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Message from Dean J. Dennis Cradit

I would like to extend a warm welcome to all new and returning College of Business students. This summer has been most exciting and we are thrilled to begin the 2009-2010 school year with a bang.

What have we been doing this summer?  First, we have been working to enhance our student services to continually improve your experience here.

One new offering is the Academic Success Center.  This resource will offer tutoring services centered on quantitative courses, but will be available to all College of Business students, regardless of the subject matter.

Also, our newly remodeled advisement office offers students a more user friendly experience while managing your schedule. 

Another exciting announcement is the launch of our online MBA, as the first cohort begins their classes this fall.  This is a state-of-the-art program, taught by many of the same full-time faculty who teach our traditional MBA program.

Please stay tuned for all of the great events our College hosts as the semester progresses, including our annual Welcome Event on September 3, our College tailgate at the Homecoming and Saluki Family Weekend Saluki football games, along with many others.

We are glad to see you back, and look forward to the coming semester.

Best wishes,

Dr. J. Dennis Cradit
Dean and Professor of Marketing

Welcome Back event

· Welcome back College of Business students!  Please join us for the 3rd Annual College of Business Welcome Event.  The event serves as a great opportunity for business students to familiarize themselves with the College faculty and staff.  The event will be catered by Great Boars of Fire with live music from local radio station CIL-FM.  There will be a host of Registered Student Organizations (RSOs) attending the event as well.  We encourage you to use this opportunity to meet them, and get involved as soon as possible!  The event will be held at Rehn Hall on Thursday, September 3 from 4:00-6:30 p.m.  [read more…]

Academic Success Center

· The College of Business is excited to announce the opening of the Academic Success Center.  The Center will be a great resource for business students in search of tutoring services.  The tutoring will largely be centered on more quantitative classes like calculus and statistics, but the help is certainly not limited to such areas.  The Center will be located in Rehn Hall Room 10, which has been remodeled into a superb learning environment.  [read more…]

Kali Hofer

· A recent College of Business MBA graduate has landed a wonderful opportunity at Notre Dame University.  Kali Hofer, from Buckley, Illinois, will begin her work as a Sports Promotion Assistant for the Fighting Irish this August.  Hofer earned her bachelor’s degree in Marketing in May 2008, and her MBA in August 2009.  As a graduate student, she worked for Saluki Athletics as a graduate assistant for Assistant Athletic Director for Marketing, Mark Gazdik.
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· A Southern Illinois University College of Business alumnus recently made his feelings very clear toward his alma mater.  Xavier Mims, a 2008 management graduate from Chicago, Illinois, decided as soon as he graduated that he wanted to begin giving back to the place that gave him so much.  Mims, with the help of College of Business staff members, helped create a scholarship which directly benefitted two students.  [read more…]

Symrise executives and BA 550 students

· In May, SIUC Alumnus Adrian Yong and colleague Emmanuel Laroche came to Carbondale for their second partnership with the SIU College of Business.  Students from Dr. Maryon King’s BA550 marketing class got to work with the two executives from Symrise, the world’s fourth largest flavor and fragrance company. [read more…]

· According to a 2009 Social Science Research Network (SSRN) article on research productivity of faculty, our prestigious School of Accountancy has been ranked #2 in Accounting Information Systems programs based on the last 6 years of research and #4 based on the last 19 years.  Dr. Marcus Odom, School of Accountancy Chair stated, “We are excited that our program was so highly ranked in the study.  This accomplishment is a direct result of our continual striving to focus on the behavioral areas within our doctoral program.”

· Marketing Department faculty members have made major contributions to the field of advertising research.  As a result of their hard work and dedication, SIUC is now ranked 6th in the world by the Journal of Advertising for its advertising research.  Dr. Terry Clark, Marketing Department Chair, said of the ranking, “The department has had an interest in advertising research for some years. Thus, we were delighted to see our efforts rewarded by this favorable ranking in the Journal of Advertising study.”

Gregory White

· This Fall, the Management Department will say farewell to Dr. Gregory White.  He officially retired on Monday, August 31.  Since 2002, White has been the Chair of the department with the exception of 2005-2006 when he was acting Interim Dean of the College.  [read more…]

· Donna Margolis, Assistant Dean and Director of the Career Placement Center, recently received some very honorable news.  Margolis has been appointed to the Disney College Program National Advisory Board.  She will sit on the board with other faculty from top universities including Louisiana State, California Polytechnic, University of Oklahoma, and North Carolina-Greensboro among others.  Margolis is a great example of the respect and recognition the College of Business is receiving in the marketplace.  There will be more details regarding her appointment to the board in the near future.

Peter Mykytyn

· Dr. Peter Mykytyn, associate professor of management, has been named Chair of the Management Department.  He officially began his duties on August 1.  He is looking forward to the added responsibility and is pleased to be following in the footsteps of his colleague, Dr. Gregory White.  Regarding the added duties of being the Management Chair, Mykytyn said, “It’s exciting to be in this position and I look forward to help move the department along.”  [read more…]

· The college is thrilled to announce that it will have two talented representatives, Dr. Suzanne Nasco and Dennis Nasco, in Grenoble, France this semester.  The husband and wife team will be teaching at Grenoble Graduate School of Business.  Dr. Nasco will be on sabbatical from the Marketing Department August 19 through December 29.  [read more…]