Welcome to the
Department of Finance and Business Law
Financial Management Association speaker, February 20th
Mr. Norman J. Stern, CFP, a partner at Stern and Heatwole, will be speaking to the Financial Management Association on Wednesday, February 20th, at 8 p.m. in Room 202 ZSH. All students are welcome to attend.
Finance Career Events
Finance Career Night
Monday, January 28th, 7-9 p.m.
Sonner Hall Auditorium
- Panel session with representatives from different career paths in Finance
- Q&A session
- Informal reception
Learn about the CFA designation
Wednesday, January 30th, 8-9 p.m.
Room G7 ZSH
Steve Horan, CFA (Head, Private Wealth) and Bob McLean, CFA (Head, University Relations), of the CFA Institute, will talk about the CFA Program. Sponsored by the Financial Management Association.
*** Both events are open to all students. Business casual attire, please.***
Spring 2008 Recruiting
The Spring on-campus recruiting season is February 11th - April
- Majors Fair, Wednesday, January 30, 2008, 2-5 p.m., Warren Hall
- Internship Fair, Thursday, February 28, 2008, 9-11:30 a.m., Festival Ballroom
- Spring Career Fair, Wednesday, March 19, 2008, 1-6 p.m., Festival Ballroom
CFA Student Scholarship
Interested in the CFA exam? Check out the CFA Scholarship Program.
Deadline: February 1, 2008.
Financial Management Association presentation
Matt Kurtz, a financial advisor with Wachovia, will be making a presentation to the Financial Management Association tomorrow, Wednesday 12/5, at 8 p.m. in Room 202 ZSH. All students are welcome to attend this presentation.
The Finance and Quantitative Finance Community
Want more information about courses or careers? Want to ask advising or career questions? Enroll in the Finance and Quantitative Finance Blackboard Community. Follow the simple
instructions and begin checking out this site. Note: We will be running the site during the Spring 2008 semester and gauging students' interest and use of the community.
Presentation on Technical Analysis
Professor Elias Semaan will make a presentation to the Financial Management Association student organization at 8:00 p.m., November 14th, in room 202 ZSH. His presentation is entitled "Technical Trading: How it Works and Why We Don't Teach It in College." All students are welcome to attend.
Wall Street 101, presented by Goldman Sachs
Learn about Goldman Sachs and career opportunities with this firm on Wednesday, November 7th, 6:30-8:00 p.m., in Room 204 ZSH. All students are welcome.
New course for Spring 2008
Two sections of the new course entitled Financial Statement Analysis will be offered for the Spring 2008 semester: Section 1 is MWF, 12:20 - 1:10 p.m., taught by Profesor Marshall, and Section 2 is TTh, 9:30-10:45 a.m., taught by Professor Drake. This course is recommended for Finance majors who wish to pursue careers in financial analysis and managerial finance. This course is considered a finance elective. Pre-requisite: COB 300.
The Lehman Brothers Opportunity
Learn about career opportunities with Lehman Brothers. John Stein, CFA, Senior Vice-President, Lehman Brothers, will be talking to students about opportunities -- includng internships -- Thursday, November 1,st, at 6:30 p.m. in Room 107 ZSH. All students are welcome.
Presentation: Sustainable Risk Management -- Global Warming and Other Examples
Professor Dan Anderson, Leslie P. Schultz Professor of Risk Management and Insurance,
School of Business, University of Wisconsin - Madison, will talk about risk management in his presentation on Thursday, October 4th, at 4 p.m. in Memorial Hall 7370. This presentation is open to students and faculty. For more information, click here.
Overrides (posted August 6, 2007)
Students wishing to receive an override for a course for the fall semester must complete a Request for an override form and email it to the program director, Pamela Peterson Drake. [Note: Save this form to your computer, complete it and save the completed form, and then email it to drakepp@jmu.edu.] Overrides will be considered, but students should attempt to add the class through e-campus prior to requesting an override.
Career Fair, September 24, 2007 (posted August 1, 2007)
Register in the MadisonTRAK system and plan to attend the Fall Career Fair, 1:00 until 6:00 p.m., in the Festival Ballroom.
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