CBA Newsletter
Fall 2010
Published by
Delta Sigma Pi
In cooperation
With the
Dean’s Office
Volume 28 No 1
Fall 2010
DEAN’S OFFICE
223 W. Carl Wimberly
Hall
Inside this issue:
Dean‘s Office
Hoeschler Graduating
Senior Award
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Departmental Updates
Accountancy
Economics
Finance
Information Systems
Management
Marketing
Small Business
Development Center
Mid-Semester is Friday
October 22
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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 Winter Intersession or
Sem. II, 2010-11, 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 Winter
Intersession, here or elsewhere,
must also apply by this deadline.
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
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,
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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 has posted office
hours on their doors. If these hours are
incompatible with a class schedule,
students should talk with the 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 lots of
excellent 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.
Registration for Sem. II,
2010-11 or Winter
Intersession
Registration begins in mid-November.
Some instructions for registering are sent
to your email address by the Registrar‘s
office in late October-early November.
Your Academic Report (AR) is always
available to you and your faculty advisor.
Winter Intersession registration will take
place a couple days before spring
registration starts.
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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/August 2011 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.
I-S 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.
Reminders
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Dropping a Class? The last
day to drop a full-semester class
is October 29. 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.
Fall 2010
program opportunities,
scholarships, etc.
http://www.uwlax.edu/oie/SA/stu
dy_abroad.htm.
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
Students who graduate this December, or
who will graduate this May, are invited to
apply for the Hoeschler Award.
This prestigious award, designed to
recognize outstanding graduating seniors
from the College of Business
Administration, is awarded at each May
commencement ceremony. It honors a
student who has undertaken a substantial
project(s) in which they have
demonstrated ingenuity, initiative,
entrepreneurship, strategic thinking and,
hopefully, civic involvement. The
Hoeschler family wishes to recognize
students who not only have a solid
academic record, but who have also
demonstrated a creative approach to
identifying, planning and executing one or
more projects.
Applications and information may be
picked up at the Dean‘s Office, 223
Wimberly. The deadline for applications
is early March. The cash award will be
presented during the May 2011
commencement celebration.
DEPARTMENTAL
UPDATES
ACCOUNTANCY
DEPARTMENT
Welcome New Faculty
This fall the department is pleased to
welcome Dr. Sergey Komissarov. Dr.
Komissarov earned his Ph.D. degree in
accountancy from the University of
Wisconsin – Madison. He holds a diploma
in economics and international business
from Russia, and masters‘ degrees from
Washington State University (MBA) and
Madison (MA). Dr. Komissarov‘s teaching
area is financial, including Intermediate
Accounting II and Accounting Principles I.
We also welcome Dr. Dennis Gaffney as
a distinguished visiting professor. Dr.
Gaffney earned his Ph.D. and M.A.S.
degrees in accountancy from the
University of Illinois – UrbanaChampaign. His bachelor‘s degree is in
accounting from Marquette University.
During the year, he will be teaching the
tax courses. The department is very
fortunate to have Dr. Gaffney with us. He
has an extensive publication record in the
area of tax and has been called ―one of
the greats‖ in tax across the country by
Dr. William Raabe (Ohio State
University).
Course Scheduling
Winter Intersession 2011
The Department of Accountancy plans to
offer ACC 221 (Winter) face-to-face and
ACC 222 (Lyons) online during the Winter
Intersession 2011.
Spring Semester 2011
Other than ACC 421, all required ACC
courses will be offered.
Planning to complete a course
at home this Winter
Intersession? 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.
ACC 350 – Income Tax Practicum (2
credit elective) will take on a new look for
spring 2011. 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,
students will experience the interface of
tax issues and software applications for
increasingly difficult individual tax returns.
Thinking about studying
abroad next year? Check this
website for all the information
about the deadlines, various
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In addition to BUS 205 and BUS 305,
BUS 405 – The Law of International
Business transactions will be offered this
spring.
In looking towards summer 2011, the
department plans to offer ACC 327 –
Accounting Information Systems online
during the third summer session. For
more information contact Dr. Kirsten
Rosacker.
Advising and Registration
All accountancy majors are required to
see their advisors before registering online. 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.
Fall 2010
Drs. Robert and Kirsten Rosacker‘s paper
―Information technology project
management within public sector
organizations‖ was published in Journal of
Enterprise Information Management,
23(5), October 2010.
Professor Linda Sherony received a
CATL grant to develop ACC 222 as an
online offering. The course was offered
this past summer online.
Dr. Ken Winter is the department‘s
Internship Coordinator. Stop by to see
him (412B) if you have any questions
regarding internships.
Accountancy Tutors
If you need assistance with your ACC 221
or 222 classes, tutors are available in 327
CWH. Hours are Monday evenings from
5:30 – 7:30 and Wednesday evenings
from 7:00 – 9:00.
Faculty News
Presentations/Research/Service
Professor Joseph Kastantin recently
completed presenting a 9 week FAR
online CPA review course for Kaplan,
which he edited and updated to reflect the
current standards and pronouncements.
Dr. Sergey Komissarov will present
―Financial reporting and economic
implications of Statements of Financial
Standards No. 132(R) and No. 158‖ at the
Midwest American Accounting
Association conference, Oak Brook, IL,
October 21-23, 2010.
Professor Kim Lyons was invited to
participate in the 2010 Faculty College
sponsored by the Office of Professional
and Instructional Development (OPID),
UW System, June 2010.
Dr. William Maas is president of the UW
System‘s University Insurance
Association Board. He also serves as the
CBA representative on Faculty Senate.
Dr. Kirsten Rosacker‘s paper ―Evaluation
methods for hospital projects‖ was
published in Hospital Topics/Taylor &
Francis Ltd., 88(1), 2010. Her paper ―An
empirical evaluation of hospital project
implementation success‖ has been
accepted for publication in Academy of
Health Care Management Journal.
Banquet
The annual banquet is scheduled for April
27, 2011 at the Cleary Center. All
accountancy majors should attend. Last
year the Department of Accountancy
gave out over $50,000 in scholarships at
the banquet. Applications for scholarships
will be due March 15, 2011. Since the due
date falls during spring semester break,
the date will be extended to Monday,
March 21, 2011. 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 is undergoing changes.
Beginning on January 1, 2011, the exam
will incorporate International Financial
Reporting Standards, International
Auditing Standards, the codification of
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standards, operations management and
increased testing of global business
concepts. The other major change
involves the writing component of the
exam. Starting January 1, 2011, the exam
will consolidate essay writing from the
other three sections into the BEC section.
ECONOMICS
DEPARTMENT
Publications & Service
Dr. Donna Anderson, Dr. Kathryn
Birkeland and Dr. Lisa Giddings had their
research article ―Employee Opinion on
Work-Family Benefits: Evidence from the
U.S.‖ published in the New Zealand
Journal of Employment Relations, 34(3).
Their research examines employee views
on employer assistance for employees‘
work-family issues and the effect on two
measures of employee global attitude
towards the employer: job satisfaction
and employee attitude.
During summer, 2010, Professor John
Nunley published a paper, ―Child-Custody
Reform, Marital Investment in Children,
and the Labor Supply of Married Mothers‖
(with Alan Seals) in Labour Economics.
The paper examines the effects of childcustody on marital investment in
children's private schooling and the labor
supply of married mothers. While jointcustody laws were enacted to improve the
well-being of children whose parents
divorce, the study finds negative,
unintended consequences for children of
intact households. Their probability of
attending private school declines by 12
percent in states that adopt joint-custody
laws. In addition, the labor supply of
married mothers increases in adopting
states, with much larger increases for
married mothers with younger children.
The increases in married mothers' labor
supplies could imply negative
consequences for children, as recent
research has shown detrimental effects of
maternal labor supply on child
development.
In addition, Professor Nunley, with coauthors Mark Owens and Steve Howard,
completed a new manuscript, ―The
Effects of Competition and Information on
Racial Discrimination: Evidence from a
Field Experiment.‖ This study examines
whether racial discrimination is more (or
less) likely to arise in markets
characterized by different levels of
competition and information. Using eBay
as a research platform, the authors sell
identical products at the same time, one
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sold by a seller with a distinctively black
name and the other sold by a seller with a
distinctively white name. The results
indicate that sellers whose racially-distinct
names match the expected racial
characteristics of buyers receive higher
prices than sellers whose racially-distinct
names do not match buyers‘ expected
racial characteristics, which is indicative
of own-race biases. However, price
differences only arise in markets
characterized by low levels of competition
and information.
Dr. Nunley is also working on a paper, coauthors Lisa Giddings, Alyssa
Schneebaum, and Joachim Zietz, that
compares the division of labor in samesex and different-sex couples. Preliminary
results suggest that these couples divide
labor differently. However, when children
are present, these couples behavior
similarly in terms of how labor is divided.
This paper is scheduled for presentation
at the January 2011 American Economic
Association meetings in Denver, CO.
This past summer, Dr. Nabamita Dutta
had several publications. Four of the
articles published dealt with the critical
role of various types of institutions in the
country‘s struggle towards development.
The latest article was published in the
Review of Development Economics. It
investigates the role of political stability in
the source country as a potential reason
for skilled emigration. The paper clearly
shows that government stability,
socioeconomic conditions, investment
profiles, democratic accountability,
internal conflict and ethnic tensions in
source nations have significant impacts
on the rate of skilled emigration for a
sample of developed and developing
countries. The results retain robustness
even for a subset of only developing
nations. Dr. Dutta will present her
research in the Southern Economic
Association (SEA) conference in Atlanta,
Georgia, and in the American Economic
Association (AEA) meetings in Colorado,
Denver, this year.
Spring Schedule
The Economics of Health Care, ECO
471-The health care industry currently
accounts for 18% of GDP and it is rising.
President Obama helped usher in major
changes to our health care system last
year. What impact will these changes
have on our country‘s health and as
importantly our long term fiscal health?
ECO 471 is designed to provide an
introduction to the economics of the heath
care industry so students can understand
the issues for themselves. Besides
discussing the industry‘s organization the producers and the consumers – we
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will also spend a fair amount of time
discussing the broader issues of the
economics of public health. For example:
Do single mothers contribute to childhood
obesity? Do parental consent laws for
abortion lower rates of STIs? Do higher
alcohol taxes decrease risky sexual
behavior among teenagers? These are
just some of the public health related
questions economists have been asking
in recent years. We will discuss and
debate their research and findings.
The class will be taught by Dr. Taggert
Brooks (brooks.tagg@uwlax.edu) offered
Tuesdays, and Thursdays 9:25 to 10:50.
Dr. Dutta will teach ECO 305,
Intermediate Macroeconomics in
spring, 2010. Macroeconomics is the
study of the aggregate effects on the
national and global economy of the
choices made by individuals, firms and
governments. This class will provide
students with an understanding of the
important concepts of macroeconomics.
Students are to gain a deeper
understanding of U.S. economic
fluctuations in both a domestic and an
international setting. Topics include
government monetary and fiscal policies,
economic growth, and current
macroeconomic issues. Understanding
these concepts is not only important for
the students‘ college career, but
throughout their lives.
Dr. Donna Anderson will again be offering
Eco 315, Economics of Sustainability,
with a focus on food, in spring
2011. Students who have taken Eco 110
or Eco 120 are invited to: 1) Develop an
understanding of the relationships
between ecological and economic
systems; 2) Learn new tools and models
where conventional economics has been
ineffective in addressing questions of
sustainability and equity; and 3) Use this
understanding to think about a world
which is ecologically sustainable, has a
fair distribution of resources (both
between groups and generations of
humans and between humans and other
species), and efficiently allocates scarce
resources. The course will include nature
experiments, eating, volunteering, and
site visits!
Dr. Glenn Knowles and Dr. James Murray
are seeking students for an independent
study in Mathematical Economics for
spring 2011. This course is especially
helpful for students that plan on going to
graduate school for economics. The
course is a very nice complement to
courses from the Mathematics
Department. Students who are working
on an economics major/minor and/or a
math major/minor may find the course
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interesting as well. Prerequisites include
calculus and instructor approval. Those
interested should contact Glenn Knowles
(knowles.glen@uwlax.edu) or James
Murray (murray.jame@uwlax.edu).
Scheduling notes…..
A reminder to economics majors that
MTH 175 or 207 is now a prerequisite for
ECO 305 and 308.
The Economics Department‘s Spring
2011 upper division course schedule and
instructors are:
ECO301
Money and
Banking – Professor
Birkeland
ECO305
Intermediate
Macroeconomic Analysis –
Professor Dutta
ECO308
Intermediate
Microeconomic Analysis –
Professor Nunley
ECO315
Economics of
Sustainability – Professor
Anderson
ECO320
Economics of
Sports – Professor G.
Knowles
ECO336
Women and
the U.S. Economy –
Professor Anderson
ECO376
Economics of
Arts and Entertainment –
Professor Haupert
ECO440
International
Financial Economics –
Professor W. Khandker
ECO471
Health
Economics – Professor
Brooks
A complete description of these courses
is available at
http://www.uwlax.edu/ba/eco/students/ec
on%20courses.pdf.
Undergraduate Research
Funding Opportunities
It's your money! Get involved! You voted
to spend Academic Initiatives money for
undergraduate research and creative
endeavors. You can get involved through
the URC grant competition, NCUR, and
the Celebration of Student Research and
Creativity. Any project that you work on
outside of class is eligible for funding
under these programs. The grant
competition deadlines are October 20th
and March 23rd. November 19th is the
deadline for submitting an abstract for
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NCUR 2011, which will be in Ithaca, NY.
The UW-L Celebration will be held on
April 15th. You can find more information
at www.uwlax.edu/urc.
Scholarships
The Economics Department annually
awards the David Cole Scholarship and
the Maurice Graff Scholarship to
deserving economics majors. To apply
for these scholarships candidates should
complete the standard scholarship
application that is available through the
University of Wisconsin-La Crosse
Foundation Web site at
http://www.foundation.uwlax.edu/schgene
ralapp.html
Information about the scholarships
including criteria is available at
http://www.foundation.uwlax.edu/schbusin
ess.html.
Economics Department
Seminars
The Economics Department sponsors a
seminar series throughout the academic
year. At these Friday afternoon seminars
department faculty members present their
research work. These presentations are
tailored to a student audience and often
30 – 35 students are in attendance. Some
of the speakers are visiting UW-L from
other universities. More information about
the seminar series, including the schedule
of upcoming speakers, is available at
http://eagleecon.blogspot.com/search/lab
el/seminars.
Omicron Delta Epsilon
The Economics Department is the home
to a new chapter of the International
Economics Honors Society Omicron Delta
Epsilon (ODE). You do not need to be an
economics major to be a member, but
you must have completed at least 12
credit hours in economics and be in the
top 1/3 of your class. Benefits include a
one year subscription to the American
Economist, an outlet to present and
publish student research, participation in
essay contests, and internationally known
recognition for your achievement in
economics. Students wishing to become
a member of this honors society should
contact Dr. James Murray
(murray.jame@uwlax.edu). More
information about ODE can be found at
http://www.omicrondeltaepsilon.org.
Economics Club
The Economics Club meets every other
Thursday at 5:30pm. Contact Amy Lewis
Fall 2010
at lewis.amy@uwlax.edu for more
information.
FINANCE
DEPARTMENT
Retirement?
Dr. Tom Krueger has been an
outstanding UWL employee for 25 years.
He has strongly supported the programs
and activities at the university, college
and department levels. He has taught
numerous courses, but his primary
contribution and love has always been
investments. Dr. Krueger has
approximately 150 academic publications
and is the most prolific researcher in the
finance department and possibly the
college. He has been a strong contributor
to the local and internet MBA programs,
and has supported both the delivery of
courses and the administration of the
MBA programs through chairing
numerous university and college
committees. Dr. Krueger is retiring from
UWL, but not retiring. In February 2011,
he will take a position at Texas A&M –
Kingsville, as the Director of Research.
Dr. Krueger‘s contribution to the
programming and students at UWL will be
missed.
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 ($1085).
c.
Schweser Study Notes and
required readings ($899).
Applications are due October 29.
CFA Global Investment
Research Challenge
Through the competition, students receive
real-world training in equity analysis.
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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.
Class Scheduling
Information
Winter Intersession
Principles of Investments (FIN 380,
online version) and Principles of
Financial Management (FIN 355) will be
offered during January 2011. The
courses will run from January 3 through
January 21 with a break on Martin Luther
th
King Day (January 17 ). Please consult
the online schedule for course times. All
course offerings are contingent on
enrollments. For more information about
these courses, contact Dr. Wolf (7856654) or stop by the Finance Department.
Spring Term Electives
A variety of finance elective courses will
be offered during the Spring 2010
semester. From Group I of the Finance
major, students may enroll in Advanced
Financial Analysis, Management of
Financial Institutions, and Multinational
Financial Management.
Advanced Financial Analysis (FIN 447)
offers the 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
this course is open to undergraduate and
graduate students, but only by consent of
the department. Please talk with Drs.
Krueger or Wolf if you have any
questions.
Management of Financial Institutions
(FIN 410) provides students 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 FIN 390.
Dr. Van Dalsem teaches this timely
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course; please contact him for more
information as necessary.
Multinational Financial Management
(FIN 440) is required for international
business majors and minors, however,
many students can benefit from learning
about the application of basic business
finance principles in an international
context. The prerequisite for this course
is FIN 355. Please contact Dr. Yang for
more information on Multinational
Financial Management.
From Group II of the elective categories
within the finance major, Life Insurance
(FIN 361) and Real Estate Principles
(FIN 456) 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.
The real estate course, FIN456, will be an
informative survey of real estate
principles and practices, which also
includes both the valuation and financing
of real estate purchases. Guest speakers
will include experts from the local real
estate community. Field trips are also
scheduled, to provide students with real
world exposure to the issues that arise
when buying, selling, and financing real
property. The prerequisite for this course
is FIN 355. Please contact Professor
Morrison with any questions regarding the
course.
The department will offer several sections
of Personal Finance (FIN 207) in the
spring. This course is a survey of
personal financial topics including for
example: 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
Tempski with questions about the course.
Fall 2010
Publications & Service
Drs. Krueger, Van Dalsem and Wrolstad
published, ‗Contemporaneous
Relationship Between Corporate
Reputation and Return,‘ in Managerial
Finance.
This fall, Dr. Wolf will present, ―An
assessment of web based asset
allocation models,‖ at the Academy of
Financial Services. Dr. Wolf serves on the
UW System Tax Sheltered Annuity
Investment Committee.
Dr. Tippins was appointed to the
NeighborWorks Insurance Alliance Board.
Professor Morrison serves as the
Treasurer and Secretary for the Board of
Directors of Marine Credit Union.
Dr. Krueger is presenting an investments
series to the soldiers, families and staff
working at Fort McCoy.
Last summer, Professor Morrison spent
three weeks in Frankfurt, Germany as
part of an International Professional
Development Grant to cooperatively
develop a program for UWL students to
take courses from Fachhochschule
Univestiy. Danke schön, Frau Morrison!
Advising and Registration
You will receive an email from the
Finance Department including pertinent
advising and course scheduling
information prior to registration. Your
Advisement Report is available on
WINGS.
Tutors & Other Assistance
If you need a little help to understand your
latest finance assignment or lecture, we
urge you to visit our tutor, Paul Wanta,
located in 406E Wimberly Hall.
Administrative assistance can be
obtained from our Academic Department
Assistant, Ms. Deanna Wachter, whose
office is in 404 Wimberly Hall.
Summer School 2011
The department plans to offer Principles
of Financial Management (FIN 355) and
Money and Capital Markets (FIN 390,
online) during the summer session.
Please consult with your advisor during
scheduled advising times for advice and
more information on the availability of
these courses.
INFORMATION
SYSTEMS
DEPARTMENT
Faculty Recruitment
The IS department is going through a
national search to fill a full-time
instructional academic staff position that
will start in spring 2011. The new hire will
be at associate lecturer rank and teaching
mainly the IS 220 course.
Class Scheduling
Information
Spring 2011
To ease the demand pressure built up in
the current semester, the Department will
offer, in spring 2011, 7 sections of IS 220
with 8 discussion sections. While we
anticipate a slight reduction of class size
in these sections, we also expect better
learning outcomes in the hands-on
component of the course due to smaller
classes.
Dr. Haried will teach one section of IS
411, one section of IS 220, and also coteach BUS 731, a MBA core course, with
a management faculty.
Dr. Dai will continue to teach one section
of IS 310 and two sections of IS 220. This
will be the last semester IS 310 is offered
in Wing 07. Starting from spring 2012, IS
310 will be taught in the IS teaching lab of
Wing 25 with a maximum capacity of 24.
This planned change is necessary due to
the highly technical nature and special
software configuration of the course.
Dr. Wen will continue to offer one section
of IS 300 and one of the MBA core
courses, BUS 755.
Dr. Yang will NOT offer the MGT 370
course in the coming spring due to the
elimination of the Technology
Management track in the Management
Department. Our plan is to offer one
section of this course yearly in the future
as an elective for all CBA majors.
Changing the course designation from
MGT 370 to IS 370 is under consideration
by the IS Department.
Winter Intersession
Due to the difficulty in delivering a heavy,
4-credit course in only 3 weeks, the
possibility of offering a section of the new
IS 220 in the coming winter intersession
looks slim. However, the IS department is
still exploring feasible ways to teach this
course during the intersession.
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International Programs
Faculty Research & Service
During the first week of October, Dr. Wen
visited the National Kaohsiung University
of Applied Sciences and the National First
University of Science and Technology in
Taiwan to promote and coordinate our
joint MBA programs. He made program
presentations and held information
sessions with interested students in these
two universities.
Referred Journal
Dai, H. ―Service Convenience, Trust and
Exchange Relationship in Electronic
Mediated Environment (EME): An
Empirical Study of Chinese Consumers‖.
International Journal of Dependable and
Trustworthy Information Systems, 1(1),
2010, pp. 1-24.
Dai, H. (with Zhang, X., Hu, T., and Li, X.)
―Software Development Methodologies,
Trends and Implications: A Testing
Centric View,‖ Information Technology
Journal, 9(8), 2010, 1747-1753.
Two other IS faculty have also been
contributing to the development of
international programs. Dr. Dai visited
three Chinese universities in Xi‘an, and
Dr. Yang did the same with two Korean
universities in Seoul in the past summer
to explore opportunities of building joint
academic programs.
MBA programs with IS concentration, 2+2
undergraduate programs in IS, and
shorter exchange programs are currently
of interest to these potential partners in
Asia. As the Asian market for U.S.
degrees has become much more
competitive in recent years, our effort in
designing attractive programs and
negotiating with Asian institutions needs
to be intensified in order to gain success.
Haried, P. ―Stakeholder Challenges in
Information Systems Project
Offshoring: Client and Vendor
Perspectives,‖ International Journal of
Information Technology Project
Management, Accepted and Forthcoming.
Yang, K.H. (with Kim, J.W. and Nam,
K.C.) ―Finding Determinants Affecting
Distance Education Effectiveness in
Terms of Learner Satisfaction and
Application Achievement,‖ International
Journal of Web-based Learning and
Teaching Technologies, 5(2), 2010, p1836.
Yang, K.H. (with Park, S.K., Park, S.N.
and Kim, J.) ―Measurement of the Digital
Inequality in Remote Rural Areas: Case
of South Korea,‖ International Journal of
Information Technology and
Management, 9(2), 2010, p142-161.
Online Program
Development
Recognizing the importance of educating
healthcare workers on managing
information and technologies, and to
answer UW System‘s call for producing
more bachelor degrees in Wisconsin, the
UW-Extension initiated the idea of
building an online degree completion
program in the area of healthcare
informatics. A consortium of four UW
regional campuses, including UW-L, has
been formed to develop and deliver this
program. Representing UW-L in the
consortium, Dr. Wen has been
instrumental in designing the curricula for
the two tracks of the program, healthcare
information technology, and healthcare
information management. The
development phase of this initiative will be
completed this semester, and institutional
approvals obtained in spring 2011. The
program is expected to start in fall 2011.
Conference Proceedings
Dai, H. (with Salam, A.F.) ―An Integrative
Framework of Service Convenience,
Service Consumption Experience, and
Relational Exchange in Electronic
Mediated Environment (EME),‖
Proceedings of Thirty First International
Conference on Information Systems
(ICIS2010), St. Louis, Missouri, Accepted
and Forthcoming.
Dai, H. (with Salam, A.F) ―Developing
Trust and Service Strategies in Electronic
Mediated Environment‖, Joint Conference
on eServices and Business Intelligence
(JCeSBI‘2010), Chengdu, Sichuan,
China, June 2010.
Dai, H. (with Rahul, S.) ―Intention to Use
Mobile Commerce: A Demographic
Analysis of the Chinese Market‖. Annual
Security Conference & ISOneWorld
Conference, Las Vegas, NV, April 2010.
Haried, P. "Stakeholder Disconnect in
International Information Systems
Sourcing: A Client and Vendor
Perspective," Annual Conference of the
American Society of Business and
Behavioral Sciences, Las Vegas, NV,
February 2010.
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MANAGEMENT
DEPARTMENT
Welcome New Faculty
Welcome, Nicole Gullekson, to UW-L, the
CBA, and the Department of
Management. It is great to have Nicole on
board. Nicole just finished her doctorate
at Ohio State University and is joining the
department to teach primarily in the areas
of Organization Behavior and
International Management.
Presentations,
Research & Service
Dr. John Betton published a paper, along
with Dr. Tom Hench, on ―Business,
Ecological Design and Biomimicry,‖ in
Vol. 6 of the International Journal of
Environmental, Cultural and Social
Sustainability.
Drs. Hench and Betton also published a
paper in the Journal of the World
Universities Forum (Vol. 3, No. 6:31-42),
―The Business of Education: Bad for
Business, Bad for Education.‖
Further, Dr. Betton was an invited guest
lecturer in the Environmental Studies
capstone class this past spring.
Dr. Davide Secchi presented a paper at
the Behavioral Decision Research in
Management Conference at CarnegieMellon University, June 10-13, ―Does
Bounded Rationality Need an Update?‖ In
August, Dr. Secchi then presented ―The
Green Bandwagon. An analysis of the UN
Global Compact in North America‖ at the
Society for Business Ethics.
[http://uwlax.academia.edu/DavideSecchi/
Papers/160761/The-Green-Bandwagon-A-Study-of-the-UN-Global-Compact-inNorth-America]
Dr. Secchi also presented two papers at
the Midwest Academy of Management,
October 14-16, in Grand Forks, ND. ―The
Social Face of Bandwagon: Model and
Simulation‖ (with E. Bardonne)
[http://uwlax.academia.edu/DavideSecchi/
Papers/94360/A-Model-of-OrganizationalBandwagon] and ―Gone With the Wind. A
Case Study of an Energy Incinerator‖
(with L. Pena); and one further
presentation at INFORMS, November 710, Austin, TX., ―Richness and Advice
Giving and Taking.
Dr. Secchi also has a paper (In Press)
with the Business & Society Review,
―Discrimination and Banks: How Far Can
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We Go with Competition? A Reply to
Block, Snow, and Stringham.
[http://uwlax.academia.edu/documents/01
76/1633/Secchi_BSR10Competition_and_ Discrimination_FV.pdf]
Finally, special recognition to Dr. Secchi
for his new book with Springer, expected
publication date, November, 2010,
Extendable Rationality: Understanding
Decision Making in Organizations.
http://www.springer.com/business+%26+
management/organization/book/978-14419-7541-6
Dr. William Ross published a paper with
D. Bohnert in Cyberpsychology, Behavior,
& Social Networking. Vol. 13, No. 3: 341347, titled ―The Influence of Social
Networking Websites on the Evaluation of
Job Candidates.
Dr. Ross also collaborated on
―Antecedents of Online Game
Dependency—The Implications of
Multimedia Realism and Uses &
Gratification Theory,‖ in the Journal of
Database Management. Vol 21, No. 2:
69-99.
We the Peoples:
An International Conference
on Human Rights
Dr. John Betton represented UW-L on the
organizing committee (with Viterbo
University) for the International Human
Rights Conference held on October 7-9.
Dr. Betton presented a paper on torture
and human rights at this conference. This
conference also included the keynote
speakers Marjorie Agosin, the Chilean
writer, activist and author on human
rights; Sara Roy, author of four books on
Israel-Palestine relations and a member
of the research faculty at Harvard; and
Bob Peterson, editor of Rethinking
Schools.
MARKETING
DEPARTMENT
The Marketing Department saw many
changes from the past academic year to
the current one. Along with welcoming
two new faculty members, most of the
faculty moved offices over the summer so
finding us this semester is a little tricky.
Comings
The Marketing Department is pleased to
welcome Susan Whitewater and Kunal
Sethi to our department. Susan
Whitewater has over 20 years of sales
experience having previously worked for
G. Heileman Brewing Company and
Schering-Plough Corporation, a
pharmaceutical firm. Susan is teaching
the Marketing Principles and Sales &
Sales Management courses. Her office is
located in 318A (formerly Dr. Mc
Dermott‘s office).
Kunal Sethi joins us from Old Dominion
University, where he is completing his
Ph.D. in Marketing. His interests are
International Business and Sports
Marketing. Kunal is currently teaching
International Marketing and Market
Research. He is located in office 318G
(formerly Dr. Field‘s office).
decisions associated with being chair of
the department. Fortunately, both Drs.
Finch and Brokaw are excellent mentors.
Dr. Maggie McDermott moved from an
Instructional Academic Staff position to a
tenure-track Assistant Professor.
Congratulations, Dr. McDermott! She is
teaching the Industrial Marketing course
and Marketing Principles course. She
also serves as coordinator for all sections
of Marketing Principles. Dr. McDermott
moved offices and you can now find her
in 318M (formerly Dr. Brokaw‘s office).
The Marketing Department said good-bye
last May to Dr. Oliver Liu who took a
position with Sacramento State and Dr.
John Fields who retired and is starting a
Growth Coach business. We wish them
both the best of luck with their new
endeavors.
Mr. Joe Chilsen continues to teach
Marketing Principles and Promotions and
Advertising Management. He stayed in
the same office, so you can still find him
at CWH 318F. Along with these teaching
responsibilities, he will be teaching MKT
444, Sports and Recreational Marketing
in the spring 2011 semester. Joe is also
actively involved with the Small Business
Development Center, Silver Eagles
Alumni Association and coaching high
school football.
Faculty Updates
Research/Presentations
Goings
Dr. Stephen Brokaw has stepped down
as Chair of the department after serving
for over ten years. He deserves a BIG
THANK-YOU for all his years of service
as chair. To fully appreciate his new role
as a Full Professor with no chair
responsibilities, he also decided to move
out of the office he had been in for over
20 years! He‘s moved to an office on the
other (quieter) side of the building (CWH
339E). He continues to be actively
involved in the department, college, and
university; and is currently teaching the
Marketing capstone courses, Marketing
Management and Marketing Seminar.
Dr. Maggie McDermott and Dr. Gwen
Achenreiner had a paper accepted for
presentation at the 2010 Marketing
Management Association Fall Educator‘s
Conference in Indianapolis, Indiana,
September 29-October 1, 2010. The
paper entitled, ―Student Perceptions of
Peer Evaluation in a Marketing Capstone
Class,‖ will be published in the
conference proceedings.
SMALL BUSINESS
DEVELOPMENT
CENTER
Dr. James Finch has moved back into the
Marketing suite of offices and is located in
CWH 318E (formerly Dr. Liu‘s office). As
many of you know, Dr. Finch has always
been actively involved in the graduate
program, both in terms of teaching and
program design, along with teaching
undergraduate courses. This year he is
teaching exclusively in the MBA. He
continues to be actively involved in the
campus community. He is also continuing
to serve as an advisor for undergraduate
Marketing and International Business
majors so many of you will still be seeing
him.
Anne Hlavacka Leads
UW-La Crosse SBDC
Dr. Gwen Achenreiner is the current chair
of the department and is located in the
same office, CWH 318C. Dr. Achenreiner
continues to teach the Buyer Behavior
course. Wish her luck as she learns all
the many activities, responsibilities, and
Anne Morgan Hlavacka (lah-VAH-kah), a
La Crosse native and UW-L alum took
over the leadership role of director of the
Small Business Development Center
back in June. Anne spent more than 20
years in private law practice at Reinhart
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Boerner Van Deuren in Milwaukee. Her
work at the statewide firm focused on a
wide variety of small and diverse
businesses, from start-ups to wellestablished organizations. She also
served on a variety of statewide economic
development initiatives to advance
interests and opportunities for small
businesses. Her experience includes
counseling small businesses in a wide
range of general corporate matters and
strategic development, as well as
accessing public and private contract
opportunities at the federal, state and
local level.
The SBDC is known and has worked well
with businesses throughout western
Wisconsin, says Hlavacka. She intends to
continue those attributes. ―With today‘s
challenging economic times, I look
forward to helping small businesses
discover and access the services
available to assist them in creating more
opportunities for growth,‖ she explains.
―There are many great opportunities to
bring more ideas to the table and create
an even stronger business climate in the
area.‖
Hlavacka replaces Jan Gallagher who
retired as director in March. Hlavacka
returned to La Crosse nearly two years
ago, working for the Milwaukee firm while
based in her home. Anne and her
husband, Greg, have three children who
attend Aquinas schools.
STUDENT
ORGANIZATIONS
CEO
CLUB
The CEO (Collegiate Entrepreneurs
Organization) on UWL campus is looking
for members to form the founding board
and inspire volunteer activities with local
area businesses and chambers of
commerce. CEO is the premier student
entrepreneurship network with chapters
on university campuses across North
America and beyond. Its mission is to
inform, support and inspire college
students to be entrepreneurial and seek
opportunity through enterprise creation.
CEO is a great way to build a resume,
gain real world experience, and network
with area business owners. Also,
speakers from the executive level of
businesses in different industries will
speak at meetings giving insight into what
it takes to get to the top of your profession
and distinguish yourself as a ―Go
Getter.‖
An organizational meeting will take place
on Wednesday, November 10 at 7 p.m. in
room 332 Cartwright Center. Please
come and learn more.
To help in the creation of the club or
interest in becoming a member, please
contact: Jon Holthaus
at holthaus.jona@uwlax.edu or Anne
Hlavacka (Faculty Advisor)
at hlavacka.anne@uwlax.edu.
AMERICAN
MARKETING
ASSOCIATION
The American Marketing Association
(AMA) provides students with the
opportunity to be part of an on-campus
group interested in current marketing
practices, gaining leadership experience
and applying classroom knowledge which
enhances members‘ marketing skills.
AMA also promotes networking between
students, faculty, alumni and business
professionals.
Fall 2010 is off to a great start. Events we
have planned for the semester include
helping set up Rotary Lights, a Halloween
bowling social, professional speakers,
and much, much more! For more
information, come to our meetings on
Wednesday nights at 5:30pm in room 259
Cartwright. It‘s never too late to join!
If you are interested in joining and/or want
to learn more please email us at
amarketa@uwlax.edu.
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
accountancy minors are welcome to join
BAP. Students are eligible to become
members after earning 60 credits, earning
at least a 3.0 GPA, and completing
Intermediate Accounting (ACC 321). BAP
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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 convention in Indianapolis, IN
and the national convention in Denver,
CO.
Meetings are held Wednesday evenings
at 5:30 pm in 230 CWH. At the meetings,
students will have the opportunity to
interact with professionals and gain
knowledge about the business world for
their future endeavors. 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
Beta Gamma Sigma is the international
honor society for students in business
programs at schools accredited by
AACSB-International. Students must be
in the top 10% of their senior class, top
7% of second semester junior class, and
top 20% of masters class to be invited to
membership.
In recognition of their outstanding
scholastic records, the following students
were elected to membership in the UWLa Crosse chapter of Beta Gamma Sigma
in May 2010.
Jill Bettesworth
Stephanie Boedecker
Steven Bolda
Sarah DeRocher
Nicole Dubina
Craig Duescher
Karen Epp
Nicholas Herro
Deborah Kohl
Meghan Kuehnl
Melissa Lyon
Bethany Nieuwenhuis
Matthew Nighbor
Gamze Randolph
Daniel Rosenblatt
Katelynn Williams
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The induction ceremony was held on May
6 and featured a keynote address from
Dr. John C. Gardner, Professor of
Accountancy at UW-L. Dr. Gardner
retired from teaching at UWL this past
summer.
Dr. Tom Krueger is the faculty advisor
and President of the UW-L chapter.
Inquiries may be directed to him at
krueger.thom@uwlax.edu.
DELTA SIGMA PI
Delta Sigma Pi (DSP) is a co-ed
professional business fraternity founded
in 1907. Currently DSP has over 221,000
members nationwide and UW-La Crosse
is extremely proud to host one of the
largest collegiate chapters of Delta Sigma
Pi in the nation. With 80 active members
and 20 pledges this semester, DSP
provides a great way for business majors
to meet other individuals involved in
business , both on and off campus. One
of Delta Sigma Pi‘s most important goals
is to give each member of the fraternity
the opportunity to better themselves
professionally, socially, and fraternally.
Delta Sigma Pi will never leave a
business student short of ways to become
involved! Each semester, DSP takes part
in numerous community service,
fundraising, professional, and social
events. Adopt-a-Highway, SpecialOlympics, and BloodCenter of Wisconsin
are just a few of the organizations the
students in Delta Sigma Pi have
supported in the La Crosse community
this fall. Also, each semester, DSP hosts
―Prep for Success,‖ an event where
employers discuss the latest trends in
networking and business etiquette, and
give tips for interviewing and resume
building. If these kind of networking
opportunities, professionalism, and
community involvement spark your
interest, then it is truly worth your time to
look into pledging Delta Sigma Pi.
Fall 2010
visit www.uwlax.edu/dsp or contact Jess
Robey at robey.jess@uwlax.edu.
FINANCIAL
MANAGEMENT
ASSOCIATION
SOCIETY FOR
HUMAN RESOURCE
MANAGEMENT
BETTA GAMMA SIGMA
The Financial Management Association is
an organization which fosters knowledge
and exploration of careers in Finance and
Economics. FMA provides many different
options of careers provided by
involvement with some of the top industry
leaders in the world today. Additionally,
FMA provides opportunities for career
development and volunteerism. Each
semester FMA has guest speakers who
help educate students about their jobs
and their firms. Students are able to learn
first hand the dynamics of the financial
and economic fields of work. FMA is
open to all business students, but
emphasizes careers in Finance and
Economics.
FMA Fall Activities
Organizational meetings
Sept. 29
Oct. 20
Nov. 3rd or 17th
Guest speaker meetings
Oct 13th joint with Beta Alpha PSI:
Internal Revenue Service
th
Nov. 3rd or 17 : TBA
Dec. 1: TBA
Volunteer food drive Nov 6th
We look forward to a great and productive
semester and we hope to see you at the
meetings. If you have any questions,
please contact Steve Halverson at
halverso.stev@uwlax.edu.
The Society for Human Resource
Management (SHRM) is the world‘s
largest association devoted to human
resource management. Representing
more than 250,000 professional and
student members in over 140 countries,
the Society has more than 575 affiliated
professional chapters and more than 450
student chapters within the United States.
The UW-L SHRM Chapter provides
information to students through activities,
speakers, and networking opportunities
with business professionals. SHRM
caters to all business majors because HR
skills are critical no matter what industry
or career you are in. Participation in this
group helps students develop personal
job-seeking skills and advice about what
employers are looking for!
Huge congratulations go out to the group
for receiving the 2009-2010 Merit Award
last spring. They worked extremely hard
to develop an effective student chapter
and received a specialized plaque to
display in the Management Department.
UW-L SHRM will be recognized in
national publications and at its
conferences.
SHRM members have the opportunity to
meet employers by attending state
conferences, to volunteer at various
locations in the La Crosse area, to
receive help preparing for the PHR exam,
to participate in the group‘s application for
this year‘s Merit Award program, and
much more!
Meetings are held every other Monday at
7:00 pm in 137 Wimberley Hall. Look for
SHRM signs for upcoming meetings. If
you are interested in learning more about
our organization, contact Kristina Steger
at steger.kris@uwlax.edu. We are
looking forward to another great semester
and hope to see you at the meetings!
The bonds formed through brotherhood
are strong. The friendships obtained,
goals accomplished, and memories made
in Delta Sigma Pi are indescribable and
guaranteed to enhance both your college
experience and future endeavors in the
business world. To learn more about how
to become a member of Delta Sigma Pi,
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INFORMATION
SYSTEMS
ASSOCIATION
community through one event each
semester. This semester SAC will be
holding their annual All City Food Drive in
collaboration with The Hunger Task
Force, Rotary Lights, and Downtown
Mainstreet, Inc.
Under the supervision of Dr. Haried, the
Information Systems Association (ISA)
has planned a number of guest speaker
presentations and activities for the fall
2010 semester. Speakers will be
discussing information systems careers,
internship opportunities, and new
developments in the IS field. Be on the
lookout for flyers describing ISA‘s
scheduled guest speaker meetings.
Students benefit from the membership
through expanding their education,
networking with professors,
administration, and business
professionals. Most importantly, they
gain important organizational and
leadership skills in the campus and local
communities.
Information systems majors/minors and
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
real-world IS career opportunities.
SAC meetings are open to all business
majors and minors, CBA senators,
organizations, and faculty that would like
to make the CBA successful and one
cohesive unit. Our meetings are held on
Monday nights at 5:30 in Carl Wimberly
Hall room 111. For more information
about meetings and events, please email
carini.tedd@uwlax.edu.
Contact Dr. Haried
haried.pete@uwlax.edu or visit the ISA
website http://www.is.uwlax.edu/isa/ for
more formation.
CBA ADMINISTRATION
STUDENT
ADVISORY
COUNCIL
Accountancy ...............................................................................................Dr. Barbara Eide
Economics ................................................................................................ Dr. Keith Sherony
Finance .............................................................................................................Dr. Rob Wolf
Information Systems ............................................................................. Dr. Kuang-Wei Wen
Management ................................................................................................. Dr. Tom Hench
Marketing ........................................................................................... Dr. Gwen Achenreiner
The College of Business AdministrationStudent Advisory Council (SAC) serves
as a communication link among students,
faculty, business organizations and the
Dean of the College of Business
Administration. SAC members are
representatives of the various
organizations, fraternities, and
departments within the CBA.
SAC undertakes projects for the College
of Business, such as Campus Close Ups.
The council also stays up to date on
relevant issues within the College such as
Sustainability, and AACSB accreditation.
This year SAC is also responsible for
determining how to organize a Senior
Gift.
Assistant to the Dean .................................................................................... Amelia Dittman
Associate Dean .............................................................................................. Dr. Bruce May
Dean ................................................................................................... Dr. William Colclough
Members are the face of the students in
the CBA and receive invitation and
attendance at professional and social
events throughout the academic year.
The organization gives back to the
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