INSID E THIS ISS UE:
FOCUS
News from the School of Business and Economics
Volume 4, Issue 13
April 8, 2013
Students visit the FDIC
1
Beta Alpha Psi Induction Ceremony
2
A Message from Dean Bailey
A Message from Dr. Jessica Bailey
1
UPS Sales Director Visits the SBE
3
The SBE Supports Rolling Hills
2 BEEP at the Piedmont Club
3
Student Profile—Aparna Shivram
2 Coming Events
4
This week, I will be traveling to
Chicago, Illinois to attend the AACSBICAM meeting, the International
Conference and Annual Meeting of the
Association to Advance
Collegiate Schools of
Business—International.
This important meeting
will determine the future
direction of the
accrediting body, as
Dr. Jessica Bailey business school deans
from around the world
will be voting on the newly proposed
standards for business and accounting
accreditation. In many ways, the new
standards are superior. They provide
more flexibility to schools in defining
their missions and building their unique
programs. The hallmarks of the new
processes will be innovation, impact,
and engagement.
SBE Students travel to Raleigh to visit the FDIC
On March 26, a group of SBE
students including Almaroof Agaro,
Marc-Anthony Chism, Taylor Curry,
Kennard Lytle, Craig Moser and
Courttany Willet visited the Federal
Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC)
office in Raleigh with Dr. Edward
Zajicek. There, they listened to a
presentation on the bank regulatory
environment and the safety of the U.S.
banking system.
The meeting was hosted by Mr.
John Meeks from the Division of
Depositor and Consumer
Protection, Ms. Margaret Myers,
Field Supervisor of the Risk
Management Division and Mr. Ron
Hanson, a Supervisory Examiner.
Topics included an overview of the
FDIC and the regulation of the US
financial system, bank risk
management, bank examination
and compliance, and careers with
the FDIC.
The students who attended the
presentation are part of the WSSU
Fed Challenge Team, scheduled to
compete in the 2013 National Fed
Challenge Competition in Charlotte
in November on monetary policy
and the role of the central bank on
the economy. This competition is
organized by the Board of
Governors of the Federal Reserve
System.
On Friday evening, we will be
inducting a new class of honorees into
Beta Gamma Sigma, the honor society
for students of business schools
possessing AACSB accreditation. The
ceremony will feature a special address
on ethics by Dr. Quiester Craig, Dean of
the School of Business and Economics at
North Carolina A&T, and will honor the
best and brightest students of the SBE.
Jessica Bailey
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The SBE Supports the Rolling Hills
Apartment Complex
A host of community leaders gathered
for the Community Luncheon for Urban
Initiative in the Anderson Center last
Wednesday. Organized by the Maya Angelou
Institute for the Improvement of Children
and Family Education, it was a gathering of a
host of entities all devoting time and
resources toward the improvement of the
Rolling Hills Apartment Complex off of New
Walkertown Road. Dr. Jessica Bailey was in
attendance, representing the School of
Business and Economics.
Dr. Francine Madrey of the School of
Education and Human Performance
welcomed all of the guests and spoke about
the challenges of health and educational
disparities and their effect on the quality of
life for many in our society. He was followed
by the main speaker, Mr. Bill McClain, who
described the Rolling Hills project as a true
collaborative, one which attracts the
participation, resources, and moral support
of many disparate non-profits and for profits
in Winston-Salem.
The School of Business and Economics
has volunteered to be a part of this
collaboration by providing financial literacy
Rolling Hills Resident, Ramona Hambrick, in front of
the New Horizon Community Center at Rolling Hills
that she championed
(photo courtesy Winston-Salem Chronicle)
training for the residents of Rolling Hills
under the direction of Mr. Nick Daves,
Director of the Center of Excellence in
Financial Services. With faculty supervision,
students will provide training in basic
personal financial planning to parents and
young adults. This program is planned to
begin in fall 2013.
The SBE looks forward to working with
businesses and non-profits in the community
to help improve life in Rolling Hills.
Student Profile—Aparna Shivram
Aparna Shivram is a second-year Master
of Business Administration (MBA) candidate
with a specific interest in market research
and segmentation. Specifically, she is
interested continuing to utilize her strength
in web development, data mining and
marketing to further the interests of future
clients.
As a Graduate Assistant in the SBE,
Aparna was thrilled to be invited to work at
The Enterprise Center, a business
incubator. Under the mentorship of the
Director, Ms. Carol Davis and Center for
Entrepreneurship Director, Dr. Notis
Pagiavlis and Business
Consultant, Mr. Larry
Weston, Aparna has the
good fortune to gain
experience in
developing business
plans for small and
micro businesses,
entrepreneurial
ventures and startups.
During her tenure, she
facilitated the
Aparna Shivram
development of “ETalks,” a series of
conversations between successful
entrepreneurs and the new business
community. These talks have featured Nike
Roach, of 6th Sense Health and Wellness
and Andy Dreyfuss from the Piedmont Angel
Network as keynote speakers.
One of her proudest accomplishments
at the Center was the opportunity to coauthor a business plan which was included
in an application to the U.S. Economic
Development Agency (EDA) resulting in the
approval of a $1.2 Million grant for the
renovation of The Enterprise Center
basement. This area will permit new office
space for up to 30 new businesses.
In addition to the aforementioned
work, Aparna supports the Graduate
Programs office. In this capacity, she
welcomes and provides information to
prospective students, has written a number
of articles for inclusion in the SBE FOCUS
newsletter, and has supported scholarly
research and performed a market feasibility
study for Program Coordinators.
Aparna feels privileged to participate
in the Master of Business Administration
program and would encourage other
graduate students to consider applying for
work as a Graduate Assistant.
Beta Alpha Psi Inducts Students and
Faculty
On Friday, April 5, the School of
Business and Economics honored students
from the Department of Accounting and
Management Information Systems at the
induction ceremony and banquet for the
Lambda Epsilon Chapter of Beta Alpha Psi
the honorary organization for financial
information students and professionals.
The primary objective of the organization
is to encourage and give recognition to
scholastic and professional excellence and
to encourage a sense of ethical, social, and
public responsibility.
The keynote speaker for the event was
Mr. Michael L. Diamond, Vice President of
BB&T in the
division of
Wealth
Management.
He encouraged
inductees and
graduates to
Michael L. Diamond
begin planning
now for the challenges of life so that they
could help to eliminate the disparity that
exists between African-American and white
wealth accumulation.
Student inductees included Tyler
Hickernell, a senior accounting major,
Dorothy Miller, a 2nd degree accounting
major, Andreya O’Brien, a junior
accounting and MIS double major, and Mary
-Nina Ukariwo, a 2nd degree accounting
major. Faculty inductees were Dr. Sharon
White, Chair of the Department of
Accounting and MIS and Dr. Lynette Wood,
Associate Professor of Accounting.
Special recognition for exemplary
service to Beta Alpha Psi was given to the
Recipients of the Red and Black, Bryant
Clinton, Adam Dedie, Danielle McClammy
and Alexis White.
Dr. Jessica Bailey, Dean of the School
of Business and Economics, made closing
remarks to those in attendance. She
congratulated each of the new Beta Alpha
Psi members and recognized the hard work
and dedication that resulted in their
induction.
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UPS Sales Director Visits Human Resources Management Class
Mr. Gary J. Carroway, Sales
Director from United Parcel Service,
visited the MGT 4385 – Advanced
Topics in Human Resources
Management – Learning Assessment
Prep Class – and shared a wealth of
knowledge with the seven advanced
topics students and his daughter,
Kianna (an incoming freshman)
shown in the picture. The Advanced
HR students are Tonya King, Maylene
McLee, Joseph Seat, Mr. Gary
Carroway, Shaundria Lynch, Terri
Morgan, Elgin Phillips, Mychelle
Lynch, and Dr. Janice Witt
Smith. Mr. Carroway opened his
session by sharing his background and
experience. He introduced his
daughter, Rianne, who is an incoming
freshman who has an initial interest
in healthcare. Our HR students
immediately began to share their
insights on their first majors and the
need to remain open minded. They
talked about the general education
curriculum and how it will be helpful
for Rianna to learn about various
fields and solidify her interest in a
particular major. Dr. Smith invited
Rianna to her Fall 2013 Liberal
Learning Seminar, “Why I Hate My
Boss,” which is sure to recruit her to
the Management Major, HR
Concentration.
Mr. Carroway asked the students
to introduce themselves, identify
their major, to share something
unique about themselves, and to ask
him the question about what they
wanted to learn from him in the
session. He also talked to them
about the importance of the 30-
second message, his focus on
increasing diversity among his
staff, his belief in BEEP and the
mission of HBCUs, and why he
continues to work to make a
difference within the AfricanAmerica community.
Among the things the students
learned, in their own words,
were:
Terri Morgan: Mr. Gary
Carroway came into our HR
Advanced Topics class today and
really shed light on key
information. The part on taking
ownership of where you would
like to be in the organization and
clearly stating that to your
supervisor or manager was
helpful. Also, he told us about
developing our brand and not to
let anyone--whether it be family,
friends, or associates-- ruin it.
Shaundria Lynch: My
experience in the classroom that
Mr. Carroway, Sales Director,
presented was: He was very
helpful. I really appreciate that
you offer top executives,
especially African Americans, to
come speak to us in our classes.
Furthermore, I gained a lot of
knowledge about Corporate
America and I will always
remember: "Never change who
you are for anyone but always
stay confident about yourself."
Elgin T. Phillips, Jr.: What I
learned from Beep these past two
days is the power of role playing
and being able to ask yourself is
the organization right for me not
the other way around. To be
yourself in an interview and
learning setting go in the job
willing to learn, develop, and
most important the ability to
show and have confidence.
Anyone is able to teach someone
how to do the job but everyone
does not have the confidence to
actually complete the job.
BEEP Reception at the Piedmont
Club
On the evening of April 4, the
Office of Career Development Services
hosted a reception for the AfricanAmerican business executives of the
Black Executive Exchange Program
(BEEP) program. The reception was
one of the showcase events of the
three-day
BEEP
program and the
room was filled
with
students
from the School
of Business and
Economics. Also
in attendance from the SBE were Dean
Jessica Bailey, Associate Dean Suresh
Gopalan, Interim Chair and Assistant
Provost Denise Pearson, and Dr.
Morteza Sadri.
The reception was a dining event
at which students, faculty, WSSU
staff, and BEEP professors had an
opportunity for networking.
Dr.
Bailey gave remarks that highlighted
the pleasure of the SBE to be an
active participant in this event each
year. She mentioned, however, that
even
more
students
should
participate—those from both inside
and outside of the SBE. “Talk to your
friends about this event and tell them
how wonderful it is,” she said, ”so
that they can be seated in your place
next year.”
Ms. Lamonica Sloan
agreed that students should spread
the word about this wonderful
program, so that the level of student
participation can increase each year.
Remarks made by some of the
BEEP executives attested to the high
level of professionalism of the SBE
students and the outstanding quality
of the program at WSSU. Though
some of the executives were WSSU
alumni, many explained that they
loved to come to WSSU simply
because the students are so eager to
learn
and
the
program
is
professionally done.
Coming
soon
Beta Gamma Sigma
Induction Ceremony
Congratulations to our students and faculty who
will be inducted as members of
Beta Gamma Sigma
on Friday April 12, at 6:00 in the evening
Scholar’s Day
SBE Faculty and
Students Present
their research to the
Campus Community
Tuesday, Apr. 9
from 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m.
Kennedy Dining Room
Thompson Center
Chomp-N-Chat with
Dean Bailey
Monday, April 22
12:00 p.m.
RJ Reynolds Center, Room
107