College of Business Quarterly Newsletter

Featured Articles Accounting Doctoral Program Ranked among Nation's Best Nobel Laureate Vernon Smith To Speak at USF Lykes Renames Sustainability-Focused Chair Graduate Business Case Competition Winners Advance to State Competition College of Business Hosts Community Résumé Review Event Portraits of Success Outstanding Alumni Student Spotlight Focus on Faculty & Staff Business Briefs Upcoming Events Elevator Contest Contest gives students an opportunity to test their elevator speech and win prizes Feb 21, 9-11 am Regions Bank Building, Downtown Tampa More information... BBC Open House A casual mixer that showcases the living-learning community Apr 2, 4 pm USF College of Business More information... Celebration of Free Enterprise The College of Business celebrates Busch Entertainment Corporation as this year's Free Enterprise honoree. May 12, 6:15 pm Desert Grill, Busch Gardens Tampa Bay More information... Communications for Today's Workplace A two-day interactive workshop for working professionals Jun 11-12, 9 am-4 pm USF College of Business Quick Links... News Briefs Degree Programs Hire Business Grads Alumni & Development College of Business Giving	January 2009 - Volume 13.1
	Greetings from the College of Business! The College of Business continues to be a formidable force in the Tampa community. At the end of last year, the School of Accountancy's doctoral program was named the 25th best in the nation by Public Accounting Report and the Center for Entrepreneurship was ranked 5th in the nation by Princeton Review and Entrepreneur Magazine. These honors have contributed to our national recognition as a top provider of quality education. In this issue you will find a story about a visit by Nobel Laureate Vernon Smith, who will educate an audience of faculty, staff, and students about the cause and effects of the current housing crisis. You'll also find news about the excellent work that our students and alumni continue to do. A team of AMA students was selected from a national competition to present a marketing strategy to Chevrolet, and an EMBA team gave recommendations to TECO in a business case competition. Finance major Brian Marks was one of a handful of students who recently graduated with a 4.0 GPA. Bob Forsythe, Dean Accounting Doctoral Program Ranked among Nation's Best The PhD program in accounting at the University of South Florida has landed its first ranking in Public Accounting Report's annual assessment of the nation's top accounting education programs. Making its debut at number 25, USF's accounting doctoral program was one of five to make the leap from unranked to ranked in the roster published by the independent newsletter of the accounting profession. Full story... Nobel Laureate Vernon Smith To Speak at USF Nobel prize winning economist Vernon Smith will discuss the recent turmoil in the U.S. economy and how it got this way at the University of South Florida College of Business Feb. 13, at 10 am, in a lecture titled "The Housing Bubble That Engulfed the Economy." The Nobel Laureate will comment on recent excesses in housing and related financial markets including banks, mortgage and insurance companies, as well as the federal bailout. More information... Lykes Renames Sustainability-Focused Chair Lykes Bros., Inc. and the University of South Florida College of Business has announced the renaming of the Lykes Chair in Finance and Sustainability. Lykes currently endows the Lykes Chair in Finance and Banking, but is renaming this chair to reflect the shifting emphasis in its business practice from banking to sustainable business. Read more... Graduate Business Case Competition Winners Advance to State Competition An EMBA team consisting of Sanjay Agrawal, Derek Bodart, Joe Kwo, Christina Crosby, and Sanjay Mehta won the Fall 2008 College Of Business Graduate Business Case Competition, earning the right to represent USF at the statewide competition in February. Full article... College of Business Hosts Community Résumé Review Event Nearly 125 job-seekers came to the College of Business seeking help with their résumés on January 10, taking part in a free Résumé Review workshop where they were able to get advice from nearly two dozen hiring managers. The College's Office of Employer Relations, along with numerous community partners, hosted the philanthropic program. Full story... Outstanding Alumni Alumni Notes Recent accomplishments of College of Business alumni College of Business Alum is Part of Multigenerational USF Family Attending USF runs in the blood Business Alum is one of Three King O'Neal Scholars at December Commencement Brian Marks graduates with a 4.0 GPA Student Spotlight Accounting Major Shoots for the Stars Toni Russell is the quintessential accounting student USF Business Students Give Marketing Advice to Chevrolet AMA team takes its expertise to the top BBC Student's Video Wins Competition Video on Panama study abroad trip earns first prize Focus on Faculty & Staff Faculty/Staff Notes Important news about the College, and its faculty and staff Marketing Professor is "Fair and by Far the Best" David Ortinau motivates students Business Briefs College of Business Hosts First-ever BarCamp Conference in Tampa Bay A networking event that encourages attendee participation

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