[MBA-FT-Students] Clemson MBA Friday Announcements - April 12

Fri Apr 12 08:57:18 EDT 2013

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Giveaways

Congratulations Kristofer Clark and Chris Finkenstadt!!!  They are the winners of this week’s MBA Giveaway! Please touch base with Jeremy to claim your prize (jmonday at clemson.edu<mailto:jmonday at clemson.edu>). Jeremy will have the purple box at the front desk again on Monday to start collecting names for the drawing next week!

iRoar for Fall 2013 Registration

Starting with Fall 2013 registration, Clemson University will be using a new Student Information System. We strongly encourage that you visit http://www.clemson.edu/iroar/ for information on how to use the new system so that you will not have registration issues.

Registration opened on April 1 at 8 am. A Fall 2013 Class Schedule is attached for your review.

Help Evaluate Furniture Options

As you know we are moving to Greenville ONE at the end of this year. We are well into the design process and would like your feedback on some of the options for classroom and auditorium seating.

Darlene Fuhst has set up an area in the lower lobby facing Falls street past the Center for Corporate Learning and SBDC offices (Straight past the elevators, through both sets of double glass doors at the bottom of the stairs). Attached is an evaluation form – you can fill it out online and email to dfuhst at clemson.edu<mailto:dfuhst at clemson.edu> or you can fill out a printed copy (on the table at the top of the stairs).

Chairs are clearly labeled plus there are photos on the form to alleviate any confusion.

Please complete your evaluations by 9:30 pm Friday, April 19th so we can return the samples.

IMPORTANT NOTE: please do your best to ignore/disregard the color and fabric on the samples. They are not the colors we will have in the new building – these are what manufacturers had on hand to loan us. You’re evaluating comfort and design (shape) only. I know sometimes the color can be distracting but please try to look beyond that.

Thanks for your help! We look forward to hearing your thoughts.

Small Business Development Seminar - Focused Web Marketing with Engenius Web - April 17
Do you ever wonder if your message is reaching the right audience? Are you stretched for time to keep up with your e-mail newsletter, Facebook page, Twitter feed, LinkedIn requests, and actually write a blog all in the same week? We feel your pain. In one morning session we’ll uncover your target audiences, help figure out your message, and develop an action plan for what web marketing mediums you can best use to grow your business without it becoming your full time job.
April 17  8:30 am – 11 am
Register at: http://focusedwebmarketing.eventbrite.com/.
Use the code cumba to get $10 off registration!
Refreshments included
Mr. T. Boone Pickens  Speaks on Leadership - April 18

Don’t miss this great opportunity to hear T. Boone Pickens speak on Thursday, April 18 from 2:00-3:15pm at the Clemson Main Campus in the Brooks Center for the Performing Arts.

T. Boone Pickens Bio
T. Boone Pickens has never felt comfortable running back in the pack. More importantly, he realized early in his career that merely wanting to be out front is not enough.
One of the reasons that he, as an “upstart” independent oil producer in the early 1980s, took on Big Oil and the influential Business Roundtable was that he determined the sector lacked the strong leadership needed to forge an inevitable industry restructuring. It was through his leadership that Mesa Petroleum grew to be one of the largest independent oil and natural gas producers in the country and his current companies operating under the Mesa name remain industry leaders. That leadership frequently meant giving young, aggressive employees with yet unproven track records opportunities to take on Herculean tasks.
Probably his most-often quoted thought on leadership, first shared in the 1980s, holds closely to his personal track record: “Be willing to make decisions. That's the most important quality in a good leader. Don't fall victim to what I call the ready-aim-aim-aim-aim syndrome. You must be willing to fire.”
 Pickens grew from humble beginnings in Depression-era Holdenville, Okla., to be one of the nation’s most successful oil and gas executives and entrepreneurs. Coined the “Oracle of Oil,” he has been uncannily accurate in predicting oil and gas prices and established a successful energy-oriented investment fund called BP Capital.  Pickens is also a generous philanthropist who has donated nearly $1 billion to charity.

MBA Day at the Ballgame - April 23

Please join us for MBA Day at the Ballgame on Tuesday, April 23 at 2 pm as the Greenville Drive takes on the Lakewood Blue Claws! Please register through the Eventbrite link below. Tickets will be reserved on a first come, first serve basis. Limit of 4 tickets per person.
http://www.eventbrite.com/event/6103749479

Hope to see you there!

Lunch With Your Librarian – April 25

How to Get Stuff from the Library

April 25, 12:30 – 1:30 pm

Room 2A

Working on a research paper?  Researching a company or industry?  Writing an article?  What do you do if you need a book, an article, a dissertation, or another resource?  Document Delivery, Pascal Delivers, and Interlibrary Loan can help you.

You can contact Meredith three ways:
By e-mail at mfutral at clemson.edu<mailto:mfutral at clemson.edu>
By phone at 864-656-6373
In person at CATF: She will be at CATF on Thursday, April 25th

May Graduation Celebration/Spring Social – May 3

Please join us on Friday, May 3 at 6 pm for our May Graduation Celebration and Spring Social.  Each year, we honor our graduates with a brief ceremony in Classroom 1A starting at 6 pm, followed by a reception in the Atrium. Please join us to celebrate our May Graduates and a successful completion of the Spring 2013 semester!

Please RSVP to the following link: http://www.eventbrite.com/event/6121590843
We look forward to seeing you there!

Jamie Patterson – Out of Office

Jamie is out of the office on extended leave until the end of June. While she am out, please contact the following people:

Gail DePriest - gdeprie at clemson.edu<mailto:gdeprie at clemson.edu> - If you are seeking an internship or full time job and need assistance, please contact Gail.  She will also be happy to help with any questions regarding your resume/cover letter/portfolio, interview prep, job search techniques, career counseling, etc.

Jane Layton - elayton at clemson.edu<mailto:elayton at clemson.edu> - Please contact Jane if you have questions regarding academic advising/scheduling/course planning. Also, if you land an internship and need to register for MBA 888-MBA Internship, please contact Jane and she will assist you in getting registered.

Deanna Burns - dchambe at clemson.edu<mailto:dchambe at clemson.edu> - Deanna will be assisting Jane if you have any questions regarding academic advising and course planning.

Amy Burka - burka2 at clemson.edu-<mailto:burka2 at clemson.edu-> I am taking over the Friday announcements to ensure that you are still kept in the loop regarding upcoming events, deadlines, job/internship opportunities, and additional important information. I will also be available during Jamie’s Monday night office hours until 6 pm.

Jamie looks forward to working with you all when she returns.

Study Abroad Option for Fall 2013

MBA 899 - International Business Law will be offered this fall. Students will travel to London, Paris and Brussels during Fall Break. Please check out the link to the program webpage for additional information or contact Professor Judson Jahn at judsonj at clemson.edu<mailto:judsonj at clemson.edu> http://people.clemson.edu/~judsonj/fallbreak.html

New Online Electives for Summer

The following three courses will be offered ONLINE this summer and can count as electives towards your MBA Program.  Because the PADM courses (PADM 822, Section 400 and PADM 878, Section 400) are not coded as MBA, you will need to add your name to the PADM request log for the course and their department will add you in.  You will be able to add yourself into the MBA coded course (MBA 899, Section 402).

MBA 899-Section 402: Taxation of Business Decisions
Taxation of Business Decisions 3(3,0) Discusses the importance of taxation in business decision making.
Emphasizes the interrelationship of taxes, the choice of business form, and various business transactions; exposes students to the breadth of business decisions which are affected by the Federal income tax.  The course is designed for non-accounting students with little or no background in tax.

PADM 822 section 400 - Public Policy Process
Public Policy Process - The policy process consists of several major models of policymaking that frame how ideas become adopted legislation. Students examine how the theory stems from real life examples and learn to evaluate policy effectiveness.

PADM 878 section 400 - Regional Economic Development
Regional Economic Development - This class is based on literature developed in the recent past on issues of sustainability and resilience in the highly disruptive environment of today's knowledge-based economy. Students read the seminal journal articles that deal with spillover effects and externalities from public good that change the incentives for the location of industrial production. A core issue examined is the nature of the American federalist system where the cost of the provision of public goods is mostly born by individual states, but their benefits are diffused regionally, nationally, and in some cases globally. The policies examined focus on the issues of inter and intra state competition, when such a competition surpasses a socially optimal level, and the tools public administrators use to mitigate the effects.

Commerce Club Toastmasters Group

The new Club within in a Club we formed is in conjunction with Toastmasters International. We have a Toastmasters group for "downtown" Young Executives that meet the 2nd and 4th Wednesday of every month at 6 PM in the Commerce Club. The one-time new Member fee is $20 for the group, monthly toastmaster fees are $6, and there is a $5 nonmember payment to the Commerce Club per visit. The meetings include a complimentary drink. The mission of the Toastmasters club is to provide a mutually supportive and positive learning environment in which every individual member has the opportunity to develop oral communication and leadership skills, which in turn foster self-confidence and personal growth.

For information about Toastmasters, email Dylan Petrick at dylan.petrick at ourclub.com<mailto:dylan.petrick at ourclub.com>

Parking and Access to the Building

Due to increased security measures from the building management, you MUST have your access card with you to gain entrance to Clemson at the Falls.  If you do not have your access card with you, you will not be permitted to enter the building by the front desk associate and security guard.  You must have your access card with you at all times.

Also, building management is asking that you please do not park in the visitor section of the parking garage.  You are required to use your access card and park in the gated part of the garage.

If you are having issues with your access card, please contact Jeremy Monday ASAP, jmonday at clemson.edu<mailto:jmonday at clemson.edu>.

Thank you for your cooperation!

Spring 2013 Academic Calendar

January 7, M Classes begin
January 15, Tu Last day to register or add a class
January 21, M Martin Luther King Jr., holiday
January 23, W Last day to drop a class or withdraw from the University without a W grade
January 30, W Last day to order diploma for May commencement
March 1, F Last day for instructors to issue mid-term evaluations
March 15, F Last day to drop a class or withdraw from the University without final grades
March 18–22, M–F Spring break
April 1, M Registration for fall semester begins
April 29–May 3, M–F Examinations
May 7, Tu 9:00 a.m.—Deadline to submit candidate grades
May 8, W 9:00 a.m.—Deadline to submit other grades
May 9, Th Candidates for graduation may access grades
May 10, F Commencement

Summer I 2013 Academic Calendar

May 15, W Classes begin
May 16, Th Last day to register or add a class
May 20, M Last day to drop a class or withdraw from the University without a W grade
May 31, F Last day for instructors to issue midterm evaluations
June 4, Tu Last day to order diploma for August graduation
June 6, Th Last day to drop a class or withdraw from the University without final grades
June 18-20, Exams
June 26, W 9:00 a.m.—Deadline to submit grades

Summer II 2013 Academic Calendar

June 26, W Classes begin
June 27, Th Last day to register or add a class
July 1, M Last day to drop a class or withdraw from the University without a W grade
July 4, Th July 4th holiday
July 19, F Last day to drop a class or withdraw from the University without final grades
July 31- Aug 5, Exams
August 6, Tu 2:00 p.m.—Deadline to submit candidate grades
August 7, W 9:00 a.m.—Deadline to submit other grades
August 8, Th Candidates for graduation may access grades
August 9, F Graduation

Fall 2013 Academic Calendar

August 19, M Classes begin
August 27, Tu Last day to register or add a class
September 3, Tu Last day to drop a class or withdraw from the University without a W grade
September 10, Tu Last day to order diploma for December graduation
October 11, F Last day for instructors to issue midterm evaluations
October 14-15, M-Tu Fall break
October 29, Tu Last day to drop a class or withdraw from the University without final grades
November 4, M Registration for spring and summer terms begins
November 27-29, W-F Thanksgiving holidays
December 5-6, Th-F Classes meet; exams permitted in labs only
December 9-13, M-F Examinations
December 16, M 9:00 A.M.–Deadline to submit candidate grades
December 18, W 9:00 A.M.–Deadline to submit other grades
December 18, W Candidates for graduation may access grades
December 19, Th Graduation

Have a wonderful weekend!
Amy

Amy Burka
Clemson at the Falls
Marketing & Communications Manager
864-656-8090
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