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Business Scholars Program
The School of Business Administration Scholars Program provides a select group of students a unique opportunity to develop their problem solving, decision making and leadership skill under the direction of Joy Jiang and Bani Bordoloi.
The program centers on competency development and has four unique components that significantly influence the students in the Scholars Program.
- Leadership Development
- Case Competitions
- Mentor/Mentee Relationship
- Community Involvement
Generously sponsored by the Oakland University Credit Union, and Mike and Sue Novak.
Business students are invited to apply for the program by clicking the application link below. The application deadline is June 1, 2019. Decisions will be finalized by the end of June.
To apply to the program, students must:
- Must be a pre-business or declared major in the SBA
- Have a cumulative grade-point-average of at least a 3.4
- Submit a completed Undergraduate Scholars Leadership Application which includes uploading a resume and faculty letter of recommendation
First-year Scholars
Presentation Skills
Conflict Management
Second-year Scholars
Negotiating Skills
Process Management
All Scholars
Annual challenge course team building event
Scholars work in teams (lead by senior-level students) to analyze and present a solution to a specific business challenge to a panel of faculty and business professional judges. Prizes are awarded to the winning team. Previous prizes have included tuition credit, iPads and Microsoft Surfaces)
September 2, 2015
Students in OU's Business Scholars program gain real-world experience through leadership development, community service, case competitions and working with mentors.
April 27, 2015
Business Scholars place first for Best Overall Performance and for Best Documents at the 51st International Collegiate Business Strategy Competition.
March 10, 2015
Business Scholars team challenged to help a new carbonated drink manufacturer devise viable solution to compete with Coca-Cola and Pepsi.
Contact Us
Joy Jiang
(248) 370-2832
jiang@oakland.edu
Bani Bordoloi
kbordolo@oakland.edu
2019-20 Schedule
| Date/Time | Activity |
| September 14 8 a.m. - 3 p.m. | 2019-2020 Scholars Kick-off and Team Building Event |
| September 28 8 a.m. - 2 p.m. | Case Competition Training |
| October 9 5 p.m. - 6:30 p.m. | Mentee/Mentor Dinner Reception |
| October 26 8 a.m. - 2 p.m. | Case Competition |
| January 25 8 a.m. - 2 p.m. | Community Service Event or Professional Development |
| February 8 8 a.m. - 2 p.m. | Case Competition |
| March 14 8 a.m. - 2 p.m. | Community Service Event or Professional Development |
| April 22 5 p.m. - 7:30 p.m. | Scholars Program Celebration |
