COB December graduates supporting the Spirit Tassel Challenge

Before Amy Bernstein ’11 finished packing her apartment to leave campus, there was something she had to do. The public relations major who had interned with the Chicago Bulls was headed to a job in athletics at Northwestern University. But first she went online and made a gift to Illinois State University through the Spirit

2011-2012 College of Business Hall of Fame Inductees Announced

  ExxonMobil, Blue Nile Diamonds, COUNTRY Financial and International Game Technology are just some of the companies boasting executives among the 2011-2012 Illinois State University College of Business Hall of Fame inductees. Each year the College of Business inducts a select group of highly accomplished graduates into its Alumni Hall of Fame in recognition of

Katie School featured in CheapInsurance123.com

  The Katie School of Insurance is showcased in this recent feature article on CheapInsurance 123. The story, which focuses on the extensive array of pre-professional opportunities and academic preparation of Illinois State University insurance majors can be found at http://www.cheapinsurance123.com/blog/2011/11/09/katie-school-pioneers-diversified-insurance-education-for-young-professionals/

Career Center Spotlight

With the state of the economy leading employers to have higher expectations from the candidates they hire, employers see a tremendous value in attributes that a candidate possesses and would likely influence them to select one candidate over another in the initial screening interview. According to a Job Outlook 2012 Survey conducted by the National

MBA Program – 2012 Princeton Review’s Best 294 Business Schools

The College of Business MBA Program has been named in the 2012 Princeton Review’s “The Best 294 Business Schools.” The Princeton Review—known for its widely-followed college rankings recently released the 2012 editions of its guides to law and business schools which also include annual ranking lists uniquely based on student survey data. The ranking lists

Katie School’s Risk Manager in Residence Presentation – Rick Roberts

Rick Roberts, the Corporate Risk Manager for Ensign-Bickford Industries, Inc. and the Katie School’s Risk Manager in Residence will give a presentation on Monday night – November 14th from 6:30 pm – 7:30 pm in the CAT Auditorium. Students and faculty encouraged to attend his presentation. His topic is “Let’s Talk about Your Career: A

College of Business Senior – Lincoln Laureate

Congratulations are in order to Elizabeth Flores, Senior  Entrepreneurship and Small Business Management major, for winning recognition by the prestigious Lincoln Academy! Illinois State University senior Elizabeth Flores has been named a Lincoln Student Laureate by the Lincoln Academy of Illinois. She will be honored as an outstanding college student during the annual Student Laureate

Blue Nile CEO Diane Irvine ’81

Blue Nile CEO Diane Irvine ’81 served as the Alumni Day keynote speaker for Homecoming 2011. Although she began her career in traditional accounting roles, she took a bold risk to join Blue Nile, the world’s premier online jeweler during its infancy, when few believed anyone would buy fine jewelry and diamonds via the Web. Learn

Alumni Spotlight—Michael Siemann

In sales every single day is different but the goal remains constant—make life better for the customer. Michael Siemann ’81, Global Account Manager for Hitachi wouldn’t have it any other way.