Fall 2016 Academic Year Welcome & Updates School of Business Fall 2016 Academic Year Welcome & Updates Welcome!

News & Updates Recent Retirements: Professor Ruth Sapir Professor Paul Fogelberg Ms. Maureen Goldstein

New Faculty & Staff Business Management Dr. Heather Kirkwood (Assistant Professor) Dr. Ebru Ulusoy (Assistant Professor) Dr. Aida Sy (Assistant Professor) Prof. Mary Catherine Clifford (Lecturer) Prof. Paul Angelo (Visiting Assistant Professor) Prof. John Masserwick (Visiting Assistant Professor) Prof. Sudhir Sachdev (Visiting Assistant Professor) Ms. Patricia Visgauss (Secretary)

New Faculty & Staff (continued) Computer Systems Dr. Jun Yuan (Assistant Professor) Professor Matthew Fried (Visiting Assistant Professor) Professor Daniel Evans (Visiting Assistant Professor) Economics Dr. David Vitt (Assistant Professor) Dr. Yaojing Wang (Visiting Assistant Professor)

New Faculty & Staff (continued) Sport Management Prof. Michael Fraina (Assistant Professor) Ms. Chantal Etrasco (Secretary 1) Visual Communications: Dr. Brian O’Keefe (Assistant Professor) Prof. Kimberly Wild (Visiting Assistant Professor) Ms. Beth Giacummo (Gallery Director)

Announcements School of Business Newsletter (Posted on School website) Upcoming Events (please check website) School of Business Colloquium Dr. Jie Lie 10/18 Gallery Opening

New Resources Telemet Orion Financial Database Can be loaded onto any computer (faculty or student) Provide ready source for financial data for classroom use Training available soon Contact Ken Tax for introduction

Additional New Resources Long Island Business News 200 paper subscriptions 200 digital subscriptions Weekly paper Delivered on Fridays 3 racks in the BUSC building

Multi-Media Presentation Studio (BUSC 305) Equipped with: Two large television displays (video, screen & audio capture) Capture and produce video Multimedia presentations from multiple sources Link directly to course site in Blackboard Please contact Ken Tax for training

NASAD Accreditation Update Site visit in Spring 2016 Received external evaluator’s report Overall positive evaluation Department has submitted its response Application is currently under consideration at the upcoming NASAD Annual Meeting

AACSB Accreditation Update Business Management Strategic Plan completed May 2016 Eligibility application submitted August 2016 AACSB Review Committee is meeting in November

Other College / School Concerns Budget planning process Most departments have met with the Provost at this point Department budget proposals due to Dean’s office in November Budget items outside of current allocations Strategic Enrollment Planning Departments will soon begin receiving forms Plan will be forwarded to Dean’s office Process to be completed before the end of this semester

Reminder on Campus Safety / Emergencies Sign up for RAVE alerts In-class and other on-campus emergencies Call Campus Police 631-420-2111 Contact students in the event that you are unable to make it to campus but classes are still in session Calendar does have one or two reading days built into it which can be used as make-up days

Bylaws Change – Campus Promotion Committee Original bylaw required school representative to be a tenured full professor Now changed, must be a full-time faculty member of any rank holding continuing appointment Therefore, a call for nominations and the election of a School of Business Representative will take place immediately at the close of this meeting

Thank you for coming. Have a great semester!