Many Moore School undergraduates achieve successes early in their academic and professional careers that would make many a post-graduate student envious. Below are some examples of recent accomplishments by undergrad business students.
Senior Corey Clamp completed an internship with Forex Capital Markets in New York this past summer. There he wrote reports on technical analysis in the marketing department, then worked on a trading desk from 12 a.m.-8 a.m. on the “Euro shift.” Clamp says, “I basically assisted the traders, changed currency prices, and watched economic news on the Bloomberg screen to keep informed of what was going on with the different currency pairs that we traded. I learned a lot there.” He learned of the internship through USC’s Career Center E-Recruiting program and completed an interview process before he was selected. Clamp says the opportunity allowed him to meet people in the investment banking industry and network with other students from schools such as Harvard and NYU. Clamp participated in the Business English Immersion Camp in Cluj, Romania, in 2004, and is a member of the Carolina Finance Club and the recently formed Carolina Investment Group.
Senior Catherine Lipe, who is majoring in entrepreneurial management and minoring in art history, was awarded a Margaret A. Patrick International Trade Scholarship for Spring ’05. She studied abroad at the Jonkoping International Business School in Sweden, taking courses in international trade theory and international management. She was also a visiting exchange student at the University of Washington in Seattle, Washington, in 2003-2004. She is a Palmetto Scholar and a member of the Beta Gamma Sigma business fraternity. Lipe also belongs to the International Student Association and is lead coordinator of Amnesty International USC’s Urgent Action Network. Lipe is applying to graduate schools abroad, particularly in France, for a master’s program in international management. She plans to study French and broaden her skills in Swedish and Spanish. Having studied abroad, Lipe says, “I realize that having your education from foreign institutions gives heightened awareness…of the need for cultural sensitivity and understanding in today’s business environment… I feel that USC has given me the education experience and the international opportunities necessary to succeed with my goals.”
John Liston, a junior triple majoring in international business, human resources, and entrepreneurship, was a research associate with the World Trade Center in Chicago in Summer ’05. During this internship, Liston says, “I updated WTCC’s membership and recruiting materials, revised their membership database, and helped coordinate events. Additionally, I helped WTCC host two inbound trade delegations, one from Malaysia and one from Venezuela… I met the Emir of Qatar and the mayors of Osaka, Japan, and Accra, Ghana.” Liston served as the 2004-2005 president of the Moore School’s Global Business Council and is this year’s operation’s chairman. He is also a Moore School Emerging Leader, a member of the USC Fencing Club, and a former resident advisor.
Marisa Niparts, a junior McNair Scholar, double majoring in international business and marketing and double minoring in Portuguese and Spanish, was a Spring ’05 recipient of the W. Don Welch International Trade Scholarship. She studied abroad in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, during the spring semester. While there, Niparts says she had some “unique opportunities” such as playing an extra on Brazilian soap operas and helping to write and sing a song for a Brazilian soap opera soundtrack. In addition to speaking Portuguese and Spanish, Niparts is fluent in French and is learning German, all of which she hopes to use someday in an international marketing role. In the meantime, she maintains a 4.0 GPA; is co-founder and chair of USC’s International Mentoring Program; is a member of Beta Gamma Sigma Honor Society, Alpha Lambda Delta, and the French Club; is a junior class McNair representative; and is a former vice president and secretary of ISA (International Student Association).
Junior and McNair Scholar Andy Schwark has been named a Rotary Ambassadorial Scholar for the 2006-2007 academic year. He will study in Senegal, pursuing courses pertaining to economic development in Western Africa and Wolof, and French at the Universite Cheikh Anta Diop in the capital of Dakar. While there, Schwark says he will “engage in various humanitarian activities that would range from teaching English to volunteering at area orphanages.” Schwark is a recipient of the Wendell Millman Scholarship and the AAA Travel Challenge Scholarship. He is a member of the French Club, the Global Business Council, and the Nihon Club at USC. He volunteers with the Waverly Community Center in Columbia, the Study Abroad office, and Habitat for Humanity. As a high school student, he studied abroad in Nantes, France, and served as an English instructor at a camp for Japanese children in Tokyo. In Summer ’05, he completed a six-week intensive French language study in Tours, France, and participated in the Global Issues Immersion Camp in Cluj-Napoca, Romania. In Spring ’06, before heading to Senegal, he plans to study French and the European market at the Institut Catholique des Hautes Etudes Commerciales in Brussels, Belgium.
Asuka Takashima, a senior double majoring in international business and finance and minoring in Chinese, is a 2005 Margaret A. Patrick International Trade Scholarship recipient. She will be studying at Yonsei University in Korea in Spring ’06, and has completed a semester of study at Sophia University in China.
Senior Oliver Weilandt participated in two internships with DaimlerChrysler in Spring ’05 – one in Germany and one in Argentina. In 2004, Weilandt earned a spot in the DaimlerChrysler Career Partnership program, a management training program for business students. He competed with 800 students from all over the world for one of fewer than 20 positions with the company. He will secure a position with the company when he completes his education. A native of Germany who now calls Italy home, Weilandt speaks five languages – German, Italian, French, Spanish, and English. He is majoring in finance, international business, and supply chain management, and minoring in Spanish. He is a member of the Carolina Finance Club and participated in the first Business English Immersion Camp in Cluj-Romania in 2004.