Come learn about the School of Business and Economics’ new Accelerated Tech MBA program!
Dr. Rebecca Middlebrook will be hosting an info session on Wednesday, October 12 in Academic Office Building 101. Stop by to learn how to double count undergraduate courses, utilize the Senior Rule and graduate with your Tech MBA in one year! Pizza and soda will be provided.
For more information, visit the Accelerated Tech MBA Program website, or contact Dr. Rebecca Middlebrook, ramiddle@mtu.edu.
We are pleased to announce that the School of Business and Economics will be hosting a panel discussion on Thursday, September 22, 2016 at 3:30 – 4:30 pm in the Memorial Union Building Alumni Lounge. The panel is open to all members of the community. Light refreshments will be served.
The panel will consist of members of the Michigan Tech Presidential Council of Alumnae.
This year’s panelist includes the following:
Denise Blankinship – Vice President, Strategic Projects, The Church Pension Group
Michele Blau – Senior Manager of IBM Cloud Engagement and Enablement
Marie Cleveland – Worldwide Account Manager, FedEx Services
Carrie Schaller – Business Process Director – Manufacturing Operations, Dow Chemical
Joyce Ten Haken – Manageing Partner/CPA, Ten Haken, Hinz & Company Accountancy Corporation
Moderators/facilitators for the panel discussion will include:
Suzanne Sanregret – Athletic Director, Michigan Tech
Dana Johnson – Professor of Supply Chain and Engineering Management, Michigan Tech
Darnishia Slade – Director of International Career Education, Michigan Tech
Dr. Emanuel Xavier-Oliveira (SBE) and other professors of economics from universities such as Purdue and Yale were asked by the financial web site WalletHub to comment on growth strategies that state economies can adopt in order to improve or return to full capacity. It was part of a WalletHub report just released on the states with the best and worst economies. News of the report has been picked up by Forbes and CBS News, among others.
The School of Business & Economics is pleased to welcome Dr. Deb Armstrong to the Michigan Tech campus March 13-15, 2016.
Her visit is sponsored by the Visiting Women & Minority Lecturer/Scholar Series (VWMLS) which is funded by a grant to Institutional Equity & Inclusion from the State of Michigan’s King-Chavez-Parks Initiative.
Dr. Armstrong earned her PhD in Information Systems from the University of Kansas in 2001. She is currently an Associate Professor of Management Information Systems in the College of Business at Florida State University. Her research interests include issues at the intersection of IS personnel and mental models involving the human aspects of technology, change, learning and cognition. Her CV is attached. Please contact Mari Buche (mwbuche@mtu.edu) if you would like to schedule a meeting with Deb while she is on campus.
Informal Coffee Chat on gender issues in STEM occupations in the Academic Office Building Conference Room 101. Stop by to welcome our guest from 2:00 – 2:45 PM.
Seminar Open to the Public: Women in the IT Profession: A Review of Research Findings. Monday, March 14th from 3:00 – 4:30pm in EERC Room 100.
This presentation will integrate the contributions of over 20 research studies spanning her 15-year-long academic career. Dr. Armstrong has used a combination of qualitative and quantitative methodologies, and has presented her work to international audiences.
Light refreshment will be served following the presentation.