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Greetings from the College of Business
Administration!
With graduation just days away, it's a
natural time for reflection. Personally,
while I enjoy looking back, I like to use
this as a time to look forward. After all,
that's what our students are doing as they
move that tassel from right to left. They
are eager to move forward! In this issue of
the Executive, our quarterly newsletter for
the College of Business Administration, we
are looking back and looking forward, too.
Two student groups will look back on this
year with pride. Beta Alpha Psi (the
accounting honorary society) won the
Southeast regional for its presentation in
Best Practices within the category of
Strategic Planning. Students in our American
Marketing Association chapter earned kudos
on both local and national levels this year.
Read more in the student spotlights section
of the newsletter.
We've also featured several stories about
the future in this issue. In June, we will
host our first ever "Communications for
Today's Workplace" seminar and will launch
our "Communications Across the Curriculum"
initiative this fall. We will offer our
undergraduate program in Singapore in
August. We held our first "Lean Management"
course over spring break and will open our
MIT partnership course to the business
community in September. Our Financial
Services Education Center will launch this
year as well. These and other new
initiatives are featured in this issue.
Join us as we look back, and look forward.
Robert Forsythe, Dean
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New Center Gives Students Real-Life
Financial Services Experience
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This fall, the College of Business at the
University of South Florida will introduce
the Financial Services Education Center (FSEC).
The Center will provide an enriched
practical education to students who are
interested in pursuing careers in financial
services. The program will incorporate
"on-the-job" education much like many
financial services firms use when training
new hires for entry-level positions.
Full story...
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Students Learn Lean Management
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University of South Florida MBA students may
have given up their spring breaks, but they
didn't go without beer while participating
in the first ever Lean Management course in
March. The course, designed for supervisors
and managers eager to improve efficiency and
eliminate waste from business systems,
filled just three days after registration
began, even though it required students to
skip spring break and spend eight hours each
day in class instead.
Read more...
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Business Degree Program Expands Globally
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This fall, the University of South Florida
College of Business will grow from being one
of the best programs in the nation to one of
the best in the world. In conjunction with
Broward Community College and the Center for
American Education, the College will offer a
bachelor's degree in Business Administration
in Singapore. The degree will have
concentrations in International Business and
Marketing, and will allow students in
Singapore to earn an American degree without
leaving the region.
Full story...
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Columbia Restaurant Spices Up the College
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The College was alive with flamenco, flavor,
and flair when it announced on April 18 that
the Columbia Restaurant has been selected to
receive the 24th Celebration of Free
Enterprise Award. According to Dean Robert
Forsythe, The Columbia, established in Ybor
City in 1905, personifies the spirit of free
enterprise.
Read more...
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Communications Workshop Offered for Area
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Business educators love sharing gems of
advice with their students. Robert
Forsythe, Dean of the University of South
Florida College of Business Administration,
is especially fond of one such gem, shared
recently by MacDill Federal Credit Union's
Bob Fisher.
Full story...
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DigiGirlz Just Wanna Have Fun: High School
Girls Learn More About the Information
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It was an IT girl's world at the University
of South Florida College of Business as
eleventh graders from around Hillsborough
County participated in Microsoft's DigiGirlz
Camp, held March 2. "This is a great
opportunity to connect area high school
girls with valuable information about the
fast-growing [Information Technology]
field," said College of Business Dean Robert
Forsythe.
Read more ...
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Outstanding Alumni |
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Executing Your Own
Agenda:
A profile of USF Graduate Brad
Bernstein
Planning, Persistence,
and People: A Profile of MBA
Alumnus Gilbert Gonzalez
Ralph Ghioto
Leads Executive Advisory Council
Graduates Look Back
and See What's New
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Student Spotlight |
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American Marketing
Association Helps Members Grow
Personally and Professionally
Beta Alpha Psi
Wins Best Practices Competition
Business Students
Excel in Local and Statewide Case
Competitions
Students Dress
Professionally to Prepare for the
Fair
Been There, Done That:
Dionne Newman on the Value of Sharing Your
Experiences
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Focus on Faculty & Staff |
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Q&A with new Manager
of Graduate Recruiting: Molly
Warfel
Celebrate the
accomplishments of COBA's finest:
Susan Albring, Murad Antia, Stephanie
Bryant, Kaushal Chari, Rajiv Dant, Irene
Hurst, Anand Kumar, Nicholas Mastracchio,
John Selsky, Jim Stock, Lei Wedge
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