Russ Smyth was recently selected by H&R Block to serve as the company's new CEO. Smyth earned both a B.S. in Accountancy and a Master of Accounting Science from NIU's College of Business. Smyth has extensive experience both in the financial realm and in global markets, having held various positions of responsibility overseeing activities in Asian, Latin American, and European markets. Before his appointment as CEO of H&R Block, Smyth was President of McDonald's Europe, a division of McDonald's. Read full Kansas City Business Journal story here.
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Effective during the period of June 9 - August 17, the College of Business adheres to the university-wide summer schedule. During its summer schedule, university offices are closed on Friday with extended office hours Monday through Thursday from 7:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.
The College of Business will be closed on Thursday, July 3 and Friday, July 4.
May 12-16, 2008 is finals week at Northern Illinois University and the College of Business.
For information on final exams for Spring 2008, visit the Office of Registration and Records page and look at their Final Exam Information at http://www.reg.niu.edu/regrec/dates/finalexam.shtml. This page contains the Final Exam Policy, other exam information, and schedules for both standard and mass exams. You may also contact the instructor for the course to verify the exam schedule when in doubt.
Congratulations to all our May graduates! As you graduate and look to the future and a new year, please feel free to keep in touch by visiting us in Barsema Hall and on the Web.
The College of Business Spring Commencement will be held Saturday, May 17, 2008 in the Convocation Center. Tickets are required. For additional commencement information, visit http://www.convocenter.niu.edu/commencement or contact the Office of Registration and Records at 1(815) 753-1197 or 1(815) 753-0681.
For directions to the Convocation Center, go to http://www.convocenter.niu.edu/info/directions.html.
There will be a commencement reception for May 2008 graduates on Saturday, May 17th 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m. in the Barsema Hall Atrium.
Nancy L. Russo has been named the Pavlović Professor of Information Systems. The sponsors are Mike and Mira Pavlović. There are currently 18 named professorships/ fellowships held by College of Business faculty. More >>
BusinessWeek's 2008 ranking of best undergraduate business schools continues to place the NIU business college within an elite group of b-schools nationwide. In 2008, the NIU College of Business ranked 81st nationally out of a very small group of 96 elite business schools that made BusinessWeek's final short-list of programs designated as The Best Undergrad B-Schools in the country. This year, NIU is one of only four Illinois schools to be included in BusinessWeek's short list, and NIU's ranking beats out other nationally known schools such as the University of Iowa (#84), Loyola (#91), and Fox Temple (#94).
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