VOL. 1 ISSUE 3 November 2015
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Message from the Dean Mr. Abraham Mitchell was honored by current and past Mitchell Scholars at a surprise reception held on October 6 at the USA Faculty Club. Mr. Mitchell was expecting to meet the freshman scholars and parents at a reception traditionally held in October; that reception was |
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Craig Perciavalle, President Austal USA First Executive Leadership Series Speaker Austal USA President Craig Perciavalle served as the inaugural speaker in the Mitchell College of Business’ Executive Leadership Series in October. Austal USA, the largest aluminum shipbuilder in the world, is one of Alabama’s largest private employers with more than 4,000 Click here to read full article about Craig Perciavalle, President Austal USA |
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Student Spotlight Jaleel Payne Starting my senior year at South Alabama has been such a surreal experience so far. Growing up in Mobile has given me the chance to see the University expand a great deal in such a short period of time. I have several family members who graduated from South, including my Click here to read full article - Student Spotlight Jaleel Payne |
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Liftoff will Begin Momentarily...Maybe The much anticipated Federal Reserve federal funds liftoff campaign will have to wait another month or so to get started. The Federal Reserve, which met on Wednesday, October 28, 2015, decided to hold the fed funds rate steady at near zero, again. However, there was at Click here to read full article - Liftoff will begin momentarily ... maybe |
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Alumni Spotlight Don W. Sprouse Jr., CPA I graduated from the University of South Alabama with a degree in Accounting in 1995. I began my corporate accounting career with no intention of sitting for the CPA exam. However, after several years, it was apparent to me that I needed to get this professional Click here to read full article - Alumni Spotlight Don Sprouse |
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Hartmann, Blackmon & Kilgore P.C. Endowed Accounting Scholarship Hartmann, Blackmon & Kilgore P.C. has endowed a $25,000 scholarship in honor of the firm's 25th anniversary. This endowment will be matched by funds from the Mitchell/Moulton Scholarship. HB&K is a certified public accounting and business consulting firm Click here to read full article - Hartmann, Blackmon & Kilgore PC Endowed Accounting Scholarship |
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Beta Alpha Psi – Active in the Mobile Beta Alpha Psi along with Dr. Carol Vann provided the dinner meal for 23 families on Sunday September 20th at the Ronald McDonald House. Seventeen members of BAP participated in the meal preparation, serving, and clean-up. "I am so blessed that BAP has participated in |
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MCOB Recognizes National Business Women's Week For the second year, MCOB recognized National Business Women's Week by inviting women business leaders to speak to MCOB classes. This year, faculty hosted 23 women to share their experiences with MCOB students. The photo is Dr. Janea McDonald, MCOB Alumni, and Click here to read full article - MCOB recognizes National Business Women's Week |
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First MCOB Field Day a FUN Afternoon for students and faculty On Friday, October 2, 2015, the Mitchell College of Business hosted the first ever MCOB Field Day. The event took place at the intramural fields on campus and at the Student Government Association pavilion, and was organized and hosted by our MCOB SGA Senators, Elizabeth |
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Faculty News On September 2, at the USA National Alumni Association annual meeting, Dr. Gregory Prescott received the Andy and Carol Denny National Alumni Association Excellence in Teaching Award for the University. |
