Bowling Green State University
February 2016
A MESSAGE FROM DEAN BRAUN

It is hard to believe that spring break is just around the corner and spring semester is nearly half over. Our students, faculty and alumni continue Going Beyond Business as Usual.

We have a team of accounting majors who know what running a multi-million dollar company is all about, one of our faculty members has been researching in India and a host of events has provided our students unique career opportunities.

Business students have teamed up with Hickory Farms to gain real-world experience. Our alumni are making the news and the College of Business is making a name for itself throughout the world.

Please let me know of any success stories you would like to share in Biz News!

Warm regards,
Raymond Braun '80
Dean, College of Business
@DeanRayBraun

Management Professor Journeys to India to Gather Research About Leadership and Relationships in Unique Harmonious Environment
In order to enhance their classroom teaching and publish scholarly articles, professors sometimes take a faculty improvement leave (FIL). Dr. Jane Wheeler, associate professor of management, is using part of her spring semester FIL to trek to Auroville, India, to immerse herself in a unique cultural experience. Her goal is to understand more about the Indian perspective on personal growth, relationships, and leadership development, her areas of research interest in the field of organization development and leadership. She also wants to explore possible opportunities for crosscultural exchanges between students in Auroville and BGSU students.
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Alumnus Back on Campus to Check Out how the College is Going Beyond Business As Usual
David Stickler '83, one of Big River Steel’s founding investors and a member of the company’s board of directors, was named chief executive officer in August 2015. Read More
Diebold VP and Chief Supply Chain Officer Was Keynote at Spring SCMI Networking Event
Over 200 supply chain students, company representatives, and BGSU faculty and staff attended the 2016 Spring Supply Chain Management Institute (SCMI) Networking Event on February 8. The dinner was also a joint meeting with ISM (Institute for Supply Management) Northwest Ohio. Read More
Business Career Day Prepared Students to Excel at BGSU Job EXPO
Business students at BGSU have great opportunities to achieve their goals of obtaining internships and full-time jobs through the University’s EXPO Job and Internship Fair which was held at the Perry Field House on February 9. To ensure students demonstrated their highest potential to impress employers, the Business Career Accelerator hosted its annual Business Career Day event the day before the EXPO. Business Career Day built upon the success of previous years by presenting popular sessions and adding some new topics. The sessions featured insight from representatives from the College of Business’s employer partners. Read More
Student team earns 'Top 6' finalist recognition in fall Capsim Challenge
BGSU business students are showing they've got the right stuff when it comes to running a multi-million dollar company. A team made up of four accounting majors qualified as a "Top 6" finalist for the 2015 Fall Capsim Challenge, a biannual competition hosted in the fall and spring that allows teams to run a simulated company.
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National trustee Bruce Nyberg
Like the character of George Bailey in “It's a Wonderful Life,” Bruce Nyberg ’68 is a banker whose heart is not in accumulating wealth but in sharing wealth and building community. He is guided by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s philosophy that “Everybody can be great because everybody can serve."
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Students Gain Real-World Sales Experience Through Partnership with Hickory Farms
Students taking the Advanced Sales and Sales Planning class (MKT 4500) this semester won’t be just learning about sales from a book in the classroom. This class is “Going Beyond Business as Usual” with students “hitting the road” to sell Hickory Farms specialty gift baskets to businesses as gifts for their employees and customers. Proceeds from the student sales will be used to establish a Hickory Farms Sales Scholarship at BGSU.
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Going Beyond Business As Usual is something the College of Business takes very seriously.
High school senior Bryce Harwood attended College of Business Day recently and experienced firsthand just how seriously the College takes their motto--Going Beyond Business As Usual.
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Big Four Leadership Event Helps Students Advance Careers and Impress Employers
Accounting students at BGSU are getting a college experience that goes beyond business as usual. Representatives from the Big Four Accounting Firms came to campus for one event to share valuable insight about the accounting profession as well as network with students. This was the first year the student chapter Beta Alpha Psi, the National Accounting Society, was able to welcome representatives from all four firms - Deloitte, PwC, EY, and KPMG.
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BGSU Among Top Business Schools for Veterans
The College of Business is one of the best business schools in the country for America’s veterans, according to Military Times magazine. BGSU’s College of Business comes in at number 14 in the publication’s list of the “Best for Vets: Business Schools 2016."
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Learn more about Student Ambassador, Katie Staubus
From June to December, Katie Staubus had the opportunity to complete a supply chain management internship with CACI, Inc. – Federal as an IT Buyer. There she worked with CACI customers to procure for their employees various IT equipment, ranging from laptops and accessories to detailed pieces to complete cabling construction at various locations. Read More
BIZ BITS

University representative Susan Kosakowski and several business students surprised Perrysburg High School student Emma Barned with a $250 scholarship by arriving at Barned's high school classroom unexpectedly and presenting her with a check.

Several hundred business students participated in the BGSU Spring Expo Job and Internship Fair on February 9.

The College of Business is ranked among the top for North American MBA and EMBA programs by CEO Magazine.
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