Winter Edition / January 2009
Upcoming Events
Apply Now to SBE Majors
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The Application Deadline is
January 20th
If you are planning
to apply to an SBE major (Accounting, Business Administration or
Economics), you should go online to our
application form and fill
it out now. The once-a-year deadline for
submitting your SBE major application is Tuesday,
January 20th.
Join Us for the Grand Opening of the
McKenna Lounge,
3:00-4:30PM, Wednesday, January 14th
Both snow and floods have delayed our grand opening, but finally
we can open the door to the new McKenna Lounge. Enjoy
refreshments and get comfortable in your new space at our
celebration on Wednesday afternoon.
The dean may want to borrow this attractive space for a few
special events, but it was specifically created as your
student lounge. It will be available to undergraduate
students most of the day. Graduate students, who often
come directly from work to their 6:00pm classes in McKenna Hall,
will have this as their lounge from 4:30 to 6:00pm Monday
through Thursday.
 RSVP
Today for the February 2nd Baldwin Distinguished Speaker Series Luncheon
Each year the School of Business and Economics welcomes a
business executive of national prominence to address our
undergraduate students. Our speaker this year is Mr. Scott
Carson, President and CEO of Boeing Commercial Airplanes.
The title of his talk will be,
10 Leadership Lessons for a
Lifetime.
Students must RSVP for this free luncheon held in Upper
Gwinn Commons. The event falls on Monday, February 2nd
this year. SBE classes which meet during the luncheon
(Noon to 1:30PM) will be cancelled so that our students can
attend. Dress is business casual for this highlight
event on the SBE calendar. Learn more about our
speaker and about the history of this event, and follow the
link to RSVP from the event website
www.spu.edu/depts/sbe/baldwin/index.asp.
A Special "Donuts with the Dean" event on Thursday,
January 15th
This month's AUSBE
sponsored "Donuts with the Dean" meeting will have an
inaugural theme. How will an Obama administration
impact the business world?
Can we spend ourselves out of a deepening recession?
Our dean, Dr. Van Duzer, will lead this discussion,
9:30-10:20AM, on Thursday in the McKenna Conference Room.
Quarterly Dean's Speaker Series to Feature YWCA
President
The quarterly Dean’s Speaker event will be January 26th
at 3:00PM in the Library Seminar Room.
Rita Ryder, President of the YWCA will be the speaker.
Advising and Registration
BUS 4543
Marketing Management will not be offered Spring Quarter
Business Administration
majors pursuing the Marketing concentration should contact
either Dr. Karns or Dr. Schlee if they had been planning on
registering for BUS 4543 Marketing Management next quarter.
And while we're talking
marketing, here are some holiday marketing ideas.
//www.gothaminc.com/greetings.html
The Social Enterprise
Concentration has been Approved by UPEC
Final approval has been given for our new Social
Enterprise concentration in the Business Administration
major from the SPU Undergraduate Policies and Evaluation
Committee (UPEC). We can now formally announce
this concentration.
Select 15 or 16 credits as follows:
BUS 3680 Social Enterprise (3)
BUS 3682 Social Venture Planning (2)
BUS 3690 Microfinance (5)
And
either:
POL 3320 Political & Economic
Development of Nations (5)
Or both of these courses,
which are offered alternate years:
ECN 3810 Community Economic
Development (3)
BUS 3670
Management in the Non-Profit Sector (3)
Entrepreneurship becomes SBE's
Third Minor Program
Entrepreneurship will join Business
Administration and Economics as an option for students who
wish to pursue a minor from the business school.
Here are the requirements for the new minor.
ACCT 2361
Financial
Accounting (5)
BUS 3541
Marketing and Society (5)
BUS 3614
Org. Behavior for Managers
(5)
BUS 4644
Operations Management (5)
BUS 4631
Business Planning I (5)
BUS 4632
Business Planning II (2)
BUS 4899
Business Ethics
(5)
WSCPA Scholarships for new
Accounting majors: Applications are due February 15th
This scholarship opportunity is for
accounting students who will be beginning their junior year in
fall 2009, with a 3.0 GPA minimum, and who are planning to
become CPAs. This scholarship requires a specific
application and is not associated with the general scholarships
administered through SBE. Interested
students can download the form directly from
//www.discovercpa.org/discovercpa/scholarships/scholarship_list.cfm.
Please note that applicants need to submit three copies of the
completed application and requested materials.
Summer ’09 classes
BUS 3250 Business Finance
(Dr.
Hess) , 5 credits, June 15 - June 26, M,T,W,Th,F, 8:00am to
12:30pm.
BUS
3541 Marketing
and Society (Dr. Schlee), 5 credits, June 15 - July 10, M,T,W,Th,
1:30pm-4:20pm.
BUS 3910 Internship
and Career Strategies and BUS 4942
Internship Reflection & Professional Development
will also be offered this coming summer.
Student Organizations
AUSBE: The Associated Students of Business and Economics
invite you to
. . .
Thursday, January 15 at 9:30 a.m. in the McKenna Conference Room
Donuts with the Dean: How a New Face in
Office will Affect the Business World
Come have donuts, juice, and coffee with Dean
Van Duzer and discuss the upcoming changes in our political
system and how they will affect the ever-changing business
world.
Tuesday, January 27th at 1:00pm Location: McKenna
Hall (room pending)
Meet Your Professor: Come get to
know Dr. Denise Daniels on a more personal level over lunch with
fellow students and professors. Lunch will be
served!
Beta
Alpha Psi:
Upcoming Thursday Night Topics
January 15
February 12
February 26
March 6
April 3-4
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BAP event: Ross Snyer, CFP & CPA
BAP event: Erik Johnson - Amazon
BAP event: Deloitte - Audit
professionals
BAP regional meeting -- registration
cut-off date.
(After this date, registration fees
go up to $100 per person.)
BAP regional conference
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Center for Applied Learning
Update on the
Social Venture Plan Competition
 The
3rd Annual
Social Venture Plan Competition (SVPC) will be held on April 15,
2009. Social ventures are enterprises that address two bottom
lines: financial and social. They respond to critical social
needs while providing sustainable funding. SVPC has proven to be
an excellent means of teaching our students how the tools of
business can be used to transform good intentions into specific
actions.
The winter 2-credit Social Venture course (BUS 4661/CRN
25539) supports students in the development of their plans. It
takes students through all phases of developing a social venture
plan and provides them with access to experts in marketing,
finance, operations and social enterprise overall. BUS
4661 is taught by both SBE faculty and business executives. The
course runs from 6:00 to 7:30pm, Wednesday nights, beginning
January 14, 2009. Contact Dr. Don Summers at
summed@spu.edu,
or
call 206.281.2621 for more information.
Need Some Career Traction?
Consider signing up for the
Mentor Program!
Help get prepared for a challenging
employment season. The Mentor Program
offers you a customized match with a business leader, executive
or professional in a career field of your interest for
mentoring, job shadowing or broad career exploration.
A
limited number of spots are available for the Mentor Program
each quarter so if you’ve been considering applying, don’t
delay. In the Banner Information System look for the
Mentor Program link under the Student menu. Seniors, if
you’re graduating in June, this is your last quarter to apply
for the Mentor Program.
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