Business News and Features
Lisa Book and Jeff Byrne win honors from MidAmerican Business Deans Association
October 9, 2018
By Steven Krolak (NEW ALBANY, Ind.)—Lisa Book and Jeff Byrne, lecturers in accounting, have won third place honors in the 2018 MidAmerican Business Deans Association (MABDA) Innovation in Business Education Award Program. The awards seek to “encourage innovation in the pursuit of excellence in business education by recognizing creative and unique strategies or programs that ...
IU Southeast to host Indiana Academy of the Social Sciences annual meeting
October 8, 2018
By Steven Krolak (NEW ALBANY, Ind.)–IU Southeast is proud to host the 89th annual meeting of the Indiana Academy of the Social Sciences (IASS) on Friday, Oct. 12, 2018. Founded in 1929, the IASS is a unique community of scholars that promoted the value of the social sciences to Indiana and the world, and has ...
How a speech class at IU Southeast fed a village in Uganda
October 4, 2018
By Steven Krolak (NEW ALBANY, Ind.)—Last month, a class assignment at IU Southeast fed a village in Uganda. The class is SPCH-S 324, Persuasive Speaking. The village is Jinja, on the northern shore of Lake Victoria, known as the source of the Nile. For their first class assignment, each student is required to donate one ...
Accounting & Finance Career Day brings real world insights to campus
September 10, 2018
By Steven Krolak (NEW ALBANY, Ind.)–This year’s Accounting & Finance Career Day brought 22 local employers and four professional organizations to campus to deliver real world insights and opportunities to students. The event included a panel of industry experts and a bustling job fair. The panel included Tony Schoen, CPA and CFO of First Savings ...
Faculty Innovator: John Ross
September 7, 2018
John Ross Assistant Professor of Management School of Business By Steven Krolak When it comes to classroom innovation, John Ross has a simple mantra: “It’s fun to do different.” As assistant professor of management in the School of Business, Ross teaches small business management, organizational behavior and leadership. ...
Linda Christiansen receives Kay Duffy Memorial Award from ALSB
September 6, 2018
By Steven Krolak (NEW ALBANY, Ind.)–Dr. Linda Christiansen, professor of business, has received the Kay Duffy Memorial Award from the Academy of Legal Studies in Business (ALSB). The award, which is infrequently bestowed, recognizes Christiansen for going “above and beyond in service and dedication” to the organization. The ALSB is the flagship and professional organization ...
Horseshoe Foundation Grant helps IU Southeast provide resources for small businesses
July 17, 2018
Thanks to a grant from the Horseshoe Foundation of Floyd County, John Ross, assistant professor at IU Southeast’s School of Business and adviser for the IU Southeast Entrepreneurship Club, will be on the go, helping small businesses succeed. The grant enables IU Southeast faculty and students to collaborate with professionals from the local business community ...
Fast forward: Dakota Russell enters freshman year with 24 credits and college experience
June 13, 2018
By Steven Krolak (NEW ALBANY, Ind.)—For most incoming freshmen, college can be a new world, full of big challenges to go along with big rewards. For Dakota Russell of Floyds Knobs, Ind., it’s all rewards. Russell is entering her freshman year with 24 credits and a full year of in-class and online experience. She got ...
