Organizational theory expert to speak at OSU

The Oklahoma State University Department of Management will host a public talk by organizational theory scholar Andy Van de Ven on Friday, October 23 at 10 a.m. in room 413 in the OSU Student Union.

Van de Ven is the author of Engaged Scholarship, which addresses ways to bridge the gap between academic research and managerial practice. Van de Ven envisions a co-production of knowledge where academics, business practitioners and other stakeholders combine their seemingly disparate skill sets to discover solutions for some of business’ biggest problems.

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Finance department holds alumni weekend

The Oklahoma State University Department of Finance recently hosted the third annual Master of Science in Quantitative Financial Economics (MSQFE) Alumni Weekend. MSQFE alumni, faculty and current MSQFE students were invited to participate in the two-day event, held Oct. 2-3, 2009.

The event provided MSQFE alumni and current students with networking opportunities, professional development and gain knowledge from industry leaders on timely subjects.

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Spears School of Business names first Entrepreneur in Residence

The Oklahoma State University Spears School of Business is proud to announce the first annual Entrepreneur in Residence, Patricia Henriques.

As an Entrepreneur in Residence Henriques will visit the OSU-Stillwater campus from Washington, D.C., on five occasions throughout the academic year to meet with OSU students and give lectures about entrepreneurship. Henriques will speak in various classes, meet with business plan teams and students interested in entrepreneurial careers, work with CIE Scholars, assist the Riata Center with outreach programs and advise the entrepreneurship program leadership team.

“As a successful female entrepreneur, she is an especially good role model for our students,” said Michael Morris, N. Malone Mitchell, Jr. Chair in Entrepreneurship, professor and head of the OSU Department of Entrepreneurship.

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Spears School helps OSU earn designation as military friendly school

Oklahoma State University recently was included in G.I. Jobs magazine’s list of “Military Friendly Schools” for 2010. The list honors the top 15 percent of colleges, universities and trade schools that are doing the most to embrace America's veterans as students.

The list was compiled through exhaustive research starting last May during which G.I. Jobs polled more than 7,000 schools nationwide. Criteria for making the Military Friendly Schools list included efforts to recruit and retain military and veteran students, results in recruiting military and veteran students and academic accreditations. Schools on the Military Friendly Schools list also offer additional benefits to student veterans or active-duty military.

For instance, OSU offers a discounted tuition rate to active-duty military members who take distance learning courses offered through the Spears School of Business. This rate is applicable for active-duty military personnel who are interested in both graduate and undergraduate distance learning courses.

In addition, the Riata Center for Entrepreneurship in the Spears School offers an entrepreneurial training program that equips disabled veterans with the skills needed to launch their own businesses. The Veterans with Disabilities Entrepreneurship Program, known as VEP, is an entrepreneurial training program that provides the business support and resources necessary for disabled soldiers returning from Operation Iraqi Freedom or Operation Enduring Freedom.

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