Miller College of Business Calendar

Over 70 companies will be at the Ball State Alumni Center offering full time career opportunities to both our current students and alumni. This event is organized by the Center for Professional Selling and is one of the largest in the nation.

Danielle Shockey is a social entrepreneur that brings 20 years' experience in serving Indiana's youth through positions as a college dean, deputy superintendent for the Indiana Department of Education, principal, and more. She is the CEO of Girl Scouts of Central Indiana, which serves 29,000 girls in partnership with 12,000 adults across 45 counties in Indiana. A nationally recognized leader in the Girl Scout Movement, Danielle serves on multiple committees for Girls Scouts of the USA. Danielle, a Ball State alumna, was recently recognized as a Woman of Influence by the Indianapolis Business Journal and received the Indiana Women of Achievement Award for Distinction in Innovation and Leadership for Young Women from Ball State University.

Connect with faculty, students, alumni, and friends during this annual professional development and networking session held each spring at Ball State.

Come hear Andy's story and his unique point of view on what it takes to be successful in your career and in life. Andy is partner and financial advisor with C & C Wealth Advisors of Raymond James in Indianapolis, Indiana. Andy's career is entrepreneurial in and of itself, and he believes every position in the workforce requires an entrepreneurial drive to be successful. Andy holds a bachelor's degree in Finance from Ball State.

Felix opened his own language agency after being an interpreter and fulfilling a dream of taking a year long back-packing trip around the world. VEDIA GLOBAL provides clients from all industries with interpretation, translation, and cultural consulting in 75+ foreign languages. Born and raised in Ciudad Juarez, Chihuahua, Mexico, he holds a bachelor's degree in Latin-American literature and migrated to Indiana in 2007. His language career started as a freelance interpreter for hospitals, corporations, state/federal agencies, and more across the U.S. He holds many certifications and serves clients in the U.S., Mexico, and Brazil.

Art entrepreneur Dee Parson is an award-nominated cartoonist and animator based in Indiana. His resume includes a syndicated newspaper comic strip titled "Life With Kurami," published and Gylph-nominated comic book and animated series "Pen & Ink, and published comic strip "Rosebuds." All his works follow the theme of "love" in their own ways, as he tries to bring love to others with his characters. When he's not creating, he's teaching comic book workshops to children, teens, and adults at various schools, libraries and art museums.

Mike Slocum, a corporate entrepreneur, connects students, employers, and educational institutions with the vision of helping every Hoosier student who wants an internship to have one. Mike is executive director of Indiana INTERNnet, the catalyst for expanding the creation and use of experiential learning opportunities as a key strategy in retaining Indiana's top talent. Mike earned degrees in history and political science from Ball State and is currently a doctoral candidate in Ball State's adult, higher, and community education program. Prior to Indiana INTERNnet, MIke worked in a variety of capacities at Ivy Tech, held roles in higher education, workforce development and student success at Grand Valley State University and Ferris State University.

Effectively confronting the challenges facing small cities and rural communities requires both a better understanding of regional linkages and greater interaction between the academics who study these issues and the policy makers who address them. Join us for a two-day conference examining these issues.

Effectively confronting the challenges facing small cities and rural communities requires both a better understanding of regional linkages and greater interaction between the academics who study these issues and the policy makers who address them. Join us for a two-day conference examining these issues.