New Master's Degree in Environmental Systems Management Approved

JANUARY 2019

Dick and Mary Lewis Kleberg College of Agriculture and Natural Resources and College of Business Administration will partner for new degree.

The Texas A&M University System Board of Regents approved Thursday, Jan. 17, a new master's degree for Texas A&M University-Kingsville. They also authorized the degree be sent to the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board for the final approval.

The new master's degree approved is environmental systems management which will reside in the agriculture, agribusiness and environmental sciences department in the Dick and Mary Lewis Kleberg College of Agriculture and Natural Resources. The College of Business Administration will be a partner for this degree. The proposed implementation date for the new program is fall 2019.

Environmental Systems Management

Environmental science courses have been offered at both the undergraduate and graduate level as elective courses since 2012 and enrollment has grown over that time. The enrollment data, coupled with increasing national demand for trained environmental scientists who can evaluate the economic aspects of the environment as an integrated system, indicate that the time is right for this advanced degree.

The environmental systems management degree has become a necessity for the two colleges as environmental sustainability has become the management objective for every conceivable habitat or ecological community.

The proposed degree incorporates business management and systems thinking principles and practices as a core facet of the discipline in the curriculum which makes this master's program unique among environmental sciences programs offered by any other university of college in Texas.

Based on data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics and Texas Career Check, environmental jobs will be among the top 10 fastest growing jobs through 2026.

BGS Global Leadership Summit

Students travel to Chicago for conference

Dr. Priti Verma, Professor of Finance and the advisor of Beta Gamma Sigma (BGS), took six BGS students to the Global Leadership Summit (GLS) in Chicago from November 1st, 2018 to November 4th, 2018. More than 400 students from 192 schools and 19 countries attended this summit to learn and develop professional skills, career readiness competencies, and best networking practices. The students listened to world class speakers from all around the globe and worked on a challenging case study that they presented to the judges on the last day.

The students who attended the GLS are Michael Chavez, Elmer Whiddon, Barbara Segura, Gabriella Flores, Sarah Keith and Kyra Kurapati.

Students Evaluate Commercial Loans

Local bank provides course projects for finance students

During the fall 2018 semester, students in the Finance 4334 Bank Management class worked with the Bank of South Texas to evaluate a commercial loan request for a bank customer.

The students were divided into three groups. Each group worked on a different project. The first group worked on a loan request for the purchase of a ranch. The second group worked on a loan request for purchase of heavy equipment for the company's new construction division. The third group worked on a loan request to purchase a vacant land to build a residential apartment complex. All the groups had to analyze the financials of the companies and recommend what would be the loan term, and pricing of the loan. Additionally, they also had to identify the collateral, guarantor and the sources of repayment. The students analyzed the financial data, presented their findings and made recommendations to the bank's loan committee.

The College of Business would like to thank to Mr. Darryl Lemke for this opportunity.

CBA Publication Receives Top Honors

Business Journal a MARCOM PLATINUM WINNER

The College of Business Administration 2018 publication of the Business Journal received a Platinum rating by MarCom Awards - the International Competition for Marketing and Communication Professionals. MarCom Awards honors excellence in marketing and communication while recognizing the creativity, hard work and generosity of industry professionals.

Since its inception in 2004, MarCom has evolved into one of the largest, most-respected creative competitions in the world. Each year about 6,000 print and digital entries are submitted from dozens of countries.

MarCom is administered by the Association of Marketing and Communication Professionals (AMCP). The international organization, founded in 1995, consists of several thousand marketing, communication, advertising, public relations, digital and web professionals.

Center of Negotiation Schedules Seminars

Four sessions scheduled for spring 2019

The Center for Negotiation in the College of Business Administration at Texas A&M University-Kingsville has scheduled seminars for the spring semester.

All seminars will be held from 3 to 5 p.m. at the Kingsville Chamber of Commerce. Seminars are $25 each. The deadline to sign up is three days prior to each event.

February 7th - Negotiating a Crisis
February 28th - Negotiating Improvisation
March 28th - Negotiating Ethically
April 25th - Negotiating and Body Language

Current TAMUK students, faculty and staff can email [email protected] to receive a code for a 20 percent discount. To register, CLICK HERE For more information, contact Dr. John Cicala, director of the Center for Negotiation at [email protected] or (361) 593-4429.