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2012 KeyBank and Fisher College of Business Leadership & Creativity Undergraduate Minority Student Symposium

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We are now accepting applications for the 2012 symposium. Apply now via the online form.

To complete your application, you must submit all the additional required documents and $50 registration fee by mail.

 Submit the online application on or before June 1, 2012 for the reduced registration fee of $30!

About the Symposium

The Fisher College of Business and KeyBank have collaborated to provide Undergraduate Business and Engineering Junior and Senior students a three-day intensive camp on leadership, creativity, product innovation, spreadsheet management, entrepreneurial thinking, persuasive communication, and the art of "putting it all together." The 2012 KeyBank Leadership and Creativity Undergraduate Minority Student Symposium will be held from October 25 to October 28, 2012 at The Blackwell Inn, our on campus hotel and conference center.

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

Each participating University has the opportunity to nominate two ethnically under-represented students whose GPA is at least above 3.0 (preferences 3.4 or greater). About 40 students from business and engineering programs are annually selected to participate. 

This three day event will provide a competitive forum for skill building in the following areas:

  • Leadership training
  • Creativity and the power of creative thinking
  • Product innovation and new product development
  • Spreadsheet management and analysis
  • Entrepreneurial theory and practice
  • Persuasive communication

Approximately 40 students from universities around the country will have the opportunity to join us for this exciting experience.  Participants will be involved in an intensive series of workshops focusing on the areas listed above.  Thanks to the generous and active involvement of the KeyBank organization, specific examples of the banking industry will be highlighted.  Students will have an opportunity to receive individual scholarships ranging from $750 - $1,500 and will receive participation allowances ranging from $200 - $400.  Selected participants will receive complimentary housing and meals at The Blackwell Inn.  A special consideration will be given to students who have student organization executive board experience (President, Vice-President, Treasurer, or Secretary) and to students who register prior to June 1, 2012. Registration deadline is August 31, 2012. Registration is now open! Registration forms can be downloaded from the resources section of this page.

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Modules for the Symposium

Leadership

What do we know about effective leaders? Who are they? What traits do they possess? What practices do they implement in leading organizations? Effective leadership can trigger the value chain in organizations, or it can become the single biggest obstacle to overcome.

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.

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.

Spreadsheet Management & Analysis

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.

Entrepreneurship

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

Creativity

Effective presentation skills are critical to your professional and personal success. This module focusses on presentation style for different audiences, content, and how you can deliver an effecitve analysis of a challenge or problem facing an organization.

2011 Case Competition Winners

1st place: Team C

Mariam Moijueh

Ricardo Castaneda

Jasmine Shells

Jeffrey Smith

Celeste M. Paylor

Austin Kyle Broussard

 

2nd place: Team G

Bryan Morton

Marcel Baugh

Giselle Teixeria

Tiera Austin

Cheyanne Goings

Zaquay Edwards

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