Need a 1 credit-hour class? Enroll in BADM 2010: Career Planning and Job Search Strategies |
Taught by Lindsay Vallaster, Spears School Career Coordinator for Undergraduate Programs, this 1 credit-hour class is open to all majors. Enroll through your advisor and the Office of the Registrar (324 Student Union) today!
Course topics include:
- Career Development and the job search process
- Career planning
- Resumes/cover letters
- Internships
- Interviewing strategies
- Surviving your first 90 days on the job
- and more!
For more information, visit http://spears.okstate.edu/cepd/credit/badm2010 |
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| Spears School News |
OSU listed as one of the top 10 universities preparing cyber security professionals
Oklahoma State University recently was listed by The New New Internet as one of the top 10 universities preparing cyber security professionals.
OSU has a long history of active involvement in digital security and forensics, offering an undergraduate option and minor in Information Assurance, as well as a 15-credit hour graduate certificate in information assurance. The program draws on the expertise of faculty from the Spears School of Business, the computer science department of the College of Arts and Sciences and the electrical engineering department of the College of Engineering, Architecture and Technology.
Click here to learn more. |
Condoleezza Rice to headline OSU’s Tulsa Business Forums speaker series
Former U.S. Secretary of State and national security advisor Condoleezza Rice is slated to headline the roster of exciting speakers for the 2009-2010 Tulsa Business Forums series. The Tulsa Business Forums feature international business and political leaders, authors and policymakers who bring critical and timely information to the Oklahoma business community. In addition to Rice, other speakers for the 2009-2010 series include William D. Cohan and J. Alexander M Douglas, Jr.
The Tulsa Business Forums are sponsored by the Spears School of Business and its corporate partners and coordinated by the Center for Executive and Professional Development at Oklahoma State University.
Click here to learn more. |
Spears School experts think recession may bottom out this year
by Kirby Lee Davis, Journal Record
The U.S. recession could bottom out this year, according to a midyear update report by Oklahoma State University economists Russell Evans and Kyle Dean.
“We foresee an end to the contraction and a return to modest economic growth in the latter half of 2009,” the leaders of the OSU Center for Applied Economic Research wrote in a commentary released Monday.
But that will probably come in the form of a modest, sustained recovery, they said, with the pace of hiring not picking up until the latter half of 2010.
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Riata Center for Entrepreneurship will fuel students’ dreams
by Jessica Jackson, Stillwater NewsPress
Imagine. Believe. Create.
Those three words are the theme of the Riata Center for Entrepreneurship at Oklahoma State University, which was dedicated Friday morning at the Spears School of Business
The center was made possible by a $28.6 million donation from Amy and Malone Mitchell III last year. It will serve as a place to surround students in entrepreneurship and be an outreach for entrepreneurs and aspiring entrepreneurs.
Click here to learn more. |
| Upcoming Events and Deadlines |
| September 29 |
ROCK your next interview program
5:30-6:30 p.m.; 416 Student Union
Hosted by Spears School Career Services. Speaker Ginger Holley from the Bank of Oklahoma will be presenting interview and interview preparation tips, as well as how to excel during interviews with potential employers. Pizza and refreshments will be provided for students. |
| September 30-Novemeber 4 |
BADM 2010 Career Planning and Job Search Strategies
6:45-9:30 p.m. (every Wednesday)
All majors welcome; enrollment is now open! |
| October 1 |
Oil & Gas Night
5:30-7:30p.m.; Wes Watkins Center Auditorium
Guest Speakers: ConocoPhillips, Koch, and Williams
Discussion Panel: Chesapeake, Halliburton, Love's, and Samson
Refreshments will be serve. Sponsored by Beta Alpha Psi
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| October 5 |
Association of Information Technology Professional Meetings
5:00 p.m.; 207 CLB
Guest Speaker: Cerner |
| October 6 |
Explore International Careers
5:30-7:00 p.m.; 280 Student Union
Interested in working abroad? Come hear Oklahoma’s Diplomat in Residence from the U.S. State Department, Edward Wehrli, speak about international career opportunities. |
| October 7 |
Study Abroad Information Night
5:30 p.m.; 234 Business Building.
Spears School faculty will be available to answer your questions about Study Abroad and Travel opportunities. If you need more information, stop by 108 Gundersen or 215 Business Building or email cinda.krout@okstate.edu |
