The Illinois State University College of Business is implementing a dress code that will eliminate the schleppiness of T-shirts, sweats, jeans, hoodies, life-partner-beaters, baby-tees, pleather vests, banana hammocks, juicy couture and cargo thongs found in most college classrooms these days.
ISU is going strictly business casual (the range of which is pictured), instead of student-chic. The punishment for not adhering to the fashion police will be expulsion from class (or the Cabo "case-trip"?) and academically punitive in nature (you get a pass-minus), which seems a bit over-the-top.
In another move to increase "overall professionalism" at the school, ISU may take its own generic-looking "Red Bird" mascot and finally formalize it into the "Cardinal" that it has been ripping off for ages.
Smarten Up, MBA Students, or Else! [Deal Journal]
Posted by Finn , Aug 27, 2007 6:11PM
Would have liked to be the fly on the wall at that meeting:
"No really, we are just one thong away from being just like Harvard to many applicants, when we factor out our location, reputation, and future career compensation."
"True, let's do it! Pass me that etch a sketch and let's get this dress code written down. I sure liked those thongs though!"
Posted by Auto , Aug 27, 2007 7:05PM
ISU is the business school for aspiring assistant managers at supermarkets.
Posted by Stankee , Aug 28, 2007 10:55AM
No baby-tees? WTF?!!?
Fat chance that I'll be signing up for on-campus recruiting efforts at any of those schools.
Posted by , Aug 30, 2007 12:11PM
didn't go there, but they have the highest CPA pass rate in the country. just saying.