The College of Business recently hosted an awards banquet where four distinguished alumni were inducted into the College’s prestigious Hall of Fame. The accomplished individuals are: Kevin D. Bastien, Diane Compardo, Jeff Emme, and Stephen Parks. Along with the Hall of Fame inductees, the College of Business also recognized Wesley Jay Gibson as the Executive of the Year. [Read the full story]

The College of Business recently hosted an informational event for students to hear firsthand how two finance alumni went from Rehn Hall to the business world. Nathan Woodhouse and Brandon Zanotti spoke to students about the trails and tribulations they faced while starting their now successful business. [Read the full story]

In the week leading up to the Spring Dean's External Advisory Board meeting, two Executive in Residences (EIR), Clint McDonnough and Kathy McDonald, and three of the Dean’s External Advisory Board members, Betty Brennan, Susie Rashid, and Mickey Levitt, spoke to classrooms to share their professional experiences with students. [Read the full story]

On April 12, 2012, the SIU student body elected sophomore accounting student Brittany Greathouse as the Undergraduate Student Government President for the 2012-2013 school year. The Vice President will be Corbin Doss and the Chief of Staff will be Hannah George. [Read the full story]

On April 15, the College of Business recognized the hard work and success of its students, faculty, and staff at the annual Honors Day awards presentation.125 students were recognized with scholastic honors, and 100 students were awarded over $153,728 in scholarships and tuition waivers. [Read the full story]

The College of Business would like to congratulate their own Chief Academic Advisor Tabitha Stone and Director of Enrollment Jill Gebke for being selected to present at the 2012 NACADA Conference in Nashville, Tennessee in October. Their presentation, entitled Aligning the STARS- Faculty, Advisement, and Students Working Together to Achieve Academic Success in Student Retention was chosen by the NACADA committee because of its high quality and interesting content. [Read the full story]

Each year, the SIU Alumni Association recognizes the top 25 Most Distinguished Seniors on campus. This year, the College of Business is honored to have three of its students named to this prestigious list: Daniel Dunbar, Caroline Ebelhar, and Cameron James. [Read the full story]

Unlike most seniors in college who spend their spring breaks on the beach in the sun, Greg Gilleylen, a marketing senior from Aurora, Illinois spent his working alongside The Chicago Blackhawks and their marketing team as a part of The SIU Externship Program. The week-long program is administered by the SIU Alumni Association as well as the College of Business. [Read the full story]

College of Business students, Alex Baine (Management, 2013) and Lane Dillard (Management, 2013) along with six of their friends teamed up to offer assistance to students much like themselves and founded the “Basement Crew (BC) Scholarship.” The BC Scholarship is intended to help Carbondale Community High School students who plan to attend college upon graduating from high school. [Read the full story]

Steve Olsher, 1992 SIU graduate in Speech Communications and successful entrepreneur, will be speaking to College of Business students Wednesday, April 4th at 5:00 p.m. in Rehn Hall, room 12. His presentation, entitled “The Millionaire Blueprint: Proven Ninja Tactics for Making a Fortune and a Difference,” will provide students with insight into the power of the internet and mobile media in today’s society. [Read the full story]

After ten years of service, Dr. Terry Clark has requested to step down from his role as Chairman of the Department of Marketing for the SIU College of Business. Upon his resignation, Clark wishes to return to the faculty and devote more of his time to teaching and research. [Read the full story]

Originally from Ashgabat, Turkmenistan, Arslan Jumakuliyev has overcome many challenges to get where he is today. Currently in his last semester here at SIU as a Master of Accountancy student with a focus in taxation, Arslan will graduate in May 2012. He will then join the “Big 4” accounting firm, Price Waterhouse Coopers, as a tax professional, in their office in Chicago, Illinois. [Read the full story]

While traditional spring breaks often involve soaking up the sun and hanging out with friends, 127 SIU students, including 34 from the College of Business participated in the week-long SIUC Extern Program administered by the SIU Alumni Association. [Read the full story]

The College of Business will be offering online classes to all business students, both on and off-campus this summer. Fourteen of the college’s core required courses will be offered throughout the summer. Each course will be 100 percent online, except for course exams, which will be taken in a lab for on-campus students and remotely for off-campus students. [Read the full story]

With hopes to build on the success of last year’s inaugural Minority Student Leadership Conference, the College of Business Office of Minority Affairs will be hosting their second conference on Thursday, March 29 from 7:30 a.m. until 3:30 p.m. [Read the full story]

The College of Business is pleased to announce the appointment of Tabitha Stone as the new Chief Academic Advisor. Stone has served as an academic advisor for the College of Business for just under 10 years. [Read the full story]

On February 25, the SIU's American Marketing Association (AMA) co-hosted the second annual Polar Plunge event. Students, faculty members, and members of the community braved the frigid temperatures to take the plunge into Campus Lake. [Read the full story]

Southern Illinois University hosted the Spring 2012 Career Fair on Wednesday, February 22, in the Student Center ballrooms. Students from all majors across campus looking for internships, full-time positions, or networking opportunities were able to meet with over 40 companies and organizations in attendance. [Read the full story]

College of Business doctoral students in management Will Drover and Jennifer Franczak, along with Wayne State University’s Richard F. Beltramini will be published in the upcoming edition of the Journal of Business Ethics. [Read the full story]

The Spring 2012 Career Fair will take place on Wednesday, February 22, 2012 in the SIU Student Center Ballrooms. Students will be able to interact with various employers from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. The College of Business has put together five reasons why you should attend. [Read the full story]

The American Marketing Association, Chi Sigma Chi and SIU Campus Recreation are teaming up with Special Olympics Illinois to sponsor the 2012 Law Enforcement Torch Run Polar Plunge into Campus Lake at noon on Saturday, February 25. All funds will directly benefit those with intellectual disabilities within 10 counties in Southern Illinois. [Read the full story]

Current members of the SIU Alumni Association who wish to pursue graduate and professional degrees will have the opportunity to practice their test-taking skills with a Free Kaplan Practice Test given on SIU Carbondale’s campus, Saturday, Feb. 25, 2012. The Association will provide members with the following tests: LSAT (law school); MCAT (medical school); GRE (graduate school); GMAT (business school); OAT (optometry school); DAT (dental school); and PCAT (pharmacy school). [Read the full story]

The College of Business and the Business Placement Center is hosting a “Building Career Fair Success Seminar” on Wednesday, Feb. 15, in Rehn Hall, room 113 (Business Placement Center). [Read the full story]

The battle was on as hundreds of students converged at Southern Illinois University Carbondale for a two-phase test of their accounting knowledge and problem-solving ability at the 14th annual School of Accountancy Accounting Challenge. 400 students from 23 area high schools and community colleges vied on Feb. 10 for bragging rights, trophies and SIU Carbondale scholarships. [Read the full story]

Nearly 400 students from 23 area high schools and five community colleges will be in attendance at Southern Illinois University Carbondale’s 14th annual School of Accountancy Accounting Challenge. The event, featuring tests of skills and knowledge for individuals and teams, is set for Friday, Feb. 10, at the Student Recreation Center’s small gym. [Read the full story]

The inaugural Grad Bash ‘12 will be part celebration, part resource and information sharing. Grad Bash is set for 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., Feb. 16, in the Student Center Ballrooms. The event will provide a “one-stop shop” for all students graduating in 2012. [Read the full story]

Cheryl Burke Jarvis, Associate Professor of Marketing, recently attended the Annual Board Meeting and Academic Meeting for the Center for Services Leadership (CSL) in Phoenix, Arizona on Jan. 26 and 27. The CSL is based at Arizona State University, and is the premier joint academic-business research center in the world focused on “services science,” with the goal of creating and distributing knowledge about how to compete strategically through the profitable use of services. [Read the full story]

Four College of Business students were selected to receive a Textbook Scholarship from the SIU Alumni Association. The Association awarded over $15,000 in textbooks and supplies to 35 SIU Carbondale students on Tuesday, Jan. 17. Business students who were recipients of the scholarships included: Faith Freeman (senior, accountancy), Bryce Williams (junior, Business Administration), Stephanie Cessna (sophomore, accountancy), and Michael Henderson (sophomore, business-undecided). [Read the full story]

College of Business academic advisor, Darla Huff, recently took a ten-week hiatus from advising duties for an adventure in Uberlandia, Brazil. She traveled with her husband Jonathan, who was assigned a sabbatical for his company, Dow AgriSciences. Uberlandia is located in South Central Brazil. [Read the full story]

Social media is used everywhere and knowing how to capitalize on its potential benefits is an important skill for every business student. To help our students become more savvy with social media, the College of Business Placement Center is hosting Social Networking Seminars on Thursday, February 2, in Rehn Hall, Room 108. The sessions will be offered at multiple times (11:00 a.m., 1:00 p.m., 3:00 p.m., and 6:30 p.m.), to accommodate student schedules. [Read the full story]

Marketing senior Kelly Kresin recently partnered with DC Interactive Group (DCIG) to participate in a week-long externship administered by the SIU Alumni Association and the College of Business. Externships provide students with valuable work experience during their spring break week and are a great way for students to enhance their resumes. [Read the full story]