[MBA-FT-Students] Clemson MBA Friday Announcements- Friday, February 8

Fri Feb 8 13:52:11 EST 2013

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Giveaways

Congratulations Melissa Martin and Eugeni Tzvtkov!!!  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!

Entrepreneur in the Round- February 11

Please join us for Entrepreneur in the Round with John Warner from Innoventure on February 11.  Please RSVP to the link below.
http://www.eventbrite.com/event/5319831760

Young Executive and Board of Governors Networking Mixer, February 12
Commerce Club's Board of Governors have accepted the invitation to network with our Young Executives and they're excited to connect.
A great opportunity to meet and greet with our community leaders and build relationships
 Includes beer, wine, and light hors d' oeuvres. 6pm-7:15pm,
Guests are $10, Members FREE.

RSVP @ dylan.petrick at ourclub.com<mailto:dylan.petrick at ourclub.com>

Toastmasters Intro Meeting, February 13
Come check out a new professional development initiative we are starting that's open to young professionals in the community.
Learn more information about this bi-monthly program that will help polish your public speaking skills and develop more confidence when meeting new people.  The goal is to create a downtown, under 40, Toastmasters group that will meet 2x a month at the Commerce Club.
FREE from 6pm-7pm

RSVP @ dylan.petrick at ourclub.com<mailto:dylan.petrick at ourclub.com>

Clemson MBA Networking Forum- February 14

The Networking Forum will take place the morning of February 14 from 9am-12pm.  This is our yearly event where students will have one on one 10 minute interviews with area companies that are looking to hire. Agendas will be emailed to those that RSVPed early next week along with instructions for the day.  I look forward to seeing many of you there!

Grainger Distribution Center Tour- February 21

Following our Corporate Briefing with Grainger last week, they have graciously invited us to visit their distribution center in Fountain Inn for a tour on Thursday, February 21 at 10:30am.  The tour will take about 1 ½ hours.  Please RSVP to me if you would like to attend and I will send you additional details (jpatte4 at clemson.edu<mailto:jpatte4 at clemson.edu>)

iRoar for Fall 2013 Registration- April 1
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 on April 1st.

New Elective for Summer I

MBA 899-Section 402: Taxation of Business Decisions with Professor Judson Jahn.  This will be a 3 credit hour course that will count as one of your three required electives.  The course is offered on T/TH 6-9:30pm.   Please find the course description below:

MBA 899 - Selected Topics - 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.

Junior Achievement- Biz Bowl

Please see information for the Biz Bowl below.  Team registration forms (attached) are due by February 15th.  If you are interested please contact Tara Choudhary (tcagle at g.clemson.edu<mailto:tcagle at g.clemson.edu>) with the dates that you are available.  She will compile the info and get the teams together.

These are the Greenville dates (all are on a Friday):
Friday, February 22:  6:30-8:30pm and 9:00-11:00pm
Friday, March 1:  9:00-11:00pm
Friday, March 15:  6:30-8:30pm

SocialLaunchPad

Have you made a positive difference socially or environmentally? Tell us by March 1st and you could win $5,000 in prizes!
All Clemson students can apply for SocialLaunchPad! All you have to do is create a 3-slide presentation about the problem you saw, the solution you created and the impact your action had on the problem. Details and guidelines can be found at www.clemson.edu/spiro/social-launch-pad<http://www.clemson.edu/centers-institutes/spiro/social-launch-pad.html>.

Clemson Student Entrepreneur of the Year

Calling all Clemson student-entrepreneurs! Here's your chance to be recognized for your hard work and ingenuity. Apply by March 1st for a chance to win up to $1,000 and be recognized at the 2013 Celebration of Clemson Alumni Entrepreneurs! Contact Mackenzie Cleland at spiro at clemson.edu<mailto:spiro at clemson.edu> with any questions. Application is attached.

Job and Internship Opportunities

Bostik is seeking a Production Manager.  Please find the job description attached.

Sullivan Foundation Social Entrepreneurship Spring Retreat

When:  March 1-3
Where:  Hendersonville, NC
If you are interested in attending please check out the following link for more information:  http://www.sullivanfdn.org/social-entrepreneurs/retreat-weekends/

News from Your Librarian

Lunch with Your Librarian
Library Drop-In Workshops, Spring 2013
Clemson at the Falls, Room 2A, 12:30-1:30
Thursday, February 21st
Bring your lunch and join me for a session filled with information about library resources available to help you with all of your business research papers and projects.

How to Analyze a Company - Part 1

Need to find information about a company's financials, history, stocks, bonds, or executives? Did you know you can build custom reports comparing companies?  Learn to use Mergent Online and RefUSA Business Database to do all of these things.

Remember, you do have a business librarian that can help with your research needs.  My name is Meredith Futral and I am your librarian.

Do you want to access databases that can help with your research needs?
Take a look at this page to find companies, industries, articles, books, dissertations, business dictionaries, and business websites:
http://clemson.libguides.com/business-economics

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, February 21st

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

Have a great weekend!!!

Jamie Patterson
Director of Student Experience
Clemson MBA Program
55 E. Camperdown Way
Greenville, SC 29601
864.656.8183 (office)
jpatte4 at clemson.edu<mailto:jpatte4 at clemson.edu>
www.clemson.edu/mba<http://www.clemson.edu/mba>

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