December Policy of the Month: Tuition Rebate

Qualified students may receive a tuition rebate up to a maximum of $1,000

 To be eligible students must:

• Have enrolled for the first time in an institution of higher education in the fall 1997 semester or later
• Meet the residency requirements and paid resident tuition at all times while pursuing the degree
• Enrolled for the first time in fall 2005 or later and graduate within four calendar years from the first semester enrolled (at any institution).
• Have attempted no more than three hours in excess of the minimum number of semester credit hours required to complete the degree (i.e. 123 total attempted). Hours attempted include:

• transfer credits
• course credit earned exclusively by examination (except that, for the purposes of this program, only the number of semester credit hours earned exclusively by examination in excess of nine semester credit hours is treated as hours attempted);
• courses dropped after the official census date;
• optional internship and cooperative education courses; and
• repeated courses

DEADLINE: Rebate forms must be turned in no sooner than the first day of the semester in which you graduate and no later than 60 days after graduation. You will receive an email confirmation in the days following the receipt of your rebate form.

Tuition Rebate applications are processed for academic eligibility after degrees are posted. The academically eligible applications are then forwarded to Student Business Services for verification of additional requirements and calculation of the rebate. If you are eligible for the Tuition Rebate, you will receive a check from Student Business Services; if you are not eligible for the refund, you will be notified by the advising center. This process can take two to six months following graduation. 

You can find the full policy on page 26-27 of the 2014-2016 Undergraduate Catalog

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Plan ahead! McCoy Scholarships are due February 8, 2016

Scholarships for Academic Year 2016 - 2017

(Graduate Scholarships will be available at a later date)

McCoy College Scholarships are specifically for business majors and 
are awarded on an annual basis.

Awards are applied to fall and spring semesters only.

Undergraduate Scholarship Applications for

2016 - 2017

(click here)

Completed applications should be turned in to the

McCoy College Dean's Office, McCoy Hall 530.

The deadline for applications is

Monday, February 8, 2016.

All business and bachelor of art economics majors, who will graduate in December 2016 or later, are eligible for McCoy College scholarships ranging from $250 to $2,500. 

You can view the listing of all scholarships here 

Entrepreneurial Speaker Series: Jerry King Echevarria, President, King Aerospace, Inc.

Jerry King is the Founder, Owner and President of King Aerospace, Inc. (KAI) and King Aerospace Commercial Corporation (KACC). Since 1992, King’s companies have been serving government, military, corporate and VIP large aircraft clients on a global basis. While King Aerospace has been recognized for outstanding aviation performance worldwide, King remains focused on his most important life mission – To serve God, Country, and Family and to make a positive difference in people’s lives.

King was born in San Antonio, Texas in 1952, where his father was a distinguished Sergeant in the United States Air Force. He earned a Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration with a primary emphasis in Marketing from Southwest Texas State University, now called Texas State University. King humorously claims the school’s name was changed after he graduated due to his ‘bad’ college behavior. King was actually a Gaillardian and a founding member of the American Marketing Association Chapter at Texas State University.

After graduation, King eventually went to work at Associated Air Center in Dallas, Texas. He started out by performing various management positions involving a wide range of aircraft maintenance and customized modifications on fixed wing and rotary wing aircraft. His success quickly grew and ultimately he became President and an Owner of the firm. Under King’s direction, Associate Air Center became recognized on a global basis as the premier VIP large aircraft interior modification firm. King has been involved in numerous aircraft programs for VIP clients including presidents, foreign governments, royalty, entertainers, large corporations and celebrities, including Donald Trump.

After successfully growing Associated Air Center to nearly 600 employees and earning his Master’s Degree in Business Administration from Southern Methodist University, King formed King Aerospace, Inc. (KAI) in 1992. KAI was awarded a United States Air Force Contract for Airborne Missile Testing at Tyndall Air Force Base. KAI has been recognized twice for ‘Outstanding Performance in Region 6’ by the Small Business Association. The US Army selected KAI as the ‘Outstanding Contractor of the Year’ in 2013 for the firm’s performance in the United States, Korea, South America and Afghanistan.

In 1993, King formed King Aerospace Commercial Corporation (KACC) to provide aviation services to large aircraft operators. KACC recently became a preferred aviation service provider for The Boeing Company.

King has been married for 25 years to his wife Barbara who is a retired registered pediatric nurse. They reside in Dallas, Texas and have two children. Their daughter Jacqueline was the first person ever to open the cattle gate at an Oklahoma State University (OSU) football game when she attended OSU and was a member of the Rodeo Association. Their son Jarid is a 2013 OSU graduate with a Bachelor’s Degree in Management and a Partner at King Aerospace. Jarid is a licensed pilot, played 5 years of football at OSU and also oversees his own aviation firm. King has been a Board Member for the Greater Dallas Boys and Girls Club for 20 years. Both King and his wife, Barbara, have both survived cancer twice and King currently serves on the Advisory Board of MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, Texas.

King is passionately driven to positively influence people’s lives and has embraced Servant Leadership. He created the King Aerospace Cornerstone Principles, which foster an unparalleled culture of ethics and success for the firm’s employees. These principles are summarized by the philosophy of: “Honesty in all Dealings”, “Give More Than You Take”, “Share With Others”, and “Performance Without Excuses is Mandatory.” King strives for continual improvement in his mission to serve God, Country and Family.

November 24, 2015

 McCoy Hall 119
9:30 - 10:50 a.m.

November Policy of the Month: Excessive Hours

Tuition for Excessive Undergraduate Hours

Texas Education Code §54.014 specifies that resident undergraduate students may be subject to a higher tuition rate for attempting excessive hours at any public institution of higher education while classified as a resi­dent student for tuition purposes. Texas State students attempt­ing hours in excess of their degree program requirements will be charged at the non-resident tuition rate for those hours, and those students are categorized as follows:

1. Students initially enrolled during or after the fall 2006 semes­ter will be charged at the non-resident rate if, prior to the start of the semester or session, the student has previously attempted 30 or more hours over the minimum number of semester credit hours required for completion of the degree program (150 hours) in which the student is enrolled.

In other words, you may be subject to paying out of state tuition if you have already reached 150 hours worth of attempted coursework going into the semester. 
 

2. Students initially enrolled during the fall 1999 through sum­mer 2006 semesters will be charged at the non-resident rate if, prior to the start of the semester or session, the student has previously attempted 45 or more hours over the minimum number of semester credit hours required for completion of the degree program (165 hours) in which the student is enrolled.

To read the policy in full detail, you can find more information on page 25 of the 2014-2016 Undergraduate Catalog. 

Should you have further questions, please schedule an appointment with your academic advisor by calling our office at (512) 245-1993.

Entrepreneurial Speaker Series: Gay Gaddis, President and CEO, T3

A few years back, Gay Gaddis climbed Mount Kota Kinabalu — the highest peak in Malaysia measuring close to 13,500 feet.  Before she set out, she had no idea what was ahead. But she didn’t over-analyze the opportunity, and instead took the challenge head-on, much like her approach in business.

In 1989, with a U.S. recession in full swing, Gaddis worked for an Austin advertising firm that was holding its ground but looking for new ideas to keep it moving forward. She developed a new business model that combined creative advertising with scientific measurement. When the CEO failed to support the plan, she quit the agency and started T3 with two employees and a $16,000 IRA. She trusted her gut, began the “mountain climb” and never looked back.

 

Today, T3 is the largest independent advertising agency owned by a woman in the country, with offices in Austin, New York and San Francisco. As a collaborative think tank, T3 works with clients including Allstate, Coca-Cola, JPMorgan Chase, MetroPCS, Pfizer, Phillips 66 Lubricants, Reliant Energy, Sprite, UPS, 7-Eleven and Windows Phone.

 

T3 is widely recognized as a dynamic company — the agency was a pioneer in digital marketing, an early leader in online video and is currently one of the U.S. leaders in mobile.

 

Gaddis speaks around the world on marketing issues, innovation and entrepreneurship. She is a strong voice on how small business can help fuel job creation around the world. Gaddis has addressed groups at Harvard, Wharton, The New York Times Small Business Summit and the Global Summit of Women. She has traveled with the U.S. State Department to mentor small businesses and business students in the Baltic region, the Middle East and China.

 

Gaddis is a member of the Committee of 200’s (C200) governing board of directors, one of the most prominent women’s organizations, and is on the advisory board of Womensphere. She serves on the Executive Committee of the Texas Business Leadership Council, and was appointed to the Lower Colorado River Authority by the Governor of Texas and served a six-year term. An avid philanthropist, Gaddis has served on non-profit boards including: Helping Hand Home, Salvation Army, Headliners Club, First United Methodist Preschool and the Arthritis Foundation.

 

Gaddis has been a contributor for PINK magazine and iMedia Communications. She writes for and is quoted frequently in Adweek, Mediapost and DMNews, among others. Her dynamic business acumen and T3’s corporate culture has also led to national recognition and publicity. She was named as one of Fast Company’s “Top 25 Women Business Builders,” Inc. magazine’s “Top 10 Entrepreneurs of the Year” and 25 Advertising Working Mothers of the Year by Working Mother magazine. In 2011, Gaddis won the Austin Business Journal’s Best CEO Award for a medium-size company. This prestigious award recognizes CEO’s all over Texas.

 

A significant (and unique) part of T3’s corporate culture is the T3 and Under program which allows mothers and fathers to bring babies to work for the first nine months to help ease the transition into day care. Nearly 70 babies have participated to date! The family-friendly workplace programs that Gaddis has created have been recognized by the White House, “Good Morning America,” BBC World Service radio, USA Today and “Nightline.” 

 

Before founding T3, Gaddis worked as a copywriter with The Richards Group and later became a partner at an Austin advertising agency. She holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts from the University of Texas at Austin. 

 

Gaddis and her husband Lee are parents to three children: Ben, Rebecca and Sam, who are all active in the marketing industry.

November 17, 2015

 McCoy Hall 119
9:30 - 10:50 a.m.

November Student Organization of the Month: Hispanic Business Student Association

Get to know Karlie Ramirez, Management with Entrepreneurial Studies senior, and President of the Hispanic Business Student Association. The Hispanic Business Student Association at Texas State University strives to create necessary opportunities in both the academic and business community for its members.  The program is designed to aid student in developing advanced business skills, provide a medium for cultural enrichment, and encourage the pursuit of true and ethical ideals. HBSA’s goal is to prepare members for their future endeavors and encourage them to become great leaders while fostering communication with the McCoy College of Business Administration, building business acumen and professional skills. HBSA welcomes all majors, ethnicities and classifications. Their dedication to promote diversity stems from Texas State University's goal to encourage the advancement of Hispanic college students in the business world. 

Q: How will your major and HBSA help you reach your goals?
I am a Business Management major and I have a concentration in Entrepreneurial Studies so eventually in the future I would love to open a small business. HBSA brings in different speakers at our bi-weekly meetings, each speaker talks about something related to business and gives pointers on how they managed to get to where they are. We provide our members with the tools and connections to help them succeed in whatever they choose! I have made some lifelong friends and gained so many skills by being in HBSA. In this day in age the saying goes "it's not what you know but who you know" I feel like networking is a really important thing, and HBSA gives our members that opportunity to meet and network. 

Q: What resource on campus do you recommend for students to utilize?
Career Services! I feel that all of the classes in McCoy give you the tools you need to succeed and then you take those tools and actually practice them at Career Services. 

Q: What has been the most meaningful part of your McCoy Experience?
I think having the opportunity to have professors that are so passionate about what they do and have actually gone and experienced what they teach about. Also, having the opportunity to join organizations and connecting with people that are going through the same situations as me. 

Q: What makes your organization special/unique?
HBSA focused on four main foundations. Academics, Family, Community, and Professional Development.

Academics: We are here at Texas State to graduate and start successful careers, we try to help our members by making sure that they stay on top of their academics. 
Family: We try to be a family away from home. College is hard and stressful, but having a support system backing you up when your family can't be here makes it so much easier.

Community: We volunteer our time as much as we can. We try to help our surrounding community with different things like river cleanups or packing snacks for under privileged elementary students. 

Professional Development: We bring in guest speakers and stress the importance of being professional in all careers whether you want to be a business owner or a teacher. 
We try to offer our members as much as we can so that they can be well rounded in all aspects of life. We offer our members the tools they need to succeed. 

Q: What is something you wish someone would’ve told you before you started your college journey?
Make sure to join student organizations and get involved!  Find a group of people that will help you as you venture into this crazy world we call college. It is scary when you don't know anybody or anything. Having a group of people that understands what you are going through makes it a lot easier. 

Q: How can students join your organization?
To join HBSA contact our Director of Recruitment and Retention, Laura Valencia at drrhbsatxst@gmail.com or our President, Karlie Ramirez at presidenthbsatxst@gmail.com. Our website is another good source on getting to know us visit hbsatxstate.com 
We would love for anybody interested to contact us and join our familia!