Upcoming Seminars & Events

 

The following seminars are sponsored by the College of Business and Communication, Newel K. Whitney Society, and SIFE:

 

March 19, 2009, Taylor Building

Business Summit

Panel Discussion, Breakout Sessions, Business Competitions and more.  Keynote speaker will be James H. Quigley, CEO of Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu at 2:00 in the Taylor Chapel.

 

March 25, 5 p.m. Smith 240

Micro-Lending Seminar - Did you know that almost half the world - over three billion people - lives on less than $2.50 a day? (www.globalissues.org/article/26/poverty-facts-and-stats)

 

Did you serve a mission in a country where you wish you could have helped the people get out of poverty?

 

This is a huge problem in the world and one of the best ways to compete against it is through micro-lending. Come and learn how you can be a part of the solution and help people to become self sufficient.

 

Please e-mail questions to James at sifebyui@gmail.com.

 

 

Business Competition Details

 

Debate Competition - More information TBA

 

Case Study - Review, prepare, and give a formal presentation on a difficult case relevant to Business and Communication. Students are encouraged to work in groups of two to six people, but may work alone. Judges will be members of the faculty and special guests of Business Summit. 

Submission due date: March 5, by 5 p.m., Smith 229

Preliminary Rounds: March 12, 2 p.m.

Finals: March 18, 7 p.m.

 

Up to $250 will be given to winners. Competition will take place on the condition five or more entries are submitted.

 

Design/Poster - Design an awareness poster for the College of Business and Communication student mentoring program.

 

Students will be responsible to ensure the posters are within the guidelines of the University Style Guide. Students will also be required to use original photos or design elements for the poster. Projects may be submitted by individuals or groups no larger than six people.

Submission due date: March 5, by 5 p.m., Smith 229

 

Up to $250 will be given to winners. Competition will take place on the condition five or more entries are submitted.

 

Photography - Showcase talent in photography and submit edited and/or unedited environmental portraits, candid shots of people interacting in their environment, taken this semester. Students may enter up to three photographs.

Submission due date: March 10, 5 p.m., Spori 137

Take 8 x 10 printed photos to Spori 137 and submit jpegs (sized to 72 ppi) to photographics@byui.edu.

 

Up to $250 will be given to winners. Competition will take place on the condition five or more entries are submitted. For more information, please visit www.byui.edu/societies/photographics 

 

Representative Profile - A Representative Profile is the story of an individual who exemplifies the lives of similar people. It shows the human side of a larger story, a story that in its final form will include research and other interviews.

 

The final product will be evaluated based on content, grammar, mechanics and other fundamentals of writing. 

Submission due date: March 5, 5 p.m., Smith 229

 

Up to $250 will be given to winners. Competition will take place on the condition five or more entries are submitted.

 

Speech - Prepare and deliver a four to six minute informative speech on a topic of your choice. Speeches will be evaluated on structure, presentation and time by faculty members and special guests of Business summit.

Submission due date: March 5, 5 p.m., Smith 229

Preliminary Rounds: March 12, 2 p.m.

Finals: March 18, 7 p.m.