Spears Headline News


Week of August 31 - September 6, 2009

In This Issue ...
Upcoming Events and Deadlines
August 31

Association of Information Technology Professional (AITP) Meeting
207 CLB; 5:00 p.m.

Speaker: ConocoPhillips

September 1

Williams Companies Meet & Greet
Regency Room, 224 Student Union; 10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.

Come as you are and visit with representatives from Williams Companies about the variety of internship and full-time positions available to business students.

September 1

Financial Management Association (FMA) Membership Social
Hideaway; 5:30 p.m.

Any OSU student interested in finance (any year, any major) is invited to attend, join FMA and meet other FMA students.

September 3 Beta Alpha Psi Meeting
Business 018

6:00 p.m. - Candidate Meeting featuring Deloitte
6:45 p.m. - Professional Meeting featuring Ernst & Young
September 8

Back to Business Bash
Classroom Building Lawn; 2:30 - 4:45 p.m.

Club and Organization fair open to all classifications and majors (all freshmen are required to attend)

September 9-10

Résumé Doctor
360 Student Union; 9:30-3:00 p.m.

Get your resume ready for the upcoming recruiting season during this walk-in resume clinic, no appointment necessary

September 10

Getting Ready to Fly: What it is Like to Be Part of an Entrepreneurial Growth Firm Right Out of School
by Rajiv Kalra; Chief Operations Officer, US Beverage Net, Syracuse, New York
CLB 207; 5:30 p.m.

Presented by the OSU Entrepreneurship Club

September 10

Business Etiquette Dinner
ConocoPhillips OSU Alumni Cente;
5:30 - 7:30 p.m.

*Jana Christian, Etiquette School of Oklahoma
*Tickets are on sale now in 112 Business to business majors for $5

September 16

Putting the Career Fair to Work for You
ConocoPhillips OSU Alumni Center, Jones Seminar Room;
5:30-6:30 p.m.

*Representatives of Williams Companies and Wolseley will share tips for career fair success

September 17

OSU Entrepreneurship Club Meeting
CLB 207; 5:30 p.m.

August 31

Association of Information Technology Professional (AITP) Meeting
207 CLB; 5:00 p.m.

Speaker: OneOK

September 30-Novemeber 4

BADM 2010 Career Planning and Job Search Strategies
6:45-9:30 p.m.

*All majors welcome; enrollment is now open!

News

Congratulations to the first class of CIE Scolars

CIE Scholars GroupThe Creativity, Innovation, and Entrepreneurship (CIE) Scholars Program is a distinguished initiative developed to recognize and engage the top students enrolled in the MBA Program at the Spears School of Business. The CIE Scholars are selected based on previous academic performance and achievements, leadership experiences, extra-curricularn or community engagement activity and unique life accomplishments.

2009-201 CIE Scholars include (left to right) Kip Kelly, Brandon Schartz, Nguyen Thuy Vu An, Harlan Ross, Niccole Grimaldi, Blain Rider, Karin Madrid, Matt Fedick and Samantha Collingsworth.

Alumni Association accepting application for 2009-2010 Seniors of Significance

The OSU Alumni Association is now accepting applications for the 2009-2010 Seniors of Significance and Outstanding Senior awards. Electronic applications can now be submitted at www.orangeconnection.org/studentawards . Paper applications can be downloaded here and returned to the ConocoPhillips OSU Alumni Center by Thursday, Oct. 1 by 5 p.m. The awards, which recognize students who have excelled in scholarship, leadership and service to campus and community, are presented at the end of the fall semester.

FMA Chapter receives national recognition

The Financial Management Association International at Oklahoma State University has earned the the FMA Superior Chapter Award for the 2008-2009 academic year. The award is presented to fewer than 5 percent of FMA chapters around the world, and the OSU FMA chapter has received the award 18 out of the past 19 years.

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. To learn more about the OSU FMA chapter, e-mail FMA president Conner Mahan Holloway at conner.mahan@okstate.ed or FMA adviser Janice Jadlow at janice.jadlow@okstate.edu.

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