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| NEW COURSE GIVES FINANCE MAJORS CHANCE TO INVEST REAL MONEY!! The Economics and Finance Department of the Albers School of Business & Economics, in partnership with the DA Davidson Investment Company, is offering a new, five-credit undergraduate class, “Investment Practicum” beginning Winter Quarter and continuing through Spring Quarter 2002. In this course, a team of students will research investment opportunities and invest up to $50,000 real dollars in the market. The purpose of the class is to provide practical research, investing, and portfolio management experience. The objective is to maximize the value of the portfolio by the end of AY 2001-2002. This course satisfies a major elective requirement for finance majors. There will be an informational meeting at Noon on Oct 24, in Pigott 105 *You can still be considered for the class if you were unable to attend the information session Course Details Course Title: Investment Practicum Course Number, Schedule, Credits: FINC 491, Winter Quarter - 3 credits Enrollment: Limited to 15 students Eligibility: Finance Major, Senior Standing Prerequisites: FINC 342, FINC 344, Instructor Permission Application Process: Submit form below with attachment to Peggy Allende (Pigott 531A) by October 29 Selections announced November 5 Additional Questions? Contact David Carrithers or call 206.296.5919. I would like to be considered for admission to FINC 491, Investment Practicum Name: ___________________________________________________ Email Address: _____________________________________________ Please attach a response of no more than one page in total to the following questions: 1. How does this class fit with my educational and career goals? 2. How does my educational and personal/professional experience prepare me for this class? |
ATTN: FRESHMEN & SOPHOMORES MGMT 191-LEADERSHIP IN SOCIETY This is a class aimed at Seattle University freshmen and sophomore students. Participants in this class engage in personal leadership exploration and discover skills and interests related to business career opportunities. Highly interactive!!! This is a 2-credit class that fulfills general elective requirements. For class meeting dates and times, please see www.suonline.edu FINANCE CERTIFICATION Senior finance majors interested in learning more about professional certifications in finance, such as CFA, CFP, and FRM, should plan to attend an information session in P416, 4:00-5:15pm on Thursday, November 8th. Professors Jot Yau and Vinay Datar will discuss the why’s and how’s of obtaining these certifications. No need to RSVP – just attend! ECIS GUEST SPEAKERS Tuesday, November 6th Ernest Hughes, R.E.I. Inc. Ernie has an interesting story to tell on the problems REI had with its e-commerce store in Japan (useful information for international folks). Ernie is a former SU student and teacher. Tuesday, November 6th Randy Massengale, co-founder of Spinoza.com. Randy is the former V.P. at Infospace and Director of Diversity at Microsoft. His talk will be on a "Total Approach to Start-ups." Tuesday, November 20th Rob Walters, COSTCO. Rob is senior V.P. at Costco and will discuss Costco's e-commerce strategy. |
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MARKETING CLUB GUEST SPEAKER FOR FALL Wednesday, November 14th Meeting will run from 12 - 1 pm in Pigott 101 unless otherwise noted. Donna Ramos from the Still Point Project Lunch is always served! All students invited to attend! |
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ENTREPRENEURSHIP CENTER FALL 2001 EVENTS INFORMATION SESSION FOR SU BUSINESS PLAN COMPETITION
ENTREPRENEUR BREAKFAST BRIEFING Richard Corbett -- "Risk Management Essentials for Entrepreneurs"
NEW VENTURE PLANNING WORKSHOPS A series of six workshops offered December 7 to March 2 is designed to encourage Seattle University graduate and undergraduate students, alumni, and aspiring entrepreneurs in the community to pursue business start-ups and improve current practices in business. First in the series: The Business Plan — Getting Started — Including Your Values From generating the idea to capturing how to make it happen Sample business plans
PANEL DISCUSSION VENTURE CAPITAL, SOCIAL CAPITAL: FUNDING THE SOCIAL PURPOSE ENTERPRISE
ENTREPRENEUR ADVISER LUNCHES Entrepreneur Advisor Lunches are informal and open to all SU graduate and undergraduate students. Enrollment is limited to 10-12 students. The guest entrepreneur speaks about his or her experience as an entrepreneur, but the hour is mainly for you to ask whatever you want to know about starting and running your own business. There is no charge. For more info, click here Registration: www.seattleu.edu/asbe/ec/forms/advisor.html.
NEW LAB IN PIGOTT NOW OPEN TO ALL STUDENTS The new Lab in Pigott 328 is now open and available for you to use when classes are not taking place. Here is a schedule of open lab times:
*The following are exceptions to this schedule: Please speak to the lab assistant or email wickl@seattleu.edu with comments or questions. |
In addition to Grand Prize, two Finalist awards, and a Social Enterprise/Triple Bottom Line category, there is a David Arnesen Award for most passionate presentation.