Guest Blogger: Liz Roesel, Marketing Manager, Horizon Software International and Cameron Executive Network Mentor

Julia Ormond impressed me from the moment I met her, and her level of motivation and drive hasn’t let up since I first met her at the Spring Mixer. We met last week and expressed her interest in getting an internship, and I was able to connect her with Mark Johnson Custom Homes. They were my first employers after graduation and it’s going to be a win-win-win situation for us all. MJCH will be able to meet their marketing goals, Julia will gain invaluable real-world experience, and through our mentorship, I will be helping to facilitate the entire thing. I couldn’t imagine a better arrangement for a mentor, mentee and employer.

March 2017 Editor's Note: This post was originally published in June 2016 and has been updated for accuracy and comprehensiveness.

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This post was written in collaboration with Denis Carter, Ph.D., associate professor emeritus, Department of Economics and Finance at UNCW. 

Did you hear the one about two economists walking through the woods?

One said “How do you feel about this economy – are you a bull or a bear?” The other replied, “I am definitely a … wait a second, why do you ask?” The one in front said, “There is a black bear behind us and he had ‘demand’ written across his open mouth and ‘supply’ reflected in his eyes.”

March 2017 Editor's Note: This post was originally published in June 2016 and has been updated for accuracy and comprehensiveness.

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In the spring of 2002, Skip Jones and Dick Verrone, Cameron School of Business Executives in Residence and instructors, realized that CSB students were in need of professional council to better facilitate the transition from academia to the world of work.  Having recently retired from long time business careers, Mr. Jones and Mr. Verrone recognized that Wilmington had a wealth of excellent professional resources in their own back yard.  Many of their colleagues were newly retired business executives in the area and expressed an interest in giving back and staying connected.  To capitalize this interest, the Cameron Executive Network (CEN) was formed.  At first, the program was quite small.  With only a few mentors involved, student participation was limited.  However, over the last 14 years the network has grown in size to nearly 250 experienced business executives, both active and retired, and these executives mentor approximately 400 Cameron Business School Students.

 March 2017 Editor's Note: This post was originally published June 2016.

At the Cameron School of Business here at UNCW, we soar as seahawks. Between the sand and surf of our many beaches; amazing faculty and staff; the Cameron Executive Network, linking professional mentors to student mentees; and the student clubs and organizations for many different interests and specializations, we feel like we have it all.  Join us as we tell our story through the eyes of the many incredible people that make up our community.

March 2017 Editor's Note: This post was originally published in August 2016 and has been updated for accuracy and comprehensiveness.

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Guest Blogger: Julia Ormond, CEN Mentee, Cameron School of Business – Marketing Strategy; Theater Performance

I met Liz at the spring CEN mixer and we got close very quickly. I was itching to find an internship before I left for a month-long trip to London with a Cameron School of Business faculty lead program. She helped me immensely and set up a meeting with her former employers, Mark Johnson Custom Homes.

March 2017 Editor's Note: This post was originally published in August 2016 and has been updated for accuracy and comprehensiveness.

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“I can’t wait to meet local business leaders as well as Cameron and Swain alumni, students and friends,” says Laura Gail Lunsford, the incoming director of the Swain Center. “The potential to build on the current programming at Swain, to develop our region’s and our state’s next generation of business leaders, is exciting.” For Lunsford,  it was irresistible to be able to return to her home state and especially to Wilmington, which she noted is being touted as “the next big thing” and earning designations like “America’s Best Riverfront,” “Best Place to Launch a Business,” and one of the “100 Best Arts Towns.”