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• Beta Alpha Psi team heads to national competition
  May 15, 2013
  Bradley's chapter of Beta Alpha Psi, a national honorary organization for accounting, wins first place in the Best Practices competition.
• How sustainability helps the planet and boosts the bottom line
  May 1, 2013
  Environmentalist Hunter Lovins explains the global warming crisis and how Bradley and businesses can tackle it.
• MBA student receives Foster College Dean’s Award
  April 25, 2013
  Candace Esken ’13 research project examines how organizations can better anticipate situations employees may face after positive or negative news is released.
• Teaching class while traveling in China
  April 23, 2013
  Dr. Aaron Buchko, professor of management, creates a mobile classroom using videoconferencing to teach his class while traveling in Asia.
• BMA alumna finds her beat in music industry
  April 17, 2013
  Vannesia Darby ’12 turns her musical passion and skill for networking into a career at a gospel record label.
• Bradley accounting students score big on CPA exam
  April 11, 2013
  When compared nationally, Bradley scores are above average, preparing students for successful careers after graduation.
• App class keeps pace with technology
  April 8, 2013
  New BMA course teaches students how to write and develop mobile apps for local businesses.
• Insights on business in India
  April 4, 2013
  An international business course takes 10 students over spring break to India to experience the country's culture and commerce.
• Foster College undergraduate program ranked nationally by Bloomberg
  April 2, 2013
  Bloomberg Businessweek placed FCBA in the top 100 undergraduate business schools in America.
• Managing a culture change
  April 1, 2013
  Keith Williams, president and CEO of Underwriters Laboratories, speaks to students about changing a corporate culture for the better.
• Executive MBAs go global
  March 21, 2013
  Students of Bradley’s business college take an in-depth look at commerce in China.
• Encouraging entrepreneurship in Nicaragua
  March 21, 2013
  BMA alumnus Peter Stephan ’10 talks about his work teaching business to high school students as a Peace Corp volunteer.
• Bradley’s finance conference brings international recognition
  March 19, 2013
  The Department of Finance and Quantitative Methods is hosting an international conference this month on mathematical finance.
• MBA student group to compete for million-dollar Hult Prize
  February 28, 2013
  Students travel to San Francisco to present their business strategy fighting global food insecurity for the Hult Prize, a social entrepreneurship case challenge.
• Fueling your entrepreneurial spirit
  February 26, 2013
  Priceline.com founder and former CEO Jeff Hoffman kicks off the Turner's School's Distinguished Entrepreneur Speaker Series.
• Shaping marketing strategies with social media
  February 25, 2013
  A marketing class teaches students the power and best practices of using social media to build a brand.
• Product Value Management program takes flight
  February 19, 2013
  Bradley’s Executive Development Center pilots a new training program with Caterpillar to foster collaboration throughout the company’s entire value stream.
• ‘Money Follows Excellence’
  February 12, 2013
  Bill Lamb, EMBA ’03 publishes a book on pushing the goal of excellence and creating a positive culture in the office.
• Accounting students take learning beyond the classroom
  February 12, 2013
  Accounting students visit two Chicago businesses to understand which type of work environment will be right for them.
• Turner School opens entrepreneurship minor to all students
  February 12, 2013
  Minor offers hands on projects and fieldwork to position students, regardless of major, as tomorrow’s entrepreneurs.
• New office comes to Bradley’s Turner Center
  December 17, 2012
  The Illinois Procurement Technical Assistance Center will assist new and established businesses market themselves to government agencies or large business.
• Association for MBA students takes learning on the road
  December 12, 2012
  MBA students meet up with Bradley alumni during behind-the-scenes visits to two Illinois businesses.
• MBA student recognized for leadership
  December 11, 2012
  MBA student and recent alumna Alex Kareotes is featured in the Peoria Journal Star's Most Interesting Young Person contest.
• Book about failure becomes a best seller
  December 5, 2012
  ‘The Wisdom of Failure’ by Dr. Larry Weinzimmer, Caterpillar Inc. Professor of Strategic Management, extols the benefits of learning from bad decisions.
• Interning Abroad
  December 4, 2012
  Bradley students can gain global work experience with summer internships in Hong Kong or Australia.
• From Bradley student to jack of all trades
  December 4, 2012
  Rick Hicks ’91 talks about his more than 20 years of working in information technology and project management.
• Women in Business give back to campus and community
  November 16, 2012
  Growing student organization uses Homecoming week as an opportunity to reach out to the student body and help the careers of area women.
• MBA student, professor to publish article on life-work balance
  November 15, 2012
  An article by MBA student Veronika Koubova in Management Research Review looks at how high emotional intelligence can lead to a healthy balance between life and work.
• Turner School formally dedicated
  November 15, 2012
  School of Entrepreneurship and Innovation is the first standalone school of its type in the nation.
• Conference on internal auditing benefits both students and faculty
  October 11, 2012
  Two students, along with Dr. Simon Petravick, head to Orlando, Fla., for interviews, networking and career development.
• Q&A with Dean Darrell Radson
  October 10, 2012
  Darrell Radson, the new dean of the Foster College of Business Administration, speaks with the Peoria Journal Star.
• Socially responsible student group looking to grow
  October 10, 2012
  The nonprofit organization, Enactus, encourages students to improve lives through the positive power of business.
• Bradley opens the Turner School of Entrepreneurship and Innovation
  September 17, 2012
  The University founds a first in the nation school to teach entrepreneurship to students of all academic disciplines.
• The Wisdom of Failure
  September 6, 2012
  A new book by Dr. Larry Weinzimmer, the Caterpillar Inc. Professor of Strategic Management, looks at the lessons business leaders can learn from failure.
• Phi Chi Theta wins four awards at national conference
  August 31, 2012
  Bradley's coeducational business fraternity was honored at Phi Chi Theta's national conference this summer in New York.
• From Books to Baskets to Gold
  August 29, 2012
  Bradley’s student-run accounting organization, Beta Alpha Psi, receives national recognition for its service project.
• Financial planning in luxury retail
  July 26, 2012
  Before pursuing his graduate degree, Max Footlik ’14 works in finance at Chanel.
• Hitting the big, red bull’s-eye
  July 9, 2012
  Business management and administration major Bailey Miller '13 aims to learn the retail landscape at Target.
• Sales program honored as one of the best
  July 3, 2012
  Professional Sales Program is recognized for preparing students for rewarding careers.
• Speaking the language of business
  June 26, 2012
  Arthur Romanet '14 travels to France this summer to talk investment banking.
• Senior accounting major awarded CPA scholarship
  June 1, 2012
  Emily Ioerger wins Advancing Women in Accounting Scholarship from the Illinois CPA Society.
• FCBA faculty win best paper for Journal of Accountancy
  June 1, 2012
  Three professors given Lawler Award for paper on "Advising Financially Stressed Clients.”
• McCord Professor of Executive Management Development named at Bradley University
  May 29, 2012
  Dr. Joshua Lewer has been appointed the McCord Professor of Executive Management Development at Bradley University.
• McCord Lecture Encourages People over Profits
  May 25, 2012
  Retired Allstate president George Ruebenson ’70 discusses leading companies through turmoil.
• MBA students beat the odds at Las Vegas contest
  May 25, 2012
  FCBA graduate team takes second place in national business management competition.
• Accounting banquet honors students’ academic achievement
  May 1, 2012
  Department of Accounting recognizes students’ work and inducts 12 into the Beta Alpha Psi honors society.
• PJStar reports on Bradley's secret shoppers project
  May 1, 2012
  Newspaper highlights students' consulting work with business owners in Canton, Ill.
• Accounting professor attends Deloitte’s invitation-only Trueblood Seminar
  April 27, 2012
  Seminar offers professor a crash course on the latest issues in accounting.
• Entrepreneur teaches students recipe for business success
  April 26, 2012
  Tasty Catering CEO Tom Walter lectures EHS, FCBA students on management.
• MBA's Present Sustainability Report at Student Scholarship Expo
  April 11, 2012
  Two Bradley MBA students will present a sustainability report and recommendations for Bradley University at the 2012 Student Scholarship Expo.
• Businessweek ranks Foster College
  March 30, 2012
  The business magazine placed FCBA in the top 100 undergraduate business schools in the nation.
• Supplying students with career skills
  March 30, 2012
  Collaborative student group brings together business and engineering students
• Germany’s Hesitation
  March 26, 2012
  BU professor discusses European economic crisis.
• Building better businesses with better people
  March 10, 2012
  Student accepted into Organizational Science Summer Institute.
• Bradley student takes initiative at internship
  March 6, 2012
  Combination of skills helps intern make an impact.
• Student organization helps the business community
  March 6, 2012
  SIFE members help socially responsible businesses.
• Business plan competition underway
  February 6, 2012
  The sixth annual Project Springboard Business Plan Competition is in full swing. Twenty teams submitted an executive summary for the first round of judging, and 14 teams successfully moved to round two.
• PJ Star features Dr. Jannett Highfill
  February 3, 2012
  Economics professor is newly published poet.
• CPA pass rates soar at Bradley
  December 12, 2011
  Pass rate among accounting majors is second highest in the state.
• Supply Chain Economics course added to FCBA
  December 5, 2011
  Class to explore career opportunities in modern supply chain operations.
• Students attend CEO conference in Texas
  December 2, 2011
  Dr. Gerald Hills presented Lifetime Achievement Award to founder of Chuck E. Cheese.
• FCBA wins fourth 3 Palmes Award
  November 18, 2011
  FCBA earns international recognition from Eduniversal.
• CBER research talks open to all
  November 8, 2011
  Would you like to know what your FCBA professor is researching? Find out!
• Project Springboard jumpstarts student entrepreneurs
  November 7, 2011
  Students with innovative entrepreneurial ideas are putting business proposals on paper for Project Springboard competition.
• Project Springboard jumpstarts student entrepreneurs
  November 7, 2011
  Students with innovative entrepreneurial ideas are putting business proposals on paper for Project Springboard competition.
• Bradley professor among Peoria’s “40 Leaders Under Forty”
  November 4, 2011
  Dr. Jennifer Robin recognized as local leader, mentor and steward for Peoria region.
• Accounting students unleashed at Purina headquarters
  November 1, 2011
  Day trip to St. Louis much more than a tourist excursion.
• Turner Center tools raise entrepreneur to success
  October 24, 2011
  Entrepreneur Dr. Paul Kinsinger wins second place at Innovate Illinois.
• Broaden your horizons, in Beijing and beyond
  October 13, 2011
  Learn about the 2012 China study abroad opportunity.
• FCBA assistantship jumpstarts career
  September 23, 2011
  Networking secures full-time job for MBA student Will Yeager.
• FCBA faculty joins Bradley Gallery of Excellence
  September 22, 2011
  Dr. Larry Weinzimmer, professor of strategic management, named a Caterpillar Professor.
• Planting E-seeds
  September 20, 2011
  “Entrepreneurship” magazine ranks Bradley program among nation’s top 20.
• FCBA student to hold book signing Sept. 17
  September 14, 2011
  Jesse Reynolds just released his first book, “The Truth behind a Lie: The Road to Commitment,” a self-help guide that focuses readers on the significance of family and soul.
• Bradley professor named Global Economy Journal Editor-in-Chief
  September 12, 2011
  Dr. Janett Highfill's GEJ survey on foreign direct investment is among website's "Most Popular Papers."
• First-timer a winner at national BAP competition
  September 12, 2011
  Emily Ioerger ’13 won $1,000 for Bradley’s Beta Alpha Psi chapter.
• Foley releases latest edition of international marketing textbook
  September 7, 2011
  New edition seeks to excite students about careers in international business and marketing.
• A world of experience
  September 1, 2011
  Fulbright Scholar Dr. Matthew O'Brien spent the summer teaching in Kobe, Japan.
• Fighting fire, embracing change
  August 18, 2011
  MBA student Kristen Steiner ’12 spent the summer fighting wildfires in Montana and New Mexico.
• Turner Center client named “Women in Business Champion of the Year”
  August 9, 2011
  Doris Symonds held her first “Women in Business Expo” in 1995 and has kept the event growing year after year with help from the Turner Center.
• Great Place to Work® Conference features Robin keynote
  August 5, 2011
  Robin joined presenters from zappos.com, SAS, Mercedes-Benz USA, and Build-A-Bear Workshop.
• Adding up career experience
  July 18, 2011
  Andrew Kerr ’11 is interning for a Big Four audit firm.
• From Truffles to Trust
  July 13, 2011
  Dr. Jennifer Robin’s book defines the building blocks of “The Great Workplace.”
• Hills receives Lifetime Award
  July 8, 2011
  The prestigious recognition was awarded during the 32nd Annual Babson Entrepreneurship Research Conference, held June 8-10 at Syracuse University.
• Blair, Meyer quoted in The Fiscal Times article
  July 7, 2011
  Assistant Professor Eden Blair and Project Springboard winner Cassie Meyer weighed in on career prospects for young entrepreneurs.
• Outstanding students and faculty recognized at 2011 FCBA honors banquet
  July 7, 2011
  See a full list of award recipients.
• Marketing alumnus to compete in PGA Championship
  July 1, 2011
  Todd Camplin '96 bested nearly 300 golf pros to compete in the major championship.
• Morningstar equity analyst Erin Lash ’01 shares expert advice
  June 16, 2011
  Lash was recently quoted in The Wall Street Transcript.
• 2011 sales graduates find workforce hungry for their skills
  June 3, 2011
  Graduates have been placed at Henry Schein, Inc., MSDSOnline, AgCo, ConAgra, Liberty Mutual, HON Company, CH Robinson, among others.
• Petravick named Illinois CPA Society Outstanding Educator
  May 12, 2011
  Petravick is one of just three recipients of the prestigious national award.
• FCBA students featured in Pekin Times
  May 10, 2011
  "Students light way for economic growth"
• Grant helps Bradley internal auditing students stay on cutting edge
  May 2, 2011
  IIA grant will support teaching of advanced technique in the use of computer audit software.
• Knotty Outdoors takes Project Springboard top prize
  April 27, 2011
  Senior Cassie Meyer receives $100,000 prize package in business plan competition.
• FCBA students honored by Susan G. Komen for the Cure
  April 27, 2011
  The university received the annual Outstanding Volunteer Group Award for its involvement with the Memorial Affiliate of Susan G. Komen for the Cure® in Peoria.
• FMA travels from fields to factories
  April 27, 2011
  Financial Management Association tours ADM Company Headquarters.
• Sales students score experience, job interviews at Atlanta competition
  April 14, 2011
  Daniel Kahne and Natalie Morton, the winners of the BU Sales Contest in December, traveled to Atlanta to contend on a national level.
• Meyer wins elevator pitch competition
  April 13, 2011
  Meyer’s company designs and sells modern, fitted hunting apparel and accessories for women.
• MBA students take 2nd in Florida case competition
  April 12, 2011
  Will Yeager, Petra Bolfikova, Sabina Hlinenska and Darin McCoy represented Bradley at the Society for Advancement of Management (SAM) International Case Competition.
• Sales graduates practically guaranteed a job
  April 7, 2011
  Several recent graduates have reported as many as three job offers upon graduation.
• Lean Enterprising: Where the Engineering and Business Colleges Converge
  April 5, 2011
  Learn more about Bradley's new Lean Enterprising course.
• Sales program joins prominent organization
  March 25, 2011
  Bradley University is now a member of the University Sales Center Alliance, a national organization that promotes the study of sales.
• FCBA wins third 3 Palmes Award
  March 22, 2011
  International business program is growing in recognition for excellence.
• FCBA read “qualified” on graduate school applications
  March 4, 2011
  May graduates prepare for next step.
• Bradley, FCBA read “qualified” on graduate school applications
  March 2, 2011
  GMAT scores. Transcripts. Letters of recommendation. Personal essays.
• Through BU Sales Contest, students learn to sell themselves
  February 21, 2011
  You enter into a room. Cameras are capturing your every move, and viewers are judging you. This is no “Big Brother;” it’s the Bradley University Sales Contest.
• Professor's new book aims to improve workplace culture
  February 21, 2011
  While all authors aspire to create page-turners, a Bradley professor also hopes her latest book will be a leaf turner for readers.
• Employing the Bradley network, Kak connects with first job
  February 9, 2011
  She was qualified, educated, and employers wanted her. But when they saw she needed a work visa, they wouldn’t hire her.
• Funkhouser promotes Bradley connections with holiday party
  January 21, 2011
  One faculty member in the Foster College of Business Administration takes the concept of "Bradley Family" a step further during the holiday season. Just like family, he welcomes students to his home each year for a festive, home-cooked meal.
• Swiatkowski gets inside look at D.C. politics
  January 20, 2011
  Nick Swiatkowski left for Washington, D.C. two weeks ago with some questions about politics, and he’ll leave the nation’s capital with even more.
• Holiday giving from MBA Association
  December 15, 2010
  Imagine the face of a little boy on Christmas morning as he opens up a big present. He glows with excitement and anticipation, recklessly tears the colorful paper, and gasps upon seeing the top item on his wish list.
• Marcum is Caterpillar Faculty Achievement Award winner
  November 2, 2010
  It is the highest teaching honor an untenured faculty member could receive at Bradley.
• CBER rates local economy
  October 27, 2010
  How is the local economy really doing? Many people might say times are bad, but to truly find out the state of things, you need numbers.
• Short receives Wall Street Journal Award
  October 13, 2010
  Resident Advisor. Peer Career Advisor. President of the Society of Human Resources Management. President of the Association of Residence Halls (ARH).
• Multinational firm keeps Bradley talent stateside
  October 13, 2010
  In this economy, getting a job is tough. In the U.S., it's even tougher if you aren't an American citizen. For Martina Stavikova, a Bradley alumna from the Czech Republic, this challenge was a reality.
• Make it Mexico, or India, for spring break 2011
  October 13, 2010
  You are 30,000 feet in the air. Endless seas of fluffy white clouds collide and swirl beneath you. Rivers below look like rippling ribbons laced across the lands. What are you doing?