CoB Online September 2005

DEAN
Mark your calendars for the following events:

ISU Convocation and Awards Ceremony

Monday, September 26, 3:15 p.m.

Memorial Union Sun Room

President Geoffroy and Provost Allen Annual Visit to Business College

Open Forum for all College of Business faculty and staff
Tuesday, October 18, 1:00-1:45 p.m. - please note: start time is 1:00 p.m. (not 1:10)
0129 Classroom, Gerdin Business Building

DIRECTOR OF MARKETING & ALUMNI RELATIONS
Plan to attend a panel discussion on "Future of Business and Technology" on Friday, September 2, 10:00-11:30 a.m. in The Gallery, Memorial Union. The panelists include: David Kingland, chairman of the board, CEO and president of Kingland Systems Corporation; Jeff Townsend, chief of staff of Cerner Corporation; Douglas D. Troxel, founder and chairman of SERENA; and Carl Chang, chair of Iowa State's Department of Computer Science. Lloyd B. Taylor, retired corporate vice president and CIO of Cargill, Inc. will moderate the discussion and Gregory Geoffroy, president of Iowa State University, will deliver opening remarks. The panel discussion is free and open to the public.

Iowa State's solar car racing team, is seeking a new faculty advisor. The advisor does not need to have knowledge of solar cars - just an interest in them. This person must be willing to go on races and trips with the team if needed, and should try to make it to most team meetings. Email solarcar@iastate.edu if you are interested in filling this role.

CAREER SERVICES
Please encourage students to participate in the upcoming Business Career Services events:

Mock Interview Days
September 15, 9:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m.
1320 Gerdin Business Building
Students may sign-up on ISU Career Management Services (ISU CMS) at www.bus.iastate.edu/careers.

BUS/LAS Fall Career Fair
September 21, 1:00-7:00 p.m.
Hilton Coliseum
There are already over 160 booths registered.

Students may activate their ISU CMS account by uploading a resume and applying for positions. All College of Business students have an account and it is totally FREE! A big thank you to Pella Corporation for sponsoring Business Career Services Job Search Kick-off sessions for accounting, finance, marketing and management majors on August 30 and 31. Kick-Offs for LOMIS majors are planned for September 6 and 7.

Business Career Services invites all College of Business faculty and staff to attend the following networking events during the Fall 2005 Career Fair. Please RSVP to Business Career Services at buscs@iastate.edu or 294-2542. We look forward to seeing you there.

Employer and Faculty Reception
September 20, 8:00-9:00 p.m.
Hilton Coliseum
This will be a social reception immediately following Fall Engineering Career Fair. There will be appetizers, drinks and an opportunity to network.

Business/LAS Career Fair Employer Lunch
September 21, 11:30 a.m-12:45 p.m.
Hilton Coliseum

Business/LAS Career Fair Employer Dinner
September 21, 5:00-6:30 p.m.
Hilton Coliseum

FINANCE

The paper entitled "Stock Return Momentum and Investor Fund Choice" by Travis Sapp, assistant professor of finance, and Ashish Tiwari has been accepted for publication in the Journal of Investment Management.

MANAGEMENT
At the recent Academy of Management Meeting in Honolulu, Jeffrey Kaufmann, assistant professor of management, presented a paper entitled "Ethical Distancing: Rationalizing Violations of Organizational Norms" co-authored by Brad Shrader, professor of management; Sue Ravenscroft, professor of accounting; and Tim West (University of Arkansas).

Jeffrey Kaufmann, assistant professor of management, chaired a symposium on Law & Management and gave a presentation on "What is Law and Management".

Jeffrey Kaufmann, assistant professor of management, chaired a session on "Knowledge Management for the section of Managerial and Organizational Cognition".

MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEMS
Jim Kurtenbach, associate professor of accounting; Brian Mennecke, associate professor of management information systems; and Tony Townsend, associate professor of management information systems will host Lettie Prell from the Iowa Department of Corrections for a presentation on Friday, September 30, 12:00 to 1:30 p.m., location TBA. Faculty from the College of Business and other ISU colleges are encouraged to attend as the discussion will focus on data availability and research opportunities with the Department of Corrections."

Amrit Tiwana, assistant professor of management information systems, was invited to Finland by INFWEST, a European Union-funded consortium of Finnish Universities (University of Jyväskylä, University of Oulu, Tampere University of Technology, University of Tampere, University of Turku, University of Vaasa) to offer a three day Ph.D. level research seminar on knowledge integration theory. The seminar was held August 12-14, 2005 in Finland and addressed knowledge integration challenges in ISD at the intra-firm, inter-firm, and network levels."

PAPPAJOHN CENTER FOR ENTREPRENEURSHIP
Below is a list of Entrepreneurial events that are coming up in the month of September.

Where is Creativity?
Thursday, September 8, 8:00 p.m., Sun Room, Memorial Union
Featuring: Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi

Iowa Venture Capital & Entrepreneur Conference
Thursday, September 15, 8:00 a.m.- 3:00 p.m., HyVee Hall, Des Moines
Featuring: Expert presentations and breakout sessions to enable you to become a better entrepreneur.

Reiman Entrepreneurial Speaker Series
Wednesday, September 28, 11:30 a.m.-1:00 p.m., Sun Room, Memorial Union
Featuring: Madolyn Johnson, The HomeMaker's Idea, Co. FREE for ALL, lunch included! Register online at www.isupjcenter.org/programs/reimanspeakers/ by September 23.

SMALL BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT CENTER
On August 9, 2005 Lars Peterson, associate state director of the Iowa SBDC, participated in the Iowa Rural Development Council Board meeting in Des Moines, Iowa.

Associate state director Lars Peterson gave a presentation on Business Succession at the Iowa Downtown Summit in Clinton, Iowa on August 23. SBDC state director Jon Ryan exhibited at the Iowa Downtown Summit on August 23 and 24.

UNDERGRADUATE PROGRAMS

Please welcome Brenda Thorbs-Weber to the Undergraduate Programs Office in her role as multicultural liaison and academic advisor. Dr. Thorbs-Weber is located in 1200 Gerdin Business Building. She will work with the Multicultural Business Network as advisor, work with Multicultural Student Affairs with the APEX, Multicultural Vision Programs, and Carver Scholars. Brenda will also serve as academic adviser. Please stop by to say hi; Brenda is looking forward to meeting you.

Business Week 2005: Steps to Success, September 14-21
Business Week provides College of Business students with an opportunity to network with business professionals, encourages learning beyond the classroom and textbooks, and provides a chance for faculty and students to get to know each other on an informal basis. Please contact Karen Terpstra at klterps@iastate.edu if you are interested in volunteering for the following events:

Barbecue
Wednesday, September 14, 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m.
Southwest Entrance of Gerdin Business Building

Business Week Birthday Celebration with COB Career Services
Thursday, September 15, 2:00-4:00 p.m.
Southwest Entrance of Gerdin Business Building

Mardi Gras Night 2005
Friday, September 16, 7:30-10:30 p.m.
Kelley & Joan Bergstrom Commons and First Floor, Gerdin Business Building

For more details on Business Week visit: http://www.bus.iastate.edu/businessweek/events.asp

On Wednesday, August 31, Business Council sponsored the first annual Business Club Fest in the Gerdin Business Building. This event gave business students an opportunity to see which clubs and organizations are available for them to become involved in. Sign-up to gain membership in these organizations were available as well as free give-aways. Watch for the memberships of College of Business clubs and organizations to grow!

This year's annual New Student Welcome took place in the Kelley and Joan Bergstrom Commons, Gerdin Business Building on Wednesday, August 31. All new business students, including freshmen and transfer students, were invited to this reception that included free pizza and pop. Deans of the College of Business were present and gave welcoming remarks to the students.

COB MEDIA HITS
Media Hits for College of Business for August 2005

MONDAY, AUGUST 29
Pre-business at Iowa State University is one of the most popular majors of Iowa's three universities - The Des Moines Register.

Steve Carter, director, Pappajohn Center for Entrepreneurship and president of the Iowa State University Research Park, was listed in "On The Move" in The Tribune for being named to Well's Fargo's Community Advisory Board in Ames.

A story featuring the Pappajohn Center for Entrepreneurship ran in The Tribune. The center is one of four that is remaining.

Lars Peterson, associate state director, Small Business Development Center, was quoted in "CEOs Find Advice, Camaraderie at Roundtables" in The Des Moines Business Record. The SBDC will launch a CEO roundtable that will serve as a feeder system.

SUNDAY, AUGUST 28
Kay Palan, associate dean undergraduate programs and associate professor of marketing, was quoted in The Des Moines Register's story "Generation Gap Divides Iowans".

THURSDAY, AUGUST 25
An ad was ran in the Iowa State Daily for the Fall 2005 Career Fair. The fair will be held at Hilton Coliseum on September 21.

MONDAY, AUGUST 15
The Des Moines Register featured Chaunci Hall (MBA, 2002), vice president, private banking, in the wealth management division of Bankers Trust Co., in "Businesses and People on the Move".

Mike Crum, associate dean academic programs and professor of logistics and supply chain management, wrote a story titled "High Fuel Prices Will Hit Iowa Business" that was printed in The Des Moines Business Record.

SUNDAY, AUGUST 14
A story about Cherish Anderson's (marketing, 1994) nanny business "Nanny 2 Shoes LLC" was featured in The Des Moines Business Record.

MONDAY, AUGUST 8
Keri Storjohann (marketing, 1985), owner and president of Solutions, Inc., was featured in "Businesses and People on the Move" in The Des Moines Register.

The Des Moines Business Record presented Colorfx (John DeVries, Industrial Administration, 1959) with the top commercial printer award.

SUNDAY, AUGUST 7
The Des Moines Register ran a story on the Krause Challenge. Finance students from Iowa State University placed second.

TUESDAY, AUGUST 2
Robin Habeger, director of partnership and development, announced her candidacy for the first ward seat. Her story ran in The Tribune.

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