Perspectives

“Be a Traveler, Not a Tourist” – Fellows in New York City

By • April 25th, 2013 • Category: Perspectives, Students, Texas A&M

Cancun, Cabo, Gulf Shores and Panama City Beach—these are some of the top Spring Break destinations for college students. However, for the third year in a row, I found my suitcase filled with heavy overcoats, sweaters, gloves, scarfs, long pants and dress shirts. I was once again headed to New York City with the Mays Business Fellows Program.



Semester abroad offers more than tourist attractions

By • March 1st, 2013 • Category: Perspectives

My name is Shelby Potz-Nielsen ’13 and I am a senior finance major from Lake Kiowa, Texas. I recently declared a minor in Human Resource Development and am also working toward the Certificate in International Business.



Business Honors goes to Washington

By • December 2nd, 2011 • Category: Perspectives

Lauren Ray ’13 gives a recap of the Business Honors program’s recent trip to our nation’s capital.



Mutual expectations session launches Mays Academy of Learning and Teaching

By • October 4th, 2011 • Category: Perspectives

Mays Business School is a place where outstanding business faculty and outstanding business students meet to create outstanding business education. On Sept. 9, over a Friday afternoon lunch, faculty and students met with the goal of understanding each of their roles in the education process from the perspective of the other through an exercise called Mutual Expectations.



Building better business students with the FBI

By • August 3rd, 2011 • Category: Perspectives

Accounting and Business Honors major Alexandra Washington ’13 talks about her involvement in the Freshman Business Initiative at Mays.



A shocking experience

By • June 1st, 2011 • Category: Perspectives

Texas A&M Global Business Brigades just arrived back in the United States after an amazing week in Tortí Abajo, Panama. The mission of Global Business Brigades is to create sustainable change by empowering students and communities.



Fashion aficionados find spotlight in New York

By • April 6th, 2011 • Category: Perspectives

Mays marketing student Alexandra Sinatra ’11 talks about attending the Fashion Scholarship Fund (FSF) national scholarship competition in New York.



The sole of business

By • February 3rd, 2011 • Category: Perspectives

Mays finance grad Andy Ellwood ’04 talks about how corporate giving is impacting the lives of underprivileged children in Argentina.



Привет! (That’s “howdy” in Russian.)

By • November 3rd, 2010 • Category: Perspectives

As I walk into the classroom, the children’s eyes light up. The room fills with every English greeting word they knew: “hello, good morning, how are you, hello teacher!” All of us Peace Corps trainees are overwhelmed. The kids in Chernigov, Ukraine are so excited to meet us!



Marathon man

By • September 3rd, 2010 • Category: Perspectives

Mays webmaster Nicholas Roznovsky ’01 talks about his year-long journey from couch potato to marathon finisher.