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Welcome to the April 2007 issue of Mizzou Business Online, which features several developments of significance within the College of Business. In a very real sense, this issue captures much of the essence of our college. You will read about a new conference and a new collaboration as well as the second year of a business plan competition and the gradual expansion of a successful program. In addition, we will share with you wonderful news about two of the gifts - one from a couple and one from a pair of firms - that the college has received recently. We are fortunate that many individuals and couples provide generous support that enables the college to build and sustain excellence, especially in all of our student-focused programs.  Read More |
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Members of the Midwest real estate community, mortgage banking professionals, and investment managers as well as College of Business students and faculty members are expected to attend the Jeffrey E. Smith Institute of Real Estate’s annual conference on April 27, 2007. The focus of the conference will be on Emerging Issues and Trends in Real Estate. The full-day conference, which will be held on the MU campus, will feature nationally known speakers, panel discussions, and research presentations. Read More
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The MU College of Business is collaborating with the Chartered Financial Analysts (CFA) Institute to form a CFA Program Partnership. The Mizzou business school is one of fewer than 40 CFA Partners in the world and the only collegiate business school in Missouri or in the Big 12 to achieve this distinction to date.
The invitation to participate in the CFA Program Partnership is extended to accredited institutions that have incorporated into their curriculum 70 percent of the CFA Program Candidate Body of Knowledge, the CFA Institute's ethical and professional standards. Recognition as a CFA Partner allows the institution to market its program to potential students and recruiters as being closely tied to professional practice and able to help prepare students for the CFA exams. Read More
The MU College of Business is among an esteemed group of business schools that are part of the CFA Program Partnership.
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Management 8001 is built on the reality that regardless of their original intentions, a great number of MBA students launch their own business ventures within ten years of graduation. The course, Launching a High-Growth Venture - The Business Plan, was designed to create successful entrepreneurs by developing the skills for evaluating, preparing, and presenting business plans to investors. Read More
Dean Bruce Walker and Gary Eldridge, for whom the Eldridge Award is named, present members of the VesicaMed team
(from left: Michael Arrendale, I-Chen Chou, Kinga Schiffer, and Jong Han Hyun) with a $5,000 check for their winning venture. |
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A new study abroad program is being planned to offer Crosby MBA Program students as well as undergraduate students an opportunity to not only study business abroad, but also participate in international commerce through internships in China.
This summer two MU MBA students, Jessica Heusler and Jordan Wolfe, will travel around the globe for a pilot internship program in China. The students will assist with the marketing for ChinaSense, a program through the China-International Business Collaborative that provides tours and inside-business access to universities and business groups that want to learn more about how business is conducted in China. Read More
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Tom and Betty Scott, long-time friends and donors to the MU College of Business, announced at the beginning of March that they will make
a $2.5 million estate gift to the college.
"The Scotts are certainly among the college's greatest supporters, and we are very grateful of that. Their sponsorship of our college's CEO Forum, which brings renowned business leaders to campus, really enriches the education of our students," says Bruce Walker, dean of the MU College of Business. "We are very thankful for this generous new gift that will help the college fulfill its educational mission in the future." Read More
Tom and Betty Scott expressed their hope that faculty and students benefit from their gift to the College of Business to the same large extent that they benefited from their MU educations.
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The MU College of Business has received a gift of more than $75,000 from the partners and employees of the business services and accounting firms CBIZ and Mayer Hoffman McCann (MHM). The donation will establish a named faculty position. Read More
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Let your fellow alumni know what's new with you! E-mail us, and we'll include
your update in a future issue of Mizzou Business magazine.
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 About the College
The MU College of Business, founded in 1914, enrolls more than 3,950 undergraduate students and over 365 graduate students. The college has four academic units – Accountancy, Finance, Management, and Marketing – with 63 full-time faculty members. The college offers an undergraduate degree in business administration, an MBA degree, a 150-hour program that confers both undergraduate and master’s degrees in accountancy, and PhD degrees in both accountancy and business administration.
The College of Business takes great pride in its graduates. About 30,000 alumni are contributing their expertise to the public and private sectors in every state in the U.S. and in a host of foreign countries. |
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