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Annual report for the Division of Business and Economics at Indiana University South Bend for the 2009 academic year. Contents include list of members of the Business Advisory Council; update about Administration Building renovation; article about graduate student Rita Jodharam leading initiative to develop Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) program to help low-income families prepare and file their taxes for free; article about IUSB business students testing in the top five percent in the nationwide Educational Testing Service (ETS) business field examination; article about IUSB business students studying Java Trail coffee shop in Plymouth, IN for their W408 Small Business Practicum class; article about the CTS Center for Experiential Education (CTS-CEE) leading several projects to benefit regional organizations; information about recipients of the Kem Krest Entrepreneurship Competition Awards; notice about IUSB School of Business partnering with Burkhart Advertising for executive education; list of Business graduates who passed the Certified Public Accountant (CPA) exam in 2008; information about three books on health care recently published by associate professor of management Douglas Singh; information about the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM); information about the activities of the Accounting Association and the Advertising and Marketing Clubs; article about economic forum on the Great Recession of 2008-2009; essay by international student Dave Andedo about his educational experience at IUSB; interview with alum Isaac Torres, owner and president of Inter-Cambio Express; announcements about awards and recognitions; list of IU South Bend Faculty Award winners; list of honor society members; list of student award winners; brief about Erin Turinetti, economics major, recipient of the Robert Palmer Scholarship; list of Awards of Excellence recipients in teaching, research, and service; letters of appreciation to business faculty from students; information on Lake City Entrepreneurship Lecture Series and NIBCO IT Management Seminar Series, including photos and bios of speakers; spotlight on distinguished retiring professors Brenda E. Knowles and Fred Naffziger; list of faculty publications and presentations; honor roll of donors; announcement of the passing of Emil Albert, associate professor emeritus of management; and letter from Dean Rob Ducoffe. |
