Interesting Facts About International Business

Recently I was presented with some facts about the best classes to take for International Business. Follow the link to look at the opportunities. This article shows how the IB major at USD is an excellent path to take to "make it" in the global economy. http://www.onlinecolleges.net/2009/11/16/100-excellent-open-courses-for-international-businessmen/

First Place at the International Politics of Economics Forum hosted by Student International Business Council on November 14, 2009!!!

Last weekend I travelled to Benedictine College in Kansas to compete in an interscholastic debate for SIBC. The team from USD won first place! This picture is of me and my three hardworking teammates. USD students clearly not only excel in the classroom but out in the world as well. Next year the debate will be hosted at USD and hopefully we can bring home the trophy again!

Sophomore Year

It has been more than three months since my last post to "A Day in the Life of a Torero". I changed my major this year to International Business (from Business Administration) and added a Spanish minor. The major declaration process is fairly simple in the business school, all you have to do is set up an appointment with your advisor, attend the scheduled appointment and he/she will walk you through the steps to make sure you are able to graduate on time. I declared in 2008 and was just changing my major this fall and so the process was even more simple for me. I am very excited about my new major and I very happy USD decided to create this new major this year.

My extracurricular involvements have really picked up this year. Alpha Kappa Psi (professional business fraternity) is taking up a great deal of my time but I absolutely love it. My brothers are some of my best friends at USD and I am excited to attend and participate in every event. If any incoming freshman are at all interested in careers in business, I encourage you to rush Alpha Kappa Psi. I am also the Director of Membership this semester for the Student International Business Council, another organization through the School of Business Administration. In SIBC I work with others to promote "peace through commerce". In two weeks I will be presenting a project to a panel of judges at Benedictine University in Kansas. Without the support of the SBA I would never be able to have this opportunity.

This week is class registration for the spring semester. I am also in the midst of applying to a study abroad program in Oxford, England. Right now I am waiting to hear back on my acceptance, hopefully all goes well and I will be studying at St. Clare's in the UK next semester!