NYSE

"Participants in the R.I.S.E.- University of Dayton 2005 Symposium visit the NYSE. In honor of the occasion, Kevin Parker, Deutsche Asset Management Global Head of Asset Management, Mark Hoffman, President, CNBC, Inc. and Dr. Fred Pestello, University of Dayton Provost, ring The Closing BellSM. Deutsche Asset Management and CNBC, Inc. are co-sponsors of the program with the NYSE and the Wall Street Journal. R.I.S.E. brings leading students, faculty and investment professionals together in an interactive environment to discuss strategic issues facing tomorrow’s leaders in the financial services industry." [continued...]

Merrill Lynch

"Congratulations to the Gangbusters from the University of Dayton, who won this year's U.S. Investment Management Challenge." [continued...]

MSNBC News

"A growing number of colleges and universities find they don't have to go far to locate good investment managers for their endowment funds: Their students are handling some of the accounts." [continued...]

Young Money

"While some investors have struggled to succeed in the stock market over the past few years, a group of college students from the University of Dayton has consistently out-performed many Wall Street investors while maintaining a portfolio of $3 million, money entrusted to them by the university’s board of trustees." [continued...]

PR Web

"R.I.S.E. Symposium is the premier event for both graduate and undergraduate students and business professionals to gather at the University of Dayton to hear 12 leading professionals within the investment community voice their opinions on the market and the economy." [continued...]

Global Association of Risk Professionals

"Over 560 MBA students and faculty participated in the third annual University of Dayton Global Student Investment Strategy Symposium and Portfolio competition which was held from March 26 – 30. The Symposium, part of the University’s Redefining Investment Strategy Education (RISE) program, drew attendees from all over the United States and Canada. This is the only forum of its kind in North America and has developed an unprecedented following in only 3 years." [continued...]