Prepare for the Workplace!

 

Check out the event below to hear stories from alumni and how they successfully transitioned into the working world!

 

 

 

Interviewing Skills- Weds, March 1st at 5pm

This workshop will be delivered in two parts. First there will be a session similar to the Speed Interviewing section of Bobcat Career Prep. Each practice interview session will last 10 minutes with three rotations for a total of 30 minutes of practice interviewing. The next part of the workshop will be a presentation by your Career Advisor, Bruce Howard, about the basics of being prepared for an interview. In addition, Bruce will hand out some worksheets with helpful interview preparation tips. 

Bloomberg Businessweek Mini-Case Competition- Thursday, February 16, 12:30 - 1:50 pm McCoy Hall 126

Teams from McCoy College student organizations will be given a week to prepare a response to Bloomberg Businessweek article: Recovering U.S. Economy Helps Veterans Find Jobs. Join us for the competition and to support your fellow students!

A special thank you to Bloomberg Businessweek, sponsor of the Bloomberg Businessweek Mini-Case Competition, for their generous support of Business Leadership Week 2017.
Judges:

• Brian McKay, Assistant Director, Facilities Operations, Texas State
• Jason Mock, President, San Marcos Chamber of Commerce
• Milt Nielsen, Special Assistant to the VP of  Information Technology, Texas State

Don't Miss Our Key Events Tomorrow: Distinguished Lecture & Alumni Panel

Alumni Panel- Wednesday, February 15, 12:30 - 1:50 pm, McCoy Hall 119

A panel of McCoy College of Business Administration alumni will discuss their experience and perspective on business leadership. Each panelist will have 5 minutes to talk about themselves and their current job, 25 minutes of structured Q&A from a set of pre-determined questions, and 25-30 minutes of Q&A from the audience.
Panelists include

• Kelly Swart, Sales Analyst, CBRE
• Chris Wojtewicz, Management Analyst, Texas Army National Guard
• Johnathan Wojtewicz, Co-founder, Bunker Labs

Distinguished Lecture: Conflict Resolution: Understanding Your Role as a Leader- Wednesday, February 15, 2 - 3:20 pm, McCoy Hall 233

Jeff Haynes, Colonel, USMC (retired)

To view the schedule of events click here.

Leadership Panel- Tuesday, February 14, 11am-12:20pm, McCoy Hall Room 233

A panel of professionals from various backgrounds will share their leadership experience and perspective on the theme Inspired Leadership, Overcoming Conflict.




Amberly Russell, Fundraising and Development Consultant, Boys & Girls Clubs of South Central Texas

 


Koy McDermott, Leaders Inspire Leaders, LLC

 

Rey Arellano, Assistant City Manager, City of Austin, Texas

Keynote: Developing Leaders for a Complex World- TODAY 11:00 am - 12:20 pm, McCoy Hall 119

 

Jonathan Silk (bio), Executive Director of Leadership Development, University of North Texas Health Science Center (UNTHSC) and Executive Director of the UNTHSC Leadership Institute


Silk will share stories from experiences in the U.S. Army on how he was developed to lead and concepts for developing others to lead in an increasingly complex world. The session will be an interactive learning experience as he shares lessons learned in combat applicable across the spectrum of industries and professions, and engages the audience to share their experiences and perspectives.
Sponsored by Students in International Business


Visit the schedule to see the daily events this week! BLW Schedule of Events  

Policy of the Month: Graduation with Honors

To be eligible for graduation with honors, a student seeking a bachelor's degree must have completed at least 54 semester credit hours preceding graduation at Texas State. Calculation of the GPA to determine honors status is based on all Texas State work applied to the first bachelor's degree, including work completed in the final semester.  Undergraduate students earning a Texas State GPA of: 

 3.40-3.59 will graduate Cum Laude;  

3.60-3.79 will graduate Magna Cum Laude;

and 3.80-4.00 will graduate Summa Cum Laude.

  

Hours earned through Texas State correspondence courses  and extension courses are counted in the hours required to be eligible for honors and in the GPA. Courses receiving a grade of “CR” do not count in the GPA calculation.

The full policy can be found on page 36-37 of the 2014-2016 Undergraduate Catalog.