Headline News: Week of March 5, 2012
Headline News: Week of March 5, 2012
Spears School News
OSU Wins Big 12 MBA Case Competition
From left, Oklahoma State's Chad Dayton, Julena Bonner, Clint Miller and Wayne Harber are congratulated by Joe Eastin, president of ISN Software Corporation in Dallas, after winning first place in the Big 12 MBA Case Competition this past weekend.
Oklahoma State University captured first place in the sixth annual Big 12 MBA Case Competition hosted by the Spears School of Business this past weekend. The first-place victory by Oklahoma State was its third in the six years of the MBA Case Competition.
OSU’s four-person team of MBA students Julena Bonner, Chad Dayton, Wayne Harber and Clint Miller placed first out of the nine teams competing – Baylor, Iowa State, Kansas, Kansas State, Missouri, Oklahoma, OSU, Texas Tech and Big 12 Conference newcomer Texas Christian University. The OSU team won the first-place trophy and $2,000 prize money. The University of Oklahoma placed second and won $1,600, and TCU was third and received $1,200.
In addition, OSU student Clint Miller was selected as the best presenter and MVP during the two-day event and the Oklahoma State team received the sportsmanship award as voted on by the other competitors.
“We couldn’t be happier for the four members of the team representing OSU and the Spears School of Business,” said Dean Larry Crosby. “It’s a great accomplishment against some of the best MBA students from other Big 12 schools. It’s an indication of the quality of the education that our MBA students are receiving at Oklahoma State University, and shows that they stack up against other MBA students throughout the Big 12. It’s a great accomplishment for the MBA students, and we are very proud of each of them.
The nine teams were required to analyze a real-world case problem provided by ISN Software Corporation in Dallas. The teams were asked to assess the problem, research possible solutions, write a concept proposal and give a presentation on their findings and recommendations – all within 24 hours of receiving the case on Friday morning. Each team then presented its strategy to a panel of judges, composed of business executives and industry leaders.
The field was narrowed to the top three teams following the preliminary round of competition, and those three presented their proposal during the final round. The winners were announced during a banquet on Saturday night at the Wes Watkins Center on the Stillwater campus.
Spears School Student Council Recognizes “Faculty Member of the Month”
Richard Buchanan
Andrew Urich
Each month the Spears School Student Council presents the “Faculty Member of the Month” to a person that exemplifies leadership, outstanding teaching skills, compassion and positive attitude towards students. Nominees are submitted by any Student Council member, prior to the vote going to the entire council. At the end of the semester winners are recognized at a dinner hosted by the Student Council.
The January Faculty Member of the Month is Richard Buchanan.
The February Faculty Member of the Month is Andrew Urich.
Congress to Campus
The Spears School of Business is hosting Congress to Campus on Monday, April 2, with former Congressman Larry LaRocco (Idaho) and former Congresswoman Sue Kelly (New York) as the guest speakers. The topic will be “International Trade: Opportunity or Destruction.” The forum will be held the Wes Watkins Center Auditorium at 2:30 p.m. Students, faculty and staff are welcomed to attend this free event. For more information about the event, contact Jeretta Horn Nord at jeretta.nord@okstate.edu or 744-5091.
CEO Day
The 2012 CEO Day is Tuesday, April 3, from 3:30-5:00 p.m. in the ConocoPhillips Alumni Center, Click Hall. CEO Day was designed to bring successful business people to campus so students are given the opportunities to:
- Discover challenges and issues CEOs face,
- Understand how CEOs charter their career paths,
- Discover characteristics they seek in managers,
- Interact with successful CEOs,
- Learn about CEO’s decision processes and leadership styles.
This year’s guest CEOs include Al Litchenburg, Vice Chairman, American Fidelity Corporation, and Don Greiner, CEO of Grace Living Centers. Students, faculty and staff are welcome to attend.
Getting to Know…
The Spears School of Business has nearly 4,500 students, so students may sometimes feel like they’re getting lost in the crowd. We’re doing what we can to help people get to know our students, faculty and staff. “Getting to Know …” can be found on the Spears School website (spears.okstate.edu), and a new student, faculty or staff member will be featured each week.
Senior Taylor Lynch, an accounting major from Edmond, Okla., and Professor of Management Science and Information Systems Nik Dalal were featured in our most recent edition of “Getting to Know.” If you have a suggestion for someone to be featured, please let us know by sending an email to ssb.news@okstate.edu.
New Online Calendar
The Spears School now has a new online calendar. Visit the spears.okstate.edu home page and click on the calendar tab to view upcoming events.
Spears Speakers Bureau Schedule (March 5-9)
Who: Keith Burlison, FAA
When: Wednesday, March 7, 11:30 a.m. in Business 018
Spears YouTube Trivia
Watch this SpearsSchoolOSU YouTube video to find the answer to this question from the video “Veterans Entrepreneurship Program – Interview with Chris Stokes:” Aside from being CEO of Rooftop Impressions, what is Chris Stokes’ other occupation?
The first person to submit the correct answer to ssb.news@okstate.edu will win a free Spears School t-shirt.
Spears School Calendar
March 5-6: 1st International Conference on Innovation and Entrepreneurship in Health at the Reed Conference Center and Sheraton Hotel, Midwest City, Okla.
Tuesday, March 6: Green Entrepreneurship Speaker Series (public welcome) at 3:30-5:00 p.m., Morrill Hall 101
Guest speaker: Todd Stephens, AIA
Wednesday, March 7: Women’s Business Leadership Conference at the Hyatt Regency, Tulsa
Wednesday, March 7: Association of Information Technology Professionals meeting at 5:30 p.m., Business Building 018
Guest Speaker: From Conoco Phillips
Thursday, March 8: Seminar: Supervisory Program-Changing Roles: Understanding Power and Leadership (Dr. Ken Eastman) at 9 a.m.-noon, OSU-Tulsa
Thursday, March 8: Seminar: Supervisory Program-Coaching, Enhancing Employee Performance and Mentoring (Dr. Raj Basu) at 1-4 p.m., OSU-Tulsa
Thursday, March 8: Green Entrepreneurship Speaker Series (public welcome) at 3:30-5:00 p.m., Morrill Hall 101
Guest speaker: Dr. Steve Sadler, OSU Geography
Tuesday, March 13: Green Entrepreneurship Speaker Series (public welcome) at 3:30-5:00 p.m., Morrill Hall 101 with guest speaker: Dr. Marvin Stone, OSU Biosystems Engineering
Wednesday, March 14: Entrepreneurship Brownbag Research Seminar Series at Noon, Business Building 435
Guest speaker: Rebecca Franklin
Thursday, March 15: Tulsa Business Forums (Randi Zuckerberg) at Noon-1:30 p.m., Hyatt Regency, Tulsa
Thursday, March 15: Green Entrepreneurship Speaker Series (public welcome) at 3:30-5:00 p.m., Morrill Hall 101
Guest speaker: David Levitt, Esq.
Thursday, March 15: OSU E-Club general meeting at 5:30 p.m., Business Building 124
Guest speaker: Behfar Jahanshahi
Thursday, March 15: Phi Beta Lambda General Meeting at 5:30 p.m. in BUS 109
Thursday, March 15: Information Security & Assurance Club meeting at 6:30 p.m., Business Building 018
Friday, March 16: Executive Management Briefings (Randi Zuckerberg) at Noon-1:30 p.m., National Cowboy and Western Heritage Museum, OKC
Friday, March 16: American Association of University Women (AAUW) An Evening of Arts and Fashion, 6:30 p.m. in the ConocoPhillips Alumni Center Click Hall. Contact Jeretta Horn Nord at 405-747-0320.
Tuesday, March 27: Green Entrepreneurship Speaker Series (public welcome) at 3:30-5:00 p.m., Morrill Hall 101
Guest speaker: Dr. Jason Vogel, OSU Stormwater specialist
Thursday, March 29: OSU E-Club general meeting at 5:30 p.m., Business Building 124
Thursday, March 29: Information Security & Assurance Club meeting at 6:30 p.m. , Business Building 018
Friday, March 30: Seminar: Professional Image: Position Yourself for Success (Dr. Andrew Urich) at 9 a.m.-noon, OSU-Tulsa
Friday, March 30: Seminar: Dynamic Presentation Skills (Dr. Andrew Urich) at 1-4 p.m., OSU-Tulsa
Saturday, March 31: Oklahoma Accounting Educators Workshop at Wes Watkins Center
Monday, April 2: Congress to Campus with guest speakers former Congressman Larry LaRocco (Idaho) and former Congresswoman Sue Kelly (New York) at 2:30 p.m., Wes Watkins Center Auditorium, Topic: “International Trade: Opportunity or Destruction.”
Monday, April 2: Association of Information Technology Professionals meeting at 5:30 p.m., Business Building 018 with a speaker from Data-tronics
Tuesday, April 3: CEO Day is Tuesday, April 3, from 3:30-5:00 p.m. in the ConocoPhillips Alumni Center, Click Hall.
Tuesday, April 3: Green Entrepreneurship Speaker Series (public welcome) at 3:30-5:00 p.m., Morrill Hall 101
Guest speakers: Diane Wilkins, DEQ OKC, and Ilda Hershey, Sustainable Stillwater
Wednesday, April 4: Women Entrepreneurs INSPIRE Conference in Oklahoma City
Thursday, April 5: Green Entrepreneurship Speaker Series (public welcome) at 3:30-5:00 p.m., Morrill Hall 101
Guest speaker: Jenny Gilliland, Energy Manager, OSU Physical Plant
Thursday, April 12: OSU E-Club Executive Nominee Pitch at 5:30 p.m., Business Building 124
Thursday, April 12: Phi Beta Lambda General Meeting at 5:30 p.m., BUS 109
Thursday, April 12: Information Security & Assurance Club meeting at 6:30 p.m., Business Building 018
Friday, April 13: OSU E-Club Ropes Course at 9 a.m.-5 p.m., Camp Redlands
Tuesday, April 17: Energy Conference at 9 a.m.-4 p.m., Cox Business Convention Center, OKC
Wednesday, April 18: Entrepreneurship Brownbag Research Seminar Series at Noon, Business Building 435
Guest speaker: Yana Ezhova
Wednesday, April 18: Association of Information Technology Professionals meeting at 5:30 p.m., Business Building 018
Thursday, April 19: American Association of University Women (AAUW) meeting at 5:30 p.m., Friday, April 20
Hideaway Pizza (free pizza, salad and soda) CIE Creativity Festival
April 20-21: Semifinals and Finals of Riata Business Plan Competition
Friday, April 20: Retirement Dinner for Dr. Meg Kletke at 6:30 p.m., Meditations Banquet Facility, Stillwater
Tuesday, April 24: Seminar: Fine Tuning Your Business Writing (Ms. Kim McCrackin) at 9 a.m.-noon, OSU-Tulsa
Tuesday, April 24: Seminar: Editing and Proofreading (Ms. Kim McCrackin) at 1-4 p.m., OSU-Tulsa
Thursday, April 26: OSU E-Club general meeting (New Officer Induction dinner), TBA, Business Building 124
Tuesday, May 1: Tulsa Business Forums (Peter Sheahan) at Noon-1:30 p.m., Hyatt Regency, Tulsa
Friday, May 4: SAS Analytics Day
Friday, May 4: Graduate Commencement Reception at 5-6 p.m., Conoco Phillips Alumni Center
Friday, May 4: Graduate Commencement Ceremony at 7 p.m. Gallagher-Iba Arena
May 5-11: Oklahoma Municipal Court Clerks Association Conference at Wes Watkins Center
Wednesday, May 9: Entrepreneurship Brownbag Research Seminar Series at noon, Business Building 435
Guest speaker: Mike Morris
June 10-15: Information Systems Technology Academy (ISyTE) at Stillwater
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Wes Watkins Center, Stillwater, OK
May 22-24, 2013 'Making Your Education a Colorful Experience'
Anadarko Petroleum corporate office, The Woodlands, TX
OSU Houston Management Development Consortium Presenter: Bryan Edwards, Ph.D. Confrontations comprise the very foundations of accountability, and when they are handled poorly, they result in failed promises, missed expectations, lack of accountability, and bad behavior. Learn how to effectively manage confrontation and make rapid and substantial improvements in individual, team, and organizational results. This seminar teaches a straightforward step-by-step process for identifying and resolving performance gaps, strengthening accountability, eliminating inconsistency and reducing resentment. Each person knows someone who has violated expectations, broken promises, or performed poorly. Indeed, most organizational failures, team disasters, and family discord are the natural result of chronic problems people have either failed to confront or confronted poorly. Built upon years of managerial research, this seminar in crucial confrontations directly addresses gaps between expectations and performance with a model that ensures individual and team effectiveness. You will learn how to approach confrontations in a different and more encouraging way. You will learn to hold someone accountable face-to-face by making a clear and direct connection between action and consequences. Additionally, you will learn to master performance discussions, motivate without using power and move to action.
OSU Campus
June 2-7, 2013 A hands-on exploration program The Oklahoma State University Information Systems Technology Exploration Academy (ISyTE) is an action-packed, hands-on program designed for high school students interested in the vital intersection of business and technology. This six-day program will allow you to learn from industry leaders and current MIS students and faculty about information system practice and career possibilities.
Marriott Courtyard | Oklahoma City
June 20-21, 2013 The Gretl Conference is enjoyable and rewarding for Gretl users at all levels and from all disciplines. This year's program will consist of presentations by users, invited speakers (including James MacKinnon), and Gretl developers. In addition, the program will include the "wishes and grumbles" development session, in which users have an opportunity to share their comments and suggestions directly with the primary developers of Gretl.
Oklahoma City
The Department of Economics and Legal Studies at Oklahoma State University's Spears School of Business will host Gretl Conference 2013 this summer in which participants from all around the world will travel to Oklahoma. The Gretl Conference 2013 is for econometricians who are devoted users and developers of Gretl, an open-source statistical package used worldwide. The conference is scheduled for June 20-21 in Oklahoma City, and it is the first time the group will be meeting in the United States. The previous two conferences were held in Torun, Poland (2011) and Bilbao, Spain (2009).
Oklahoma City
The Department of Economics and Legal Studies at Oklahoma State University's Spears School of Business will host Gretl Conference 2013 this summer in which participants from all around the world will travel to Oklahoma. The Gretl Conference 2013 is for econometricians who are devoted users and developers of Gretl, an open-source statistical package used worldwide. The conference is scheduled for June 20-21 in Oklahoma City, and it is the first time the group will be meeting in the United States. The previous two conferences were held in Torun, Poland (2011) and Bilbao, Spain (2009).
OSU-OKC
June 26-27, 2013 Every business must constantly improve their processes to be successful. This seminar covers the basics of Business Process Improvement including: terminology, identifying and selecting projects, planning, management and execution, analysis and measurement. This session includes practical exercises and examples that can apply to any type of business, large or small. Participants may enroll in the first day of Improving your Business Processes or both days which includes the Project Management session.
ConocoPhillips Alumni Center, Stillwater
July 22-26, 2013 Are you wondering what you can do to help develop top management in your organization? You are invited to send leaders from your company to attend this one-week executive development program.
ConocoPhillips Alumni Center, Stillwater
July 29-August 2, 2013 Improve your knowledge and skills and broaden your perspective in your role as a leader. In cooperation with the State of Oklahoma Office of Human Capital Management, Oklahoma State University and the University of Oklahoma
Anadarko Petroleum corporate office, The Woodlands, TX
OSU Houston Management Development Consortium Presenter: Matthew Bowler, Ph.D. At various times, management in organizations perceive a need for a change. This program addresses what drives change, as well as how to create a sense of urgency, alignment, and support among management groups. In addition, participants will learn how to create a network for change by establishing a system that solicits involvement and ownership of key stakeholders. This will be accomplished by using a mix of break-out sessions, interactive lectures, simulations and case studies to teach participants how to lead your organization to successful adapt to changes in business environments. This program is designed for executives, managers and leaders from all organizations at all stages and sizes with various backgrounds. Participants will build on peers' knowledge to leave the program with the best possible skills for addressing challenges. Individuals involved in change initiatives, or who are preparing for them, will gain frameworks to help make the change process more effective.
ConocoPhillips OSU Alumni Center, Click Hall
The Spears School of Business Scholarship Banquet honors recipients of scholarships for the 2013-14 school year.
Anadarko Petroleum corporate office, The Woodlands, TX
OSU Houston Management Development Consortium--Developing Your Emotional Intelligence Presenter: Debra L. Nelson, Ph.D. Nearly three hundred different company sponsored studies have demonstrated that the secret to excellent performance at work is emotional intelligence (EI). In this session, participants will learn a validated framework for emotional intelligence, and will assess their own level of EI using the Emotional Competence Inventory, a 360-degree evaluation. Through a series of exercises, participants will build a personal vision and make a plan to increase their El in order to achieve that vision and move toward excellent performance.
October 2-4, 2013 The OSU Energy Midstream and Marketing program will focus on 1) natural gas 2) crude oil and 3) NGL midstream and other topics as related to business and is targeted to those new in the industry or midstream and marketing area. The program will address what it takes to get oil and gas to market, potential obstacles, supply, and other market factors. Instructors for this session will feature Oklahoma State University faculty as well as speakers from the energy industry.
OSU-Tulsa Helmerich Research Center, 526 N. Elgin Ave Tulsa
The Ph.D. in Business for Executives Program is offered in an executive format requiring four days a month for 10 months a year in residencies. Classes are also supplemented by online interaction. Core curriculum for the program consists of eight courses. These courses cover macro and micro organizational issues, creativity, innovation, and a broad and comprehensive spectrum of research methods - qualitative, quantitative, and mixed methods. In addition, several concentration courses and applied research practicum are offered.
ConocoPhillips OSU Alumni Center, Click Hall
The Honors & Awards Banquet recognized some of the Spears School of Business finest students and faculty members.