading business centers and the U.S. gateway to the Pacific Rim, Marshall offers its 5,700-plus undergraduate and graduate students a unique world view and impressive global experiential opportunities. With an alumni community spanning 90 countries, USC Marshall students join a worldwide community of thought leaders who are redefining the way business works.