Seminar Series

The Honors Seminars in Professional Development include skill-building activities, team-building exercises and our outstanding Up Front Dialogue Executive Speaker Series. Each session gives students the opportunity to polish their professional skill sets—as well as the chance to interact with leading professionals from around the city, region and country.

Honors Seminar Topics have included:

  • Book Club Discussion – The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People
  • Managing Your Personal Finances
  • Golf Basics
  • The Power of Business Relationships
  • Focus On: The Mutual Fund Industry
  • Becoming an Entrepreneur
  • Welcome to the Real World
  • Handling Rejection and Disappointment
  • Ten Keys to Getting Your Dream Job
  • GMAT Prep
  • Can You Manage to Lead?
  • Incubators for Baby Businesses
  • Focus On: Human Resources, Inside and Out
  • Professional Presence

View past Up Front Dialogue Executive Series guests:
Spring 2011
2010 - 2011
2008 - 2010
2006 - 2008
2003 - 2006

Fall 2011 Seminar Series

AUGUST

24 First Year Students Only
41 Great Expectations!

SEPT
7 Teambuilding/Up Front Dialogue Practice
14 Up Front Dialogue with Dr. Adele Newson-Horst, Dean, College of Liberal Arts
21 Up Front Dialogue with Ms. Gail Smith-Howard, General Manager, Hyatt Inner Harbor, Baltimore
28 American Red Cross/MSU Semi-Annual Blood Drive

OCT
5 Focus on:  American Greetings
12 First Look Prep
19 Up Front Dialogue with Ms. Gail Smith-Howard, General Manager, Hyatt Inner Harbor, Baltimore
26 "Hi Mam": Distinctive Features of Professional (E)Documents Today with Professor Anita Pandey

NOV
2 “First Look” Session, sponsored by Enterprise
9 Up Front Dialogue with Mr. Louis Cestello, Regional President, Greater Baltimore, PNC Bank
16 Up Front Dialogue with Mr. Louis Vigliotti, Senior Managing Director, GE Capital Markets
23 Thanksgiving Break
30 Up Front Dialogue with Mr. Armon Harris, Megadata Technology

DEC

7How to Conduct Research, with the BUAD 408 students