JUNE
THROUGH SEPTEMBER 2005
June 20 - Mayor Wilder and the Shockoe Advisory Committee
An overflow crowd met in the School of Business. Dr. Michael Pratt is Committee
chairman. Extensive coverage by Richmond television and radio stations. Also,
related stories appeared in Richmond Times-Dispatch,Style, and Richmond.com
June 27 - “Once-hot computer field now faces worker shortage” in
Richmond Times Dispatch featured comments from School of Business
student Marshall Thompson, who is finishing his master’s
degree in computer science.
Town Hall Meeting on Impact of Hurricane Katrina
September 7- Moderated by Dr. Etti Baranoff, associate professor
of Finance, Insurance and Risk Management. Reviewed by The Commonwealth
Times. Overflow crowd of students and guests responded to a presentation
by Dr. Bananoff, and additional comments by Dr.Van Wood, Philip
Morris Chair, Dr. Brent Smith, assistant professor of real estate
and Dr. David Dubofsky, professor of Finance.
Filming during September, 2005
Tammy Berwanger of the VCU Marketing Department and camera men
from WWBT Commercial Production Dept. video taped student activities
around the campus. Later all of these vignettes of university life
will be edited for four new 20-minute VCU promotional films that
will focus on its growth, the diversity of its class offerings,
and expanded student activities. Topics filmed from the School
of Business were Drs. Michael Pitts and Jon
Ackley, Department
of Management, discussing the NASCAR Honors class, Dr.
Frank Franzak, Chair of Marketing Department, discussing the hands-on marketing
techniques used. Students Danielle Brown and Diamond
White also
were interviewed for the marketing piece. The videos will be used
to market the university. highlighting the fact that “it
is not the same old university it used to be”.
The NASCAR story also was previewed in the AACSB eNewsline for
September. www.aacsb.edu/publications/enewsline
June and July, 2005
This release took several unusual and interesting turns, in that
it appeared on many dot.com sites.
Dr. Michael McDaniel, professor of management and a member of
the doctoral faculty, School of Business, Management Department
published the study, “Big Brained People are Smarter,” A
condensed media release was picked up by numerous publications,
in blog journals and on dot.com sites. These included:
Science Blog
SABC
Medicam News Today
P2pnet.net
Slashdot
ScienceDaily
Netlindia123.com
New york Post
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RxPG News
PlanetGuru
Reuters
ABC Television Network
KABC Los Angeles, CA
Red Nova
CBS2 This Morning
Number 2 Pencil
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| Dowbridge News
MBNBC-USA
ABC7 News at 5 a.m.and 11 a.m.
KGO – San Francisco, CA
BruDirect
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Biological PsychologyNewsLine
WHAM News Midday
GreekInformed.com- USA
Pak Tricune.com
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A video tape also included several televised
quotes including a satire scene from the Jay Leno Show |
August 31, 2005
Dr. Jon Ackley, professor of Management
Completed an interview with Matt Demlein, WRVA Clear Channel Network,
on the NASCAR honors class he teaches with Michael Pitts. It aired
during Race Week - sometime around Labor Day when they need a casual
local story.
September, 2005
AACSB e-LINE reviewed the Honors Class, picking up from an earlier
news story on the School of Business website
October 9, 2005
Dr. Gurpreet Dhillon, associate professor of Information Systems.
“
Outsourcing common in Delaware” by Luladey Tadesse in
The News Journal and Delaware-on-line
June 4, 2005
Dr. David Downs, the Alfred Blake Chair in Real Estate
“
The Links will become condos” in Richmond Times Dispatch
August 1, 2005 Cover story: “Selling Yourself” in
Richmond Times Dispatch
September issue Virginia Business Magazine, page 66
Dr. Charles Gallagher, Director of Virginia Family & Private
Business Forum.
October 2 –
“State family-business group changes leadership, expands,” Richmond
Times-Dispatch.
Introduces the newly structured Family and Private Business Forum
and interviews Dr. Gallagher on the Forum’s future.
Suzanne Gallagher, director of Center for Economic
Education October 9, 2005 Appeared on Insight, National
Public Television Discussing student debt and ways to avoid
it
Dr. George Hoffer, professor of Economics
June 6
“
Trolleys May be Back” in Style Weekly
June 11 
“Biggest Automaker Needs Big Changes” in Washington
Post,.
September 5
“
Wall Street Down on Carmax” in Used Car News
September 10
Dallas Morning News/News for Dallas, Texas“ Auto prices,
production up to replace washouts,” by Terry Box
September 14
“ Street Talk: Leave gas prices alone, Professor Says” in
Style Weekly
September 18
“ Backing Air Tran” in Richmond Times Dispatch
September 19
“ Unfriendly financial skies shake big airlines, JetBlue”
Metro Business, Richmond Times Dispatch.
October 2
“
Drivers rethinking vehicle choices amid high gas prices,”
In The Buffalo News
October 3
“
Court OKs Aftermarket parts” in Used Car News
October 13
“
The Future of Delphia” was discussed with Dr. Hoffer on CNBC
Dr. David Urban, professor of Marketing
Dr. Urban’s Challenges:
September 27 for the duration of the 2005 season.
The Apprentice: Martha Stewart. “Martha’s Breakdown” begins
the first season with a friendy Martha Stewart.
Dr. Urban takes on a new reviewing challenge by viewing two
NBS shows. But we do get a comparison between the two.
View it, then
read Dr. Urban’s review of each episode on Richmond.com
September 28 for the duration of the 2005 season
“Deconstructing the Trumpster” is heading into its
FOURTH season with Dr. Urban
reviewing Donald Trump’s escapades, business techniques,
and quality of the campaigns.
Episodes appear weekly on Richmond.com following the Thursday night
showings.
Good Luck!! And, thank you everyone for your contributions
Fran Altman, Editor
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