People and Places: March 8, 2022
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 Charles Moses has been appointed dean of the Eberhardt School of Business at the University of the Pacific in Stockton, California. Moses has been dean of the School of Management at the University of San Francisco since July 2019. During that time, he has led the school’s efforts to increase enrollment, create new industry partnerships, expand internships and co-curricular opportunities, achieve reaccreditation, and raise nearly 25 million USD. Before joining the University of San Francisco, Moses served as dean of the College of Business Administration at Clark Atlanta University and interim dean of the College of Business Administration at Austin Peay State University in Clarksville, Tennessee. He has previously been a journalist and a public servant. As executive director for the Governor’s Advisory Committee for Black Affairs, he opened New York state’s business development office in Johannesburg, South Africa. Moses moved into higher education in 1996 as the founding dean of Edupark, a business school affiliated with the University of Limpopo in South Africa. He starts his new role on June 1. |
 Sulin Ba has been named the next dean of DePaul University’s Driehaus College of Business in Chicago. Ba is currently a professor and the Treibick Family Endowed Chair in information technology at the University of Connecticut in Storrs. In her nearly 20 years at UConn’s School of Business, she has held multiple leadership roles, most recently as the associate dean of academic and research support. She also served as the executive director of the Connecticut Information Technology Institute and faculty director of the Center for International Business Education and Research. As associate dean, Ba implemented new policies and procedures to increase productivity and incentivize high-quality research. To better prepare students for today’s workplace, she led the development of dual-degree programs in business, Spanish, and German studies and made it a priority for students to engage in entrepreneurship and experiential learning programs. She becomes dean at DePaul on July 1. |
Honors and AwardsThe Case Centre has announced winners in its global 2022 Case Awards and Competitions, which celebrate excellence and impact in case writing and teaching. The Overall Winning Case award went to Niccolò Pisani of IMD and Ornella Lupoi of the University of Amsterdam for “Adidas: How to Keep Running Fast in a Post-COVID-19 World?” Nine other awards were handed out to winners in specific management disciplines. Winners were also recognized in six individual categories. Among them were Anne Lawrence of the Case Research Foundation, who was honored for Outstanding Contribution to the Case Method, and Nuno Fernandes of IESE Business School, who was named Outstanding Case Teacher. All six competitions were won by first-time winning individual authors for the second consecutive year. New ProgramsVlerick Business School has launched a new 18-month EMBA program that allows professionals to study in six different European locations, as well as online. The program will be taught at Vlerick’s home campus of Brussels, as well as five other European city hubs, including Dublin; Frankfurt, Germany; Copenhagen, Denmark; and Madrid and Zaragoza, Spain. Each city will offer a unique module that is relevant to the business environment in that location. For instance, in Frankfurt, students will learn about ethical finance, while in Dublin they will study sustainability venturing. Bentley University in Waltham, Massachusetts, is working with accounting firm KPMG to develop the curriculum for a new Master’s in Accounting program with a focus on analytics. The STEM-designated program launches in fall of 2022. Students can choose from five concentrations: assurance, advisory, corporate financial reporting, analytics, and information systems. They also can choose options that prepare them to earn CPA designations and other certifications. The technology-oriented program familiarizes students with technologies and tools such as Alteryx (for cleaning data sets), IDEA (audit automation), SAP (enterprise resource planning), UiPath (robotic process automation), and Celonis (process mining). KPMG has collaborated with a number of schools to create data and analytics programs designed to train accounting professionals. In November 2022, emlyon business school in France is launching an online executive MBA aimed at executive directors, experienced managers, and entrepreneurs. Participants will engage in tutored and flexible online learning to assimilate tools and concepts, then join live online sessions to share experiences with peers. The program, which starts in November 2022, also will include three face-to-face experiences, including gatherings on emlyon’s campuses in Paris and Lyon-Ecully and a study trip in Europe. The program is delivered in French and will take students 17 to 30 months to complete. CollaborationsAdelphi University in Garden City, New York, has partnered with Wiley University Services to develop six online programs over the next two academic years. Two of the programs scheduled to launch later in 2022 are a Bachelor of Science in Business and an accelerated MBA. Wiley will provide student-oriented services in areas such as marketing, recruitment, and retention, while also providing technology support and course design services to the university. Grants and DonationsThompson Rivers University in Kamloops, British Columbia, Canada, has renamed its business school the Bob Gaglardi School of Business and Economics. Gaglardi is the founder of Northland Properties, the parent company of multiple hospitality, sports, and entertainment brands. Gaglardi’s four children are making a 10 million USD donation to the school as a way to honor their father. The money will be used primarily to fund construction of a new business school building and will also go to support research, academic programs, and financial awards for students and faculty members in business and economics. This is the first time in the university’s history that a school or faculty has been named. Centers and FacilitiesQuinnipiac University in Hamden, Connecticut, is planning the construction of two academic buildings and a residence hall as part of its goal to add modern living and learning spaces to its campus. The 244 million USD project will be funded through the university’s endowment, philanthropic efforts, and debt financing. Among the buildings in the projected new South Quad will be the new home for the School of Business. The 79,000-square-foot building will feature an accelerator in its Business Innovation Hub, a financial technology center, faculty offices, flexible lecture and event space, and an environmentally conscious central energy plant. All three new buildings, which are scheduled to open in 2024, will aim for certification from LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) as part of the university’s strategic sustainability plan. Other NewsSKEMA Business School in Lille, France, has created SKEMA Publika, an independent think tank designed to contribute to public debate and provide insights to national and international policymakers. The think tank’s mission is to identify the precursor signs of profound changes in society, analyze them, and formulate recommendations. Chaired by Alice Guilhon, dean and executive president of the school, the think tank is directed by Claude Revel, a former senior civil servant, essayist, and independent administrator. Revel also previously served as a professor at SKEMA and a lecturer at the Institute of Political Studies in Paris. Last month, Stetson University in DeLand, Florida, announced it would meet 100 percent of the demonstrated financial need for students who qualify as Presidential Scholars and are enrolling for the fall 2022 semester. The move is part of a strategic priority to minimize student debt and reduce the financial barriers for low-income and historically underrepresented student populations. Presidential Scholars are incoming first-year students; they will receive scholarships of up to 31,000 USD per year for eight semesters or until they graduate. Stetson also announced that all first-time in-college and transfer students are eligible to receive a 3,000 USD early filing award for fall 2022, regardless of financial need. The Propel Center, a global technology and learning hub intended to level the playing field for students at historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs), has launched the Propel Student Impact Scholarships, with support from Apple and Southern Company. The 1 million USD scholarship program is directed at HBCU students pursuing careers in entrepreneurship, arts and entertainment, agri-tech, social justice, and health. The organization will donate a total of 100 scholarships worth 10,000 USD each. The Student Impact Scholarship winners will also have the opportunity to participate in work-based learning opportunities with Propel Center’s corporate partners. Applications for the awards are due by March 14. If you have news of interest to share with the business education community, please send press releases, relevant images, or other information to AACSB Insights at [email protected]. |
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