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By Micah White on 10/29/2008 12:13 AM

Times are crazy right now with all I have going on.  I am finishing my last month as president of the Creighton Students Union.  I am trying to finish our organization's five year strategic plan, manage elections, transition the new officers, ensure that everything is in order, and a bunch of other things before I get out of office.  However, one thing is off my mind for next year: I have a job!  

Next year I will be working here in Omaha at one of the Big Four accounting firms.  I will be auditing clients in town, and Omaha is at no lack for large and interesting clients.  Companies like ConAgra, First National Bank, Mutual of Omaha, Peter Kiewit, Berkshire Hathaway, etc. ma ... Read More »

By Micah White on 9/28/2008 10:54 PM

This past week was our Homecoming, and this year it coincided with Alumni Weekend.  It was a really exciting week with a comedian, a hypnotist, the golf cart parade, and our Homecoming soccer game.  However, it is crazy to think that this is the last time I will experience it all as a student.  I have loved my time here at Creighton these past three years, and it is hard to believe that it is close to an end.  Things are starting to happen in a whirlwind...I am interviewing for jobs and deciding where to settle down initially.  I am interviewing with the two largest accounting firms in Omaha, and I will also be making the trek down to Wichita to interview with a privately-held company there.  Things are going well because ... Read More »

By Micah White on 9/7/2008 11:04 PM

I am really excited for my senior year because this is the time where you really get deep into your major(s).  For my finance major, I am in a class called Security Analysis and Portfolio Management (FIN 425).  I know this may sound nerdy...but it is really fun!  In the first few weeks we have essentially learned that everything we were taught until now about investments is wrong!  Now we are being taught by the methods employed by investors such as Warren Buffett, and they make a lot of sense.  Who knew portfolio management could be so interesting?!