A group of five Mays students formed “Team Awesome” to participate in the annual xTax Competition, a national event hosted by accounting firm PricewaterhouseCoopers.
In a culture where movies like “The Hangover” are summer smash hits, the glorification of drunkenness is obvious. The media’s glossy representation of irresponsible and dangerous behavior entices the college crowd. Though they did not direct a blockbuster with a million-dollar budget, marketing students at Texas A&M University’s Mays Business School used their advertising skills to promote a more sobering message: [How Much] is too much?
Washington D.C. is not only the nation’s capitol, but it is also a thriving business sector. Residing in a city crawling with lawyers and politicians might not sound like the average American’s dream, but the economic success of D.C. throughout the recession has attracted many young professionals.
When Matt Harris ’10 stepped off the plane in New Dehli, India, he stepped into another world. The 14-hour flight had completely changed the atmosphere: there were no neat lines, no order, just masses of people surging like a living ocean, sweeping past him in powerful waves.
Financial Management Association (FMA) International has named the Texas A&M University’s Mays Business School student chapter of FMA a 2008-2009 Superior Chapter in recognition of excellence and dedication to the professional development of finance students. This is the highest level of recognition the more than 100 student chapters can attain.
Two PhD students from the Department of Information and Operations Management were singled out for praise at a recent International System Dynamics Conference held in Albuquerque, New Mexico.
What are you doing this summer? Working? Traveling? Going to school? Here’s a look at what a few Mays students are up to.
The road stretches on, a winding river of black asphalt. Matt Proctor ’11 is in the zone as leans over the handlebars and peddles along at about 18 miles per hour, listening to the rhythm of his breathing and the hum of his tires against the pavement. His muscles start to burn as the cluster of 27 cyclists he is a part of heads uphill. The brutal summer sun beats down and as sweat trickles down his back, he has to remind himself once again why he’s pushing himself to ride 4,000 miles in 64 days: for Betsy.
A great education can only get a young person so far, thought Lashanta Green ’09 after talking with her classmates at Texas A&M University’s Mays Business School. For an education to be valuable, coupled with all that knowledge must be direction, some plan for the facts to be applied. “A lot of college seniors don’t know what they want to do after graduation, and that’s disturbing to me,” Green said.
Hunter Bollman of Katy has been appointed by Gov. Rick Perry as the newest student regent for The Texas A&M University System, effective June 1. Bollman is the fourth student to serve on the Board of Regents since the governor created the position in 2006. He replaces Anthony Cullins of Dallas.
