The Master Plan for July 7, 2008
Begone brown suits
Lise Diez-Arguelles, faculty and business communications expert, will elaborate on proper career attire in “Dressing to impress (why not to wear brown)” at 12:30 p.m. Wednesday in Weichelt Lounge, 220 Rovetta Business Building. The lunch session is part of this summer’s “Get a Job” professional development series. All full-time MBAs are expected to attendRegistration begins Tuesday
The fall schedule for on-campus MBAs is posted in the COB Graduate Student Organization in Blackboard. Students must register through Blackboard’s Secure Applications (click on Secure Apps tab) by Aug. 1. Students needing assistance may contact Scheri Martin, coordinator of on-campus graduate programs. Online students should receive information from Kim Burkes, online registrar, before registering. Registration runs through Aug. 1.
Represent the College of Business
Are you willing to be an ambassador for CEOs visiting the college? Ryan Dietz, MBA Association president, is putting a short list together for Dean Caryn Beck-Dudley of MBAs willing to serve. Contact Dietz today.
Association to vote on Women in Business Chair
The MBA Association will vote Wednesday on whether to amend its constitution and add a Women in Business Chair. The new voting officer post will be an MBA female and represent the interests of all women enrolled in graduate business programs. Ryan Dietz, MBAA president, plans to appoint co-chairs for this position this school year. The meeting will be at 3:35 p.m. in Starry Conference Room, 214 Rovetta Business Building.
Bolster your finance activities
Consider joining the Financial Management Association. This group regularly invites speakers to campus, and students have taken trips to national conferences that offer networking and tours of financial institutions. Find out more and fill out an application form. For more information, contact Gary Smith, faculty adviser.
If you have career information or news about our graduate students or alumni, please e-mail Melanie Yeager, MBA 2007, director of communications for graduate programs.

