B.E.S.T. Program2014-2015 Class

What is B.E.S.T.?• Business Excellence Scholarship Team

o Honors business classo Mixture of majors (14 different majors)

• Allows students a chance to participate in a unique classroom settingo Open-forum formato Guest Speakerso Strategic Management & Elective Credit

What does B.E.S.T. do?

• Business Plans

• Analyze local and international companies

• Write and possibly publish a case

• Article analysis

• Guest speakers

B.E.S.T. Committees

SocialSpeakersVisitsWebPageAlumniRecruitment

Prague

Prague Activities● Listen to successful entrepreneurs and directly

apply cases from class● Tour Skoda car factory● Visit the Lennon Wall● Spend time in Prague Castle

● Explore Terezín, a fortress used as a concentration camp during WWII

What are B.E.S.T. students involved in?• Sororities/Fraternities

• Business Fraternities

• Student Foundation

• Club Sports

• Beta Gamma Sigma

• Mortar Board

• Baylor Choirs

• Baylor Buddies

• Steppin’ Out

• All-University Sing

• BRH

• Life Groups

• SI Instructors

• AND MORE!

Application Process

• Criteria:o Must be committed through May

2015o GPAo Involvement o Leadership

Application Process

Next Step:○ Ask a professor to nominate you (online)

■ Due January 30th○ Invited to apply

■ Due February 7th○ Interviews

■ February 17-18th

Class of 2015 will be posted in early March!

Questions?