People and Places: December 12, 2023
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 On January 1, Robert “Bobby” Savoie becomes the interim dean of the College of Business at Loyola University New Orleans. Savoie most recently was the CEO of Geocent, an information technology and engineering services company. He previously founded and headed the Integrated Resources Group, which went through several mergers before becoming Apogen in 2004. He served on Loyola University’s board of trustees for nine years before becoming vice-chair and then chair. Savoie takes on the interim role upon the departure of Michael Capella, who has accepted the position of dean of the Mitchell College of Business at the University of South Alabama in Mobile. |
 Charles H. Whiteman, the John and Karen Arnold Dean of the Penn State Smeal College of Business in University Park, will retire at the end of June 2024. During his 12 years as dean, the college transformed its graduate offerings to place a greater emphasis on lifelong learning, especially through an expansion of flexible online and one-year residential learning opportunities. In addition, Whiteman oversaw the integration of socially responsible business practices into the curriculum and helped advance experiential learning opportunities for students. Over the years, Whiteman secured more than 187.3 million USD in fundraising for the college. Prior to joining Penn State, Whiteman was senior associate dean of the Tippie College of Business at the University of Iowa in Iowa City. |
 Duke University in Durham, North Carolina, has begun its search for a replacement for Bill Boulding, who announced last year that he would step down as the Dean and J.B. Fuqua Professor of Business Administration at the Fuqua School of Business. Boulding, who has agreed to stay in the role until his successor is found, has been dean of the school since 2011. His previous leadership roles at Fuqua include deputy dean, senior associate dean for programs, and associate dean for the daytime MBA program, among others. Boulding has served as a member of the World Economic Forum’s Council on Values and was the chair of the board of the Graduate Management Admission Council. He has also been part of the White House Council on Women and Girls and the Council of Economic Advisers.
Collaborationsemlyon business school in France is partnering with Parisian drama school Cours Florent to launch a Bachelor of Arts in Acting and Entrepreneurship. Offered in English, the three-year program provides students with a grounding in managerial competencies as well as training in theater techniques. It is open to French students with a baccalauréat degree or international students with an equivalent degree. The program will start in September 2024. A group of universities is launching the Open Climate Curriculum with the goal of equipping future business leaders with the skills to lead on climate change. The new initiative provides free teaching materials that educators can adapt to teach at their own schools. Materials have been created by faculty at Columbia University, Harvard University, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, the University of Pennsylvania, New York University, Duke University, the University of California Berkeley, Yale University, Imperial College London, the University of Cairo, Tsinghua PBCSF, the University of Oklahoma, Bologna Business School, the University of Michigan, and the University of Virginia. Educators also can use the site’s generative AI tool to create customized climate change courses in areas that range from ESG investing to decarbonization in emerging markets. The site is designed to rapidly add faculty and curriculum materials from business schools internationally. The initiative is based at the Tamer Center for Social Enterprise at Columbia Business School in New York City, which intends to enable the translation of teaching materials into multiple languages. A new triple degree program is the result of a collaboration between Rabat Business School at the International University of Rabat in Morocco, the Paris campus of IÉSEG School of Management, and HEC Montreal. Students will spend time studying at each of the three institutions and earn degrees from each one. Grants and DonationsThe School of Accounting at the Rawls College of Business at Texas Tech University in Lubbock has received a significant gift from longtime supporters Terry Lyons, an alum and insurance broker, and his wife, Susan. In honor of their generosity, the school will be renamed the Terry Lyons School of Accounting. The gift will fund student scholarships, support faculty research, and allow the school to expand industry connections. The Lyons School of Accounting is home to more than 650 students and 27 faculty members. The University of Arizona in Tucson has announced a 10 million USD gift from Humberto S. Lopez and his wife, Czarina. Since 1980, the Lopezes have given millions to various programs at the University of Arizona. The new gift will help fund the HS Lopez School of Business Analytics at the Eller College of Management. The school will enhance business analytics education through faculty, research, and program endowments. Humberto Lopez, an alum of Eller, is co-founder of property management firm HSL Properties. New Centers and Facilities
Next year, Bucknell University in Lewisburg, Pennsylvania, will expand its entrepreneurial ecosystem by opening the cross-college Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation. At the center, students from all three of Bucknell’s colleges, including the Freeman College of Management, will be able to transform their creative ideas into real-world ventures. Among the five faculty and staff members who collaborated on developing the center are William Meek, the Campbell Rutledge Jr. and Eleanor Rutledge Professor of Management and Entrepreneurship; and Steve Stumbris, director of Bucknell’s Small Business Development Center. The Leavey School of Business at Santa Clara University in California has announced the creation of the Leavey Sustainable Business Institute, which aims to develop solutions that address today’s pressing sustainability challenges. The institute will take inspiration from the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals and focus on areas such as sustainable business practices; environmental stewardship; diversity, equity, and inclusion; social responsibility; and economic prosperity. 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]. |
The University of Glasgow has formally opened its new Adam Smith Business School Building and Postgraduate Taught (PGT) Hub. The new building includes teaching, research, and collaboration spaces; a trading environment; and a dedicated MBA and Executive Education Suite. It was constructed at a cost of 85 million GBP (about 107.2 million USD). The building was opened by Cecilia Rouse (pictured inside the building), Katzman-Ernst Professor in Economics and Education at Princeton University and incoming president of the Brookings Institution. Its launch coincided with the
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