Please help Mike Kroff!

Dear Students,

Mike Kroff is conducting a survey and needs your help! I'll give an extra credit point to everyone who fills it out.

Please go to the survey
http://lsu.qualtrics.com//SE?SID=SV_034Wy917XlqLjak&SVID=Prod

sometime before Tuesday, November 11. It takes 10 minutes or less, and the information you provide will be invaluable.

Thanks so much, and have a great weekend and Veterans' Day!

Consumer Behavior books

Hi CBers,

Click here to access my Amazon "wish list," where you'll find the books I'm thinking about using for teaching this class in future semesters.

Please note: Creswell's book on research design is NOT one that I'd be using in this class -- just look at the other 4.

Research plans -- BUS 341

Hello to my afternoon Principles students,

With all the hubbub at the beginning of class, I forgot to hand back your research assignments.

I've put them in a folder on my door, and you're welcome to come by and pick them up whenever you want to. (I'll be in my office for a while tomorrow, too, if you want to talk about them.)

Sorry about that!

Have a great weekend,
Graham

Packaging is Rubbish video

Thanks to Emily for sharing this documentary!

Online grades -- BUS 341

Dear Principles students,

If you send me an email containing a secret code name that's:
1) NOT your Banner ID
2) NOT your Social Security Number
3) NOT identifiable as yours to anyone but you

I'll be happy to put your grades in an online spreadsheet.

The grades here are those belonging to students who have already provided SuperSecret Code Names...

Exciting event next Thursday

I strongly encourage ALL of you to attend. This should be interesting, informative, and useful.

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Lyle R. Knight, President and CEO of First Interstate BancSystem, Inc. will discuss "The Credit Crisis: How did we get here and how do we get out of here," on Thursday, November 13. The 50-minute session will begin at 4:10 p.m. in the Procrastinator Theater in the Strand Union Building on the Montana State University (MSU) campus.

Knight, as the David Orser Executive Speakers Forum guest presenter for the MSU College of Business, will share his knowledge of the current credit crisis, how we have arrived at this crisis and what we need to do to counteract it. Business owners, members of the community and MSU students and faculty are encouraged to attend and to participate in a question and answer session following the lecture.

With a degree in banking and finance from the University of Utah and top honors at Pacific Coast Banking School at the University of Washington, Knight has extensive training in the banking and finance field. He began his career in banking as a drive-up teller and worked his way up to become the president and chief executive officer of Security Pacific Bank in Nevada in 1989. Knight currently serves as president and chief executive officer of First Interstate BancSystem, Inc., which is a $5 billion bank holding company, consisting of 50 First Interstate branches located in Montana, Wyoming and 18 branches in South Dakota. He is also advisor to Ben Bernanke, the Chairman of the Board of Governors of the U.S. Federal Reserve. In addition, Knight is a member of the Federal Advisory Council, representing the Ninth Federal Reserve District, and is a Board Director for the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis.

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Anyone in the afternoon 341 class who wants to go to this lecture is welcome to leave class early in order to do so!

Finish line

As we approach election day tomorrow, I just want to share with you my favorite finish-line video: