Jones College Calendar

A new calendar of events on the Jennings A. Jones College of Business website details when and where things are happening throughout the college. [calendar]

Take a Stand: Stop Bullying

March 17, 6-8 p.m., BAS State Farm Room

National expert on workplace bullying Dr. Gary Namie will speak on March 17, 2011, from 6 to 8 p.m. in the State Farm Room in the Business and Aerospace Building on the campus of Middle Tennessee State University. Dr. Namie taught the nation's first university course on workplace bullying. He was the expert witness in the nation's first bullying trial in Indiana with the verdict upheld by the state Supreme Court.

Dr. Namie and his wife, Dr. Ruth Namie, are the most recognized individuals associated with bullying in the U.S., due in large part to the eight public websites devoted to education about bullying for individuals, lawmakers, unions, and employers. Their work has been featured on the Today Show, Good Morning America, CNN, NPR, and in print.

Dr. Namie directs a national network of state coordinators [the Healthy Workplace Campaign], acting as citizen lobbyists, who work to pass into law the anti-bullying Healthy Workplace Bill.

This event, free and open to the public, sponsored by the Distinguished Speaker Series and the Jennings A. Jones College of Business. For more information, contact Jackie Gilbert, 615-898-5418. More information regarding bullying, civil discourse, and respectful interaction can be found at OrganizedforEfficiency.com.

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Wall Street Journal Writer Slated to Speak at MTSU

Stephen Moore to Discuss Government, Taxes, State of National Economy

Stephen Moore, senior economic writer for the Wall Street Journal and a member of the WSJ’s editorial board, will lecture on current events Thursday, Feb. 10, at 7:30 p.m. in the State Farm Lecture Hall of MTSU’s Business and Aerospace Building.

Moore is the author of five books, most recently Bullish on Bush: How the Ownership Society is Making America Richer. He also is the former president of the Free Enterprise Fund, a nonprofit advocacy group for limited government and tax relief, and the founder and former president of the Club for Growth, a political action committee committed to less government and lower taxation.

             

A former consultant to the National Economic Commission and ex-research director for the Commission on Privatization under President Regan, Moore’s resume also includes stints at two Washington-based think tanks, the Heritage Foundation and the Cato Institute.

             

A question-and-answer session will follow the lecture. This event, which is free and open to the public, is sponsored by the Jennings A. Jones College of Business, the Wright Travel Chair in Entrepreneurship, and the Young America’s Foundation. For more information, contact Doug Tatum at 615-898-2785 or dtatum@mtsu.edu.

2010 Fall Accounting CPE Day Seminar

Thursday, Dec. 9
8:00 a.m. to 4:45 p.m.
Cost: $150
Business and Aerospace Building, State Farm Lecture Hall
Credit: Up to 8 hours CLE

• Brochure
• Agenda
• Online Registration
• Directions

Sessions include:

• Tennessee Ethics, Mark Crocker, executive director, TN Board of Accountancy
• General Ethics, James E. Burton, dean, Jones College of Business

MTSU Department of Accounting faculty presentations:

• GASB Update, G. Robert Smith Jr. (Smitty), chair
• Legality of Accounting Topics, Sandy Benson, Business Law
• FASB Update, Paula Thomas
• Accounting for Gift Cards, Charles Kile
• Issues in Taxation, Tim Koski
• Constitutionality of SOX (Sarbanes-Oxley), Lara Daniel, Business Law
• International Financial Reporting Standards, Jeannie Harrington

G. Robert Smith Jr. (Smitty), Chair, MTSU Department of Accounting 

Global Entrepreneurship Week Nov. 15-21

The Department of Business Communication and Entrepreneurship and Wright Travel Chair in Entrepreneurship in the Jennings A. Jones College of Business in conjunction with the College of Mass Communication, Department of Recording Industry, and the MTSU School of Music will celebrate Global Entrepreneurship Week from November 15 – 19, 2010.


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MTSU Global Entrepreneurship Week has a number of outstanding events planned for the week. On the finále day, Nov. 19, nationally syndicated columnist Deroy Murdock will speak on Obama vs. Free Enterprise. Murdock's columns appear in the New York Post, Boston Herald, Washington Times, National Review, Orange County Register, and many other newspapers and magazines in the U.S. and abroad. His political commentary has aired on ABC's Nightline, NBC Nightly News, CNN, Fox News Channel, MSNBC, PBS, other television news channels, and numerous radio outlets. 

Also speaking at Friday’s event will be Sheilah Griggs, vice president of Point 3 Media and executive director of Ladies Who Launch. Griggs has a diverse real-world background in public relations, media relations, and marketing. Leading the Nashville chapter of Ladies Who Launch, Sheilah gives her heart to inspire entrepreneurship and creativity as a lifestyle. While Sheilah is a sought-after motivational speaker, the Point 3 office is consistently the backdrop for workshops providing essential resources for women to take their project to the next level. 


Other events include local and national speakers as well as a viewing of the film Ten9Eight, which will be shown in the Keathley University Center. Ten9Eight is a thought-provoking film that tells the inspirational stories of several inner-city teens (of differing races, religions, and ethnicities), from Harlem to Compton and all points in between, as they compete in an annual business plan competition run by the Network for Teaching Entrepreneurship (NFTE). 


Details 

Events will be held in the Business and Aerospace Building and Keathley University Center. The public is invited to attend. Off-campus visitors may obtain a campus map and parking pass at the Linebaugh Public Library, 2nd Floor Reference Department, 105 W. Vine Street, Murfreesboro, Tennessee. For further information call the BCEN Department at 615.898.2902. 

Culture Fest 2010

Are you interested in learning more about your neighbors and fellow classmates?  Come to Culture Fest 2010, hosted by Students in Free Enterprise (SIFE).  Culture Fest will be held on Thursday, November 18th from 6-9PM in the Tom H. Jackson Building on MTSU’s campus. 

The purpose of this free event is to raise awareness and acceptance of people of all cultures and bring everyone together for a night of performances, speakers, fellowship, and a taste of the great things other cultures have to offer.

There will be booths and speakers representing various cultures.  Entertainment will be provided by a Brazilian dance group and MTSU students performing the Salsa.

To delight the palette, three local restaurants will provide samples of regional cuisine.  Carmen’s Taqueria, Samurai’s Cuisine, and Pad Thai are official sponsors of Culture Fest 2010. Each person attending will have the opportunity to win door prizes.

Students in Free Enterprise (SIFE) is a network of MTSU students and business leaders working together for a better world through the positive power of business.

MTSU Homecoming Activities

Please visit the Jones College of Business homecoming tent this Saturday, Oct. 23, from noon to 2 p.m. (located near the Naked Eye Observatory in Walnut Grove behind Cope Administration Building).


Lunch will be available at $6 for adults and $4 for children under 12. Giveaways include this Jones College mini megaphone.