Mission
The Finance Advisory Board seeks to:
- Increase the Department's outreach to corporate and public-sector executives, solidifying their relationship with Kansas State University.
- Increase the interaction between the faculty and the corporate world, providing Board members the opportunity to seek independent thought on corporate finance issues, and providing the faculty the ability to seek external validation for the relevance of theoretical concepts taught in finance courses.
- On an annual basis, nominate, and subsequently elect, one individual as the "Outstanding Financial Executive of the Year" to be inducted into the University's "Financial Executive Hall of Fame.
- Identify areas where the Department has, or should acquire, expertise to offer management-level workshops or executive development programs.
- Attract prominent businesspersons to the campus as guest lecturers.
- Identify areas of competitive advantage for Kansas State graduates.
- Explore the possibilities for, and assist with, summer or semester-long faculty internship programs in corporate divisions or governmental agencies.
- Identify contemporary issues in Finance to which students should be exposed.
- Review and provide input relevant to the Department's curriculum.
- Promote the image of the Department of Finance and Kansas State University
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