Asseal Ahmad Year/Major/Minor: Senior, Business Administration with an Accounting concentration and French Minor Year in BDLA: Why is diversity important to you/or in business? Diversity has been paramount to how I live my life; I’ve been raised around it, and taught to embrace it. Business and diversity, in my opinion, should go hand in hand. What do you like best about BDLA? The diverse, innovative group of students each and every year! What is your favorite quote? "Diversity, the art of thinking independently together." - Malcom Forbes Shadeh Ardani Year/Major/Minor: Senior, Business Administration with a Computer Information Systems concentration Year in BDLA: Why is diversity important to you/or in business? What do you like best about BDLA? The perspectives of all the wonderful members! What is your favorite quote? Weird is just a discouraging word for different. Mariana Beltran del Rio Year/Major/Minor: Business Administration with a Marketing concentration and a French Minor Year in BDLA: Why is diversity important to you/or in business? What do you like best about BDLA? Love all of the people! What is your favorite quote? Be the change you wish to see in the world. Ghandi Emily Boaz Year/Major/Minor: Senior, Business Administration with a concentration in Corporate Finance Year in BDLA: Why is diversity important to you/or in business? We are all different and unique, understanding that helps us to get along in life and the work environment. What do you like best about BDLA? All the wonderful people! What is your favorite quote? You can't shake hands with a clenched fist. - Ghandi Benjamin Bourque Year/Major/Minor: Senior, Business Administration with a concentration in Management. Year in BDLA: Why is diversity important to you/or in business? Because every aspect of our world revolves around diversity. Every human being is composed of a diverse collection of culture, background and beliefs and once we begin to fully accept each other our world can experience TOTAL UNITY. What do you like best about BDLA? My friends and all our fun events! What is your favorite quote? Diversity is like a box of chocolate, you never know what you are going to get, however each piece is as delicious as the last. Blaire Brownlee Year/Major/Minor: Senior, Business Administration with a concentration in Management Year in BDLA: Why is diversity important to you/or in business? In order to run a successful business, everyone’s voice needs to be heard to get as many views/ideas as possible. What do you like best about BDLA? The amazing connections between all of the members and the support given. What is your favorite quote? Never look down on someone unless you are helping them up. Breanna Burdett Year/Major/Minor: Senior, Business Administration with a concentration in Finanical Planning Year in BDLA: Why is diversity important to you/or in business? I feel that the business world plays a huge role in society and more people need to better understand those of similar and different backgrounds, likings, etc.. What do you like best about BDLA? The events and the family! What is your favorite quote? Diversity is something we all have in common! Melissa Carlson Year/Major/Minor: Year in BDLA: Why is diversity important to you/or in business? What do you like best about BDLA? What is your favorite quote? Luis Castellanos Year/Major/Minor: Sophomore, Business Administration with a concentration in Finance and a minor in Economics Year in BDLA: Why is diversity important to you/or in business? What do you like best about BDLA? The sense of family. No other group I have been in has felt this tight knit. What is your favorite quote? "All you need is love" - The Beatles Tallulah Deandra Alexander Year/Major/Minor: Sophomore, Business Administration with a concentration in Computer Information Systems Year in BDLA: Why is diversity important to you/or in business? What do you like best about BDLA? The experiences I get to have with the people I care about :) What is your favorite quote? "If you judge people, you have no time to love them!" Casey Gillespie Year/Major/Minor: Sophomore, Business Administration with a concentration in Marketing. Year in BDLA: Why is diversity important to you/or in business? What do you like best about BDLA? Being able to learn from so many different people. What is your favorite quote? Diversity is the one true thing we all have in common. Celebrate it everyday! Omar Guzman Year/Major/Minor: Year in BDLA: Why is diversity important to you/or in business? What do you like best about BDLA? What is your favorite quote? Mark Lamborn Year/Major/Minor: Junior, Business and Political Science, May 2012 Year in BDLA: Why is diversity important to you/or in business? Because every single person is diverse in some way. What do you like best about BDLA? The friends I’ve made and the times we’ve had. What is your favorite quote? “Don’t be afraid to see what you see.” – Ronald Reagan Mark Lamborn Year/Major/Minor: Year in BDLA: Why is diversity important to you/or in business? What do you like best about BDLA? What is your favorite quote? Nick Malensek Year/Major/Minor: Senior, Business Administration with a concentration in Marketing and a Merchandising minor. Year in BDLA: Why is diversity important to you/or in business? What do you like best about BDLA? Learning different perspectives of the world. What is your favorite quote? If you have come here to help me, you are wasting your time. But if you have come because your liberation is bound up with mine, then we can work together. Angelina Marie Howard Year/Major/Minor: Sophomore, Business Administration with Marketing and Finance concentrations with a minor in Economics. Year in BDLA: Why is diversity important to you/or in business? What do you like best about BDLA? How open and "family-like" it is. What is your favorite quote? We can't change the world, until we change ourselves. Whitney Markman Year/Major/Minor: Senior, Business Administration with concentrations in Accounting and Finance Year in BDLA: Why is diversity important to you/or in business? Diversity is an important tool to use not only in business but for life. I think one of the best ways to get along with people is to be able to see things from their perspective. What do you like best about BDLA? The people and being part of a family, the support What is your favorite quote? Companies try so hard to set themselves apart from the competition. Diversity/culture can set you apart. Without it businesses only hurt themselves. Gary Masawi Year/Major/Minor: Senior, Accounting Major and Ethnic Studies Minor Year in BDLA: Why is diversity important to you/or in business? What do you like best about BDLA? The family that helps you grow as a person and a student. What is your favorite quote? Human diversity makes tolerance more than a virture, it makes it a requirement for survival. Samantha Osborn Year/Major/Minor: Senior, Accounting, May 2011 Year in BDLA: Why is diversity important to you/or in business? It is something you will run into everyday and something I’ve always been interested in. What do you like best about BDLA? All the people involved, I am looking forward to getting involved in the College of Business more. What is your favorite quote? Shannon Roepe Year/Major/Minor: Senior, Business Administration with a concentration in Finance and a major in Chinese. Year in BDLA: Why is diversity important to you/or in business? In business you interact with people from all different cultures and perspectives; being conscious of diversity allows me to interact with many people. What do you like best about BDLA? We have created a very strong, loving community that supports each other no matter what. What is your favorite quote? “The heart of the person before you is a mirror. See there your own form.” – Shinto golden rule Anastasia Ross-McKirnan Year/Major/Minor: Senior, Business Administration with a concentration in Accounting and a minor in French Year in BDLA: Why is diversity important to you/or in business? What do you like best about BDLA? I like being around other people who are passionate about diversity. The member's in BDLA encourage me to be the best that I can be. What is your favorite quote? "All you need is love." - The Beatles Chelsea Rump Year/Major/Minor: Supa’ Senior, Business Administration with a concentration in Marketing and Art History Year in BDLA: Why is diversity important to you/or in business? It makes life more interesting and brings unlimited perspectives to the business world, which fuels innovation and growth. What do you like best about BDLA? The people! What is your favorite quote? There never were in the world two opinions alike, no more than two hairs or two grains; the most universal quality is diversity.” –Michel de Montaigne Mercedes Scott Year/Major/Minor: Senior, Business Administration with Accounting concentration Year in BDLA: Why is diversity important to you/or in business? Business and Diversity go hand in hand, I am an advocate for expanding diversity in the business arena. What do you like best about BDLA? The retreat! I learned so much about myself and everyone in BLDA. What is your favorite quote? "Be the change you wish to see in the world."- Ghandi Melanee Sprenkel Year/Major/Minor: Junior, Business Administration with a concentration in Finance Year in BDLA: Why is diversity important to you/or in business? Diversity is important to me because I think it is very important to learn about other cultures and embrace people for their differences. What do you like best about BDLA? The people and the amazing work we do. What is your favorite quote? "Learn as if you were going to live forever. Live as if you were going to die tomorrow." - Manhatma Gandhi Kelsea Warren Year/Major/Minor: Senior, Business Administration with a concentration in Accounting Year in BDLA: Why is diversity important to you/or in business? I think diversity helps everyone increase the potential of the whole group/business. What do you like best about BDLA? The people, the experiences, and the learning. What is your favorite quote? An eye for an eye would make the whole world blind. Amanda White Year/Major/Minor: Senior, Business Administration with a concentration in Marketing and Psychology major Year in BDLA: 3rd Why is diversity important to you/or in business? Diversity makes everyone step out of a box and their comfort zone to learn about others and learn more about themselves. In business it is important to understand each other! What do you like best about BDLA? The people of course, and the bonds we have created. BDLA gives me a sense of belonging in the College of Business. What is your favorite quote? Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful committed citizens can change the world. Indeed it is the only thing that ever has. -Margaret Mead Jasmine Williams Year/Major/Minor: Junior, Business Administration with a concentration in Marketing and a minor in Media Studies. Year in BDLA: Why is diversity important to you/or in business? I believe the understanding and accepting of diversity makes for a happier and efficient society especially in business. What do you like best about BDLA? I like the family aspect. I like knowing I have a group of friends who will have my back. What is your favorite quote? "All you need is love" -The Beatles Kimberly Worth Year/Major/Minor: Sophomore, Business Administration with concentrations in Marketing and Finance. Year in BDLA: Why is diversity important to you/or in business? What do you like best about BDLA? I love that it is a relatively small group of people so it's easy to get to know everyone. What is your favorite quote? "If you judge people, yuo have no time love them." - Mother Teresa |
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