New FIL Advisory Board Members

by Eric Jome Two Chicago-area business professionals and Illinois State University alumnae are the newest members of Illinois State University’s Finance, Insurance and Law Advisory Board. The board provides the Department of Finance, Insurance and Law with input on current business practices and standards and helps develop professional enrichment opportunities for students. Dawn Forden, Aurora, is

McHale wins the grand prize in the category of best short script

Reprinted from the College of Arts and Sciences News John P. McHale, Associate Professor in the School of Communication, won the Grand Prize in the category of Best Short Script from the Flickers: 2012 Rhode Island International Film Festival for his television show pilot script titled Last Exit to Normal. The show is about the lives of

TEC students participate construction management competitions

Reprinted from the Department of Technology Two Construction Management student teams participated in the 2011 Associated Schools of Construction Region 3 Student Competitions held in Downers Grove, from October 26–29, 2011. Students on the design-build team included Alex Brenneman, Leah Doucette,  Josh Genovesi, Amy Pierce, Chase Soderlund, and Corey Watson. Instructional assistant professor Joe Cleary was the faculty advisor and team coach.

Accounting recognized for CPA exam performance

Reprinted from Media Relations The National Association of State Boards of Accountancy (NASBA) has ranked Illinois State University’s Department of Accounting as one of the top programs in the country for student performance on the national CPA examination. Illinois State is ranked 15th in the nation for the overall pass rate for accounting programs offering advanced

COBAN tops 2000!

Rob Cho ‘04 is Assistant Vice President, Portfolio Management at Waterton Associates and the 2000th member to join the Illinois State University College of Business Alumni Network. This Finance graduate, who previously held positions of increasing responsibility at Freddie Mac, knows the value of engaging with fellow graduates. Rob recently shared these thoughts on the

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

Study Abroad in Bangkok, Thailand

King Mongkut’s University of Technology Thonburi (KMUTT) and the School of Information Technology (IT) offer an exciting opportunity for IT students to study abroad in Bangkok, Thailand. Students of Junior or Senior status who are majoring in Computer Science, Information Systems or Network & Telecommunications Management and who have maintained a GPA of 3.0 or higher  are

Summer Internship Opportunity

Students interested in careers in the software industry and geographic information systems (GIS) technologies are invited to apply to the 2012 Esri Summer Internship Program. Internships are available at Esri headquarters in Redlands, California and in some of our regional offices throughout the United States. The program is open to both undergraduate and graduate students.

Network Administrator Opportunity

Position Title: Operations Network Administrator Company: Authentify Description: Position description, responsibilities and requirements may be viewed at  Authentify_Network_ Admin Contact: For more information regarding open positions, or to apply for an open position, please contact: hr@authentify.com  

Java Developer Opportunity

Position Title: Information Technology Technical Associate – Java Application Developer Company: Business Intelligence & Technology Solutions, Illinois State University Full time/Part time: Full time Internship /Temporary/Permanent: Permanent, civil service Description: Civil Service Posting number 0703933 The Java Application Developer position has a concentration in Web development and will participate in the technical analysis, design, development,