Jack Dicus Business Honors Program
Benefits
Honors courses
The most conspicuous benefit will be the opportunity to enroll in business honors courses, taught by some of the most gifted faculty in the school.
Courses are smaller than the non-honors offering, which allows for significant interaction with the honors faculty.
Below are the honors courses offered during the current academic year.
| Course | Instructor |
|---|---|
| ACCT 411: Intermediate Accounting II – Honors | Alee Phillips |
| BE 302: Managerial Economics – Honors | Keith Chauvin |
| BLAW 302: Legal Aspect of Business – Honors | Jennifer Harrison |
| BUS 400: Literary and Historical Narratives of Leadership and Management Admission by application to instructor. |
Mark Haug |
| FIN 311: Finance – Honors | Kelly Welch |
| FIN 411: Investment Theory and Application – Honors | Felix Meschke |
| FIN 450: Applied Portfolio Management – Honors | Boone Bradley |
| MGMT 311: Organizational Behavior – Honors | Ken Ward |
| MGMT 499: Business Policy and Strategy – Honors | Ken Ward |
| MKTG 311: Marketing – Honors | Doug Clopton |
| MKTG 412: Introduction to Consumer Behavior – Honors | Hee Young Min |
| SCM 311: Management Science and Operations Management – Honors | Joe Walden |
| Course | Instructor |
|---|---|
| ACCT 323: Intermediate Accounting I – Honors | Kelvie Crabb |
| BE 302: Managerial Economics – Honors | Keith Chauvin |
| BLAW 302: Legal Aspect of Business – Honors | Jennifer Harrison |
| FIN 311: Finance – Honors | Kelly Welch |
| FIN 411: Investment Theory and Application – Honors | Felix Meschke |
| FIN 416: Corporate Finance – Honors | Kevin Tseng |
| FIN 450: Applied Portfolio Management – Honors | Jeffrey Morrison |
| FIN 450: Applied Portfolio Management – Honors | Boone Bradley |
| MGMT 311: Organizational Behavior - Honors | Ken Ward |
| MGMT 499: Business Policy and Strategy – Honors | Ravi Shanmugam |
| MKTG 311: Marketing – Honors | Duane Myer |
| SCM 311: Management Science and Operations Management – Honors | Joe Walden |
Honors student network
The enriched academic environment provides high-achieving students with the intellectual and social support to reach their full potential – professionally and personally. With approximately 150 fellow Jack Dicus Business Honors Program (BHP) students, each honors student has the chance to build a solid network of like-minded colleagues who may become life-long professional colleagues.
Honors lounge in Capitol Federal Hall
The new business building, Capitol Federal Hall, had a lounge dedicated for use by BHP students—Room 2048.
Devlin Fellowships
The Jack Dicus Business Honors Program offers competitive fellowships for honors students to work with, and be mentored by, KU honors faculty.
Business Career Services advisor
Honors program students have an advisor in the Business Career Services Center who works with each BHP student.
Opportunities for involvement with guest speakers and other distinguished visitors to campus
Honors program students are invited to meet with special guests on campus in small conversation groups.
Opportunities with the dean
Honors program students are invited to lunches with the dean of the KU School of Business.
Graduation with Business Honors designation
If all requirements are met, honors program students have the opportunity to graduate with “Business Honors” designation. Students graduating with this designation wear a special cord at graduation, are noted in the KU School of Business graduation recognition ceremony program and are invited to a recognition lunch with the business school dean.
