October 2008 Marketing Highlights

Celebrate Fall at Missouri State

Fall is finally here.  Students are exchanging their shorts and t-shirts for jackets and sweatpants as a chill fills the air-particularly walking to those early morning classes.  We’ve celebrated Homecoming and fall break and now thoughts turn to Halloween and, before you know it, Thanksgiving.  And, of course with this change of season, comes the dreaded mid-term exams too!  It’s hard to believe this semester is already half over.

The Marketing Department has been awash with activity!  COBA Career Day, new student recruitment activities, and homecoming activities have been a part of these first couple of months of school.  In addition four new prospective faculty candidates have visited campus as the department plans to add new positions next fall. The College of Business also prepares to say goodbye to Dean Ronald Bottin who has expressed his desire to retire in early 2009.

Faculty continue to be active in research and teaching activities and find a myriad of ways to provide service—both at the University and in the community.  And, in a couple of weeks, faculty, staff, and students alike will cast their votes in a truly historical election.  And if that’s not enough, many at MSU anxiously await the grand opening of JQH Arena and the inaugural Eagles concert. No wonder the semester is flying by!      

Reflections

Once again the aroma of fall is in the air!  Football frenzy is upon us, and as of the date of this writing, MSU’s team has won two conference games in a row and is looking better than they have in a long time.  Most of the marketing faculty have acquired season tickets…and of course, we attribute the team’s present success to our “brand loyalty.” >More