CBA Newsletter
Fall 2011
Published by
Delta Sigma Pi
In cooperation with
the Dean’s Office &
the Small Business
Development Center
Volume 29 No12
Fall 2011
DEAN’S OFFICE
138 W. Carl Wimberly
Hall
Inside this issue:
Dean’s Office
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Departmental Updates
Accountancy
Economics
Finance
Information Systems
Management
Marketing
Small Business
Development Center
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The Dean’s Office moved in August to
138 Wimberly Hall. It’s beautiful and
spacious; stop by to see us if you haven’t
already!
Mid-Semester is Friday
October 21
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Student Organizations
CEO Club
American Marketing Assoc.
Beta Alpha Psi
Beta Gamma Sigma
Delta Sigma Pi
Financial Management Assn.
Society for Human Resource
Management
Information Systems Assn.
Student Advisory Council
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CBA Administration
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Applications for Admission to the
Business Program are due. All
business majors who will be eligible,
and who are planning to start
advanced (300-400 level) business
courses in Wintersession or Sem.
II 2011-12, MUST APPLY for the
program. Applications are available
at the Dean’s Office. Late
applications may not be accepted.
Applicants who are completing
some of the admission
requirements during
Wintersession, here or elsewhere,
must also apply by this deadline.
Not sure about the requirements?
Check the CBA Advising website:
www.uwlax.edu/ba/undergrad/advisin
g/precore.htm
All major and minor changes are
due. Changes to students’ majors
and minors are done only through the
Dean’s Office. Changes will be
accepted up until mid-semester to
facilitate the registration process and
assignment of advisors. No changes
will be done after that date until
registration is over in early
December.
Students planning to change to
another school or college must file
a “change of program” form at the
new college dean’s office. These are
also due by mid-semester, and will
not be processed after that date until
registration is complete in early
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December. Program change forms
are available at the Dean’s Office.
Advisor/Advisee
Assignments
Faculty advisor assignment is noted in the
WINGS Student Center. Students should
check to confirm their assignment,
particularly new transfer and reentry
students, and those who’ve recently
changed majors. Students are expected
to visit with their advisors at least once a
semester.
Advising does not take place only at
registration time. Students are
encouraged to visit with faculty advisors
at any time. The faculty post office hours
on their doors. If these hours are
incompatible with a class schedule,
students should talk with their advisor
about arranging another time.
Advising on the Web
Check out the registration and course
scheduling information for CBA students
at our web site: www.uwlax.edu/ba/
Choose “Undergraduate Students” from
the left-side menu. Click on “Advising” for
basic information about registration
advising, and scheduling business core
requirements and your major. This
information is helpful to review before you
see your advisor.
The departments also have information
about their programs, careers, faculty,
student organizations, etc. You can link
to their websites from the CBA home
page.
Checksheets outlining all degree
requirements (General Education,
Business Core, all business majors and
minors) are available in dispensers near
room 226 in Wimberly Hall.
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Registration for
Wintersession and Sem. II,
2011-12
Registration begins in mid-November.
Some instructions for registering are sent
to your email address by the Registrar’s
Office in late March. Your Academic
Advisement Report (AR) is always
available to you and your faculty advisor
in your WINGS Student Center.
Wintersession registration will take place
a couple days before Sem. II registration
starts.
Registration advising will be available
from faculty advisors, usually by
appointment. Advisors should have sign
up sheets for appointments at this time, or
you’ll receive other information about
appointments from them. Students should
schedule appointments well in advance of
their registration time and day. Students
majoring in Accountancy and
International Business are required to
see their advisors before they may
register, and some other CBA faculty
may also restrict registration until an
advising session has taken place.
May 2012 Graduates
Students planning to graduate are
required to get a “credit check” with
Ms. Dittman before registering for their
final semester. Call 785-8090, or stop by
the office, to schedule an appointment.
Graduates must also file an "intent to
graduate form" through your WINGS
Student Center. You’ll find it under
“other academics.” This should be done
when you register for the spring
semester.
IS 220, BUS 205 and 230
Restricted Enrollment
The CBA may restrict enrollment for fall
in IS 220, IS for Bus. Management; BUS
230, Bus. and Economic Research, and
BUS 205, Legal and Ethical Environment
of Business, to students officially
declared as business majors.
Fall 2011
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Planning to complete a course
at home over Wintersession?
If you’re thinking about
completing a course somewhere
other than UW-La Crosse,
please note you must obtain
permission from the Dean’s
Office, in advance, if you want to
transfer the course back to your
program here. Repeating
courses may be done only at
UW-L.
Thinking about studying
abroad next year? Check this
website for all the information
about the deadlines, various
program opportunities,
scholarships, etc.
http://www.uwlax.edu/oie/sa
The CBA strongly encourages
this type of international
experience, and there are
opportunities for study anywhere
from three-weeks to a full
academic year…in English and
non-English speaking areas of
the world.
Hoeschler Graduating Senior
Award
The prestigious Hoeschler Award is given
each year to an outstanding CBA
graduate from the academic year classes.
Graduates from the 2011 August and
December classes, as well as the May
2012 class, are invited to apply.
Applications may be obtained from the
Dean’s Office, 138 Wimberly Hall. They
will be due by the first week in March
2012. The cash award is presented at
the May commencement ceremony.
The Hoeschler Award recognizes a
business graduate who has demonstrated
outstanding achievement in their
undergraduate program, with emphasis
given to those who have been involved as
leaders in special projects, community
and entrepreneurial endeavors, and
organizations, and who have
demonstrated a creative approach to
identifying, planning and executing one or
more projects.
Reminders
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Dropping a Class? The last
day to drop a full-semester class
is Oct. 21. Drop forms may be
obtained from the Dean’s Office.
They require the instructor or
student’s faculty advisor
signature. Students may not
drop courses after this date.
DEPARTMENTAL
UPDATES
ACCOUNTANCY
DEPARTMENT
Welcome: New Faculty
This fall the department is pleased to
welcome in the business law area,
Professors Vivek Pande and Kimberly
Houser. Professor Pande received his
Juris Doctor from the University of
Wisconsin Law School and a BA from the
University of Virginia. In addition to the
Legal and Ethical Environment of
Business course (BUS 205), Professor
Pande will teach the International Law
course this spring (BUS 405). His
research interests are in the area of
healthcare law, policy and insurance.
Professor Houser received her Juris
Doctor from the University of Illinois
College of Law and a BBA from the
University of Texas at Austin. In addition
to the BUS 205 course, Professor Houser
teaches BUS 305 – Business Law.
Moves
The Department of Accountancy office
and Deanna Wachter have moved to
412A and the Chair, Barbara Eide is now
located in 412E. The Business Law
faculty, including Professor William Maas,
have relocated to 223 CWH, the former
location for the College of Business
Administration.
Course Scheduling
Winter Intersession 2012
The Department of Accountancy plans to
offer both ACC 221 (R. Rosacker) and
ACC 222 (Lyons) online during the Winter
Intersession 2012.
Spring Semester 2012
Other than ACC 421, all required ACC
courses will be offered. ACC 327 and
ACC 430 are writing emphasis courses.
ACC 350 – Income Tax Practicum (2
credit elective). The course will run for the
first seven weeks and meet once per
week for three hours in a lab setting.
Students will have an opportunity to work
with top level tax preparation software
and make application on example tax
data preparation. Throughout the course,
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students will experience the interface of
tax issues and software applications for
increasingly difficult individual tax returns.
will soon appear in Economics &
Business Journal: Inquiries &
Perspectives.
In addition to BUS 205 and BUS 305,
BUS 405 – The Law of International
Business Transactions will be offered this
spring.
Dr. Robert Rosacker presented “Lessons
from history: How the past informs the
debate surrounding FASB and IFRS
convergence” at the American Society of
Business and Behavioral Sciences
National Conference, Las Vegas, NV,
February, 2011.
Advising and Registration
All accountancy majors are required to
see their advisors before registering on
line. You will be able to sign up for an
advising time when your advisor posts a
schedule on his/her office door. Watch for
additional information that will be forth
coming.
Accountancy Tutors
If you need assistance with your ACC 221
or 222 class, tutors are available in 327
CWH. Hours are Monday evenings from
5:00 – 7:00 and Wednesday evenings
from 7:00 – 9:00.
Faculty News
Dr. Ken Winter is on leave this academic
year. Dr. Kris Rosacker has taken over
duties as the department’s Internship
Coordinator. Stop by to see her (412H) if
you have any questions regarding
internships.
Presentations/Research
Service
Professor Joseph Kastantin’s paper (coauthors B. Eide and A Hackert)
“’Exceptional’ fraud – Société Générale”
has been accepted for publication in
Journal of Critical Incidents.
Dr. Sergey Komissarov presented “Do
managers manipulate the reported values
of the pension liaibilities?” at the
American Accounting Association Annual
Meeting, Denver, CO, August 8, 2011.
Professor Kim Lyons attended
“Transformational Learning: Engaging
Education in Global World” sponsored by
the 2011 International Institute for SoTL
Scholars and Mentors in Omaha, NE,
June, 2011.
Dr. William Maas’ paper (co-author A
Gross) “State budget cuts: Don’t forget
the tax implications” was published in Tax
Notes - Tax Analysts.
Dr. Kris Rosacker’s paper (co-author K.
Zuckweiler) “Integrating corporate
governance into the business school
curriculum: Some simple suggestions,”
Banquet
The annual banquet is scheduled for April
25, 2012 at the Cleary Center. All
accountancy majors should plan to
attend. Last year the Department of
Accountancy awarded roughly $50,000 in
scholarships at the banquet. Applications
for scholarships will be due March 1,
2012. Click the Scholarship button at
www.uwlax.edu/ba/acc/ for an application
form. Attendance at the banquet is a
condition of receiving a scholarship.
150-hour Curriculum and
CPA Candidates
Passing the CPA examination is part of
the process to become a licensed CPA.
Wisconsin and Minnesota require 150
college credits to sit for the examination.
The department recommends that all
students complete their 150-hour
curriculum before starting employment in
any jurisdiction. Students heading to other
jurisdictions should verify where that
jurisdiction is in the 150-hour process.
Students planning to sit for the CPA exam
prior to graduation now need to get their
course registration verification form
signed and sealed by the Registrar’s
Office. Students can sit for the exam 60
days prior to graduation.
The CPA exam continues to undergo
changes. Beginning on January 1, 2011,
the exam started to incorporate
International Financial Reporting
Standards, International Auditing
Standards, the codification of standards,
operations management and increased
testing of global business concepts. The
other major change involved the writing
component of the exam. Starting January
1, 2011, the exam consolidated essay
writing from the other three sections into
the BEC section.
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ECONOMICS
DEPARTMENT
Spring Courses
ECO 346: Environmental and Resource
Economics returns to its usual offering in
the spring of even years (2012), but with
a new emphasis reflecting changes in the
course and new title. The new title (if
approved) will be Environmental and
Ecological Economics. The two camps,
environmental (based on neoclassical)
economics and ecological economics,
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emerged at the end of the 20 century
and began as competitive approaches,
especially on valuing environmental
resources and sustainability issues. Most
recently there has been some
convergence in ideas so that many
economists view the two approaches as
complementary. Differences will be
discussed, such as resolving long-term
global environmental issues like climate
change. While the policy tools, such as
incentive-based regulation, may be
similar under the two approaches, the
magnitude of the incentives may be
dramatically different with the
neoclassical approach relying on costbenefit analysis and the ecological
approach relying on strong sustainability
rules. PLEASE NOTE: ECO
315: Economics of Sustainability will be
integrated into this course, and thus no
longer offered. This course is an elective
in the Environmental Studies Minor. The
course will be offered by Professor Glenn
Knowles.
Independent Study: Introduction to
Mathematical Economics. The
department of economics has periodically
offered an independent course in
mathematical economics for students with
an interest in the topic or those interested
in a graduate degree in economics or
finance. Students will work through
problems from Fundamental Methods of
Mathematical Economics 3/E or 4/E by
Chiang and Wainwright. Topics include
Linear Models and Matrix Algebra,
Differentiation and Comparative-Static
Analysis, and Optimization with Equality
Constraints. It is the math required to
successfully get through graduate level
courses in microeconomics and
macroeconomics. See Professors Glenn
Knowles or James Murray if you are
interested in the independent study
course.
Principles of Business
Sustainability (Eco 474) will again be
offered Spring 2012 and cross-listed with
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Fin 400 and MGT 400. This team-taught
course by Dr. Donna Anderson
(Economics) and Dr. Steve Tippins
(Finance) is designed as both a standalone introduction to sustainable business
management and as an initial module for
a business sustainability minor. The
relationships between social,
environmental, and business systems are
explored and the tools, techniques, and
practices of sustainable business
management are introduced. Challenges
to existing business theory will embrace a
new ecological perspective of business
that includes an introduction to systems
thinking, evolutionary economics, and
biomimicry. The specific topics of the
triple-bottom line, full-cost accounting,
green marketing, B-corporations,
cooperatives, human and indigenous
rights, permaculture, transition towns, and
social equity are explored within the
context of local and global ecosystems
and a broadened mission for
“sustainable” business in the 21st
century. Guest speakers, camping, and
visits to local businesses on the
sustainability cutting-edge are planned.
Days/Time: MW 2:15-4:10 first 11 weeks
of the semester. Prerequisite: Admission
to the Business Program.
Money and Banking (ECO 301)
James Murray will be teaching ECO 301
spring semester. This course will discuss
the banking industry, the role of the
Federal Reserve in the industry, and the
role the Federal Reserve in changing the
money supply and influencing interest
rates in order to reach economic
objectives. This course complements the
Finance major curriculum quite well and
can count for credit in that major.
Undergraduate Research
If you are interested in doing
undergraduate research in the area of
macroeconomics, either to earn some
undergraduate research grant money or
college credit or both, James Murray is
looking for candidates with strong
backgrounds in statistics and
macroeconomics for work beginning in
Fall 2012.
Faculty Research
Dr. Donna Anderson's research "Self
Image Differences as Related to Body
Image of Students in a Middle School",
co-authored with Dr. Karen Skemp,
Health Education/Health Promotion, was
accepted for publication in The American
Journal of Health Behavior.
During the summer, Professor John
Nunley had two papers accepted for
Fall 2011
publication: “The Effects of Information
and Competition on Racial Discrimination:
Evidence from a Field Experiment” (with
Mark Owens and Steve Howard) and
“Demographic Change, Macroeconomic
Conditions, and the Murder Rate: The
Case of the United States, 1934 to 2006”
(with Alan Seals and Joachim Zietz). The
former is forthcoming in Journal of
Economic Behavior and Organization,
while the latter is forthcoming in Journal
of Socio-Economics. During the summer,
Professor Nunley also completed two new
papers. The first of these is “Children and
the Specialization Gap between SameSex and Different-Sex Couples” (with Lisa
Giddings, Alyssa Schneebaum, and
Joachim Zietz). In this paper, the authors
find that same-sex and different-sex
couples divide market work differently.
But the ways in which the two types of
couples divide market work are
indistinguishable from one another when
children are present in the household.
The second paper is “The Impact of
Macroeconomic Conditions on Property
Crime” (with Alan Seals and Joachim
Zietz). The study examines how well
fluctuations in macroeconomic conditions
explain movements in property crime
rates over time. Taken together, the
macroeconomic variables explain no
more than 15 percent of the surge in
property crimes from the 1960’s to the
1980s and their subsequent fall during the
1990s. Among the macroeconomic
variables, almost all of the explanatory
power is provided by changes in the
inflation rate.
Professor Nunley is currently working on
two manuscripts. The first of these is
“Power in the Household: The Impact of
Child-Custody Reform on Market and
Household Work” (with Alan Seals), which
examines whether the adoption of jointcustody laws affects the time that mothers
and fathers allocate to market and
household work. Results suggest that
custody reform places mothers in an
inferior bargaining position, leading to an
increase in the amount of time allocated
to market work and no change in the time
allocated to household work. The second
of these is “Does Marriage Matter? The
Impact of Same-Sex Marriage on the
Specialization Gap between Same-Sex
and Different-Sex Couples” (with Lisa
Giddings and Joachim Zietz), which
investigates whether the enactment of
laws that allow same-sex marriages or
provide marriage-like rights narrow the
specialization gap between same-sex and
different-sex couples. Consistent with
previous work, the authors find a
substantial specialization gap between
same-sex and different-sex couples.
However, the adoption of same-sex
marriage laws narrows this gap
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considerably, while civil unions have no
impact in the specialization gap.
NEW: Voyages with a Vision:
Spring Break Study Tour to
CUBA
Donna Anderson, Economics, is
developing a Study Abroad Program in
Cuba focusing on sustainability for Spring
Break 2012. In its 2006 Sustainability
Index Report, the World Wildlife
Fund determined that there is only one
nation in the world that is currently living
sustainably -- and that nation is
CUBA. Partnering with Global Exchange
(GX), an international nonprofit human
rights organization, students will
participate in: A Bicycle City Tour of Old
Havana, including art galleries, a book
fair, and the Plaza of the Revolution;
and tours of the National Museum of Fine
Arts, the Museum of the Revolution, and
the Partagas Cigar Factory, where factory
workers earn more than doctors and
engineers. Students will engage
in discussions with experts about: Cuba’s
environmental policy and
practices on wetlands, forest, and urban
sustainable development; Cuba’s
economic and social welfare policies,
historically, and in terms of recently
announced changes; and its initiatives on
renewable energy. Students will visit a
tobacco farm, a cooperative organic
farm, the “La Carrete” Community Project
(environmental education project for
special needs children), PAEME (a
renewable energy technical-vocational
school), and the University of Havana to
meet with students and professors of
business and economics. Finally,
students will hike and swim in
the Biosphere Reserve, Sierra de los
Rosario in the Pinar del Rio province,
and learn to Salsa! The cost of the trip
from March 9-17 is approximately
$2500. An information meeting will take
place in early November. If you are
interested in learning more, contact Dr.
Donna Anderson,
danderson3@uwlax.edu.
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Economics Club
The Economics Club is welcoming new
members. You do not need to be an
economics major or minor to join, just
have an interest in economics. Past
activities have included discussions about
recent economic issues and government
policies, watching and discussing videos
about current issues, guest speakers, and
going out for pizza. New members will be
able to provide their input into new
activities. People interested in joining the
club should contact James Murray,
jmurray@uwlax.edu the club's faculty
adviser.
Omicron Delta Epsilon (ODE)
International Honors Society
Want to be internationally recognized as
an honors student in economics? UW-L
is home to its own chapter of Omicron
Delta Epsilon (ODE) International
Honors Society. You do not necessarily
need to be an economics major or minor,
but you must have completed at least 12
credits in economics and have
demonstrated excellent academic
performance. Membership benefits
include recognition for your
scholastic achievements in economics,
eligibility for essay contests/awards, and
a one year subscription to The American
Economist. People interested in joining
should contact James Murray,
jmurray@uwlax.edu, the club's faculty
adviser.
FINANCE
DEPARTMENT
Dr. Nordia Thomas, from the University of
Illinois at Chicago, was selected as the
result of an international search for a
tenure-track investments instructor. She
comes to La Crosse with excellent
teaching experience and a strong
research agenda.
Mr. Curt Brye joined the Finance
Department as a member of the
Instructional Academic Staff in August
2011. Curt came to UW-L with over 25
years of experience in commercial
banking and holds BS and MBA degrees
from UW-Madison. He has served on
Fall 2011
several boards including WI Bankers
Association Ag Section (President), WI
Mutual Insurance Company
(Sec/Treasurer), and Viroqua Food CoOp (Treasurer). Curt is looking forward to
utilizing his professional experience to
enhance the learning experience of his
students.
Ms. Maureen Spencer joined the Finance
Department as the new Academic
Department Associate this summer. Ms.
Spencer has extensive work experience
at UW-L and other academic institutions.
Her previous work assignments include
Small Business Development Center,
Domestic and International Admissions,
Dean’s Office, Provost’s Office, and
Financial Aid Office.
Please welcome Dr. Thomas, Mr. Brye
and Ms. Spencer!
Temte Scholarships
These scholarships were established by
Dr. Andrew Temte, of Schweser Study
Program, the international leader in
preparation materials for the Chartered
Financial Analyst (CFA) examinations.
The CFA designation is recognized
internationally by employers and clients
as a sign of the highest ethical and
professional competence. These
scholarships cover expenses related to
taking the CFA Level I exam, and are
available only to students enrolled in
Advanced Financial Analysis (FIN 447).
Three Scholarship winners receive goods
and services valued at more than $2,200,
including:
a.
A $250 reduction in their spring
tuition bills.
b.
Prepayment of CFA program
registration and examination
fees ($1125).
c.
Schweser Study Notes and
required readings ($949).
Applications are due October 28. For
more information, please contact Dr.
Thomas.
CFA Global Investment
Research Challenge
Through this competition, students
receive real-world training in equity
analysis. Business and finance students
interact with investment professionals and
top firms while getting real-world
experience in equity analysis, sell-side
research report writing, and presentation
skills. Just to participate is an
accomplishment that will enhance a
student's resume. Please contact Dr. Van
Dalsem for more information.
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Class Scheduling
Information
January Term
Principles of Financial Management (FIN
355) and Introduction to Corporation
Finance (FIN 370) will be offered during
Winter Session 2012. The courses will
run from January 3 through January 20
with a break on Martin Luther King Day
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(January 16 ). Please consult the online
schedule for course times. All course
offerings are contingent on enrollments.
For more information about these
courses, contact Dr. Wolf or stop by the
Finance Department.
Spring Term Electives
A variety of finance elective courses will
be offered during the Spring 2012
Semester. From Group I of the Finance
major, students may enroll in Financial
Modeling, Management of Financial
Institutions, Advanced Financial Analysis,
and Portfolio Management.
Financial Modeling (FIN 400), available to
any finance major, focuses on the
development of Excel-based models to
analyze a variety of personal and
professional finance problems. Specific
topics include creating programs in Visual
Basic, asset pricing techniques, and
sensitivity analysis. The prerequisite for
the course is FIN 355. Talk to Dr.
Graham if you would like more
information.
Management of Financial Institutions (FIN
410) provides students with an
understanding of the operations and
managerial decisions necessary for a
banking institution to be successful in a
variety of economic environments. The
prerequisite for this course is completion
of Money and Capital Markets (FIN 390).
Dr. Van Dalsem teaches this timely
course; please contact him for more
information as necessary.
Advanced Financial Analysis (FIN 447)
offers students the opportunity for
advanced study of topics related to (1)
ethics and professional standards, (2)
investment tools, (3) asset valuation, and
(4) portfolio management. Students will
learn how to effectively analyze financial
statements, apply statistical models, and
evaluate both international and derivative
securities. Advanced Financial Analysis
includes online instruction and learning
resources provided by Schweser Study
Program. Schweser, headquartered in La
Crosse, is the international leader in CFA
training. Completion of this course will
also assist students in preparing for the
Level I exam of the Chartered Financial
Analyst (CFA) program. Enrollment in
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this course is open to undergraduate and
graduate students, but only by consent of
the department. Please talk with Drs.
Thomas or Wolf if you have any
questions.
Investment Analysis and Portfolio
Management (FIN 475), which has FIN
380 as a prerequisite, provides students
with a more in-depth investigation of the
concepts of risk and risk reduction
through portfolio construction, as well as
various methods for measuring an
investor’s return on investment.
Additional attention is paid to derivative
securities (primarily options and futures)
that are frequently mentioned in the
financial press. Students enrolled in
Investment Analysis and Portfolio
Management manage the studentdirected Spellman Portfolio. Please
contact Dr. Thomas for more information.
From Group II of the elective categories
within the finance major, Life Insurance
(FIN 361) and Principles of Business
Sustainability (FIN 400) will be offered
this spring. The life insurance course is
returning as a regular offering due to
increasing student demand. The course
covers life insurance and its relationship
to financial planning. More specifically,
the course covers the details of various
life insurance products and how to
incorporate these for the benefit of the
client. For more information on FIN 361,
please contact Dr. Steve Tippins. The
prerequisites for this course are FIN 355
and FIN 360.
Principles of Business Sustainability (FIN
400, also cross-listed with ECO 474 and
MGT 400) is an introduction to
sustainable business management. The
relationships between social,
environmental, and business systems are
explored and the tools, techniques, and
practices of sustainable business
management are introduced. Challenges
to existing business theory will embrace a
new ecological perspective of business
that includes an introduction to complexity
theory, systems thinking, evolutionary
economics, and biomimicry. The specific
topics of the triple-bottom line, full-cost
accounting, green marketing, human
rights, and social equity are explored
within the context of local and global
ecosystems and a broadened mission for
“sustainable” business in the 21st
century. The course will be team-taught
by Dr. Anderson (Economics) and Dr.
Tippins (Finance); please contact them
for more information.
The department will offer several sections
of Personal Finance (FIN 207) in the
spring. This course is a survey of
personal financial topics including:
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budgeting, investing, and retirement
planning. Guest speakers will include
local experts in financial planning,
insurance, and other related professions.
The course is open to all colleges with no
prerequisites. Please contact Professor
Diana Tempski with questions about the
course.
INFORMATION
SYSTEMS
DEPARTMENT
Summer School Offerings
After having served eight years for the IS
department, Phyllis Anthony retired from
her Academic Department Associate
(ADA) position on September 23, 2011.
The IS faculty are grateful to her
contribution to the department and wish
her a peaceful and relaxed retirement life.
With the help of our HR office, we were
able to fill the ADA position with a new
LTE. We welcomed Kathy Fontanini to
join us as the new IS ADA on September
19th and are helping her to take charge of
the IS office as quickly as possible.
The Department of Finance plans to offer
Personal Finance (FIN 207, online),
Principles of Financial Management (FIN
355, online) and either Principles of
Investments (FIN 380), or Money and
Capital Markets (FIN 390) during the
summer session. Please consult with
your advisor during scheduled advising
times for advice and more information on
the availability of these courses.
Faculty and Staff Notes
Dr. Tippins is the President of the Board
of Directors at the Viroqua Food
Cooperative and serves on the
NeighborWorks Insurance Alliance Board.
Dr. Tippins is also he advisor for Financial
Management Association Student
Chapter and the UW-L La Crosse Club.
Dr. Wolf serves as a community member
on the Asset-Liability Committee for
Marine Credit Union. He also serves on
the UW System Tax Sheltered Annuity
Investment Committee.
Dr. Graham is a member of the Select
Committee on Internationalization at
UW-L. She also is the advisor for Delta
Sigma Pi Professional Business
Fraternity.
Professor Tempski serves as the advisor
for the College Republicans.
Advising and Registration
Advisement Reports are available to
finance majors on WINGS. Additionally,
you will receive an email from the Finance
Department including pertinent advising
and course scheduling information prior to
registration.
Tutors & Other Assistance
If you need a little help to understand your
latest finance assignment or lecture, we
urge you to visit our tutor, Thao Nguyen,
located in 406E Wimberly Hall.
Administrative assistance can be
obtained from our Academic Department
Associate, Ms. Maureen Spencer, whose
office is located at 404A Wimberly Hall.
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New Staff
Spring Course Offerings
Two sections of IS 310 will be offered by
Dr. Dai and one section of IS 300 will be
taught by Dr. Wen. New IS minor
students need to take these courses right
away as they are the prerequisites for
other follow-up courses of the program.
Seven lecture sections of IS 220 will be
offered by Mr. Annino, Dr. Dai, Dr. Haried,
and Dr. Yang. However, there will be
eight discussion sections for this course
due to the availability of adequate
computer classrooms.
For the MBA program, Dr. Wen will again
offer the BUS 755 course on Wednesday
night, and Dr. Haried will team-teach the
BUS 731 course with another CBA
graduate faculty on Tuesday night.
Per the decision of the Management
Department, the MGT 370 course will not
be offered next spring. Instead of
teaching this course, Dr. Yang will be
assigned to teaching the HWM 330 online
course (Survey of Information Technology
in Healthcare).
Winter Session Course
Offering
Due to the difficulty in delivering a heavy,
4-credit course in only 3 weeks, the
Department has decided to not offer the
IS 220 course in the coming intersession.
However, the possibility of offering this
course online in the summer has been
explored and Mr. Annino is in the process
of proposing a new offering for summer
2012.
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International Programs
Our joint MBA programs at the National
Kaohsiung University of Applied Sciences
(NKUAS) and the National First University
of Science and Technology (NKFUST) in
Taiwan have had a fruitful year in 2011.
Five new Taiwanese students (three from
the NKUAS and two from the NKFUST)
entered the CBA this fall semester. By
next summer, we can expect to have
graduated a total of 12 students from
these two programs. While we are happy
to see the current success of these
programs, sustaining the success in the
future will necessitate adequate program
maintenance and student recruitment
efforts. To this end, the CBA dean’s office
has been charging Dr. Wen with the
responsibility of coordinating and
promoting the programs in Taiwan.
Between June 7th and 10th, 2011, Dr.
Wen visited three large Chinese
Universities in Xi’an, China: Eurasia
University, Peihua University, and Siyuan
University to continue the development of
2+2 undergraduate business programs. It
was brought to his attention that China
has recently tightened its policies on
international joint programs that lead to
dual degrees. The new requirements for
program approval on the Chinese side
have created substantial challenges to
the foreign partners on obtaining
necessary official documents. Dr. Wen
has been coordinating with UW-L’s Office
of International Education to meet these
new challenges. He is planning to re-visit
the partner universities in Xi’an at the
beginning of November 2011, to help
them complete the applications of
program approval. If the approval process
proceeds smoothly on both sides, we will
be expecting at least one joint 2+2
program to start in fall 2012.
Online Program Updates
The expected kickoff of the consortium
online program in healthcare information
management and technology (HIMT) has
been delayed until fall 2012 due to minor
approval issues occurring at the other
three partner institutions – UW-Green
Bay, UW-Parkside, and UW-Stevens
Point. As of this writing, the UWExtension is on schedule to submit the
Authorization to Implement proposal to
the Board of Regents for approval in its
Fall 2011
December meeting. Upon the launch of
the program, Dr. Yang will offer the IS
321/HIMT 320 course (Survey of
Information Technology in Healthcare)
and Dr. Wen will offer the IS 340/HIMT
340 course (Ethics, Security
Management, and Compliance) in the first
semester. For the online Health and
Wellness Management (HWM) program,
of which UW-La Crosse is a member
campus, Dr. Yang will teach the HWM
330 course starting from spring 2012.
This is a sister course of the IS 321/HIMT
320 course that the IS department offers
as a service to the HWM program. While
the six online courses the IS department
will offer to the HIMT program are not
available to the UW-L students, the
possibility of offering their on-site version
cross-listed under the IS course numbers
has been proposed to the CBA dean’s
office. If the proposal is supported, an
attractive IS major with healthcare
information management concentration
and a useful minor in the same area will
come to existence.
Faculty Research Output
Referred Journal
Dai, H., Haried, P., and Salam, A. F.
(2012). “Antecedents of Online Service
Quality, Commitment and Loyalty,”
Journal of Computer Information
Systems, Accepted (September, 2011)
and Forthcoming.
Haried, P., and Dai, H. (2012). “The
Evolution of Information Systems
Offshoring Research: A Past, Present and
Future Meta Analysis Review,” Journal of
International Technology and Information
Management, Accepted (September,
2011) and Forthcoming.
Yang, K. H., Lee, S. G., Kim, J. K. "Do
Chasms Exist between Developing,
Newly Developed, and Developed
Countries When It Comes to Adopting
ICT Technology?: In the Case of South
Korea and Thailand," International
Journal of Asian Business and
Information Management. Accepted
(September, 2011) and Forthcoming.
Park, S. K, Yang, K. H., and Wen, K. "An
Integrated Growth Model of Software
Based on the Non-Homogenous Poisson
Process," Journal of the Korea
Management Engineers Society.
Accepted (August, 2011) and
Forthcoming.
Conference Proceedings
Dai, H. and Luo, X. (2011), “The Role of
Risk Perception, Trust, Innovativeness
and Emotion in Developing Consumer’s
Satisfaction in Electronic Mediated
Environment (EME),” in Proceedings of
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Thirty Second International Conference
on Information Systems, Forthcoming.
Dai, H., Salam, A. F. (2011),
“Antecedents and Consequents of
Service Consumption Experience in
Electronic Mediated Environment:
Empirical Evidence from Electronic
Service Industry in China,” in Proceedings
of First International Conference on
Logistics, Informatics, and Service
Science, Beijing, China, June 8-11, 2011.
Dai, H., Hu, T., Zhang, X. (2011),
“Continued Use of Mobile Technology
Mediated Services: A Service Value
Perspective,” in Proceedings of Joint
Conference of the Third Symposium on
Financial Intelligence and Risk
Management (FIRM) and the Fourth
international workshop of Electronic
Payment and Electronic Commerce
(EPECC), Chengdu, China, Jun 3-5,
2011.
Dai, H., Wen, K. W., Zhao, W. (2011),
“Service Consumption Experience and
Relational Exchange in Electronic
Mediated Environment,” in Proceedings of
2011 International Joint Conference of
Service Sciences, Taipei, Taiwan, May
25-27, 2011 (Best Paper Award Winner).
Dai, H., Zhang, X., Hu, T. (2011),
“Determinants of Consumer’s Continuous
Use Intention and Preference of Mobile
Technology Mediated Services,” in
Proceedings of 2011 ISOneworld
Conference, Las Vegas, May 4-6, 2011.
Haried, P., Dai, H. (2011), “Examining
Customer Loyalty through A Service
Quality Perspective in Electronic
Mediated Environments: A Conceptual
Framework,” in Proceedings of 2011
ISOneworld Conference, Las Vegas, May
4-6, 2011.
Wen, K. and Peng, K. (2011), “The
Effects of QR Mobile Guiding and
Information Richness -- A Field
Experiment on National Park Tourists,” in
Proceedings of the 2011 Western
Decision Sciences Annual Conference,
Portland, Oregon, April 5-8, 2011.
Kim, J. K., Yang, K. H. (2011), “Promoting
Knowledge Sharing in Virtual
Communities of Practice: Effects of the
Cooperative Type and Tie Strength,” in
Proceedings of the 2011 Americas
Conference on Information Systems,
Detroit, August 5-8, 2011.
Lee, Y.-C., Yang, K. H., Lee, J. K. (May,
26, 2011), “The Evaluation of RFID
Investment Using the Fuzzy Real Option
Model,” in Proceedings of the Dae
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Jun/Korea: PANPACIFIC XXVIII, Seoul,
Korea, pp. 222-224.
Undergraduate Research Grant
Dr. Dai advised Vo Hoang, an
undergraduate student in Information
Systems department, on his
undergraduate research project titled
“Applying Web 2.0 and Related
Technologies in Diversity Education to
Enhance Student Learning.” This project
has been funded by UWL Undergraduate
Research Spring 2011 Grant.
MANAGEMENT
DEPARTMENT
Staff Updates
At the risk of becoming melancholy, the
department lost two very good people
over the summer, then picked up two
more with the start of the new academic
year.
After 26 years of dedicated service, Dr.
John Betton announced his retirement.
Somehow, the usual, “he will be missed,”
hardly seems adequate . . .but, yet, it is
true. We shall miss him. Still, we wish him
the very best in his retirement and look
forward to his hopeful frequent visits as a
professor emeritus! Similarly, Dr. Davide
Secchi answered the siren song of his
“dream job” at a research institution in the
UK, the University of Bournemouth,
where he will be supervising three
doctoral students and otherwise enjoying
all the amenities that seaside life on the
south coast of England can afford. Of
which, truth be told, there are many. All
the best to Davide (and Claudia), too.
To fill the void, at least in part, we
welcomed Dr. Kareem Shabana and Jon
Ying to the department. Kareem comes to
us from the University of Indiana-Kokomo,
while Jon comes to us with his doctoral
studies nearly complete from Cornell
University. Both will be playing lead roles
in delivering the capstone course to our
graduating seniors. We are extremely
happy to have them join us and look
forward to the contributions we know they
will bring to the department.
Special opportunities for
students
Of special interest for many of you may
be a J-Term study abroad opportunity in
sustainability in New Zealand and
Australia. Please contact Dr. Pena for
additional information. Some significant
scholarships through the CBA are
Fall 2011
available for this program for what
promises to be an incredible adventure
and learning experience for all involved.
Please join in if you can.
Also, this past summer, Dr. Gullekson
participated in the Global Consulting
Program in Bratislava, Slovakia, along
with six UW-L students. It was a
wonderful experience for all concerned.
Students interested in participating again
next year should contact Dr. Gullekson for
further details.
Future course offerings
J-Term alert: Dr. Ross will be offering
MGT 303 in J-term for all interested
management majors, while Dr. Stapleton,
freshly returned from his recent
sabbatical, will be offering MGT 393 for all
interested CBA majors. Both classes will
be in-person classes.
Publications/Research/
Awards/Scholarship
Dr. Ross collaborated with Dr. Chen in
publishing two papers, one in
Cyberpsychology: Journal of
Psychosocial Research on Cyberspace
and another in the International Journal of
Radio Frequency Identification
Technology and Applications.
Dr. Kristy McManus joins us from the
University of Georgia, where she
completed her Ph.D. in Marketing. Dr.
McManus has ample teaching
experience, having taught Basic
Marketing, Marketing Research and
Consumer Behavior at previous
institutions. She can also draw upon her
industry experience, working with
Paciolan in both California and Georgia,
as a project manager in charge of
software and hardware installation at
various museums and college athletic
organizations. Her research interests lie
in the field of Consumer Behavior, more
specifically in the area of how people
ascribe meaning to the goods and
services they consume. Dr. McManus is
currently teaching MKT 362, Buyer
Behavior, and will be teaching MKT 367,
Market Research, in the spring semester.
Dr. Ross was also a Track Chair in
Human Resources and Industrial
Relations at the International Conference
on the Pacific Rim, July, 2011.
Dr. Gullekson has also been busy with
research, with an in-press article at the
Journal of Teaching in International
Business and presentations at the Society
of Industrial and Organizational
Psychology, the Academy of
Management, and the Organizational
Behavior Teaching Society.
MARKETING
DEPARTMENT
The Marketing Department is pleased to
welcome Dr. Kristy McManus and Dr.
Ryan White to our department.
Dr. Ryan White joins us from Michigan
State University, where he completed his
Ph.D. in Marketing. Along with teaching
experience in quantitative business
research methods and marketing
principles, Dr. White has been involved in
a number of consulting projects. His
research interests lie in the area of
customer experience and relationship
management. His work has been
published in the Academy of
Management Journal. Dr. White is
currently teaching MKT 367, Market
Research, and will be teaching MKT 365,
Promotions and Advertising Management,
along with MKT 415, Senior Seminar,
spring semester.
Please welcome Dr. McManus and Dr.
White!
Sales Competition
Three marketing majors will be selected
to represent UW-L at the UW-Eau Claire
Great Northwoods Sales Competition in
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November. Students will practice their
selling skills, network with sales
professionals and recruiters, and meet
other students who share their interest in
sales. Participants have the opportunity to
win up to $1,500. The highest scoring
student from UW-L will receive, at a
minimum, $150 and a trophy. The
students will be coached by Instructor
Susan Whitewater. Good luck students!
Future Course Offerings that
may be of Interest to
Students
MKT 309, Marketing Principles,
will be offered during the J-term.
The class will meet from 9 a.m. rd
12:20 p.m., January 3 – January
th
18 . Marketing Principles is a
prerequisite course for all other
courses in the MKT major.
MKT 444, Sports and Recreation
Marketing, will be offered in spring
2012. This course is a 400-level
university elective for Marketing
majors.
MKT 400, Green Marketing, is a
new course that will be offered in
summer, 2012. Sustainability is a
growing issue in society and
business. It impacts marketing in
many ways – new product
development, promotion,
packaging, pricing, product
disposal and environmental
impact. Green Marketing is a
branch of the sustainability concept
and is a marketing strategy that
emphasizes protecting the natural
environment. This course is open
to all students admitted into the
College of Business and who have
completed MKT 309, Marketing
Principles. It serves as a 400-level
university elective for marketing
majors.
Of interest to International
Business majors, MKT 445,
International Marketing
Strategies, is planned to be
offered in fall, 2012. MKT 445 is a
study of policy and strategy
formulation in the context of
international marketing. Emphasis
is placed on both the theory and
application of international
marketing decision processes. This
course is an elective course for the
IB major and a 400 level university
elective for Marketing majors.
Fall 2011
Faculty Scholarship and
Awards
Dr. Gwen Achenreiner presented the
paper, "Marketing the Marketing
Department: An Exploratory Look at
Social Media Usage in Academia," at the
2011 Marketing Management Association
Fall Educator’s Conference in St. Louis,
Missouri, September 20-24, 2011.
Dr. Maggie McDermott served on a panel
entitled, "Green Initiative Classroom
Activities," at the 2011 Marketing
Management Association Fall Educator's
Conference in St. Louis, Missouri,
September 20-24, 2011.
Dr. Stephen Brokaw was selected to
serve on the La Crosse Mayor's Select
International Committee, which oversees
the six "Sister City" programs
administered in La Crosse.
SMALL BUSINESS
DEVELOPMENT
CENTER
CBA & SBDC
Host Chinese Delegation
The exciting reality of globalization came
to UW-L this summer when the CBA and
SBDC had the opportunity to host a
delegation from the Shaanxi Province of
China. This delegation consisted of six
members of the Shaanxi Provincial
Department of Agriculture and included
the father of Dr. Hua Dai, an Assistant
Professor in UW-L’s Information Systems
(IS) department.
The delegation members visited local
agricultural businesses and observed the
quality control procedures these
businesses use to ensure safe processing
of their agricultural products. Delegation
members believed this visit was important
in understanding what needs to be done
to improve quality control in the
processing of agricultural products in
China.
A Memorandum of Understanding was
recently entered into by Wisconsin and
the Shaanxi Province to promote
agricultural trade. The delegation’s visit
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was well timed with respect to this
Memorandum, and delegation members
expressed a desire to continue to foster a
relationship with the La Crosse region.
STUDENT
ORGANIZATIONS
CEO
CLUB
The Collegiate Entrepreneurs
Organization (CEO) provides UW-L
students with networking opportunities
with businesses and entrepreneurs in the
La Crosse and tri-state area. CEO is a
national organization that provides
stakeholders with an opportunity to learn,
first-hand from professionals, how to start
a business or distinguish yourself
amongst your peers. Meetings will
include speakers who will discuss how
they got started on their business, how to
avoid the mistakes they have made, etc.
Business plan competitions will be held
and students will have the potential to
draw investor interest in their business
ideas. E-mail Jon Holthaus
(holthaus.jona@uwlax.edu) or search for
“La Crosse CEO Club” on Facebook if
you have any questions or have interest
in joining.
AMERICAN
MARKETING
ASSOCIATION
http://uwlmyorgs.collegiatelink.ne
t/organization/americanmarketinga
ssociation
BETA ALPHA PSI
Beta Alpha Psi (BAP) is a national honors
fraternity for financial information
professionals. Accountancy majors as
well as IS and Finance majors with an
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accountancy minor, are welcome to join
BAP. Students are eligible to become
members after earning 60 credits,
obtaining at least a 3.0 GPA, and
completing Intermediate Accounting (ACC
321). BAP is an excellent opportunity to
meet people, network with professionals,
enhance your resume, learn more about
career opportunities, and get involved in
the community through a variety of
service projects. This year, members will
have the opportunity to attend the
regional meeting in Chicago, IL and the
national meeting in Baltimore, MD.
Meetings are held Wednesday evenings
at 5:30 p.m. in 3102 Centennial Hall. At
the meetings, students will have the
opportunity to interact with professionals
and gain knowledge about the business
world for their future endeavors. For
information on upcoming meetings, look
for BAP signs. If you are interested in
learning more about our organization,
please visit our website at
www.uwlax.edu/BetaAlphaPsi.
We have a lot of great speakers and
activities planned for this semester.
Come check us out!
BETA GAMMA
SIGMA
The UWL chapter of the honor society,
Beta Gamma Sigma, inducted 16 new
members last spring at their ceremony on
May 6. Dr. Thomas Hench, the chapter
advisor and president, conducted the
ceremony with participation from Drs.
Maggie McDermott and Nicole Gullekson.
Beta Gamma Sigma is the national
scholastic honorary society for students of
business and management. Election to
membership is the highest scholastic
honor that a student in a school of
business or management can achieve.
Mr. Jeff Kessler, ’81, President of
Allergychoices, Inc. was the guest
speaker. Family and friends, CBA faculty
and staff, and current members of Beta
Gamma Sigma were on hand to
congratulate our inductees:
Alexander Barr
Diane Brien
Marcus Buchholz
Kelly Chase
Qian Chen
Jenna Mandler
Nathan Meuer
Fall 2011
Thao Thi Phuong Nguyen
Andy Paskey
Linh Pham
Bryant Poss
Bridget Ripp
Alyssa Ryan
Kyle Stone
Hoang Vo
Mai Neng Yang
SOCIETY FOR
HUMAN RESOURCE
MANAGEMENT
DELTA SIGMA PI
http://www.uwlax.edu/shrm/
Delta Sigma Pi (DSP) is a co-ed
professional business fraternity founded
in 1907 with over 300 collegiate and
alumni chapters and has over 226,000
members nationwide. UW-La Crosse is
proud to have one of the largest collegiate
chapters with 70 active members and 27
pledges this semester. DSP is a great
way for business majors to get involved
on campus, meet new people and better
themselves professionally.
Every year, the fraternity gets involved in
many community service projects,
professional activities and fundraising
events. Adopt-A-Highway, Salvation
Army, and Relay for Life are just some of
the ways DSP gets involved within the
community. In addition, each semester
they host “Prep-for-Success” as well as
invite speakers to discuss many relevant
business topics.
Whether you are interested in joining for
networking opportunities or
professionalism, DSP is so much more
than that. The bonds formed through
brotherhood are very strong and the
friendships and memories gained will last
a lifetime. To learn more about DSP or
how to become a member,
visit www.uwlax.edu/dsp.
INFORMATION
SYSTEMS
ASSOCIATION
Under the supervision of Dr. Haried, the
Information Systems Association (ISA)
has planned a number of speaker
presentations and activities for the Fall
2011 semester. Speakers will be
discussing information systems (IS)
careers, internships, experiences, and
new developments in the IS field. Be on
the lookout for flyers describing our guest
speakers.
Information systems majors/minors and
all CBA students are strongly encouraged
to join and participate in ISA. Our
meetings are excellent opportunities for
networking as well as gaining first-hand
knowledge of the IS field and its critical
impact on business.
Contact Dr. Haried @
pharied@uwlax.edu or the ISA president
Hoang Vo @ mailto:vo.hoan@uwlax.edu
for more information.
STUDENT
ADVISORY
COUNCIL
FINANCIAL
MANAGEMENT
ASSOCIATION
BETTA GAMMA SIGMA
http://uwlmyorgs.collegiatelink.net/organiz
ation/financialmanagementassociation
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The Student Advisory Council for the
School of Business (SAC) is a student run
organization on campus that actively
works with the CBAs dean’s office.
Members of SAC develop professional
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skills, network with faculty, staff, and local
businesses. SAC also has great
leadership oppourtunites to help students
gain experience and to become more
active on-campus. This semester we
helped organize the freshmen social, and
are currently working on our 4th Annual
Food drive, which takes place in
November. We meet every Monday at
7:15 p.m. in 112 CWH, feel free to stop by
anytime. If you have any questions, or
would like more information please
contact Emily Rainey
at rainey.emil@uwlax.edu.
Fall 2011
CBA ADMINISTRATION
Accountancy ...............................................................................................Dr. Barbara Eide
Economics ...................................................................................................... Dr. TJ Brooks
Finance .............................................................................................................Dr. Rob Wolf
Information Systems ............................................................................. Dr. Kuang-Wei Wen
Management ................................................................................................. Dr. Tom Hench
Marketing ........................................................................................... Dr. Gwen Achenreiner
Small Business Development Center .............................................. Anne Hlavacka, Director
Assistant to the Dean .................................................................................... Amelia Dittman
Associate Dean .............................................................................................. Dr. Bruce May
Dean ................................................................................................... Dr. William Colclough
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