Top executives speak with students, public at Indiana University on state of the retail industry
Post courtesy of IU newsroom intern Bailey Briscoe: Each year, the Retail Studies Organization at Indiana University Bloomington brings top retail experts to campus for a forum centered around current retail challenges and hot topics. This year’s Retail and Design Forum features executives from Burberry, Finish Line and Charlotte Russe. While the speakers are particularly […]
Two-for-two: Kelley School team returns to campus as winners of national competition
For the second straight year, a team of students at Indiana University’s Kelley School of Business has returned from the National Black MBA Association’s national conference as victors of its undergraduate case competition. No other business school has won the contest, which this year involved teams from 15 business schools around the country. The benefits […]
While academics are important, students say service projects like annual Habitat build are crucial part of their IU experience
Post courtesy of IU newsroom intern Amanda Marino: Ever since she saw pictures of her friend participating in a Habitat for Humanity build, Indiana University junior Shradda Madhav has been interested in joining the program. She got her chance last week, joining the seventh annual build by the IU Kelley School of Business, Habitat for […]
Chicago Cubs owner shares process for building a winner in speech at Kelley
A lecture hall at Indiana University’s Kelley School of Business became more like the bleachers at Wrigley Field, minus the ivy, during a presentation to students and faculty by Chicago Cubs owner Tom Ricketts. Ricketts was the keynote speaker at Friday’s ninth annual IU Entrepreneurial Connection Day, presented by the school’s Johnson Center for Entrepreneurship […]
IU’s China Gateway office connects students with employers in Shanghai and Beijing
Since opening two years ago, Indiana University’s global gateway office in Beijing has actively supported Hoosier academic activities and partnerships across China and has met the needs of a rapidly expanding number of IU alumni there. Indiana University is one of six universities that created a career fair for Chinese students and graduates seeking job […]
Programs demonstrate the importance of understanding other people and cultures
On a wet Independence Day at Indiana University, two groups of students interested in the intersection of business, language and international cultures hung out. A group of 33 mostly American high school students and a group of 100 college students from the Middle East and North Africa played cards, Jenga and other games. They enjoyed […]
Talking shop: Retail experts to assemble at IU for a full-day forum
Guest post by Karen Land, who normally writes at the Art at IU blog: The Retail Studies Organization at Indiana University Bloomington has a special day in store Feb. 9. Its annual retail and design forum will feature a lineup of industry leaders from DSW Inc., Google, Kohl’s, Under Armour and Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. The […]
Helping fifth-graders understand the relationship between saving rainforests and language
Like many of his Indiana University faculty colleagues, David Stringer has had a lot of final papers to read lately, by the 66 students in his Language Hotspots and Biodiversity class. However, unlike many of his peers, Stringer has had something else to read: letters from another group of people impacted by his course — […]
Top Indian government official commends IU’s strategic initiatives in his nation
For the last 20 years, Indiana University’s Kelley School of Business has welcomed nearly a dozen highly successful leaders to campus as a Poling Chair of Business and Government. Like the late Harold “Red” Poling, who as chief executive of Ford Motor Co. established the leader-in-resident program in 1993, many of them have been proud […]
International Education Week celebrates the rich, worldwide diversity of Indiana University
Each November, Indiana University Bloomington participates in International Education Week, a worldwide celebration of people who seek to improve global understanding. For the past nine years, the IU World’s Fare, an event that allows international student groups to showcase their countries, has been the primary event for the week. However, this year the IU Office […]
