Fall 2019 Mitchell Magazine

PROGRAM UPDATES
2019 Financial
Management Association
Leaders’ Conference
Sixteen student members of the
South Alabama chapter of the
Financial Management Association
(FMA) attended the 2019 FMA
Leaders’ Conference on March
7th and 8th in New York City. Out
of 30 teams from schools such as
Auburn, James Madison, Temple,
Butler, and Western Kentucky, four of
our five teams made it through the
exam portion to reach the second
round. In the second round, two
of our teams were knocked out by
one of the other South teams—not
once, but twice! When the dust
settled, teams from South Alabama
placed first and second in the
competition! Congratulations to our
first-place winners, Hong Nguyen,
Baxley Stokes, and Jesus Gonzalez
Lopez, and our second-place
finishers, Tyler Spidle and Lacey
Dugger. A great day for the MCOB
and the Economics and Finance
department. Overall, the trip was
a great experience, especially for
those students who were visiting
New York City for the first time.
SOBIE Award
The Society of Business, Industry, and
Economics presented Lauren Carrubba
with the Student Presentation Award for
“The Impact of Beta Dispersion on Stock
Dispersion”.
Highest Honors Chapter:
Honor Roll Scholarship
Notification for the 2019 GLS
The Beta Gamma Sigma chapter at the
Mitchell College of Business was awarded
an Honor Roll Scholarship in recognition of
their Highest Honors Chapter status. The
chapter is dedicated to its students and to
the society.
Around
The College
Learning from Amazon
American Marketing Association,
Collegiate Entrepreneurs’ Organization,
and the Society for Human Resource
Management got together and hosted
an event for their members to learn
from a representative from Amazon.
John Terzo gave these students
an inside look into his life with this
company.
Fall 2018
The MAcc program introduced a new course, ACC 572, Fraud
Examination. In this required course students learn about fraud
examination from the perspective of CFEs (certified fraud examiners)
and encounter a wide range of fraud situations.
Build A Bridge
The Build a Bridge program provides high school students the
opportunity to learn about entrepreneurship through teaching, mentoring,
and participation in venture related contests. This past year, we had
participants from 5 different schools with 24 students participating. This
upcoming year, we hope to expand to more schools and host more
workshops to help the students with professional development and to
advance their pitching skills.
Minority Business Accelerator
The Minority Business Accelerator is a 9-week entrepreneurial training
series and competition for minority entrepreneurs. Our partners include
the Mobile Chamber of Commerce, City of Mobile, Small Business
Development Center, and Innovation PortAL. PNC Bank is the sponsor for
the third year, donating $25,000.
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