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At 5am on Thursday, October 29th, thirteen accounting and finance undergraduate students from the Kappa Sigma Iota Accounting Club of Michigan Tech traveled to Chicago, Illinois for their annual fall trip. While there, the group networked with accounting professionals from Kimberly Clark, Crowe Horwath, the IRS, and Barclays Capital.

Kimberly Clark, a manufacturing company; Crowe Horwath, a public accounting firm; the IRS, a governmental entity; and Barclays Capital, a financial bank; each showed the group a wide array of career opportunities that require an accounting or finance degree.

While in Chicago Kappa Sigma Iota also had the chance to network with recruiters, discuss job prospects, and show the companies the terrific business talent that exists at Michigan Tech.

“Kappa Sigma Iota’s trip to Chicago has opened my eyes to the variety of opportunities that come with an accounting degree! I had a blast and I’m glad I went,” said KSI member, Alyson Dreher.

Learn more about Kappa Sigma Iota, Michigan Tech’s accounting organization.

Guest post from William Thiele, president of the Kappa Sigma Iota chapter at Michigan Tech.

Entrepreneurship Week 2009 is approaching FAST!

Monday, November 16^th 3:00pm – 7:00pm, MUB Ballroom A

Extreme Entrepreneurship Bus

Extreme Entrepreneurship Tour - Hear from 3 young entrepreneurs that have made it big before the age of 30 tell their story, participate in interactive workshops, help spark entrepreneurship in the Copper Country, have chances to win prizes! Don’t worry if you can’t be there for the entire event or for the start come and join in when you can. You can RSVP for the event at

http://www.journeypage.com/events/miteun/ , however RSVP is not required to attend. Help make this the largest Extreme Entrepreneurship Tour in the past 3 years at Michigan Tech.

Tuesday, November 17^th 5:30pm, DOW 641

Elevator Pitch Competition – Come hear the business idea pitches from the students of Michigan Tech and Finlandia at the 3^rd Annual Elevator Pitch Competition. Students will be pitching their ideas for a chance to win cash prizes. Students interested in competing visit http://www.centile.mtu.edu/elevator_pitch.html for instructions on how to enter, deadline is October 30^th.

Wednesday, November 18^th 10am in EERC B45, and again at 3:30pm in DOW 642

Entrepreneur and Author Poppy King will be on campus speaking. At the age of 18 Poppy started her own brand of lipstick that has grown it into a multi-million dollar company. She has authored a book called “Lessons of a Lipstick Queen” that takes you through her journey.

The events are sponsored by the Entrepreneurs Club, the School of Business and Economics, the Institute for Global Leadership and Entrepreneurship, with financial support from the Michigan Initiative for Innovation and Entrepreneurship. Funding is also provided by Michigan Economic Development Corporation, Michigan Initiative for Innovation and Entrepreneurship, Grant Funding, and the University Student Government.

The Entrepreneurship Club of Michigan Tech is a student organization in the School of Business and Economics. The club is comprised of a mixture of students in all majors with the same entrepreneurial spirit.

More information on the Entrepreneurs Club.

By: Mairi Smith-Risk

Michigan Tech’s business students are stepping it up. This year two members of Michigan Tech’s American Marketing Association (AMA) chapter, Mairi Smith-Risk (President) and Tracy Payne, attended the 30th Annual International Collegiate American Marketing Association conference and walked away with two international awards.

Smith-Risk entered Michigan Tech’s chapter into multiple competitions including International Collegiate Chapter of the Year, Most Outstanding New Chapter of the Year, Outstanding Efforts in Fundraising and Professional Development, and the Case Competition. They competed with over 120 chapters and thousands of students from around the world. Michigan Tech’s AMA chapter was awarded Outstanding Efforts in Fundraising and Most Outstanding New Chapter of the Year.

Michigan Tech was awarded the Most Outstanding New Chapter due to the many professional development projects and activities they participated in. During the past academic year, Michigan Tech’s AMA chapter wrote a marketing plan for Challenge X, which they were awarded money for, competed in a case competition and wrote a marketing plan for McGraw Hill, developed marketing publications for the American Motorsports Team, created a promotional plan for the Library Restaurant, completed research for the Leadership Acceleration Team, and created a trade show booth and marketing publications for SAE enterprises.

Many members attended a plant trip to Chicago in conjunction with Phi Beta Lambda. While in Chicago they toured an advertising agency, a financial firm, the Chicago Bulls and Blackhawks stadium, and the Chicago Board of Options. Members also attended a regional AMA conference in Illinois, worked on five fundraisers this year and increased membership by nearly 200 percent.

The trip to New Orleans for the International Collegiate American Marketing Association conference was sponsored by the Office of Student Life and the Parent’s Fund of the Michigan Tech Fund, the School of Business and Economics Dean’s Fund, Michigan Tech’s AMA chapter, the Undergraduate Student Government, Mairi Smith-Risk, and Tracy Payne.

If you would like to be involved in Michigan Tech’s AMA chapter, contact Mairi Smith-Risk at mnsmith@mtu.edu.

From left to right:Joel Pergolski, Brad Harry, Tony Hellenbrand, Mark Malekoff, Korey Capello, Lorn Randell, Kayla McCormick. Missing from photo: Kartikeya Srivastava

The Michigan Tech Applied Portfolio Management Program (APMP) team returns from Dayton with its third first place finish. They were crowned Back-To-Back National Champions at the Eighth Annual RISE (Redefining Investment Strategy Education) Conference, the largest student investment conference in North America. The APMP won the “value” category with the highest risk-adjusted return for 2007 in the undergraduate division at the national investment competition.

Over 2300 participants, 267 universities and 69 countries were represented at this year’s competition. RISE is a student investment strategy symposium hosted by the University of Dayton. Modeled after the World Economic Forum, RISE connects investment students and faculty with Wall Street professionals in interactive discussions.

Representing the School of Business and Economics were Joel Pergolski, Brad Harry, Tony Hellenbrand, Mark Malekoff, Korey Capello, Lorn Randell, Kayla McCormick, and Kartikeya Srivastava. Associate Professor Dean Johnson is the Founding Director of the APMP.

At the formal dinner announcing them as the winner, the presenter commented “You have to respect Michigan Tech - 3 for 8!” Two of the students were selected to be on stage for the first ever remote Nasdaq Stock Market closing as well.

The APMP manages over $1 million in the equity and fixed income markets. APMP designated donations to the Michigan Tech Fund from alumni and friends provide support for student travel and scholarships. For more information on the Applied Portfolio Management Program please visit: http://www.apmp.mtu.edu

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Members from the SBE Phi Beta Lambda student organization, the SBE Marketing Club, and faculty members Jim Frendewey, Robert Mark, Dana Johnson, Maria Schutte, and Jim Gale participated in constructing a snow statue for Winter Carnival on February 6. The theme for statues this year was Frightful Creatures with Chilling Features. They started the SBE all-nighter snow statue at 4:00 pm and with their efficiency finished the work by 10:00 pm. The efforts were rewarded with a fourth place finish in the on-campus statues for student organizations (out of 11) in their division. The statue was titled “The Loch Ness Monster from Lake Superior Means Business”.