April 30, 2007
University of Findlay: COLA, COB Introduce Fast-Track MBA Program
The University of Findlay's College of Liberal Arts and the College of Business recently developed several new initiatives to further enhance UF students' marketability after graduation. One of the initiatives includes a dual-degree five-year program that allows students majoring in the liberal arts to complete both a bachelor of arts degree and a master of business administration degree within five years. Incoming freshmen who apply to the fast-track MBA program must have at least a 3.2 high school grade point average and a minimum ACT score of 25. Students also may apply for admission to the program at the beginning of their sophomore year with at least a 3.0 college grade point average. Other initiatives include bringing high-profile guest speakers to campus, hosting conferences and helping students develop networking skills by introducing them to a variety of professionals in business and the liberal arts and by giving them opportunities to gain real-world experience. Studies have shown that success in business is enhanced by a firm foundation in the liberal arts. Employers want graduates who understand business, but they also want employees who have the communication skills and critical thinking abilities that are emphasized in the liberal arts. The University of Findlay's Center for Business and the Liberal Arts is grounded in a firm partnership between the College of Business and the College of Liberal Arts. It is designed to encourage business majors to have a strong background in the liberal arts and for liberal arts majors to have a strong foundation in business. The University believes that this will make UF students uniquely attractive when they begin searching for jobs after graduation.
Source: University of Findlay, Ohio
Print NewsSubscribe to Grad School News Feed
April 26, 2007
Order of Omega Announces Award Winners, New Members at William Woods University
The Order of Omega Greek Honor Society at William Woods University recently announced award recipients and new initiates. The local chapter of the national organization recognizes outstanding members of sororities and fraternities on the WWU campus. Based on the Order of Omega pillars of service, character, scholarship and leadership, six active members were selected by their peers to receive the Order of Omega Award, which honors outstanding Greek leaders. The recipients are: Lauren McMichael, an Alpha Phi from Houston, Texas; Courtney Yantes, a Delta Gamma from Plain City, Ohio; Lynn Frydrych, a Chi Omega from Butternut, Wis.; Catharine Douglass, an Alpha Chi Omega from Kansas City, Mo.; Taylor Davidson, a Phi Gamma Delta from Kansas City, Mo., and Tony Turley, a Pi Kappa Alpha from Fulton, Mo. To be eligible for membership, Greek students must complete 60 credit hours (30 at WWU), maintain a cumulative GPA above the all-Greek average (2.90) and demonstrate leadership involvement in their chapter, on the WWU campus and in the Fulton community. Selected as new members of Order of Omega from Missouri are: Nikea Rudloff of Jefferson City, Bradley Dempsey of Bowling Green, Kelsey Allen of Farber, Brittany Myers of Silex, Stacie Bonte of Fenton, and Kristin Garnett of Jefferson City. New members from out of state are: Mallory Bradbury of Olathe, Kan., and Sable Handke of Glen Ellyn, Ill.
Source: William Woods University, Missouri
Print NewsSubscribe to Grad School News Feed
April 26, 2007
Three Salem Residents Inducted Into Phi Alpha Theta at Salem State College
In ceremonies held at Salem State College April 25, Salem residents Matthew Dean, Bryan Silveira and Karen Goodno were inducted into the Upsilon Theta chapter of Phi Alpha Theta, the international honor society for historians. Dean and Silveira are undergraduates at the college, and Goodno is a graduate student. Phi Alpha Theta is a professional society that promotes the study of history by encouraging research, good teaching, publication and the exchange of learning and thought among historians. To be eligible for induction, candidtates must complete 12 hours of course work in history, achieving a minimum cumulative grade-point average of 3.1. Dean and Goodno were also recipients of scholarships at the ceremonies. Goodno received the McGlynn Scholarship, given in memory of the late Dr. Edna McGlynn, a longtime history professor at the college. The award provides a graduate history student the monetary amount necessary for one course in the master's program. Matthew Dean received the Charles Kiefer Scholarship, a $700/semester award presented to an undergraduate history student. Salem State College is a comprehensive, publicly supported institution of higher learning located 21 miles north of Boston. It enrolls approximately 10,000 undergraduate and graduate students representing 27 states and 52 nations. Salem State College is the third largest public institution of higher education and the largest state college in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Source: Salem State College
Print NewsSubscribe to Grad School News Feed
April 16, 2007
Univeristy of Bridgeport's Naturopathic Medicine Students Organizing a National Student Association
Students at the University of Bridgeport College of Naturopathic Medicine are launching a national student group, the Naturopathic Medical Student Association, with a kickoff luncheon for its local chapter on Tuesday, April 17. The luncheon will be at noon in the Social Room of the university's John J. Cox Student Center. It is part of the students' national organizing launch week. The movement is being led by second year student Alexis Chesney, founder of the UB Medical Student Association and coordinator of the national organizing of naturopathic students. She and a number of students at the other three naturopathic medical schools in the United States have been working on the formation of the group since they first discussed it at a conference a year ago. The UB students have already elected three officers: Lucy Burrows and Jaquel Patterson, who are social event coordinators of the organization at the UB college, and Ann Marie Lee, who is school calendar coordinator.
Source: University of Bridgeport, Connecticut
Print NewsSubscribe to Grad School News Feed
April 13, 2007
Cornell University MBA Student Launches New Business in Luxury Goods Authentication
What began as a class project for the Johnson School at Cornell University's Entrepreneurship and Private Equity class for MBA '07 student Colin Dreizin has grown into a new business aimed at ensuring the luxury goods you buy on eBay are authentic. For online buyers and sellers of luxury jewellery and watches on eBay and other online auction sites, Colinsworth Authentication has launched www.colinsworth.com, a site that utilizes a network of east- and west-coast authentication experts to guarantee the legitimacy of the luxury items offered for auction. Rather than follow the road most traveled and pursue a traditional summer internship in between his first and second years at the Johnson School, Colin spent the summer researching the market and developing his business model. This break gave him an opportunity to decide if he enjoyed being his own boss with the safety of knowing he could take advantage of on- and off-campus recruiting during the following academic year should he decide it wasn't for him. Launching a new venture while at business school also gives students access to a variety of free or cheap resources not available to non-matriculated entrepreneurs. Colin began by conferring with Brad Treat, the Johnson School's Entrepreneur-in-Residence, who provided knowledge essential to successful start-ups and later joined the Colinsworth advisory board. Cornell alumna such as Howard Morgan of Idealab improved his insight into the entrepreneurial process and in-depth discussions with other alumna, such as Steven Gal of ID Analytics, allowed him to further refine and improve his ideas. In addition to seeking out experts, he also took advantage of Cornell's Pre-Seed workshop which gave him access to direct feedback from venture capital firms. He sought assistance from two branches of Entrepreneurship at Johnson's portfolio of resources including BR Legal, a service that utilizes Cornell law students and experienced attorneys, and BR Incubator, a business consulting service run by MBA students. Through this fee-based business incubator, fellow classmates have helped him select and prioritize market areas for expansion. It was this kind of research that led him to find that buyers were saving 30 to 50 percent on luxury goods purchased at online auctions, but were taking a 75 to 90 percent chance of receiving counterfeit goods. Consumers and luxury good manufactures both lose. Aimed right at the heart of this problem, Colinsworth Authentication ensures consumers get what they are paying for, and luxury goods manufacturers maintain their reputations for quality.
Source: The Johnson School at Cornell University, New York
Print NewsSubscribe to Grad School News Feed
April 11, 2007
Hawaii Pacific University Graduate Student Elected to National Position
Hawai'i Pacific University first-year communication graduate student Brandi Boatner has been elected vice president of advocacy for the 2007-08 Public Relations Student Society of America (PRSSA) National Committee. Elected at the PRSSA National Assembly on March 24, in Nashville, Tenn., Boatner will assume the leadership role on June 1. The PRSSA National Committee has the responsibility of managing the business affairs of PRSSA and functions as a guide to members who have questions, concerns, or are interested in participating nationally within the society. As the vice president of advocacy, Boatner will be the official voice on diversity and ethics for the organization. She will be responsible for working closely with the Public Relations Society of America (PRSA) Advocacy Board and the PRSA vice president of advocacy, implementing and supporting the Diversity Initiative, maintaining a subcommittee for assistance with advocacy issues, assisting chapters with local advocacy efforts, and pitching advocacy releases for PRSSA to national publications. In addition to serving on the national committee, Boatner is also the president of the PRSSA chapter at HPU. As a Hurricane Katrina survivor, she moved to Hawai'i to pursue her master's degree. Prior to Katrina, she was a public relations major at Loyola University in New Orleans. She completed her undergraduate degree in public relations and Spanish at Universitat Dortmund, in Dortmund, Germany. She is an active member in her sorority, Gamma Phi Beta, alumnae chapter and the Honolulu Panhellenic Alumnae Association. Boatner also works as the outreach coordinator at the Hawai'i Council on Economic Education. The Public Relations Student Society of America is the world's pre-eminent, pre-professional public relations organization. Founded in 1968 by its parent society, PRSA, the organization has grown to more than 9,000 members and 280 chapters at colleges and universities in 43 states and the District of Columbia.
Source: Hawaii Pacific University, Honolulu
Print NewsSubscribe to Grad School News Feed
April 9, 2007
Worcester State College: Students Awarded With HOBA Student Achiever Award
Geraldine Dieudonne and Gissel Kilson, residents of Worcester, MA, were honored at the 19th Annual Heritage Celebration on February 3, 2007 with the Massachusetts Hall of Black Achievement (HOBA) Student Achiever Award. Geraldine Dieudonne is a senior majoring in Health Sciences and plans to pursue a master's degree in public health. She is a dean's list student and was featured in Who's Who Among Students in American Universities and Colleges. She is the senior class president, as well as a senior resident assistant, treasurer of Eta Sigma, an Upward Bound Counselor for Big Sisters and served as an officer in Third World Alliance. She completed an internship with the Department of Public Health in Watertown as well as with the Department of Social Services in Worcester.Gissel Kilson is a senior majoring in Criminal Justice. She is a dean's list student who has been the treasurer and public relations officer for Third World Alliance and is an active member of the Criminal Justice Club. She works as a teacher's assistant at the YMCA and teaches students ages 4 to 6. She has also served as a Big Sister for Upward Bound.HOBA was founded in 1987 at Bridgewater State College to discover, detail and disclose the significant achievements and contributions of people of color. Each year HOBA honors future leaders from the nine Massachusetts State Colleges with the Student Achiever Award.
Source: Worcester State College, Massachusetts
Print NewsSubscribe to Grad School News Feed
