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Business Scholars Program
The School of Business Administration Scholars Program provides a select group of students a unique opportunity to develop their problem solving, decision making and leadership skills under the direction of Meaghan Cole and Joy Jiang.
The program centers on competency development and has four unique components that significantly influence the students in the Scholars Program.
- Leadership Development
- Case Competitions
- Mentor/Mentee Relationship
- Community Involvement
Generously sponsored by the Oakland University Credit Union and Marketing and Sales Executives of Detroit.
Business students are invited to apply for the program by clicking the application link below. The application deadline is July 1, 2019. Decisions will be finalized by the end of July.
To apply to the program, students must:
- Must be a pre-business or declared major in the SBA
- Have a cumulative grade-point-average of at least a 3.4
- Submit a completed Undergraduate Scholars Leadership Application which includes uploading a resume and a letter of recommendation from an employer or faculty member
First-year Scholars
Presentation Skills
Conflict Management
Second-year Scholars
Negotiating Skills
Process Management
All Scholars
Annual challenge course team building event
Scholars work in teams (lead by senior-level students) to analyze and present a solution to a specific business challenge to a panel of faculty and business professional judges. Prizes are awarded to the winning team. Previous prizes have included tuition credit, iPads and Microsoft Surfaces)
December 12, 2018
In their most recent case competition, teams of Business Scholars developed and presented marketing strategies to grow annual sales for Detroit Bikes.
October 23, 2018
Scholars were challenged to create a case for complimentary service offerings in the evolving the business strategy of Banff Aspen Lodge.
April 10, 2018
Three OU Business Scholar teams faced-off in their final case competition of the year.
May 11, 2017
After a demanding 12 weeks of competition in the two-part International Collegiate Business Strategy Competition (ICBSC), the OU Business Scholars placed second for overall performance in their world.
Contact Us
Joy Jiang
(248) 370-2832
jiang@oakland.edu
Meaghan Cole
mcwalter@oakland.edu
2019-20 Schedule
| Date/Time | Activity |
| September 14 8 a.m. - 3 p.m. | 2019-2020 Scholars Kick-off and Team Building Event |
| September 28 8 a.m. - 2 p.m. | Case Competition Training |
| October 9 5 p.m. - 6:30 p.m. | Mentee/Mentor Dinner Reception |
| October 26 8 a.m. - 2 p.m. | Case Competition |
| November 16 8 a.m. - 2 p.m. | Service and Professional Development Event |
| January 25 8 a.m. - 2 p.m. | Case Competition |
| February 15 8 a.m. - 2 p.m. | Service and Professional Development Event |
| April 15 5 p.m. - 7:30 p.m. | Scholars Program Celebration |
