February 1, 2008
Dear
BPA Advisors:
We
are seeking your assistance in letting students know about a scholarship
opportunity available to senior students involved in the Montana Business
Professionals of America (BPA) program. For the past several years, Montana
State University College of Business has awarded scholarships to members of
BPA. We will offer up to four $1,000
scholarships to deserving high school seniors who plan to pursue an education
in business at MSU-Bozeman beginning fall semester, 2008.
The
scholarships will be awarded at the state convention in Billings on March
2-4. As in the past, the application
consists of two parts. The first part
contains personal and academic information, including a list of honors and
activities students have accomplished during their four years of high
school. The second part is a 200-300
word essay discussing the following topic:
“I have chosen to pursue a career in Business because...” Please have
students include a description of how they think their personal strengths will
relate to their career choice, what their career goals are and what they hope
to contribute to the business community following
graduation from college. Students can apply for the scholarship
on-line at: https://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=O5YXtGNb5JnY84mYEjPHBg_3d_3d
The
application deadline is Wednesday, February 27,
2008,
at 5 p.m.
Finalists
for the scholarships will be announced at one of the general sessions at the
convention. Each finalist will then be
required to participate in a half-hour interview with representatives of the College of Business. Following the interviews, the decision will
be made to award up to four $1,000 dollar scholarships. If a student is named as a finalist and does
not complete the interview, they will be disqualified from further
consideration.
We
are excited about our programs at the College of Business and will offer
business students an exceptional education that will help them succeed in the
future. Our students continue to do well
in classroom studies, competitions and finding jobs in their field of studies
after graduation. The most recent
success of our students is that their scores from the
Major Field Test - Business have consistently been at the 90th percentile, as
compared to the averages from 513 other institutions across the nation. The College is accredited by the
Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB) and students are
taught by a faculty member – not one class is taught by a graduate
student.
The
Gary K. Bracken Center is the focal point of the undergraduate student mission
of the College of Business offering scholarships, travel abroad fellowships,
career counseling services, mentoring programs, executives-in-residence, small
classes, and curriculum development. We
have completed remodeling the physical space of the Bracken Center and students now
benefit from state-of-the-art technology used in the support of student
learning. Video-conferencing, interactive white-boards, specialized business
databases, and multi-media presentation equipment is available to enhance
coursework, service learning, and professional development. The Center for
Entrepreneurship for the New West, a program of the College, continues to help
students learn about the ever-growing world of an entrepreneur.
In review:
• the
scholarship application can be found on-line at https://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=O5YXtGNb5JnY84mYEjPHBg_3d_3d
• open to Montana senior students
that plan to attend MSU-Bozeman College of Business fall
semester,
2008
• must be a member of
BPA to qualify
• deadline
is Wednesday, February 27 at 5 p.m
Thank
you for sharing this opportunity with your students. The Montana State University-Bozeman
College of Business is dedicated to
Excellence in Undergraduate Business.
BPA provides us the students necessary to produce the quality graduates
we are so proud of. If you need further
information about our college, please contact me at (406) 994-2263, e-mail: timalz@montana.edu or visit our web page at www.montana.edu/cob .
Sincerely,
Tim Alzheimer
Adjunct
Assistant Professor
College of Business
Montana
State University-Bozeman