Hello, my name is Lon Moeller. I am the Associate Dean for the Undergraduate Program in the Henry B. Tippie College of Business at the University of Iowa. This is my blog. I plan to “blog” (apparently a new-aged way to say “write”) about what is going on in the College of Business for our students, alumni and anyone else who is interested in the College or the University of Iowa. Let’s all hope I have something to say.
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“Meet Your Match” – Learn About the Different Tippie Majors
Learn more about the Tippie College of Business majors during Meet Your Match on February 16. These information sessions are led by faculty and students and are for any student interested in learning more about coursework, internships, and opportunities for involvement and careers.
Meet Your Match – major information sessions:
Tuesday, February 16th
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S401 PBB |
W401 PBB
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11:30 – 12:20 |
Accounting |
Management |
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12:30 – 1:20 |
Finance |
MIS |
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1:30 – 2:20
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Economics |
Marketing |
These sessions will feature an overview of the major by faculty and a student panel who will share experiences and advice. Choose one or multiple information sessions and Meet your Match!
Sponsored by the Undergraduate Program Office – contact tina-arthur@uiowa.edu with questions.
You Know That Deans Hunter and Whiteman will be Disappointed if you Don't Attend "Meet your Match."
Speakers at Tippie
During my telephone conference call today with several members of the Young Alumni Board (http://tippie.uiowa.edu/alumni/yab/index.cfm) we talked about the “Speakers at Tippie” series. If you are interested in upcoming Tippie speakers, or would like to listen to past speaker presentations, check out the College’s website – http://tippie.uiowa.edu/speakers/.
Tippie Students (and Professor Joyce Berg) Leading the Way
Accounting Professor Joyce Berg
There is a very nice article in today’s Iowa City Press-Citizen about Professor Joyce Berg and Tippie students helping out with the VITA program – Volunteer Income Tax Assistance – http://www.press-citizen.com/article/20100204/NEWS01/2040328/1079. This is also the weekend for Dance Marathon (http://www.uiowa.edu/~dancemar/), so there may be a few tired feet come Super Bowl Sunday.
The Jackson 5, Bernie Madoff and Hope
A Bad Apple
Believe it or not, I was quite a Jackson 5 fan when I was in junior high school. Lyrics from a Jackson 5 song have continued to ring in my head after reviewing the ponzi schemed engineered by Bernie Madoff that has lead to his 150 year jail term. These lyrics are: “One bad apple don’t spoil the whole bunch girl, give it one more time before you give up on love.” This song was also performed by the Osmonds and Aaron Carter.
Where am I going with this? As I am trying to emphasize to the students in my first-year seminar class – Business Ethics: An Oxymoron?” a “bad apple” like Bernie Madoff should not color the perception we have of people in business. I am sure you know men and women in business who are good people and who do good things. I remember the store manager of the Fareway Grocery Store in Spirit Lake, Iowa taking my grandmother’s grocery order by telephone and deliving them himself on the way home from work, without charging my gradmother a penny for the delivery. I see that same willingness to help others in our students at Tippie. Whether they are involved in Dance Marathon, Tippie Build or helping people fill out their income tax returns, Tippie students are involved in their communities. They will be part of the new generation of business leaders who will help clean up the mess left by the Madoff crowd.
Kettlebells 1, Lon 0
A Picture of Those Nasty Kettlebells
For some reason, my wife thinks I should get in shape this year. Apparently”channel surfing” does not constitute exercise. Nonetheless, we tried a kettlebells class at North Dodge Athletic Club a couple of weeks ago. Kettlebells are small weights that are used as part of a cardio workout. Our workout turned out to be a “try out” for the class. The trainer e-mailed my wife the other day, inviting her to join the class but suggesting I needed to work with a personal trainer because I lacked the fundamental coordination to do kettlebells. Ouch. I don’t think I have been so embarassed since being demoted to the second team defensive line on my 7th grade football team in Waverly, Iowa.
P.S. I am talking about kettlebells, not “cow bells” – http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Mie9hhQTUM.
No, Kettlebells, not Cow Bells
The Pride of Atlantic Iowa
Atlantic, Iowa is a town of approximately 7,500 people located west of Des Moines, Iowa (http://www.atlanticiowa.com/). Did you know two of our Tippie faculty members, David Hensley and Chuck Whiteman, are natives of Atlantic, Iowa? What are the odds?
Professor David Hensley, who also heads up the John Pappajohn Entrepreneurial Center
Economics Professor and Tippie Senior Associate Dean Chuck Whiteman
Learning how to Handle Your Own Money
Danny DeVito starred (along with Gregory Peck) in one of my favorite movies called “Other People’s Money.” The shareholder meeting speeches given by the characters played by DeVito (Lawrence Garfield) and Gregory Peck (Andrew Jorgenson) are classic examples of the “shareholder” and “stakeholder” views of corporate governance/social responsibility - http://www.americanrhetoric.com/MovieSpeeches/moviespeechotherpeoplesmoneydevito.html and http://www.americanrhetoric.com/MovieSpeeches/moviespeechotherpeoplesmoneypeck.html.
Professor Todd Houge - Star of the Upcoming "Wealth Management Seminar
If you are interested in learning about how to better handle your own money, please come to the Wealth Management Seminar being taught by Professor Todd Houge on Tuesday, February 2nd, 3:45 P.M. to 5:00 P.M. in room W401 of the Pappajohn Business Building. Professor Houge will be presenting on credit scores, insurance, mutual funds/investing and retirement plans.
Yet Another Great Day at Tippie
The John Pappajohn Business Building - Home of the Henry B. Tippie College of Business - During Slightly Warmer Weather
While Fridays are always wonderful, this particular Friday is special. Later this afternoon, we are hosting our Admit One: Your Ticket to Tippie event for students who have been admitted into the College. This is a great opportunity for Tippie students to meet the advisors in our office, talk to faculty members in the different departments, and hear from students who are majoring in accounting, economics, finance, management, marketing and MIS. Of course there will be food – I would not be involved with an event that did not have food. Another reason why this day is special – I heard from one of my negotiation class students from last fall, Jason Hess, that he accepted a job offer today. Congratulations to Jason.
