On April 24, 2008, members of the School of Business and the IC community came together to dedicate the business school's new home, the Dorothy D. and Roy H. Park Center for Business and Sustainable Enterprise.
Business school alumnus Lee Bird '86, president of Nike Affiliates, gave the keynote address. He spoke on Nike's innovative approach to changing the corporate responsibility paradigm. After that, guests gathered in the Park Center atrium to formally dedicate the new building. The Ithaca Brass provided a rousing fanfare, followed by remarks from School of Business dean Susan West Engelkemeyer, Ithaca College president Peggy Williams, and Larry Alleva '71, chair of the recently concluded Campaign for Ithaca College: Making a World of Difference.
Earlier in the day, associate professor of legal studies Marlene Barken moderated "Sustainability in Action," the third annual student-faculty colloquium, during which business students and professors discussed topics such as climate change, the link between sustainability and financial performance, and microenterprise in Ecuador.
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In January 2008, the new home of the School of Business at Ithaca College -- the Dorothy D. and Roy H. Park Center for Business and Sustainable Enterprise -- opened for classes. The 38,000-square-foot facility, designed as a model of sustainable enterprise and learning, has wowed students, faculty, and staff.
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The Business Advisory Council (BAC) provides advice and consultation to the dean of the School of Business on issues related to strategic planning and management, curriculum design, mentoring of students, internships and externships, and in the school's efforts to produce graduates who possess the skills and abilities to become business leaders of the next generation.
Executive board members of the professional student organizations affiliated with the School of Business took part in a retreat to begin the academic year on September 9, 2007, at a local state park.
Each spring, the School of Business hosts a banquet to celebrate the achievements of our students in the academic and leadership arenas. Students with 3.5+ GPA and executive board members of the business school organizations are invited along with faculty and staff.
A distinguished alumnus is invited to speak to the students about success. This year’s alum was Dave Lissy ’87, CEO of Bright Horizons Family Solutions.
Presented at the banquet are special awards for two outstanding seniors in leadership and academics.This year’s recipients are Distinguished Leadership and Service Award: Kaitlin Regan and Dean’s Award: Adrian Guenther.
The School of Business broke ground for its new building in May of 2006, and opened in spring 2008. This building will be one of only a handful in the world with LEED Platinum certification.
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More than 40 alumni, parents of current business students, and guests from Fairfield and Westchester Counties attended an evening reception at the home of Stew '77 and Kim Leonard, May 24, 2006. Dean Susan Engelkemeyer and Professor Don Eckrich brought everyone up to date on the School of Business, including progress on the MBA degree program and the construction of the new building, which will be open by Fall 2007.
Student business organizations competed in a spelling bee of business terms.
The School of Business had its first annual business case contest in February 2007. This team based competition was sponsored by Beta Gamma Sigma. Teams, open to seniors only, were selected blind by associate professor of management Mark Cordano, coordinator for the event.
Once the teams were selected and given ground rules and the case to be analyzed, they had a day to write up a strategic plan and present their solution and recommendations to the first panel of faculty judges. The second round was judged by Susan West Engelkemeyer, dean of the School of Business, and three local business leaders.
The winners of the competition were John Cheng, Gavin Cummings, and Vishaal Turakhia.
Students in Free Enterprise (SIFE) received a grant from HSBC to provide an interactive presentation on credit to women at the Women’s Opportunity Center. Amanda Crawford and Brianne Lewis gave the workshop, which was well attended. SIFE will be giving a class in the fall on becoming an entrepreneur.
The Women's Opportunity Center is an Ithaca non-profit organization dedicated to helping women overcome obstacles to gain employment.The project that the WOC is working on now is setting up a training facility in which women can learn how to be retail owners. Women will be trained in the following areas: finance, management-how to hire, train and maintain employees, marketing & advertising.
