Last weekend DET students sponsored by Corona Labs gathered in COBA to challenge themselves to make a video game within 48 hours. ACU Professor Dr. Brian Burton and teaching assistant Ashley Dillon coordinated with Global Gaming Jam to conduct the event on campus. Video/editing by: Denzil Lim ... [Read More…]
Students begin applying early for business short course
The limited number of spots available for a business short course in Colorado are already being filled. The College of Business Administration's Leadership Summit course will take place during the first week of January in rural Colo. The course will feature guest speakers who are successful in entrepreneurial business management and leadership, ... [Read More…]
Business students get a Jump Start on internships
COBA students met this week at the new Jump Start sessions to learn about potential internships and receive advising codes to register for the upcoming spring semester. Tim Johnston, assistant dean in COBA, created and implemented Jump Start last fall. It began as a program to inform students of upcoming deadlines for the "bigger" internships and ... [Read More…]
COBA students reopen café
A newly renovated Connections Café in the Mabee Business Building is drawing a rather large crowd. This year, the Griggs Center for Entrepreneurship and Philanthropy is giving business students the opportunity to learn first-hand how to plan and operate a business through a new program called Wildcat Inc. The Griggs Center leadership team decided ... [Read More…]
COBA tries out new Venture with teamwork
The Venture Out program that is a part of the Introduction to Business class is using a new format this year. Students are not selling a tangible product but instead working with a conceptualized idea. All freshman business majors participate in the Venture Out program when they take Intro to Business. Traditionally, in the Venture Out program ... [Read More…]
Dinner gives students etiquette opportunity
Students in the Employee Planning, Recruitment and Selection class faced a five course meal as part of their class. Dr. Malcom Coco, professor in the College of Business, allowed students an opportunity to apply what they've learned in his Employee Planning, Recruitment and Selection class through partnering with Jenifer Ellison, Director of ... [Read More…]
Springboard Challenge names winners
Two student business ideas were selected as Grand Prize winners out of 20 finalists at the Springboard Awards Dinner. One winner was selected from the college division and one from the the community division. In the college division, Eldad Campbell was awarded $10,000 for his company, Double Impact Shoes, to provide customizable athletic socks to ... [Read More…]
Business competition continues early registration
Early registration for the Springboard Ideas Challenge will end March 1. The final deadline for late registration will be March 21. The Springboard Ideas Challenge is a competition that calls for students interested in entrepreneurship to design a business plan for their concept. Each team is required to submit a written plan. If chosen, finalists ... [Read More…]
eHub offers resources to encourage entrepreneurs
Located just on the edge of campus is the eHub, a branch of the Griggs Center for Entrepreneurship and Philanthropy as well as one of ACU's newest facilities. The College of Business Administration recently adopted and renovated the Moore House on the corner of EN 16th St. and Washington St. The building was repurposed to be a multifaceted tool ... [Read More…]
Venture Out program remains critical to COBA
Venture Out, a unique program in the business department allowing students to create their own mini-business, remains a vital part of the College of Business after more than a decade There are many students who enter the program every year and create a variety of products to sell throughout the ACU community. Â The products range from different ... [Read More…]