Wearing out the soles of their shoes was not uncommon for door-to-door salesmen at the turn of the 20th century, often traveling very long distances on foot. Although salespeople still sell with all their hearts and souls, careers in sales have evolved quite a bit since then and play a significant role in any career […]
Continue ReadingRGIP bond portfolio places second while stocks take fourth.
Continue ReadingFascinated with all the intricacies and subsets of the business world, the interest level of Charles Reyes ’16 ranged from hard-pressed to passionate about a single aspect, which is why he started as a business administration major. He soon narrowed the focus of his major more to be business finance, while also minoring in entrepreneurship. […]
Continue ReadingIn a virtual classroom, wearing VR headsets, students get a strong visual of a village, what people live like, what their houses are like.
Continue ReadingA business degree from Stetson University meets a stringent standard for quality recognized throughout the world.
Continue ReadingInternational competitors included 19 institutions from the United States, Canada, Spain, Australia and Hong Kong.
Continue ReadingUsing social enterprise to tackle socioeconomic problems, Stetson’s ENACTUS advances to nationals.
Continue ReadingThere’s one for baseball and rock & roll. And, now there’s a Hall of Fame for Accounting at Stetson University.
Continue ReadingNine universities compete in Stetson’s second annual business ethics competition.
Continue ReadingStetson University’s Roland George Investments Program (RGIP) will hold a Public Trustee Meeting on Wednesday, March 16, where RGIP students will present their stock recommendations for approval by the RGIP trustees. Titled “The Good, the Bad and the Ugly,” RGIP students will present three stock recommendations (Chevron, Cal-Maine Foods, and Drone Index) for the Roland […]
Continue ReadingIt may seem strange that students in an accounting class would be working with authors, but that is indeed how 21 EMBA students, some of whom are pictured on Stetson Today‘s front page, who participated in Accounting 522 – Accounting and Managerial Decision Making served six authors, four of whom are professors and staff at […]
Continue ReadingStetson accounting seniors, graduate students, select university alumni and friends were allowed to participate in a pretest simulation recently for the Business Environment & Concepts section of the Uniform CPA Examinations held by the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA). This opportunity was made available to only a handful of universities, including Stetson, which now […]
Continue ReadingIt is a picturesque Saturday morning in New Smyrna Beach—all sunlight and clear blue skies. The sand is warm and you feel seashells beneath your feet. But as you run your fingers through the sand, you see that they’re not seashells at all—rather, they are hundreds and hundreds of cigarette butts. That is what the […]
Continue ReadingStetson University’s Roland George Investments Program (RGIP) will hold a Public Trustee Meeting, Wednesday, Nov. 4, in which RGIP students will present their stock recommendations for RGIP Trustees’ approvals. The meeting is open to the public, free of charge, and will be held from 5:00-6:15 p.m., in Lee Chapel, inside Elizabeth Hall, located at 421 […]
Continue ReadingFocus is on advancing excellence. Stetson University has named Neal Mero, Ph.D., as the new dean of its School of Business Administration starting Nov. 30. Mero will focus on advancing excellence and defining distinction in Stetson’s business programs. Mero has extensive administrative and leadership experience in higher education, business and the military. He has served […]
Continue Reading“Your education is our business,” said Stetson University President, Wendy B. Libby, Ph.D., in a presentation to the Transitions I: Self Ownership and Direction (BADM100) class. When Madhu Rao, Ph.D., associate dean of the School of Business Administration, extended an invitation to her, Libby enthusiastically accepted the offer to teach students the parallels between running […]
Continue ReadingDavid Sawyer, a Stetson student studying finance and entrepreneurship, is the CEO and founder of TSOLife, a web application that lets users leave behind their own legacy for future generations. This application would allow anyone to record their story, and history would not be reserved solely for famous figures anymore. Sawyer will be hosting a […]
Continue ReadingBetty Thorne, Ph.D., professor of statistics, has been appointed the Christian R. Lindback Chair of Business Administration for the 2015-2016 academic year. This chair, the first established at Stetson, is awarded to a faculty member with national recognition for scholarly contributions and a record of excellence in undergraduate and graduate teaching. Thorne co-authored a statistics textbook that has been translated into several […]
Continue ReadingWith an initial $500,000 gift to Stetson University with the explicit goal of teaching students how to invest money in the markets, Mrs. Roland George would be especially proud of the accomplishments of the students who gain acceptance to this program and the professors who keep a careful watch on what has grown into a […]
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