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Professor Chih-Chen Lee was named the recipient of the Michael and Patricia Strachan Professorship. Michael Strachan is a 1976 ACCY alumnus and is currently the Pacific Northwest Area Managing Partner for Ernst & Young (managing E&Y's offices in northern California, Nevada, Utah, Oregon, and Washington). Mike was selected as one of the outstanding accountancy alums in 2003. Besides the professorship, Mike and Tricia made a substantial financial commitment to the Accountancy Department in 2003 – establishing an endowed scholarship fund and providing continuing support to the Department via the Ernst & Young Excellence Fund.
Professor Rebecca Shortridge was named the recipient of the Gaylen and Joanne Larson Professorship. Gaylen is a 1962 ACCY alumnus, was a partner with Deloitte, chief accounting officer for Household International (where he was instrumental in establishing what is now the HSBC Professorship in the Accountancy Department) and then served on Financial Accounting Standards Board before his retirement. He was selected as an outstanding accountancy alumnus in 1988 and Gaylen continues his dedication to the Department through his efforts on the Advisory Council. The Larsons pledged one million dollars to NIU via the True North drive, which will go to student scholarships and international study abroad initiatives.
Overall M.B.A. Program ranking, including the Evening M.B.A. and the Professional M.B.A. Program - #5 Best
Executive M.B.A. Program - #6 Best
New ranking by Crain's Chicago Business
To view these rankings, click on "Crain's Lists," which is one of the menu choices across the top of the Crain's Chicago Business Home Page. Scroll down to "MBA Ranking" and then click on "view details."
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Faculty at NIU's College of Business are highly regarded thought-leaders, who are often quoted in the media or whose expertise is sought by major organizations. Many of our faculty have received teaching awards at the departmental, college, and university levels, including the prestigious NIU Presidential Teaching Award. Unlike faculty at other schools around the country, the majority of NIU's business faculty worked as business professionals before earning their PhDs. NIU business students learn from faculty who have been in the trenches, who understand business fundamentals, and who also explore best business practices...both existing and emerging. Such enduring commitment to meld theory and action -- and to provide opportunities for learners to put business concepts into practice -- has caused the college to be known as a place Where the Classroom Meets the Business World .
Click here to read about some of our featured faculty who put meaning behind the phrase Where the Classroom Meets the Business World.
Main event is an address to students and faculty by:
HONORABLE SVEN ERIK HOLMES
Executive Vice Chair, Legal and Compliance, KPMG LLP
Judge Sven Erik Holmes is the Executive Vice Chair, Legal and Compliance for KPMG LLP where he directs the office of general counsel, government affairs, security, communications, and the firm’s ethics and compliance programs. He is also counsel to the Board of Directors and a member of the Management Committee. Judge Holmes was appointed by President William J. Clinton as United States District Judge for the Northern District of Oklahoma, where he served from 1995-2005, and as Chief Judge from 2003-2005.
A reception with refreshments will follow the presentation
*BELIEF (Building Ethical Leaders using an Integrated Ethics Framework)
This event is sponsored by the NIU College of Business Ethics Task Force and the corporate sponsors of the BELIEF Initiative.
Click to view biography of the speaker.
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Greg Stock's article "Hospital Operations and Length of Stay Performance" featured in the August 2007 "Monthly Highlights" on the Emerald Web Site. More >>
New GPS system tracks locations of Huskie buses. More >>
Grafs announce challenge gift for NIU scholarship fund. More >>
Mark Rosenbaum, Assistant Professor of Marketing, is a recipient of the David W. Raymond Grant. Created by, and named after, one of the first members of the NIU Board of Trustees, the grant offsets costs associated with introducing new technologies in the classroom. Some of those new technologies allow Rosenbaum to package lecture and video material in such a way that his students can access the material online (stopping the lecture at any point to email questions) or download lectures to their iPods. More >>
The NIU Accountancy program - a standout nationally for more than 20 years - was ranked 23rd best in the country by U.S.News & World Report in its ranking of best undergraduate programs (2008).
For more than a decade, U.S.News & World Report has ranked The Northern Illinois University College of Business as among the best business colleges in the country. In 2007, the NIU College of Business continued to be ranked as among the nation's best by making the listing of "America's Best Colleges and Programs" (2008), as recently published by U.S.News & World Report.
Mondays and Tuesdays, 10:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Experiential Learning Center, BH 303B
Call 1(815) 753-1641 to make an appointment.
Services offered: career counseling, interviewing skills, resume review, job search strategies, information on internships, and how to use Victor eRecruiting.
In spring 2007, Nicole D'Ambrosio (B.S. Marketing 2003) hit the bright lights of L.A. and competed in season 6 of Donald Trump's "The Apprentice" television show. Nicole did NIU proud by going the distance and making it to the season's finale. D'Ambrosio graduated from NIU with a degree in marketing. The Naperville native financed her entire NIU education on her own, working two or three jobs at a time to make ends meet. Not only did she manage to graduate with honors, she also found time to earn an associate degree and a certificate in real estate at Kishwaukee College. With her NIU degree in hand she founded Commercial Real Estate Corporation in Chicago, which specializes in large acquisitions of commercial real estate. She not only runs the company but also manages a portfolio of properties valued at more than $1 million. Click here for Nicole's visit with NIU students and for details about D'Ambrosio's "Apprentice" experience.
[Click here for an NIU News Release about Nicole.]
[Click here for a low resolution video of Nicole's presentation at NIU.]
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Read about the new faculty and staff at the College of Business.
The College's Department of Accountancy is pleased to announce that Doug Clinton has been named as the first recipient of the Burge Family Faculty Fellowship. As an alum of the Accountancy program of NIU, Gary Burge and his wife Mary have generously partnered with the Department of Accountancy by sponsoring this fellowship that provides a stipend to support research to an individual NIU Accountancy faculty member over a two-year time period.
As a scholar-teacher, Doug Clinton is the Alta Via Consulting Professor of Management Accountancy. Doug serves as the Institute of Management Accounting's (IMA) Contributing Editor for Strategic Cost Management, and is Senior Content Advisor to the IMA Research Centre of Excellence. Doug is Associate Editor for Advances in Accounting Behavioral Research, and serves on the Editorial Boards of the Journal of Accounting Education, Strategic Finance, Management Accounting Quarterly, and Issues in Accounting Education. His research emphasizes strategic costing, behavioral issues, and a variety of management accounting topics. Doug has made numerous presentations at national and international conferences and was chosen as the 2007 NIU Department of Accountancy Educator of the Year.
Approximately 180 College of Business faculty, staff and their families had a wonderful time at the 2nd Annual College of Business picnic on August 19th. The picnic was held indoors this year because of the rain, but it didn't put a damper on the fun. The 180 individuals included 53 children this year! The children enjoyed the "goodie bags" and games.
Our thanks to Lenita Hepker and Connie Weaver, without whose help the picnic could not have been possible.
Click here to view the photos of this event. The cake this year told a story of ants taking the watermelon back to their anthill.
The college's Department of Operations Management and Information Systems (OM&IS) is very pleased to announce that Charles Downing has been named the Wal-Mart Professor in Enterprise Technology Innovation. Wal-Mart has partnered with the OM&IS Department because of its strong academic program that combines information systems with the operations management function, unusual in an undergraduate program.
As a scholar-teacher, Charles Downing teaches, researches, and consults in topics such as information technology as a business process integrator (supply chain and portals), business intelligence, and measuring the effectiveness of information systems. Professor Downing has received a number of teaching excellence awards. His research has been published in top-tier academic journals such as Decision Sciences, Decision Support Systems, Information & Management, among others. Downing received his Ph.D. from Northwestern University. His academic tenure includes serving as Associate Professor at Boston College prior to his current appointment in the OM&IS Department at the Northern Illinois University College of Business.
In the business arena, Downing possesses significant experience as an information technology consultant in the financial services industry. Prior to earning his Ph.D., Downing served as national director of Ernst & Young's microcomputer and telecommunication systems in the firm's Defined Contribution Services Group. And as an independent consultant, Downing designed, programmed, and implemented telephone interactive voice response systems for Chicago Title and Trust, among other companies.
Our annual College of Business Welcome Days Reception for incoming students is being held on Friday, August 24 from 2 to 3 p.m. in the Barsema Hall atrium. This event has been very popular in past years and over 300 new students are expected to attend. It is an excellent chance for new students to meet with faculty and see what the College of Business is all about. Refreshments and desserts will be provided for everyone, and students will have a chance to win various raffle items provided by each of our departments.
We hope to see you all there! It will be a great way to begin the new semester. If you have questions about the event, you can contact Emily Cronauer in Undergraduate Studies at ecronauer@niu.edu, or 1(815) 753-1327.
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Read the Northern Illinois University College of Business news highlights and summaries by visiting the Huskies @ Business eNews online.
For the Summer 2007 Huskies @ Business eNews online click here. For an archive of issues, click here.
The 2007 Business & Technology Solutions Show will be held August 21-22. The event is open to all NIU graduates and faculty. To register or for more information about the Show, visit www.icpas.org.
Ted Moorman, Assistant Professor in the Finance Department, co-authored a research paper, "A Reexamination of Corporate Governance & Equity Prices," which explores the relationship between how a firm governs itself and share performance. (Click here for an abstract). The results of Moorman's co-conducted research were referenced in the July 2nd Wall Street Journal article "Finding the Best Measure of 'Corporate Citizenship.'" (Click here for the full article.)
NIU Assistant Finance Professor Ted Moorman's co-authors are Shane Johnson, Texas A&M University Finance Professor, and Sorin Sorescu, Texas A&M University Associate Professor of Finance.
Meet the college's newly-elected Associate Dean and Professor of Marketing
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Effective during the period of June 18 - 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 Wednesday, July 4.
The college is deeply grateful for the following new investments:
An anonymous donor has made a $1 million dollar commitment to fund student scholarships, a professorship in Accountancy, and discretionary program funds for the college over the next 10 years.
Michael and Louise McSweeney named NIU as an irrevocable beneficiary in a trust valued at more than $1 million to provide scholarships and program support, and to create an endowed professorship in marketing in the College of Business.
May 5-11, 2007 is finals week at Northern Illinois University and the College of Business.
For information on final exams for Spring 2007, 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 12, 2007, at 1:30 p.m. 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. Parking is free on graduation day in the lots off the Lincoln Highway (Route 38) entrance.
Gerald Jensen, Professor in the Finance Department, co-authored a research paper, "The Presidential Term: Is the Third Year the Charm?", which is receiving national media coverage. The research paper describes the effect of the United States President's third year on market performance, based on a review of the period 1957 to 2004. Media outlets currently carrying Jensen's co-authored research findings include: Reuters WireService, InvestmentNews, and the Chicago Sun-Times.
Along with Northern Illinois University Finance Professor Gerald Jensen, the co-authors of the research are Robert Johnson, Managing Director at the CFA Institute, and Scott Beyer, University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh Assistant Finance Professor. Their research paper will be published in the Journal of Portfolio Management .
Current Presidential Teaching Professors.
Complete List of Presidential Teaching Professors.
NIU's Counseling Services and Emergency Communications (4/24/07)
Message from President Peters Regarding Virginia Tech Tragedy (4/16/07)
Letter from President Peters Regarding NIU's Emergency Preparedness (4/17/07)
Counseling and Student Development Center
Jim Young, Accountancy Chair, and NIU students and classes were featured in PBS's nationally televised "Nightly Business Report" program for the PBS story "Sarbanes-Oxley 5 Years Later." More >>
Mark Rosenbaum
, Assistant Professor in the Marketing Department, was interviewed in March 2007 on national and Chicago media about his recent scholarly work. In separate interviews, both CNBC and National Public Radio (NPR)-Chicago talked with Rosenbaum about his research study on the relationship between "hangouts" and consumption. The CNBC interview is contained in its March 21, 2007 "Small Biz Report" segment (click to view). Rosenbaum's scholarly study, on which the media interest is based, is entitled "Exploring the Social Supportive Role of Third Places in Consumers' Lives;" the study was published in August 2006 in the Journal of Service Research (click for an abstract of the study).
Don Tidrick
, Deloitte Professor of Accountancy, will receive the 2007-2008 National Author Award from the Association of Government Accountants (AGA). The award -- designated by the Editorial Review Board of the Journal of Government Financial Management -- will be presented to Don at AGA's annual meeting in June 2007. Don was selected to receive the award based on his article "An Interview with Elmer Staats, Former Comptroller General of the United States: The First in a Three-Part Series," which appeared in the Journal of Government Financial Management in summer 2006. Visit the AGA Web Site.
We are pleased to announce that Jenna Eyberger, NIU Accounting Graduate Student, was selected as NIU Internship/Co-op Student of the Year, Silver scholarship award recipient, for 2006! She was chosen out of seven students who were all Internship/Co-op Student of the Month winners during 2006.
As the Silver award recipient, Jenna will receive a $1,000 scholarship from sponsoring internship/co-op employers. She will receive the award from NIU Vice President for Student Affairs, Brian Hemphill during an awards luncheon on Thursday, April 26, 2007. Jenna will speak about her internship experience at that time.
Click here to view the Career Services Internship/Co-op Student of the Year Winners article containing more information about Jenna.
NIU announces 2007 recipients of SPS Presidential Awards for Excellence
Northern Illinois University's College of Business ranked 65th nationally out of 93 business schools, according to BusinessWeek's 2007 online ranking of best undergraduate business programs in the country. Of the 540 AACSB-accredited business colleges worldwide, 125 - NIU among them - were invited to participate in the BusinessWeek ranking survey. Based upon the publication's ranking criteria -- which include meeting the threshold for student response rate - NIU's College of Business was ranked 65th on BusinessWeek's final list of the 93 programs designated as The Best Undergrad B-Schools. NIU's ranking puts the college in the company of nationally-known schools such as the University of Iowa, Arizona State, SUNY, Purdue, Virginia Polytechnic Institute, which were ranked within 7 places (above or below) of NIU. Click to view PDF.
Click here to visit the BusinessWeek Web site. Choose "B-Schools" from the links across the top of the Web page and then choose "2007 Rankings" from the left navigation choices to locate this article. Northern Illinois University is listed under the "Midwest" category.
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NIU student newspaper - The Northern Star - inducts five into the paper's "Hall of Fame." Among the inductees, Denise Schoenbachler, dean of the College of Business, received the "Friend of the Star" designation for her extensive market research activities conducted on behalf of the paper. View the news release.
Read the full story on The Northern Star's "Hall of Fame" inductees.
The Dean's Student Advisory Board has selected Jim Johnson and Geoff Gordon as the College of Business nominees for the university Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching Award. Russ Hagberg has been selected as the College of Business nominee for the Excellence in Instruction Award.
The numbers add up - NIU Accountancy is one of the best
The ELC helps NIU College of Business be the place where the classroom meets the business world
New College of Business ethics training program launched in Fall 2006
NIU College of Business names D'Andrea new director of development
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