PLU Business Venture News Fall 2008 |
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NEWSThe Career Mentorship Program: connecting students and alumniThis fall marks a new phase of the PLU School of Business Career Mentorship Program. PLU Business Network board member Jason Rubottom (BBA ’00) has spent the summer revamping the program and updating the mentor database. “The ultimate goal of the career mentorship program is for students to better understand what career options are out there, discover what's best for them, and learn how they can go about achieving that,” Rubottom said. Alumni have enjoyed making a lasting impact on students through this program by sharing their unique insights across a wide variety of industries. As mentors, alumni can contribute in whatever way suits them best, including informational interviews, classroom discussions, or even job shadowing. Rubottom’s passion for the program comes from person experience. “I benefited from this program as a student, gaining absolutely critical (and new) insight about where I wanted to go after college, which resulted in the best career move I've made so far. I wouldn't have made that decision without the mentorship I received from alumni at the time.” The School of Business faculty and staff, along with the PLU Business Network, encourage School of Business students, past and present, to participate. Alumni: Sign up to be a mentor now! Students: Access the growing mentor list! New additions to the School of BusinessThe School of Business welcomes Zulauf Visiting Professor, Dr. Kevin Boeh. Boeh teaches finance courses at both the undergraduate and graduate levels. Prior to PLU he taught in the MBA programs at Seattle U and at the Ivey School of Business at the U of Western Ontario. Boeh is an experienced investment banker and management consultant. He earned his BA (1990) in economics from the Colorado College, his MBA (1996, beta gamma sigma) in finance at UCLA, and his Ph.D. at the Ivey School of Business. Boeh serves as the faculty advisor to the PLU Student Investment Fund. The School of Business welcomes Janet Luft Mobus to the accounting faculty. Her teaching background includes financial accounting, managerial accounting, auditing, and financial statement analysis. Mobus holds a B.A. from the University of California, Davis (Economics), an MBA from San Diego State University (Accounting), and a PhD from the University of North Texas (Accounting). While away from campus she enjoys hiking, skiing, and traveling. She lives in Gig Harbor with her husband George and their two sons. The School of Business is pleased to announce that JooHee Berglund has joined us as Director, Graduate Programs and External Relations. JooHee previously served as the Associate Director of Corporate and Foundation Relations in the PLU Office of Development. She has PLU experience in admissions and recruiting, corporate experience with Nordstrom and Advanced Reproductive Care, and active community involvement and leadership. JooHee is a graduate of the PLU MBA program and brings her unique strengths of PLU knowledge, program experience, grant writing, recruiting savvy, and external relations expertise. The School of Business welcomes Amanda Fucci-Bartoszek, Assistant to the Dean. She attended Siena College located in a suburb of Albany, NY and received her BS in Marketing and Management. She later attended The College of Saint Rose in Albany where she received her MBA. Amanda previously worked at the State University of New York at Delhi as the Coordinator of the Business & Hospitality Division where she planned department events, handled the department accounts, managed the internship program, and worked with students on a daily basis.
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Companies hosting School of Business interns The following companies hosted PLU School of Business interns this past year: Alumni updatesJulie Nelson (BBA ’87) currently works for the Canada Revenue Agency in Ottawa, Canada where she works in the benefits Accounting area. |
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