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SMSU, Marketing
Department Ventures Down a New Road |
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In March, Governor Matt Blunt signed the long-awaited
bill that will change SMSU to MSU, effective August 28,
2005. After a nineteen year quest, the University gains a new name and
mission. Quoted in the NewsLeader, Governor Blunt said, "MSU
reflects what the university does...It's good for Missouri and higher
education in the state."
For the Marketing Department, other changes
are also in store. New
classroom offerings and learning opportunities abound as the
University heads into its second century. Dr. Linda Pettijohn
will spend the Fall 2005 semester in London teaching in the Missouri
London program. Marketing faculty continue to go to and from the SMS
branch campus in Dalian, China. Along with the traditional classroom
setting, courses are now offered via the web and through distance
learning as well.
And yet some things will not change. The
Marketing faculty takes pride in continuing to develop close, personal
ties with their students, watching them grow, develop and ultimately
succeed in their chosen fields of business.
Yes, we are charting a new course on a new
path. There may be bumps along the way, but what an adventure awaits!
Join us in the countdown over the next few months as we celebrate our
history as SMSU and move to our future as MSU. |
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REFLECTIONS |
 What
a spring semester! With an impending name change and new president, a
new faculty member joining the department and the news that the Princeton Review will be including SMS in their next publication as
one of the best business schools in the nation, only winning the lottery
could be better!
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ALUMNUS ACTION |
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Marketing Couple Make
Their Impact
Meet alum
Steven and Angie Vincent -- a marketing "power couple." Promoting
and selling medical products, he for Stryker
Corporation and she with Japanese based Eisai, is a marketing area where
both have proven successful.
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STUDENT
SPOTLIGHT |
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Meet Marketing's Baseball Bears
Now
that longer days and warmer weather have returned, marketing majors and SMSU
Baseball Bears, Scott Nasby and Tim Rafferty divide their time between Glass
Hall and Hammons Field. As they wrap up their last semester, they talk
of their baseball experiences and plans for the future...
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FACULTY FOCUS |
A Candid Conversation - Dr.
Allen Schaefer...
What's the
"scoop" on Marketing's Dr. Allen Schaefer? While he may appear
fairly quiet and reserved, many students have a different story to tell. Learn more about the faculty member.
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MARKETING BUZZ |
Marketing Student Leaves
Her Mark Through Public Service...
Despite taking a full
classload, working part-time and being on the SMS Ad Team, senior
Jessica Roper still had time to "live out" the University's public
affairs mission.
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L&T Student, Sandra Mitchell, Honored
Graduate student,
Sandra Mitchell, has been selected to participate in the 2005
Leadership Development Conference in Washington, D.C.
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Marketing Yourself Classes
Host Annual Networking Dinner!
Marketing Yourself
students invited prominent area business leaders to serve as their
guests at this annual SMSU event.
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