August • Volume 35 Number 4 The following table of contents lists articles in the August 2008 print edition of OR/MS Today. You may follow any of the linked titles to read those items in their entirety. For quick navigation you may jump directly to any of the following sections: Departments Features INFORMS News Departments Inside Story President's Desk Forum Issues in Education Was It Something I Said? PuzzlOR O.R. in the News Roundtable Profile ORacle Classifieds OR/MS Today now features Online Employment Classifieds SPECIAL ISSUE: Innovative Education Imagine 500,000 Prep Proponents of O.R. By Kenneth Chelst, Thomas Edwards, Robert Young, Karen Keene and David Royster Project MINDSET aims to develop, implement math course for high school seniors based on O.R. and I.E. concepts.   Riding the Analytics Wave By Peter C. Bell Should O.R. professors teach "analytics"? Yes, if the goal is to produce all-around analytical All-Stars for industry.   Understanding Organizational Anarchy By Douglas A. Samuelson Inside the "garbage can": agent-based models help explain dysfunctions in managers' decision-making processes.   Blue-Collar Scholars By Peter Horner Hard work, "get real" teaching and dedication to service add up to 40 years of success at QAOM in Cincinnati.   Back to School (after 32 years) By Leon Schwartz Erstwhile corporate exec says the customer always comes first, even when the customer is a college student.   South of the Border Adventure By Jerry Banks Georgia Tech professor emeritus gets an education in different cultures and teaching techniques at Monterrey Tech.   Online Journal Gets a Makeover By James J. Cochran, Jill R. Hardin, Armann Ingolfsson and Greg Zaric Transactions on Education undergoing a series of changes to expand reach and meet the needs of readers.   Real-World Lessons Learned By Teresa Barker, Jeff Day, Mary Helander, Raja Jayaraman and Robin Lougee-Heimer INFORMS Professional Colloquium gives grad students an eye-opening look at a "day in the life of an OR/MS professional." INFORMS News O.R. Returns to Washington: Bigger, Better and Relevant to Public Policy INFORMS Election Teachers' Workshop set for D.C. Candidates' Position Statements - Ritu Agarwal - Susan L. Albin PEOPLE Call for Nominations: INFORMS Simulation Society's Lifetime Professional Achievement Award INFORMS Meetings Don't forget the OR/MS Today Online Reader Service page! OR/MS Today Home Page OR/MS Today copyright © 2008 by the Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences. All rights reserved. Lionheart Publishing, Inc. 506 Roswell Street, Suite 220, Marietta, GA 30060, USA Phone: 770-431-0867 | Fax: 770-432-6969 E-mail: lpi@lionhrtpub.com URL: http://www.lionhrtpub.com Web Site © Copyright 2008 by Lionheart Publishing, Inc. All rights reserved.