Clarkson University David D. Reh School of Business Student Handbook Academic Year 2020-21 Table of Contents Mission of a Clarkson Education ................................................................................................................................................... 2 Mission of the David D. Reh School of Business ............................................................................................................................ 2 Letter from Dean Lado ................................................................................................................................................................... 3 The David D. Reh School of Business Directory • Dean’s Office ...................................................................................................................................................................... 4 • Meet Your Business Professors .......................................................................................................................................... 4 • Academic Advisors ............................................................................................................................................................. 8 Student Administrative Services .................................................................................................................................................... 8 The David D. Reh School of Business Resource Directory ............................................................................................................. 9 Degree Information and the Clarkson Common Experience ...................................................................................................... 10 The David D. Reh School of Business Majors and Academic Requirements ................................................................................ 11 • Global Supply Chain Management ................................................................................................................................... 14 • Innovation and Entrepreneurship .................................................................................................................................... 16 • Financial Information and Analysis .................................................................................................................................. 18 • Business Intelligence and Data Analytics ......................................................................................................................... 20 Options for the Global Study Requirement ................................................................................................................................ 23 Minors to Choose From & How to Declare Your Minor ............................................................................................................... 24 • Corporate Innovation Minor ............................................................................................................................................ 24 • Economics Minor ............................................................................................................................................................. 24 • Human Resource Management Minor ............................................................................................................................ 25 • Law Studies Minor ........................................................................................................................................................... 25 • Product Design & Marketing Minor ................................................................................................................................. 26 • Project Management Minor ............................................................................................................................................ 26 Commonly Asked Questions ....................................................................................................................................................... 27 How to Get Involved in Clarkson’s Student Life ........................................................................................................................... 28 Required Professional Experience .............................................................................................................................................. 29 Where to Get Help with Your Career and Internship/Job Search ................................................................................................ 30 Alumni Mentor Program ............................................................................................................................................................ 31 Important Dates ........................................................................................................................................................................... 32 Commonly Used Forms ................................................................................................................................................................ 34 Appendices • Appendix A: Online Campus Directories ......................................................................................................................... 35 • Appendix B: General Academic & Degree Information .................................................................................................. 36 • Appendix C: Helpful PeopleSoft Tips ............................................................................................................................... 38 • Appendix D: Internship Guidelines for Credit Bearing Internships ................................................................................. 39 • Appendix E: Guidelines for Completing Courses at Other Colleges/Universities ........................................................... 40 • Appendix F: Semester Exchange with the Career Center ............................................................................................... 41 • Appendix G: Academic Integrity at the David D. Reh School of Business ....................................................................... 41 • Appendix H: CUSA Recognized Clubs and Organizations ................................................................................................ 44 • Appendix I: Professional Societies and Activities ........................................................................................................... 48 • Appendix J: Recognized Fraternities and Sororities ....................................................................................................... 48 • Appendix K: SPEED Teams ............................................................................................................................................... 49 Campus and Local Resource Information .................................................................................................................................... 50 1 CLARKSON UNIVERSITY MISSION Clarkson University is an independent, nationally recognized technological university whose faculty of teacher/scholars aspires to offer superior instruction and engage in high-quality research and scholarship in engineering, business, science, health, and liberal arts. Our primary mission is to educate talented and motivated men and women to become successful professionals through quality precollegiate, undergraduate, graduate, and professional continuing education programs, with particular emphasis on the undergraduate experience. Our community and campus settings enhance the quality of student life and afford students accessto and in- teraction with their faculty. We value the diversity of our University community, and we strive to attune ourselves and our programs to our global, pluralistic society. We share the belief that humane and environmentally sound economic and social development derive from the expansion, diffusion, and application of knowledge. Vision of a Clarkson Education The Clarkson University educational experience is designed to provide A Clarkson student’s education is greatly enhanced by a personal talented and ambitious students with the knowledge and skills and friendly learning environment, within a small, residential, necessary to achieve positions of leadership within their chosen nationally recognized University, which: profession. The combination of Clarkson’s strong technologically rich curricula and state-of-the-art teaching and research facilities, coupled • places students at the center of the educational process and with an unparalleled commitment to a friendly learning environment where all employees have a commitment to creating an and to students’ personal development, uniquely prepares Clarkson environment that contributes positively to students’ overall graduates to excel in their chosen professions and to lead rewarding educational experience; and creative lives. In addition to a mastery of the core knowledge • draws undergraduates, graduate students, faculty and staff within his or her field, a Clarkson education provides each student together into a cohesive and stimulating learning community, with the opportunity to: wherein an atmosphere of scholarship and spirit of research is • solve real-world, open-ended problems with creativity and risk cultivated; taking to obtain solutions that are practical and sustainable, • supports the acquisition of knowledge through advanced