Department of Management and Marketing
Message from the Chair
Department News
International Travel Study
Spotlight on Students
Alumni in the News
Focus on Faculty
SIUE Alumni Association News and Events
SIUE Cougar Athletics
Personal and Professional Development Opportunities

Message from the Chair

Welcome to the 2019 edition of the Department of Management and Marketing newsletter! I am always eager to share the exciting things happening with our faculty, students and alumni with you, so let’s get right into it.

You may recall in last year’s installment, we were planning to host the first annual Summer Entrepreneurship Academy (SEA) for high school students. I am pleased to report that the 2018 SEA was such a success we are bringing it back for 2019. This summer, Instructor Katie Robberson will once again be challenging young entrepreneurs to transform their creative ideas into actual businesses. And for my money, there’s nothing more exciting than seeing the next generation of entrepreneurs find their place in the world.

Here we grow again! I am also very excited to inform you of another expected addition to the faculty. Yohan Choi will be joining the department in the fall semester as an assistant professor in strategic management and entrepreneurship. He is currently a doctoral candidate at Oregon State University, and we all look forward to his arrival and his expected contributions to the department teaching and scholarship.

Read on to learn about some more exciting things happening in the Department of Management and Marketing, including alumni, student and faculty highlights. Thank you for staying connected with the department. As always, I invite you to share your own exciting stories (awesome job stories, fun SIUE memories, and so on) at ehershb@siue.edu.


Regards,

Dr. Edmund Hershberger
Associate Professor of Marketing and Department Chair
Department of Management and Marketing 

Department News

At the School of Business Scholarships and Awards Luncheon on April 10, the following management and marketing scholarships and awards were presented:

  • AMA Student Organization Award: Yuliya Sierova
  • Harold Boeschenstein Award in Marketing: Suzanne Seaton
  • Edward K. Brennar Award in Business Management: Katelyn Mentzer
  • Darrell Lee Davidson Honor Award in Marketing: Joseph McKenzie
  • Department of Management IBS Award: Ethan Hill
  • John W. and Jane R. Mosser Scholarship for Creativity in Marketing: Paul Giganti
  • Frank Staggers Award for Excellence in Marketing Research: Huey Yii (Daphane) Tan

International Travel Study

We often hear from our School of Business alumni that they wish they had traveled internationally while in school. Employers are increasingly seeking out individuals who have had international experience, and this international experience is helping our students stand out among the competition. Students and alumni report that studying abroad changes their lives in many ways, including enhancing what they are studying and opening doors to new possibilities and new ways of thinking. Read more about the School's International Travel Study Program.

Support the School of Business International Travel Study programs today!

Spotlight on Students

Why Daphane Tan Thinks You Should Always Keep Learning

Daphane Tan is currently an MMR graduate student at SIUE who wants to eventually be a professor and work in academic research. She has already applied to over 10 doctoral programs across the country and is determined to get into one of the best programs to continue her SIUE MMR-inspired studies.

Read more about Daphane here.

Alumni in the News

Josef Bosnyak started his own business, JB Smartphone Repair, in 2015 while attending SIUE full-time and working at a motorcycle shop in Edwardsville. He began with mobile repairs in customers’ homes, school, places of employment or anywhere else most convenient for them. JB Smartphone Repair has been in business for four years now and hired its first employee in January.

Read more about Josef here.

Focus on Faculty

Students Rated Dr. Solomon ‘An Excellent Professor’

On Dr. Stan Solomon’s evaluations, his students rate him as an ‘excellent professor.’ These students are very complimentary in praising him for his determination in making sure they learn about the subjects covered in his classes. They pointed out that his main concern is going over the class materials until his students absorb everything about the subjects he teaches.

Read more about Dr. Solomon here.

SIUE Alumni Association News and Events

Stay updated and informed by connecting with the SIUE Alumni Association.

Alumni Networking Breakfast
Thursday, May 2
7:30-9 a.m.
L. Keeley Construction in St. Louis

  • Join us for a morning of networking as we honor three alumni who were named to the St. Louis Business Journal's Top 40 Under 40 Class of 2019 and Top 30 Under 30 Class of 2018
  • No cost to attend, but registration is strongly encouraged
  • Register today

Homecoming 2019 
 Save the date! September 27-28 

SIUE Cougar Athletics

Director of Intercollegiate Athletics Brad Hewitt Set to Retire

2019 Red and Black Benefit 
 A record number of guests attended this year's event. See event photos here.

Personal and Professional Development Opportunities

The Executive Education program offers a variety of professional development programs, including:

  • Project Management Training-PMP Prep Course
  • Continuing education workshops
  • Annual Project Management Symposium 
  • Construction Leadership Institute
  • Leadership Bootcamp
  • Customized training programs on leadership, soft skills and technical topics

Visit our website for additional course offerings and descriptions.

For more information, contact kristine Jarden at 618-650-2688 or kjarden@siue.edu.  
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