The Art of Leadership
U.S. News & World Report ranked the
Fisher undergraduate program 17th
out of 1,200 programs in the nation.
The Undergraduate Program
A new required course, Business
Skills and Environment, was implemented in autumn 1996. This specialized communication course develops
effective student writing skills. With
the assistance of a writing consultant,
assignments are critiqued on style
and content. Working in teams, students are introduced to career planning as well as topics such as diversity, workplace ethics, and the global
environment.
Increasing the effective use of available and emerging technologies, the
undergraduate program broadened its
use of computer technology. Through
advanced Internet capabilities, students now have access to course materials online as well as e-mail and
World Wide Web access. Online discussions with faculty and fellow peers
allow students immediate feedback,
while links to other resources encourage further research discoveries.
The business administration honors
program was developed last year and
implemented in 1997. This undergraduate program features business
mentoring that brings real world experience into the classroom. Fisher
honors programs now offer students
the choice of accounting or general
business administration. Both programs provide students with a rigorous, competitive, and challenging
course of study while offering the
benefits of small class size and close
faculty involvement.
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The Art of Leadership
Tony Kavalauskas
Class of 1997
BS, Business Administration
Position:
Corporate Accountant, Cargill
Minneapolis, Minnesota
1996-97 Fisher Leadership Activities:
President of Accounting Association
Pace Setters Bostic Award for Outstanding
Male Senior
Chair of Dean’s Leadership Committee
President of Pace Setters
Member of Beta Alpha Psi
TONY KAVALAUSKAS • My student leadership activities at
Fisher have helped me adapt to the business environment at
Cargill. Dealing with human issues, working with diverse
groups of people, making mistakes and learning from them
have enabled me to take a different path at work—a productive path, the right path the first time. Working with
Fisher faculty and administration in various leadership capacities allowed me to develop my communication skills
and convey my ideas in an exciting, innovative way.
My success in the real world has been truly a melding of academic theory with hands-on experience. My student leadership activities enabled me to combine the two.
Fisher College of Business faculty provided me a challenging learning environment—one in which the outside world
was explored.
Leadership teaches you to take the initiative, to understand the need for interdependent professional relationships. The Fisher experience does more than prepare you
for the business world…it helps you define your own academic and business career.
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initiative diversity exploration
Current Leadership Activities:
Cargill-Ohio State Recruit Team Member
Junior Achievement Economics Consultant
Religious Education Instructor
The undergraduate Professional Experience Program (PEP) provides students paid career-related experience
through part-time, co-op, and internship opportunities. As early as the
sophomore year, students are interviewing and securing available positions. Of the 80% of registered Fisher
business students who obtain internships or co-op positions prior to
graduation, 60% receive career offers
from their employers.
A strong network of undergraduate
corporate relationships developed by
the Office of Career Services and 24hour student access to on-campus
interview opportunities resulted in
these impressive 1996-97 results:
Resumes referred to
prospective employers
55,563
Number of companies
recruiting on campus
294
Number of interviews
conducted on campus
2,852
Average starting salary
for career positions
Average monthly
internship salary
$28,913
$1,651
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A partial list of companies hiring
MARGARET (PEG) STEELE • Realizing a person’s potential and
Fisher undergraduates for career or
what he or she can offer an organization are vital elements
internship positions
in leadership. A good leader identifies individuals’ strengths,
American
Backhaulers
Andersen
Consulting
Archer Daniels
Midland
Arthur Andersen,
LLP
Ashland
Chemical
AT&T
Bank One
Cardinal Health,
Inc.
Cargill, Inc.
Chrysler Corp.
Coopers &
Lybrand, LLP
Crowe Chizek and
Company, LLP
Deloitte &
Touche, LLP
EDS
Ernst & Young,
LLP
Fidelity
Investments
Ford Motor
Company
General Electric
General Mills
Goodyear Tire &
Rubber
Company
Honda
Corporation of
America
IBM
Kohl’s Department
Stores
Kimberly-Clark
KPMG Peat
Marwick, LLP
The Limited Inc.
Merck &
Company
Nationwide
Insurance
Nike
NCR Corporation
Owens-Corning
Price Waterhouse,
LLP
Procter & Gamble
Ralston Foods
Silicon Graphics
UPS Worldwide
Logistics
Worthington
Industries
brings their talents together, and enables them to work effectively as a team.
As an undergraduate student counselor, I work
closely with an average of 100 students a week. I help students take full advantage of curricular opportunities, job
availability, college and university student organizations,
international opportunities, financial aid assistance, and
other career-related activities. It’s important that I continually think “outside the box”—that I constantly broaden
myself professionally and personally.
I believe every student has potential. By building selfconfidence in my students, I plant a seed of encouragement.
The college further supports that encouragement by supporting my leadership activities in the Academic Advising
Association of Ohio State (ACADAOS). Nearly 100 advisers from Ohio State come together during the year to discuss issues of importance to students from diverse social
and ethnic backgrounds. As a presenter at the last international conference of the National Advising Association
(NACADA), I was privileged to meet with 3,500 of my adviser colleagues from around the world. This type of interaction helps me stay informed and allows me to better advise my students. The more I know, the more my students
know. And that makes all the difference.
awareness self confidence potential
Margaret (Peg) Steele
Fisher Undergraduate Academic Counselor
Leadership Activities:
President, ACADAOS (Academic Advising
Association of Ohio State)
Member of NACADA (National Advising
Association)
Co-Chair, NACADA 2000 - bringing the
national convention to Ohio State
Church Committee Chair Member