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Prospectus Magazine

 

 

Prospectus Fall 2009
The Twenty-Fifth Anniversary Issue
Full Issue [PDF 6.7 MB]

 

 

 

Prospectus Spring 2009
Recovery
Full Issue [PDF 5.0 MB]

 

 

 

Prospectus Fall 2008
Fast and Furious:
Students Study China's Economic Explosion
Full Issue [PDF 3.0 MB]

 

 

 

Prospectus Spring 2008Spring 2008 Prospectus Alumni Magazine Cover Shot
David and Ellen Raisbeck:
A Gift With a Global Perspective
Full Issue [PDF 3.2 MB]

 

 

 

 

Prospectus Fall 2007
Investing in Our People:
The Next Priority for the College of Business
Full Issue [PDF 2.0 MB]

  

 

 

 

Prospectus Spring 2007
Experiences that Shape Lives

Full Issue [PDF 1.7MB]
 

  • Mining Career Gold: Internships and Co-ops Puts Futures on the Fast Track to Success

  • International Flavor: Business Students Learn about Other Cultures - And Themselves

  • Giving Back, Getting Ahead: Service-Learning Projects Expand Classrooms, Broaden Understanding

  • Entrepreneurship on the Rise: Hands-On Program Celebrates Anniversary, Ranking

  • Iowa State Takes Lead on Virtual Career Fair

  • MBAs Aim to be Big 12's Best

  • VEISHEA 2007 Honors Business Legends, Kicks Off ISU 150th

  • Gerdin Inducted into Iowa Business Hall of Fame

  • Stafford Named Honorary Alum

  • Buffington Creates Legacy with Professorship

  • Former Faculty Member Endows Professorship

  • Sturgeons Make Commitment to Faculty

 

 

 

Prospectus Fall 2006
In the Service of Others
Full Issue [PDF 4.2MB]

 

  • Reflection on Two Days: Matt Swanson career led him to two of history's most extraordinary events

  • 'Law and Ordering' Up a Different Career Path: read about Javier Seymore's experience as an Assistant DA in the Bronx

  • A Leader Lost: David Giaimo's leadership led him to make the ultimate sacrifice for his country

  • A Voice Against the Silence: for Kris Steinmetz, a resource developed into a career

  • Former Dean Ben Allen assumes presidency at Northern Iowa

  • Clyde 'Skip' Walter's brush with death - and how the fast action of a friend saved him

  • Faculty ask: why do students cheat?

  • New program seeks to help minority businesses

 

 

 

Prospectus Spring 2006
Sowing the Seeds
Full Issue [PDF 1.7MB]

 

  • Feature Story:
    Iowa's Clock is Ticking: Mark Drabenstott talk about how to transition Iowa's economy

  • Glass Half Full: John Pappajohn - values start with an attitude

  • The Mission Gets a Makeover: Iowa State updates it land-grant purpose for a global economy

  • Rites of Passage: Keeping grads in Iowa means more than money

  • Should Tax Dollars be used to Support Economic Development?

  • Mutual Beneficiaries: Partnerships with industry benefit students and businesses

  • Accountability, Not Just Accounting

 

 

 

Prospectus Fall 2005
A Ladder and an Attitude
Full Issue [PDF 1.3MB]

 

  • Feature Story:
    One Rung at a Time: The Upward Climb for Today's Businesswoman Means New Opportunities - and New Challenges

  • Grueling but Rewarding: College of Business Holds First MBA Case Competition

  • Forecast: Sunny Days Ahead - Labor Market Strong for Accounting Graduates

  • Remembering Max Wortman

  • Learning Teams a Fixture After Ten Years

  • Alumni Networking Opportunities Growing

  • Also: fall lecture slate announced, college to honor distinguished alumni, meet the new associate dean, development news, and much more

 

 

 

Prospectus Spring 2005
Starting Small, Thinking Big
Full Issue [PDF 0.9MB]

 

  • Feature Story:
    Getting in on the Ground Floor: Big Dreams Grow from Small
    Seeds at Iowa State's New Entrepreneurship Community

  • Harris Named One of 75 Most Powerful African
    Americans in Corporate America

  • Faculty Entrepreneurs: Finance Profs Find Business Solutions

  • LOMIS Profs Go Three-on-Three with Iowa Manufacturers

  • Management Faculty, Pappajohn Launch Outreach Efforts for Entrepreneurs

  • MBA Program Helps Entrepreneurs Choose Best Path

  • Beyond Buttons: A Story of Survival

 

 

 

Prospectus Fall 2004
Faculty Power
Full Issue [PDF 2.2MB]

 

  • People Power: Alumni and Business Investments in People

  • Robert Stafford Lectureship on Banking 

  • Missing Link in Supply Chain Found 

  • Small Businesses Face Big Odds in Fending Off Bankruptcy 

  • Tracking Meat Pays Producers Big Dividends 

  • Marketing 491X: A Value-added Experience 

  • New System Yields Prospects 

  • Opening Doors for Graduate Alumni and Students 

  • Program Puts Research to Work 

  • As Strategic Partners, College and Caterpillar Eye Mutual Benefits 

  • From the Desk of Founding Dean, Charles Handy

 

 

 

 

Prospectus Spring 2004
Open for Business
Full Issue [PDF 3.6MB]

 

  • The College of Business Enters a New Century and a New Era 1991-Today

  • The Future Is Now

  • Building a Community for Success Among Undergrads

  • A Day in the Life of Graduate Student Chris Pilson

  • Students in the Driver's Seat in New Trading Lab

  • High-tech Labs Support Real-time Learning

  • Behavioral Lab Opens Doors for Consumer Research

  • Raisbeck Career Services is All Business

  • Entrepreneurs Band Together in New Learning Community

  • The Value of Including Iowa State in Your Will

  • Sustaining Momentum

  • Behind the Scenes at the Iowa State PhoneCenter