August 16, 2013
FOCUS
Table of Contents:
Volume 4, Issue 32
Chancellor’s Scholars Visit SBE
1
Where in the World
2
Ms. Frances Crump to Chair Advisory Committee
Page
1
A Message from Dr. Bailey
1
Student Profile — Keon Artis
3
Random Thoughts
2
Dr. Herring Presents at OBTC Conference
2
Upcoming Important Dates
3
Walmart Executive To Chair
Business Advisory Council
Chancellor’s Scholars Visit
SBE & Finance Lab
A Message from Dean Jessica Bailey
The School of Business and
Economics is pleased to announce that
Ms. Frances D. Crump, Market Human
Resource (HR) Manager at Walmart
Stores, Inc., has agreed to Chair the
Business Advisory Council. Ms. Crump
is a leader in the human resources and
recruitment area with more than
twenty years of experience. At
Walmart, she is responsible for the
execution of initiatives in employment
practices, HR communication,
performance management, staffing,
talent development and associate
relations for 5,000 management and
hourly associates.
Incoming freshmen Chancellor’s
Scholars joined Dr. Soncerey
Montgomery, Director of the Honors
Program, Dean Jessica Bailey, and Ben
Greene for an introduction to the School
of Business and Economics and its new
Her expertise extends to
employee engagement and benefits,
state and federal compliance with the
Fair Labor Standards Act, the Family
and Medical Leave Act, the Americans
with Disabilities Act, as well as Labor
Relations, and the Equal Employment
Opportunity Act. She trains store and
market management in career
planning and people development.
Prior to joining Walmart, Ms. Crump
worked in human resources at the
Hudson Belk Department Store and
with Nortel Networks. She is a
longtime member of the Society for
Human Resource Management and the
Dress for Success organizations.
Finance Lab. While there, students had
an opportunity to see the technical
capabilities of the room, learn about the
RAMS Asset Management group
(formerly the Student Investment
Fund), inquire about majors at the SBE
and ask questions about their future
here as students at WSSU.
This week, the RJ Reynolds Center has been
a whirlwind of activity as freshmen descended
upon campus for RAMDITION,
WSSU’s special freshman
orientation week. Students
began checking into the
residence halls Saturday,
August 10, and they hit the
ground running. They began
taking care of all last-minute
Dr. Jessica Bailey administrative responsibilities
Sunday morning at “One Stop”
in Anderson Center and were greeted by the
academic deans at an assembly in K. R. Williams
Auditorium in the afternoon. Sunday evening’s
dinner was the event at which I met the
freshmen who had been assigned to me as
mentees. Monday and Tuesday, faculty serving
as freshman advisors helped the new students
build their schedules for fall semester.
Faculty were welcomed back to campus
Wednesday at the first SBE faculty meeting of
the year. Like freshman advisors, the remainder
of the faculty immediately began advising
transfer, returning and continuing students.
The culminating event for RAMDITION is
the March Under the Arch, which takes place
Saturday, August 17, at 10am. This is a special
tradition that was established at WSSU three
years ago, when University College was under
the direction of Dr. Michelle Releford. The
march of the freshmen has become the
signature event that denotes the beginning of
the matriculation of freshmen at WSSU. It is a
heartwarming procession to witness. Everyone
is invited to attend. The procession is followed
by a keynote address for the freshmen in K.R.
Williams Auditorium, after which the campus
will be the site of a community picnic and a
chance to meet the members of the 2013 RAMS
football team. We hope to see you there.
Dean Bailey expressed her delight
with Fran’s selection, commenting,
“Fran has been an active member of
the Business Advisory Council since
she first joined. I am thrilled to have
her as Chair because I know she will
do good things.”
Chancellor’s Scholars learn about the SBE and its
Finance Lab
Participants included Chancellor’s
Scholars, Aquilla Barrett, Lanazha
Belfield, Gloriah Blackwell, Deandria
Bryant, Destinie Chambers, Ebonie
Dockery, Beverly Dosso, Asia Dukes,
Arthia Harris, Shannon Howard, Megan
Hudson, Jada Johnson, Alexis McCrea,
Uzoji Nwanaji-Enwerer, Cynthia Ramos,
Kiana Rushdan, Christopher Shew,
Kaley Skantz, Alex Sumner, and Mona
Zahir. Counselors included Keon Artis
(lead counselor), Dara Green, David
Jones. Carissa Manley, Sierra Nance,
Andrelisae Robinson and Darien
Robinson.
We thoroughly enjoyed the chance
to introduce future SBE students and
WSSU leaders to our school and to learn
more about their interests and plans.
Jessica Bailey
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Dr. Robert A. Herring Presents at OBTC Conference
Dr. Herring was heavily
involved in the activities of the 40th
anniversary OBTC Teaching
Conference for Management
Educators, held
in June on the
campus of the
University of
North Carolina
at Asheville.
the proceedings of the conference.
An interesting side note is that most
conference participants choose to
live in the university dormitories
and eat in the
university
cafeteria. This
provides an
immense
savings in
conference
Prior to the
expenses, and
actual
greatly enhances
conference, he
collegiality and
participated in
the opportunity
Dr. Robert A. Herring, III
the
for many ad hoc
Interpersonal
discussions
Relations Laboratory.
about management education.
He made two presentations at the
He attended a number of other
conference:
sessions for professional
 The first was “The Student
development purposes. Dr. Herring
Quality Management Project,”
also serves on the Communications
with colleague Marcia Hagen of and Recruitment Committees of the
Metropolitan State University.
parent organization, the OBTC
 The second was an experiential Society for Management Educators.
exercise
In addition to
entitled
his OBTC
“Sinbad and
activities, Dr.
Friends - An
Herring had a
Exercise in
paper included
Values and
in the
Ethics in
proceedings of
Two Parts,”
the Washington
which was
Business
part of a
Research
larger
Dr. Herring with co-presenter
Forum entitled
Dr. Marcia Hagen
session on a
“Six Sigma and
variety of
Organization Development: A
experiential exercises.
Logical Complement to One
These presentations will appear in
Another?”
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Erin J. Hammond (‘09), Software Implementation
Specialist for eClinical Works, Greater Boston area
Attention SBE Graduates:
We welcome the opportunity to provide
information about all of our students and alumni
in the Focus Newsletter’s “Where in the World”
section. This allows alumni, students and faculty
to be aware of the location and corporate
affiliation of friends and colleagues. Please send
updates, including your name, title, company
name, year of graduation and current city, and
state/country to greenebp@wssu.edu.

I wonder where the groundhog went?
Do they hibernate in the summer?

Why can’t you get to the Dean’s
office by going up the stairwell next
to 109 or by taking the elevator from
the U–Parking Lot?

How is it possible to take an elevator
UP to the first floor?

Why aren’t the computers in the
Finance Lab available for use? How
do I gain access?

Why is there an opt-out instead of
an opt-in system for health
coverage?
Do you have questions or comments about
the SBE that arise as you wander the
hallways? Send them to
greenebp@wssu.edu. We will do our best
to get an answer for you. We reserve the
right to edit or not publish any question
which may cause offense, however, we
will inquire about legitimate concerns.
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Student Profile—Keon M. Artis
Keon Artis, is a junior management
major at the SBE with a concentration in
human resources and a minor in financial
services. He has been on the Dean’s List
since enrolling at
WSSU in 2011,
has been honored
as the Student of
the Month by the
Winston-Salem
State University
Honors Program,
and was awarded
an Academic
Achievement
Scholarship since his initial year.
This past summer, Keon applied for
and was accepted into the INROADS
placement program. INROADS is the
nation’s largest non-profit source of
undergraduate internships for diverse
youth. Students in the program receive on
-going coaching, support and a unique
skills development plan. Through their
partnership with JCPenney he was able to
participate in the Emerging Leader
Internship program. Through this
program he was immersed in all aspects
of leading a JCPenney store, with the
potential of being hired after graduation.
Next summer, Keon will continue with
INROADS but plans to seek an internship
with Google, Apple Inc., or a banking firm
working closely with their Human
Resources Department to gain further
experience and knowledge that will be
beneficial to him as he begins to embark
on his career after graduation.
volunteer service at the Ronald McDonald
House, Adopt-a-Street, and SECU Family
House organizations.
This is very impressive for a young
man from Rich Square, North Carolina, a
town in the northeastern part of our state
with a population of 958 according to the
2010 U.S. Census. In his immediate
family, he is the first to both graduate
high school and attend college. That
doesn’t take into account his extended
family’s dedication as RAMS. He is
continuing a family legacy as the fourth
member to attend WSSU. With 5% of the
Rich Square population attending WSSU
since 1996, the equivalent nationally
would represent almost 1.3 million
students in the same 17-year period!
Keon expressed his future intention
to continue his education by pursuing an
MBA and to then join a Fortune 500
company as a Human Resource Manager
followed by work as an entrepreneur in
his own event management company.
Keon asked that he be provided with
an opportunity to extend his appreciation
to individuals who helped to support him
in the pursuit of his goals, commenting, “I
particularly express my thanks to my
entire family for all of their love, support
and belief, to Dr. Soncerey Montgomery
and Ms. Carolyn Thomas for their
continued efforts in playing a very
significant and influential role in my
collegiate experience, and to Amaya
Turner and Ayanna Puryear for being
there for me whenever needed to provide
advice, share a laugh, to motivate me to
At WSSU, Keon stays exceptionally
go above and beyond, and to share their
busy with a number of outside interests
beyond the completion of his degree. He success. I would also would like to thank
serves as President of the Student Honors INROADS for all of the opportunities
they’ve afforded and my WSSU family
Organization, the Vice-President of the
who helped to make these past two years
Society for Human Resource
of my life the best years ever. Most
Management, and is the Class
importantly, I give thanks to my Lord and
Representative for the Junior Class
savior Jesus Christ, who has made all of
Council. He also contributes to the
betterment of our community through his this possible.”
Upcoming Important Dates: