The College of Business’s engagement and service
efforts with its constituencies receives high marks of praise.
Business recruiters
consistently evaluate the services received from the
Raisbeck Business
Career Center as excellent (1.36 on 5-point scale, where 1=excellent)
The demand for faculty and
student consulting services is steadily increasing; moreover, several large
corporations are beginning to seek our help.
The Gerdin Business
Building is used by several different groups throughout the year, e.g., The
American Society of Women Accountants. In addition, the building is used to
conduct training or seminars for a variety of groups, e.g., Iowa Association
of School Business Managers Academy, ISU extension…
College activities also
significantly impact the economic development of the State of Iowa. According to
a 2004-2005 independent study of the SBDC, the long-term clients generated $77.1
million in incremental sales and 1,321 new jobs because of SBDC counseling
assistance, and an additional $613.8 million in sales and 243 jobs were estimated
to be saved due to SBDC counseling.
