Have a wonderful and safe Holiday break!

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Texas State University is a tobacco-free campus.

December 2015 DEPARTMENT OF MANAGEMENT

McCoy College of

Business Administration

FYI: Spring 2016 Registration

Please notice that RRC/AVRY indicates that the section meets at the Round Rock Campus. If you are not willing to travel, please do not register for that

section. We have RRC/AVRY classes every semester.

Please notice that MGT 3353 and MGT 3453 labs are assigned to specific lectures. Please verify that the lecture and the lab work with your class schedule.

If you want to register for a management course that is closed for the spring semester, please fill out a closed class request form found on our website, or visit the

Departmental Office (McCoy 524). The Department of Management will not handle closed class requests over the phone.

Who Is My Advisor?

Management Majors A-K

Sarah Drennan, sd33@txstate.edu

Management Majors L-Z

Courtney Cross, courtney.cross@txstate.edu

Management Majors Round Rock

Gina Escamilla, ge1035@txstate.edu

Please view the website for more information: http://advising.mccoy.txstate.edu/

INTERNSHIPS — MANAGEMENT

JUNIORS & SENIORS:

Gain valuable hands-on experience and course credit with one of our internship courses: Management,

Human Resources, or Entrepreneurship.

For more information, email Mrs. Dietert or visit the website.

CAREER SERVICES

Walk-in Career Coaching Hours

Location: LBJSC 5—7.1

Resume Writing Help Job Searching Assistance

Interview Skills Prep

Monday & Tuesday 1-3 pm Wednesday & Thursday 3-5 pm

Editor: Megan Bludau

If you have anything you would like to include in the newsletter, please email the department at management@txstate.edu.

Meet your Career Advisor

Bruce Howard is a Career Advisor and the

Career Services Liaison to the McCoy College

of Business Administration. He is available to

help review resumes, provide interview

preparation, discuss job search strategies, or

to answer questions about any career issues

and/or concerns.

Please email Bruce or contact Career

Services (512.245.2645) to make an

appointment.

Career Services, LBJ Student Center

Suite 5-7.1

Important Dates December 3rd Last Day of Classes

December 4th

Reading Day Final Exams Begin at 5:00 PM

See Final Exam Schedule

December 11th Final Exams End

December 12th Commencement—2:00 PM

See Schedule

December 16th Grades Available

December 23rd University Closed

Holiday Break Offices reopen January 4th

Congratulations to CEO

The Collegiate Entrepreneur’s Organization (CEO) student chapter attended the 2015 National CEO conference in Kansas City and

came home with two awards.

CEO students made five presentations at the conference and received Gold Winner Certificates for Outstanding Chapter Business

and Outstanding CEO Chapter Advisor.

We are proud of your accomplishments throughout this academic year! Congratulations to the students involved and their advisor,

Dr. Jim Bell!

Congratulations to all of our December graduates!

3 Day Startup Texas State

Center for Entrepreneurial Action

November 13-15, 2015

Sponsored by Ms. Laura Kilcrease, Interim Director, Center for Entrepreneurial Action;

Dr. David Cameron, Dr. Jana Minifie, and Dr. Mary Spaeth

This event was held to teach entrepreneurial skills to university students in an intense

hands-on setting. This proven program provides students the tools they need to start

successful companies. Participants gained experience in cross-disciplinary collaboration,

brainstorming and ideation, group productivity, ad-hoc leadership and decision-making

under time constraints that stimulate creativity and innovation.

In order to participate in 3DS, students went through a short application process. In the

end, 112 students applied while 86 places were offered. Out of these students, 51 were in

attendance—37 undergraduate students, 11 graduate students, & 3 doctoral students.

For pictures of the event this year and future information regarding 3DS,

please view their website and Facebook page.

Professor Spotlight

Congratulations to Dr. Micki Kacmar! She is now the

President of the Southern Management Association for

the upcoming year. The SMA 2016 conference will be in

Charlotte, NC between October 26th-29th, 2016.

Pictured above is Dr. Jim Combs handing over the gavel to Dr. Micki Kacmar.