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BUSINESS WORLD
IBCO members enjoy benefits of diverse organization
Picture this: An
exotic belly-
dancer gyrates
across the floor
dressed in bright colors.
A waiter lifts up a table
with his mouth. People
link arms and dance
around the room. Foreign dishes surround
you. On March 3, members of International
Business and Cultural
Organization (IBCO)
partook in a scenario
such as the one above
while dining at the
Great Greek, a Greek
restaurant. ' 'Although
we do hold many social
outings, IBCO is more
educationally oriented
than socially," said
IBCO President Mita
Nagar.
The main purpose of
IBCO is for people to
learn more about different cultures. According
to IBCO Secretary Scott
Stonestreet, in the past,
IBCO was more concerned about social activities. "I believe that
the reason for our drawing more towards education is because people
are becoming more
aware of the importance
of business, and that is
one of the reasons for
our diverse membership;' said Scott. IBCO
has members with majors ranging from history to biochemistry.
Some members believe that culture plays a
part in education. "I
think its important that
we learn about different
cultures; IBCO provides
such an understanding.
However, IBCO lacks
white Americans, who
need to understand the
similarities and differences between cultures.
Only then will they begin to appreciate different cultures," said Senior Marketing Major
Lobo Del Sol.
For the first time,
IBCO is offering two
Scholarships. Each is
worth $200. This is
most beneficial for international students.
For example, an international student pays
around $1650 for 12
hours. If such a student
receives a scholarship,
he would only have to
pay the same as a state
resident minus the
amount of the scholarship. An international
student could save as
much as $1465 a semester.
One must be enrolled
for at least 12 hours and
meet certain grade requirements to receive
the scholarship. "I came
up with the idea to
award scholarships after seeing many students, leave because
they could not make
ends meet. I was once
an international student, but I was fortunate
to have the money to
pay for my education,"
said Nagar.
Financial need is also
considered while determining award recipients. The Dean of Busi-
ness Scholarship
Committee will determine the amount of priority placed upon financial need. In addition,
one does not need to be a
business major to qualify.
IBCO also invited
some important professionals such as the Director of International
Commerce to speak at
career day. The speakers prepared and informed the students on
career searching. IBCO
also invited speakers on
occasion to help enhance students knowledge concerning the
business community.
IBCO's next step was
holding an Open House,
so students had a
chance to meet the faculty, teacher assistants,
and deans. Dung A.
Nguyen said, "At IBCO's
first restaurant outing I
got a chance to meet Indian people for the first
time. I have learned to
be more open-minded."
Stonestreet says, "Heck
— sometimes I don't
even know what I'm eating, but the real purpose
of IBCO is to learn different ways and customs to begin your
search.' ► Shilpa
Trivedi
IBCO members — 1st row:
Futema Jafri, Aarti Mahesh-
wari, Mita Nagar, Seema Si-
kand, Claire Lin, Sandy Ho-a-
thian; 2nd row: Sunil Yadav,
Howard Hall, Al Mohammad,
Eileen Sambilay, William Teng,
Atul Moonat, Shilpa Trivedi,
guest, Loan Tran, Scott Stun-
street, Roy Foley, Aasim Karim,
Steven Watts, David Roeder,
guest, Harold Wray, Sabina Si-
kand, Gaurov Sood. Photo by
Mona Arnold.
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