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| News Briefs - January
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| SCHOOL OF BUSINESS
GRADUATES 306 STUDENTS |
On Saturday, December
10, Richmond Mayor L. Douglas Wilder, the former governor
of Virginia, urged the fall graduating class at Virginia
Commonwealth
University “to ignore cynics and be passionately optimistic
about what they can accomplish for themselves and for their
community.”
The School of Business individually recognized
graduates at a reception on Friday night in the School
of Business Auditorium.
There were 185 December graduates and 51 students who graduated
in August. A reception immediately
followed the ceremony.
For further details of the graduation Saturday click on http://www.vcu.edu/uns/Releases/2005/dec/121005.html
Graduation Photographs by Allen
Jones |
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DEAN’S
NEWSLETTER IN THE MAIL AND ONLINE
In early December, Dean Sesnowitz mailed
a newsletter to all alumni and friends of the School of Business.
The newsletter now is available online also. Go to
www.bus.vcu.edu and click on Dean’s Update. |
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SCHOOL OF BUSINESS
ALUMNI REUNION
Mark your calendars for the evening of Saturday, January
21 to join School of Business faculty and alumni for a reunion
and networking reception at the VCU Sports Medicine Building
(next to the Siegel Center). Following the reception, watch
the VCU RAMS take on James Madison University in men’s
basketball.
Take this opportunity to reach out and renew alumni relationships
for the School of Business. The RAMS are picked to finish
No. 2 in the very tough Colonial Athletic Conference this
year, so it is guaranteed to be very exciting on the court.
The reception is free (cash bar) and includes two complimentary
tickets to the game per alumnus.
Reservations are required. Reception begins at 5:30 p.m.
Please contact the School of Business Office of Development & Alumni
Affairs at (804) 828-1485 or busalum@vcu.edu.
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| eSUMMARY BEGINS 5TH
YEAR
Over 8,000 alumni and friends of the School of Business
receive eSUMMARY monthly. This is an electronic version of
News Briefs that has been expanded to include an Alumni Notes
section telling about the activities of alumni and an alumni
calendar.
If you would like to review/subscribe to eSUMMARY, please
contact Katherine Oliver at
busalum@vcu.edu |
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VCU HOMECOMING SET
FOR FEBRUARY 11
ACCOUNTING AND FAST TRACK SET SPECIAL GATHERINGS
On Saturday, February 11 the VCU men’s basketball team will
meet Old Dominion University at 6 p.m. in the Siegel Center.
Preceding the game, a Chill & Grill activity will be
sponsored by the VCU Alumni Association from 1-5 p.m. in the
V/V Parking Lot (corner of Floyd Ave. and Harrison St.
across from the School of Business). For information call
(804) 828-2596.
The School of Business Department of Accounting Alumni
Reunion will be held the same day from 4-6 p.m. in Siegel
Center Auxiliary Gym. Two free tickets to the game are
offered with reservations required. Contact the Department
of Accounting (804) 828-1608.
The Fast Track Executive MBA alumni pre-game reception
will be held in the Sports Medicine Building. Contact the
Fast Track office (804) 828-3939.
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FAST TRACK SETS
EXECUTIVE MBA INFO SESSIONS
The Fast Track Executive MBA program will have several information
sessions during upcoming months. Starting off 2006 will be
meetings on:
Tuesday, January 10,
6:00pm
School of Business, Room 4169
Friday, January 13, 2006
1:00pm
School of Business, Team Building Center (5th Floor)
Tuesday, February 7, 2006
6:00pm
School of Business, Room 4169
Friday, February 10, 2006
1:00pm
School of Business, Team Building Center (5th Floor)
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| DR. CHARLES SMITH
HONORED FOR SERVICE
On December 13, Dr. Charles H. Smith, retired associate
professor of Decision Sciences, was honored for his services
to Beta Gamma Sigma honor society. Dr. Smith has been a faculty
advisor for three years.
Beta Gamma Sigma encourages and honors high academic achievement
and personal excellence in the study and practice of business.
Membership is the highest national recognition that can be
bestowed upon a student in a business school accredited by
the American Assembly of Collegiate School of Business. To
be eligible for membership, a student must rank in the upper
7 percent of the junior class or upper 10 percent of the
senior class.
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GOVERNOR’S
RECOMMENDATIONS GOOD FOR EDUCATION
Governor Mark R. Warner has presented his 2006-08 budget Recommendations to the Virginia Senate Finance, House Finance,
and House Appropriations Committees. There is very good
news in his
recommendations for higher education in Virginia, and for
VCU.
Faculty, staff, students, and
alumni are encouraged to contact their respective House of
Delegates and Senate of Virginia members to inform them how
Governor Warner's budget recommendations will further the
academic and health care missions of VCU and the VCU Health
System.
To review the highlights of the Governor's
recommendations as they pertain to VCU, go to:
http://www.finance.vcu.edu/pdfs/governorbudgethighlights.pdf
Visit the site below for a link
to "Who's My Legislator"which includes
legislators' office contact information.
http://www.capwiz.com/vcu-mcv/state/main/?state=VA
If you have any questions, contact Don Gehring (dcgehrin@vcu.edu)
or Mark Smith (mesmith@vcu.edu).
Their office phone is: 804-828-1235.
If this budget is sustained throughout the 2006 Legislative
Session, it will indeed be a happy new year for VCU.
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CEO CLASS BEGINS
18TH YEAR
Management 491, affectionately called the “CEO Class” was
introduced to graduating students in 1988. In recent years,
under the guidance of Dr. Charles Gallagher, professor of
Economics, it has attracted the most prominent CEOs and Chairmen
of Boards in the Richmond area. This year is no exception.
The class begins January 19. Many of the speakers enjoy the
class so much they ask to be invited back the next year.
For more details, please click on http://www.business.vcu.edu/ceoclass for remarks from students who have attended the class. |
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| BUSINESS MANAGEMENT STUDIES
IN GERMANY
APPLICATIONS NOW BEING TAKEN
The German cultural and business environment will be experienced
in Management 291’s study abroad trip to Berlin and
Munich May 28 to June 6. The study trip is being developed
and taught by Dr. Charles Byles (cmbyles@vcu.edu) and Dr.
Michael Pitts, (mwpitts@vcu.edu), both professors in the
School of Business Management Department. A brochure on this
trip can be obtained from Drs. Byles or Pitts.
The nine-day tour will include business visits to Siemens
headquarters and the new European School of Management and
Technology in Munich; Daimler Chrysler AG, Sony Style Store,
and Axel Springer media company in Berlin. For further information
about this specific program click on http://www.vcu.edu/oie/eao_ss/summer.htm or
for Vice’s
entire International Education schedule go to www.vcu.edu/oie.
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DR. TRANI PRESENTS IBCP CERTIFICATES
Dr. Eugene Trani presented the certificates to participants
in the VCU International Business Certificate Program
that concluded in November. “It is one of VCU’s
most prestigious educational offerings that bring our
business community together with our best and brightest
graduate students to study global commerce,” Trani
said. The program is now in its eighth year, and has
certified and educated over 250 individuals in the nuances
and complexities of international business.
The participants came from Brazil, Bulgaria, China,
Colombia, India, Puerto Rico and the USA. They speak:
Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, Hindi, Gujarati, Marathi,
French, Chinese, Bulgarian, and Russian.
International business touches many companies. This
year’s participants were drawn from a variety of
industries including accounting and taxation, finance,
banking, pharmaceuticals, transportation, education,
Six Sigma, and business process transformation. Also
from chemical, software and environmental engineering,
business development, public policy, ISO, utilities (power),
information technology, plastics, industrial water and
wastewater treatment, sales, marketing, media, event
planning, data warehousing and development, automotive,
imports, and telecommunications. Dr. Van Wood and George
L. Hiller, J. D. were the program’s leaders. Dr.
Wood started the program in 1997-1998 at the request
of Dr. Trani. “Its intent is to give participants
a practical broad-based view of what it takes to be successful
in international business. It also covers the realities
of ‘globalization’ and what it means to our
societies”.
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The VCU IBC Program features speakers such as Mr.
Allen King, CEO, President and Chairman of Universal
Corporation, one of Richmond's Fortune 500 companies
with operations around the world. |
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The Program meets in many locations throughout the
community to learn about international business from
a practical as well as theoretical standpoint, including
the Port of Richmond, where the Executive Director
of the Port, Captain Martin J. Moynihan, provides an
overview of international shipping and a tour. |
The tour of the Port of Richmond is a favorite of
the whole class |
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| CENTER FOR CORPORATE EDUCATION PLANS WINTER
TO SPRING PROGRAMS Open houses have been set to introduce two popular programs:
Certified Financial Planning Certificate Program -
Open Houses, Tuesday, January 17 in Northern Virginia
at the Tower Club, 8000 Towers Crescent Drive, Vienna,
VA and Thursday, January 19 at School of Business,
1015 Floyd Street, Room 1129 from 6 to 7:30 p.m. .
Classes begin the week of February 6.
SHRM Learning System - PHR and SPHR designation - Orientation,
Tuesday, January 24 at 6:00 pm. In VCU School of Business,
1015 Floyd Street. Class begins Tuesday, January 31.
Registration is now being taken for the following
classes:
Fiduciary Studies Program - Kings Mill Resort, Williamsburg,
VA scheduled to start February 23 and 24.
Six Sigma Green and Black Belt Certification - Green
Belt classes start the week of March 13 and the week
of April 17. Black Belt starts the week of May 22. They
will be taught at VCU School of Business, 1015 Floyd
Street, Richmond, VA .
Administrators' Symposium – Day-long on May 16.
Designed for State agencies. VCU Student Commons, Main
Street, Richmond, VA.
Please contact the Center for Corporate Education at
804/828-3165 for dditional information or visit their
website at http://www.bus.vcu.edu/cce/index.html
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Photos by Fran Altman and Katherine
Oliver
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If you have News or Event information,
Comments or Questions about this Area,
Please email Fran Altman fealtman@vcu.edu |
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