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  Entrepreneurship Week 2015: 10 Year Anniversary: Be an Aggie Entrepreneur

  Jon M. Huntsman School of Business

  Monday April 6th marks the first day of the 10th Anniversary of Entrepreneurship Week at Utah State. It is a week full competitions, activities, and prizes for aspiring entrepreneurs and the USU student body to taste a little of what entrepreneurship is all about. Students will be invited think, create, and start their own ventures throughout the week, while those who have already been hard at work on their start-ups will have opportunities to display and share their businesses with the rest of campus. Entrepreneurship Week is a time to explore your strengths, test your courage, and discover your potential to DO something. Check out the big events and come celebrate Entrepreneurship Week with us as you discover your inner entrepreneur.

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  Becoming Prepared for a Career

  USU Jon M. Huntsman School of Business

  As a student it can be difficult to know what classes to take or what careers to pursue. I’m happy to say that I have made it through that process and am starting my sales career on Monday with Nalco in Midland, Texas. Although the journey was not easy, it was worth it, and I owe a lot of that to the courses I took at the Huntsman School of Business.

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  Decision Sciences Journal of Innovative Education

  USU Jon M. Huntsman School of Business

  A journal on innovation in business education is coming to the Jon M. Huntsman School of Business.

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  Exploring Finance Careers

  USU Jon M. Huntsman School of Business

  Data analytics and communications skills. That about sums up the advice given by employers to Huntsman School students on the 6th annual NYC Career Exploration Trip in early May. A group of 16 students, led by finance professors Ryan Whitby and Paul Fjeldsted, visited 10 firms over a span of two and a half days to find out firsthand about careers and life in New York City.

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  Faculty Research - Chad Simon

  USU Jon M. Huntsman School of Business

  During the era when the Sarbanes-Oxley Act (SOX) was passed, audit committees were given heightened responsibility and faced more stringent requirements. However, according to new research by Huntsman accounting professor ChadSimon and his co-authors (see cite below), Congress and others may have overlooked one potentially important incentive with these updated requirements. The research team found an association between barely achieving or surpassing an analyst forecast benchmark and the stock options audit committee members hold or their annual stock option receipts.

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  Go and Change the World

  USU Jon M. Huntsman School of Business

  Graduates were challenged to go and change the world at the Huntsman School graduation ceremonies on May 2, 2015. Following the general USU commencement in the morning, the Huntsman School graduated 721 students, including 162 through its China Cooperative Program and a further 207 graduate students. A total of 400 students walked during the ceremony and heard from valedictorian Tanner Boden, commencement speaker Crystal Maggelet, and Dean Douglas Anderson.

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  Huntsman PBL Receives Top Honors

  USU Jon M. Huntsman School of Business

  Huntsman students Josh Shelhamer, McKell Nelson, Glen Tonge, and Benjamin McCulloch traveled to Chicago this summer to showcase their business talents.

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  Huntsman Scholar Program - Alumni Achievements

  USU Jon M. Huntsman School of Business

  We are excited to recognize the professional and personal achievements of Huntsman Scholar alumni. Please email Stephanie White any other updates stephanie.white@usu.edu.

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  Huntsman Scholar Program - Alumni Giving

  USU Jon M. Huntsman School of Business

  We appreciate the generosity of Huntsman Scholar alumni and friends who help keep the program moving forward. This list is in recognition of individuals/companies and their cumulative giving to the Huntsman Scholar Program.

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  Huntsman Scholar Program - Student Spotlights

  USU Jon M. Huntsman School of Business

  Fall 2014 Scholars in London at Big Ben.

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  Huntsman Students Travel to Three Continents

  USU Jon M. Huntsman School of Business

  This summer 54 Huntsman undergraduate students traveled to London, Asia, South America and Eastern Europe on faculty-led study abroad visits.

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  Huntsman Students Win Top Honors at PBL National Leadership Conference

  USU Jon M. Huntsman School of Business

  Huntsman students Josh Shelhamer, McKell Nelson, Glen Tonge, and Benjamin McCulloch traveled to Chicago this summer to showcase their business talents.

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  Huntsman Teams in National Championship

  USU Jon M. Huntsman School of Business

  Three Huntsman School of Business student teams have qualified for the 2015 AIS Student Chapter National Competition in Alabama this spring. Competing against students from nearly 30 universities, Huntsman students have a track record of winning having taken home first and second prizes last year. In addition, USU is the only university to send three teams to the finals this year.

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  In Europe on Scholar Semester

  USU Jon M. Huntsman School of Business

  From a textbook, I can learn about the United Nations: what it does, who it employs, how it works alongside national governments. But there is something surreal about being in the Geneva headquarters of the United Nations and realizing that working at such a renowned organization does not have to be a pipe dream. My semester of study and travel as a Huntsman Scholar has been filled with many such moments of clarity. Researching at Oxford University’s world-class Bodleian Library, witnessing the struggle of Syrian migrants firsthand on the Austrian-German border, learning from anAggie alum turned top-level executive at Barclays—all these experiences were accompanied by deep personal reflection about just how complex, beautiful and diverse our world is, and what small role I want to play in it.

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  Leaders Define Themselves

  USU Jon M. Huntsman School of Business

  One of the world’s most influential business leaders is a respected chief executive because, as she says, she “does not aspire to a title, but aspires to be a leader.” Cathy Engelbert leads more than 220,000 professionals as Chief Executive Officer for Deloitte LLP, and inspired hundreds of attendees at the recent Partners in Business Accounting conference at Utah State University. Engelbert’s leadership path started as captain of her collegiate basketball team. Attending Lehigh University on a lacrosse scholarship, she walked onto the women’s basketball team and later found herself leading her team on the court. As she maneuvered through her career, Engelbert attributed several principles to her success.

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  MIS Faculty - Awards and Publications

  USU Jon M. Huntsman School of Business

  Professor Pam Dupin-Bryant received the International Association for Computer Information Systems (IACIS) Ben Bauman Award for Excellence award which recognizes a faculty member who has compiled an outstanding record of professional service, teaching, and scholarship, and has made significant contributions to their university and their profession.

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  Most Important Financial Resolutions for 2015

  USU Jon M. Huntsman School of Business

  2015 might be your best year ever. It might be your neighbor’s worse. Recessions and economic downturns are no longer global or regional, but they are local to the point of being personal. Your work, your career, your employer is booming. You get raises and bonuses. Your neighbor is downsizing and hoping that unemployment is extended. With one or two changes, you could be your neighbor. In fact, you will be your neighbor. Eventually we will all be hit. So get ready to recover in advance.

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  New Professorship in Accounting

  USU Jon M. Huntsman School of Business

  The School of Accountancy in the Jon M. Huntsman School of Business at Utah State University has formed a $1.5 million Bonnie B. and James H. Quigley/Deloitte Foundation Professorship in Accounting thanks to support provided by the Quigley’s, with added support from Deloitte, through the Deloitte Foundation.

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  Paying it Forward - Tyler Olsen

  USU Jon M. Huntsman School of Business

  Tyler Olsen, proud Huntsman School of Business alumnus and long-time supporter, gives back to help ensure that talented Huntsman students don’t miss out on realizing their potential because of finances.

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  Peter Huntsman: Challenge Conventional Wisdom

  USU Jon M. Huntsman School of Business

  Eccles Conference Center—On Wednesday night students gathered to listen to the last speaker of the Entrepreneur Leadership Series, Peter Huntsman, President, Chief Executive Officer, and Director of Huntsman Chemical and Chief Executive Officer of Huntsman Cancer Foundation and the son of Jon M. Huntsman.

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  Preparing Students for Jobs of Tomorrow

  USU Jon M. Huntsman School of Business

  As part the international “Hour of Code” event, USU Southwest Huntsman School of Business professor Kristal Ray led a basic computer coding class for 100 third- and fifth-grade students at Manti Elementary in Manti, Utah. Combining her computer science background with business and marketing expertise, Professor Ray taught students the importance of technology in our adapting world.

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  Rewarding Excellence - Christopher Fawson

  USU Jon M. Huntsman School of Business

  Professor Chris Fawson has been teaching economics at Utah State University for the past 21 years, during which time he has also been named Department Head and Senior Associate Dean, Director of International Programs, Vice Provost for Academic and International Affairs, Executive Director of Partners in Business, and the International Professor of the Year (2012). Most recently, he was recognized by the Utah Statesman as one of the 50 most influential people on the USU campus. In addition to all that Dr. Fawson has given to Huntsman students through his teaching and leadership, he makes regular financial contributions to the school in support of student scholarships and programming.

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  SAEL Students Win National Ethics Competition

  USU Jon M. Huntsman School of Business

  Just wanted to let you know about some of the great work our students are doing. As you know SAEL puts on an ethics bowl each year. This year, the ethics bowl was changed to a new format and was turned into an ethics video competition. The first and second place winners were encouraged to submit their videos to the National Ethics In Action competition, hosted by the Student Center for the Public Trust. Both submitted and they ended up winning the Grand and the first place prizes in the competition. The first place team is all Huntsman Scholars, as were most of the participants at our local competition. The winners are announced here.

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  Sharlene Wells Hawkes: Miss America, Sportscaster, and Entrepreneur

  USU Jon M. Huntsman School of Business

  From brains to beauty to business, Sharlene Hawkes has just about done it all. After winning the Miss America Pageant in 1985, Hawkes earned her bachelor’s degree in Communications from BYU, and later, a master’s degree from the University of Utah. She began her professional career at ESPN where she worked for 16 years as an award-winning sportscaster until she realized she was tired of living her life from the sidelines. Sharlene’s decision to be a part of the action has led her to what she considers her happiest career yet—founder of Remember My Service, a digital scrapbook for military service members and their families. However, her road from Miss America to a successful entrepreneur wasn’t all smooth sailing. Sharlene shared her top 5 principles for success (which coincidentally all start with the letter P) with the Entrepreneur Leadership Series (ELS) class this last Wednesday March 25th.

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  SOA Rises to 21st in CPA Exam Pass Rate - February 2015

  USU Jon M. Huntsman School of Business

  The School of Accountancy placed 21st out of 254 institutions in the 2014 Certified Public Accountant (CPA) Exam pass rate for large programs (more than 60 candidates), up from 30th place in 2013. The CPA Exam consists of four individual sections and the ranking is based on the percentage of students who pass all four sections the first time they take the exam. More than 75% of USU students passed all fours sections of the exam on their first try.