INSID E THIS ISS UE:
FOCUS
News from the School of Business and Economics
Volume 4, Issue 14
April 15, 2013
A Message from Dean Bailey
Beta Gamma Sigma Induction Ceremony
1
Student Investment Fund Members in Dayton
3
A Message from Dr. Jessica Bailey
1
Northwest Middle School Visits the SBE
3
Greetings,
SBE Presentations at Scholars Day
2 Scholars Day Posters (pages 4-11)
4
Student Profile—Andreya O’Brien
2
Thank goodness, I did not have to
report for jury duty this week! I would
much prefer to be in the
School of Business and
Economics, where
exciting things are
happening. A team of
MBA students,
accompanied by Dr. Notis
Dr. Jessica Bailey Pagiavlas, are putting the
finishing touches on their
presentation at the upcoming OFC
Challenge, a business plan competition
taking place April 18-20 in Atlanta GA.
We wish the team of Veaceslav Driglov,
Kendra Heard, Chinita Lassiter, David
Showers, and Nicholas VerHague good
luck in the competition.
SBE Faculty & Students Inducted into Beta Gamma Sigma
Dean Jessica Bailey, in her capacity as
President of Beta Gamma Sigma had the
honor this weekend of inducting both
faculty and student members into Beta
Gamma Sigma. Beta Gamma Sigma is an
international honor society serving business
programs accredited by AACSB
International, The Association to Advance
Collegiate Schools of Business. Membership
in Beta Gamma Sigma (BGS) is the highest
recognition a business student anywhere in
the world can receive in a business
program accredited by AACSB.
This Spring, we had the privilege to
induct two faculty members and sixteen
students from the SBE. Faculty inductees
were Dr. Sharon White, Chair of the
Department of Accounting and MIS and
Professor of Management Information
Systems and Dr. Edward K. Zajicek,
Associate Professor of Economics. Master of
Business Administration candidate
inductees included Timothy Clare, Aparna
Shivram, Balavani Thushyanthan and Allan
Younger. Master of Healthcare
Administration candidate inductees include
Bryant Foriest, Smantha Gulledge and
Geordon Kepley. SBE Senior class inductees
are Michael Bachman, Brooke Lambeth,
Mary-Nina Ukariwo and Crystal White and
Junior class inductees are Savey Alston,
Antoinette Cashwell, Vanity Oakes,
Andreya O’Brien and Tanya Pettus.
The event was presided over by
Ms. Alexis White, BGS and Senior class
member. Ms. White welcomed the BGS
inductees, their families and honored
guests. She then turned the podium
over to Dr. Jessica Bailey, Dean of the
School of Business and Economics. Dr.
Bailey offered the Statement of
Occasion followed by the Induction
Ceremony where she was joined by Dr.
Thomas O. Jones, BGS Faculty Advisor.
Following the induction of faculty and
students, dinner was served to all in
attendance. After dinner, Ms. White
returned to the podium to introduce
keynote speaker Dr. Quiester Craig,
Dean of the School of Business and
Economics at North Carolina A&T State
University who challenged the new
inductees and their family and friends
to always lead their lives in the highest
ethical fashion and to recognize the
honor that was bestowed on them by
their entry into Beta Gamma Sigma.
Dr. Bailey offered closing remarks
supporting Dr. Craig’s advice and
reminding students that they should
follow the mission of Beta Gamma
Sigma by always endorsing the
principles which members of BGS strive
to uphold including honor, wisdom and
earnestness. She closed her remarks
by acknowledging the importance of
family and friends to the development
of each of the inductees and invited
those who had contributed to their
success to stand and be recognized for
their importance to them.
The SBE administration will also be
attending a reception for Dr. Louis
Sullivan, Keynote Speaker of the WSSU
Health Disparities Research Conference.
In addition to serving as Secretary of
the U.S. Department of Health and
Human Services (HHS), he is the
President Emeritus of the Morehouse
School of Medicine. The SBE has a
significant investment in the arena of
healthcare because its masters degree
program in healthcare administration
(MHA). It should be a great event.
Have a wonderful week!
Jessica Bailey
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The SBE Presents on Scholars Day
The School of Business and Economics
was well represented on Scholars Day,
Tuesday, April 9 at the Kennedy Dining
Hall of the Thompson Center. Here,
faculty and students were recognized for
their production of scholarly work. The
campus community came together to
celebrate the importance of research and
to view the presentations. This year, 23
departments were represented from each
of the schools. Each of the researchers
prepared posters exhibiting their work
and were available to discuss their
research and conclusions with visitors at
the event.
The SBE submissions included From
Research Novice to “Singing With the
Opera”: A Case Study Approach presented
by Rashakeh N. Battle
(rbattle111@rams.wssu.edu)
and Dr. Janice Witt Smith on the
development of a student into a
researcher; An International Investigation
of Work Ethic: Juxtaposing Work Ethic
Espousal of Students in India and the U.S.
presented by Conner S. Chambers
(cchambers111@rams.wssu.edu), DaRio R.
Hall, Corey D. Bonnette, Dr. Suresh
Gopalan and Dr. Melissa J. Mann on
whether a significant difference exists
between the work ethic of Indian and
American students; Investment Pattern
and Opportunities in Moldova,
Opportunities for U.S. Business presented
by Veaceslav Driglov
(vdriglov112@rams.wssu.edu), Dr. Suresh
Gopalan and Dr. Stephen Aragon on the
investment, business and legal
environment in Moldova and its affect on
international business interest and ability
to gain wider access to European Union
markets; Creating a Training Program to
Ameliorate Work Ethic Espousal
presented by DaRio R. Hall
(dhall111@rams.wssu.edu), Conner S.
Chambers, Corey D. Bonnette and Dr.
Melissa J. Mann on whether work ethic
values become fixed by age 18 or can be
learned and changed over time;
Perceptions of a Woman’s Place in
Business presented by Sloane J. Holmes
(sholmes109@rams.wssu.edu) and Dr.
DaRio Hall, Dr. Melissa Mann, Conner Chambers, and
Corey Bonnett at Scholars Day
Melissa J. Mann on whether obstacles
that women face when striving to reach
top level management positions are still
relevant in today’s society; The Use of
Mobile Phones for Diagnostic
Healthcare—A Systems Analysis &
Design Project presented by Jeneh
Kennedy
(jkennedy110@rams.wssu.edu), Heidi
James and Dr. Alice Etim on the
utilization of mobile phones equipped
with diagnostic apps in developing
world regions for the diagnosis of
malaria and other diseases; Federal
Open Market Committee Meeting
presented by Dominick Olshanski
(dolshanski109@rams.wssu.edu),
Almaroof Agoro, Taylor Curry, MarcAntony Chism, Bryant Bell, Kennard
Lytle and Dr. Edward K. Zajicek on
recommendations presented to the
Federal Reserve on monetary policy
implementation; and Which Suite Fits
You? presented by Darien J. Robinson
(drobinson110@rams.wssu.edu), Geno
Harris, Erin Flanders, Christian J.
Hinton, Dr. Sathasivam Mathiyalakan,
Dr. George E. Heilman and Dr. Sharon
D. White on
an investigation of free competitor
office suites as an alternative to the
Microsoft Office Suite.
Each of the authors would be happy
to discuss their findings with you. In
most instances, it would be best to
contact the lead author at the email
address following their name in this
article. Copies of the posters from the
presentation are included as
attachments to this issue of Focus.
Student Profile—Andreya O’Brien
Andreya O’Brien is a Junior
Accounting and Management Information
Systems double-major who currently
serves as the Secretary for the Association
of Information technology Professionals
(AITP). She is also a member of the
National Association of Black Accountants
(NABA), the Student Advisory Council, the
Honors Program, and the WSSU Women’s
Softball team. Through these
organizations, she has
volunteered with
Habitat for Humanity
and the Second Harvest
Food bank.
Andreya was
recruited to play softball
for WSSU by Head Coach
Lataya Hilliard-Gray. She
agreed to join the
Andreya O’Brien program after visiting
the campus and learning
that there is a relatively
small professor-student ratio, which is the
learning environment she desired. This
environment has helped Andreya earn
Dean’s List honors every semester she has
been here. Andreya has played a part in
the softball team capturing two CIAA
Championships (2011, 2012) and
competing well in Regionals. In 2012,
Andreya was awarded CIAA second team
as Designated Player (DP). The softball
team plans to win another CIAA
championship and become the first HBCU
to win games in Regionals.
After attending the NABA Southern
Region Student Conference, Andreya was
offered a finance internship opportunity
with General Electric Company (GE), but
has decided to join Altria Client Services
as an Internet Technology intern in
Richmond, Virginia for the summer. This
will be Andreya’s first work opportunity
within IT. She is excited to join her fellow
rams, Alexis White and Khendra Reid who
have been offered full-time jobs after
interning with Altria last summer.
Andreya was honored twice in the
past two weeks when she was inducted
into Beta Alpha Psi, the honorary society
for financial information students and
Beta Gamma Sigma, the honorary society
for Schools of Business.
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Student Investment Fund Members Travel to Dayton, Ohio
Mr. Nick Daves, Director of
the Center of Excellence in Financial
Services, accompanied three
students to “RISE 13: Redefining
Investment Strategy Education” held
in Dayton OH April 4-6. The
students, Bryant Bell, Antwon
Freeman, and Linwood Woodley, are
all members of the SBE Student
Investment Fund. They traveled to
Dayton to participate in an
interactive learning environment led
by experienced practitioners from
the financial services industry and
internationally renowned industry
leaders.
The conference included panel
discussions, keynote addresses, and
breakout sessions focusing on a wide
range of topics. The students were
immersed in information concerning
security analysis, portfolio
management, trading workshops, and
strategies for building a career. The
agenda also included a student-
trades using funds provided to the
School of Business and Economics
by a grant from BB&T and the
largess of several donors. This will
In early April, students from
Northwest Middle School came to visit
the new financial trading room at the
School of Business and Economics.
There, Nick Daves, Director of the
Center of Excellence for Financial
Services demonstrated the capabilities
of the recently opened facility,
including its 26 dual screen workstations
featuring Morningstar Direct stock
information; the four-panel video wall
displaying US and international indices,
commodities, and most active issues,
the world map and clock, and Smart
Board technological advantages. One of
Linwood Woodley, Kathleen Hays, host of
“The Hays Advantage” on Bloomberg
News, Bryant Bell, and Antwon Freeman
at the R.I.S.E. 13 Conference
permit trades utilizing real funds
and serve as the basis for
scholarship opportunities in the
future.
managed portfolio competition, in
which SBE students may participate
in the future.
The R.I.S.E. 13 conference
was co-sponsored by the United
Nations Global Compact. The
participants at the R.I.S.E.
conferences are widely
acknowledged to be the current
and future leaders in finance. The
conference itself is the largest
and longest running student
investment conference in the
world. Each year business
professionals from Wall Street,
corporate America, government
and the financial media are
invited to share in the first day. It
was then that WSSU students met
Kathleen Hays, from Bloomberg
Radio News.
This conference was designed for
institutions like the School of
Business and Economics which
possess Finance Labs for student
instruction in investment principles
and practices. The SBE Student
Investment Fund will be executing
This year’s conference
featured a first, with a
presentation entitled “Federal
Reserve Presidents Panel.” The
panel presented dual perspectives
on Fed policy, which is so
important in today’s economy.
Antwon Freeman, Linwood Woodley and Bryant Bell
Northwest Middle Students Visit
SBE
the highlights for students was the
newly added “dry erase wall” where
they could use dry erase markers to sign
and write their school name on the front
wall of the financial trading room.
The SBE looks forward to the
prospect of some of these students as
future finance majors at WSSU and
Certified Financial Planners.
Northwest Middle School students listen to Nick
Daves speak about the new SBE Finance Room