Farewell to Graduates and Welcome to New Students
Congratulations to Natalie Akins, Tanner Boone, Jon Butts, Brittany Byers, and Nick Wilson who completed the requirements to graduate in December.
We are excited to welcome the following nine new students who have joined us this spring semester as business majors: Michael Bowman, Joshua Gill, Larissa Haberberg, Hannah Hans, Caleb Harris, Mitchell Jenkins, Brandon Polk, and Sharesa Rodgers.
Business Department Scholarships for 2012-13
If you are a business major, you do not need to submit an on-line scholarship application to receive an academic scholarship for 2012-2013. Students with a 3.0 GPA or higher and a major in business automatically qualify an academic scholarship from the business department. The amount of the scholarship awards are tiered for different GPA levels.
In the last two months, the Business Department received over $21,000 in endowed business scholarship donations. The interest on these funds will be combined with donations totaling $10,000 for directly funded business scholarships. The total of the Business Department's Endowed scholarships is now just over $500,000...and on our way to a goal of $1 million!
We Set a New Record!
Thanks to all of our students, the Business Department set a new record in the fall for course evaluation participation at 78%. The next highest department was Social Sciences with 69%. The overall average for the university was 62%.
Writing Proficiency Exam
If you transferred an ENGL 111 composition course into EU, you must pass a writing proficiency exam during your first semester at EU. Passing the writing proficiency is the required before you can take some of the required Frameworks and Bible courses. The writing proficiency exam is offered on January 30, March 19-20, and April 9 this semester. Sign up on the bulletin board outside of The Write Place (Trask 2nd floor). Test times are 3:30-5:30 p.m. and 6:00-8:00 p.m.. See the Humanities office for more details and study packets.
Get Involved - SIFE/PBL and Student Investment Group
Applications for Students in Free Enterprise/Phi Beta Lambda (SIFE/PBL) and the Student Investment Group (SIG) are available on the shelf in front of the reception area in the business department. See Mrs. Fletcher if you want more information about SIFE/PBL and Mr. Manke if you would like to learn about the SIG. You need to be a sophomore or higher for the SIG.
SIFE/PBL is gearing up for the PBL state competition in subject matter exams and presentations.
Portal Open for Summer Registration
If you already know that you are going to take summer classes at EU, you can now submit your schedule for advisor review. Please ask your advisor for assistance if you are not sure what you should take.
Internship Opportunities
Business majors are encouraged to work in their field of interest. This can be an internship where you register for 3 credits to fulfill an elective requirement. Nine business majors completed formal internships last summer and fall. Local businesses and non-profits are providing three internship opportunities:
· AG Financial Services has a paid customer service internship available to juniors and seniors part-time this spring and full-time over the summer. See Marilyn Campbell for an application.
· Sperry Van Ness Commercial Real Estate is looking for someone that can work 15-20 hours in their office located at Highway 65 & Battlefield. Hours are flexible (i.e. 3-7 p.m.) This could be a full time position in the summer. Starting pay is $7.00 with quarterly reviews and potential to earn $10 within a year. Need reliable transportation, upbeat attitude, good character. Intern will be trained. Activities include marketing packages, email campaigns, post cards, and managing listings on LoopNet, CoStar, etc. Contact Mike Fusek, Senior Advisor, at 417-849-5703 or Mike.Fusek@svn.com. This job is also posted at HireEvangel.com.
· 4 the World Resource Distributors (4WRD) is a relatively new and unique non-profit ministry started to help provide affordable and accessible books, information and resources in schools and other entities internationally. The office and warehouse is located within 2 miles of the EU campus. They are providing an unpaid, grant research and writing internship. Additional information is provided at the 4WRD link at the bottom of this email.
· Thumb Print Marketing Group is a growing, for-profit social media marketing company based in Branson that specializes in social media . They are providing an unpaid marketing/ communications internship for a senior who can work 10-20 hours a week. Much of the work can be done remotely rather than traveling to Branson. For the right person, this could turn into a full-time paid position in about 6 months. Contact Sundi Jo at 573-263-1939 or sundijo@thumbprintmarketinggroup.com for more information. This opportunity is also posted at HireEvangel.com.
Accelerate Earning a Master's Degree at Missouri State University (MSU)
Representatives from MSU (including our own Natalie Akins) will be at the non-profit and graduate school career fair on Monday, February 27 from 10:00-2:00 in the Cantrell Student Union. Interest keeps growing in the consortium agreement we have with MSU. This program allows EU business majors who qualify to take up to 9 credits in a master's program at MSU and apply those hours to meet required or elective courses in the business major at EU. Financial aid works as if you are taking the credits at EU. Eight students attended a special meeting in the Business Department last semester to learn more about this opportunity to accelerate their opportunity to earn a Master of Business Administration, Master of Accountancy, or Master of Healthcare Administration degree.
