Scholars - Undergraduate Students - School of Business Administration

2017-18 Schedule

Date/Time	Activity	Location
Apr 26 5pm - 7pm	End of year celebration	224 EH
Aug 31 1pm - 2:30pm	New Scholar Welcome	Stinson Center
Aug 31 3pm - 4:30pm	Kick-off event all scholars	Stinson Center
Sept 16 8am - 2pm	Team building	Lions Bear Lake: Lapeer, MI
Sept 30 8am - 2pm	Case Competition Training	224 EH
Oct 12 5pm - 6:30pm	Mentee/Mentor Kick off	224 EH
Oct 28 8am - 2pm	Case Competition	224 EH
Jan 27 8am - 2pm	Development	224 EH
Feb 10 8am - 2pm	Case Competition	224 EH
Mar 24	Community Service
Apr 25 5pm - 7:30pm	End of year celebration	224 EH

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 skill under the direction of Joy Jiang and Theo Bracewell.

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

How To Apply

Business students are invited to apply for the program in the fall of each year. All students are welcomed to attend any of the scheduled Scholars case competitions during the academic year.

To apply to the program, students must:

Be a business major
Have a cumulative grade-point-average of at least a 3.4
Submit a completed application with a faculty letter of reference
Undergraduate Scholars Leadership Application

Leadership Development

Leadership development is based on the Lorminger Leadership Competencies that are selected specifically for the level of the students based on their progression in the program.

First-year Scholars
Presentation Skills
Conflict Management

Second-year Scholars
Negotiating Skills
Process Management

All Scholars
Annual challenge course team building event

Case Competitions

Four Saturdays per year devoted to case competition training

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)

Mentorship

Each Scholar is paired with a business professional who coaches and mentors that student.

Community

Each year, Scholars decide what community project or organization they want to engage to support

In The News

Business Scholars benefit from mentors, competitions and more
September 2, 2015

Students in OU's Business Scholars program gain real-world experience through leadership development, community service, case competitions and working with mentors.

Business Scholars team takes top prizes at prestigious international business simulation competition
April 27, 2015

Business Scholars place first for Best Overall Performance and for Best Documents at the 51st International Collegiate Business Strategy Competition.

Business Scholars exercise expertise in case competition
March 10, 2015

Business Scholars team challenged to help a new carbonated drink manufacturer devise viable solution to compete with Coca-Cola and Pepsi.

Business Scholars Program