Minas Center for Investment & Financial Education
Supports students through specialized programs and services in coordination with faculty, student organizations, and other members of the campus community involving development workshops, skill competency trainings, practitioner engagements, events, and other activities. Meis programming and activities align with the National Association of Colleges and Employers (NACE) career-readiness competencies.
Sales & Negotiations Center
Sales and Negotiations Since its founding in early 2010, the Sales and Negotiations Center at Indiana State University has carved a niche in sales education and enabled the Scott College of Business to achieve national recognition as a leader within this important profession. We have been honored as a “top sales university” by the Sales Education Foundation and have achieved full member status in the University Sales Center Alliance, a distinction achieved by 31 universities worldwide. Students have considerable support as they prepare to launch sales careers through the ISU Career Center (which includes two Career Fairs per year) and the Meis Center for Student Development within the Scott College of Business, which supports students as they prepare for the business world.
Indiana State University sales students participate in sales competitions. This provides students with the opportunity to apply course content and further develop as sales professionals. In addition, every Fall the Sales and Negotiations Center hosts the Sales Career Exploration Event the day before the ISU campus-wide career fair which allows students to interact with sales professionals over dinner and learn about career opportunities in sales or to make connections with potential employers for internship and job opportunities. Every Spring, the Sales and Negotiations Center hosts the State Farm Circle of Influence Speaker Series where students and sales professionals come together to hear from a respected speaker on a topic related to the field of sales. Students can participate in the ISU Elevator Pitch Competition sponsored by the SNC each semester to win scholarships. There are several scholarships available only to Scott College of Business majors and minors as well as some specifically for students in the sales program such as the State Farm Sales Scholarship.
For more information go to: www.indstate.edu/business/scholarships
Faculty David Fleming, Ph.D Director, Sales & Negotiations Center Federal Hall 206 812-237-2286 David.Fleming@indstate.edu
Meis Student Development Center
The Meis Professional Development Program assists in the coordination of Scott College of Business professional development initiatives. The Program both initiates activities and supports the activities proposed by faculty, by student organizations, classes, or other members of the ISU campus community. MPDP will serve all students in the Scott College of Business, coordinating with existing programs, including Networks programs and initiatives, to prepare ISU Scott College of Business students for careers in various business professions.
As a supplement to their academic preparation, the Meis Professional Development Program provides Scott College of Business students with tools to achieve professional excellence.
Services
This Center works with the University’s Career Center. The Student Development Center is located on the first floor of the Scott College of Business. The Student Development Center is open Monday through Thursday and is staffed by professional, graduate, and peer assistants.
Services provided by the Meis Professional Development Program include:
- Identify professional opportunities within individual majors
- Professional Panel Discussions that feature business professionals sharing insights and information about their various professions and careers
- Various professional development programs on topics such as career fair preparation and business communication skills
Additionally, the Student Development Center maintains a number of resource materials, including databases of Indiana and Illinois employers, for students’ use in searching for internships and career opportunities.
Enrolled Students can check out the Sycamore Root for more information.
https://sycamoresindstate.sharepoint.com/sites/SycamoreRoot-STU
West Central Indiana Small Business Development Center
The Small Business Development Center provides Entrepreneurial Assessment, Free One-On-One Counseling, Small Business Development Products, Pre-Business and Business Planning workshops for those individuals who want general information on starting a business, or who are in the initial start-up phase. The SBDC helps existing small business owners sustain, grow, or exit their business. SBDC consultants can help with the details of turning plans into a successful reality.
West Central ISBDC Serves: Clay, Parke, Putnam, Owen, Sullivan, Vermillion & Vigo Counties.
Products & Services
- Business Consulting Services
- Business Valuation Assistance
- Business Financial Analysis
- Navigator: Business Plan Edition
- Industry and B2B Market Research
- ESRI Reports: Understand Your Customers & Markets
- Mystery Shopper Program
- Collegiate Management Assistance
Gongaware Center
2025-2026 Gongaware Scholarship Information:
- $9,000 per year
- Additional $3,000 professional development account to be utilized over the four years
- Up to four awards available
- Renewable for up to three additional years
- Open to Indiana and out-of-state residents
- Not open to international, online-only, or returning ISU students
- Admission deadline: December 1
- Requirements (listed below) must be satisfied by December 1.
- Scholarship application must be submitted by December 15.
- To be awarded this scholarship, students must be entering ISU fall semester.
- The Gongaware Center was created in 1998 to support the College of Business' nationally recognized Insurance and Risk Management Program.
The Center was established with a $5 million gift from Donald and Patricia Gongaware for the purpose of developing future leaders in the insurance industry. Since its inception, part of the Gongaware Center's mission has included recruiting top high school students into the program and helping them build the technical, operational and leadership skills necessary to succeed in the industry and in the communities in which they live. Valuable scholarships are available for select students.
GEODIS Logistics 4.0 Hub
The Hub is the centerpiece of a partnership with worldwide transport company GEODIS located in Indianapolis, IN, and provides experiential learning and training involving logistics, transportation, and supply chain management.
Networks
Cohort honors-style program based on personal growth and leadership development involving mentorship, collaboration, and community. Through a competitive selection process, students receive scholarship and career preparation support.