RU Collegiate Entrepreneurs Organization Honored
    RU's Collegiate Entrepreneurs organization won first-place honors and a $200 prize in the "Best Fundraising Idea/Event" contest at the recent national Collegiate Entrepreneurs Organization (CEO) conference in Chicago. The prize was awarded for the Radford CEO's line of personalized leather portfolios.
    Four RU Collegiate CEO members -- Matt Baines, Marc Capistrant, Nanyamka Edwards and Brian Putt -- attended the conference for aspiring entrepreneurs. CEO is an entrepreneurship network with chapters on 165 university campuses. Its mission is to inspire college students to be entrepreneurial and seek opportunity through enterprise creation. Putt participated in the CEO elevator pitch contest, and Baines entered the CEO essay contest on "Shadowing an Entrepreneur."

RU 2009 Global Innovation Tournament Winners Announced
Fifty five entries were submitted to the Global Innovation Tournament competition.  Nine winners were selected from the entries.  To view video's and winner categories go HERE..  to read the press release go HERE..
Pictured: Front row (l-r): Kevin Vernon, captain Caroline Tunick, Kirstin Billard; Back row (l-r): Jimmy Buxton, Jorge Alvarez, Sean Engle and Branden

Dean Faye Gilbert Selected As Director of Regional Business Academic Organization
Faye W. Gilbert, Dean of RU’s College of Business and Economics, was recently elected to the Board of Directors of the Southern Business Administration Association (SBAA).  More..

11/09

Twenty Inducted into Beta Gamma Sigma
Twenty RU students receive one of the highest honors Radford University’s College of Business and Economics (COBE) can bestow at the Beta Gamma Sigma (BGS) Induction ceremony held on November 10, 2009 in the Muse Banquet Room.  More..

11/09

RU Students Participate in Fed Challenge
Students participated in the Fed Challenge, Monday, October 26, 2009 in Richmond, accompanied by Dr. Alex Orlov, at the Federal reserve Bank of Richmond. Groups who place go on to the next level. Maurice Carter, President of the ESA notes: “We hope to participate in this contest next year, it was a great learning experience for us and will be very beneficial to us next year”.
10/09

Alpha Kappa Psi Sponsors Presentation on Professional Dress
Professional fashion consultants Marcus Morris of Joseph A. Bank Clothiers, and Lisa Taylor of Talbots gave a presentation on professional dress in the work place on October the 22nd in Heth Hall. The program was put on by the Brothers of Alpha Kappa Psi, the professional business fraternity. A key theme of the presentation was to purchase pieces for your wardrobe that are versatile and can be mixed and matched with each other to create a myriad of outfits.

Senior economist with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) guest speaks in Global Economy and Business class
A senior economist with the International Monetary Fund (IMF), Mrs. Carol Fisher was a guest speaker in Dr. Toh's Global Economy and Business class joined by members of the Radford Economic Student Association on October 12. Mrs. Fisher has been with the IMF for 26 years and prior to joining the IMF she was with the U.S. Treasury Department and the Federal Reserve Board. At the IMF she has carried out economic missions in more than 30 countries in West Africa, Latin America, the Caribbean, and Eastern Europe. In addition to sharing her first-hand knowledge of how the IMF operates, its goals, objectives, and challenges, she discussed the new role for the IMF following the recent G-20 Summit.

Economics Professor Basel Saleh Featured on the With Good Reason Radio Program
Dr. Saleh discussed his research into the socioeconomic indicators focused on suicide militants in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Saleh was quoted and his study was cited in a CNN.com article in August. Read RU News Release Here..

Management Class Connects with Distant Alumni
for International Business Lecture
By combining technology and an alumni’s desire to share his experiences, members of Dr. Iain Clelland’s Management 428 class in the College of Business and Economics heard a “tele-lecture” by Luka Rister, RU MBA ’07, a Strategy and BI Consultant with Infodom, an IT provider based in Zagreb, Croatia.  More..

Keith Shields Keynotes BB&T Global Capitalism Symposium at RU
Radford University’s first-ever Global Capitalism Symposium, sponsored by BB&T, will be keynoted by Keith Shields, Analytic Development Lead for Marketing Associates in Detroit, MI. Shields will be featured in a series of speaking engagements and lectures at RU’s College of Business and Economics (COBE) on Oct. 29-30. More..

Dean Gilbert welcomes RU alumni during Welcome Back Weekend
Dean Faye Gilbert is pictured with COBE alumni during the Lacrosse Alumni Reunion held on Alumni Welcome Back Weekend, Oct 3, 2009. Graduate dates ranged from 1979-1999. More than half of the alumni players were College of Business and Economics graduates. No major injuries and a lot of fun was had by all. Photos HERE.

Rafael Rodriguez-Santos Receives Scholarship from Roanoke Chapter of the Virginia Society of Certified Public Accountants
Rafael Rodriguez-Santos received a $500 scholarship from the Roanoke chapter, Virginia Society of Certified Public Accountants.  The Roanoke chapter offered four $500 Scholarships and a $1500 scholarship.  Each school was able to put forth two candidates for the scholarships. Other Schools who participated in the annual event were Ferrum College, Virginia Tech, Roanoke College, and others. The presentation was made at the annual Student Night Event. This is the 6th year RU has participated.  Twenty six RU Accounting students attended, representing the largest number of attendees from the participating schools. The event was held September 24, 2009 at Schaal's Metamorphosis restaurant in Roanoke, VA.

AFBL Department hosted its 3rd annual FIRM NIGHT on September 17, 2009
Representatives from nine firms attended the event. Our seniors met with the firm representatives from 6:00 to 7:00, providing resumes and exchanging information. From 7:00 to 8:00 our other majors attended to meet the representatives, discuss career alternatives, and to possibly gain information about internships.   It was once again a successful event, and we thank all who attended and participated. View Photos HERE..

Chase named "Super CPA" by Virginia Business Magazine
Dr. Bruce Chase, professor of accounting, was named to the "Super CPA" list in the educator category by Virginia Business magazine. Chase's recognition as a Super CPA in the educator category is his second in the last four years and is the result of a poll of more than 7,000 ballots distributed to members of the VPSCA. More..

COBE Holds Annual Faculty/Staff Picnic
On a beautiful Saturday, Sept. 12, the staff and faculty gathered at Radford's Bisset Park to eat hot dogs, share stores and have a good time. The children (and mascot!) enjoyed the playground, toss game and prizes. The food was great, especially all the different varieties of brownies we had!! Thank you to everyone who came and had a great time. View picnic photos HERE.

CEO of Cassaday and Co. Speaks at RU
Mr. Stephen Cassaday, CEO of Cassaday and Co., an award winning investment firm, spoke to over 125 students at the Bonnie Auditorium on Sept. 10, 2009. Mr. Cassaday, a 1976 RU alum, talked on the Pillars of Success. His points included: set a goal, get advice from others, work hard, maintain ethics, make the ‘right’ decisions even if you have to suffer consequences in that decision, use the standard ‘what would an honest, moral ethical person do?’, give back. Many students had a chance to speak with Mr. Cassaday after the presentation. Photos HERE..

COBE Hosts Unique 'Experience Business Casually' Job Search and Career Building Event For Students
Radford University’s College of Business and Economics (COBE) hosted the first ‘Experience Business Casually’ career development event for RU Students on Friday, Sept. 11 from 11a.m. to 2 p.m. on the Whitt Hall Lawn. The event featured alumni, recruiters and friends of the RU COBE providing feedback to RU students on their professional image after brief, face-to-face interactions. More..