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Newsletter for Undergraduate Business Students
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IN THIS ISSUE
Fall Job Fair
Student Org Events
Deans' Office Hours
Smith & Nephew
Prof Development Trip
Haslam Abroad
Fall 2020 Updates
Upcoming Events
Campus Announcements
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Job & Internship Fair Goes Virtual
Did you know job fairs are the #1 way Haslam College of Business students report that they find their jobs and internships? Don’t miss the biggest job fair event this semester. Connect with companies about their full-time job and internship opportunities. Click to register for the Supply Chain Management Fair and the Business, Retail, and Government Fair.
Here are a couple of resources to help you prepare:
1. Top ten tips on navigating a virtual fair
2. Video guide
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C.E.O. Guest Speaker Event: Nancy Barger
Sept. 21 | 5:30pm - 6:30pm | via Zoom
FMA Internal Meeting
Sept. 22 | 6:00pm | RSVP
AIM hosts RSM
Sept. 23 | 6:15pm | via Zoom
NeXxus/CSCMP Alumni Event: Boeing, SC Johnson, PepsiCo, Eastman, and more!
Sept. 23 | 7pm - 8:30pm
Women of Haslam: Career Search Best Practices Workshop with Ferguson
Sept. 23 | 7pm - 8pm | via Zoom
SHRM- "Membership Networking"
Sept. 24 | 5:30pm | via Zoom
AMA Invites Second Mile Marketing
Sept. 29 | 6pm | via Zoom
SHRM- Free Professional Headshots
Sept. 30 | 10am - 12pm | Stokley Management Plaza | RSVP
For more information on student organization events, click here.
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September 23 | 1pm - 2pm | via Zoom
Have questions for the deans? Come speak with Steve Mangum, dean of the Haslam College of Business, and Lane Morris, associate dean of undergraduate studies & student affairs, during Deans' Office Hours. Join via Zoom.
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We are excited to welcome 13 new faculty members to the Haslam College of Business family! These new hires join the departments of accounting and IM, economics, finance, management and entrepreneurship, marketing and SCM.
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Sept. 24 | 10:00am – 12:00pm | Virtual
Join your fellow students, faculty, and staff as we serve the patrons of Knox Area Rescue Ministries! In this virtual service event, we will write uplifting notes for guests at KARM’s shelter. Together, we can ensure that Every Bed, Every Day has a card on it. While you work, join us on Zoom to hear more about KARM from Jordan Foxwell, Volunteer Relations Director. CLICK HERE to register.
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September 23 | 5:30pm | via Zoom
This is an information session designed to help students learn about the Smith & Nephew’s culture of inclusion and how we all can grow together! RSVP closes on Sept. 22, 2020. Click here for more information.
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October 5-7 | 6:00pm | Virtual Event
The Office of Diversity and Community Relations will be hosting a virtual professional development trip. The purpose of the virtual professional development trip is to expose Haslam College of Business students to various industries, careers, and the professional environment. This is a wonderful opportunity for students to expand their career passion and purpose, practice networking, skills, and learn different pathways to success. Please note the Office of Diversity & Community Relations plans to provide dinner to those students accepted to participate! Accepted students will also earn free swag! Tentative virtual site visit companies: Dell Technologies, E&J Gallo Winery, Under Armour, etc. Space is limited so submit your application today. Application closes on September 25!
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HCB Virtual Program Spotlight: Research / Independent Study
As part of the HCB Virtual International Programs, among the five opportunities available, students may opt to dive deep into an international business topic with either a research project or an independent study. Both options will be mentored by an HCB faculty and will offer students the opportunity to design their own learning path!
Apply by September 30th for the priority deadline or by November 1st for the final deadline. Space is limited, so apply early!
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Enroll Today!
Interested in expanding upon your intercultural skill set? Enroll in the IPSA Cultural Competency Series! This Canvas series is aimed to support business students whether they are brand new to the college or are close to graduation!
Enroll today to participate in this online Canvas series where you can earn both LinkedIn Learning certificates and Canvas badges!
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RSVP today!
Join the Office for Diversity & Community Relations and International Programs & Study Abroad as they discuss study abroad program options and how students can finance their experience. The Info Session will be held on Oct 1 from 6pm – 7 pm.
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Chancellor’s COVID-19 Update
Join Chancellor Plowman for regular livestream updates on COVID-19 at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville. Twice a week, members of her team will join her to share the latest data for our campus, discuss recent developments, and look ahead to the coming days and weeks.
Spring 2021 Academic Calendar
The academic calendar has been changed to limit student travel. The changes will help reduce the potential for travel-related spread of COVID-19 while maintaining the required number of instructional days and meeting accreditation and federal aid requirements. Click here to view the calendar.
Focused measures to slow COVID-19 spread on campus
With the significant rise in case counts over the past week, we must take additional action to control the spread of COVID-19 on our campus. Chancellor Donde Plowman emailed the campus community on September 10 with details about measures to be implemented immediately and continue through at least September 27. Read the full text of Chancellor Plowman’s message on her website.
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Help for Food Insecurity
September is National Hunger Action Month and is particularly crucial this year because of COVID-19. An estimated 54 million people are food insecure in 2020. Below are several UT organizations that work to lessen food insecurity on our campus and surrounding community:
Get the Scoop on Philanthropy: @ Home Edition
Sept. 23 | 7-8pm | via Zoom
The Center of Student Alumni Programs invites you to test your UT trivia skills and Get the Scoop on Philanthropy. Prizes include Cruze Farm Dairy gift cards and UT swag. *Prizes may only be claimed by current UT Knoxville students, and participants must verify with @vols.utk.edu, @utk.edu, or @tennessee.edu email addresses to enter the Zoom session.
More campus events and announcements.
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