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 Student Scene
James Stone, in the News
Northern Arizona
University in Flagstaff is building an entrepreneurship program one
piece at a time.
The Arizona Republic
Apr. 7, 2007, Andrew Johnson
For several years the College of Business Administration
has offered a certificate in entrepreneurship. It has experienced an
enthusiastic response to a recently added course on business-plan
writing.
The program, dubbed "BizBlock," started in 2001 as a
one-time class for juniors and has since evolved into a college
mainstay, according to Assistant Professor of Management Chris
Scherpereel.
Students who take the nine-credit course work on teams
to develop a business concept, Scherpereel said. The school is
considering adding to BizBlock a class on new venture planning and a
class that integrates business, engineering and hard sciences, he said.
New entrepreneurship programs are also attracting
non-traditional students such as James Stone, 34, who returned to school
after working several years for Dell Inc.
As a part of the certificate requirements, he took
BizBlock. His team’s idea for an upscale bed-and-breakfast resort in
Flagstaff did not pan out, but he said that wasn’t a bad thing.
"We learned more from failure than we learned from
success," Stone said.
After graduating in December, James Stone wants work in project
management for a smaller firm and eventually start his own business in
the residential or commercial real estate sectors.
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The FCB Student Managed Investment Fund
As of 7:18 am (M.S.T.) May 31, 2007, the Student Managed Investment Fund
portfolio value was $1,001,376.12.
The Student Managed Investment Fund earned a return of
17.3% for calendar year 2006, well above the S&P 500 index return of
15.8%. The account balance now stands at more than $1,001,375, a profit of
$501,000 in the six years of its existence.
In March, six of the students participated in the
portfolio competition at the annual University of Dayton R.I.S.E.
(Redefining Investment Strategy Education) conference. The trip was
funded by alumnus Thom Gyder (’84 ACC) and led by faculty advisor, David
Allen, professor of finance.
The first day was the "keynote speaker" day and consisted of four 1.5 hour Q&A sessions with notable Wall Street professsionals.
The topics for the sessions were:
1) The economy
2) Financial markets
3) Corporate governance
4) Public policy
The speakers included:
Dr. Myron S. Scholes, Chairman, Platinum Grove Asset Management and 1997 Nobel Laureate in Economics Paul S. Atkins, Commissioner, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Robert L. Reynolds, Vice Chairman & Chief Operating Officer, Fidelity Investments Knight Kiplinger, Editor in Chief, Kiplinger’s Personal Finance Pat Dorsey, Director of Stock Analysis, Morningstar.com
The second day was the "breakout session" day. Students met in small groups with assorted industry professionals for 1 hours panel discussions. Some of the topics were:
1) Equity portfolio management
2) Alternative fixed income portfolio management
3) Equity analysts
4) Bond rating workshop
Some of the panelists included:
John augustine, Chief Investment Strategist, Fifth Third Investment Advisors Tom Mangan, Portfolio Manager, James Investment Research Bill Bergman, Stock Analysts, Morningstar Margot Asher, Associate Analyst, Moody's Investor Service
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The SMIF students (l to r):
Dale Richardson, Chris
McDaniel, Scott Fellows, Robb Erickson, Kelly Gosselin, Ken Baker
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2006-2007 Golden Eagle Awards
During the past 29 years, more than 1950
Golden Eagle Awards have been presented to those at NAU who
have made significant contributions to the Lumberjack
athletics program while maintaining a minimum of a 3.0 (B)
grade point average.
2006-2007 FCB Golden Eagle Top Scholar-Athlete Award Winner
Lindsey Carey, Senior, Marketing, Soccer, Cum G.P.A. 3.86
FCB Golden Eagle
Honors
MEN’S BASKETBALL
Kyle Fox, Business
MEN’S CROSS COUNTRY/TRACK & FIELD
Daniel Gaddie, Finance
Kameron Holbrook, Marketing
Robbie Kerback, Business
WOMEN’S CROSS COUNTRY/TRACK & FIELD
Addie Devine, Accountancy
Alexa McLaughlin, Marketing
Courtney Schooley, Marketing
Krista Stepa, Marketing
Georgina Toth, Business
Taneisha Wright, Management
FOOTBALL
Robbie Dehaze, Finance
Shaun Fitzpatrick, Finance
Curt Sweeney, Business
Micah Van Hilsen, Marketing
GOLF
Megan Buck, Business
Kelli O’Keefe, Management
Vicki Power, Marketing
SOCCER
Lindsey Carey, Marketing
MEN’S TENNIS
Jeff Morys, Business
WOMEN’S TENNIS
Katie Schurr, Marketing
SWIMMING & DIVING
Elizabeth Brook, Business Economics
Lindsey Miller, Accountacy
Katie Munch, Finance
VOLLEYBALL
Mikaela Knutson, Business
Amanda Muckenthaler, Marketing |
Kelly Gosselin
(FIN major and R.I.S.E. participant) writes:
[Dean Gerety,] thank you for your support allowing us to attend the R.I.S.E. conference. I also wanted to acknowledge your continued support to the students within the College of Business. I know that you work very hard to make sure that we are given opportunities that many other undergraduate students are not. Myself and several of my peers feel as though attending NAU has been the best decision we have ever made. The most important factor is that we have all had a challenging and positive experience within the College of Business. I am very fortunate to have selected a college that is so devoted to their undergraduate students, and I wanted to thank you for all the time that you have invested in making our college experience better than expected.
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