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NEWS BRIEFS – February 2007 |
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Last year Dr Eugene P. Trani, VCU President, presented the 2005 Alumni Award Star to Nancy Everett for her many personal public service contributions. She also sits on the School of Business Foundation Board. |
EVERETT
COUNSELS GRADUATES "BE TRUE TO YOURSELVES"
“As future leaders you have the
opportunity and indeed, the
Responsibility, to engage in the world.”
Nancy C. Everett, chairman and CEO of General Motors Asset Management Corp. and its U.S. Subsidiaries, and a School of Business graduate, was the winter graduation speaker in the Alltel Pavilion at the Stuart C. Siegel Center. She urged the Class of 2006 to be true to themselves, to give a little back and to be sure to enjoy the ride to success.
"It's not about making a lot of money, and not about getting a
lot of recognition, it's about the challenge," she said. "It's
looking in the mirror and feeling good about the day."
Everett, who earned a bachelor's degree in accounting in 1978
at VCU, received an honorary doctor of humane letters during the
ceremony.
To read her entire presentation click on
http://www.news.vcu.edu/news.aspx?v=detail&nid=1890 |
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Basketball Star and Real Estate Major Jesse
Pellot-Rosa took time to pose for a photo with Fred Facka
(MS’91) and sons before the game. |
ALUMNI CELEBRATION DREW HUNDREDS
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Slideshow now online
550 School of Business alumni and guests started off VCU
Means Business Night! on January 20 with a fun-filled reception in
the Siegel Center’s auxiliary gym.
Black & Gold spirit abounded, with appearances by the Pep Band,
Cheerleaders, Dance Team, Rodney the Ram, as well as a DJ. Speakers
included VCU President Eugene Trani; Business Dean Michael
Sesnowitz; Athletics Director Norwood Teague; Richard Zelenko, VP at
Dominion (our primary sponsor); and Fred Facka of the School of
Business Alumni Board.
Then we headed to the Alltel Pavilion to rock the stands and cheer
on the Rams as they battled it out against longtime rival the Old
Dominion University Monarchs.
Final
score: 80-75 VCU Rams!
View photographs and a slideshow at http://www.bus.vcu.edu/busalum/bb_2007.html
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VCU NOW STATE’S LARGEST FOUR-YEAR PUBLIC UNIVERSITY
Virginia Commonwealth University is now the state’s largest four-year public institution, with 30,381 students enrolled for the fall semester. It is the first university in the commonwealth to exceed 30,000 students. Over the past decade, VCU’s in-state enrollment has increased from 19,694 students to 26,446 students, a 34 percent increase.
Since 2003 international enrollment has increased by 67.5 percent according to Richmond Times-Dispatch staff writer, Gary Robertson. More than 900 students come from 96 countries. Enrollment of minority students has increased by 52 percent, making VCU one of the most diverse universities in the country. For more information, including a comparison chart visit http://www.news.vcu.edu/vcu_view/pages.aspx?nid=1914.
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VCU ANNOUNCES $2 MILLION IN GIFTS FROM DOMINION
Virginia Commonwealth University recently
announced a $1.5 million gift from Dominion, bringing the company's total commitment to the university's Schools of Business and Engineering to $2 million.
The total $2 million gift will be split evenly and is designated for the two schools' fundraising campaigns which include support for professorships, scholarships and the construction of a new School of Business and expansion of the School of Engineering on the Monroe Park Campus Addition. Read more about this gift http://www.news.vcu.edu/news.aspx?v=detail&nid=1908
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Virginia T. Barker |
SCHOLARSHIP NAMED FOR VIRGINIA T. BARKER
VCU School of Business faculty member, Dr. Randolph T. Barker, professor of Management, and his wife, Dr. Sandra B. Barker, professor of Psychiatry, have established a scholarship in memory of Virginia T. Barker, Randy's mother. Read more about this scholarship http://www.bus.vcu.edu/news/barker_scholarship.html
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DR. MICHAEL PITTS LECTURES IN EUROPE
Dr. Michael Pitts, associate professor of Strategic Management gave two presentations in Europe in October.
The first talk was in Vienna, Austria at Wirtschaftsuniversität Wien (Vienna University of Economics and Business Administration) in their graduate global marketing classes. “I spoke to three different classes which are part of their IMM (International Marketing Management ) program. The topic was "NASCAR: Building a Global Brand" based on mine and Jon's (Dr. Jon Ackley, professor of Management) work. This university has the largest school of economics and business in Europe and the classes I spoke with were ranked first among their CEMS European peers, as I was told.”
The second invited lecture was to the Department of Strategic Management and Business Policy at the University of Maribor in Maribor,
Slovenia. The topic was "Outsourcing Your World: Slovenia."
Dr. Pitts used NASCAR as one of his examples. He spoke
to more than 120
undergraduates.
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NEW SEASON BEGINS FOR TECH TUESDAYS
Barry S. Condrey, Chief Information Officer for Chesterfield County, will be the speaker for Tech Tuesday,
February 20 in Room 1132, School of Business building. He will speak on AGILE development methodology implementation in a “stove pipe.” For further information contact Maureen Carley
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ADDRESSING
STUDENTS' PERSONAL
FINANCE CONCERNS
Youth spending and the personal finances of college students have become of national concern, according to a report by the Federal Reserve Bank.
The VCU School of Business Department of
Finance, Insurance & Real Estate (FIRE) is taking steps to address
the problem.
“Dollars and Sense” is a financial
literacy program co-sponsored by the
FIRE department and the
VCU Office of Multicultural Student Affairs,
is offered free of charge to students from across
campus. “We have had a reasonable turnout,” said Dr. David Upton, Finance Department Chair. “It shows that students are interested, and are making conscientious efforts to manage their money."
In addition, this semester
the FIRE department has added a second
3-credit course in Personal Financial Planning (FIRE 315),
which also attracts students from
many academic programs. The classes are being taught by Lisa Byles, a graduate of the Certified Financial Planners program supervised by Dr. Upton through the Center for Corporate Education, and John McFarland, an instructor in the CFP© program.
"Dollars and Sense" has three more classes planned
this semester. The classes will be
held from 4 to 6 p.m. on February 21 in the Richmond Salon II; March
21 in Richmond Salon I and on April 18 in the Forum Room, all in the
Student Commons. No fee. For further information, contact Beverly A. Walker, M.Ed., assistant director, Office of Multicultural Student Affairs (804) 828-6672.
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STUDENT AMBASSADORS SOUGHT
The School of Business is seeking “Student Ambassadors” to assist with the recruitment of prospective students, announces Holly M. Clary, Recruitment & Enrollment Manager. “This is a great opportunity for our current students to have a hand in shaping the future of VCU. In addition, they will acquire a valuable service opportunity to include on their resume,” said Clary.
Application to the Student Ambassador Program is open to all students, and once selected, they can continue to serve in the role of Ambassador as long as they wish. A Student Ambassador is responsible for assisting with Open Houses, Information Sessions, and other special events. They will also play a key role in making phone contact with any accepted students who have not yet finalized their enrollment at VCU for the purpose of answering any further questions that they may have and also to let them know how excited we are about their acceptance. For application
go to:
http://www.bus.vcu.edu/news/ambassadors.html
To learn more about this program, contact Mrs. Clary at (804)
828-1742 or hmclary@vcu.edu.
The application deadline is February 15.
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WESTMINSTER
CANTERBURY USES
EXECUTIVE TRAINING
TO ENHANCE LEADERSHIP AND COMMUNICATION SKILLS
A customized leadership program has been designed by the School of Business Center for Corporate Education and the VCU Department of Gerontology for
Westminster Canterbury's CCRCs - Continuous Care Retirement Communities.
Seven communities in
Virginia, including Westminster Canterbury,
Richmond, are participating. The
leadership program includes interactive
sessions on leadership development, professional development, and trends in Gerontology. In March, representatives from the communities will be participating in a leadership skills exercise on the Chancellors Ville Battlefield near Fredericksburg. Dr. Randolph Barker, professor of Management, and Bill Miller, Director of the Fast Track program
will direct the exercise. “This program employs the best resources that VCU has to offer,” says Center Director Jan Allen. For further information about the Center for Corporate Education and its customized leadership programs, call Jan Allen at (804) 828-3198.
View sample custom programs at:
http://www.bus.vcu.edu/cce/Custom%20Training%20Programs.htm
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IN THE NEWS:
VCU'S GROWTH
On January 23 Richmond Times-Dispatch reporter Gary Robertson took a look at how far VCU has come in the past two years. Read his story on VCU’s growth.
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VCU PROFESSORS
EVALUATE CRASH-TEST RATINGS IN WALL STREET JOURNAL
Two School of Business professors, Drs. David Harless and George Hoffer, both of the Economics Department, have spent years studying car crashes and crash-test scores. Their latest research appeared January 29 in the Wall Street Journal and as a WSJ.com article.
Find out their answer to the question, "Do
'Five-Star' or 'Good' Ratings Really Mean It's a Safer Ride?"
Read the webprint at http://www.bus.vcu.edu/news/five-star.html
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THANKS, DR WALLY
This past week Dr. Wallace Johnston said thank you to his many readers in his "Speaking of Work" column in the Richmond Times-Dispatch which he had written for 10 years. Dr. Johnston taught in the School of Business from 1971 to 1996 in the Management Department, and more recently in the School of Business Center for Corporate Education. Read his last column at http://www.bus.vcu.edu/news/drwally.html |
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