Taking Care of Business Blog

The You Can in Spokane event is from 6:30-7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 28 in Wolff Auditorium. It will be followed by a networking reception with food and mocktails. The purpose of this event is to show the tremendous opportunity that exists in Spokane and the local community in business development and growth.  It is a collaboration between the business school, Alumni Office, and Career and Professional Development. Panelists include the founder of “Spokane Doesn’t Suck” and three recent Gonzaga graduates who have chosen to make a career in Spokane.

Here’s some information from Washington Trust Bank regarding their relationship manager program. This will be the topic of their information session from noon – 1 p.m. Monday, Feb. 27. Lunch will be served.

MANAGEMENT TRAINEE

There is no reason to wait – accelerate your career today with the Washington Trust Bank Relationship Management Development program. As a Management Trainee, your experience will be hands-on and meaningful from day one. You will rotate through all divisions of the Bank, mentoring with executives and senior managers, shadowing successful Commercial and Wealth Management professionals, and actively participating in community activities. In addition, there will be extensive in-house classroom training on banking, commercial lending, wealth management, business development and other important business skills necessary for your success.

At the end of the approximately 12-month training program, you’ll continue the on-the-job learning as a Credit Analyst in the Commercial Lending Division, or as a Trust Associate in our Wealth Management group.  From there, you will be promoted to an Associate Relationship Manager where you will work directly with a seasoned professional and our valued clients, participating in the management of a book of business. Opportunities are available in Seattle, Spokane, Central Washington and Portland, Oregon. Training will be conducted across all regions, giving you exposure to a variety of experienced Washington Trust Bank mentors, team leaders and professionals. All trainee roles are full-time, salaried positions.

COMPETENCY REQUIREMENTS

• Client-Focused: Cares about those around them. Able to look at the big picture, think of others and put them first.
• Driven: Self-motivated. Takes direction well and is able to move forward with little instruction. Embraces projects as their own.
• Resilient: Remains strong and determined when faced with a challenge. Instead of backing down in the face of adversity, steps up and continues to push forward.
• Passionate: Able to throw themselves into their work and lives. Enjoys what they do and finds a way to make their work meaningful to them.
• Creative: Able to look at a project in a unique way. Make their work their own and embrace an approach specific to their own style.
• Dynamic: Has a strong presence that draws people in. People are drawn to them, they share stories openly and intentional in their wording. Well-developed interpersonal skills. Able to communicate with different generations and demographics.
• Balanced: Successfully juggles school, work, and extracurricular activities. Handles stress in a positive way.

Gonzaga’s School of Business offers one-credit weekend classes to all students each semester. These classes have three goals: 1. Teach skills that are often missed in the “regular” classroom 2. Engage students with members of the community (outside of the School of Business) 3. Get all class time done in a weekend.

Registration is open to ALL MAJORS. The classes are listed on Zagweb under BUSN 290.

Here is the list of this semester’s offerings.

Get Hired! How to Land a Job in Marketing & Advertising
Landing that first job out of college is a challenge. Learn how to dramatically increase your chances of getting your first job on your way to a career in marketing. Learn time-tested tactics to get past the gatekeeper, endear yourself to the hiring manager and land your first marketing job out of college. This course combines lecture, guest presentations and real-world work to put yourself in the best position possible upon graduation.
Course dates are Jan. 28-29, class will meet 9 a.m.-5:30 p.m.
Course is taught by Ed Reese, founder of Sixth Man Marketing

Intellectual Property
Intellectual property refers to creations of the mind for which exclusive rights are recognized. The course covers the field of IP from concept to practice and is taught by a lawyer.
Course dates are Jan. 28-29, class will meet 9 a.m.-5:30 p.m.
Course is taught by Crystal Bandy, lawyer

Career Formation
This class is designed for first-year and sophomore students but can be taken by anyone who is exploring career goals. It is taught with community partners and the staff of Career and Professional Development to help students “connect the dots” between their interests, values, skills, and academic and career options. The Ignatian pedagogical paradigm invites Gonzaga University students to experience, reflect, and act on their career formation goals. Exercises will help students think about their career goals in relationship to their academic and co-curricular experience. This course offers students an introduction to the career development process.  Through self-assessment, exploration, and reflection, students identify potential career interests and gain an understanding of how their interest, values, skills and major relates to various careers and professions. From career exploration to self-marketing, this course offers students increased awareness of their own knowledge, skills and abilities.  At the end of this course, students will be able to fully utilize career resources and services available to integrate their learning and experience.
This class is team taught.
Class dates are Feb. 4-5, class will meet from 4-10 p.m. Friday and  9 a.m. – 8 p.m. Saturday

Introduction to Non-Profits
This class is the first in a three-class series on non-profit management. You can take one, two, or all three classes in the series. This class will provide an introduction to non-profits, covering legal structure, a few regulatory pieces, mission and visioning, basic strategic planning, and a survey of the local non-profit sector. The second class in the series (Fall 2017) will cover non-profit governance and leadership and the third class in the series (Fall 2017) will focus on social enterprise.
Course dates are Feb. 11-12, class will meet 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday and 8 a.m. – 4 p.m.
Course is taught by Jamie Borgan, Program Director of New Leaf Transitions Bakery and Café

Image and Reputation Management
Whether it’s personal or professional, everyone has an image. You have a self-image and others have an image of you. Over time, you develop a reputation. What does your image say about you? Whether through social media, personal interaction, or word of mouth, your image and reputation can determine whether you prosper. This course is designed to support you in your endeavors to build, maintain, and even repair your personal and professional image and reputation.
This course will be taught by Stephanie Vigil, News Anchor at KHQ-TV.
Course dates are Feb. 11-12, class will meet 9 a.m.-5:30 p.m.

Financial Analysis & Decision Making
This course will introduce students to accounting and finance concepts critical to decision making and analysis in three settings: (1) personal finance; (2) corporate/organizational finance; and (3) public finance. During this course, students will examine the utility of accounting information and thought processes in a series of financial decision making and analysis contexts through readings (course text and articles), discussions, written assignments, interaction with guest speakers, reflection opportunities and a culminating group presentation. Students will also be challenged to think critically about the important role of ethics in financial decision making. This class is intended for non-business majors who want to learn more about accounting and finance.
Course dates are Feb. 25-26, class will meet 9 a.m.-5:30 p.m.
Course is taught by Dr. Matt Hoag, assistant professor of accounting

Strategic Planning for Total Quality
One common characteristic of successful organizations is a robust strategic planning process.  Good planning is also a valuable life skill for individuals. This class will provide students education and training about while participating in a facilitated strategic planning process. Designed to be thorough and in depth, students will be introduced to a wide variety of planning components including a ‘how to’ planning process template.  Designed to be fun, intensive, hands on learning about how and why practicing strategic planning serves both individuals and organizations, participants will also leave with a written personal plan focused on achieving their long term success.
Course dates are March 25-26, class will meet 9 a.m.-5:30 p.m.
Course is taught by Tom Agnew, owner of Agnew Consulting

Sales
This course will focus on the practice of moving individuals to a different point of view. It will delve into the art and the science of prospering in the most competitive and potentially rewarding part of the business dynamic, moving individuals to buy a product. During the course, we will explore creativity, ethics and motivational science in the realm of front line sales.
This course will be taught by Michelle Anderson, a 30-year sales manager in the insurance industry
Course dates are April 7-9, class will meet 4-9 p.m. Friday, April 7, 9 a.m. – 3 p.m. Saturday, April 8, and 9 a.m. – 3 p.m. Sunday April 9

Mean girls, queen bees, and nasty women: Women in the Workplace
This class will integrate knowledge from the women studies and business literatures to examine the challenges women face in the workplace. Course will examine popular culture artifacts on women in the workplace such as memes, television and movies, and popular business books. It will also cover skill building through business case studies and scenarios.
This course is team taught English Professor Patsy Fowler and Management Professor Molly Pepper
Class dates are April 7-8, class will meet from 4-10 p.m. Friday and  9 a.m. – 8 p.m. Saturday.

Frequently asked questions about registering for Spring 2017 courses include:

1. How do I declare my major/concentration or change my major/concentration?

2. I need an experiential course. Which Spring 2017 classes will fulfill that requirement?

3. How do I know which classes I need?

4. How do I change advisors?

5. What are the internship options?

6. I want to study abroad. How can I get courses at another university approved to count for my Gonzaga courses?

7. I am a senior and plan to take business ethics. How do BUSN 480 and BUSN 485 work?
8. Can I take any section of BUSN 480 and 485 that I want?

In the spring, BUSN 480-01 and 485-01 are restricted to finance concentrations. If you are a finance concentration, you should register for these sections. If you do not have a finance concentration, you should register for one of the other sections.

Finally, remember that the times for classes on TR will be slightly different in the spring. For the past few years, there have been no classes at noon on TR to allow for an “open” meeting time for all members of the university. In the spring, this open meeting time will move to MW and there will be another class period on TR. Here are the times for classes on TR this spring: 8-9:15 a.m., 9:25-10:40 a.m., 10:50 a.m. – 12:05 p.m., 12:25-1:40 p.m., 1:50-3:05 p.m., 3:15-4:30 p.m., 4:40-5:55 p.m., 6-8:30 p.m.

Please visit your advisor to be cleared to register, review your mid-term grades, and talk about your future.

There are many courses in study abroad programs that have been pre-approved to transfer to Gonzaga’s School of Business. The list is available from the Study Abroad office. If the course you want to take is not already on that list, you can seek approval for the course by doing the following:

1. Pick up a course approval form from Study Abroad.
2. Get a syllabus for the course.
3. Compare the syllabus to the courses offered in the SBA.
4. If the course you want to take appears to be similar to a course offered in the SBA, contact the leader of that course’s discipline (list below) to begin the approval process.
5. If the course you want to take does NOT appear to be similar to a course offered in the SBA, you may still be able to get elective credit for it. Contact the leader of that course’s discipline (list below) to begin the approval process.

Discipline leads and their offices are:

ACCT: Dr. Matt Hoag, 254

MGMT, BENT: Dr. Chris Stevens, 245

MKTG: Dr. Vivek Patil, 228

ECON: Dr. Ryan Herzog, 250

BFIN: Dr. Dan Xu, 246

BMIS: Dr. Tim Olsen, 248

OPER: Dr. Mirjeta Beqiri

THIS MESSAGE ONLY APPLIES TO STUDENTS WHO ARE NOT USING THE 2016-2017 CATALOGUE. In other words, if you are first year or transfer student who joined Gonzaga this year, this message does not apply to you.

There are several courses in the sciences for non-science majors.  If you are a business major, you do not need a lab.

The options for Spring 2017 are these:

BIOL 100 Biological Concepts

BIOL 123 AND BIOL 123L Human Ecology (the lab is mandatory if this course is the one you choose)

BIOL 199 Indigenous Science AND BIOL 199L Indigenous Science (lab required for this class)

CHEM 111 Chemistry in Context

PHYS 104—any of the three sections of this class AND PHYS 104L—any of the lab options.

MKTG 490 Promotion Project – T/Th 1:50-3:05 pm

Course Overview:
This is an experiential learning course in which you and your classmates become a marketing agency working for a real client.  Over the course of your project you will plan and implement a promotional event and an associated advertising and public relations campaign designed to achieve your client’s objectives.  In addition, you will manage a budget, conduct market research, make agency-style presentations to sell your ideas and communicate your outcomes to your client, and produce materials that document the implementation and results of your campaign. This course can help you improve your skills in marketing, HR, operations management, public relations, oral and written communication, event planning, time management, and teamwork.  All students admitted to the course are expected to strive for excellence.  This course requires substantial effort, but the rewards are great!

Who can take this course?
This course is open to business students of any concentration as well as non-business students (e.g., advertising, public relations, broadcasting, and communications majors).

Why should I consider this course?
•    It fulfills up to 3 Broadening/Experiential credits required for business majors or may be used to fulfill the 3 upper division elective credits for Marketing concentrations.  It also may be used to fulfill 3 elective credits for the Promotion and Advertising minors.
•    Developing marketing strategies for today’s consumer marketplace is exciting and challenging. This course provides an opportunity for you to synthesize what you have learned in various courses. You will put your skills to work for a real client. You will have a chance to interact with business executives and see what it’s like to actually “do” marketing.
•    Prospective employers value teamwork, communication skills, a sophisticated understanding of your area of interest, and evidence of project completion. By the end of the term, you will have practical marketing experience and a finished project to talk about and take to job interviews.

How do I get permission to enroll?
Submit a hard copy of your current resume and cover letter to Peggy Sue Loroz by Friday, November 18th at 5:00 pm.  (You can drop these off with the business school administrative assistants.)

In the letter, please indicate the following:
1.    Which project areas (project coordinator, promotions, advertising, public relations, market research, communications) are your first and second choices
2.    Why those areas are particularly attractive to you
3.    Any experience (work, volunteer) or qualifications (including coursework) you have in those areas

Course enrollment will be capped at 16 students per project; therefore, it is in your best interest to put together a solid resume and cover letter.  You will be notified by December 4th whether you have been accepted into the course so that adjustments to your spring schedule can be made, if necessary.

The primary purpose of the application process is to make sure that students have course preparation in order to benefit from and contribute to the course and its outcomes.  I will be looking for students who have coursework and perhaps some work experience related to marketing research, advertising, promotions, personal selling, graphic design, digital marketing, public relations, and communications.  If you plan to take any of these courses concurrently with the Promotion Project course, you should find many opportunities in the project to apply the concepts you are learning.  The project work is demanding (but fun!), and the expectations regarding the quality of work are very high.  Therefore, we will also be looking for students who have good academic records and who have demonstrated a commitment to hard work.

Project Areas:  These areas represent the organizational structure that has generally been used in the past.  It may be reconfigured to better suit this project, as needed.

Project Coordinator/Budget Director—overall team leader and liaison with instructor and client, oversees the budget and use of project funds (Note:  the Project Coordinator is elected at the beginning of the semester.  Please indicate in your cover letter if you are interested in this position.)

Market Research—oversees pre- and post-campaign research design, data collection, and analysis

Promotions—oversees all facets of any promotional event(s), including logistics and sponsorships

Advertising—oversees design and placement of advertising for the campaign, including social media

Public Relations—oversees media coverage and publicity, charity initiatives, prize donations, and correspondence

Communications—oversees the layout and content of the marketing proposal and recap presentations made to the client as well as producing written documents.

Reflections from past Promotion Project students:
“This project has given me the opportunity to learn what a classroom setting couldn’t offer me.”

“Seeing all of our hard work come together on the event day was so exhilarating. Despite a few mishaps, I was so proud that we had the strength and determination to pull off an extremely successful event.”

“Being in this agency has been an excellent opportunity to expand and fine-tune talents that have been four years in the making.”

“This is an experience I will remember for the rest of my life.”

“Through this project, I gained valuable experience, made new friends, and created life-long memories.”

“The Promotion Project was the best way to wrap up my college career. It gave me a chance to take all of the knowledge I had gained in the classroom and apply it in a practical setting.”

Questions? Contact Dr. Peggy Sue Loroz
loroz@gonzaga.edu or 313-3433

BUSN 480 is a two-credit class taken in the first 10 weeks of the semester.

BUSN 485 is a one-credit class taken in the last five weeks of the semester.

Students should register for the same section of both. For example, if a student registers for BUSN 480-01, the student should register for BUSN 485-01 (not BUSN 485-02).

BUSN 480 introduces students to the fundamentals of addressing ethical issues  in business.

BUSN 485 requires students to extend their learning from BUSN 480 via substantive classroom work involving cases on ethical issues and a group project.

To declare your major, minor, or concentration, find the Declaration of Major/Minor/Concentration form on the Registrar’s Form Page. 

The form will require you to select everything you want to declare on your academic record and not just the changes. Through a series of check boxes and lists, you will select the college/school of your major(s), the major(s), concentration(s), and minor(s).

Once you submit the form, a notification email will be sent to your Primary Advisor for review and approval.

Students typically declare a major and/or concentration(s) after completing sophomore-level classes. This allows students to register for classes that may be restricted to members of those majors and/or concentrations.

If a student would like to change majors and/or concentrations, the same form is used.