SIFE Regionals

Hello friends,

I will be leaving tonight to go to Dallas Tx, to take part in the SIFE Regional compition. I will be talking to people there about the trash bash, and seeing if people have done things like this before and getting ways to improve in the future. I hope to learn alot from this experiance.

Global Financial Summit

This weekend Benedictine College school of Business is hosting a
Global Financial Summit. There will be a panel discussion on Saturday
that will be very interesting. I believe you have to register to attend, but
here is the link to check it out!

http://www.benedictinebusiness.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=73&Itemid=78

progress

I am looking for boxs to place around campus and in Atchison schools to collect recyclables. We are making progress.

IMPORTANT PRESS RELEASE

Here's a quick press release I through together for an WTO expert giving a presentation tomorrow at 4 PM:


World Trade Expert to Speak at Benedictine College (Wednesday, March 25, 2009)

Benedictine College’s Thomas M. Hoenig Student International Business Council (SIBC) will host Irina Nicolaevna Kireeva-Dudley, an international lawyer with expertise in the World Trade Organization, on Thursday, March 26. Her presentation, titled “The Functions and Purpose of the World Trade Organization,” is set for 4 p.m. in Westerman Auditorium that afternoon. The event is free and open to the public.

Kireeva-Dudley has been an associate lawyer at O’Connor & Company in Belgium since 2002. She has provided legal advice and expertise as well as technical assistance on World Trade Organization (WTO) law in the areas of agriculture, sanitary measures, technical barriers, intellectual property and European Community general food law. She is well versed in the current round of negotiations in the WTO, known as the Doha Round. She also has had experience in Thailand, Kenya, China, Rwanda, Kazakhstan, Tanzania, Swaziland, and Russia.
The WTO is the only global organization dealing with the rules of trade between nations. At the core of the WTO are agreements that are negotiated and signed by a majority of the world’s trading nations. The WTO aims to help producers of goods and services as well as assist exporters and importers conduct their business.

Dr. Michael King, Chair of the School of Business at Benedictine College, shared his outlook for this Thursday’s presentation.

“First of all she brings an expertise in two areas, one is the WTO and the other is agricultural issues from trade to national security on agriculture,” he said. “She also has practical legal expertise and extensive publishing accomplishments. We are pleased to have her on our campus and encourage everyone to come.”

Anthony Martinez, chairman of the SIBC, also expressed his anticipation for the presentation.

“Having an awareness of the WTO and the factors surrounding it are vital in our increasingly globalized world,” he said. “This presents an amazing opportunity to take learning beyond the classroom experience and hear from someone who deals with the WTO and international law directly.”

The Thomas M. Hoenig Student International Business Council is known for its international business consulting projects and internships. It is united with Benedictine College in enhancing the education of individuals through faith and scholarship. The council develops the human person in all dynamics through discovery experiences and servant leadership. The SIBC models business excellence on all levels of commerce.

The Arts

The Arts have been a great part of my life. I can remember the first CD I ever really bought, embarrassingly enough it was Hanson's "Middle of Nowhere," but looking back on feeling the passion of the music, it really struck me and I believe carried on to what I am today. I've been playing the guitar for several years now and am currently both teaching guitar lessons and running my own recording studio. I was in a band named "Glory Blue" where we recorded two albums and toured and played lots of shows (www.myspace.com/glorybluemusic). From my studies in the music program and involvement in choir at Benedictine College, and through my experience with music, I find great joy in all different kinds of music and find that I can appreciate every kind of music from country to rock to rap. Having this appreciation for music, I can look at other arts and see the passion people put into them. While I may not have a great knowledge about different styles of painting or different ways of acting, I can see that there is great beauty in that passion and fulfillment from the arts. This also has given me a better outlook on life in general by being able to look at people and appreciate their differences in opinions and culture. So ya, that's the arts for me. Cheers!

The art museum

The art museum.

Arts

How arts has influenced my life is that I did play the clarinet when I was in Elementary School. I love to listen to music because each song has a true meaning about life in one way or another. I think that arts can be something that you are passionate about and that you really like. Which I'm very passionate about basketball I just really love the game and the atmosphere of it.

Arts

How the arts influence my life?

Arts have had a indirect influence on my life. I played the clarinet in the 5th and 6th grade, and that is the most direct connection to the arts. If poetry is considered an art, I used to write poetry in middle school and I was actually published in a book that my teacher wrote. The biggest impact the arts have had in my life is the music that I listen to. I enjoy listening to all kinds of music, from old school rock & roll to rap. I constantly have my mp3 player on me and I listen to music while I walk from class to class. I like the kind of music that tells a story, and music I can learn lessons from. I had a more direct connection with the arts earlier in my life, but arts in the form of music still have a big influence in my life.

Project

We need to get our marketing materials to print as soon as possible. What do we have planned for that? Posters? Flyers? Let me know and I can see who the Chamber uses for printing.

Also, I spoke with Jerry Sanders at Wal-Mart and he said that they would be happy to take the plastic bags that we collect. We just need to let him know more details as soon as we have them.

Also, on April 2nd Rita from the Beautification committee would like to present what we are doing to the Rotary Club. I would love to have a couple people come and speak with myself and Rita. We meet at 12:00 at the Heritage Conference Center. You will have lunch and then present and will by done by 1:00.

Thanks so much.

Arts!

How the arts influence my life? I enjoy listening to music, all kinds of music from country to rock. When I was eight years old I started to take dance classes, which I continued to do until I was 18. I did tap dancing, jazz and some ballet. My favorite was definitely by far tap dancing. But in order to improve my tap dancing skills I was instructed to take jazz and ballet. Doing dance for so long helped me learn about myself and gave me discipline. It also helped me learn how to manage my time especially in high school. I always thought it was fun to perform dances, because it was a sense of accomplishment. I think that art is was more important part in my life in high school then now, but I still enjoy listening to music and occasionally watching a play.

-Candace Walker

Arts

The arts in my life are few, but those that I have gotten involved in I have been completely committed to. I took dance from the time I was three to 18 when I graduated from high school and even after that when I would come back from college I would go back to the studio. I took all types of dance tap, jazz, ballet, pointe, etc. I loved ballet and pointe the most. It taught me a lot throughout my life, how to take instruction, be disciplined and overall I loved doing it.

I have experienced many types of art though, I have been to Broadway plays, musicals, the symphony, operas, ballets, and many more. I have great respect and love going to the different types of art. I think it makes you open your eyes to so many other peoples talents and makes you appreciate what they do so much more.

Global Financial Summit

Hi everyone! Below is a great event that shouldn't be passed up!

Mark your calendars!

April 4 – Global Financial Summit

The School of Business and the International Business Advisory Council will host a series of public sessions focusing on national and international business, finance, and security.

The Arts

The Arts

The arts are a very important aspect of my life. Since the 7th grade I have taken private vocal lessons 2-3 times a week and been in a select traveling choir called the Nebraska Choral Arts Society. I have had the opportunity to preform many solo concerts and to learn to sing in French, Italian, German, Polish, Spanish and Latin. I have also been involved in a traditional Gregorian Chant choir at my home parish that practiced sometimes up to 3 times a week. That was quite a learning experience because Gregorian Chant was some of the first music ever written down on paper, and my! things have changed! I participated in many music camps and I still enjoy picking up any instrument and exploring it.

As you can see the arts are dear to my heart, I honestly believe that they changed who I am as a person. I also believe that the arts are a very important part of binding a community together. The above picture is the picture of my select choir. The arts created a family and many good friends. It also taught me leadership. As freshman entered the choir and seniors left, we learned to step up and help the younger kids with anything they needed.

Exploration of the Arts

This week we are going to explore the arts of Atchison. In my life the arts are very important. I enjoy listening to music and love to sing. In high school I was in a traveling honor choir, pep band, marching band, etc. How do the arts influence your life?

Volunteering

Many people volunteer everyday, for example to help out their community, to help the poor, or to tutor people in school. Volunteering can impact your life in many different ways and not all people get the same satisfaction for volunteering their time to help someone that may be in need. I think that people who do volunteers their time not only impacts them but the people they help impacts them too.

Volunteering

---Just wanted to let everyone know the girls won so they play here at 7 on Fri against Avilla.. Also the guys play tomorrow at 7 at William Jewell.


--- I also think volunteering is a good idea not only because it looks good on a resume but the feeling you get when you do it is par none. Also even though you might not realize it when you are doing it you are learning things also, that you can carry over to the next time you lead someone or even a group of people.

Info

I was talking with my mom and she said that the community that I am from in Omaha is also going to have a big cleaning day but it is going to be during our spring break so I am planning on helping with that and maybe stealing some ideas from it!! Also my friend is not able to DJ but I am going to ask the school if we can use there sound system.

Volunteering

Here is the topic for this week. Volunteering is extremely important to the success of many organizations. What are some of the motivating factors of why people volunteer? Some examples may be to be a change agent, to get to know their community, or to donate their professional skills.

Project Planning

For my weekly post this week, I've decided to go back to a topic discussed a few weeks ago. I didn't get a chance to answer this question at that time, so I'm doing so now. So what do I think project planning is and why is it important?

Project planning is an incredibly important task that needs to be undertaken by a leader. The leader must look at what needs to be done and delegate the tasks between the other members of the team. He should make sure that everyone is doing their own share and that everyone is doing the best job possible.

For me, I'm sure like everyone else, I've had the opportunity to plan a lot of different projects where it was necessary to go through this listing and delegation period. One example that comes to mind is my Discovery Day Project last year, the "Blue Room Compilations." Myself and Stephonne Singleton undertook the project together and decided we wanted to make a CD of all the different musical artists on campus. In order to do this, we had to figure out all the different things that needed to be done. We had to make sure we had all the equipment necessary, find the people to be on the CD, make sure we had the proper funding from the Discovery Day Committee, prioritize and make time for the project, find people to do the graphic design and website, find the cheapest prices for duplication, plan a CD release party, and actually do all the recording, mixing, and mastering, among many other things. By splitting these tasks up and making sure we put all forth all our efforts, we were able to make a quality project.

Leadership Teams

I have been on many teams that required me to step up and be a team player/leader. I have been involved with many things through church, my hobby of horse back riding and school.
I think that the best example is when I had to plan a trip to Washington DC for 600 youth. As a team it took a lot of cooperation and team work.


ALSO: I wanted to call to everyone attention the following opportunity:
Thursday 8 p.m. - Cray Lecture in the Haverty Center. Jeff Berghoff, a young businessman from Scottsdale, Ariz., will talk about his business and the entrepreneurial spirit in his presentation “Youth as an Entrepreneurial Advantage”