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NEWS BRIEFS - NOVEMBER 2007 |
2007 COMMENCEMENT: DECEMBER 7
The VCU School of Business will hold its December Commencement at 6 p.m. December 7 in the School of Business Auditorium, Floyd Avenue. A reception will follow in The VCU Student Commons,
Commonwealth Ballroom. The event will honor the August and December 2007 graduates.
The school anticipates awarding 190 undergraduate degrees and 90 masters and certificate degrees
to December graduates.
CONGRATULATIONS!
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CAMPAIGN CREATES LEGACIES FOR THE
FUTURE
Tom and
Vickie Snead, graduates of the School of
Business and co-chairs of the Campaign for VCU, talk about the
effect of the 180 scholarships that have
recently been created on the Monroe Park
Campus. Video Clip
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Dr. Nanda Rangan |
DR. RANGAN HONORED AS OUTSTANDING
ALUMNUS
Dr. Nanda Rangan, professor and Chair of the
VCU School of Business Finance, Insurance and Real Estate Department, was honored by
the Mays Business School, Texas A&M
University, as one of three outstanding doctoral alumni for 2007. Rangan was recognized for his 26 years spent as an
assistant, lecturer, fellow, associate professor and endowed chair in higher education. He has been recognized six times for his teaching skills, and
he has taught in seven countries. He also recently received an award for distinguished service from Ohio University for his leadership in establishing a graduate program in Bangalore, India.
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A delegation of students from VCU's Alpha Mu Chapter display the five awards they received at the Gamma Iota Sigma International Management Coinference of the International Risk Management Insurance and Actuarial Science Collegiate Fraternity. |
VCU CHAPTER OF GAMMA IOTA SIGMA RECEIVES FIVE AWARDS
VCU School of Business’ Alpha Mu Chapter of Gamma Iota Sigma was honored to receive five national awards at the 36th Annual International Management Conference of the Risk Management, Insurance and Actuarial Science Collegiate Fraternity. This is the most awards won in the chapter’s history. The organization brought home the Chapter Management, Membership Development, Public Relations, and Alumni Relations awards; in addition, Alpha Mu was one of only two chapters to be named a Superior Chapter.
As one of the most coveted awards, the Superior Chapter designation recognizes those chapters demonstrating exceptional, well-rounded, and organized programs that exemplify the goals and objectives of Gamma Iota Sigma. This newly-created award was given for the first time at the 2007
conference. The Alpha Mu Chapter received the Alumni Relations and Chapter Management awards for the first time in its history. Alpha Mu received the Public Relations and Membership Development awards for the second consecutive year. The Management Conference was hosted by Howard University’s Tau Chapter in Washington, DC and all awards were presented at the Awards Dinner on October 13, 2007.
Gamma Iota Sigma is a professional collegiate fraternity that exists to promote, encourage, and sustain student interest in insurance, risk management, and actuarial science as careers. The Grand Chapter is headquartered in Columbus, OH. Each year, students from Gamma Iota Sigma's 49 chapters across the United States and Canada converge for the Management Conference to share ideas on chapter management, interact with the risk and insurance community, and recognize accomplishment within the membership.
The Alpha Mu Chapter looks forward to hosting the 37th Annual International Management Conference October 16-18, 2008
in the new VCU School of Business
building.
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EVERETT RECEIVES ATA AWARD
Dr. John Everett, professor of Accounting, center, was presented the Ray M. Summerfeld Outstanding Educator Award on behalf of the American Taxation Association by Dr. Ed Outslay of Michigan State University and Chair of the ATA Awards Committee. Ellen Glazeman, right, is Director of the Ernst & Young Foundation that funded the $5,000 scholarship and the crystal sculpture.
“Dr. Everett’s receipt of this award is made even more special because John helped design the sculpture of the original award given to Ray Sommerfeld, and he has worked with the sculptor, Kent Ipsen, every year to ensure that a replica of the award arrives in time for the presentation,” said Dr. Outslay.
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“DO
MANAGERS WITHHOLD
BAD NEWS?” proved to be a popular topic when presented by Dr. S.P. Kothari at the Dean’s research seminar October 12.
Dr. Kothari is interim deputy dean and head of the Department of Economics, Finance, and Accounting at
the Sloan School of Management, Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He also met with faculty for a roundtable discussion.
Left to right, Dr. Edward Coffman,
Accounting Department Chair, Dr. Jayaraman Vijayakumar, associate professor of
Accounting, Dr. Kothari and Dr. Ruth Epps, professor of Accounting
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Wallace Stettinius |
VERIZON AWARD TO STETTINIUS
Wallace Stettinius, a senior executive fellow in the School of Business, and former chairman and chief executive officer of Richmond-based Cadmus Communications Corp., received the 2007 Verizon Arête Award on October 18. The award, named for the Greek word for excellence, skill and virtue, is given annually by Leadership Metro Richmond to an individual who makes a difference in the Richmond area by giving unselfishly of his or her time and talent. Stettinius also has co-authored several books on corporate governance.
In addition teaching at VCU, he also lectures in the University of Virginia's Darden School of Business.
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STUDENT ECONOMISTS PREPARE
FOR FED CHALLENGE NOVEMBER 13
Everyday the VCU Fed Challenge team monitors macroeconomic conditions in the U.S. and abroad. As a team, they analyze the data, assess the trends and formulate an economic outlook for the U.S. economy. On November 13th the team will present their findings to a panel of judges at the Richmond Federal Reserve Bank as they compete against other university teams in the Fed Challenge Competition. Each team will propose and defend a monetary policy action to the judges who evaluate the teams’ research and presentation skills.
Last year VCU edged out Mount Saint Mary’s University by one point to win the District title and go on to the national competition. During the national competition the team competed against teams from Boston College, Rutgers University, Newark and Northwestern University, last year’s winner.
“Competition has become tougher,” says Dr. Carol Lehr, associate professor of Economics who became the team’s coach last year, “but the students on this year’s team have worked very hard and have produced a thorough and well-researched analysis. They are top-notch.” This year’s team members are business students Michael Matheson, Rohini Shantharam and Bruce Vann.
The Richmond Federal Reserve for the 5th District sponsors the College Fed Challenge, a regional academic competition, to encourage better understanding of the nation’s central bank, the forces influencing economic conditions in the United States and abroad, and the ways the economy affects people’s lives.
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MORE THAN 11,000 CREDITS
ACCRUED IN ONLINE
COURSES
In the Fall 2002 Wilma Andrews began teaching the first online INFO16x courses. This fall, the INFO16X@VCU offerings transitioned to online accounts that train in Office 2007 and Vista for the five introductory level courses, INFO 160 (Vista, Internet, Computer Concepts), INFO 161 Word Processing (Word), INFO 162 Spreadsheets (Excel), INFO 166 Databases (Access), and INFO 168 Presentations (PowerPoint).
Mrs. Andrews has recorded over 11,000 credits registered in these online courses since 2002, when the School of Business changed the INFO16X courses from instructor-led, 5 week, graded, short courses to a model that offered online/self-paced/pass-fail/full semester courses. Now, the program enables students to enhance their computer literacy and application software skills using online accounts with training and assessment while gaining academic credits and for some meeting computer literacy graduation requirements. Two advanced courses in Word and Excel will be offered as online training and assessment using Office 2007 as it becomes available.
Website: http://www.bus.vcu.edu/16x/index.html |
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Dr. Jose Cortina of
George Mason University, left, talks
with VCU doctoral students |
CARMA PRESENTS WEBCASTS AND LECTURES
IN NOVEMBER
The Center for the Advancement of Research
Methods and Analysis (CARMA) will present two webcasts on November 16,
noon to 3 p.m. The lectures will take place in Cabell Library
and simultaneously broadcast on the web. Presenters will be Dr. Paul Hanger, University of Maryland, discussing Nonlinear Dynamic Models; and Dr. Peter Horn, Arizona State
University
discussing Advanced Panel Methods for Strategy Research.
On November 30, Dr. Larry Williams, CARMA director and professor of Management
at VCU, will Explore Factor Analysis in the Business Building from 1 to 4 p.m.
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OCTOBER CAREER FAIR ATTRACTS BUSINESS STUDENTS
Each year the University Career Fair gives School of
Business students the opportunity to talk with recruiters from a variety of industries. This year criminal justice and home security were two areas seeking students – including accounting and human resource
management majors. Nearly 100
employers were exhibiting at VCU on October 10. More
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ON-CAMPUS
DINING FAST FACTS
A convenience store and mini-café has opened in the School of Business building.
The VCU dining halls are now open to the
public. An all-you-can-eat dinner is $8.05. Pizza is among the most popular single food items. VCU serves 300 to 350 pizzas per day.
A bistro-styled café has been designed for the new School of Business building.
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REGISTRATIONS OPEN FOR SHRM AND FINANCIAL PLANNERS
SHRM Professional HR Certification Program
Accepting applications for the PHR and SPHR Winter Program
Classes start January 22, 2008 Call 804-828-3165 for more information
Center for Corporate Education http://www.bus.vcu.edu/cce/SHRM_Main.htm
Certified Financial Planning Program
New Enrollees begin Program - February, 2008
call 804-828-3165 for more information
Center for Corporate Education http://www.bus.vcu.edu/cce/CFP.htm
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