Faculty-Staff ENEWS
Published each Wednesday for the faculty and staff of the NC State College of Management. Please submit information for upcoming newsletters to Anna Rzewnicki by 5 p.m. Tuesday.
New Wachovia Executive Lecture Series begins Feb. 12
Robert A. Niblock, chairman and CEO of Lowe's, is this year's first Wachovia Executive Lecture presenter. Encourage students and associates to stop by to hear from the leader of one of the nation's leading companies. With more than 1300 stores in 49 states, Lowe's was ranked 42 on the FORTUNE® 500 in 2005, and was named 2003, 2004 and 2005 ENERGY STAR® Retail Partner of the Year. ... read more
Online Calendar, Presentations listing are new website features
Two new features were added with the launch of the college's new website. One is an online calendar. Faculty who manage workshops and conferences are encouraged to submit upcoming meetings to the calendar via an email to Anna Rzewnicki. Also, those who are advising student organizations are asked to encourage their organization officers to submit news items to Anna Rzewnicki for posting to the calendar. We will be adding RSS feed functionality to the calendar this spring.
Also added is a page listing college-related public presentations made by members of the college community. Those who participate in the college's First Citizen's Speakers Bureau, or who give presentations through their affiliation with college centers and initiatives or professional organizations are encouraged to submit information for this section.
Career Fair Feb. 8
Faculty are encouraged to remind undergraduate students of the COM-CHASS Career Fair, scheduled for Feb. 8 at the Talley Student Center ... read more
Faculty invited to MAC/MBA Alumni Networking Event
Faculty are welcome to meet and mingle with alumni and current students at the next MAC-MBA Alumni Networking Event. It will be held Wednesday, Feb. 21, 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. at the Council for Entrepreneurial Development's headquarters in RTP. Over 200 attended the last event held at Vaughn Towers, providing a great opportunity to learn what alumni have been doing since launching their careers. RSVP online by Feb. 12.
Undergrads helping with College Marketing/Communications Activities
This semester, students in the two sections of BUS 465, the Integrated Marketing Communications Project class taught by Claudia Kimbrough, are working with the college's communications office. They'll be putting to use the marketing and research practices that they've been learning about while conducting focus groups, a website usability test, and working with COMSAB to promote a year-end event for students that also showcases the college's student organizations. Watch for more news and activities at their semester-long project evolves. And please consider participating if invited to a focus group or website usability test.