Winter Edition / January 2010
Upcoming Events
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Thursday, January 14th |
AUSBE sponsored Donuts with the
Dean, 9:15-10:20 a.m., McKenna Conference Room |
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Friday, January 15th |
Peter Greer, President of
Hope International (Microfinance) speaking on his
new book,
The
Poor will be Glad, 12:30-1:20 in the Library Seminar
Room
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Tuesday, January 19th |
Dean's Speaker Series
presents Ada Healey, 10:30-Noon, Library Seminar Room.
See details below. |
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Wednesday, January 20th |
DEADLINE:
Application to Major annual deadline for Accounting,
Business Administration, and Economics.
Apply online now. |
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Thursday, January 21st |
Careers in Non-Profit
(a "SpringBoard"
Center for Career & Calling event), 1:00-1:50, Demaray
Hall 258 |
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Wednesday, January 27 |
Careers in International Business
(a "SpringBoard"
Center for Career & Calling event), 3:00-3:50, Demaray
Hall 256 |
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Thursday, January 28th |
Views from Inside and Outside
the Law Firm, Dr. Jeff Van Duzer, 4:30 pm, Library
Seminar Room,
sponsored by the Law Society of SPU
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Tuesday, February 9th |
SBE
Business as a Calling Day This is a
day of common learning for all of SBE. See details
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AACSB Accreditation Confirmed for School of Business and
Economics
 In
April 2000, the School of Business and Economics celebrated when
it became the first business school in the
Council for Christian Colleges &
Universities
to be fully accredited by
AACSB International. Ten years later, the excitement
is a bit more subdued but the outcome is just as positive. Last
October, SBE hosted a
Peer Review Team of deans
from other AACSB accredited universities, and they left with a
very positive report to present to the
AACSB International Board of Directors. Last week we were
finally notified by AACSB that, "the
Peer Review Team's recommendation to extend accreditation of the
business degree programs offered by your School
has been concurred with by the Maintenance
of Accreditation Committee and ratified by the Board of
Directors. Congratulations to you, the faculty, students,
staff, and all supporters of the business programs."
As President Dr. Phil Eaton would say, "This
is a big deal!" When learning this news, he
wrote to Dean Van Duzer, "Congratulations to you, the whole faculty, the staff, and the
students of SBE. This is great news, indeed. I know this
process is a demanding one, but when we reach this positive
conclusion, you can rest with the affirmation and
confirmation of what a great school you all have built. Way
to go! I will do my best to trumpet this new and renewed
recognition to the world."
Vice President for Academic Affairs Dr. Les Steele added
his congratulations. "Well done and well deserved.
Thanks to all of you for the excellent report and visit. But
most importantly thank you for the daily work that you do that
this accreditation affirms."
Learn more about AACSB accreditation
here or view our
flash presentation by clicking on the AACSB seal on the left
side of the SBE home page.
 Peter
Greer,
President of Hope International, here this Friday
Peter Greer, President of
Hope
International (Microfinance) will be on campus to
speak about his new book, The Poor will be Glad, on
Friday, January 15th, from 12:30-1:20 in the Library
Seminar Room.
Two
of our students (Jason Williams and Mike Allen) have recently
interned at Hope and we have partnered with this organization in
several other ways.
Peter is a thoughtful, young, and dynamic leader who you
will enjoy hearing. He is a graduate of Harvard's Kennedy
School of Government and Messiah College. Prior to his
role at Hope, he spent time working in microfinance and
development in Rwanda and Cambodia. Dr. Kenman Wong, who
heads up the
SBE
Microfinance Initiative, especially invites all SBE students
to this special event.
Dean's Speaker Series Welcomes Ada Healey,
Vice President, Real Estate,
Vulcan, Inc.
The School of Business and Economics welcomes as
our winter speaker in our quarterly Dean's Speaker Series, Ada
M. Healey, Vice President, Real Estate, Vulcan, Inc. With
over 19 years of real estate investment and development
experience, Ada Healey leads Vulcan's Real Estate division.
She is responsible for a portfolio of real estate assets valued
at $1.1 billion, with the majority of holdings in the Pacific
Northwest. Ms. Healey’s topic will be
South
Lake Union: The Redevelopment Story.
Join us Tuesday, January 19th, 10:30 -
Noon, in the Library Seminar Room.
SBE Business as a Calling Day:
Tuesday, February 9th
Are you “called” to a career in Business?
Come explore this question with us on Tuesday, February 9th,
for our first Business as a Calling Day. All
SBE classes held before 3:00 p.m. will be cancelled on Tuesday,
February 9th, to allow students to
attend our inaugural Business as a Calling day. Events will
include a keynote talk by Bill Pollard (ServiceMaster), followed
by breakout sessions allowing discussion and reflection on
various aspects of business related to “calling,” and an alumni
panel where we will hear from SPU alums about their experience
being “called” to their work and jobs.
Interested students are also invited to
the special Kiros breakfast
that morning:
A Breakfast Conversation with Bill
Pollard, former Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of The
ServiceMaster Company. Mr. Pollard will be speaking on
"The Virtue of Profit," 7:00 - 8:30
a.m., Upper Gwinn Commons.
This breakfast is co-sponsored by the SBE Center for Integrity
in Business. (Breakfast $25/student.)
Ethix
Journal goes Online
Last quarter, the journal Ethix officially became a
publication of the SBE Center for Integrity in Business.
Also, in October, Ethix was transformed into an online
journal. Students should
check it out.
Congratulation also to Alison Howard, an SBE junior, who has
been hired as the new Ethix Editorial Assistant.
Advising and Registration
Apply Now to SBE Majors
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The Application Deadline is
Wednesday, January 20th
At the SBE Undergraduate Committee meeting
on January 12th, it was reported that fifty students had already
completed their
online
applications for admission to majors in SBE.
Applications are only accepted from the end of Autumn quarter
until January 20th each year. One hundred places in the
School of Business and Economics will be filled in early
February, and applicants should expect to learn of the decision
of the Undergraduate Committee by February 15th.
Update your SBE Scholarship Data
Each spring, SBE makes a number of
undergraduate
scholarship awards. In recent years, scholarship
application data has been collected from each student at the
time they apply to a major in SBE. Students who
were admitted prior to this year may wish at this time to update
their scholarship application data by completing
this convenient online form. Not
doing so will not keep one from being considered for an SBE
scholarship, however, the additional information may be helpful
to the Undergraduate Committee. The deadline for updating
your SBE scholarship application data is February 17th.
SPUBA
off to China again in 2010
Information meetings for study abroad for
Fall 2010 will take place in February. Check the study abroad
bulletin board in McKenna Hall and the
web page for more
information after the schedule is available. Drs. Learned
and Poznanska are scheduled to be the SBE faculty leading the
trip this year. Dr. Doug Downing continues as the SPUBA
(Seattle Pacific University Business Abroad) faculty coordinator.
Spring 2010 1-credit Weekend BUS
3950 Sections: Instructors and Dates
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BUS
3950: Spirituality and Business
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Spring
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CRN: 44305
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William Kauppila
Grant Learned
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Fri
Sat
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6:00 PM-9:00 PM
9:00 AM-4:00 PM
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04/30-04/30
05/01-05/01
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Topic pending |
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Spring
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CRN: 44692
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Ross Stewart
Kimberly Sawers
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Fri
Sat
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6:00 PM-9:00 PM
9:00 AM-4:00 PM
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05/14-05/14
05/15-05/15
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“Having, Losing and Gaining” |
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Student Organizations
AUSBE: The Associated Students of Business and Economics
In honor of the late
Dr. Lisa Klein Surdyk, AUSBE is hosting a fundraiser to
support her family. AUSBE is collecting donations to go towards
gift certificates to restaurants, movies, and other family
activities. If you would like to contribute to this cause, there
is a collection being taken at the SBE front desk (2nd floor,
McKenna Hall) and at all AUSBE events.
Also from AUSBE...
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Tomorrow (January 14th), Donuts
with the Dean, 9:15-10:20 a.m. in the McKenna
Conference Room. Ask Jeff Van Duzer why AACSB
accreditation is such a big deal, or what's new in SBE, or
what does he have against cats, or whatever else is on your
mind.
AUSBE will be hosting two Meet
Your Professor events during winter quarter. Come
learn about your professors and enjoy FREE lunch!
Dates and professors will be announced soon.
Center for Applied Learning
4th Annual
Social Venture Plan Competition
If the high enrollment in BUS 3682 Social Venture
Planning is any indication, this year's Social Venture Plan
Competition will be another big success. The BUS 3682 class
starts tonight and students may still add with instructor
permission.
Learn more about the SVPC!
Mentor Program Update: Last Chance for Seniors
Are you a senior graduating this June? Have you been
putting off applying for the
Mentor Program thinking that you
had plenty of time? Well time is running out! As a
senior, Winter is your last quarter to sign up for the Mentor
Program and there are only a few spaces still available.
Submit your application through the Banner Information System
now!
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