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| Student Notes |
International Travel scholarships available
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.
For more information visit ieo.okstate.edu
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Upper-division courses offered through distance learning
The Center for Executive and Professional Development offers several undergraduate courses through its Distance Learning program.
For more information, visit cepd.okstate.edu
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The Lahoma Club of OSU will award several $500 scholarships for Spring 2009
• Click here for more details.
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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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| Did you know ... |
| ... BADM 2010-921: Career Building and Job Search Strategies begins this week |
Wednesday evenings, October 1-November 5
Earn 1 credit hour while learning about how to combine your interests to a future career path
Topics include- Career assessment, resume/cover letter development, interviewing skills, and job search strategies
Enroll now at http://prodosu.okstate.edu. |
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| Faculty and Staff News |
Spears School study reveals that Oklahoma commercial banks are sound
Gary Simpson, professor of finance and the Oklahoma Bankers Association chair of commercial bank management, analyzed all 249 of the state’s commercial banks as of Sept. 19.
Simpson said he found the individual institutions to have strong capital positions, which serve as a buffer against losses and allow banks to handle economic downturns.• read more |
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Chakrabory to chair session at M2008
Goutam Chakraborty, professor of marketing, will chair a session and speak at M2008, a Data Mining Conference, in Las Vegas on October 27-29. The conference is the world's largest data mining conference of its kind. More than 800 people worldwide attend from industries including financial services, insurance, technology, education, healthcare, pharmaceutical, government and retail.
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Manzer to present storytelling seminar to help business and government professionals achieve better customer relations
Lee Manzer, professor of marketing, will present a seminar titled “Storytelling to Enhance Organizational Performance" on Sept. 25, 2008, from 2:30 to 4:30 p.m. at the CREC Training Center in Stillwater. The seminar is part of the LeadershipSource Professional Development Program sponsored by the Center for Executive and Professional Development and Central Rural Electric Cooperative.
Attendees will learn the value of storytelling in a culture that can reach far beyond societal culture. They will learn techniques that will create a comfortable working environment and learn how storytelling can effectively solve conflict and help generate better customer relations. • read more |
| Upcoming Events |
| September 29 |
Successful Interview Techniques
5:30-6:30 p.m.; 408 Student Union (Case Study #1)
- Presented by Bank of Oklahoma
- Come learn the how to’s and the how not’s of interviewing from recruiters who see it all
- Ginger Holley, Manager of Bank of Oklahoma’s Accelerated Career Track program as well as current ACT members and OSU Alums, Audrey Stake and Ryan Kirk will empower students to approach the interviewing process with confidence and the tools to be successful in obtaining their dream internship or full-time position. This program is highly interactive and features a skit on ‘what TO do’ an interview and ‘what NOT to do’ in an interview
- First 50 students will receive a FREE Interview Survival Kit
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| 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 |
| September 30 |
The OSU Oklahoma Intercollegiate Legislature (OIL) Delegation and Student Government Association as well as the Young Democrats and College Republicans will be hosting a political fair on Library Lawn on September 30th. There will be representatives from state and local parties, voter registration booth, candidates, political student group booths, an issues forum, and a canned food drive. The goal of the event is to educate students on the political campaigns and also register at least 2000 new voters. Admission to the event will be 1 canned food item. |
| October 2 |
Professional Careers in Sports Forum
5:30-6:30-Networking Reception
6:30-8:00-Presentation and Panel
ConocoPhillips OSU Alumni Center
Learn from the experts about the types of career opportunities available in the sports industry, as well as how you can break into this exciting and highly competitive industry
- KEN BLUME- Director of Development, Kansas City Chiefs, National Football League
- CHRISTIE COOK - General Manager, Oklahoma City Yard Dawgz Arena Football Team
- GORDON WHITENER - Chairman & Chief Executive Officer of SportsMyx
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| October 2 |
Collegiate Entrepreneur's Organization (CE0) Meeting
Learn how to write a business plan
5:30 p.m.; 018 Business |
| October 6 |
Association of Information Technology Professionals (AITP) Meeting
Speaker: TBA
5:00 p.m.; 207 CLB |
| October 6 |
Students in Free Enterprise (SIFE) Meeting
(Meetings are held every Monday)
6:00 p.m.; 235 Business |
| October 13 |
Students in Free Enterprise (SIFE) Meeting
(Meetings are held every Monday)
6:00 p.m.; 235 Business |
| October 16 |
Collegiate Entrepreneur's Organization (CE0) Meeting
Intrapreneurship - Entrepreneurship within a large organization
Speaker: Steve Tatum, President of Koch Mineral Services, LLC
5:30 p.m.; 124 Business |
