The public is welcome to tour the new facility that will serve thousands of students and help ready them for the work world.
Special guests will be Scott and Linda Carson and their family. He is the executive vice president of sales for Boeing Commercial Airplanes.
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Last Friday (Oct. 7) the Carsons made a gift of $500,000 to the college in support of the new endowed chair in marketing that bears their name along with that of his employer of more than 30 years, Boeing. They are also benefactors to the university, a designation given to those making lifetime gifts totaling $100,000 and above.
“Thanks to the incredible generosity and vision of benefactors Scott and Linda Carson, students using the Carson Center for Professional Development will have access to the latest tools to build and sharpen their personal and professional skills as they prepare to enter the workforce,” said CBE Dean Eric Spangenberg. “We welcome the campus and community to join us for an open house to celebrate this outstanding facility and its programs and the
The Carson Center was built and completed this year as a place where business, engineering and other students can learn to write effective resumes, participate in a variety of skill-building workshops, practice giving professional-quality presentations and take part in mock interviews with visiting executives. A library of tutorial DVDs is available as well as a bank of trade and business publications and job search resources. A full-time professional staff and specially trained student aides are available to assist those who use the center.
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The Boeing/Scott and Linda Carson Endowed Chair in Marketing will be filled by a professor who is an eminent researcher and teacher with strong ties to business. This is the first such position in the Department of Marketing. It will be the fourteenth endowed chair and distinguished professorship to be filled in the college.