Tommy & Victoria Baker School of Business

Beta Alpha Phi, the honor organization for financial information students and professionals, held its first meeting of the semester last evening. The group welcomed Kevin Johnson and Shane Basen from Deloitte. They discussed securing internships, careers in public accounting and the importance of professional presentation skills.

We will never forget.

The South Carolina Supreme Court will hear oral arguments on campus today and tomorrow. This is an exciting opportunity for our students, faculty, staff, and the community to get a first-hand look at our legal system in action.

South Carolina Supreme Court to hear arguments on The Citadel’s campus - The Citadel Today The South Carolina Supreme Court will hear oral arguments at The Citadel on Tuesday, Sept. 10, and Wednesday, Sept. 11.

The Department of Management and Entrepreneurship launched its “Board Room Lunch” series of private meetings with management and strategic leaders. It combines an informal “brown bag” lunch with business leaders and their classroom presentations. The first guest speaker was Mr. Larry Price, CEO, 8 Feathers distillery, retired. In an informal lunch setting, cadets had an opportunity to ask personal and business questions about the challenges of being an entrepreneur, a CEO, a husband, and a friend. Mr. Price shared his experience of starting and running a whiskey and bourbon distillery in two sections of the MGMT449 Strategic Management course. Thank you, Mr. Price!

We wish everyone a relaxing and safe Labor Day!

Economics professor Greg Caskey and his wife, Colleen, had two times the fun this summer! Their babies, Reilly Marie and Walter Gregory, were born on May 9. We are thrilled to welcome these little ones to the BSB family!

Our faculty members participated in the college's general faculty meeting today. Topics included fundraising and financial updates, an address from Citadel president General Glenn M. Walters, USMC (Retired) and information about the freshman class.

Our fall retreat is underway! BSB faculty and staff are spending the day preparing for the 2024-2025 academic year. Here's to everyone's success!

Tonight, we welcomed 207 business major k***s to the Baker School of Business. We look forward to guiding the Class of '28 on their academic journey during their time at The Citadel.

This Summer, Cadet Zoe Crecos had the opportunity to intern with The Boeing Company. Based at the Charleston site location, Zoe worked as a Supply Chain and Industrial Engineer intern. In this role, she led indirect procurement initiatives for Boeing's Defense, Space and Security business. The company has one of the most complex supply chain organizations in the world. A special shout-out to Citadel alumnus Bobby Hudson for supporting Zoe's experience there.

We are thrilled to welcome the Class of '28 tomorrow!

Getting ready to welcome the Class of 2028 - The Citadel Today Members of The Citadel Class of 2028 will arrive on campus Saturday, August 10 for Matriculation Day, beginning their Citadel journey.

The Citadel's Regimental Band and Pipes returns to Scotland's Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo! https://bit.ly/CitadelEdinburgh

Citadel musicians to play in ancient castle at Scotland's Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo Bagpipe bands from dozens of countries gather in Scotland to perform. It's been a few years, but The Citadel has been invited back for the month of August.

Welcome back, cadre members!

Finance professor Paul Meeks gives his thoughts on the state of artificial intelligence in his monthly column: https://bit.ly/MeeksColumn

Dr. James Bezjian and 13 Citadel students wrapped up the first Citadel at Oxford University Study Abroad Program. The program, which is open to all students and alumni, involves intense learning and development at Brasenose College, University of Oxford, with The Oxford Exchange. The founders, Craig Tiedman and Louise Formby-Tiedman, did an incredible job coordinating our trip and providing us with some thought-provoking material and incredible high-level speakers. We also took some time to soak up the local and national culture!

Each student was encouraged to pursue a passion project pivoting from international business's foundational tenets. At the end of the two weeks, the finished product was a 2,500-word essay structured and researched using the Oxford Method. Several of the papers were so well done that we are pursuing outlets for possible publication.

Dr. Russell Sobel is featured in a podcast where he discusses his latest paper, “Why Markets Matter for Human Progress & Prosperity.” In it, he talks about how free markets drive innovation and prosperity and the long-term benefits of entrepreneurship, competition, and more. https://bit.ly/sobelpodcast

In his monthly article, finance professor Paul Meeks discusses artificial intelligence. It's entitled, "Is the AI Bubble Bursting (Or Has It Already Burst)? https://bit.ly/meeksarticle

We are thrilled to welcome Dr. Mark Rosenbaum to the BSB family! Rosenbaum comes to us from Hawaii Pacific University, where he served as dean of the College of Business. He will teach various marketing courses beginning in August.

Dr. Richard Savior collaborated with Dr. W. Earl Walker on his latest research, "The Impact of Prior Military Service on Senior Higher Education Leadership Effectivity," recently published in the Journal of Higher Education Management. The research examines the connections between prior military service and senior higher education leadership effectiveness in addressing the challenges facing the U.S. higher education system. https://bit.ly/saviorwalker

We are proud of Dr. Hussein Abdoh. His article entitled "Tail risk connectedness among GCC banks episodes from the Global Financial Crisis to COVID-19 pandemic" was published in The Quarterly Review of Economics and Finance: https://bit.ly/abdoh_article

Prof. Cindy Bolt's article entitled "IRS data reveals insights into collections, compliance, and criminals" was recently published in The Journal of Accountancy: https://bit.ly/bolt_article

Finance professor Paul Meeks gives us his summer market update: https://bit.ly/meeks_summer

We are extremely proud of supply chain management graduate Sullivan Newsome. He was awarded the John O. Willson Ring at this year's commencement ceremony. The ring is awarded annually since 1911 to a senior elected by their peers as the finest, purest and most courteous member of the class.

Congratulations to Prof. Jeffry Frey. Graduate students chose him as the MBA Professor of the Year.

Another academic year has ended, but not before several months of activities. We wrap up our spring semester in this edition of the Baker Business Blast: https://bit.ly/3K28pj5

Baker Business Blast - Spring Semester 2024

Dr. James Bezjian was honored with this year's Dr. Mark A. Bebensee Faculty Excellence in Research Award. Congratulations!

Congratulations to Dr. Hee Yoon Kwon! He was honored with the Ronald C. Scott ’70 Faculty Excellence in Service Award for the 2023-24 academic year. Congratulations!

Congratulations to accounting professor Dr. Susan Wright! She is the recipient of this year's Col. Marion S. Lewis Faculty Excellence in Teaching Award.

It's been a very successful first year for SC VBOC, which is housed in the BSB. Thank you to all who have supported our veterans!

Students in the College Transfer Program selected accounting professor Cindy Bolt as their Professor of the Year. Congratulations!