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It's Not About You, Thomas Alton Hill

Leadership Hour at Otterbein University

Al is currently Head of METTLER TOLEDO North America where he and his team are responsible for all sales, marketing, customer support, and filed service operations in the US and Canada. He joined METTLER TOLEDO in 2000 as the General Manger of the US Industrial Division Market Organization

1st Annual Sawyer Walker Scholarship, Brooke Dolin

Senior Year Experience Student Projects

The Sawyer Walker Scholarship is for high school seniors entering college in county’s surrounding Mount Gilead to include Morrow County, Crawford County, and Marion County. The committee and I handed out and posted flyers in our surrounding areas. We also created a Facebook page in Sawyer Walker's memory portraying the Scholarship and events. We used the site to invite friends and family and to share the event. This is how we let people know when the event was, what was needed, and provided updates. We also used the Facebook to send official invites to the event. We sought donations from …

Rotten To The Core, Trevor W. Mcdonald

Senior Year Experience Student Projects

The goal of the Rotten to the Core Drag Show was to raise funds and donate a portion of ticket sales to Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS while also increasing awareness of HIV/AIDS. This is a cause that educates individuals on the realities of the diseases, but also preventable measures. By coordinating this production and donating a percentage of ticket sales, I am helping to progress the cause of awareness to everyone. We took some time in the production to talk about the organization, the cause and the importance of activism and awareness. The promotions and marketing also showcased the donations …

The Case Study Of Outstanding Store Fixtures, Heather Soma-Hauer

Undergraduate Distinction Papers

The decisions that businesses are facing are all similar, regardless of industry. But these decisions are felt more strongly in small businesses. The Case study of Outstanding Store Fixtures (OSF) is a decision based case that allows students the opportunity to dive into the decision making process for a small business. This case and teaching note focus on the real decisions that small, family owned businesses face every day. The details of the case will target the decision making process, allowing the reader to arrive at what they feel is the best possible solution. While the case focuses on the …

Westerville Jaycee Pool, Myranda M. Wolfe, Taylor E. Detwiler, Kyle M. Burrowes, Phillip J. Cochran

Senior Year Experience Student Projects

Due to low attendance and poor community support, the owner of the Westerville Jaycee (WJC) Swimming Pool considered permanently closing this facility two years ago. The goal of this project was to increase awareness for WJC and draw attention to the property itself. By setting objectives to improve the landscaping conditions, and creating a social media presence for WJC, we hoped to achieve these goals. To meet these objectives, the team created a WJC Twitter account, and asked that friends and family like and share their preexisting Facebook page. Our team also contacted several companies to inquire about landscaping donations. …

A Financial Analysis Of Professional Baseball Player Worth, Jocelyn R. Pearce

Undergraduate Honors Thesis Projects

By using data from the 2014 Major League Baseball season, this paper examines the current market of baseball. I mainly look to offer clarity to the debate questioning if players are paid their marginal revenue product. By using a two-step model, I first estimate the effect team statistics have on team winning percentage, and next how that team winning percentage affects team revenue. After obtaining results from the regressions, I use those calculations in two formulas aimed at quantifying a player’s marginal revenue product. I find that overall, players are paid close to their respective marginal revenue products. An age …

Proposal Of A New Method To Classify Higher Education Institutions Instead Of Rankings, Kate D. Elam

Undergraduate Distinction Papers

Purpose – The objective of this paper is to propose a new method for classifying higher education institutions that differs from traditional rankings. The proposed model segments colleges and universities based on like attributes and describes the groups according to their differentiating features.

Research Method – Data from several rankings publications was collected and simplified for analysis. Several observations (i.e. schools) were eliminated because they did not fit the sampling frame and/or did not include a sufficient amount of information. Duplicate variables (i.e. attributes) were also eliminated. First, exploratory factor analysis was applied to reduce the number of variables being …