The hyperlink e-zine: Grants, Conferences
April 29, 2010
Missed the BESAC Conference last year?
Don't miss it this year!
April 29 – May 1, 2010
Costa Mesa, CA
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Registration forms at: http://www.calbusinessed.org/ConferenceRegistrationForm.pdf
Quote:
I have found no greater satisfaction than achieving success through honest dealing and strict adherence to the view that, for you to gain, those you deal with should gain as well. - Alan Greenspan
Meet Our BESAC Conference Keynote Speakers
Seth Ellison joined Alternative Apparel in 2009 as Executive Vice President of Global Sales and Merchandising. Seth has 20 years of industry experience with an extensive background of product merchandising, domestic and international sales, brand management, and new business development.
He most recently worked as President of Perry Ellis Swimwear after a ten-year career with Nike. During that time, he served as President of Nike subsidiary Hurley International, after serving as Vice President and General Manager of Nike Apparel in the EMEA region. Prior to joining the Nike organization, Seth served as Vice President of Design and Merchandising at Quicksilver.
Sign up now for the 2010 BESAC Conference in Costa Mesa and enjoy the presentations of our keynote speakers, Mr. Brad Kemp, Mr. John Eagan and Mr. Seth Ellison.
Mini-grant - LA Valley College
LAVC Work Experience Program
For this project, we wanted to work closely with students who are majoring in Business and are economically disadvantaged. We recruited and selected students based on their eligibility in the TANF Welfare to Work program, fulltime student status with 2.0 GPA, and willingness to participate in an extensive work experience component. This grant couldn’t have come at a better time because the CalWORKs work-study program was lacking in the employer contribution portion of the work-experience grant. (CalWORKs Work-Study consists of 75% of students’ salary paid by CalWORKs, 25% paid by Employer/Department). Due to District wide budget cuts and overall economic crisis, the employers were not able to provide their portion. This is where the Mini-grant comes in. We were able to supplement the employers’ portion with funding from the mini grant. We are also able to provide a comprehensive work experience program for our Business majors. The students were orientated and given vocational assessments, interviews, vocational/career guidance counseling, job placement, informative workshops, and ongoing coaching. The students are able to use skills obtained from this training in collaboration with their education to develop professionalism in their career goals. Not to mention that the employers/departments also get professionally trained employees at no cost to them, therefore, not affecting their budget. In total, we placed 8 students on-campus in various departments and 1 student off-campus in an Accounting firm. We are very hopeful that these students will benefit from this training and continue in the Business field after receiving their degrees and certificates.
Source: Los Angeles Valley College, CalWORKs,
www.lavc.edu/calworks/
Mini-grant - College of the Canyons
Project-Based Learning Program
Implement a Project-Based Learning Program at the College of the Canyons (COC) through a three-phase process. Phase one will create a one-stop web-based clearinghouse of text and graphics in Spring 2010. Phase two will create the independent Project-Based Learning aspect of this program, which will entail the creation of short-term, real-world projects for qualified COC students beginning in Fall 2010. Phase three will involve the implementation of the classroom-based Project Group Learning beginning in Spring 2011.
Thus far, the Project-Based Learning Committee at College of the Canyons has designed a web site, worked with the Architecture and Interior Design department’s advisory committee made up of community-based businesses and practitioners, and developed promotional materials to recruit interested faculty, students, and business people. We are scheduled to promote our program at a fall flex workshop, “Introducing Project-Based Learning.” And our risk management documents have been finalized. We are monitoring a pilot project with a student and the Sign Language department.
Source: Dr. Jennifer Hauss, College of the Canyons
Mini-grant - Golden West College
Intermediate Accounting
The project will support/reinforce the Certificate of Specialization in Accounting by providing faculty training in intermediate accounting together with the use of the Financial Account Research Database System (FARS). Curriculum will be expanded to include one new elective course.
Source: BESAC mini-grant awards project
CONFERENCES, WORKSHOPS, WEBINARS
BESAC Conference
April 29 – May 1, 2010
Costa Mesa, CA
Registration forms at: http://www.calbusinessed.org/ConferenceRegistrationForm.pdf
CBEA 75th Diamond Jubilee
November 5-7, 2010
San Jose, CA
Registration information at: http://www.cbeaonline.org/index.html