MBA STUDY ABROAD 2015 - McCoy Graduate School of Business

Emmett & Miriam
McCoy
MBA Student Association
Spring 2015
College of Business Administration
IMPORTANT DATES
February
February 16 – 19 Business Leadership Week
February 19 – Meet the Leaders of Business presentation -Brian McCoy and Meagan
McCoy Jones (11:00 a.m.) *Seating is limited but the event will be streamed live for those
who cannot attend: http://bgs.mccoy.txstate.edu/meet-the-leaders.html
March
March 2– Deadline for Scholarships and Fellowships (5:00 p.m.)
March 9 – Round Rock Campus advising w/Brittany Naylor
March 13 – Deadline to apply for graduation
March 13 – IPO, Tortuga Flats (Round Rock), 4:30 p.m.–7:00 p.m.
March 15-22 – Spring Break (classes do not meet)
March 23 – Registration begins for Summer and Fall 2015
March 26 – IPO, The Railyard (San Marcos), 9:30 p.m.
March 26 – Last Day to Drop a Full Term Class (Ends at 11:59 p.m.)
Automatic “W” Deadline (Ends at 11:59 p.m.)
March 28 – Bobcat Build
April
April 9 – Round Rock Campus advising w/Brittany Naylor
April 17 – McCoy Awards Day and Beta Gamma Sigma recognition ceremony
(by invitation only)
April 23 – IPO, Zelicks (San Marcos), 9:30 p.m.
April 23 – Withdrawal (go to zero hours) deadline, 5:00 p.m.
May
May 4 – Last day of spring classes
May 5 – “Reading Day”, Final exams begin at 5:00 p.m.
May 13 – Final Exams end
May 15 - McCoy Graduate Hooding Ceremony, 10:00 a.m., LBJ Student Center Teaching
Theater
May 15 – McCoy Commencement Ceremony, 2:00 p.m., Strahan Coliseum
May 19 – Final grades available, 5:00 p.m.
May 24 – IPO, TBD in Round Rock
May 25 – Registration ends for Summer 2015
May 27 – Degrees post
June
June 1 – First day of summer classes
June 19-28 – Study Abroad, Santiago, Chile
“What are these IPO- things?”
Have you read or heard the term “IPO” and wondered what it is? Of course in a business context it is an
acronym for Initial Public Offering. In the MBASA context we use it for Informal Public Outing. Whatever
you want to call it, they are a great way to unwind and connect with your fellow McCoy MBA students
outside the classroom setting. Often there is free food and it’s always a good time. Please mark these on
your calendar and try to attend at least one this semester.
Spring 2015 IPO Dates
2/12 (Thursday)
3/13 (Friday)
3/26 (Thursday)
4/23 (Thursday)
5/24 (Sunday)
Zelicks, San Marcos, 9:30 p.m.
Tortuga Flats, Round Rock, 4:30-7:00p.m.
The Railyard, San Marcos, 9:30 p.m.
Zelicks, San Marcos, 9:30 p.m.
Location & time TBD, Round Rock
The McCoy MBA Student Association
The MBA Student Association (MBASA) is comprised of current McCoy MBA students and alumni,
and strives to be a cohesive network of people who are actively engaged in activities that enhance
their business knowledge, management skills and leadership abilities. The mission of the MBASA is
to support the educational advancement and professional development of MBA students to create
tomorrow’s leaders.
The McCoy MBA Student Association values:
- INTEGRITY and adherence to professional and ethical standards
- Commitment to personal and professional DEVELOPMENT
- An educational EXPERIENCE which transcends the classroom
- Respect for individuals and a diverse culture that creates a true sense of COMMUNITY
Official McCoy MBA Page
facebook.com/McCoyMBA
Official McCoy MBA
twitter.com/McCoyMBA
McCoy MBA Student Association Group
facebook.com/groups/McCoyMBASA
MBASA wants YOU on the list!
The MBASA is growing and we want you to be in the know for social and professional development
events at your campus. Subscribe to your campus email list and stay in the loop on what’s going on.
MBASA_RRHEC@groups.txstate.edu or MBASA_SAN_MARCOS@groups.txstate.edu
To sign up, just send an email to the group you want to join with SUBSCRIBE in the subject line. You
can manage your subscriptions here:
https://groups.txstate.edu/mailman/listinfo/MBASA_SAN_MARCOS
https://groups.txstate.edu/mailman/listinfo/MBASA_RRHEC
Meet the Newest Member of the McCoy Gradauate Team
Cara Frederick joined the McCoy College of Business Administration in
December as our Corporate Outreach Coordinator for the college. This
brand new position is focused on cultivating relationships with businesses
and organizations for the McCoy College. Cara’s major focus will be developing job opportunities, student internships, and Capstone projects primarily for graduate-level students, as well as securing faculty externships.
Cara has experience working in both the private sector and higher eduation. She is a proud Bobcat alum and will finish her masters degree from
the University of Houston-Victoria in May. Her family relocated back to Central Texas and we are
proud to have her as a part of the McCoy team.
New Streamlined Academic Advising
In an effort to make registration and advising appointment requests easier for students, the MBA
program has created a new advising form available on the website. Click on the “Current Students” tab
and then select “Academic Advising”.
Please use this for all future
requests. If you have comments
or suggestions about the form
please e-mail Brittany Naylor at
bnaylor@txstate.edu.
Meet Your Officers
Lisa Taylor
Vice President - Communication
lat71@txstate.edu
Rebecca Owen
President
ro1083@txstate.edu
Meg Pumphrey
Community Outreach Officer
mlp110@txstate.edu
Nathan Sinclair
Treasurer
nrs46@txstate.edu
Christy Fair
Vice President - Engagement
c.fair@txstate.edu
Fabio Martinez
Technology Officer
fabio_martinez@txstate.edu
Chris Harder
Vice President
chrisdharder@txstate.edu
Dustin McKnight
Social Chair (Round Rock)
dustin.mcknight@txstate.edu
Marian Brewer
Vice President - Communication
mcb70@txstate.edu
Melanie Johnson
Social Chair (San Marcos)
mj1245@txstate.edu
Cameron Spencer
Vice President - Engagement
cls260@txstate.edu
NOW ACCEPTING NEW
OFFICER APPLICATIONS!
Click here or visit the MBASA
Facebook group page
McCoy Full-Time Cohort MBA Program coming Fall 2015
We are very excited to announce an addition to the McCoy MBA program: Beginning this fall, in
addition to the existing part-time/evening MBA program we will launch a new Full-Time Cohort MBA
Program. Available only at the San Marcos campus, this program will admit 25 students to a 42-credit
hour, 22-month program which will include both afternoon and evening classes. The Tier I and Tier II
curriculum will be exactly the same as the General MBA curriculum. The only difference will be a required
Study Abroad (6 hours) and a required Internship (3 hours) in place of General MBA electives. This
program is designed for students who wish to forgo the flexibility of the typical program in favor of an expedited, highly structured format. More information on the Full-Time Cohort MBA Program can be found
on the McCoy website.
In addition to the Full-Time Cohort program we are instituting a name change for the existing part-time/
evening MBA program to better differentiate between the two offerings. The MBA program we have
long-referred to as our evening MBA program will now be known as the McCoy Flex MBA Program.
Please note that nothing has changed with respect to the existing program. This naming convention is
for internal and marketing purposes only and will not be reflected on your transcript or degree.
These changes have been a long time coming and we are excited about finally being able to roll them
out. If you have any questions please see the website or email Matt Painter, MBA Program Director,
mpainter@txstate.edu.
Congratulations to new
McCoy BGS Inductees!
We are proud to announce that invitations to join Beta Gamma Sigma, the international honor society
for business students enrolled in AACSB accredited programs, have been offered for the spring semester! Beta Gamma Sigma is the business equivalent of Phi Beta Kappa and the opportunity to join is only
offered to top master’s students.
Please join us in congratulating the following eligible McCoy MBA students for spring 2015:
Shweta Prabhuram
Alejandro Rivera
Magnus Sickert
Cameron Spencer
Brian Thomas
Mario Yepes Lopez
Naima Hafeez
Christopher Harder
Amanda Harvey
David James
Anthony Pakutka
Jorge Pena
Being invited to join BGS is the highest honor that can be extended to a student at an AACSB-accredited university. Only the top 10% of undergraduate students are invited to join and only the top 20%
of graduate students qualify. To give you an idea about how competitive the invitation process is, this
semester the GPA cutoff for McCoy graduate students was 3.91!
Congratulations as well to the following MBA students who joined BGS in Fall 2014:
Teresa Berg
Paul Brunner
Matthew Byrnes
Jared Graff
Sara Gutierrez
David Hanlon
Cybele Hinson
Paul Hoover
Nathali Lopez
Gioacchino Loquercio
Fabio Martinez
Anthony Merkel
Craig Meurer
Leslie Nesselhauf
Derrick Payne
Michele Risko
Sarona Saadeh
Nathan Sinclair
Timothy Tarbell
Jessica Thames
Sean Williams
Are Employers Looking at YOUR Facebook Page?
In the age of social media employers are increasingly using platforms
such as Facebook, Twitter and Instagram as a research tool for potential new hires. What does your social media profile say about you?
McCoy MBA student Naima Hafeez recently completed a research
paper on this topic as a part of an independent study course with Dr.
Biemer. In her paper, “Social Media and Recruitment: Everything You
Need To Know for Your Job Search”, Naima examines the role that
social media plays in a competitive recruiting environment.
Click here to download a copy of the research paper.
SAVE THE DATE FOR
On Saturday, March 28, 2015, nearly 4,000 Texas State students, faculty, and staff plan to rise
early and give back to the community they love by volunteering at over 250 jobsites in the San Marcos region! This will be Bobcat Build’s 13th annual event, and the number of volunteers, as well
as jobsites, continues to increase. The program has grown to become the 2nd largest student-run,
student-led service project in the state of Texas! Bobcat Build is a one-day tradition of service organized by the Bobcat Build Planning Committee as a way to say “Thank You” to the Hays County
community for serving as a home to Texas State University.
Please mark the morning of Saturday 3/28/15 on your calendar and join fellow McCoy MBA
students in supporting this great cause! More information regarding meet-up times and
work site assignments will be announced via email and Facebook closer to the event date.
MBA STUDY ABROAD 2015
McCoy College
of
Business Administration
Study Abroad
Santiago, Chile
Summer 2015
BLAW 5368G
Legal Issues in International Business Law
ECO 5320
Emerging Market Economies
June 1, 2015 – July 15, 2015
Travel dates June 19 – 28, 2015
For more information please contact:
Dr. Jack Mogab
jm12@txstate.edu
512-245-3249
or
Dr. Diego Vacaflores
dv13@txstate.edu
512-245-4248
MEMBER THE TEXAS STATE UNIVERSITY SYSTEM
Texas State University is a tobacco-free campus.
International
MINDS
SANTIAGO, CHILE
Financing Your Study Abroad
BUSINESS-SUMMER-
Study Abroad Basics
Studying abroad will change your life. The new experiences, remarkable
people and academic journey will broaden your horizons and open your future
to new possibilities.
Faculty-led programs are the most popular study abroad courses offered through
Texas State. Under the leadership of Texas State professors, these group-based
programs include class instruction, mentoring, accommodations, organized visits
and cultural encounters.
Students often report these benefits after studying abroad:
» Self-confidence and an ability to take risks
» Ability to learn from different teaching styles
» Ability to communicate effectively among diverse groups
» Increased independence and maturity
» Better appreciation and understanding of their own and other cultures
» Ability to creatively solve problems
Don’t assume you can’t afford to study
abroad; speak with Financial Aid.
Participating in programs affiliated with
Texas State will allow you to use your
financial aid. Meet with your financial
aid advisor to discuss the options
available to you. If you are not receiving
financial aid, you may want to apply as
soon as possible.
For information on financial aid, please
contact the office of Financial Aid and
Scholarships located in JCK 240.
For more information on the
International Education Fee
Scholarship, please visit the Study
Abroad website.
You may qualify for other available
resources, such as the Benjamin Gilman
Scholarship.
W W W. S T U D YA B R O A D . T X S T A T E . E D U
McCoy Graduate Program Contacts
Do you have a question, concern, or just need to be pointed in the right direction? The faculty and staff of
the McCoy College of Business Graduate Programs are always available to help. All can be reached at
512-245-3591.
Dr. Bill Chittenden
Associate Dean, Graduate Programs
chittenden@txstate.edu
Contact for: Special requests, conditional admission issues, academic suspension
and probation issues
Mr. Matthew Painter
MBA Program Director, MBASA Faculty Advisor
mpainter@txstate.edu
Contact for: General program questions, internships, career services referrals,
admission questions, recruiting, MBASA
Mrs. Brittany Naylor
MBA Graduate Academic Advisor
bnaylor@txstate.edu
Contact for: Academic advising, registration issues, course schedule questions/
concerns, professional development events, degree audits
Mrs. Cara Frederick
Corporate Outreach Coordinator
cara.frederick@txstate.edu
Contact for: Coming soon!
Ms. Emma Vasquez
Administrative Assistant, McCoy Graduate Programs
ev01@txstate.edu
Contact for: Course holds, registration issues, general questions