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| Upcoming Events |
| September 15 |
Students in Free Enterprise (SIFE) Meeting
(Meetings are held every Monday)
6:00 p.m.; 235 Business
SIFE offers students the opportunity to develop leadership, teamwork and communication skills through learning, practicing and teaching the principles of free enterprise. For more information, call Cory Steward at 918-269-9133 or visit www.sife.org |
| September 15-19 |
Business Week
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| September 15 |
Back to Business Bash
Free Pizza and Beverages on Library Lawn!
11:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.
Business organizations will have representatives and information about Spears School clubs |
| 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. |
| September 16 |
Career Day
Get coffee and Donuts outside Business Building before looking for a job or internship at the Career Fair.
8:45-10:30 a.m. |
| 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! |
| September 17 |
Alumni Day
Ask questions to a Panel of Young Professionals who have graduated from the Spears School
5:00 p.m.;234 Business
WIN A FREE IPOD! |
| September 18 |
Faculty Appreciation Day
All Business faculty/staff enjoy a catered lunch
11:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m.; 435 Business
Students enjoy candy outside Business Building
12:00-2:00 p.m. |
| September 19 |
Outreach Day
Get flavored ice at Chi-O Clock and pick up information in the Business Building about jobs, majors and organizations offered
11:15 a.m.-1:30 p.m. |
| September 18 |
Oil and Gas Night
5:30 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.; Student Union Little Theatre
*Sponsored by Beta Alpha Psi and the Financial Management Association
Representatives from Samson, Halliburton and Chesapeake Energy will be speaking at this event. There will also be a Question and Answer Panel with ConocoPhillips, Koch Industries, Williams Companies and Love’s Travel Stops and Country Store. A reception and recruiting event will take place following the speakers. Oil and Gas Night is open to ALL business majors. Recommended dress is business casual.
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| September 18 |
Freshmen Business Student Leaders
5:30 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.; Student Union Little Theatre.
Membership signups will begin before the meeting at 5:00 p.m. There are no dues to join and memberships are open to all business freshmen. Recommended dress is business casual. |
| September 18 |
Collegiate Entrepreneurs’ Organization (CEO) Meeting
(Meeting are on the first and third Thursdays.)
5:30 p.m.; 124 Business
Membership is open to all undergraduate and graduate students and the fee is only $25 for the academic year. For more information, contact CEO president Sean Wyatt at sean.wyatt@okstate.edu or CEO faculty adviser Jeretta Horn Nord at jeretta.nord@okstate.edu. |
| 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 |
Students in Free Enterprise (SIFE) Meeting
(Meetings are held every Monday)
6:00 p.m.; 235 Business
SIFE offers students the opportunity to develop leadership, teamwork and communication skills through learning, practicing and teaching the principles of free enterprise. For more information, call Cory Steward at 918-269-9133 or visit www.sife.org |
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 are still available! |
| September 29 |
Students in Free Enterprise (SIFE) Meeting
(Meetings are held every Monday)
6:00 p.m.; 235 Business
SIFE offers students the opportunity to develop leadership, teamwork and communication skills through learning, practicing and teaching the principles of free enterprise. For more information, call Cory Steward at 918-269-9133 or visit www.sife.org |
| Outreach News |
CEPD to host project management team seminar
The OSU Center for Educational and Professional Development will be hosting a seminar titled “Building Successful Project Management Teams” September, 23 in Tulsa, Okla. The seminar will be conducted by Margaret White, Spears School associate professor of management. The seminarwill be held at the OSU-Tulsa Conference Center, room 153 from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. White will discuss the process of developing a successful project team. The seminar will focus on learning how to manage people, and resources, to accomplish goals within a project. The seminar includes teachings from The Project Management Book of Knowledge to aid in learning about the unique nature of each project and how to accomplish it effectively. The registration fee is $195 per person. To register for the seminar or for more information, please visit http://cepd.okstate.edu/execprodev/content/index.html or call the OSU Center for Executive and Professional Development (866) 678-3933 or 405-744-5208. |
| Student News |
Spears School to celebrate Business Week September 15-19
Oklahoma State University's Business Student Council will serve up a variety of food, facts and fun September 15-19 to celebrate Business Week 2008.
Business Week is an annual five-day event sponsored by BSC to showcase the Spears School of Business. The celebration features activities and events designed to educate OSU students about the opportunities the Spears School offers and help prepare them for life after college.
The activities begin Monday, September 15 with a "Back to Business Bash" on Library Lawn. From 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., BSC will be serving free pizza and beverages. In addition, business organization representatives will be available with information about Spears School clubs.
Click here to learn more.
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OSU FMA chapter receives national awards
The Financial Management Association International at Oklahoma State University has earned the both the FMA Superior Chapter Award and the FMA Gold Membership Development Award for the 2007-2008 academic year. Both awards are presented to fewer than 5 percent of FMA chapters around the world.
The Superior Chapter Award is presented in recognition of excellence and dedication to the professional development of finance students. To earn this award, the OSU FMA chapter met or exceeded a number of specific criteria, including the ability to demonstrate exemplary chapter management and excelling in providing members program activities.
Chapters receive the Gold Membership Development Award in recognition of excellence in the recruitment of new student members. The Gold Membership Development Award indicates a chapter recruited more than 100 student members throughout the previous academic year.
To learn more about the OSU FMA chapter, e-mail FMA president Travis Holloway at travis.holloway@okstate.edu or FMA adviser Janice Jadlow at janice.jadlow@okstate.edu.
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Six Spears School students selected as Top Ten Freshmen
Six Spears School students are among the top Oklahoma State University freshmen for 2007-2008.
Haley Cosner, Amalia Deines, Ry Fleming, Andrew Henry, Jennifer Dawn Sharp and John Jordan Stivers were selected as Top Ten Freshmen Men or Top Ten Freshmen Women.
Selection of the Top Ten Freshmen students, who are now in their sophomore year at OSU, is based upon scholarship, community service, campus involvement and outstanding leadership from their freshman year.
More than 100 students applied for the honor in 2008. Applications were reviewed by a committee, and the Top Twenty Freshmen, both men and women, were selected. These 40 students were interviewed and the Top Ten Freshmen Men and Top Ten Freshmen Women were selected based on a combination of their application and interview scores.
The selection of the Top Ten Freshmen Men is organized by the Omicron Delta Kappa honor society, and the selection of the Top Ten Freshmen Women is organized by the Mortar Board honor society.
The Top Ten Freshmen Men and Women were recognized Sept. 13, 2008, at the OSU versus Missouri State football game.
Spears School students selected as Top Twenty Freshmen Emily Cole, Chelsey Johnston and Jon McDown.
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ConocoPhillips SPIRIT Scholars application period now open
Spears School of Business ConocoPhillips SPIRIT Scholars program application period opened September 1, 2008 and closes October 31, 2008 for awards beginning in Fall 2009. This program includes a $5000 scholarship per year plus enrichment activities. The application is located online at http://spears.okstate.edu/spirit_scholars.
For additional information e-mail Jeretta Horn Nord at jeretta.nord@okstate.edu.
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| Student Notes |
The Lahoma Club of OSU will award several $500 scholarships for Spring 2009
Click here for more details.
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Photos from scholarship banquet available online
Click here to view the Spears School’s online photo gallery.
Click here to view and purchase photos from Party Pix.
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| Did you know ... |
| ... Student Union Marketing offers a service to recognized student organizations? |
| Student Union Marketing offers a service to recognized student organizations for help with promotional efforts like posters, fliers and ads? For more information, call Kassidy Kirven Conway at 744-5046. |
| ... the Spears School is on YouTube? |
| Check it out at http://www.youtube.com/user/SpearsSchoolTV. |
| ... about 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. |
| ... about 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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| Faculty and Staff News |
Finance professors’ research featured in several news articles
Research by Spears School finance professors David Carter and Betty Simkins and Dan Rogers of Portland State University has been featuring has garnered media attention throughout the past few months.
The research, which also is featured as a case study in their finance classes, addresses hedging in the airline industry. Click here to read the case study, “Fuel dedging in the airline industry: The case of Southwest Airlines"
Other articles referencing the research:
NPR Marketplace: Southwest's hedging luck might be up
USA Today: Southwest success hinges on hedges; Can airline's bets on fuel prices continue to pay off?
USA Today: Can fuel hedges keep Southwest in the money?
Wall Street Journal: Why Rivals Don’t copy Southwest’s hedging
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College for $7,376 a year?
Vance Fried, Don R. Brattain Professor of management at Oklahoma State University, has produced a model institution that could provide students a well-rounded education for less than $8,000 per year.
Click here to listen to the audio file from the Chronicles of Higher Education.
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| Faculty and Staff Notes |
| The Business Student Council will sponsor a luncheon on Thursday, Sept. 18 in 435 Business Building from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. There will be McAlester's sandwiches and dessert, as well as refreshments. Reminders will be put in mailboxes. |
