During the summer 2013 intersession, the COB sponsored several short-term study-away trips. Two offered by the Finance and General Business (FGB) and Fashion and Interior Design (FID) Departments are highlighted below. From May 20 through 25, 12 students participated in the annual Financial Markets Study Trip. Students traveled to the Big Apple with FGB Department Head … [Read more...] about FGB and FID study-away trips to New York City, Italy and Spain
COB students and faculty are taking advantage of opportunities to expand global and cultural competence. During the 2012-13 academic year, 88 students traveled with faculty and took their bearwear all around the globe. As part of the Magellan Exchange program, students may study away for a semester or academic year, and faculty can spend time at a partner school for … [Read more...] about COB Around the Globe
How would you like to score an international internship? Sounds good? If so, you have two great opportunities available. The first is Global Experiences, which offers internships in England, Ireland, Australia, Spain, Italy, France and the United States. The second is Capital Interns, which offers internships in London, UK. Global Experiences offers a structured … [Read more...] about Two Opportunities for Study Away Internships
A group of COB students spent spring break with students from Mississippi State University in a cooperative course, International Marketing and the Marketing of Emerging Markets. Marketing Professor Chuck Hermans led the students with help from Kevin Shanahan, Associate Professor of Marketing at Mississippi State University. The group spent 10 days exploring the concept of … [Read more...] about Students Spend Spring Break in Rio de Janeiro