5 FEATURES AMA previews 2011 Etiquette Dinner
Jan. 24 - Feb. 6, 2011
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Nathan Wilson News Editor
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he LCC American Marketing Association (AMA) will host a Business Network Mixer and Etiquette Dinner on Wednesday, Feb. 23 from 5 to 8 p.m. at the West Campus. The annual event is designed for students to improve their business skills and prepare them for interviews. Faith Hancock, the vice president of Professional Development, said, “The idea is to get students in there so they can polish up their skills and be ready for the work world outside of what they’re learning in the classroom.” The networking mixer runs from 5 to 6 p.m. and the dinner runs from 6 to 8 p.m. The dinner consists of appetizers, salad, meal and dessert. The event will feature three speakers, including Vickie Blattner, Shelly MeilockDavis and Malinda Barr. Blattner, who has taught at LCC for over 20
years, will speak about dining etiquette. Meilock-Davis, from Miechelle Image Consulting, will speak about business image and how to present one’s self. Barr, the owner of private company Get Up and Grow, will speak about networking skills. Hancock explained this event would be particularly beneficial if a student is preparing for a lunch interview without awareness of proper dining etiquette. “Where do you put your utensils when you’re done eating? Where do you set your napkin if you have to go
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Meeting over meals: Club Adviser Bill Motz poses with members of the AMA club at the 2010 Business Network Mixer and Etiquette Dinner at West Campus. The event helped improve proper dining etiquette and networking skills
to the restroom?” Hancock asked, showcasing some of the questions explored in dining etiquette. “One of the numberone things employers look for when they take
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you out to lunch is when you salt your food: If you salt your food before you taste it, it shows that you jump to conclusions.” Anyone can attend the event and sponsors are welcome to participate.
“The University partners will be there and quite a few other sponsors, so there will be job opportunities,” Hancock said. The deadline for company sponsorship is Thursday, Jan. 27.
Tickets for the event cost $20 and they can be purchased at Hole in the Hall in the Gannon Building. Students who purchase their ticket can also ask for a vegetarian preference.