College of Business Administration and Information Sciences FINANCE PROGRAM FACT SHEET

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DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE

Majors/Minors/Concentrations Internships  Majors:  Internships provide students with the • Finance (BSBA) opportunity to apply their studies in the . Corporate Finance business world. Recent internships include . Personal Finance the following: • Real Estate (BSBA) • Repsol Energy • General Real Estate • Northwest Savings Bank • World Trade Center Group, Dublin, • Paralegal Studies (BSBA) Ireland • Paralegal Integrative Studies (BS) • Bechtel  Minors: • BSI Financial Services • Finance • Ally Financial • Real Estate • Centauri Advisory Group Career Placement • Ameriprise Financial • WESCO International  Clarion’s finance majors are enjoying a surge • PNC Bank in recognition and career placement. Recent • Hefren Tillotson employers of our graduates include the • IA Construction following: • American Eagle • BNY Mellon • KeyBank • PNC Bank • Program Preparation • Westinghouse  The Finance program is designed to provide • Prudential students with the business and analytical • Municap, Inc. tools necessary for successful careers in • Janney Montgomery Scott finance. • KeyBank The Corporate Finance track prepares • Bechtel students for a variety of finance positions in • Allegheny Ludlum banking, investment, and industry. The • Ameriprise Financial Personal Financial Planning (PFP) track is • Hefren Tillotson registered with the Certified Financial • Stifel Financial Planner Board of Standards Inc. and meets • Northwest Savings Bank the educational requirement for the CFP®, • Bettis Atomic Power Lab CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™ • American Eagle designation. The PFP track is desirable for students planning a career as a financial planner as well as careers in banking, financial investments, and insurance.

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Finance Student Organizations Department Faculty and Staff  The Financial Management Association arranges professional speakers and student  Dr. Scott Allen, Law, JD, The Dickinson competitions. It also organizes trips to sites School of Law such as the and New York City investment firms; Washington,  Ms. Lindsay Banner, Real Estate, MS, Johns D.C. for visits to the U.S. Treasury and Federal Hopkins Universty Reserve; the national FMA Student Leaders

Conference; the RISE conference (student led  Mr. James Chambers, Finance, MBA, portfolios) and other interesting destinations. University of  The Financial Planning Association is a student orgainzation created as the definitive  Dr. Jeffrey Eicher, Finance and Real Estate, resource for students to gain knowledge and JD, CPA, University of Pittsburgh, establish relationships regarding careers as Chairperson CFP® professionals.  Dr. John Eichlin, Law, JD, University of Akron Scholarships  The Henry G. Burns Scholarship Fund was  Dr. Jason Heavilin, Finance, PhD, University established to recruit outstanding incoming of Texas El Paso freshmen. The scholarship is renewable for all four years of undergraduate studies. An  Ms. Amanda Hepinger, Real Estate, MBA, annual scholarship is also available. Clarion University of Pa  The department sponsors a four year renewable scholarship to attract outstanding  Mr. Michael Nesbit, Insurance, Clarion incoming freshmen who express a desire to University of Pennsylvania study finance, real estate, or paralegal studies.  The Paul Gray scholarship is available for  Dr. C. Frank Shepard, Law and Director of sophomore, junior and senior real estate the Paralegal Program, JD, University of majors. Akron  The Friends of the Department of Finance scholarship is available for finance and real  Ms. Jill Thompson, Administrative Assistant estate students.  Other scholarships are available in the department and College of Business Administration for upperclassmen.

For More Information: E-mail: [email protected] Website: http://www.clarion.edu/fin Telephone: 814-393-2626 Fax: 814-393-1910 Text: (814) 682-6221 (College of Business Administration and Information Sciences)

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