SIU College of Business gets LinkedIn

By Sun Min

SIU College of Business is now LinkedIn.  Alumni, faculty, staff, students, parents and friends of the college are invited to join the SIU College of Business group on LinkedIn, the world’s largest online professional network.   

To join, visit http://www.linkedin.com/e/gis/93159/3926F75E1CCC

Currently, more than 20 million professionals are on LinkedIn, including executives from all of the Fortune 500 companies.

“We are now giving our alumni and friends instant access to a rich network of professionals who want to connect with other professionals.  The common thread uniting them is SIU College of Business, a proud institution with an honorable history and an exciting future," said J. Dennis Cradit, dean of SIU College of Business.

“LinkedIn is an effective tool for our alumni to keep in touch with each other,” said Donna Margolis, director of the Business Placement Center http://placement.cba.siu.edu/

LinkedIn allows professionals to reach out to colleagues -- free of charge, on their own terms and on their own time.  From CEOs to those just entering the workforce, more than 150,000 executives sign up to LinkedIn every day.

Under the leadership of Dean Cradit, SIU College of Business has built a strong web presence and many have taken notice. 

Media outlets reported on the college’s use of YouTube.com to market a promotional video www.youtube.com/siubusiness and recently BizEd, the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business International magazine, profiled the college’s use of Facebook.com to reach students.  Assistant Professor of Marketing David Campbell was interviewed for the magazine which is read by business educators worldwide. 

Cradit, Campbell, Margolis, Associate Director of the Business Placement Center Matt Purdy, Digital Media Systems Specialist Lynne Westra and Chief Marketing Officer Sun Min launched the college’s online efforts http://www.cob.siu.edu/alumni/networking.html which also include a presence on Wikipedia.org and Flickr.com

U.S. News & World Report ranks SIU College of Business among the top 100 public business colleges nationwide.  The school offers bachelor’s, master’s and doctoral degrees — one of only three public institutions in Illinois to do so.  Through its fully accredited programs (by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business International), students prepare for challenging careers in business, industry, government and education.  For more information, visit www.cob.siu.edu.