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eginning this fall, Business
students will be able to minor
in Entrepreneurship and Small
Business Management.
According to Dr.
Don
Durande a
, Dean of the College of
Business, the new 18-credit program will
satisfy the University’s mission by providing
students who aspire to careers in business,
entrepreneurship or sole proprietorships
“an opportunity to explore and examine the
fundamental qualities of business venture
while gaining a deeper understanding of the
subject ma er.”
Required courses will include: BBM 351
(Small Business Management), BLA 310 (Small
Business Law), BMK 366 (Entrepreneurship),
FIN 310 (Small Business Finance), HRM 311
(Human Resource Management) and BBM
350 (Introduction to E-Commerce).
Courses will be offered in a seven-week
format, both online and face-to-face. The
new program will not replace the certificate
in Entrepreneurship and Small Business
Management that is currently being
offered. For more information, contact Dr.
Audrey Parajon
, Business Management
Chair and developer of the new minor,
at
302-356-6746.
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Management Elective
ToTeachRespect,
Business Etiquette
A
new course, BBM 347,
Interpersonal Skills and
Professionalism in the
Workplace, will be offered
for this first time this fall at
Wilmington University’s Brandywine site.
According to Dr.
Audrey Parajon
, Business
Management Chair and developer of the course,
the Business elective will teach students about
the importance of demonstrating effective
interpersonal skills and professionalism, which
are fundamental to the workplace environment,
career development, community and leadership.
“Research reported in a recent edition of
Harvard Business Review
shows that over the
past 14 years, 98 percent of those surveyed
experienced uncivil behavior at work. Half were
treated rudely at least once a week. As a result,
creativity suffers, performance and team spirit
deteriorate, and customers turn away,” Parajon
said. “Incivility also decreases work effort, time
spent at work, quality of work and commitment
to the job. Lack of respect hurts morale and the
bo om line. BBM 347 will reinforce the ability to
work effectively with others and in teams.”
on Stuhlman
, Assistant Professor
and Chair of Finance (and an Air
Force veteran), was the keynote
speaker at commencement
ceremonies for Community
College of the Air Force (CCAF), the world’s
largest community college system that gradu-
ated 200 students at Dover Air Force Base
earlier this year.
Drs.
Lynda Fuller
(Director, Assistant to
the Dean),
Steve LeShay
(Marketing Chair)
and
Audrey Parajon
(Business Management
Chair) served as judges for this year’s Delaware
Department of Education-sponsored Business
Professionals of America competition for middle
and high school students.
Business Management adjunct instructor
Thomas Selestok
used an innovative
online
project management and team collaboration
tool called “Smartsheet” to develop and
teach Project Management and Operations
Management this past semester.
Dr.
Leo-Rey C. Gordon
(Assistant Professor,
Economics/Finance) peer-reviewed an article
for the
Journal of Economic Development
.
Adjunct instructor and Assistant Vice
President of Administrative Affairs
Eileen
Donnelly
was named president of the board of
directors for the YWCA, a non-profit organiza-
tion commi ed to serving women, girls and
their families by equipping themwith the tools
required to enrich their families, be empowered
women and take a stand for racial equity.
MBA student
Carol M. Holzman
was
promoted to Executive Director of Cadbury of
Lewes, a continuing care retirement community.
Adjunct professor
Kaan Turnali
, who
co-teaches Business Intelligence in the DBA
program, recently was promoted to Global
Senior Director, Business Intelligence, at SAP.
He also authored two social media articles in
Forbes and The Decision Factor entitled “Sports
and Analytics: A Perfect Couple,” and “What is
Business Intelligence?”
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