tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-52116099219365439092024-03-13T06:12:49.465-07:00KU B-school BlogThe official blog for Jayhawks in business. Find out where business is going.KU B-School Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10028513553897359327noreply@blogger.comBlogger98125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5211609921936543909.post-45961388710201935182014-05-19T07:51:00.002-07:002014-05-19T08:12:15.187-07:00Network for the futureThough it may be tempting to avoid networking when you’re already employed, it’s important to remember that networking isn’t just a job search tool.<br />
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Networking is more than going to the career fair once a year. It’s a continual process of building and maintaining relationships that could later turn into job opportunities. Cathy Curless, a strategic management lecturer, said she believes networking should be a constant activity.<br />
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“You have an opportunity to network every single time you come in contact with anybody,” Curless said. “I don’t care if it’s a stranger in an airport, if it’s somebody you meet at a conference or somebody you connect with through friends.”<br />
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Jennifer Jordan, director of the Business Career Services Center, said the BCSC provides a variety of ways for students to get involved in networking, including roundtables, mock interviews and field trips to companies. She said the BCSC events provide structure to help students learn from professionals when they network.<br />
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“They’re all forums where they can – in a non-intimidating format – learn from people who are doing the types of work that they someday aspire to do,” she said.<br />
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Foster Casterline, president of ISAK, said he does most of his networking at happy hours and casual events, but he tries to attend bigger events like conferences as well.<br />
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“All the networking events I go to are startup or technology-related, and that’s good because that community is really big in Kansas City,” Casterline said. “There’s a lot of activity, so there’s a lot of events to go to.”<br />
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Student organization events can be a good source of networking opportunities. Logan Brull, president of KU Marketing Club, said the club’s guest speakers and marketing night provide opportunities for students to meet and pursue networking relationships with professionals.<br />
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“Keep in contact with them as much as they can, especially if you’re wanting a job over an internship or you want to be first priority,” Brull said.<br />
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Check out the BCSC for networking events, and keep up with happy hours and check out online resources like Eventbrite or Meetup.<br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><i>by Allison Kite</i></span></div>
Annie Vangsneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08982875497814948093noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5211609921936543909.post-45027228718121619332014-05-15T13:57:00.000-07:002014-05-15T13:57:24.058-07:00Student wins scholarship for women in supply chainSchool of Business junior Hannah Bremer was awarded the AWESOME scholarship, which will provide her the opportunity to go to the Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals Conference in September.<br />
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Roger Woody, an executive lecturer of supply chain management and director of SCM external development, said the conference will be invaluable because of the industry exposure it will provide. He said Bremer will be able to meet professionals from a variety of companies and countries and learn more about their experiences in supply chain.<br />
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Bremer said she thought the conference would be a good opportunity to interact with supply chain professionals.<br />
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“You learn the technical things in school, but you don’t know the nuances unless you hear people having genuine conversations,” Bremer said. “I’m looking forward to acting like a fly on the wall and moving through and hearing what they have to say.”<br />
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Bremer was nominated as KU’s candidate and then chosen along with four other students from 10 top universities.<br />
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<i><span style="font-size: x-small;">by Allison Kite</span></i>Annie Vangsneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08982875497814948093noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5211609921936543909.post-31626145994696763292014-05-14T13:12:00.004-07:002014-05-14T13:26:38.302-07:00School of Business announces new building name<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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The KU School of Business is excited to announce the name of its new building as Capitol Federal Hall.<br />
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Capitol Federal Foundation’s $20 million lead gift is the largest gift ever committed to the School of Business and the largest single gift ever given by the foundation. The donation is also one of the largest gifts contributed to Far Above: The Campaign for Kansas.<br />
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Capitol Federal Foundation was established to benefit the communities in which Capitol Federal operates. The foundation’s previous gifts for the School of Business include establishing the Capitol Federal Distinguished Professorship in Financial Markets. It has also supported The University of Kansas Cancer Center, scholarships for student athletes, the Lied Center of Kansas and Spencer Museum of Art.<br />
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When completed in 2016, the building will offer students and faculty top-notch resources to be competitive not only nationally, but globally.<br />
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Annie Vangsneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08982875497814948093noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5211609921936543909.post-69165204369913832002014-05-12T13:15:00.000-07:002014-05-12T13:27:34.131-07:00Networking doesn't end at the career fair<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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So you've got a business card. Now what? When you leave a happy hour, career fair or conference with a new contact, it’s important to follow up.<br />
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Whether you’re a techy or you prefer to keep an address book, you need to make sure you keep up with the people in your network. Chances are a recruiter at a career fair will forget you quickly if you don’t follow up. Jennifer Jordan, director of the business career services center, suggests following up because employers often meet a lot of people at an event.<br />
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“Usually at a networking event, you’re not going to have a 30-minute conversation with somebody,” Jordan said. “People are moving around, talking to various individuals. You certainly want to be sensitive to not dominating somebody’s time.”<br />
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Twenty-two percent of Internet-users over the age of 18 have embraced LinkedIn, a major social networking site for professionals, according to the <a href="http://www.pewinternet.org/fact-sheets/social-networking-fact-sheet/" target="_blank">Pew Research Internet Project</a>. Some here at KU, including Jordan, use LinkedIn to both manage and expand their professional networks. Jordan said she tries to connect on LinkedIn with those whom she meets at networking events.<br />
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“If I collect a business card, I’m going to go straight to LinkedIn and try to connect with that person electronically so that I have just pulled them into my network,” she said. “That’s how I personally organize my network, but I think that other systems are probably very workable for other individuals.”<br />
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Social media sites like LinkedIn make it easier to organize and keep track of your network. Devon Bull, president of the Entrepreneurship Club, said he connects with other professionals through Twitter. He said it’s important for students to have a positive image on Twitter if they’re going to give that information out to potential employers.<br />
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“I’m trying to develop an image on there that employers can see, but most students shouldn't do that unless they've already done their work beforehand,” Bull said.<br />
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No matter the method you choose to manage your network, the relationship is an active, two-way street. Reach out soon after you meet your new contact if you feel the relationship could be mutually beneficial.<br />
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Kayleigh Sellens, president of Supply Chain Management Club and co-president of American Business Women’s Association, said remaining in contact and asking questions has allowed her to develop strong relationships with her business contacts.<br />
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“Maintaining contact and asking questions have been most beneficial for me,” Sellens said. “It lets them know that you consider them to be a valuable resource for information.”<br />
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Check back for the fourth and final blog about when and where to network.</i><o:p></o:p></div>
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<i><span style="font-size: x-small;">by Allison Kite</span></i><br />
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Annie Vangsneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08982875497814948093noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5211609921936543909.post-2716248711705348192014-05-08T13:01:00.000-07:002014-05-08T13:01:35.045-07:00Business graduate finds success on and off field<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;"><tbody>
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KU football player and business school alumnus Gavin Howard was recently named the Bob Frederick Senior Scholar Athlete of the Year award.<br />
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Howard was surprised and grateful when he rose to accept the award at the Senior Celebration and K Ring ceremony on April 28. The offensive lineman from Owasso, Oklahoma, was honored for his dedication and commitment to both KU and his team.<br />
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“I was completely surprised when I realized I had won the award as there are a number of great combinations of students and athletes at KU,” Howard said. “I guess just the ability to know and perform my job as an athlete at KU both on and off the field helped me stand out amongst the other athletes.”<br />
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Howard said it’s always reassuring to see hard work pay off and the award allowed him to see that by working hard at something he can achieve recognition, which makes him want to work that much harder to achieve his future goals. He attributes his success to the people in his life.<br />
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“Always have people in your life that can both push you and mentor you or else you won’t be able to get where you’re trying to go,” Howard said. “That’s probably the most important thing. No one can do everything necessary to achieve their goals on their own.”<br />
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Howard graduated in the fall with his finance degree and will graduate this May with his mathematics degree. He is currently working for ConocoPhillips in Bartlesville, Oklahoma, as a revenue analyst.<br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><i>by Mackenzie Leander</i></span></div>
Annie Vangsneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08982875497814948093noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5211609921936543909.post-344184828494217162014-05-07T14:04:00.001-07:002014-05-07T14:04:12.583-07:00MBA student chosen for Supply Corps fellowship<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;"><tbody>
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School of Business MBA student Owen Morrissey will represent the United States Navy and KU by participating in the Training With Industry program next year.<br />
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Lt. Cmdr. Morrissey has been selected for a fellowship with FedEx in Memphis, Tennessee, where he will spend one year learning about executive level decision-making and expand his professional supply and logistics education.<br />
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Morrissey was one of four Supply Corps lieutenants and lieutenant commanders from around the country to be selected for the program, including representatives from Duke University, University of Pennsylvania and NAVSUP Fleet Logistics Center Puget Sound. After he completes his fellowship, he will serve a three-year follow-on tour in one of the Supply Corps key supply chain management assignments to apply the skills and ideas gained from his experience.<br />
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Annie Vangsneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08982875497814948093noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5211609921936543909.post-33122500630511267042014-05-06T14:05:00.002-07:002014-05-07T08:21:52.182-07:00Marketing is key to every business' successMarketing is the business function that connects customer needs with company capabilities.<br />
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The new Marketing graduate certificate allows students to better comprehend the core principles of a business and its customers by helping them discover what consumers want and how to effectively reach them. Marketing serves a variety of critical functions in the success of businesses and business professionals. Sanjay Mishra, an associate professor in marketing and entrepreneurship, said marketing is valued as a tool for both the client and business.<br />
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“Marketing is the activity that creates value — both for the customer and the firm,” Mishra said. “Understanding the process, therefore, is critical to the success of any business, either for-profit or nonprofit.”<br />
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Mishra said marketing is so universal that every student will benefit from understanding its processes and functions, but non-marketing majors will benefit most. The certificate will provide students an advantage when applying for jobs.<br />
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Kissan Joseph, a marketing professor, said marketing requires a mixture of creative, analytical and personal assets. Someone who is comfortable with this breadth of skills would be most suited for a marketing certificate, which extends to all professionals.<br />
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“Some say that marketing is too important to be left to the marketing department — everyone should be involved in marketing,” Joseph said. “As such, marketing expertise is critical for all business professionals.”<br />
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The certificate is open to current MBAs, MBA alumni and others not currently pursuing an MBA. The certificate is composed of five marketing courses for a total of ten credit hours. The courses cover marketing strategy, marketing research, pricing, advanced topic in managing products and discovering and evaluation of product opportunities. <br />
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Learn more at MBAcert.ku.edu. Apply by July 15 for fall.<br />
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<i><span style="font-size: x-small;">by Mackenzie Leander</span></i></div>
Annie Vangsneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08982875497814948093noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5211609921936543909.post-56420089072438636472014-05-05T07:56:00.001-07:002014-05-05T07:56:20.601-07:00Entrepreneurship director receives Kansas service award<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;"><tbody>
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The man tasked with growing the Kansas economy through KU School of Business innovation has been honored with a service award. Wally Meyer, director of entrepreneurship programs, is a recipient of the 2014 Steeples Service to Kansans Award.<br />
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According to an announcement by Danny Anderson, dean of the College of Liberal Arts & Sciences, this annual award was endowed in 1998 by Drs. Don and Tammy Steeples to honor Don’s parents, Wally and Marie Steeples.<br />
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The accolade recognizes faculty who provide significant service to the people of Kansas as a purposeful extension of their teaching and research.<br />
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RedTire, a KU entrepreneurship program that pairs retiring small business owners with successors, of which he created, finalized its first official match in February, in Junction City, Kansas.<br />
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Read his faculty <a href="http://business.ku.edu/wallace-w-meyer-jr" target="_blank">profile</a> for more information on KU entrepreneurship programs.<br />
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Annie Vangsneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08982875497814948093noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5211609921936543909.post-54981130383963288672014-04-30T10:51:00.002-07:002014-04-30T10:51:56.072-07:00Learn the worth of valuation<iframe src="https://giphy.com/embed/5u0uZecUZlUsM" width="500" height="341" frameBorder="0" webkitAllowFullScreen mozallowfullscreen allowFullScreen></iframe>
Knowing how to value assets and liabilities is an essential skill which allows professionals to know their company’s worth and financial status.<br />
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The Valuation graduate certificate teaches MBAs and MBA alumni important skills in valuing companies, assets and investments.<br />
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Cathy Shenoy, director of MBA programs, said the certificate is especially helpful for those in finance-related fields, including commercial lending, corporate finance, banking, real estate and mergers and acquisitions.<br />
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“Anyone who’s going to be doing large financial transactions needs to know how to value those transactions,” Shenoy said. “If you don’t know how to value those transactions, you don’t know how to make a bid or accept an offer.”<br />
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George Bittlingmayer, professor of finance and economics, said valuation is also an important skill when professionals are looking at the financial components of a company.<br />
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“It helps you think through how a project or company is going to support itself,” Bittlingmayer said. “What are the moving parts? How do operations and the financing of the project interact?”<br />
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The Valuation certificate is only open to current MBA students and MBA alumni. It is composed of five classes for a total of ten credit hours. Students are required to take financial statement analysis and business valuation and may choose three courses from a list including applied portfolio management seminar, derivatives strategies, international finance and entrepreneurial finance.<br />
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Learn more at MBAcert.ku.edu. Apply by July 15 for fall 2014.<br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><i>by Allison Kite</i></span></div>Annie Vangsneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08982875497814948093noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5211609921936543909.post-86062155734481913942014-04-28T09:50:00.000-07:002014-04-28T09:50:54.219-07:00School honors student leaders with R.E.S.P.E.C.T. Awards<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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The School of Business announced its 2014 R.E.S.P.E.C.T. Award winners last week, recognizing strong, diverse leaders from different areas within the school.<br />
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This year’s winners include Amy Goodpasture, undergraduate; Kristi Marks, Master of Accounting; Adam Buhler, Master of Accounting; Anas Maazouzi, MBA; and Samer Sarofim, doctorate.<br />
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Douglas May, director of the International Center for Ethics in Business, created the R.E.S.P.E.C.T. Award in 2006 to embody the positive values of the School of Business and encourage similar behaviors in other students. The seven principles of the RESPECT code stand for responsibility, enthusiasm, self-esteem, professional integrity, equity, compassion and teamwork.<br />
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All recipients exhibit a strong drive for excellence not only in the classroom but also in campus organizations, community services and part-time jobs.<br />
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Students were nominated by faculty, staff and students. The awarded recipients were chosen by the Honor Council in the School of Business.<br />
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Awards are funded by the Majorie McNish Fund for Ethnics in Business, established by J. Hammond McNish, former business law professor at the School of Business, to honor his late wife who was dedicated to education and community service.<br />
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Annie Vangsneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08982875497814948093noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5211609921936543909.post-61944701875178045772014-04-23T14:04:00.002-07:002014-04-23T14:04:25.121-07:00Course bridges geography, marketing and supply chain<div style="color: #333333; font-family: sans-serif, Arial, Verdana, 'Trebuchet MS'; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20.799999237060547px;">
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MKTG 400: Marketing, Supply Chains and Geographic Information Systems aims to offer methods for gleaning consumer behavior insight through geographic tools.</div>
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“Geography’s principle role in marketing is in understanding people and place,” said <span data-scayt_word="Halfen" data-scaytid="16" style="background-image: url(data:image/gif; background-position: 50% 100%; background-repeat: repeat no-repeat !important; padding-bottom: 0px !important;">Halfen</span>, who created the interdisciplinary class after earning his doctorate in geography from KU in 2012. “In the field of geography, places are social constructs defined by history, cultures and perceptions.”</div>
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Halfen hopes students will be able to understand how geographic information systems can be used by businesses to solve complex problems, how to employ basic GIS programs and how to critically analyze case studies for their use — or lack — of spatial data and geographic information systems.</div>
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With strong enrollment in its first semester, Halfen plans to offer the course every year in the spring semester. He is developing additional elective courses that focus on data analysis and visualization, and looks to create a course on location-based marketing in the future.</div>
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“As data becomes more and more available, it will be more important than ever for skilled workers to use technology to manage and understand data,” Halfen said.</div>
Austinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17278134984178231685noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5211609921936543909.post-28910221302141868982014-04-22T09:07:00.004-07:002014-04-22T09:07:47.671-07:00Supply chain management drives when, where, how of businessSupply chain management is one of the fastest growing but most misunderstood areas of business.<br />
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According to the <a href="http://www.bls.gov/ooh/business-and-financial/logisticians.htm" target="_blank">Bureau of Labor Statistics</a>, the supply chain management field is expected to grow 22 percent between 2012 and 2022, which is double the average growth rate for all occupations.<br />
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Joe Walden, a decision sciences and supply chain management lecturer, said he thinks supply chain management is an important business skill because it touches all other departments of a company. A company can’t survive if its supply chain fails to get the product to the consumer.<br />
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need to understand how the supply chain interacts,” Walden said. “It’s not a stand-alone function.”<br />
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One of the biggest roles of supply chain management professionals is to look for opportunities to increase the company’s bottom line by finding the most cost effective and efficient way to get resources and produce and transport a product. However, supply chain management professionals also drive top-line revenue by finding out what the consumer wants to buy and where and when they want to buy it. Steve Hillmer, director of finance economics and decision sciences, said supply chain is important because it revolves around getting the product to the customer.<br />
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“It starts with the customer and asks, ‘What does the customer want?’” Hillmer said. “Then it goes back and asks, ‘Okay, now where do we get that?’”<br />
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The Supply Chain Management graduate certificate is composed of one decision sciences course and four supply chain management courses for a total of ten credit hours. These courses cover operations management, procurement and supplier management, logistics and distribution management, information systems for supply chain management and Lean Six Sigma.<br />
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Learn more at <a href="http://mbacert.ku.edu/">MBAcert.ku.edu</a> and apply by July 15 for fall.<br />
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Annie Vangsneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08982875497814948093noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5211609921936543909.post-72314788354246102332014-04-17T09:12:00.001-07:002014-04-17T09:12:11.303-07:00Business law professor recognized for paperJournal of Financial Crime, an international research journal published in the United Kingdom, has recognized John Gergacz, KU professor of business law, for writing one of the journal’s “Highly Commended Papers of 2013.”<br />
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Gergacz’s paper, “In-house counsel claims against a corporate employer and access to privileged corporate communications: An analysis and a proposal,” appeared in the journal in fall 2013.<br />
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The paper evaluates in-house legal counsel’s dual role in wrongful discharge claims against a corporate employee and its effect on privileged corporate communications.<br />
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“I feel very honored to have my work recognized by the Journal of Financial Crime,” Gergacz said. “Its editorial board consists of legal scholars from throughout the world and I am pleased that they selected my piece for this distinction.”<br />
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Gergacz is also the author of the leading legal treatise, “Attorney-Corporate Client Privilege 3rd edition.”<br />
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Easter’s famous marshmallow chicks have come to roost year-round.<br />
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Peeps, one of Easter’s most popular candies, may dominate the marshmallow candy market, but it’s yet to be determined if they can survive on the shelves year-round. Starting May 1, Just Born, the treat’s manufacturer, will add new varieties of Peeps including miniature Peeps and three different flavors (strawberry crème, chocolate crème, and sour watermelon). Vince Barker, an associate professor of strategic management, said he thinks the strategy is wise and uses his sons as evidence.<br />
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“While I do not eat a lot of Peeps, my family loves them and my sons in particular are huge fans,” Barker said. “We already buy peeps shaped as pumpkins and hearts for other holidays as treats, so my family’s experience shows a market might exist for Peeps outside of holiday periods.”<br />
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Barker said Just Born’s strategy will lead to more than just increased revenue and customer satisfaction. Keeping Peeps on the shelves year-round will likely lower the cost of production. Laura Poppo, a strategic management professor, said she agrees with Barker— producing Peeps year round makes economic sense.<br />
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“Assuming Peeps require some specialized equipment to manufacture, if they only use this equipment a few months out of the year, then their return on investment is minimized,” Poppo said.<br />
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Now that Peeps will be offered all year, people can count on constant access to them at grocery stores. With these candies taking up shelf space, Poppo is concerned by what it might replace.<br />
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“I am just wondering what product the supermarkets are going to take off the shelf in order to put Peeps on the shelf year round — I hope it is not black licorice,” Poppo said.<br />
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<br />Annie Vangsneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08982875497814948093noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5211609921936543909.post-52392361621583523692014-04-15T14:10:00.000-07:002014-04-15T14:12:57.990-07:00School of Business makes rank on Best for Vets list<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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The University of Kansas School of Business was recently ranked No. 25 on the Best for Vets: Business Schools 2014 list.<br />
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Military Times releases the annual list of the top colleges, business schools, employers and other organizations for veterans. To determine the ranking, Military Times released a survey and analyzed answers from the colleges and universities that responded.<br />
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The ranking considers schools’ resources, tuition, programs and GMAT scores among other factors. Military Times also released a list of the best universities for veterans in the fall, and KU as a whole ranked No. 23 on this list.<br />
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The School of Business and the University of Kansas have created programs and support for veterans, reserve and active duty soldiers including the MBA with a concentration in Petroleum Management, the Brigade Pre-Command Course and the Masters of Science in Business Supply Chain Management and Logistics, as well as other non-academic programs and services.<br />
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Dee Steinle, administrative director of masters programs, said a variety of university and business school programs were factored into the ranking, but one of the most important was the MBA program.<br />
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“In particular, there was a point of interest on the MBA program because I think it’s a very familiar commodity across schools,” Steinle said. “While I think all of our programs played into it, the MBA was probably the most recognizable program that they circled back to.”<br />
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The business school provides a variety of programs tailored to the needs of veteran and current military students. Steinle said the MBA with a concentration in Petroleum Management is beneficial to Navy officers who are looking for new skills.<br />
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“We have a specific part of our MBA program that allows supply corps officers from the Navy to come to KU, earn an MBA and take hours within the School of Engineering as well to reshape their careers into fuels officers,” she said.<br />
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Greg Freix, director of the Master of Science in business supply chain management and logistics program, said while both the business school and the university have strong programs for veterans, they’re working on initiatives to further improve services for veterans. One such initiative is a veteran legal services center, which would be run through the School of Law in Green Hall. Law students, supervised by faculty, will assist veterans with legal issues surrounding veteran’s benefits claims.<br />
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“We’re trying to better identify the veterans on campus in a way that meets with legal requirements,” he said. “We’re trying to better serve the veterans on campus as we pull together folks from all these different areas.”<br />
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Annie Vangsneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08982875497814948093noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5211609921936543909.post-78081395834345194422014-04-11T08:28:00.000-07:002014-04-11T08:28:07.434-07:00Dean Bendapudi inducted into KU Women’s Hall of FameDean Neeli Bendapudi was inducted into the <br />
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KU Women’s Hall of Fame last night along with five other new members.<br />
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Since Bendapudi returned to KU in 2011 as the first female dean at the School of Business, she has raised more than $55 million for a new state-of-the-art business school to open its doors in fall 2016. She has helped implement a program to instill social responsibility in business students by pairing MBA students with Kansas nonprofit organizations, and she has collaborated with university departments to increase the number of women in business.<br />
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“The university is lucky to have such an articulate and enthusiastic representative,” said Ann Cudd, vice provost and dean of undergraduate studies.<br />
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Since 1970, KU has inducted outstanding leaders into its Women’s Hall of Fame, which is located at the fifth floor of the Kansas Memorial Union.<br />
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Annie Vangsneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08982875497814948093noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5211609921936543909.post-6395363427940952782014-04-08T13:43:00.000-07:002014-04-08T13:43:04.393-07:00A clean sweep for accounting students<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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KU business students cleaned house at the ConocoPhillips Accounting Challenge last week, taking home prizes for first, third and fourth place.<br />
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Students were divided into teams of three, each student from a different university, to compete in the challenge. The three winning teams included business school students Morgan Shapiro (first), Kara Notvedt (third) and Adam Baker (fourth). Notvedt attributes her success to vital skills she learned from KU courses and professors.<br />
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“I felt prepared going into the case competition because the accounting program and business school at KU hold their students to a higher standard,” Notvedt said.<br />
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Both Notvedt and Morgan Shapiro strongly encourage KU business students to seize opportunities like the accounting challenge. It’s important for students to network early on in their careers and it will end up paying off, Shapiro said.<br />
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“I gained more confidence talking with people that held powerful positions within a company,” Shapiro said. “Not only did I get to network with the employees of ConocoPhillips, but I also had a lot of fun at their offices.”<br />
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The business school congratulates Shapiro, Notvedt and Baker and encourages students to participate in opportunities like the ConocoPhillips Accounting Challenge. <br />
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The new Strategic Management graduate certificate provides a skill set that makes for more effective decision makers. The certificate integrates economics, psychology and management to provide detailed insight into what makes companies competitive. That knowledge is not only important in the business world, but can also translate into a student’s personal life.<br />
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“This program may help MBA students to lead a more fulfilling personal life by making decisions strategically, and it may help them to better manage their work by understanding and practicing the strategic management process,” said Jane Zhoa, associate professor of technology management.<br />
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The certificate teaches students how to effectively lead and make decisions while adapting to rapidly changing organizations, environments and demographics. Vince Barker, professor and faculty coordinator of the certificate, said this advanced management focus is important to current MBA students, but it also serves a wider market.<br />
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“It’s also a great thing for students who already have an MBA,” Barker said. “They pick up that specialized knowledge that’ll allow them to be a better manager and better business owners.”<br />
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The Strategic Management graduate certificate is made up of four management courses and one business course, a total of 10 credit hours. The courses cover international business, corporate strategy, managing technological innovation, strategy implementation and managing strategic direction and change.<br />
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Apply for fall 2014 by July 15. Visit <a href="http://mbacert.ku.edu/">MBAcert.ku.edu</a> for more information.<br />
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Annie Vangsneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08982875497814948093noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5211609921936543909.post-61731074389058603792014-04-02T12:27:00.003-07:002014-04-02T12:45:18.819-07:00The nuts and bolts of networkingThough networking styles can vary depending on someone’s personality and style, there are several important components of successful networking.<br />
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“Think about how your skills and expertise might be useful to your networking contacts and give, give, give before asking for something in return,” she said.<br />
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To network successfully, you have to put yourself out there but remain professional and poised. Though confidence is important, arrogance can make you seem insincere. Devon Bull, president of KU Entrepreneurship Club, said it’s important to balance confidence with professionalism.<br />
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“Don’t be overly aggressive,” Bull said. “Most people don’t know they’re being overly aggressive. There’s a point of being confident and then there’s a point of grabbing someone when they’re mid-conversation with someone else.”<br />
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It’s important to remember to follow up with other professionals promptly. Not only does it send a signal that you valued your conversation with him or her, but it increases the likelihood that they’ll remember you. Foster Casterline, president of ISAK, said if you make a good connection with someone, it is important to follow up immediately.<br />
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“If it’s somebody that there’s potential to have a professional relationship with, you’ll know by the end of your initial conversation what the next steps are going to be,” Casterline said.<br />
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Because networking is based on relationships, it is important to maintain the relationships you build through events and coffee. Jennifer Jordan, director of the Business Career Services Center, said she likes to keep track of her network electronically.<br />
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“If I collect a business card, I’m going to try to go straight to LinkedIn and connect with that person electronically so that I have pulled them into my network,” she said. “That’s how I personally organize my network.”<br />
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This is the second in a four-part series about networking. Check back for blogs about how to follow up after an event and when and where to network.<br />
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The International Business Management certificate offers MBA students the opportunity to specialize while pursuing an MBA. It also offers professionals that aren't seeking an MBA the opportunity to expand their skills without committing to a full degree. Karney said the certificate tells employers that the student or professional has acquired additional skills in a concentrated area.</div>
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The certificate includes five classes for a total of ten credit hours. Students study international business strategy, cross-cultural management and business practices in foreign countries, international finance, human resources management and global marketing.</div>
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Annie Vangsneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08982875497814948093noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5211609921936543909.post-46084490478685128532014-03-27T08:49:00.000-07:002014-03-27T08:50:13.215-07:00University awards faculty promotions<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;"><tbody>
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As the school year winds down, the School of Business is celebrating retiring faculty and congratulating promoted faculty.<br />
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Jide Wintoki has been awarded tenure and the promotion to associate professor of finance.<br />
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Associate professors Vince Barker and Kissan Joseph have been promoted to professors. Barker will take over as area director for management for Ron Ash, who will step back into a non-administrative faculty role.<br />
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After Associate Dean of Academic Affairs Doug Houston retires this summer, two new associate deans will step in next year. Jim Guthrie, William and Judy Docking Professor of Business, will become associate dean for academic affairs, and Professor Sue Scholz will become associate dean of faculty development and research.<br />
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Annie Vangsneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08982875497814948093noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5211609921936543909.post-76730961887264499642014-03-26T08:32:00.001-07:002014-03-27T08:51:10.426-07:00Big 12 MBA students to compete in LawrenceThe Big 12 Case Competition gives promising MBA students a platform to showcase their abilities with a real-world business problem from a local business.<br />
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The School of Business will host the Big 12 Case Competition in Lawrence this weekend for the first time since it began eight years ago. MBA students from nine conference universities will compete to solve a yet-to-be-revealed local company’s business problem over a 24-hour period. Dee Steinle, KU administrative director of masters programs, cautions the competition is “intense” and said it makes students fire on all cylinders while performing under pressure.<br />
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“Case competitions generally are great ways for students to put into practice what they've learned in the classroom,” said Cathy Shenoy, KU director of MBA programs. “The competition lends more urgency and focus to the process of coming up with a solution.”<br />
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Paul Epp, a KU MBA student who participated in last year’s competition and will take part in this year’s, experienced firsthand the importance of properly strategizing during the process of finding a solution. Epp says the competition is all about pacing yourself and not rushing to solve the problem. He looks forward to this year’s competition because of the opportunities it offers.<br />
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“My favorite part about the competition is getting the opportunity to travel, problem -solving with a good team and seeing how we compare to the competition,” Epp said. “It's always hard to know how well you're doing when always surrounded by the same people.”<br />
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Students present their final solutions to the competition judges made up of business leaders and company executives, making it an important networking opportunity. Though networking with executives is a plus, Prasanna Tadimeti, a KU MBA student competing for the first time this year, is focused on the importance of interacting with students from competing schools.<br />
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“The competition provides a platform to interact with students from other business schools in the region and helps us in understanding where we stand. We learn about their MBA experiences and thus improve ourselves further,” Tadimeti said.<br />
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Epp and Tadimeti will compete with Michael Wade Smith and William McCullough for the KU team.<br />
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<i><span style="font-size: x-small;">by Mackenzie Leander</span></i><br />
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Annie Vangsneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08982875497814948093noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5211609921936543909.post-77178251903159333482014-03-18T13:12:00.000-07:002014-03-18T13:12:08.833-07:00HR a part of every manager's jobNo matter what position you hold in a company, everyone has to know how to manage people.<br />
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The new Human Resource Management graduate certificate aims to train not only HR professionals, but anyone who needs to know how to staff a business and train employees.<br />
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“Anyone would benefit from this whether they’re a specialist in HR or just a manager,” said Professor James Guthrie.<br />
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Guthrie said the certificate is a good opportunity to specialize in HR management, even if someone already has a business background.<br />
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“A lot of people move sideways into the world of HR once they join a company, and a lot of people haven’t had direct training in it,” he said. “Even if a person has a business degree, there’s usually not a lot of opportunity for specialized training in HR.”<br />
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The Human Resource Management graduate certificate comprises five classes and 10 credit hours of work. Students complete management coursework in staffing, performance management, compensation, rewards, training and development, and international HR.<br />
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Any credits earned through the certificate can later count toward the Working Professional MBA when a student is ready for the full degree program.<br />
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Apply for fall 2014 by July 15. Learn more at <a href="http://mbacert.ku.edu/">MBAcert.ku.edu</a>.<br />
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Annie Vangsneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08982875497814948093noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5211609921936543909.post-51885583412233146082014-03-13T14:43:00.002-07:002014-03-18T06:54:51.123-07:00Networking isn't just about exchanging business cardsThough many students recognize the importance of networking, the concept can be vague, and many students don’t fully grasp how to effectively network.<br />
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Though many in the business school have their own networking styles, most agree that successful networking is based on building lasting relationships with other professionals.<br />
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<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Wj0ZnR4GcW4/UyDKO8emwdI/AAAAAAAAAH8/1gfiUK_zgpo/s1600/IMG_2445.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Wj0ZnR4GcW4/UyDKO8emwdI/AAAAAAAAAH8/1gfiUK_zgpo/s1600/IMG_2445.jpg" height="213" width="320" /></a>Foster Casterline, president of ISAK, said networking goes beyond talking to employers at a career fair.<br />
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“It’s relationship building,” Casterline said. “I think a lot of people think that networking is going out and selling yourself like in career-fair-style networking, but that’s not how it really is.”<br />
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Casterline also emphasized the importance of humility in networking.<br />
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“<span style="text-indent: 48px;">Networking shouldn't be about professional facades,” he said. “As a student, you're there to learn which makes you coachable and genuine. That's who people want to build relationships with.</span>”<br />
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Networking can and should go beyond an initial conversation. Jennifer Jordan, director of the Business Career Services Center, said she believes professionals and students can each bring something important to the table.<br />
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“Networking is a give and take relationship,” Jordan said. “I think a lot of students are very intimidated by networking and feel like it’s kind of opportunistic or self-promoting, but I think it’s a relationship that goes both ways. It can have a professionally-aligned objective, but it can be more broad than that as well.”<br />
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Though Jordan emphasizes a two-way street, many students can feel like they have little to offer professionals in return for advice and job opportunities. Cathy Curless, a lecturer in the School of Business, said students can often offer more than they realize. One of Curless’ students once helped her train for and run a marathon.<br />
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“That was a pivotal moment for me to realize that there was so much I could gain from somebody younger,” Curless said.<br />
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She also said networking allowed her to get ideas for her classes to help her engage students and keep them interested in the topic.<br />
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“The more I can understand what motivates twenty-somethings – what engages them, how do you keep their attention in class, what kinds of examples and companies are they interested in hearing about – every time I hear information about that, that helps me a great deal,” she said.<br />
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<i>This is the first in a four-part series about networking. Check back for blogs about networking do’s and don’ts, how to follow up after an event and when and where to network.</i><br />
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Annie Vangsneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08982875497814948093noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5211609921936543909.post-74874584904708658792014-03-12T09:22:00.000-07:002014-03-12T13:22:09.602-07:00Retool your knowledge base with a Foundations of Business MBA certificate<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;"><tbody>
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Amy Thomas is an event planner with more than a decade of experience in weddings and events, but she found herself missing important business acumen in her new position.<br />
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“I have an education background,” Thomas said. “And while I've worked in event planning for many years, I need a better understanding of what it means to run a business.”<br />
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She enrolled in the KU MBA program’s new Foundations of Business certificate program to grow her knowledge base and move her career forward.<br />
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The Foundations of Business graduate certificate comprises five classes and 10 credit hours of work. Students complete management coursework in financial accounting, statistical decision making, financial management, marketing and organizational behavior.<br />
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The certificate gives professionals critical tools in business administration and provides a smooth segue to the Working Professional MBA when a student is ready for the full degree program.<br />
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Apply for fall 2014 by July 15. Learn more at <a href="http://mbacert.ku.edu/">MBAcert.ku.edu</a>.<br />
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