The Ohio State University
Fisher College of Business logo

2009 KeyBank Leadership and Creativity UG Student Symposium

Events



Sponsored by Key Foundation, Inc.
and the Fisher College of Business at
The Ohio State University

October 15, 2009 - October 18, 2009

Key Foundation

View Hotel Information - University Plaza Hotel and Conference Center

A guaranteed participation allowance of at least $200 will be awarded to every participant, in addition to an opportunity to win 1 of 5 $1,000 scholarships.


Recap: 2008 Key Note Speaker

Melissa Garrett is senior vice president and director of information management for KeyCorp’s Community Bank, which includes the commercial banking, business banking, consumer banking and wealth management segments.

In this capacity, she directs the formulation and governance of data quality standards, the infrastructure and resources that support business intelligence, customer relationship management, and application development for management reporting, sales performance and business analytics.

Melissa Garrett

2008 Keynote Speaker
Melissa Garrett
View Full Biography (28K PDF)

About the Symposium

The Fisher College of Business and KeyBank have collaborated to provide Undergraduate Business Junior and Senior students a three-day intensive camp on leadership, creativity, product innovation, entrepreneurial thinking, persuasive communication, and the art of "putting it all together."

The Key Bank Leadership and Creativity Undergraduate Student Symposium is a natural extension of KeyBank's recruiting efforts partnered with Fisher and many of the College's peer institutions.

Each participating University will have the opportunity to nominate up to three under-represented students whose GPA is at least a 3.0. About forty students from business programs will be selected to participate. Special consideration will be given to those with student organization executive board experience.


Modules for the Symposium

Spreadsheets
This module will help students understand the use of spreadsheets in management decision-making, as well as guide them through a routine management problem where they make decisions based on spreadsheet analysis.

Product Innovation
The students who participate in this module will understand the process of innovation, propose new product ideas, and defend them in a formal presentation setting.

Creativity
This module is linked with the product innovation module. It will introduce students to the power of creative thinking by taking them through problems where creative solutions are demanded.

Entrepreneurship
This module takes students through the process of evaluating new ideas and the steps needed to implement those ideas.


Registration Process
Please complete the registration process by May 15th, 2009

1) Submit the online application form to indicate your interest.

2) Download and Print the Application(.pdf) (48K PDF) or Application(.doc) (65K DOC)

3) Prepare a brief essay on why you are interested in attending the symposium

4) Provide an up-to-date resume of each participating student

5) Provide a letter of recommendation

6) Include the registration fee:

$50 Registration Fee (Checks and Money Orders Only)
Please make checks payable to: OSU FCOB OMSS

7) Mail (2) thru (6) to:

The Ohio State University
Office of Minority Student Services, Attn: Angel Fernandez
2100 Neil Avenue, Suite 351
Columbus, OH 43210


For more information, please contact:

Angel Fernandez
fernandez_107@fisher.osu.edu
614.292.1978