Deans Update

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Deans Update College of Business
Administration Faculty Senate Meeting March 9,
2005
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New Members of Administrative Team Dr. Derrick
DSouza, Associate Dean for Graduate
Studies Mr. Cengiz Capan, Associate Dean for
Operations Ms. Amy Buresh, Marketing
Specialist Mrs. Terry Tehan, Interim PLP
Director Mrs. Desiree Robinson, Academic
Services Director Mrs. Julie Willems/Espinoza,
Corporate Relations Officer (3-21-05)
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New Department Chairs Dr. Mazhar Siddiqi,
Interim Chair of Finance, Insurance, Real
Estate, and Law (FIREL) Dr. Richard Vedder,
Interim Chair of Information Technology and
Decision Sciences (ITDS)
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2004-2005 COBA Initiatives Develop 2004-2008
COBA Strategic Plan Fall 2004 Formalize
the tactical/action plans for 2004-2005
according to the current goals and vision
statements October 2004 Formalize the
strategic planning and assessment process May
2005 Conduct COBA Dean Search and select new
Dean August 2005 Develop programs that
encourage, enhance and reward
interdepartmental/intercollege collaborations in
research, curriculum, teaching, service and
cooperation May 2005 Continue assessment and
revision of undergraduate and graduate
curriculum May 2005 Seek and develop
entrepreneurial activities that lead to centers
of excellence and new opportunities for COBA
faculty and students August 2005
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COBA Strategic and Tactical Planning Planning
Retreat held June, 2004 Three task forces
formed Mission and Vision (Grant Miles,
Chair) Diversity (Mary Curtis, Chair) Ethics
(Marcia Staff, Chair) Preliminary reports on
Friday, September 17, 2004 Reports presented at
the October/November Faculty Meetings Development
of tactical plan
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Continued Assessment Created Task Force on
Assessment Essential to support the needs for
assessment information University Academic
Plan COBA Strategic Plan SACS
Accreditation AACSB Accreditation
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2004 Masters Program Initiatives Reassessing
program content and delivery Online MBA has
been launched MBA Study-Abroad Programs
planned New scholarship funding initiatives
under development Building community
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Doctoral Program Initiatives Research
activities Enhancing doctoral student research
output Collaborative research Building
community Colleague in training Supporting
cross disciplinary research
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Faculty Research Revitalized the Faculty
Research Committee Supporting cross disciplinary
research COBA UNT Work with departments
to realign faculty research and teaching
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• 2005 COBA Faculty Research Development Grants
• Dr. Mary Curtis
• Dr. K. K. Raman
• Dr. Michael Wittmann
• Dr. Audhesh Paswan
• Dr. Gopala Ganesh
• Dr. Ronald Hasty
• Dr. Stephen Schwartz

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Building and Facilities Completed BA and Curry
Hall abatement and carpet projects Completed
computer lab and student advising remodeling
projects Establishing Building/Facilities Task
Force Classroom scheduling issues (MBA vs. UG
classes) New BA building planning (if
approved)
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Electronic Community Via the Internet and
other technologies, faculty and staff will be
encouraged to login and exchange ideas freely and
give each other feedback. Examples COBA
discussion on summer school 2005 (and
beyond) Faculty, students, staff, and alumni
input on Strategic Planning Elements
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• 2004-2005 Distinguished Lecturers
• Richard Pogue, Executive Managing Director CB
  Richard Ellis, Inc.
• Serena Cole, Owner, DUXIANA
• Bob Prosen, President and CEO, SP Systems
• Timothy Blaine, VP/Controller, Oil and Gas,
  Kerr-McGee Corporation
• Trudy Bourgeois, President, Center for Workforce
  Excellence
• David Reid, Vice President of Ethics, Texas
  Instruments

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• Glen L. Taylor Chair in Insurance
• February 23, 2005
• Dinner at Frontier of Flight Museum
• Student Management Investment Fund
• Invested 60,000
• 200,000 in liquid assets

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• Proposed BBA in Organizational Behavior at
  Dallas Campus
• Collaborative Effort with UNT Health Science
  Center
• Creating Joint Program in Health Services
  Management
• Murphy Enterprise Center Business Plan Competition

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• New Product Development Scholar Program
• U. S. Air Force Partnership in Logistics
• Successful Outreach EffortsLogistics Center
• Student International Trips
• Retirement of Dr. Barbara Coe

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• College of Business Administration continues to
  seek and develop entrepreneurial activities that
  lead to centers of excellence and new
  opportunities for COBA faculty and students.

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• Additional Faculty and Staff Accomplishments
• Examples mentioned

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• Thank you for your attention and support.