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College of Business

  As one of the largest business schools in the Midwest, Missouri State’s College of Business (COB) has a rich tradition of providing cutting-edge business education to its students and sourcing career-ready talent for state, regional and national employers. Our challenging curriculum, rooted in experiential learning, outstanding faculty, exceptional advisory boards, and engaged alumni ensures COB graduates not only succeed but excel in their chosen careers. Consistent with Missouri State’s Public Affairs mission, our graduates are also prepared to embrace community service and engagement regardless of where their careers take them.

  Over 4,700 Missouri State University students are currently enrolled in COB undergraduate majors and graduate programs. Our 27 undergraduate programs and 6 graduate programs, offer students more options to specialize, which results in more opportunities and success for our graduates. This academic year, nearly 200 employers attended COB career fairs and events to recruit Biz Bears for internships and full-time roles. The success of our graduates is evident not only in the number of employers but more importantly their sustained commitment to recruiting COB’s talented students year after year.

  We remain committed to providing students with the knowledge, skills and abilities needed in today’s rapidly changing global economy. To this end, the College has made significant investments in experiential learning labs to support our programs in sales, finance, IT and cybersecurity, entrepreneurship, interior design, merchandising and fashion design, and accounting. Private gifts have helped make these lab spaces possible. The practical knowledge and skills students are gaining in these labs are highly sought by employers. The impact of these labs is also evidenced by the consistent success of COB students in state, national and international competitions. We invite you to learn more about our college and academic offerings by visiting COB’s webpage or better yet visit campus and see first-hand how we’ve transformed Glass and Kemper Halls to provide students with a transformative education.

Leaderboard
Most Donors Leaderboard
Help your favorite unit climb the Most Donors Leaderboard. The units with the most donors in comparison with their donor goal at the end of Giving Day will win extra bonus funds!
Rank Prize Unit % +/- Goal
1 $2,000 Student Affairs +12.63% 107
goal: 95
2 $1,000 Libraries +12.00% 56
goal: 50
3 $500 College of Natural and Applied Sciences +11.11% 100
goal: 90
4 College of Education +10.00% 176
goal: 160
5 Athletics +8.95% 1,144
goal: 1,050
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Unit with the Most Student Donors
March 25th between 6:00-7:00 p.m. CT, the Unit with the most student donors will receive additional funding of $500.
Current students, what is your class standing?
Rank Answer Donors
1 Sophomore 3
2 Freshman 1
3 Graduate student 1
4 Senior 1
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Leaderboard
Unit with the Most Donors
On March 25th from 2:00 - 3:00 p.m. CT, the Unit with the most donors will receive additional funding of $500.
Rank Prize Unit Donors
1 $500 Athletics 43
2 Reynolds College of Arts Social Sci. & Humanities 18
3 College of Business 3
4 College of Natural and Applied Sciences 3
5 McQueary College of Health and Human Services 3
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Leaderboard
Unit with the Most Faculty and Staff Donors
March 26th from 9:00 - 10:00 a.m. CT, the Unit with the most Faculty and Staff who make a gift will receive additional funding of $500.
Which MSU unit are you affiliated with?
Rank Answer Donors
1 Community & Global Partners 15
2 College of Education 11
3 Other 6
4 Arts, Social Sci. & Hum 5
5 Health & Human Services 4
6 Athletics 4
7 Natural & Applied Sciences 3
8 Agriculture 2
9 MSU-WP 1
10 Student Affairs 1
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2
Match
Biz Bears SMIF Match
Jeff '87 and Kelly Layman will match every gift to the Biz Bears Student Managed Investment Fund dollar-for-dollar, up to $10,000
Completed
$10,000
College of Business Challenge
If 75 people give to the College of Business, a $10,000 gift from Teresa and Richard Ollis '89 will be unlocked.
75 / 75 Donors
Completed
$2,000
College of Business Scholarship Fund Challenge
If 20 people give to the College of Business Scholarship Fund, a gift of $2,000 from Marla '89 and Kevin Elliott '88 will be unlocked.
Completed
2
Match
Entertainment Management Student Scholarship Match
Courtney Lockett and Bob Nelson will match every gift to the Bob Nelson '02 Scholarship, benefitting Entertainment Management Students, dollar for dollar up to $1,000.
Completed
2
Match
Ozarks Area RIMS Chapter Gamma Iota Sigma Match
The Ozarks Area RIMS Chapter will match every gift made to the Gamma Iota Sigma (GIS) student organization for travel dollar-for-dollar, up to $1,000.
$1,000 MATCHED
Completed
Leaderboard
Amount Raised Leaderboard
Help your favorite unit climb the Amount Raised Leaderboard! The units with the most raised in comparison with their goal at the end of Giving Day will win extra bonus funds!
Rank Prize Unit % +/- Goal
1 $2,000 College of Natural and Applied Sciences +10.01% $26,402.00
goal: $24,000.00
2 $1,000 College of Education +1.91% $64,201.51
goal: $63,000.00
3 $500 Athletics +0.41% $271,103.40
goal: $270,000.00
4 Student Affairs -0.94% $8,915.23
goal: $9,000.00
5 Libraries -2.00% $4,900.00
goal: $5,000.00
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Leaderboard
Unit with the Most Donors
March 26th from 3:00 - 4:00 p.m., the Unit with the most donors will receive additional funding of $500.
Rank Prize Unit Donors
1 $500 Athletics 23
2 College of Business 8
3 Reynolds College of Arts Social Sci. & Humanities 8
4 College of Education 7
5 Student Affairs 7
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Leaderboard
Unit with the Most Faculty and Staff Donors
On March 25th from 12:00 - 1:00 p.m. CT, the Unit with the most Faculty and Staff who make a gift will receive an additional $500.
Which MSU unit are you affiliated with?
Rank Answer Donors
1 College of Education 17
2 Health & Human Services 6
3 College of Business 5
4 MSU Libraries 4
5 Athletics 4
6 Agriculture 2
7 Arts, Social Sci. & Hum 2
8 Other 2
9 MSU-WP 2
10 Student Affairs 1
11 Juanita K Hammons Hall 1
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$5,000
Biz Bears SMIF Challenge
If 25 people give to the Biz Bears Student Managed Investment Fund, a $5,000 gift from Jeff and Tricia Jones & Seth and Carisa Hoelscher will be unlocked.
25 / 25 Donors
Completed
$1,000
College of Business Challenge
If 20 people give to the College of Business General Fund, a $1,000 gift from Michelle and John Hulett will be unlocked.
20 / 20 Donors
Completed
$2,000
College of Business Scholarship Fund Challenge
If 20 people give to the College of Business Scholarship Fund, a gift of $2,000 from Marla '89 and Kevin Elliott '88 will be unlocked.
Completed
2
Match
Economics Faculty Match
The Economics faculty will match every gift made to the Economics General Fund for travel dollar-for-dollar, up to $300
$300 MATCHED
Completed
2
Match
Entertainment Management Department Match
An anonymous donor will match every gift to the Entertainment Management Department Fund dollar for dollar, up to $1,000.
Completed
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