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With nationally acclaimed faculty recognized for challenging students to reach such heights and diverse academic programs that emphasize hands on learning through internship and co op placement, the CBA is consistently rising in national rankings of business schools. The CBA ascended five places in two years to be ranked No. 90 in Bloomberg Businessweek's 2013 "Best Undergraduate Business Schools" list,[url=http://www.campingterreferme.fr/converse-soldes.html]converse soldes[/url], ranked No. News World Report. All business students now complete an applied four year Business Experience class that provides hands on, interactive learning. There is a new competition offering the ultimate prize to student entrepreneurs from across campus: start up funding for a new business. And a new weeklong event, E Week, has debuted to complement the Sebo Series in Entrepreneurship, which celebrated its 10th anniversary in April.
But the University's long term strategy is even more ambitious: to bolster the regional economy so there are more job openings for BGSU graduates right here in the Buckeye State, and to open doors for graduates at the best companies across the nation. It starts with preparing students for the job market with rigorous coursework from renowned faculty, and providing professional experience through co op and internship placement in leading corporations through an aggressive expansion of partnerships between BGSU and companies across the United States.
ULTIMATE PRIZE FOR STUDENT ENTREPRENEURSOne of the most promising new tools for fostering student success is The Dallas Hamilton Center's Falcon Hatchery a selective entrepreneurial program for students of all majors who have unique business ideas. Students have nine weeks to work with an alumni mentor in order to further develop their business plans and prepare professional pitches for real investors during the competition phase: "The Hatch,[url=http://www.espace-tpe.fr/category/chaussure-louboutin-homme/]chaussure louboutin homme[/url]."
Though most other universities simply offer modest cash prizes or trophies for such competitions, "The Hatch" boasts high stakes by offering start up funding for the business ventures pitched by the BGSU student entrepreneurs. The concept borrows from the popular television show, "Shark Tank," in which entrepreneurs have only a few minutes to convince investors to sink cash into their ideas. A crowd of more than 600 watched The Hatchery finalists' investment presentations to a panel of alumni investors in April.
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Finalist Krysten Jablonowski, a computer science major and entrepreneurship minor from Perrysburg, Ohio, dreams of launching a furniture business that targets college students in residence halls. Her mentor pushed her to test her idea and develop it further during their weekly phone sessions.
"I would not have my business plan this far along or my financials in order without the Hatch," Jablonowski, a senior, said. "My idea is definitely more viable. Maybe I'd have started a business 10 years from now. Now, it could be in a year."
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The largest funding went to senior Scott Hodges, an individualized studies in education major with a minor in marketing. A Sacramento, Calif., native who loves to cook, Hodges took his idea for a late night taco truck called Bueno from the mobile food movement that has swept Western states, and the panel of investors agreed that his idea was indeed a good one. Four of the five investors each pledged $10,[url=http://www.espace-tpe.fr/category/boutique-louboutin-paris/]boutique louboutin paris[/url],000 to help launch his business.
BGSU CEOsPerhaps the most effective measures of academic programs are the long term successes of its alumni. Bowling Green State University has produced business leaders who are redefining their industries and the way the world does business. BGSU alumni are at the top of their game, continue to appreciate the faculty who prepared them for success, and are willing to share their knowledge with students and fellow alumni.
Maryrose Sylvester '87, president and CEO of GE Lighting, is driven to be a luminary for other women rising in the business world.
She directly correlates her BGSU experience with her professional success. She chose BGSU after many told her that businesses often sought out graduates of the former procurement and production management program (now supply chain management.)
"Bowling Green encourages students to study, work hard, collaborate and achieve. The BGSU faculty reinforce the value of a strong work ethic and its link to high performance," Sylvester said. "GE is based upon a meritocracy something I learned to value while at BG."
She was a general business major until meeting Dr. Chan Hahn, faculty emeritus in procurement and production and Distinguished Teaching Professor. Hahn was tough. Once, he said, he gave a student an "F triple minus." At first Hahn "scared the heck out of me," she admitted, but she changed her major to his specialty.
Sylvester always stood out, even though her program was especially rigorous, Hahn said.
"Maryrose was a very special student," he said. "She was a very serious student. She was a natural leader of her team."
Since joining GE Lighting as a sourcing leader in 1988, she has been promoted early and often. But an early big break meant taking a risk: an assignment as director of Sourcing for GE Lighting Europe in Budapest, Hungary, in 1995. The country was throwing off the chains of Communism and just beginning to introduce capitalism. Capitalism was new. She didn't know the language. She and her husband were newly married, and the move was a challenge for a dual career couple.
The risk paid off. She is now at the helm of GE Lighting, a $3 billion division of the Fortune 500 company General Electric, a global powerhouse with varied operations related to energy production, advanced manufacturing, finance, health and computer technology. She served as CEO of GE Intelligent Platforms and of the former GE Quartz before earning her current post.
A couple generations ago, the idea of a woman rising through corporate ranks in America was laughable. Though women have new opportunities, a huge gender gap remains for the most ambitious. Women fill only 4.2 percent of the top executive roles at Fortune 500 companies, according to Catalyst,[url=http://www.secadis.fr/category/nike-air-jordan/]nike air jordan[/url], a nonprofit advocacy group.
That's why Sylvester is so passionate about empowering other business women. In 1997 she helped to establish the GE Women's Network, part of General Electric's corporate effort to develop talent and drive culture change that allows leaders to reach their full potential.
"It's not surprising that diversity hires diversity," Sylvester said. "I have been fortunate to learn from some of the best at GE and now I am in a position to help the next generation."
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"She's achieved a lot at a young age. So, I spent a lot of time coaching her on techniques for effective communication and helping her to gain confidence because she's very, very good," Begley recalled.
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