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February 2008

	College of Business Online Newsletter February 2008 - Number 140 Contents: Accounting Career Services Dean Finance Management Management Information Systems Media Pappajohn Center for Entrepreneurship Undergraduate Programs
Dean College of Business faculty and staff are invited to join the Dean for lunch on Friday, February 8, noon to 1:00 p.m. in the Schaller Room, 3164 Gerdin Business Building. This is your chance to hear about events in the College and University and to ask questions. Bring your own lunch. Beverages will be provided. RSVP to Lori Wirth by Wednesday, February 6. Plan to attend the next research colloquium on Monday, February 25, 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. in the Schaller Seminar Room, 3164 Gerdin Business Building. The speaker will be Brian Mennecke, associate professor of management information systems. If you plan to attend RSVP to Lori Wirth by Thursday, February 21. Nominations for the 2008 Deans Advisory Council awards is due to the Dean's office on Monday, March 3. Click here for award information and nomination procedures. The College welcomes new faculty and staff to Iowa State: Tim Folger, lecturer of marketing Robert Kemp, lecturer of logistics and supply chain management Jenny Reitano, director of MBA recruitment and marketing
Career Services Career Services adds new tools to website Business Career Services has produced a new video entitled Interviewing Tips. This video will help students prepare for an interview, succeed in answering behavior-based questions and follow-up after an interview. Also available is Perfect Interview, an interactive interviewing program that asks over 1,500 interview questions, provides alternative answers, and coaches the student in the rationale for the question and response. Both of these tools can be found at www.bus.iastate.edu/careers Career Week Feb. 13-20 Career Week kicks off on Tuesday, February 13 with mock interviews. Students can sign up for these on ISU CMS. Highlights this year are presentations sponsored by student organizations such as; “So you want a career in MIS?” Sponsored by the MIS Club. “What is Marketing, really?” Sponsored by the Marketing Club, and “So you want to be in Financial Services?” A panel discussion sponsored by the Finance Club. John Deere Credit and Target Stores will provide programs related to Interviewing. On Monday, February 18, Career Services will have a “Take 5” 5 minute resume review in 1320 Gerdin Business Building. This year’s Networking Breakfast will be held at the Gateway Hotel and Conference Center on Wednesday, February 20 with guest speaker and alum Ha-Keem Abdel-Khaliq. Visit www.bus.iastate.edu/careers for a schedule of events.
Management Information Systems Anthony Townsend, associate professor of management information systems, and Brian Mennecke, associate professor of management information systems, had a paper titled "Applications of Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) in the Meat Industry," accepted for publication at CAB Reviews (Perspectives in Agriculture, Veterinary Science, Nutrition, and Natural Resources) - forthcoming. Brian Mennecke, associate professor of management information systems, B.E. Hassall, L., and Triplett, J. spoke about "The Business of Second Life: Opportunities and Challenges of Using Second Life to Teach Entrepreneurship, Technology, and Commerce" at the ELI 2008 Annual Meeting (i.e., Educause Learning Initiative Conference), January 2008. Howard Van Auken, professor of management; Brian Mennecke, associate professor of management information systems; and L. Hassall, spoke about "Using Second Life to Teach Entrepreneurship," at the USASBE 2008 Conference (i.e., United States Association for Small Business and Entrepreneurship), January 2008. Jennifer Blackhurst, assistant professor of logistics and supply chain management; Kevin Scheibe, assistant professor of management information systems; and Danny Johnson, associate professor of operations and supply chain management had a paper titled "Supplier Risk Assessment and Monitoring for the Automotive Industry," accepted for publication. It is forthcoming in International Journal of Physical Distribution and Logistics Management.
Management Howard Van Auken, professor of management; Jeffrey Kaufmann, assistant professor of management; and Pol Herrmann, associate professor of management, had a paper accepted for publication in the Journal of Small Business Management.
Pappajohn Center for Entrepreneurship Entrepreneurship Retreat for ALL FACULTY & STAFF Wednesday, February 27, 2008 220 Scheman Building Keynote Speaker: Paul Magelli, PhD, University of Illinois and Kauffman Foundation Fellow Click here for the speaker bio and to register.
Media JANUARY 31, 2008 An ad for the spring 2008 Business/LAS Career Fair was ran in the Iowa State Daily. The career fair will be held Wednesday, February 20, from noon-6:00 p.m. at Hilton Coliseum. JANUARY 30, 2008 The Tribune interviewed Deanne Brocato, assistant professor of marketing, about what factors in a business will help make a wait easier for customers. JANUARY 28, 2008 The Des Moines Business Record ran an advertisement for their Power Breakfast on February 19 that featured Ric Jurgens (industrial administration, '71), chairman of the board, CEO & president of Hy-Vee, as one of the panelists. JANUARY 27, 2008 The Des Moines Register announced the third annual John Pappajohn Iowa Business Plan Competition. Finalists will present a summary of their business at the 2008 Iowa Venture Capital and Entrepreneur Conference on October 15. JANUARY 26, 2008 The Tribune featured Marcus Johnson (finance, '03) in "On The Move." Marcus is an officer trainee in the operations area of First National Bank. The Tribune announced the award recipients of the "Four under 40" awards. Nicole Gebhart (marketing, '97), one of the four recipients, is assistant vice president, marketing, for Ames National Corporation. JANUARY 20, 2008 The Des Moines Register printed an add for the Iowa Society of Certified Public Accountants (ISCPA) that featured a photo of the ISCPA board of directors. Labh Hira, dean of the Iowa State University College of Business, is a board member. JANUARY 19, 2008 Jeffrey D. Byrn (finance, '07) was featured in "On The Move" in The Tribune. Jeffrey has been appointed financial representative by Northwestern Mutual in Ames, Iowa. JANUARY 14, 2008 Suzanna de Baca, lecturer of finance, wrote a story titled "My Resolution: Be Mindful with Money," which was printed in The Des Moines Business Record. JANUARY 10, 2008 A photo of Labh Hira, dean of the Iowa State University College of Business, and Dan Saftig, president of the Iowa State University Foundation, attending the Greater Des Moines Partnership's 119th Annual Dinner was published in The Des Moines Register. JANUARY 5, 2008 Scott Bauer (management, '85) was featured in "On The Move" in The Tribune. Scott was recently named president of First National Bank. He joined First National Bank as an officer trainee upon graduation from Iowa State University and held several positions within the bank. WINTER 2008 Visions printed a photo of the new members of the Young Alumni Council for the ISU Alumni Association. Andrea Rheinhart (management, '05) and Abby (Thayer) Croll (accounting/finance, '02) have been named to participate, and will help to better engage and involve recent ISU graduates in the life and work of the university. The 2008 Distinguished Award recipients for Iowa State University was listed in Visions. Steve ( industrial administration, '79) and Debbie Bergstrom, of Montgomery, Texas, received the Order of the Knoll Campanile Award.

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January 2008

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February 1 - Entrepreneur Forum
February 8 - Lunch with the Dean
February 13-21 - Career Week
February 20 - Business/LAS Career Fair
February 25 - Research Colloquium
February 27 - Entrepreneurship Retreat

Upcoming Research Colloquiums - SAVE THE DATE
February 25, 2008
Brian Mennecke, associate professor of management information systems

March 25, 2008
Stephen Kim, associate professor of marketing

April 21, 2008
Jennifer Blackhurst, assistant professor of logistics supply chain management.

All colloquiums will be held in the Schaller Seminar Room, 3164 Gerdin Business Building.

Accounting
Diane Janvrin, assistant professor of accounting, presented a paper titled "An Investigation of Factors Influencing the Use of Computer-Related Audit Procedures," co-authored by James Bierstaker (Villanova University) and Jordan Lowe (Arizona State University) at the American Accounting Association Information Systems Section MidYear Meeting in Redondo Beach, CA on January 12.

Undergraduate Programs
The 2008 Region 6 Conference of the National Academic Advising Association is being held in Ames at the Gateway Hotel on May 18-20. The opening session will be hosted in Gerdin Business Building with Bill Fennely, ISU Women's Basketball coach as the Opening Keynote speaker. The Monday Luncheon Keynote speaker is Wanda Everage, Vice Provost for Student Affairs and Academic Excellence from Drake University. Both will discuss how their respective departments interact with academic advising. Co-chairs for the conference are Deb Noll, academic advisor, Undergraduate Programs, Emily Hurm LAS, Brenda Kutz Engineering, and Jill Kramer, Academic Intervention, Student Services. Click here for more details about attending the conference.

Finance
Rick Carter, professor of finance, made a presentation to the Greater Iowa Credit Union on January 21. The title was "Trends in the Financial Services Industry."

Mark Power, university professor of finance, and co-author Tahira Hira, had an article entitled "Insurance Company Employees' Financial Expertise and Practices: Implications on Benefit Participation and Satisfaction," accepted for publication in Risk Management and Insurance Review.

CoB Online is a monthly Internet newsletter for Iowa State University College of Business faculty and staff. The next issue will be published March 1, 2008. The deadline for submission of news items will be 5:00 p.m., Friday, February 29.
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