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Events
RBC Business Week at Meredith College
RBC Bank and the Meredith College School of Business will sponsor RBC Business Week with discussions and presentations focusing on "Green Business and Sustainability," the week of September 15-19, 2008.
The week begins with a panel discussion on Monday, September 15th, 10 a.m. to include Katherine Henderson, Associate, Sustainable Planning and Development, Cherokee Investment Partners; Martha Gettys, Business Development Manager of NC GreenPower; and Mike Nuckolls, Institutional Specialist, Specialized Markets, Shaw Contract Group. The event will be held in Carswell Auditorium and is open to the public.
On Tuesday, September 16th, Joyce LaValle, Senior Vice President of Customer and Associate Engagement, InterfaceFLOR, will speak at 6 p.m. in Kresge Auditorium. Refreshments in Kresge lobby at 5:30 p.m.
On Friday, September 19th at 10 a.m., the campus is invited to a Green Gathering, with green theme foods and products as well as giveaways. The Green Gathering will be held in the Harris lobby.
Other events include field trips to LEED certified buildings in the area and dinner at MEZ, North Carolina's first green restaurant.
For more information, contact the School of Business at 760-8471.
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Business in China Travel Course May 2008
Dean Denise Rotondo and Meredith's Study Abroad Director, Dr. Betty Webb, traveled to China last May to develop partnerships that will pave the way for an international travel course for MBA students. Meredith College is now expanding its 15-year partnership with the School of International Business Communications at Dongbei University of Finance and Economics (DUFE).
This spring, from May 17th-May 29th, six MBA students will participate in a special Business in China travel course. These students will visit companies engaged in global business in Beijing and Shanghai. They will tour Dalian, China's northern economic development zone and host city to the World Economic Forum in 2007. And they will join fellow MBAs at the Dongbei University of Finance & Economics for a discussion on doing business in China.
The class will count as a 3-hour elective and will involve campus-based class meetings before and after the trip. The trip will include numerous site visits to companies in China and opportunities to witness China's special blend of the modern and the ancient.
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News
Downtown Raleigh Alliance Marketing Committee
Denise Rotondo, Dean of the School of Business, has been appointed to the Downtown Raleigh Alliance Marketing Committee. The Downtown Raleigh Alliance is a public/private partnership that implements the vision of Downtown Raleigh as a virbrant and economically viable point of pride for the Greater Raleigh community. A responsibility of the Marketing Committee is to produce materials that raise public awareness of the importance of downtown revitalization and promote all that downtown has to offer. A major goal is to develop a strategic brand for downtown and identify programs that will promote downtown businesses. Dean Rotondo's extensive marketing experience will enhance the leadership efforts of the committee as it works to promote issues affecting the success of Downtown Raleigh.
Rick French, CEO of French/West/Vaughn, and John Kelly, Principal of Kelly Brand Strategies, serve as co-chairs of the Marketing Committee.
As Downtown Raleigh flourishes with the development of new civic projects, residential communities, corporate entities, and arts and entertainment venues, the Marketing Committee will play a vital role in contributing to the excitement and publicity of revitalization.
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Meredith College SHRM Places 2nd in Southeast Regional HR Games
The Meredith College SHRM Chapter placed 2nd in the Southeast Regional HR Games on April 19, 2008, behind Virginia Commonwealth University.
The Regional HR Games were held in Knoxville, Tennessee and hosted eighteen teams from colleges and universities throughout the southeast. Meredith's Team Onyx competed against teams from North Carolina State University, Peace College, the University of Tennessee, Liberty University, Murray State University, and Johnson Wales University. The team consisted of Emily Hedrick, Ginny Nobling, and Sandra Selimovic.
The HR Games are a student competition which promotes certification and the human resource profession. The questions for the matches are divided into categories similar to those used in the PHR certification exam (i.e. Management Practices; Selection & Recruitment; Training & Development; Compensation & Benefits; Employee/Labor Relations; and Health, Safety & Security.)
Meredith College competed with three teams this year. All three teams placed in the top 12 in the Southeast. Other team members were Misa Woodberry, Victoria Tuttle, Regina Holmes, Ashley Stein, Anne Frazier Elliott, and Megan Phillips.
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