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The Professional Coaching Clinic (PCC) is a program where business students will be paired with a personal coach who has significant experience working and coaching in professional business environments. Each student will meet regularly with his/her coach throughout the semester to explore his/her professional strengths and weaknesses and to develop and carry out an action plan designed by leading business professionals and will have other opportunities to develop their professional networks.

This course is only open to 12-15 upper level students for spring 2011 semester.

Benefits to you of participating include:

• You will improve your professionalism by identifying your strengths, weaknesses, competencies, interests and personal and professional aspirations.
• You will be better prepared to succeed in your first job and your career
• You will earn 1 credit for your participation, and may substitute your participation for BUS 302, Career Perspectives

Commitments required of you include:

• True engagement in the concept of professionalism and an eagerness to improve your self-awareness and professional skills.
• Ability to meet Mondays 3:10-4:00 pm periodically throughout the semester
• Ability to participate in 1-2 select “master classes” that may cover 2-3 hours and perhaps include dinner - lasting to approximately 7:00 pm.

For more information check out the website: http://www.montana.edu/cob/bracken/pcc.html or contact Linda Hughes, 324 Reid Hall, 994-4294, linda.hughes@montana.edu.

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Etiquette Dinner

Tuesday, October 12 from 6:00-8:00 PM, Holiday Inn

$10/person. Register at Career Services website. www.montana.edu/careers.

Meet the Recruiters

Wednesday, October 13 from 5:00-6:30 PM at the Stadium Club (football stadium), 2^nd Floor

Businesses from around the nation gather together to meet with CoB students. Students will find the experience rewarding and beneficial for their future job pursuits. *Business Professional/Casual Required.

MSU Career Fair

Thursday, October 14 from 9:00 AM – 3:00 PM in the Strand Union Building (SUB) Ballrooms.

www.montana.edu/careers

National Business Recruiter Panel

Thursday, October 14 from 5:30-6:30 PM in Reid Hall 105

Come listen to a discussion panel with recruiters from Boeing, Kiewit, NAVSEA and RightNow Technologies. This panel is sponsored by the Finance Club, Human Resources Management Club with pizza provided by Kiewit. All business majors are encouraged to attend. *Freshmen can get Champchange points. www.champchange.com

Kiewit Information Session

Thursday, October 14 at 7:00 PM in Reid Hall 453

Come learn about Kiewit, an employer of College of Business students. Peder Jensen and Jodi Thelen, both CoB alumni, will be the visiting company representatives. They will also be a part of the Recruiter Panel *listed above.

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The 17^th Annual MSU College of Business (CoB) State Farm Insurance Family Business Day Program honored several family businesses with an awards luncheon on Friday, September 24, at the Holiday Inn in Bozeman, Montana.

Many businesses, which range in size from fewer than 10 employees to more than 50, in various industries, are nominated each year. This year’s six winners are:

TwoMedicine Health & Financial Fitness of Bozeman—Very small business category (fewer than 10 employees)

Red Rock Power, Inc. of Havre—Small business category (10 to 30 employees)

Montana Milling, Inc. of Great Falls—Medium business category (30 to 50 employees)

BioScience Laboratories, Inc. of Bozeman—Large business category (more than 50 employees)

Teton Banks of Fairfield—Old business category (in business more than 50 years)

Agri-Best Feeds, Inc. of Billings—New business category (in business less than 10 years)

Winners were chosen from a pool of more than 50 applicants, based on their commitment to customer service, family values and their adaptability to an ever-changing business environment.

Kathy Stark, co-owner of Starky’s Authentic Americana, and this year’s luncheon keynote speaker, shared Starky’s story, “Back from the Blast: Comeback Strategies for Success.” She told how their small family restaurant has weathered tragedy and experienced continued success.

The Starks opened a New York-style lunch-only eatery, Starky’s Authentic Delicatessen, after moving here from Detroit, Michigan in 2003. It was a tremendous success and operated smoothly until Bozeman, Montana’s 2009 gas main explosion. The restaurant was destroyed in a tragedy that leveled half a city block.

Since starting the restaurant, the Stark’s mantra has been to “create a meaningful experience for our customer,” which is not limited to those who walk through their doors, but includes everyone in the community. It was this community connection that led to their comeback after the explosion. The outpouring of support following the explosion was integral to their recovery and Stark emphasized the importance of the customer and community. She credited this support for taking her and her husband from “discouragement, rejection, exhaustion and self-pity” to an attitude of perseverance and “It’s Possible.”

The Family Business Day luncheon brought participating families together to celebrate their achievements, as well as learn from each other. Multiple generations were represented at the occasion, with several who were MSU alumni.

The CoB and State Farm Insurance, in honor of Robert Jaedicke, hosted the program. Stockman Bank underwrote the awards, with additional support from the Montana Chamber of Commerce.

For more information on the Family Business Day program, go to http://www.montana.edu/wwwdb/FamilyBusiness/FamilyBusiness.html or contact Karen Beach at 994-6796 or familybusiness@montana.edu.

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