TOPICS COVERED IN THE MAY STUDENT EMAIL INCLUDE:
 
ACADEMIC SERVICES

ALUMNI NEWS

BLDP

CAREER CENTER
COURSE NEWS

HONORS THESIS PRESENTATIONS

NJ HONORS ASSOCIATION
RUTGERS LEARNING CENTER

STUDENT ASSOCIATIONS ACCOMPLISHMENTS

 
ACADEMIC SERVICES

            The Dean’s Office of the School of Business, Camden (SBC, School 52) will list new policies, procedures and/or changes for the benefit of the University community.  It is the students’ responsibility to be informed. This effort is designed to make this information available to the broadest possible audience in the widest possible forum available to the campus community.  Please pay careful attention and make every effort to comply. Official notices will be published in the Gleaner the first week of the month.  Please direct your questions regarding these notices to asksbc@camden.rutgers.edu.

ALUMNI NEWS 

              The ReUnion 2008 will take place this year on Saturday, May 17, 2008 on the Rutgers – Camden Campus (yes, before Commencement even happens). The ReUnion is a great chance for us to welcome you into the Rutgers University Alumni Association and for you to connect  with classmates one final time before commencement, network with     our alumni from previous years (and various work fields) and say  your good-byes to some of your favorite professors. This year’s ReUnion will take place on the Rutgers –  Camden Campus on May 17th with a variety of programs and events throughout the day. There will be a very special Class of 2008 reception that will take place from 4:30pm – 6:30pm on the Campus Quad. This event has been designed specifically for the Class of 2008 (which includes all of you October 2007 and December 2007 grads).

To register for the ReUnion please visit: http://alumni.camden.rutgers.edu/Reunion_08/preregister.php and use “Option I”.

BLDP - Ten BLDP Students in the Class of 2008

 This year ten students of the Class of 2008 have completed the necessary requirements to receive the Business Leader Development Program (BLDP) designation on their transcripts. This is the largest group of BLDP honorees since the program’s inception in 2004. These students have served in leadership roles or demonstrated significant initiative in organizations and activities in the SBC, their university, and/or their communities. This year’s BLDP group consists of Grant Adams, Andrew Bilarczyk, Robert Colby, Jennifer Contreras, Valeri Feriozzi, Kristine Gallemit, Duval Lowe, Sean McGlinchey, Rose O’Hanlon, and Heather Youkneveich. Congratulations and good job! If you would like to know how you might become involved in the BLDP, visit the program’s website at http://camden-sbc.rutgers.edu/BLDP/default.asp. You may also contact the program director, Allie Miller, at ldrshp@camden.rutgers.edu.

CAREER CENTER – YOU’RE INVITED!
UNDERGRADS - Don’t wait to start looking for a summer or fall internship. Start now. Visit the Career Center. Also see Joe Haro at the School of Business.

SENIORS – Don’t’ forget to register with the Career Center’s eRecruiting System  and have access to employers looking to hire Rutgers Class of 2008 graduates.  Visit:   http://rutgerscamden.erecruiting.com/er/security/login.jsp and create your account today. The Career Center is open all summer if you need additional help

with your job search or application to graduate school. Don’t forget to establish your reference  file for graduate school with the Career Center.  

If your plans are set and you have a job offer in hand or acceptance to graduate school, Please take a minute and complete our “60 Second Survey”. http://cccems.rutgers.edu:8181/

*  Special Alert for Accounting Majors+++++Class of 2010 & Class of 2011 * * *

The Career Center has just learned that the Big 4 accounting firms have decided to change their recruiting methods this fall.  They will interview sophomores and juniors only during the fall semester, as early as the first week of October, with resume deadlines in early September.

On-campus Recruiting for 2009 Summer Internships (for Juniors) and potential Summer Leadership programs (for Sophomores) with Big 4 firms will take place in October 2008, concurrent with recruiting for full-time positions (Class of 2009). 

These are great opportunities for gaining experience for a career in public accounting.  Paid internships at these firms include training and other activities with interns from other schools.  Many interns receive full-time job offers.

MARK YOUR CALENDARS

The Career Center will hold a special seminar on Thursday, August 28, 2008 to provide information on how to prepare for these highly competitive interviews.  Students will receive correspondence with more details during the summer.

Thanks and keep in touch.  

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The Career Center is located in the lower level of the campus center – 30
seconds from Starbucks.
Jim Marino, Assistant Dean / Director – Career Center - 856-225-6046 - 
jmarino@camden.rutgers.edu

COURSE NEWS –

Ø Fall 08 - We’ve just added an additional section of Operations Management 620:325 section 41 for Thursday evenings taught by Professor Vitt. Note the new course number. Please contact us NOW about any potential additions, changes, etc.  Thank you, Ben Levin, for bringing the student demand
to our attention.

Ø  Winterim 08:  Winterim is currently being planned now. Here’s a sample of the courses that will be offered:

Management:

52:620:488 Strategic Management of Technology (3) Explores the challenges faced by a general manager in the creation and exploitation of new technologies and innovations. The first module of the course deals with technology evolution, forecasting, and assessment of new technologies; creation of technological competencies; organization of the innovation process; and strategies for exploiting innovations. The second module analyzes the strategic and organizational implications of ecommerce and emerging innovations.

Marketing:

52:620:491  Market Analysis for Business Planning.  A look at using the resources available through the Internet and internal company information, to develop situation and SWOT (Strengths, Weaknesses Opportunities and Threats) analyses for specific businesses and markets.  It will include a look at several ways to generate information using sources within the World Wide Web and Usenet, additional web-based, less well-known resources used by professional Internet researchers, as well as the problems and solutions to gathering competitive information from sources within the firm.   These techniques are valuable in creating situation assessments for planning purposes and as secondary research prior to beginning original primary market research studies.  The course will also focus on maintaining an ongoing competitive intelligence function to alert managers of competitive activity and potential threats facing firms from changing technology and governmental actions

Ø New for Spring 09 – please check tentative schedule. NOW is your chance to give feedback and suggestions.

          http://camden-sbc.rutgers.edu/CurrentStudents/Spring09.pdf

 
 GRADUATION INFORMATION

Do you have questions about graduation?

-          When – Thursday May 22 at 7:45 am

-          Where – Susquehanna Bank Center (formerly the Tweeter Center)

-          Graduation regalia information is located at http://camden-sbc.rutgers.edu/AcademicServices/graduationinfo.htm

About Senior reviews (done by School of Business Academic Services)

-          How - done at least two semesters before expected graduation

-          Why – to make sure you can graduate!

I have the privilege of reading your names at our graduation ceremony. If your name is difficult to pronounce, please email, call, or visit me!  225-6592 or ckaufman@camden.rutgers.edu.

HONORS THESIS PRESENTATIONS

           Dr. Robert Schindler is pleased to announce that two students will present their Honors Thesis on Tuesday May 6 from 11:00 to 12:00 noon in BSB 231.  All students are welcome to join us. The topics are:

“Earnings Quality Before and After the Sarbanes-Oxley Act” – Allison Arrington

“Magical Thinking in Consumer Insurance Decisions” – Grant Adams

GMAT PREP

Thinking about an MBA?  The GMAT prep is offered through the Rohrer Center for Management and Entrepreneurship, part of the SBC.  Check it out at this URL:  http://camden-sbc.rutgers.edu/ProspectiveStudent/GMATPrep.htm

 NEW JERSEY COLLEGIATE BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION HONOR SOCIETY

           On Friday, May 2, several students from the School of Business will travel to Trenton to be honored by the NJ Collegiate Business Administration Honor Society.  Please join us in congratulating Karen Lynn Fannon, Randall C. Lovelace, Saumil R. Ambani, Jamie E. Bankert, Maria T. Fitzpatrick, Kristen D. Lancaster, Andre A. Enright, Stephen Ralph Siano, and Reynold P. Cicalese, III.

RUTGERS-CAMDEN LEARNING CENTER

         Make sure to visit the learning center website at http://learn.camden.rutgers.edu to make an appointment with one of our many tutors and writing assistants.  For students seeking more overall assistance with their academic performance in the areas of study skills and learning strategies feel free to call our learning specialist, Tim Pure, at 856-225-2717 to make an appointment.

May 6^th will be the last day of tutoring at the RCLC for the Spring term. Please go online at http://learn.camden.rutgers.edu to make an appointment now with a tutor before they are all booked for the term.

Summer term tutoring in limited subjects will begin on June 2^nd.

STUDENT ORGANIZATIONS: FOCUS ON ACCOMPLISHMENTS!

 Just look at all that our student organizations have done this year!  Many participated in the Camden Angels Holiday Gift Drive. Congratulations on a job well done!  Here are just a few things that were accomplished

-The March of Dimes Walk America

-Campbell Soup’s Stamp Out Hunger Drive

-The American Heart Association

-The Ronald McDonald House in Camden

-The Special Olympics

-The Camden Angels project that delivers Christmas to families in Camden

And hosted an Easter Egg Hunt for the kids at Camden’s DUE Seasons Charter School.