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I N T H E K N O W N E W S L E T T E R

C O L L E G E O F B U S I N E S S A D M I N I S T R A T I O N

Registration

Begins

November 5,

2012

Last Day to

Withdraw

November 19,

2012

Thanksgiving

Break

November

22nd -25th, 2012

Final Exam

Week

December

10th -15th, 2012

Official End of

Term I/Fall

December 15,

2012

Registration

Ends

January 6, 2013

Classes Begin January 7, 2013

Last Day to

Add a Class

January 11, 2013

Last Day to

Delete a Class

Without a W

January 11, 2013

MLK Holiday

University

Closed

FYI: Changes

to 2013/2014

Academic

Calendar

January 21, 2013

Details will be

posted in the

January 2013

issue of

IN THE KNOW

IMPORTANT

DATES

MARK YOUR CALENDER

How environmentally, socially or

economically sustainable are your

actions? Does that sound like an issue that

doesn't even concern your generation? The

MBA students enrolled in the newly added

Global Sustainability and Development

course think these issues affect each one of

us. In addition to participating in projects

focused on sustainability, these students

attended the Techonomy Detroit conference

hosted by the Detroit Economics Club. The

conference was a one-day multidisciplinary

gathering of national and local leaders about

reigniting U.S. competitiveness, economic

growth, creating jobs, and revitalizing cities

in a Technological age. Among attendees

were Dan Gilbert, Chairman of Rock

Ventures and Quicken Loans, and Jack

Dorsey, Chairman of Twitter and CEO of

Square. Pictured left to right, Carolyn Miu,

Elyse Mahony, Gerta Rapo, Stephen Brewer,

and Michael Ilitch; pictured standing,

Executive Assistant to CEO of DMS, Barbara

Howard.

The College of Business Administration

inducted the fifth class into its Hall of

Honor on Sunday, October 7, 2012. The

event began with a Mass at St. Ignatius

Chapel led by Rev. Gregory Hyde, S.J.

The induction ceremony, which recognized

the professional achievements and

community service of four distinguished

alumni and alumnae, was held at the

Detroit Golf Club, and was sponsored by

the DTE Energy Foundation and CNA.

Several members of the Student Advisory

Board were in attendance, and had an

opportunity to meet the honorees. Shown

above are the four honorees: Armando R.

Cavazos '74, President, Synergies Plus,

LLC (seated, left); Joyce Hayes Giles '78,

Assistant to the Chairman and Senior Vice

President, Customer Service, DTE Energy

(standing, left); Joseph M. Walsh '69,'71,

President, Legacy DMC (standing, right);

and Patricia Hurston '83, Vice President,

CNA (seated, right).

CBA MBA students

Inducts Four New Members Attend

Into Hall of Honor Techonomy Detroit Conference

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New Scholarship Opportunity

2012 Heart Behind the Oval Community Challenge

Ford Motor Company Fund 2012 Heart Behind the Oval Community Challenge, is calling All U.S.

college students and high school seniors to showcase their commitment to their communities for a

chance to receive funding for college. Students can enter this year’s contest on the Ford Blue Oval

Scholars Facebook page now through December 14, 2012with a video or photo essay highlighting

their current community work and outlining a future project they could complete with more

funding. Public voting will select three winners of a $2,500 college scholarship and a $2,500 grant to

complete a future service project. Go to facebook.com/blueovalscholars for details.

W H A T ’ S N E W

CBA Academia Recent Faculty Publications

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New online and off-campus programs are available.

Beginning this Fall, the graduate certificate program in

Business Turnaround Management is online and

beginning in January, the graduate certificate in

Finance will be offered at the WCCCD University

Center in Harper Woods. See Carrol Parris, our

Student Services Coordinator, for more information.

New Concentrations The College is pleased to announce the availability of new

concentrations for students with a Business Administration

Major.

CBA Concentrations

•Accounting •Business Law

•Decision Sciences •Finance

•Human Resources •International Business

•Management •Marketing

Concentrations will be listed on student academic transcripts.

Business Study Abroad Graduate and Undergraduate Business Students

SPAIN BUS 4940/5940 April 28 – May 3

Please contact Dr. Kesavan, ramkesavan@udmercy.edu for

details.

BRAZIL BUS 4940/5940 April 28 – May 3 Please contact Dr. Ulferts, gregory.ulferts@udmery.edu for

details.

Robert Hutchinson and Joseph Pia, “Death and Taxes: Auto

Dealers Face a Final Reckoning with the

Taxman” International Journal of Business and Social

Research, 2(5) October 2012: 77-82.

Ram Kesavan, Oswald A.J. Mascarenhas, S.J.,

Jeanne David, and Michael Bernacchi, “Underperformance,

Benchmarking and Business Turnaround” Indian Journal of

Management Science,

2(2) September 2012: 1-14.

Ram Kesavan, Oswald A.J. Mascarenhas, S.J., and

Michael Bernacchi, “An Innovative Model for

Developmental Entrepreneurship” International

Journal of Research in Computer Application &

Management, 2(9) September 2012: 1-7.

Gregory W. Ulferts and Terry L. Howard, “Transforming

Business and Society: The Impact of IT” International

Journal of Management &

Information Systems, 16(4) 2012: 345-347.

Min Xu, Junhua Jia, and Suk Hi Kim,

“A Survey of Case Studies Used in Core Finance

Courses for MBA Students” Journal of Higher

Education Theory & Practice, 12(3), 2012: 60-65.

Lawrence E. Zeff and Mary A. Higby,

“Transition Stages of Clashing Cultures: A Case Study”

Journal of Business Management and Change,

7(1) 2012: 7-24.

Mentors available Sophomores, juniors, and seniors: would you like the opportunity to have a corporate executive discuss your career plans

with you, describe and/or show you his or her work environment, review your resume, and introduce you to other

prospective employers? We have many successful alumni and alumnae who are willing to serve as mentors. There is no

cost except the investment of your time. If you do not have a mentor and would like to arrange for one, please contact

Mr. James Kirby, jkirby101@sbcglobal.net or by phone (248) 914-1907.

Volunteer Income Tax Assistance Program (VITA) The College of Business Administration and the students of Beta Alpha Psi (honorary society for financial information

professionals) will sponsor a VITA site at the UDM McNichols campus for the second year. VITA is an IRS program

offering free income tax preparation for low income families and individuals. We are looking for volunteers to assist in this

endeavor. Those interested in assisting or finding out more information are encouraged to contact Dr. Jeanne M. David,

jeanne.david@udmercy.edu. Plans are to offer assistance for four Saturdays during the upcoming tax season. Tax

preparation experience is welcomed, but not required. General information about the program can be obtained

atswww.irs.gov/Individuals/Free-Tax-Return-Preparation-for-You-by-Volunteers. CBA Graduate and undergraduate

students and alumni are encouraged to participate! Service may qualify for service learning experience for class and

program requirements. What a great way to give back to the local Detroit community where you work, study, or received

your education!

G R A D U A T E S T U D E N T A D V I S O R Y B O A R D

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Community Service The MBA Graduate Student Advisory

Board (GSAB) volunteered for the

Campus Kitchen at UDM, a

non-profit student run organization

known for its anti-hunger program.

Through this community service event,

GSAB members used on-campus

kitchen space and donated food to

prepare nourishing meals, which they

packed and delivered free of charge to

Detroit area residents in need. MBA

Graduate Student Advisory Board

members delivered the meals made in

UDM's Campus Kitchen to Detroit

community residents. Thank you to all

volunteers who participated and made

this event a great success!

Professional Meeting On Thursday, October 18, 2012, the

MBA Graduate Student Advisory Board

(GSAB) hosted a Roundtable

Discussion event featuring Karen

Dumas, a former Chief of

Communications and External Affairs

for Mayor Dave Bing and the City of

Detroit. Ms. Dumas is currently a

communications professional media

personality, and public speaker

committed to excellence,

entrepreneurship and equality. This event

gave GSAB members an opportunity to

learn about the art of networking,

increasing interviewing skills, and

creating one's own brand, as well as

engaging them in active, inspiring and

honest discussion with Karen Dumas.

Thank you to all who contributed to the

success of this event.

Networking Events On Monday, September 10, 2012 and

Tuesday, October 23, 2012, the MBA

Graduate Student Advisory Board hosted

its monthly alumni and student

networking events at Vicente's Cuban

Cuisine in downtown Detroit and Great

Lakes Coffee Roasting Company in

midtown Detroit, respectively. These

free, monthly events gave alumni and

students great opportunities to network

and increase the value of their UDM

MBA. If you are interested in keeping in

contact with your colleagues and the

Graduate Student Advisory Board, please

attend the next meeting on Friday,

November 9, 2012, 5:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.,

at Rosie O'Grady's in Ferndale.

GSAB Upcoming Events:

UDM MBA Student & Alumni Networking - Friday, November 9, 2012, 5:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m., Rosie O'Grady's, Ferndale

Economic Club Luncheon Featuring Jeff Henley, Oracle Corporation Chairman - Wednesday, November 14, 2012,

10:45 a.m. - 1:30 p.m., Detroit Marriot

Roundtable Discussion Featuring Mayor Dave Bing - Thursday, November 15, 2012, 5:30 p.m. - 6:30 p.m., CF 209

UDM MBA Alumni & Student Networking Event - Friday, December 7, 2012, 5:00 - 7:00 p.m., Location: TBD

Covenant House of Michigan Basketball Game Sponsorship - Saturday, December 8, 2012, Time: TBD, Calihan Hall

Covenant House of Michigan Holiday Season Wish List - December 2012, Date/Time/Location: TBD

For additional information about the MBA Graduate Student Advisory Board events, or if you would like to join GSAB, please

contact one of the Board officers or the faculty advisor, listed below. Thank you.

Luljeta Mata, Co-Chair: matalu@udmercy.edu Mirela Mesic, Treasurer/Secretary: mesicmi@udmercy.edu

Gerta Rapo, Co-Chair: rapoge@udmercy.edu Gregory Ulferts, Faculty Advisor: gregory.ulferts.udmercy.edu

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H O T D O G G R I L L D A Y

The undergraduate Student Advisory Board fired up the grill at the Commerce & Finance Building for their

annual hotdog grill day. SAB Students and the College of Business Administration faculty and staff enjoyed the

day with students, encouraging on-campus student engagement and community outreach.

(UDM Alumni , Mark DiMaso, and (CBA Assistant Dean Leonard Kloft and (SAB Vice President, Tracy Hrabovsky

SAB President, Christina Stilianos) UDM Alumni, Mark DiMaso) and UDM Alumni, Mark DiMaso

SAB stays current in the Detroit community by attending two Detroit Economic Club meetings a semester. In

addition, students look forward to the SAB Annual Field Trip to Chicago; a two day trip that allows UDM SAB

students to network with UDM Alumni in Chicago Please contact SAB President, Christina Stilianos;

stiliack@udmercy.edu or Facilitator ,Wendy Marshall; wendy.marshall@udmercy.edu for more information

about SAB.

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S T U D E N T A D V I S O R Y B O A R D

University of Detroit Mercy

will host the 13th Annual Ethics Bowl

November 16, 2012

Student Center, Fountain Lounge

12:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.

The Ethics Bowl is inspired by TV's College Bowl, but modified

rules adapt the game to the subject of ethics. In Ethics Bowl, a

moderator poses questions to teams of three to five students.

Questions may address ethical problems on classroom topics

(e.g., cheating or plagiarism), personal relationships (e.g., dating or

friendship), professional ethics (e.g., engineering, law, medicine), or

social and political ethics (e.g., free speech, gun control, etc.). Each

team receives a set of ethical issues in advance of the competition,

and questions posed to teams at the competition are taken from

that set. A panel of judges rates answers in terms of intelligibility,

focus, depth, and judgment. No specialized knowledge in ethical

theory is required to compete in Ethics Bowl.

The 24th annual Michigan Collegiate Job Fair (MCJF)

will be held Friday

November 16, 2012 from

9:00 am to 2:00 pm

at

Burton Manor, 27777 Schoolcraft Road in Livonia.

This is one of the state's largest and longest-running job

search events specifically targeting college graduates.

Employers who participate in the job fair primarily seek entry

-level candidates for positions that require a degree. Some

employers will perform on-site interviews, so bring a current

resume and dress appropriately. Approximately 100

employers are expected to participate. Please register with

Ms. LySandra Hill in CF 121 if you are interested in attending

by Wednesday, November 8, 2012.

UPCOMING EVENTS

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