Category: School Announcements

Nathan Sturos and Nicholas Vezzetti continue their preparations for a study abroad experience beginning after the New Year.

Nathan will be studying and learning in Costa Rica at the University National.  Nathan will be getting immersion training in the Spanish language.

From Nathan:

I am looking forward to a lot of things when I go to Costa Rica in January:
I am excited to learn the Spanish language and immerse myself in a culture inherently different than my own. I am looking forward to meeting knew people and getting an education experience that I could not get anywhere in the United States. I think this experience will be extremely beneficial, not only in my pursuit of a career, but also in my life in general. I can’t wait to experience the adventure that this tropical climate has to offer. It should be a nice change from winter storms in the U.P.

Nick will attend Shanghai University in China.  He will study business and general education courses while living in one of the fastest growing, modern cities in the world.

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Study Abroad in Denmark in Summer of 2012

We have a great study abroad opportunity for this summer, 2012, in Copenhagen, Denmark.

Our Associate Dean, Dr. Tom Merz, will be teaching at Copenhagen University this summer and he can provide you with more details about this program.  Dr. Merz can be reached at temerz@mtu.edu

Courses will be taught in English.  A study abroad experience will help you gain a greater understanding of cultures.  Applications will be accepted in December.

Want to take advantage of your business and technical skills?  Consider joining the Husky Game Development Enterprise.
We provide the opportunity to get experience in management or leadership positions, while also getting a look inside the world of video game development.  Husky Games (HGD) also gives you the ability to increase your technical savvy by working on a diverse team with computer scientists, graphic designers, and business majors.

You can register on Banweb by following the instructions at http://huskygames.com/become-a-member/

For more information about HGD please visit http://huskygames.com/ or email info@huskygames.com.

Come join us at our weekly meetings every Wednesday at 5pm in Fisher 139.
We look forward to seeing you there!

Students,

Michigan Tech's School of Business and Economics will host alumnus Dorthoy (Dot) Proux '86 on October 17 and 18 as part of the Scott Pattullo Visiting Executive Speaker Series. Proux will be the second speaker invited to campus this year following John Rockwell's visit . The series is designed to give students access to influential alumni in business and engineering fields. 

Dot will present to the community on Monday, October 17th in MUB Ballroom A from 6 - 7:30 pm her presentation is titled, "Making an impact in your first professional position: Keys to maximizing your personal brand and securing career opportunities in a globally diverse workplace." 

More info: http://blogs.mtu.edu/business/2011/10/11/dot-proux-discusses-workplace-professionalism/ 
Please see the attached poster also.

The New Venture Competition is the $30,000 business plan competition, that some of you may have heard of throughout the past couple of weeks.

Our current participants are looking to formulate teams for the competition, and we are looking for students that have experience, or an interest of obtaining experience in the following areas:

7 students for accounting
5 for marketing
7 for legal
5 for sales
3 for human resources
7 for financing
1 for IT

If you are interested in joining someones team for the competition, please consider attending our event on Monday, October 3rd at 6pm.

The event will be located in the Lakeshore Center, but we will provide busing from, and back to, the MUB at 5:50pm, and ~6:50pm respectfully.

The event will start off with current participants giving a 30 second pitch of the overall goal of their idea, and what kind of partners they are looking for.

If you have any questions, please email Travis at twbeauli@mtu.edu

Students:

Fall picnic coming up today, Sept 21 from 3:30 – 6:30pm on the Academic Office Building lawn or in the ROTC gym if we have bad weather.

Plan to stop by and enjoy an evening of fun and food!!

Hello students:

Here is a fun event with for next Wednesday, September 21st……takes place in front of our building…..or
inside the ROTC building, if the weather doesn’t cooperate…..fun begins at 3:30 and goes to 6:30…
hopefully your schedule will allow your attendance…….good way to meet people or re-connect…

Students of the School of Business and Economics! Join us for the 2012 Fall Picnic on Wednesday, September 21. We’ll have free food, games, tshirts, and prizes! Come mingle, meet faculty and staff, and enjoy the beautiful fall weather. See you there!

Michigan Tech’s Sponsored Program Enhancement office is offering a series of seminars/workshops to help domestic first year graduate students and senior undergraduate students understand: 1) what external graduate scholarship/fellowship opportunities are available, 2) who is eligible to apply, and 3) how to develop a competitive application. Please encourage students with a 3.5 or above, especially those who already receive University funding, to attend. 

9/8 4:00 – 5:00PM       Overview of Funding Opportunities                Peninsula Rm

9/15 12:00- 1:00PM    Writing the Personal Essay and References    Peninsula Rm

9/22 12:00- 1:00PM    TIPS from Real Panel Reviewers                    Ballrm B3

10/6 4:00- 5:00PM      Writing Research Essays                                 Peninsula Rm

10/13 4:00- 5:00PM    Peer Review Workshop                                   Peninsula Rm

10/20 12:00- 1:00PM Peer Review Workshop                                   Ballrm A-2

Students can register at: http://www.admin.mtu.edu/research/vpr/registration/

Please email Jodi Lehman (jglehman@mtu.edu) with any questions.

Plan to attend our School of Business and Economics student pinic on August 25th.  All business and economics majors are invited. Our new in-coming first year students will be there and this is a good chance to meet them.  Faculty and staff will be on hand to welcome everybody back for another great academic year.  We’ll have to picnic on the front lawn of the Academic Office building.  The fun starts at around 12:30 pm!!!