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Business pi By LAURIE llAPP Gamecock Staff Writer Internships in Belgium, Brazil, Colombia, France, Germany, Haiti, and the United States are part of the Master in International Business Studies at the College of Business Administration. The MIBS program, started in 1974, is a two-year study in managerial careers in multinational business. The curriculum of the program includes intensive training in a foreign language, business skill courses, lectures fi*nm (nn nvo/Mitiimc 'inrl ?? civ gi v/i11 ivip vatvuu wo anu a oia" month internship. Guest speakers from top multinational companies lecture and talk informally with I FOAM RUBBI PADDED TOP snug comfortabl ~ X LEATHFR S ^ 1 .*/> ? I. mOUMTCUto , This lightv primarily f< OCT I . puunas leathers fo profession experts. BANKCARDS A r/*rr\Tpr. |nv.v.cr i cu rogram off students. In 1978 speakers will include Mr. James A. Thwaits, president of International Operations, 3M Company; William R. Gurganus, president of Procter and Gamble; Douglas A. Graham J. Tylee Wilson, Chief Executive Officer of R. J. Reynolds Tobacco, International. Perhaps the most integral part of the program is the internship. Allen B. Dickerman, MIBS director, said, "Currently we have 28 students serving their internships. Nineteen Americans are overseas and nine foreign students are in the U.S. We have guuu i-uupci uiiuii irom me multinational companies in this aspect too." "The program is amazingly successful. When the program Yo % ## * yw ER 3 h em. thi: ^PMRn TWO STRONG MIOSOLES for boota support. l/oinht hlUnri knrvt io rln uivji ii i mimi ivj UWUI Id UC r trail hiking with light >. It is specially construc r flexibility and comfort al fitting recommended flgas A 8 11-7:30 M-F 940 HARD] 10-6 Sat. COLUMBL ers internal first started, most international companies were not hiring aiidi^ut iiuiu lie miu. But employment procedures are changing, "Employel's are coming to the schools now. They look at applications for a business administration degree, overseas experience and foreign language training. The employers can find these qualifications in our graduates." An example of the ef fectiveness of the program, Dickerman said, is "out of 8,000 applicants for 50 to 75 international positions at Manufacturers Hanover, four graduates from the MIBS Program were selected, a high mimKar hh!../V? IIUU1UV1 11UIU JUOl WI1C Ullivtl sity." Job prospects for the MIBS I Dade... u'lf be glad j've got iking boot s good! I NICKEL PLATED | EYELETS won't rust .. I ur uuiioae. LITTLEWAY CONSTRUCTION with heavy leather msmw VIBRAM? LUG SOLE AND HEEL for traction. signed packs up to :ted of split . For the , see our luauygear 5N ST. 803-799-7571 S.C. 29206 ional study graduates are "very good and becoming increasingly better. The salary for the MIBS graduates is above the normal Masters of Business Admini<;tmf inn milnrv " To help 1978 graduates, the first MIBS International Personnel Conference will be held March 18. Thirty companies will come to the college to interview 28 graduates. The program begins in June of each vear. An undoreraHiintp r~7= a // mme / Otaat /'X* / loeko.s J I jgftn, * " RDINin TUIC rt | ^ VJ I I IIJ I "Get-flcquai S SHAMPOO, PRECISIC i I p m COh ] [ | Regula OFFF.R F.YPTR1 ; Pl#??e thow studon | NO APPOINTN |Jj OFFER GOOD ONI w Columl I (upstairs on the Mall E 788 i| Open 10-9:30 business degree is not required for admittance to the program. "Currently there are 55 students in the program; 18 are women and 19 are foreign students from 12 different countries." Dickerman said, "Our fivgicuii is ituuuus OUISI06 Of S.C., but what we want now is more involvement from around this area." The planned enrollment for future classes is 75. 11111 i|||,Biiiin DUPON FOR OUR I nted Special" j >N CUT AND BLOW DRY | r%po \ U i 4PLETE ^ rly $12.50 m ES WED., FEB. 15 | it ID Cod* 1-10.T? USC 1ENT NECESSARY | | LY WITH THIS COUPON || 9assf" miiwio CISION HAIRCUTTERS bid Mall ntrance nearest Penny's) 9538 I Monday-Saturday B