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COBA conducts study on virtual hiring employees

November 19, 2013 by Caroline Hardie

Students can earn money for participating in a virtual hiring study done by the College of Business Administration and Information technology professors. Assistant professor of marketing, Dr. Ryan Jessup, and assistant professor of computer science, Dr. John Homer, started the research study of virtual hiring. Senior psychology major from ... [Read More…]

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JMC and COBA students visit NYC

November 1, 2013 by Jaci Isham

ACU students travel to New York City to learn about PR and its role in business. Video/editing by: Jaci Isham ... [Read More…]

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Entrepreneurship speakers to visit COBA students

October 22, 2013 by Dystanie Douglas

The Griggs Center for Entrepreneurship and Philanthropy and the local Collegiate Entrepreneurs' Organization chapter are sponsoring an Entrepreneur Speaker Series through the College of Business Administration. The Entrepreneur Speaker Series began last year, but is completely student-run and organized by COBA majors this year. "This year is ... [Read More…]

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September 18, 2013 by Optimist Staff

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Student-run cafe opens in COBA

September 17, 2013 by Jesse Harper

The Crossing Cafe replaced the Connections Cafe in the College of Business Administration and opened for business on Monday. "The Crossing Countdown", a giveaway sweepstake launched by COBA students promoted the opening of The Crossing Cafe's newly renovated store over Twitter and Facebook. ACU students were randomly selected for different ... [Read More…]

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Navigation app wins Challenge

April 26, 2013 by Josh Garcia

The College of Business Administration awarded $100,000 in prizes Tuesday for the Springboard Ideas Challenge. The Springboard Ideas Challenge is a mini-business plan competition across the Big Country region. Students present business proposals and receive cash awards to jump start their plans. The competition is divided into two categories, ... [Read More…]

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Business class addresses lighting problems abroad

April 24, 2013 by Emmett Niland

An upper level business class is working on a project to help impoverished families in developing countries by researching alternative lighting. The class is taught by Dr. Monty Lynn, associate dean in the college of business administration, and focuses on international poverty and development. "This is a hands-on project," Lynn said. "We're using ... [Read More…]

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Venture Out program sticks to tried-and-true formula

April 19, 2013 by Josh Garcia

After a semester of experimentation, the Venture Out program returned to the template it has followed for the past decade. The Venture Out program is a feature of the Introduction to Business course. Students form groups of six to eight, develop a product concept through market research, find a supplier, receive a $500 loan from the College of ... [Read More…]

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COBA, JMC faculty to lead trip to New York City

April 18, 2013 by Josh Garcia

COBA and JMC majors will have the opportunity to spend next semester’s fall break in New York City. David Swearingen, executive in residence of the college of business administration, led a group of about 20 COBA majors to New York City during spring break two years ago. Swearingen was formerly the vice president of corporate communications for ... [Read More…]

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COBA dean hard at work

February 22, 2013 by Katie Greene

Dr. Richard Lytle, dean of the College of Business Administration, has been on post-doctoral fellowship with the organization CEO Forum since October 2012. Lytle has spent the time away from the ACU campus working on two large projects. Both of these projects are focused on leadership in college-aged students. "Leadership has been a passion of ... [Read More…]

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