Midwest Business Dean’s Conference October 11, 2007 Center for Executive and

1. Midwest Business Dean’s Conference October 11, 2007 Center for Executive and Professional Development Stillwater, Oklahoma Spears School of Business • cepd.okstate.edu

2. OSU is located in Stillwater, OK Campus is about 30,000 students—other locations at OSU-Tulsa, OSU-Okmulgee, OSU-OKC 65 miles from both Tulsa and Oklahoma City Stillwater population—65,000 Location

3. Fulfill the land-grant mission of the university Bring visibility to the Spears School of Business through Programs Value of Center

4. Be a financial resource to the Spears School and departments Bring visibility to the university through national and regional awards Value of Center

5. Strengthen business partnerships through programs (public programs, on-site programs, professional and executive development, chairs/professorships, networking opportunities) Value of Center

6. Center Activities—Credit Study Abroad and Travel Programs Distance Learning On-Campus Supplemental Courses Off-Campus Delivered Credit Courses on-site at corporations/government entities Purpose of Center

7. Retreat and Conference Planning • Noncredit Executive and Professional • Development Programs • Retreat and Conference Center Planning

8. More than 50 years experience Professionally plan and execute conferences and events Customized programs of all sizes Purpose of Center

9. Tied into strategic plan of Spears School Goals and objectives approved by Dean, Spears School Mission/Goals &Objectives

10. Annual program plans tied into emphasis areas of departments Database that projects budget for all programs and tied into pay for faculty Annual programs for department— approved by department head and dean Each new program added—approved Approval Process of Programs

11. End of fiscal year, share 1/3 of “overage”—Spears School, department and CEPD CEPD Department Incentive accounts can also be used in reinvest in Outreach End of Year Financial Share

12. Center for Executive and Professional Development • Over 225 executive and • professional development programs • More than 14,000 • Oklahomans participate each year

13. Center for Executive and Professional Development • Provide quality executive and professional growth opportunities • Foster economic development • Facilitate engaged learning

14. Programs through the Center for Executiveand Professional Development • Degrees and Certificates • Workforce Development • Applied Research & Assistance/Technology Transfer • Publications/Information Services • Community Development/Cultural Enrichment

15. Program Instructors • Faculty in the Spears School of Business Noted scholars, authors, consultants and practitioners • Nationally and internationally recognized for their leadership positions • Student-oriented instruction

16. Tulsa Business Forums Series Wally Uiehlein, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Acushnet Company (Titleist, Footjoy, and Cobra), October 2007 Vicente Fox, President of Mexico, 2000-2006, February 2008 Marcus Buckingham, Author of “First, Break all the Rules” and “Go Put Your Strengths to Work”, March 2008

17. Corporate Sponsorships • Raise visibility for OSU in Tulsa and OKC • Corporate sponsorships provide funding • for speakers • Opportunity to market other CEPD • programs at event • Strengthen ties • —Chairs • —Networking

18. Annual Conferences • Accounting and Financial Reporting Conf. (4th annual) • Women’s Business Leadership Conf. (17th annual) • Energy Conference (2nd annual) • Executive Education Partnership Program (14th annual) • Governor’s Executive Dev. Program (3rd annual) • Tulsa Business Forums (22nd annual) • Executive Management Briefing (20th annual) • One-day professional development seminars

19. 17th Annual Women’s Business Leadership Program • Liane Levetan • Consultant/Real Estate Broker, • Atlanta, Georgia • Esther Silver-Parker Vice President of Diversity Relations, Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., • Bentonville, Arkansas • Renee WerbinPublisher, Travelgirl, • Chamblee, Georgia

20. Energy Conference April 23, 2008 | Oklahoma City, Oklahoma9 a.m. – 3:30 p.m., Cox Convention Center • Guest Speakers from 2007 Energy Conference Included: • William E. Hobbs, President, Power, Williams and • President, The Associates, Spears School of Business, • Oklahoma State University • Secretary David S. Fleischaker, • Secretary of Energy, State of Oklahoma and President and Chief Operating Officer, Jolen Operating Company

21. Upcoming Development Seminars: Oklahoma City and Tulsa • Employee Selection & Interviewing • Presentation Skills • Setting Goals to Increase Productivity • Developing Effective Attitudes • Influence Skills: Authority is Out/ • Influence is In

22. Distance Learning • Graduate Degrees/Certificates • MBA—Part-time and Dental MBA • MS in Telecommunications Management • MS in Management Information Systems • Graduate Certificate in Information Assurance • Graduate Certificate in Data Base Mining • Selected Undergraduate Courses

23. Distance LearningMBA, MSTM, and MS in MIS • Digital, mobile, and virtual • Flexible work arrangements • Not geographically bound

24. Center for Executive and Professional Development Spears School of Business | Oklahoma State University • 215 Business Building Stillwater, OK  74078 • cepd.okstate.edu • call 1-866-678-3933