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Feature
Dr. Jacob
Dearmon
Professor of
Economics
Upcoming Events
Dr. Dearmon specializes in
macroeconomic development.
His primary area of research
focuses on identifying the vari-
ous channels through which
trust and social interactions act
on the development process. In
addition to academic research,
Dr. Dearmon also spent a few
years as a consultant developing
computer applications...
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Undergraduate Programs Graduate Programs Professional Development Alumni Admissions Contact
MSB is offering a new course in Personal Finance for Spring
2011, which will examine financial planning for individuals and
families in a consumer decision-making context. There are no pre-
requisites for this course. For additional info, contact Dr. Ron
Shaw at [email protected] or (405) 208-5283.
Faculty Profile
For Alumni
Meinders School of Business, Oklahoma City University
2501 N. Blackwelder Ave., Oklahoma City, OK 73106
405.208.5276
http://msb.okcu.edu
Joseph Womack, representing the Karl F. and June S.
Martin Family Foundation, presents a check to MSB Dean
Steven C. Agee and OCU President Robert Henry at the
Governor’s Energy Conference in November. The Martin
Foundation committed to extend its support of the Energy
Speaker Series for another five years.
Around the Nation
Around the Region
MSB professors Hyacinthe Aboudja, John Goulden, and
Larry Sells, pictured left to right, work on assembling the
LittleFe portable cluster supercomputer this past month.
LittleFe is now housed at MSB thanks to a grant from Intel
through the Science through Computation project, and will
be used for a variety of teaching and research projects
Jan. 2012
ONTHLY M M
The Love’s Entrepreneurship Center and MSB will be
hosting Entrepreneurship Day on February 29th. Confirmed
speakers include Olympic legend Bart Conner, Eskimo Joe’s
founder Stan Clark, Paula Marshall of Bama Pies, and John
Penton of Canaan Energy. For more information, contact Dr. Bob
Greve at [email protected] or (405) 208-5437.
The campus skyline looks a little different than it has in some time
with the installation of the new spire at the Bishop W. Angie
Smith Chapel on the south edge of campus. See the construction of
the new Chapel Spire at http://youtu.be/bkYlV8Q3-N8
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Copyright 2011
EINDERS
A Monthly e-Newsletter for MSB Alumni and Friends
Brian Byrnes, Oklahoma City Thunder Senior Vice President for Sales and Marketing, spoke to the MSB Sales and Marketing Club on Dec. 1st. His discussion centered around promotion, sales, and the future of the OKC Thunder.
Feature
January 6
Residence Halls Re-open
January 9
First day of Classes for the
Spring 2012 Semester
January 10
Graduate/Transfer/SACE
Information Session
MSB Alum Michael Behnke, a seasoned brand-marketing
professional, will join Raystream's sales and marketing team to
provide management and sales growth from their Paris office.
“Michael has a long and successful history of completing multi-
million dollar contracts," said Brian Petersen, Raystream's CEO.
Area executives will lead a panel discussion December 19th at
MSB to discuss the future of management in the energy indus-
try and the need for qualified employees with the Oklahoma
City Chapter of the Young Professionals in Energy. See
Dean Agee discuss the issue with KFOR here, and information
on the event here.
Have you seen the inaugural issue of re:Meinders, our biannual
publication about all things Meinders? Check out a free
electronic version of it here, or let us know if you would like a
copy sent to you!
February 6
Senior Spotlight Day
February 29
Entrepreneurship Day
January 2
University Open
February 29
Distinguished Speaker Series
featuring Michael Sandel
January 20
Academic Deadline Date First and Female, a documentary about women as role models as
framed by the historic race for the first female governor of Oklahoma in
2010, premiered on OETA December 1st. Directed and produced by
OCU alumni and developed in a collaboration between OCU's Moving
Image Arts Department, MSB, and the Love's Entrepreneurship
Center at MSB, the film has already won several awards, and is
currently in consideration at the Sundance Film Festival. See a trailer of
the documentary here.
January 28
Mobile App Camp
MSB is proud to announce the Tom J. McDaniel Endowed Scholarship Fund. This business scholarship fund is seeking to raise $250,000 in tuition assistance for need and merit based students. For more information about the scholarship or how to contribute, contact Dr. Steven Agee at [email protected].
March 6
Graduate/Transfer/SACE
Information Session
March 29
Women in Leadership
Conference
March 8
Mid-term grades due
March 16
Final day to withdrawal from
Spring Semester courses
March 19-23
Spring Break
No classes, University is open