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	Four new faculty will begin this fall: Essam Elshafie, Assistant Professor of Accounting Marie-Elene Roberge, Assistant Professor of Management Ai-Ru Yen, Assistant Professor of Accounting Qiumei Jane Xu, Assistant Professor of Management
COBM Faculty Receive Faculty Excellence Awards - July 2007
Four professors from the College of Business and Management were recently awarded Faculty Excellence Awards to recognize accomplishments in the academic year 2005-2006.
	Nauzer Balsara, Professor of Finance
	Dr. Balsara has made extensive changes made in his curriculum to expose both undergraduate and graduate students to technology used in the business world. For example, students were required in an undergraduate Futures Trading Strategies (FINA 374) class to develop a trading system using Excel. Graduate Finance (FINA 402) students were required to use the Compustat database to retrieve company financial data to be used in an n Excel-based project. In addition, they were asked to present their findings to the rest of the class using PowerPoint.
	Constantine Loucopoulos, Professor of Management
	Rasoul Rezvanian, Professor of Finance
	Dr. Rezvanian has just returned from a year in China on a Fulbright fellowship, where he taught classes at Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunication during the academic year. In addition to teaching classes, Dr Rezvanian gave presentations in his field to a variety of institutions in China and Vietnam (see article elsewhere on this page). In addition to his Fulbright work, Dr. Rezvanian completed a paper entitled "Efficiency, and Productivity Growth of Private, Public, and Foreign Banks in PR of China: Evidence from 1989-2004." This paper is under consideration for publication. Dr. Rezvanian has been elected as Chair of the Accounting, Business and Finance department in the College of Business and Management at NEIU beginning this Fall..
	Allen N. Shub, Professor of Management
	Dr. Shub has served for the past three years as Chair of the University Faculty Senate. In general, under his tenure as Chair, the Faculty Senate has provided an opportunity for individuals to bring issues of concern before it, to discuss and resolve issues before they become more problematic, and to advise the University President on issues that have significance to the University. Dr. Shub has worked closely with Student Activities and has presented "Interviewing for Success" at its . He has also been a mentor for many years in the Partners for Success Minority Mentoring Program. His various collaborations over the years in the Student Affairs area resulted in an interview published in the Fall 2006 issue of NEIU's Focus on Student Affairss: "Dr. Shub Talks about Student Life." On top of all these activities, Dr. Shub, based on his student evaluations, is noted for excellence in teaching. Also, he has presented at symposia at the North American Management Society annual meetings. He has recently co-authored an article which was submitted to a refereed management journal for publication consideration..
PARTNERS EDUCATE FUTURE BUSINESS LEADERS
Northeastern Illinois University, College of Business and Management, Chicago, IL and l'Institut Universitaire Professionnalise of l'Universite d'Auvergne, Clermont-Ferrand, France have a partnership to facilitate learning experiences for students from both universities.
French Students Immerse into Chicago Business Community
	This year, as has become an annual happening over the past five years, the College of Business and Management has been privileged to host a group of students from our partner school, l'Institut Universitaire Professionnalise in Clermont-Ferrand, France. The four French students completed internships with local Chicago organizations as a way to study business practices in this country as well as live in the American culture and practice using their English language skills. *Sandra Doukhopelnikoff* worked in a variety of areas with the Albany Park Community Center. APCC is a non profit organization that serves the very diverse surrounding community by providing a large variety of resources for people in terms of housing and job information resources and programs for youth. Her responsibilities were in the areas of Marketing, Development and Human Resources. *Guillaume Giroux* assisted in projects for Edgewater Development Council *Mathieu Gomes* worked at Midco International, a manufacturing company that makes and distributes commercial heating and cooking equipment. He worked on a Human Resources Project examining and redoing job descriptions for the company to create some consistency in positions. *Matthieu Specht* served his internship at Labelmaster, a company that distributes and does some manufacturing of safety products, especially signage and labeling. His project was a study of competitors for the Marketing department. At a recent luncheon held at NEIU, all of the internship organizations were full of praise for the outstanding performance of these individuals, who are seen as representatives of both UPI and NEIU.
Nine COBM Students Enjoy Learning Experience in France
	The program included daily lessons in French and classes about business in France. There were also numerous field trips to visit businesses and attractions in the area. The students lived in the dormitory with students from other schools in a variety of countries who have partnered with the Universite d'Auvergne. Every weekend began at noon on Friday and ended at noon on Monday. Because of these long weekends most students took advantage of being in France and travelled to other countries in Europe. Some students have went to Italy, Spain, England, The Netherlands, Poland, and Greece. In addition, some of the students took advantage of being in Europe by staying for some additional time after the six weeks at Clermont were over. Some spent an additional one to two weeks; others have spent the rest of the summer in various countries. Dr. Roger Reinsch, Professor of Business Law, escorted the students to France. The common theme about the experience that Dr. Reinsch hears in feedback from returning students is that it "was awesome". Students that participated in the Summer 2007 experience include: Anna Argyropoulos, Batzaya Batochir, Michal Gawecki, Maria Jacome, Vani Khanna, Angel Limon, Eva Rosado, Mary Vavouliotis, and David Williams. The program itself is relatively inexpensive and a very good educational experience. It serves to strengthen the goals of providing an international perspective for the students of the COBM. The requirements for participation are that the student has completed his/her foundation courses in the COBM, students who are business majors receive priority.
Faculty Receive tenure and Promotions
	Tenure was awarded this spring to: Dr. Amy Hietapelto, Phd, Associate Professor of Management/Associate Dean of the College of Business & Management. Dr. Roger Reinsch, J.D. Associate Professor of Business Law Promotions in the College of Business and Management Promoted to the rank of Associate Professor Mei Lung Chen, Associate Professor of Management Ring Chen, Associate Professor of Accounting Amy Hietapelto, Associate Professor of Management Promoted to the rank of Associate Professor Narendar Rao, Professor of Finance
From China to NEIU
	Dr. Rasoul Rezvanian, Professor of Finance returned to the College of Business and Management after a Fulbright experience in China for the previous academic year (beginning in August, 2006). Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunication was his host institution. Considered one of the top ten universities in China and best known for telecommunication and software engineering. The business college is emphasizes careers in the telecommunications industry.. During the Fall 2006 and Spring 2007 semesters, Dr. Rezvanian taught two graduate and two undergraduate courses in Financial Institutions and Markets, Bank Management, and Money and Banking. In addition to teaching classes, he made presentations at universities in the following cities: Beijing, Xian, Gaungzhou, Dalian, Chanchun, Changsha, Wuhan, Qingdao in China; and Hanoi, Vietnam (National University of Vietnam). Presentation topics were: Productivity and Efficiency of Banks in China; Public, Private and Foreign Banks Pre and Post Accession to WTO; Credit Unit System in Business Colleges in U.S. Universities; the Case of Northeastern Illinois University, Chicago; and the challenges and opportunities of his experience as a first generation immigrant in the United States.
	The College of Business and Management is offering a RESUME WORKSHOP for Business Majors on Tuesday, October 16, 2007 1:40-2:40 p.m. Fine Arts Building FA 255 Program will include Instruction for developing an effective resume Information on getting feedback on your resume Job search planning tips Who should attend? Anyone majoring in a COBM field that will need a resume to get a new job or a promotion For additional information, please contact Ellen Reeve, at 773-442-6104 or e-reeve@neiu.edu
Students Receive Awards and Honors
	Ms. Hyehyun Choi, a senior with a major in Accounting has received a $1500 scholarship from the Financial Executives International - Chicago Chapter. The scholarships were awarded during the annual scholarship awards banquet held at Mid-Day Club of the Chase Bank on February 15, 2007. The applicants are from schools including University of Illinois at Champaign, University of Illinois at Chicago, Northwestern University, De Paul University, Loyola University, Northern Illinois University, and Illinois State University Mr. Zhetao Zhang has been awarded the Chuck Kane Business Scholarship in the amount of $500. The NEIU Team wins Third Place in APICS Regional Case Competition The team, consisting of Jane Cigir, Dasha Djukic, Mimi Crespo, Kevin Johnson, Violet Walczak, and Dawn Dilday, compete against eighteen other teams from Michigan Wisconsin, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Iowa, and Ohio in February, 2007 in Lombard, Illinois