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| Upcoming Events and Deadlines |
| February 24 |
Greater Grads Career Fair 2009
noon - 4:30 p.m.
Cox Business Convention Center, Downtown Oklahoma City
Nearly 100 Oklahoma employers will participate in this year’s edition of the Greater Grads Career fair hosted by the Greater Oklahoma City Chamber. Students will have the chance to connect businesses seeking intern and full-time candidates. For a complete listing of companies, visit www.greatergrads.com/careerfair. |
| February 25 |
Association of Information Technology Professionals Meeting
5:00 p.m.
207 CLB
Speaker: Data-Tronics |
| February 26 |
OSU-Tulsa Career Fair
2:00 - 4:00 p.m.; Main Hall Commons, OSU-
More than 40 companies will participate in OSU-Tulsa’s Career Fair. For a list of participating companies, visit www.hireosugrads.com. |
| February 26 |
Business Honors Organization Meeting
5:30 p.m.; CLB 313
All students (business, non-business, honors, non-honors) are invited to attend. |
| February 26 |
FMA Meeting
5:30 p.m.; 124 Business
Speaker:
Michael S. Hyatt, UBS
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| February 27 |
Mortar Board applications due
Applications are available at www.okstate.edu/osu_orgs/mb/. |
March 4
March 5 |
Grad Fair
March 4 from noon - 6:00 p.m.
March 5 from 10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Student Union Atrium
If you are graduating this spring, plan to stop by the Graduation Fair on either date. Everything you need to prepare for graduation including caps and gowns, graduation announcements, diploma frames, among other items will be available. |
| March 5 |
2009 Elevator Pitch Competition
5:30 p.m.; Business Building 124
Participate for a chance to win $1500 in Scholarships. Hosted by CEO / The Entrepreneurship Club and SIFE. For more information, email Sean.Wyatt@okstate.edu. |
| March 5 |
National Education for Women's (N.E.W.) Leadership applications due
N.E.W. Leadership is a five-day residential institute that encourage college women to consider careers in politics and public service. Learn more or apply at www.ou.edu/carlalbertcenter/leadership |
| March 6 |
OSU Student Foundation applications due
The purpose of the Student Foundation is to serve Oklahoma State University by building,cultivating and sustaining relationships within the OSU community and to educate the student body about the impact and importance of charitable giving. Click here to download an application. |
| March 13 |
Outstanding Seniors and Organization Applications due
Applications are available in 201 L (Dean's Office). All applications are due by 4:30 p.m. on March 13. |
| News |
 Energy finance students attend NGEAO meeting
Students in Betty Simkins' energy finance class attended the February monthly meeting of the the Natural Gas and Energy Association of Oklahoma (NGEAO) on Feb. 19, 2009. Pictured are (left to right) Matt Patterson, Carol Cook, NGEAO board member Rick Fitzgerald, Jordan Hill, NGEAO President Mary Beasley, Andy Reinert, Ryan Timms, and Betty Simkins |
 Meg Kletke to receive Faculty/Staff Appreciation Award
Dr. Kletke, professor of management science and information systems has been selected as a recipient of a Faculty/Staff Appreciation Award from the University Offices of Intercollegiate Athletics and Academic Affairs. Kletke will e publicly recognized for her support of the positive values of intercollegiate competition that contribute to student success at the OSU-Kansas women's basketball game February 25. |
 Betty Simkins invited to present paper
Betty Simkins, associate professor if finance, was invited to present the paper, "An Analysis of the Implied Probability of Bankruptcy for Chapter 11 Firms, Global Banks and Materials and Construction Firms Impacted by the Subprime Crisis", at Wilfrid Laurier University and Ryerson University recently in each university's research seminar series. The paper is co-authored with Antonio Camara (OSU) and Ivilina Popova (Texas State University at San Marcos). |
Finance student Luke Simkins' research selected for publication
Luke Simkins, OSU finance major, had a research abstract accepted for publication in the Journal of Microbiology. The title of the article is: "Multi-drug Resistant Bacteria in a U.S. Theater Hospital in Afghanistan," which was co-authored with D.E. Sutter, et. al. Simkins plans to attend medical school after graduation. He conducted this research in the summer 2008 when stationed at Baghram Air Force Base in Afghanistan. |
