The undergraduate division has begun development of opportunities for applied and academic research for talented undergraduate business students. The Research Apprentice Program would match exceptional students with Moore School faculty conducting timely and relevant research, as well as businesses in the community providing “real world” experience.
Already, undergraduates are finding placements. Senior Aaron Flaaen, an Honors College student double majoring in international business and economics
with a minor in Spanish, is working with Dr. Douglas Woodward on economic development research. Junior Jeff Holmes, has accepted a research position with the
Palmetto Institute, a nonprofit research organization working to improve the average incomes of South Carolinians. Holmes, also an Honors College student,
is majoring in international business, finance, and economics with a minor in German. A third student, senior Chris Cargile, has been placed with the USC Research
Foundation and Technology Incubator. Cargile is a marketing/management major with a minor in Spanish.
Assistant Dean Dr. Carolyn Jones says this new program “complements the University’s emphasis on undergraduate research.” The USC Undergraduate Research Initiative, now in its early stages, will become a potential source of funding to support undergraduate business students involved in research.
The process is likely to be competitive, and students who participate will be well prepared for future business careers, competitive graduate schools, scholarships, and fellowships.