July 2006 Marketing Highlights
Ahh......Summertime.
There's something special about that summertime feeling. The days are longer and just feel more relaxed, even if your job or schedule doesn't change. Of course, at Missouri State things do change as classes are much smaller and the hectic pace of committee meetings and activities slow down. Summer time, a time to regroup and regenerate for the upcoming school year…
For us, summertime also signals the end of an academic year so it seems appropriate to reflect on the year that has passed. What a year it has been! August 28, 2006 we celebrate our first anniversary as Missouri State University. We've seen top administrative changes with the coming of President Michael Nietzel. We've welcomed three new faculty members to the Marketing Department--Drs. Carlo Smith, Sarah Smith and Christina Simmers. We've had record numbers of faculty members travel internationally to teach and to learn from cultures other than our own. We're also proud to boast of one of our Marketing alumni--Brian Hammons, who was named to the Missouri State Board of Governors this year. And, as always, we are proud and amazed when we hear stories of the great things our Marketing alum are doing all over the world.
Yes, it's has been an exciting year, filled with positive change and energy with promises of more things to come in the upcoming school year. But for now, sit back, read and enjoy the last few lazy days of summer.
REFLECTIONS
By now you've got mulch for the garden beds and cleaned out the gutters. The lawn mower got serviced and is now well-used. You have either visited and/or been visited by many family and friends, and you're just about partied out! Welcome to summer! More
ALUMNUS ACTION
Heather Conlan
This New Alum Finds Her Way. . .
So often, we feature Marketing alum who have been out in the business world for a long time, those who have "been there, done that." This time, however, we take another angle, visiting with a rather new alum--one just beginning to make her mark, quite successfully, in the work world. Heather Conlan talks candidly about the transition. More
STUDENT SPOTLIGHT
Go Crew Members
Start Their Engines
Courtney Roach and Kayla AuBuchon spend the summer getting paid to attend parades, rodeos, and cruise around. More
FACULTY FOCUS
Sam Brown Retires from Teaching to Pursue Other Dreams
What's a professor to do after retiring from an illustrious career in education that spans more than three decades? Sam Brown has plans. Be forewarned - take a breath before riding the coattails of this active retiree. More
MARKETING BUZZ
Advertising Students Provide Creative Backbone-Bear Line Shuttles Roll Out Fall Semester
When Missouri State students come back on campus this fall, they will see the work of several Advanced Advertising students literally rolling across campus. More
Marketing Students Fly High with Allegiant Air
Since January, Marketing students, Laura Angst, Josey Hedgpeth, and Kelly Masek, have participated in promotions throughout Springfield for Allegiant Air, which features inexpensive flights exclusively to Las Vegas & Orlando. More
Missouri State University has Presence in China
Missouri State Marketing Professors Sherry Cook, Diana Haytko, Nancy Keith, John Kent, Allen Shaefer, and Chuck Hermans put their academic backgrounds to the test as they travel abroad to teach at Missouri State's campus in China. More