Welcome to the May issue of the Byrd Business Review. As you read this, I'm directing our three-week Global Experiential Learning program in London, England. As you may know, our mission is to “...educate students to become successful, principled leaders with a global perspective.” What a better way to achieve this objective than to teach students within the context of another culture? In London, students are studying international management, organizational culture and ethics, cross-cultural management communication, culture and structure, motivating across cultures and international staffing. They are also visiting Lloyds of London, Bank of England, Airbus UK and Smiths Group as well as traveling to nearby Paris, France. I want to encourage you to consider going with us next year.
In this edition of the Byrd Business Review, you’ll read about two business students who, along with 50 other students, faculty and staff, traveled during spring break to one of five international destinations with the Global Citizenship Project. You'll also see an architectural rendering of the building recently approved by the Building Committee of the board of trustees. Please continue to communicate with us, and drop by the business school when you are in Winchester.
W. Randy Boxx, Dean
rboxx@su.edu
EXTERIOR ELEVATIONS OF NEW BYRD BUSINESS SCHOOL BUILDING
The business school is making steady progress towards a ground-breaking ceremony in the not-so-distant future. The new building will be a magnificent symbol representing a new chapter for the Harry F. Byrd, Jr. School of Business and will inspire all who teach and study within its varied spaces. People make a great business school, but a new building with the latest educational technology will set a higher quality standard for business education at Shenandoah University. Please consider sponsoring a room or some other space in the building. Support from alumni and friends will make this new structure a reality. To donate funds for the new facility, contact Dr. Harley Knowles, vice president for development, at 540-665-1298.
View exterior elevations schematics:
Campus Elevation >
Public Elevation >
Side Elevation >
Roof Concept >
JUSTIN MOSSER RECEIVES VFIC/PHILIP MORRIS USA SCHOLARSHIP
Justin Mosser of Centreville, Va., a rising junior business administration major and a member of the Hornets football team, received a $5,000 scholarship towards his 2005-06 academic year from the Virginia Foundation for Independent Colleges and Philip Morris USA. He also earned a paid internship at Philip Morris USA national headquarters in Richmond, Va., during the summer following his junior year and a $5,000 scholarship during his senior year. “I feel blessed to have received this wonderful award. It gives me an opportunity to help reduce my student loans and leads me in a great direction for a successful internship with Philip Morris,” said Mosser. Earlier this semester, he was personally greeted in Richmond by the company's president and chairman of the board.
BUSINESS SCHOOL STUDENTS VISIT INDIA
Upon returning from India, rising junior Jamie Howsare (pictured left) of Clearville, Pa., said this about the unique opportunity to travel to India during spring break:
"The Global Citizenship Project helped me to grow as an individual in various ways. It was a life-changing experience I cannot begin to describe in words. It has changed the way I regard people from other countries who travel in the United States. I not only want to learn more about them, but I also want to help them with language barriers. This trip made me realize how fortunate I am to live in America. I've learned to appreciate everything I have and not to take anything for granted. I never realized how selfish I was until I met people who had absolutely nothing. I think people form the best ideas when traveling in another country. I invite anyone who has the chance to study abroad to do so, because it will be a rewarding, unforgettable experience."
Jeremiah Shifflett (right, center) – with friends he made during his trip to India, Vijay Kumar (right) and a young boy from Vijay's neighborhood – is a part-time student in the business management program. Jeremiah had this to say about his experience:
“The [Indian] lifestyle is very different from ours and their economy is very poor. We made a good friend in an auto-rickshaw driver named Vijay. He invited us to his home to meet his family and to have dinner. It is humbling to eat at a home that does not have running water. Seeing the women lined up on the street pumping water by hand really makes one appreciate the standards we have [in America]. In many ways, through their friendliness, I feel more connected to the Indian people I met than to many people I know here. The most important thing I brought back from India was a greater dedication to developing a sense of community. Life is too precious to live any other way.”
Read more about the Global Citizenship Project
MACKLIN RECEIVES LOUDOUN COUNTY COMMUNITY SERVICE AWARD
From left: Melissa MacKimm, Linda Holtslander, Joy Corriher, Wanda Alexander, Sally Keefer, Eleanor Voldish, Sherri L. Fawzi, Lisa Rose, Marilyn Hicks and Leigh Ann Macklin
A full press release of the awards ceremony appears at http://www.loudoun.gov/news/women.htm
Business student Leigh Ann Macklin received a prestigious community service award in May from the Loudoun County commission on Women. The award honors Macklin's work to develop the organization's new Web site (http://www.lccw.org). The site helps all Loudoun County non-profit organizations to recruit volunteers.