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Franklinworks, Bill Chan Oct 2016

Franklinworks, Bill Chan

Learning Showcase 2016: A Celebration of Discovery, Transformation and Success

It's a fact of modern-day business life: Everyone is asked to do more with less. As a result, tough decisions are constantly in the works, including where to invest and where to save. Many organizations feel forced to focus on the negatives, such as cutbacks, reductions and sacrifices. However, research proves what you already know: People matter. Developing your workforce brings a valuable return on investment. With FranklinWORKS, partner organizations have access to a complete portfolio of educational options designed and delivered by a university that has been solely dedicated to educating ambitious students for more than 110 years. These …


Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (Vita) Program, Susanna Beachy, Raye Lynne Gerber, Jessica Oberle, Martina Peng, James Pierson Oct 2016

Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (Vita) Program, Susanna Beachy, Raye Lynne Gerber, Jessica Oberle, Martina Peng, James Pierson

Learning Showcase 2016: A Celebration of Discovery, Transformation and Success

In order to enhance student experiential learning, Franklin University's Department of Accounting, Finance and Economics continued its third year efforts in participating in the Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) program in 2016, in conjunction with United Way's Tax Time Coalition of Central Ohio and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). The VITA program prepares free federal and state tax returns for low to moderate income taxpayers in the central Ohio community. During the 2016 tax season, 14 volunteer undergraduate students, alumni and administrative personnel were trained and received IRS certification to serve the community; the efforts of the volunteers in the …


Unibiz, Issue 1, Fall 2016, University Of Northern Iowa. College Of Business Administration. Oct 2016

Unibiz, Issue 1, Fall 2016, University Of Northern Iowa. College Of Business Administration.

UNIBiz

Inside This Issue:
--Keep the Change?
--The Great Wage Debate
--Climate of Change - #WeStandByYou
--Annual Giving
--What Goes Around Comes Around
--Donor Spotlight
--The Amazon Effect
--Write On
--Other Business
--Impacting Iowa
--Green Certification for Craft Brewers
--Innovation Incubator
--Celebrations
--Class Notes


Employee Policy Handbook 2016, Sacred Heart University Jul 2016

Employee Policy Handbook 2016, Sacred Heart University

Handbooks & Factbooks

No abstract provided.


Biztech Summer 2016, Southern Adventist University Jul 2016

Biztech Summer 2016, Southern Adventist University

BizTech – School of Business Newsletter

The summer 2016 edition of BizTech features articles on VITA 2016 Tax Season, a message from the dean, ENACTUS, and the E. A. Anderson lecture series.


2016 Manifest Program, Columbia College Chicago May 2016

2016 Manifest Program, Columbia College Chicago

Manifest Urban Arts Festival Programs

A program for the Manifest Urban-Arts Festival held by Columbia College Chicago on May 13, 2016.


Understanding Insights For Building Marketing Strategies For Women's Volleyball, Merideth Jewell, Steve Chen, Kenneth Henderson May 2016

Understanding Insights For Building Marketing Strategies For Women's Volleyball, Merideth Jewell, Steve Chen, Kenneth Henderson

Celebration of Student Scholarship Poster Sessions Archive

No abstract provided.


Workplace Writing: A Handbook For Common Workplace Genres And Professional Writing, Anna Goins, Cheryl Rauh, Danielle Tarner, Daniel Von Holten Apr 2016

Workplace Writing: A Handbook For Common Workplace Genres And Professional Writing, Anna Goins, Cheryl Rauh, Danielle Tarner, Daniel Von Holten

NPP eBooks

This handbook is designed for a generalized business writing course that seeks to meet the needs of a variety of student majors and career interests. In it you will find: descriptions and discussions of common genres, both routine and formal, print and electronic, and in-class activities and sample assignments. You will also find commentary on how to adapt the writing process to the rhetorical constraints of a workplace as well as how to think about, conduct, and use research outside an academic setting. Throughout you will note a persistent emphasis on audience awareness and direct style


Unibusiness: University Of Northern Iowa College Of Business Administration, Winter 2016, University Of Northern Iowa. College Of Business Administration. Jan 2016

Unibusiness: University Of Northern Iowa College Of Business Administration, Winter 2016, University Of Northern Iowa. College Of Business Administration.

UNIBiz

Inside This Issue:
-- Message From the Dean ••• 2
-- Supporting the Business of Art ••• 4
-- An interview with John Pappajohn ••• 6
-- For the Love of Art...and Business ••• 8
-- UNIBusiness International ••• 10
-- UNIBusiness In Action ••• 16
-- Annual Report on Giving ••• 18
-- Donor Spotlight ••• 22
-- Faculty Recognition ••• 24
-- Developing Professionalism ••• 26
-- UNIBusiness Alumni ••• 32
-- Executive Advisory Board ••• 37


Strategic Onboarding Of Online Doctoral Students: Creating A Pathway To Academic Persistence, Barbara Holmes, Kent Willis, Ericka Woods Jan 2016

Strategic Onboarding Of Online Doctoral Students: Creating A Pathway To Academic Persistence, Barbara Holmes, Kent Willis, Ericka Woods

Education Doctorate Faculty Works

An onboarding strategy can help online universities improve new doctoral student productivity, engagement, and retention. A prescribed plan is vital to ensure the onboarding process is aligned, and clear designed support is provided for students. Recent literature justifies strategic onboarding includes acquiring the necessary knowledge, skills and behaviors to become successful members of an organization (Beaver and Erdogan, 2011). Similarly, doctoral students may benefit from clearly designed rules, protocols, and practices exclusive to the online doctoral experience. This study presents the process of strategic onboarding strategies for that will provide a smart start for online doctoral students.

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Eagle Executive Magazine, Georgia Southern University Jan 2016

Eagle Executive Magazine, Georgia Southern University

Eagle Executive Magazine

  • Fall 2015 Commencement
  • Raise the woof
  • Building a legacy


Eagle Executive Magazine, Georgia Southern University Jan 2016

Eagle Executive Magazine, Georgia Southern University

Eagle Executive Magazine

  • Eagles on Wall Street 2016
  • Living Their Dreams
  • Why I Give