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CBE to hold Western Business Summit Oct. 21

Western Today staff

Western Washington University鈥檚 College of Business and Economics聽and its will host the on Friday, Oct. 21.

Initiated in 2004, the purpose of the Western Business Summit 鈥 formally known as Teaching Scholarship Day 鈥 is to recognize and promote excellence in business education at Western's College of Business and Economics by fostering connections among business professionals, faculty, staff, and students.

The activities will include a Business Education Showcase from 11 a.m. until noon in Parks Hall 108, entitled 鈥淪potlight on Award-Winning Accounting Students.鈥 The showcase will feature presentations from student teams from the College鈥檚 award-winning accounting program. The student teams received awards for their presentations at regional and international meetings of the Beta Alpha Psi honorary society. No registration is required for the Showcase presentation.

In addition, the Summit event will include interactive educational sessions in which business students may learn directly from industry professionals. The sessions will include 鈥淧rofessionalism Workshop: Survival Tips from the Pros,鈥 鈥淓ntrepreneurship Roundtable,鈥 鈥淏eyond the MBA: Wisdom from the Workplace,鈥 鈥淚nterview Workshop: Interview for Success in the MIS Field,鈥 and a 鈥淢eet the Virtual Mentors鈥 reception for the College鈥檚 Virtual Mentor Program. The sessions will be held in Parks Hall and are free and open to the public. specific timing and location of these sessions please go to.

From 12:15-1:30 p.m. in the Wade King Recreation Center鈥檚 MAC Gymnasium, CBE will hold a luncheon to recognize its 2011 Distinguished Faculty Fellow Award recipients. Associate Professor of Decision Sciences Chris Sandvig will be recognized with the Distinguished Teaching Fellow Award and Professor of Decision Sciences Deepinder Bajwa will be recognized with the Distinguished Research Fellow Award. The cost for the lunch is $25 and .

For more information on Western Business Summit, contact Jacquelyn Styrna at (360) 650-4583.

The Western Washington University College of Business and Economics' Center for Excellence in Management Education fosters excellence in management education through partnerships between business and the university.