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	A Fond Farewell To Dean Varkey Titus
	On Thursday, June 19, 2008, the College of Business & Management held a reception in cooperation with the Provost to say goodbye to Dean Varkey K. Titus. Dr. Titus has served as the Dean the College for the past six years. He has laid a foundation for the accreditation of the College with the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB), including successful encouragement of the increase in research by COBM faculty, upgrade of facilities currently under construction, hiring of additional qualified faculty, establishing a database for collection of accreditation data that is used in analysis, increasing community involvement with the college and its funding, and general preparation of staff and faculty to be ready to submit our application for Accreditation by the end of 2008 year. Dean Titus leaves us to join Macon State University in Georgia as the Dean of a new College of Business.

	Transitions: Changes in the Dean's Office:
	Dr. Amy Hietapelto will become Acting Dean on July 1, 2008. Dr. D.S. Sundaram will assist her in the management of the College as Acting Associate Dean. Susan Shestakov in now the Administrative Assistant for Dean's Office. Diana Manzanares is our new Office Manager.

	College of Business & Management Faculty:
	Three new faculty members will be seen in the College beginning Fall Semester. They are : Nont Dhiensiri, Assistant Professor of Finance PhD in Finance, University of Pittsburgh, Katz Graduate School of Business, 2004; MS in Finance, Boston College, Carroll Graduate School of Management, 1996; MS in International Management, Thunderbird University,1991; Bachelor of Business and Administration, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand, 1989. Dr. Dhiensiri comes to Northeastern from having taught at the University of Texas at Brownsville in the areas of corporate finance and commercial banking. He has also taught finance courses at the University of New Hampshire, in Durham, New Hampshire and Massey University in Palmerston North, New Zealand, as well as teaching while working on his doctorate at the University of Pittsburgh. In addition to his teaching experience, Dr. Dhiensiri is a Certified Financial Analyst and worked as a bank officer at Bangkok Bank Public Company Limited in Thailand. Research: Dhiensiri, Nont; Sahin, Olgun S; Sajajoti, Pattarake ; "Equity-Based Compensation and Performance of Acquisitions? submitted to the Journal of Financial Research Dhiensiri, Nont; "Determinants of Market Reactions to Analyst Recommendations" with Gershon Mandelker and Akin Sayrak, submitted to The Financial Review Dhiensiri, Nont; Sayrak, Akin; Zarowin, Paul; "The Impact of Analyst Coverage Initiations on the Market's ability to Anticipate Future Earnings", under review at the Journal of Empirical Finance. Kirill Yurov, Instructor for MIS and Management Ph.D. candidate, in Business Administration -M.I.S., University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL; M.S. in Computer Information Systems, Eastern Michigan University, Ypsilanti, MI, 2002; BA in History, Far Eastern National University, Vladivostok, Russia, 1992 Mr. Yurov taught a capstone course in Competitive Strategy, Advanced Business Programming Using Visual Basic, Operations Management, and introductory MIS classes at UIC. He has worked as a Program Officer and Branch Director for the International Research and Exchange Board and as a Financial Analyst and Investment Project Manager for Tiger Securities, Ltd; and was Chief Executive Officer and founder of Vladincenter, an e-commerce business distributing trade leads from the network of World Trade Centers. Research: Yurov, Kirill; Yurova, Y.V.; and Potter, R. E.; "Strategic Maneuvering in Healthcare Technology Markets: the Case of Emdeon Corporation", International Journal of E-Business Research, 2007 Yurov, Kirill, Chou, D.; "Development of Security in Web Service Environment", with , Computer Standards & Interfaces, 2005 Stijepko Tokic, Assistant Professor of Business Law L.L.M. in Trade Regulation, New York University School fo Law, New York, New York, 2008; J.D., Thurgood Marshall School of Law, Texas Southern University, Houston, TX, 2007; BA in Communications and Media, Charleston Southern University, Charleston, SC, 2003 Dr. Tokic comes to NEIU with experience as a teaching assistant for Contracts and Property Law classes at Thurgood Marshall School of Law. He also has worked as a law clerk and legal assistant. Research: Stijepko Tokic; "Examining the Big Picture Regarding the Importance of the No Child Left Behind Act: Is it Worth Giving a Chance?" T. Marshall Law Review, 2007 Tokic, S. and Tokic, D; "Emerging China: Opportunity or Threat to the U.S. Economy? Credit and Financial Management Review, 2006 Tokic, D. and Tokic, S.; "Is the Third Wave of Globalization Coming to the End?" Journal of Corporate Accounting and Finance, 2006
	Faculty leaves For 2008-9 Academic Year
	Hong Gee (Andy) Chen, Professor of Marketing, Sabbatical Leave
	Retirements
	We bid good-by this summer to Associate Professor Yass Alkafaji and Associate Professor Donald Geren who are retiring
Promotions and Tenure Awards
	University President Sharon Hahs and Provost Lawrence Frank have announced: Hamid Akabari has been promoted to Professor, Management and Marketing. Tenure has been awarded to: Dr. Charletta Gutierrez, Associate Professor, Accounting, Business, and Finance and Dr. D.S. Sundaram, Associate Professor, Marketing and Management
Online Registration
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	Message to Undergraduate College of Business and Management students about registration

	ANNOUNCEMENT TO ALL MBA AND MSA STUDENTS: The College of Business and Management has appointed two new advisors for each of the Graduate Programs. MBA PROGRAM Dr. Allen Shub a-shub@neiu.edu 773-442-6106 MSA PROGRAM Dr. C.T. Chen c-chen3@neiu.edu 773-442-6150 If you have any questions or concerns, please contact the appropriate advisor above or Christine Douglas at c-douglas@neiu.edu or 773-442-6107

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