The highest quality academic programs offered in the College of Business & Information Technology are enhanced by extracurricular events that engage students, 校友, 以及整个社会. 每年, 学院举办校友周, 学术卓越诱导, 高中比赛, 还有一个高中领导会议. 以下是今年的亮点. If you’re interested in learning more, we welcome you to call 248.204.3050或写信给 cobitsuccess@nmvfx.com.

2023校友周

“你可以拥有一切，只是不能同时拥有一切."
- Dr. 莎伦·戴尔·韦恩

现在是第10个年头, 校友 Week invites CoBIT graduates to reacquaint with the campus many haven’t visited since graduation and share their career success with current 业务 and IT students. 校友 are invited to address students during their class or lunch time. 每年春假后的一周举行. 在3月13日至17日期间，13位校友与利记sbo学生和Dr. Shannon Dare Wayne, BSIM ' 98, MSIO ' 03担任主旨发言人. Dare Wayne has been making an impact since graduating from Lawrence Tech with undergraduate and graduate degrees. She has worked for Ford Motor Company for 25 years and is currently a Business Office Manager for Ford Model e division. 此前，她在规划部门工作 & 福特的中东战略 & 非洲地区.

Sigma

Sigma is the international honor society recognizing 业务 excellence since 1913. Membership in Sigma is the highest recognition a 业务 student anywhere in the world can receive at a school accredited by AACSB 国际 – The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business. These students' academic achievements are honored with lifelong membership in a prestigious international organization. 基于累积绩点, only the top 10% of undergraduate and top 20% of graduate students each year from our MBA, MSIT, MSBDA, BSBA, BSIT, 和BSBDA项目入选. 这些项目中比例最高的, 约40名学生, 每年是否有资格并被邀请加入. 

The 2023 induction banquet was held on Friday, April 14, at Plum Hollow Country Club in Southfield. 约书亚·阿克24岁于2022年入选. The Business Management student said, “I was really surprised by this recognition. 我以前从来没听说过. 但是我很感激. 我相信这在简历上看起来很棒. It shows employers that I’m a hard worker, I’m serious about my studies, and it adds credibility.” 

院长Bahman Mirshab说, “We are certainly proud of all of our Sigma students as their hard work and academic accomplishments attest to the rigor and high quality education they receive at 利记sbo.”  

DECA高中竞赛

DECA奖，2022年

CoBIT has been sponsoring the Michigan DECA High School conference and competition each December on 利记sbo’s campus since 2018, with the 2020 competition taking place virtually due to the pandemic. 未来的市场领导者和企业家, 金融, 热情好客, and management from 22 Oakland County high schools (District 6) interact with volunteers and sponsors, 以及校园教师, 工作人员, 和管理. Competitions are held throughout the university’s Southfield campus. The event also offers networking opportunities for the students with industry leaders. 

Judges for the event are faculty, industry advisory board members, 校友, and industry partners.

The December 2022 DECA高中竞赛 welcomed 602 students, 21岁的老师, 24小时陪伴, 10名工作人员, 72名法官, 42个来自DECA组织30个来自劳伦斯理工学院, 和12名利记sbo工作人员志愿者.

“Our sponsorship of the DECA Competition each year demonstrates our ongoing commitment to community engagement as well as preparation of young students for college and the real world,米娜·耶拿说, director of programs for the College of Business and Information Technology.

青年妇女领导会议

The 青年妇女领导会议 is an opportunity for young middle and high school girls to meet and interact with notable women in positions of leadership within government, 业务, 医学, 或学术界. Lawrence Tech seeks to inspire the more than 300 attendees each year to build supportive networks and to set ambitious educational and career goals of their own. 

Initiated in 2017 and suspended in 2020 and 2021 due to the pandemic, attendees of the October 14th conference were treated to two highly acclaimed keynote speakers. The list of keynote speakers has been inspirational and impactful for the young ladies who’ve attended:

2017: Ms. Andra Rush, Rush Group的创始人、董事长、首席执行官兼总裁

2018: Ms. Lynn M Torossian, President and CEO of Henry Ford, West Bloomfield Hospital

2019: Ms. 劳拉·琼斯，通用汽车全球人才总监 

2022: Congresswoman Brenda Lawrence in the morning and Attorney General Dana Nessel in the afternoon

除了主题演讲之外, the conference each year includes a panel discussion by three or four Michigan women leaders and multiple leadership workshops for students led by nationally and internationally known professional development professionals.

The significant impact and importance of the 2022 青年妇女领导会议 are reflected in the students’ comments on their event evaluation forms. Wrote one student, “I am capable of doing anything no matter how hard it might be. 女性是未来.另一个人说, “That no matter what I'm feeling in the moment or what people tell me my voice matters, 我的选择很重要, 我很重要.第三个人说, “我不需要站在场边, 我不需要等别人叫我去做某事. 我也学会了我应该勇敢和独立.”

作者:rensame Ahee

2022年青年妇女领导会议的小组成员