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| Upcoming Events |
September 3 |
Association of Information Technology Professionals (AITP) Meeting
Speaker: Devon Energy
5:00 p.m.; 112 CLB |
| September 3-4 |
OSU Resume Doctor
September 3, 9:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m.
September 4, 9:00 a.m. -3:00 p.m.
Student Union Atrium
A great opportunity to have your resume reviewed, no appointment needed!
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| September 4 |
Financial Management Association Meeting
Speaker: Cade Crawford, Vice-President of Stillwater National Bank
5:30 p.m.; 123 Business
Come learn about careers in finance, meet other business students, and enjoy free food! Membership applications are now available in the Business building lobby and at our upcoming meeting. Membership dues are $55 a year. |
| September 8 |
Association of Information Technology Professionals (AITP) Meeting
Speaker: ConocoPhillips
5:00 p.m.; 207 CLB |
| September 8 |
An Introduction to the New Hire System
5:30-6:30pm; 123 Business
The Hire System is all new this year! Come learn the ropes on the system where you’ll find the jobs you will be looking for!
Presented by Spears School Career Services
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| September 9 |
Business Etiquette Dinnerr
5:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.; ConocoPhillips OSU Alumni Cente
* Tickets are limited and available on a first-come-first-served basis for undergraduate business students only in 112 Business ($5 cash)!
* Professional dress occasion
* Etiquette tutorial by Etiquette Consultant, Betsy Hildenbrand and catered meal by Meditations |
| September 11 |
Sustainability Speaker Series
Speaker: Robert Waldrop, Oklahoma Food Cooperative
Topic: “Community Resilience: Food, Water, and Energy Security”
9:00 a.m.; 408 Student Union |
| September 15 |
Putting the Career Fair to Work for You
5:30-6:30 p.m.; 408 Student Union (Case Study #1)
*Learn the best practices for your career fair experience so that you can maximize your time and effort.
*Presented by ConocoPhillips and Wolseley North America
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| September 16 |
OSU Business Career Fair
12:30-4:30 p.m.; Gallagher-Iba Arena
*The best place to meet employers and recruiters before the interviewing season begins, don’t miss it!
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| September 19-20 |
MSQFE Alumni Weekend
Contact the Department of Finance at 744-5199 for more information. |
| September 22 |
Association of Information Technology Professionals (AITP) Meeting Speaker: TBA
5:00 p.m.; 207 CLB |
September 22
September 24 |
OSU Mock Interview Days
September 22, 1:00-5:00 p.m.
Wednesday, September 24, 8:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.
OSU Career Services - 360 Student Union
A great opportunity to interview with real recruiters and get feedback on your interviewing skills. Sign-ups have already started! |
| Faculty News |
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Klete demonstrates leadership in information technology development education
STILLWATER, Okla. – Marilyn Kletke, Oklahoma State University professor of management science and information systems, has been selected as a Faculty Advocate for Pearson Prentice Hall’s myitlab, an online assessment and training solution for Microsoft Office 2007 and other computer concepts.
“Today’s students cannot live without becoming computer savvy,” Kletke said. “They will use a computer in their everyday interactions, and they will fall behind and be ineffective without the ability to use a computer. Myitlab helps students become computer literate and functional in their daily lives.” • read more |
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Chakraborty named CIMBA Professor of the Year
STILLWATER, Okla. – Goutam Chakraborty, professor in the department of marketing at Oklahoma State University, has been named Professor of the Year from the Consortium Institute of Management and Business Analysis. He received the award at the CIMBA graduation dinner July 18 at the University of Kansas. “OSU is lucky to have a true leader in the field who also is a gifted teacher,” said Josh Wiener, professor and head of the OSU Department of Marketing. “Goutam is on the cutting edge of marketing technology.” • read more
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Faculty NotesVance Fried wrote a monograph titled "The $7,376 'Ivies:' Value-Designed Models of Undergraduate Education," which was published by the Center for College Affordability and Productivity.Gary Meek and Ramesh Rao's paper published in Review of Accounting and Finance (Vol. 6, No. 3, 2007), “Evidence on Factors Affecting the Relationship between CEO Stock Option Compensation and Earnings Management,” was chosen as a Highly Commended Paper at the Literati Network Awards for Excellence 2008.
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| International Travel Scholarship Opportunities |
If you plan to study abroad during the winter intersession, spring semester, and spring break, scholarships are available from the study abroad office right now on a first-come, first-served basis. You can obtain more details at http://ieo.okstate.edu/ieo.aspx?page=120
All of this year’s Spears School’s international programs are during the summer and scholarship applications for those are available the second Wednesday of the Spring term. There are many more students seeking outside funding during this program time, so we recommend you have all your materials together and arrive at the Study Abroad office well before they open. Additional scholarships are available for Spears School students, with preference going to those who also applied through the Study Abroad Office. More information about the Spears School International Travel Scholarship program will be made available in January. |
| Upper Division Business Electives offered through Distance Learning |
The Center for Executive and Professional Development offers several undergraduate courses through its Distance Learning program.
• Click here for more information |
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