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Week of March 3 - 7
 
    •  MORTAR BOARD, a national senior honor society, is beginning its process of membership selection. They consider men and women who are outstanding in the areas of scholarship, leadership, and service. More information and application materials can be found at http://www.okstate.edu/osu_orgs/mb/Follow this link to get to the application:  Mortar Board Application.

    • OUTSTANDING SENIOR AWARD APPLICATIONS are now availableThe new due date is Friday, March 7.
      Eligibility Requirements:  Seniors must be receiving or have received their undergraduate degrees in:  Fall 2007, Spring 2008, or Summer 2008. Eligibility Criteria:  Must be enrolled as a full-time student in the William S. Spears School of Business. Selected Seniors must be able to attend the SSB Honors and Awards Banquet on March 27th.  Follow this link to the Outstanding Senior Application

    • Attention all Business Student Organizations!  Please send pictures of your organization to paige.nixon@okstate.edu.  These pictures will be included in a slide show at the Spears School of Business Awards Banquet in March.  Please turn them in no later than March 14th.

IT IS TIME TO GET CLEARED BY YOUR ADVISOR SO YOU CAN ENROLL FOR SUMMER AND FALL 2008:
Any student, Freshman through Senior, can come in and talk to thair advisor in room 201L in the Business Building.  You will not be able to enroll in any classes without being cleared by your advisor, but once you are cleared you can enroll in both Summer and Fall classes on your enrollment day.

Be sure to come in soon!  Enrollment starts March 5 for priority and graduate students.  The advising office will be very busy during the month of March.  You can make an appointment by calling 744-5069.  The advisors only take appointments from 8:15 to 9:45.  Walk-ins start at 10:00 a.m. everyday.  Advisors will not clear students by email or over the phone. 

If you are planning to take summer classes at another college, be sure to check with your advisor or the Admission's office (744-5358) before you enroll in the class to make sure the classes will transfer here as the courses you need.

OKETHICS SCHOLARSHIPS ARE AVAILABLE TO BE AWARDED at the OkEthics Conference/Compass Awards luncheon to be held on Monday, April 28 in Oklahoma City.  (Watch the OkEthics website events page for upcoming announcements to register for the event.)  Recipients will be notified in advance and MUST be present to accept the scholarship.  For more information follow this link Scholarship Information.

CEO IMPORTANT DATES:
March 6:
Francie Marks Ward, Founder and CEO of Business Owners Idea Cafe, at 5:30pm in 124 Business Building
March 31 - April 4: ENTREPRENEURSHIP WEEK
April 2: Extreme Entrepreneurship Tour, 3pm to 7pm at OSU ConocoPhillips Alumni Center Click Hall
April 17: CEO Scholarship Award - Elevator Pitch Competition, OSU ConocoPhillips Alumni Center Jones Seminar Room

KYLE ENSLEY, an International Business student in the Spears School of Business was one of the last to be cut from the final 24 on American Idol.  Since then he has performed on the Ellen Degeneres Show and appeared on the shows Extra and Good Morning America.  Kyle has been invited to sing the National Anthem at the OKC RedHawks game in April.  So, if you see Kyle, tell him Congratulations

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S.E.E.D (STUDENT ENTREPRENEURSHIP AND ENTERPRISE DEVELOPMENT:
The SSB is supporting entrepreneurship across campus.  The SSB Collegiate Entrepreneurs' Organization (CEO) and the OSU Center for Innovation and Economic Development are working together to help promote entrepreneurship - with an emphasis on student entrepreneurship - and enterprise development.  They will assist businesses in developing a business plan and/or give advice on various areas of the business.  For more information: