Anderson University recently announced that Emmy award-winning Indianapolis television news anchor, Andrea Morehead, will address the graduating class of 2013 during commencement exercises on Saturday, May 11. The 3 p.m. EDT program will be conducted in the Ward Fieldhouse of the Kardatzke Wellness Center. Speaking during Anderson University’s baccalaureate service will be Dr.
Above the professor’s head, an LED banner ticks off changes in stock values.
They roll across the screen in a kaleidoscopic blur: “Disney up .01,” “Boeing up .72,” followed by “Welcome to the Falls School of Business.”
Opened one year ago, the STAR Trading Room at Anderson University’s Falls School of Business embeds students in a small-scale simulation of Wall Street’s stock trading room floor.
Who hasn’t taken a box of paper clips or a few pens home from the company supply room?
“Big deal,” you say. “They’re just pens.”
But what if all your coworkers took something, too? All those small things — a box of thumbtacks here, a roll of toilet paper there — would add up to big losses in the company’s bank book.
Worldwide, businesses lose about $3.5 trillion every year due to frauds committed by their own employees, according to the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners.
Just one year ago, a portion of Anderson University's Hardacre Hall was filled with vending machines, bulky televisions, and outdated vinyl benches. Today, the renovated space known as the STAR Trading Room offers dual screen monitors, a SMART board, a ticker tape visible both inside and outside the classroom, and other new technology.
Anderson University senior Ashley Ledford is working toward a double major in global business and Spanish. Ledford received an opportunity to study abroad last summer with a program that offered her invaluable experience toward both majors.
