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NEWS BRIEFS, October
2004
URBAN NAMED DIRECTOR OF COMMONWEALTH POLL
Dr. David J. Urban, professor of marketing, has been named Director
of the Commonwealth Poll, a quarterly public opinion survey of
Virginia residents that is conducted by the Center for Public Policy
at VCU. The poll is an omnibus telephone survey of a randomly-selected
sample of adult Virginians. The Commonwealth Poll was previously
directed by Dr. Cary Funk who has taken a position at the Pew Research
Center.
 Dr. Urban's first survey released in September focused on
Governor Mark Warner's performance as governor. Previous topics
have included
senate and presidential elections, terrorism in Virginia, education
and revenue questions.
Please click to review the latest Commonwealth
Poll. http://www.vcu.edu/uns/Releases/2004/sept/092104a.html
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 GLOBAL SCHOLAR PROGRAM BECOMES REALITY
Throughout this year the new Global Scholar in Business program
will begin recruiting high school seniors with strong academic
potential. This is a new program
created to help undergraduate students obtain the exposure and
necessary skills to be effective leaders in a changing global environment.
Participants will gain a solid foundation of business knowledge
by selecting from the nine majors and 11 tracks offered by the
School of Business. Other aspects of the program provide for mentoring,
completing an internship, and developing an individualized international
experience. The new program will begin in Fall 2005.
In 2000-2001 Business School faculty members created the framework
for the program, but due to economic conditions at the time, it
was placed on hold. Helping to create and now revitalize the program
are Dr. Robert Andrews, program director, and faculty from the
Business School: Dr. Etti Baranoff, Finance, Insurance & Real
Estate; Dr.Charles Byles, Management; Dr.Walter Griggs, Associate
Dean; Dr.Dennis O'Toole, Economics; Dr. Van Wood, Marketng; Dr.
Jim Wynne, Information Systems and Dr. Rasoul Tondkar, Accounting.
Also Kathryn Murphy-Judy in the College of Humanities and Sciences;
Tim Hulsey, director of the VCU Honors Program, and Peter Kirkpatrick,
executive director of the Office of International Education. Learn
more about the program at www.bus.vcu.edu/global.
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IS DEPARTMENT LAUNCHES
TECH TUESDAY –
Mark A. Engles of IT Risk Management for Dominion, has helped
launch Tech Tuesday, a new monthly morning technology seminar being
sponsored as a public service by the School of Business Information
Systems Department. Tech Tuesday will be held from 7:30 to 9 a.m.
on the third Tuesday of the month. Dr. Richard Redmond, IS Department
chair, and Dr. Gurpreet Dhillon, (insert faculty photo of dhillon)
associate professor, IS Department, are spearheading the event.
The second Tech Tuesday program will be presented by Scott Hammer,
principal of The North Highland Company, Richmond, at 7:30 a.m.
October 26 in Room 1001, School of Business building. Hammer has
over 20 years of Information Technology experience in diverse industries,
including higher education, federal and state government and financial
services. For further information contact Maureen Carley (804)
828-7074 or mecarley@vcu.edu
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CERTIFICATE OFFERED IN INFORMATION
SECURITY
AND ASSURANCE The new certificate program developed by the School of Business
Information Systems Department and its director, Dr. Gurpreet Dhillon,
will be offered on two consecutive weekends November 5-6 and 12-13.
A second offering April 8-9 and 15-16, 2005 is also planned. .The
course fee of $1,999 includes all course materials and accommodations,
if necessary. The certificate provides a comprehensive framework
to deal with a range of problems related to security violations.
Understanding of the core skills will help course participants
take a lead role in this area within their organization. For further
details contact Maureen Carley (804) 828-7074 or mecarley@vcu.edu.
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"LESSONS FROM THE MOVIES" WITH
EMBA STUDENTS
"Keep learning! Set goals every day! Be patient! Practice
a few things consistently every day!" These were among the
gems of advice in David L. Monday's '76, presentation "Lessons
in Success From The Movies," to the Fast Track MBA class on
Friday, October 8 . Dramatic clips from the movies "The Edge," "Hoosiers", "Seabiscuit," and "Any
Given Sunday" reinforced the motivational punch lines delivered
by Anthony Hopkins, Gene Hackman, Jeff Bridges and Al Pacino that
helped win the game or create a survivor.
Monday, a senior executive with Wachovia Securities and its predecessor
organizations for 15 years, has delivered hundreds of speeches
and lectures to investors, sales people, managers, industry organizations
and community groups. Monday's humorous and personal style drilled
home what he has found to be the basic rules for success. The School
of Business is fortunate in having VCU alumni such as Monday give
programs. Thank you Mr. Monday.
REAL ESTATE TRENDS SETS ATTENDANCE RECORD
The 14th annual VCU Real Estate Trends Conference held on October
5 at the Richmond Convention Center set a new record for attendance
with over 600 participants. The keynote speaker was Susan-Hudson-Wilson,
CFA, founder of Property & Portfolio Research, Inc. Mrs. Wilson's
remarks, news coverage of the event, and the presentations by two
panels of real estate and financial professionals discussing Richmond
and regional trends are available at www.realestate.vcu.edu/overview.
Click on Overview to review their outstanding presentations.
FACULTY QUOTES APPEAR IN MANY PUBLICATIONS
Faculty media contacts and placements have increased this year.
Participating School of Business faculty and the publications that
have published their quotes may be reviewed at http://www.bus.vcu.edu/news/faculty/archives.html
PH.D. STUDENT FINALIST IN ETHICS COMPETITION
Ms. Joyce Smith, a Ph.D. student in accounting, has been selected
as a finalist in the “Excellence in Ethics: Dissertation Proposal Competition,” sponsored
by
the Institute for Ethical Business Worldwide. As a finalist,
Ms. Smith will present her dissertation, “The Impact of
Corporate Social Disclosure on Investment Behavior A Cross-National
Study,” at the “
Ethical Dimensions in Business: Perspectives from the Business
Academic Community” conference, which will be
held on November 18 and 19 at the University of Notre Dame.
Her
dissertation proposal was selected based on its scholarly
understanding of ethical issues in business as well as its theoretical
and methodological rigor.” Congratulations to Ms. Smith and
her dissertation advisor,
Dr. Rasoul Tondkar, professor, Accounting Department.
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