BUILDING EXPECTATION - Lundquist College of Business ...

BUILDING EXPECTATIONBUILDING ANSTETT HALLmodern wiring, technology, and spaceto accommodate a growing facultyand student body, this overhaul is longoverdue. The dream to update thespace became a reality when HopeAnstett announced her $5 milliongift to help with the renovation and tomemorialize her late husband, JosephAnstett.Joe and Hope have been generoussupporters of the business collegeand the Department of Accounting. In2001, they gave $1 million to the LillisHall construction fund for the AnstettFamily Accounting Suite, and Joe wasa loyal member of the AccountingCircle. Hope has continued thisphilanthropic tradition, establishing ascholarship endowment in Joe’s namefor accounting and MBA students in2009 and in her gift this year for theGilbert renovation.Built in 1921, Gilbert Hall is thehistoric east wing of the Lillis BusinessComplex and the final portion of thecomplex to be renovated. In need ofThe UO and the business college holda very special place in Hope’s heart.She and Joe met as business studentsat the University of Oregon over fiftyyears ago; he studied accounting andshe studied business administration.They married the day after graduationin 1955. After serving in the U.S. Armyin Korea, Joe joined Hope in Las Vegasand started a successful thirty-sevenyearcareer with Silver State Disposal,Inc., working his way from accountantto president and chief executive officer.Construction on Gilbert Hall began lastApril and will continue until March 2011,when the building will be renamedAnstett Hall in the couple’s honor.The redesigned space will includea larger area for the Anstett FamilyAccounting Suite that will house severalfaculty offices and a collaborativeworkspace for accounting students.The Department of Accounting facultyand students eagerly anticipate movinginto Anstett Hall and expect to do greatthings there.Building Professionals through Beta Alpha PsiTen years ago the UO chapter ofBeta Alpha Psi (BAP) launchedits first Volunteer Income TaxAssistance (VITA) program, freeto students and others in thesurrounding community. Since then,VITA has expanded its reach, filing206 tax returns this year comparedto 150 tax returns in 2000.Beta Alpha Psi has grown in otherways as well, and each year’sgroup of members has contributedits own unique style of being active.Over the last ten years, members haveenjoyed social events such as cosmicbowling, holiday potlucks, volleyball,softball, kickball, and even skydiving.They have provided services forbusiness and accounting students suchas hosting Meet the Firms and Meetthe Students events; offering breakfastfor students during finals week; andhosting a tutoring program.They have given back to the communityby carving pumpkins with kids at theBAP officers, 2010–11YMCA; making Valentine’s Day cardsfor senior citizens; holding a car wash toraise funds for local children’s charities;and processing food donations at Foodfor Lane County. BAP pledges andmembers have taken part in studentand professional mentoring programs,mock interviews, and CPA for a Dayactivities. They have published theirrésumés in the BAP Résumé Bookand worn “BAPwear” T-shirts. Theycreated partnerships with otherstudent-run groups in the college suchas the finance club, the AmericanMarketing Association, and AlphaKappa Psi.BAP members have won BestPractices competitions at regionaland national meetings. The UOchapter has earned recognition asDistinguished Chapter since 2001,Superior Chapter every year since2003, and won the Gold ChallengeAward in 2009. It achieved GoldChapter Status that same year—thehighest designation for chaptersaround the world—and is on the waytoward earning this again in 2010.Being involved with Beta Alpha Psimeans much more than attendingweekly meetings. Members are givenan invaluable experience, setting themapart from the norm and jumpstartingtheir careers long before graduation. Inthese experiences, BAP members andofficers develop leadership skills andprofessionalism, building professionalsalong the way.14