DECEMBER 2015

NEWS

Two Distinguished Students Hail from CBA

Congratulations to François Brou and Brittney Soliz!

Six graduates at Texas A&M University-Kingsville's winter commencement ceremony received the Distinguished Undergraduate Student Award, sponsored by the Student Government Association. Only one bachelor's degree student from each college receives the award.

To be nominated, a student must be a graduating senior with no less than 60 credit hours earned at Texas A&M-Kingsville. The student must have at least a 3.5 grade point average and must be involved in extracurricular activities. The student also must have the endorsement of the dean of the college from which he/she receives a degree. Read more about this article.

Faculty/Student Collaboration Success

Eleni Anastosova Publishes with Assoc. Professor Verma

Business students can gain functional knowledge and practice communication and teamwork skills by working with a faculty member on an academic research project. Eleni Anastosova, a finance major from Vama Veche, Bulgaria, collaborated with CBA Associate Professor Dr. Priti Verma. Their paper, "Stock Market Integration and Linkages - Evidence from Turkey," has been accepted to be presented at the annual Conference of Academy of Economics and Finance in Pensacola Beach on February 10-13, 2016. Anastosova's other academic achievements include Dean's List and President's List. She is also on the Javelina tennis team. She aspires to earn a degree in law after receiving her bachelor's degree from A&M-Kingsville.

2014-2015 Year In Review

for the College of Business Administration

A few college highlights of major milestones, new initiatives, and accomplishments of students and faculty:

Double-digit increase in student enrollment. The College of Business of Administration had 569 students enrolled for the fall semester, a 10 percent increase over last year.
Student internship numbers climb. Students who participated in internships doubled in 2014-2015 compared to the previous academic year (44 vs. 22).
Accounting students recognized as an Outstanding Students' VITA Chapter by the United Way in 2015. CBA accounting students helped to prepare 80 income tax returns resulting in $87,970 refunds for clients.
College faculty publications hit new highs with 50 published refereed articles and presented their empirical work at 49 international, national, and regional conferences in 2014-2015.
College of Business Administration launched a semi-annual Small Business Conference. The free conference offers concurrent sessions on business topics relevant to the public.
The CBA also improved its student retention rate to 73.7 percent in 2015.
In 2014-2015 academic year, 73 percent graduates received a job offer prior to graduation with 59 percent accepting before graduation.

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