Message from Dean Mohamad Sepehri

News from UDC School of Business and Public Administration

SPRING 2019 ISSUE 1

Why SBPA? The School of Business and Public Administration (SBPA), at the University of the District of Columbia (UDC), will prepare you for a leadership role in the ever-changing, dynamic, and complex world of business and government. Our faculty are among the best and our support staff are the most dedicated in the field. Our exemplary education, innovative learning techniques, and pioneering approach provide a unique perspective for collaborative and engaged learning. Our academic programs are designed to help you achieve and to fulfill your dreams and aspirations. We support you through a transformational, student-centered, and experiential learning environment. The University is in the heart of the nation’s capital, a cosmopolitan mecca, and one of the most exciting and prominent cities in the world. The city embodies vibrant multicultural communities, renowned national museums, leading art and cultural

centers, and celebrated ethnic and cultural magnets. Washington provides exceptional prospects and excellent opportunities for research, consulting, and grants at local, District and federal levels. The SBPA has a proud history of training top-level business and public executives in many federal or local organizations in town. We have earned our role and place within Washington, through our high-quality and pragmatic academic programs. The faculty, through teaching, research, and practice, are dedicated to the development of successful graduates and aspiring leaders. We have great ideas and bold aspirations. We have brought many of these ideas to life, and will continue to innovate in the coming years. We are committed to preparing our students for 21st century challenges, and to become leaders of their communities, the nation, and the world. SBPA is a school that develops leaders who aspire, accomplish, and take on the world through the power of business. High aspirations? We’ll take you higher! Mohamad (Mo) Sepehri - Dean

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Inaugural Business Firebirds Research Conference

The 2018 Inaugural Business Firebirds Research Conference was a great success. The conference was scheduled for Thursday, November 29, in the School of Business and Public Administration at the University of the District of Columbia. The event had 33 posters presented - 12 graduate posters and 21 undergraduate posters - with participation from 81 under-graduate and graduate UDC SBPA students. The conference theme was Global Business Environment. Dr. Anshu Arora, Associate Professor of Marketing was the conference chair. Faculty advisors for the event were Dr. Sylvia Benatti, Associate Professor and Coordinator of the MPA Pro-gram; Dr. Nazha Gali, Associate Professor of Management; and Dr. Amit Arora, Associate Professor of Supply Chain Management.

Judges for the event were Dr. John McIntyre, CIBER Director and Professor of Management at Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA; Dr. Margaret O’ Connor, Chair and Professor, Department of Innovation, Technology, and Sup-ply Chain Management, Bloomsburg University, Pennsylvania; Dr. Denise Bed-ford, Faculty, Georgetown University; Ms. Farah Gheriss, Special Assistant to the Chief Information Officer, International Monetary Fund; Mr. Ramin Aliyev, Senior Knowledge Management Officer, World Bank Group; and Ms. Hinda Ka-da, Retired Chief Technology Officer and Chief Enterprise Architect, World Bank. Dr. Julius Anyu, Dr. Malva Reid, and Dr. Sylvia Benatti, were internal judges from the UDC-SBPA faculty who helped external judges come to a con-sensus for the top 3 positions for undergraduate and graduate research catego-ries. The winners were: UNDERGRADUATE CATEGORY FIRST PLACE - Anthropomorphic Decline and Rise of Reverse Anthropomorphism: How Generation-Y Shuns Whimsical Advertising – Dustin Scott, Matthew Anderson, Robert Spake, and Jordan Fraser (Faculty Ad-visor: Dr. Anshu Arora). SECOND PLACE - The Evolution of Buyer-Supplier Relationships – Loucace Dorcas Ampe, Barbara Ann Payne, Robert Lyeli Spake, and Shavon Sharpe (Faculty Advisor: Dr. Amit Arora). THIRD PLACE - Prosopopoeia Anthropomorphism: Bringing Advertising to Life through Visual Analogies in Personification and Anthropomorphism – Monique Waithe, Aya Boukhari, Franck T. Vincent, and Taylor Bryant (Faculty Advisor: Dr. Anshu Arora). GRADUATE CATEGORY FIRST PLACE - Believe It or Not: Trust and Persuasiveness of SOL Anthropomorphism – John Brooks, De-lomte D. Bright, and Sharadindu Saha (Faculty Advisor: Dr. Anshu Arora). SECOND PLACE - Incorporating Sustainable Practices in Supply Chain Management: Need and Risk Analy-sis – Dominika Hadnadova, Gabriella Gabriel, and Rosa Labra (Faculty Advisor: Dr. Amit Arora). THIRD PLACE - When Humanizations Attract: How 'Humanized Anthropomorphism' Mitigates Self-Control? – Monica Wiggins and Kaleef (Faculty Advisor: Dr. Anshu Arora).

SBPA Academic Center for Student Support named after Dr. Hany H. Makhlouf

In a ribbon cutting ceremony, SBPA faculty and friends celebrated the naming of the SBPA Academic Center for Student Support after Hany Makhlouf, for his lifetime dedication to mentoring and advising students. The center provides as a peer support team to assist with information, forms, and academic guidelines, and to direct students to appropriate offices for help and advice. Dr. Makhlouf is a Professor Emeritus at the School of Business and Public Administration of the University of the District of Columbia in Washington, D. C. He has served as a Professor of Management and International Business, Department Chair, and Director of Graduate Programs. He published over 60 journal and newspaper articles, and coauthored three books. He has also taught

at George Washington University, and served as a Research Associate at American University in Washington, D. C. He earned his master’s degree from the University of Rhode Island, and his Ph. D. degree from American University.

SBPA Faculty Retirement-Thank you!

Dr. Deborah Lyons retired in July 2018. After many years of service at UDC-SBPA. She served in many positions and capacities at UDC, including the Faculty Senate and as the Director of Research. She also served as the Chair of the Department of Business Management before her retirement. Dr. Lyons remains a prominent figure among University faculty, and a strong advocate of the of the SBPA. She dedicated her academic career to UDC and its students. Throughout her academic career, Dr. Lyons personified the role of a mentor, counselor, and a great teacher. Dr. Hany Makhlouf served the UDC community and SBPA for many years, and was a strong pillar of the of the University. His unselfish dedication to UDC and students remains the hallmark of his legacy. Throughout his academic career, was engaged in scholarly research and publications, and he continues to do so after retirement, helping to enhance the intellectual contributions of the SBPA-UDC. During his long career, Dr. Makhlouf served as the Department Chair of Business Management. Dr. Charlie E. Mahone, Jr., retired in August 2018. He was a Professor of Management and International Business, and served as Dean from 2007-2011. Under his leadership, the School of Business and Public Administration’s building underwent a complete renovation that is enjoyed by all today. William B. White, J.D., served the UDC Community and SBPA for 46 years. He also served as the Interim Chair for Public Administration, and Professor of Business Law. Dr. Harbans Dhuria served the UDC Community and SBPA for 39 years. He was a Professor of Management Information Systems. Mr. Darien Green served the UDC Community and SBPA for 37 years. He was an Assistant Professor of Accounting.

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New Chair of the SBPA Executive Advisory Board

D. MICHAEL LYLES, ESQUIRE

Michael Lyles is a Member of the law firm Stroud Priest, L.L.C., with offices in

Maryland and the District of Columbia. Prior to joining the firm, Lyles served as

Executive Director of the Prince George’s County Human Relations Commission.

In July 2013, he was appointed Chair of Maryland’s first local government

antihuman trafficking task force. Due to his efforts, the county was awarded a

grant from the U.S. Department of Justice totaling $1.3 million in 2017. Michael

has served as a trial attorney with the Department of Defense Office of the

General Counsel, and in the Prince George’s County Office of Law as a Senior

Associate County Attorney.

As a talented organizational leader and community advocate, Mike has been

elected and appointed to counsel and led various organizations, including

serving as the Chair of the Bowie State University Board of Visitors, General Counsel for the Omega Psi Phi

Fraternity, and General Counsel to the Prince George’s Chamber of Commerce. Currently, he serves as

Vice Chair of the Board of Directors of the Collington Life Care Community in Mitchellville, Maryland, and

Vice-chair of the Dean’s Board of Advisors at the School of Business and Public Administration at the

University of the District of Columbia. Mike was twice elected to the City Council of Bowie, Maryland,

serving from 2004 to 2007.

Mike attended Iowa State University, and the University of the District of Columbia, where he received a bachelor’s degree in business administration, with a concentration in finance. He received his Juris Doctorate degree from Catholic University’s Columbus School of Law in Washington, D.C. He is an adjunct professor at University of Maryland University College, where he teaches employment law. In his spare time, he is a committed jazz guitarist. Mike is married, with two adult daughters, and one granddaughter.

SBPA Alumni Spotlight

TAMEKA ANGOLA HARPER has been named Dean of Students at Tuskegee University’s

Division of Student Affairs.

Harper earned a bachelor’s degree from Georgia State University, a Master of Public

Administration degree from the University of the District of Columbia, and is currently

completing a doctorate in political science at Clark Atlanta University.

Courtney Sanders is an entrepreneur and speaker, has created a training and development company called Think & Grow Chick, LLC. She is an SBPA Bachelor of Business Administration in Marketing Alumna. In 2015, she authored the book, Get What You Want: The Ultimate Guide to Figuring Out + Getting What You Want in Life. She recently (March 2019) spoke at the United Nations in New York on Childbearing and Career Development.

Mr. Darryl Vernon Poole He is a member of the graduate faculty, and an instructor of Executive MBA Programs for the School of Accountancy at The Fogelman College of Business & Economics, University of Memphis. His teaching concentrations include corporate governance and ethics, business and global society, strategic planning, and executive leadership. As a practitioner with three decades of executive financial and CFO experience for private and public corporations, he is also the founder and chief strategist of The Cambridge Institute for Applied Research (CIfAR). For more than 10 years, he served as senior editor and publisher of CIfAR’s internationally distributed private publication, Institute

Commentaries on World Change. He has also been a visiting associate professor of management at the School of Business & Public Administration at The University of the District of Columbia, and currently serves as senior advisor, Office of the President, at Washington College in Chestertown, Maryland.

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SBPA Speaker Series

Mr. Michael Westervelt, Google The Advertising Educational Foundation (AEF) from New York City is now partnering with the School of Business and Public Administration (SBPA) at the University of the District of Columbia (UDC) to organize a Marketing / Branding / Advertising Speaker Series. In Fall 2018, AEF organized Google’s Michael Westervelt’s visit for SBPA students. Mr. Michael Westervelt was born and raised in New Hampshire, and is a graduate of the University of New Mexico. Mr. Michael Westervelt has been working at Google for seven years. Before moving to Washington, DC, as an

Account Executive on the Government and Advocacy team, he worked in the Finance Vertical in New York City, and Boston. Michael is an expert in audience segmentation and digital marketing strategy. During his visit, Michael covered Google’s marketing strategies and their broad reach to customers. Google’s intensive growth strategies help the company keep its position as one of the most valuable brands in the world. Google's next big thing will likely come from one of its new priority areas, like cloud, transportation, and healthcare. Each has a massive, global addressable market, and plays well to Google's strength in Artificial Intelligence. He discussed internship and job opportunities at Google.

Dr. Michael Maccoby, The Maccoby Group

He is globally recognized as an expert on leadership. He is president of The Maccoby Group in Washington, DC, and is an Associate Fellow of the Säid Business School, Oxford University. For over 35 years, Dr. Maccoby has been a consultant and coach to leaders in corporations, unions, universities, the World Bank, and the State and Commerce Departments of the U.S. government and the U.S. Army. He has worked in 36 countries in the Americas, Europe, Asia, the Middle East and Africa. Dr. Maccoby became known internationally both for his books on leadership and his pioneering projects to improve the workplace. Dr. Maccoby has been a fellow at the Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences, and is a Fellow of the American Psychological Association, American Anthropological Association, Society

for Applied Anthropology, and the National Academy of Public Administration.

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Beyond The Classroom - Experiential Learning!

UDC SBPA students attended an event about the “Future of Work” sponsored by OECD, Global Shapers, IMF, and World Bank (Faculty Advisor: Dr. Malva Reid)

The event was held on February 6 that was a focus group, with college students from the DC area giving their thoughts on the ‘Future of Work’. The purpose of this was to gather ideas that will drive the agenda and content created for our ‘Future of Work’ summit in early April. The day involved sessions and workshops at the OECD office downtown, as well as a tour and further discussion at the IMF and World Bank. DC students discuss what they would want to see at a summit that will center around skills, technology, entrepreneurship, and education.

Trips to the U.S. Bureau of Engraving and Printing and Federal Reserve

During the U.S. Bureau of Engraving and Printing visit, UDC-SBPA

students walked along corridors overlooking different sections of the

engraving and printing operations. They saw various stages of the

operation from various views. The tour guide was energetic, and the

employees were humorous, which made it fun. From this trip, the students

learned several ways to detect counterfeiting, which was very interesting.

Overall, it was fascinating to watch money being made. The UDC-SBPA

students expressed excitement during the trip.

On the first Friday morning of November 2018, students gathered around

the main entrance to the Visitor Center of the Federal Reserve Board in Washington, DC, waiting to clear

security as they prepared to tour ithe historic facility (built in 1936-37). It was surprising to see that the bank is

more secure than the Bureau of Engraving and Printing. The tour began

with an introduction to the history of the building (and history of the

Federal Reserve). The group was fascinated by how majestic it felt

inside the building. Two stops warrant special mentions: The first was a

mini-library that the Board of Governors used in the past during their

breaks from the meetings. The tour concluded in the second room, a

boardroom where the current Board of Governor meetings are held.

A video was shown to introduce the Federal Reserve System (including

the twelve Federal Reserve Banks) and its functions. The visit ended

with each student receiving a parting gift: a pack of shredded currency

worth approximately $364. Through these trips, information is presented

to students in a way that meets different learning modalities, and perhaps triggers interests that traditional

methods do not. These trips expose students to new experiences that broaden their horizons and future

perspectives.

For Business Finance (FINA314) classes, Dr. Alex Tan and Dr. Viet Nguyen believe these trips provide

students with opportunities to learn through experience.

Off to the Windy City

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To provide students with a different perspective about learning, Alex Tan (Associate Professor of Finance) has been able to offer them an opportunity to embark on an experiential journey for the past two years. This year was no exception! Destination – Chicago, Illinois, aka the “Windy City”.

The trip was scheduled for 1.5 days, arriving on a Thursday morning and departing Friday evening. Because of the early arrival, bags were store at the hotel before heading out. First stop – Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago (FRBC). A host screened a 10-minute video about the Federal Reserve System and FRBC before introducing FRBC, its functions, and its service areas (Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, and Wisconsin). After that,

students were ushered into the Money Museum, and learn about the history of US currency, currency counterfeiting, etc. The museum also contains an in-ground clear panel with fifty to sixty thousand dollars worth of coins, and a rotating glass cube with one million dollars. Here, too, each visitor left the premises with a souvenir – a pack of shredded currency worth about $364.

Late afternoon, as the workday was coming to an end, the building was packed with people. Hosted by the Chicago Council on Global Affairs, an event invited prominent leaders from the corporate world, politicians, and academicians to discuss emerging issues from the global landscape. On last year’s trip, participants had the privilege to meet Robert Kaplan (President – Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas), and the year prior, Lord Mervyn King (Former Governor – Bank of England) was the keynote speaker. This year’s title was, “The AI Intelligence Arms Race,” presented by Amy Webb (Founder of Future Today Institute, and a Professor at NYU Business School).

The next event, early Friday morning, was at the Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE). An instructor from the Options Institute greeted the group and led them into a secure area. Each participant received a personalized souvenir trading badge. That functioned as their identification to get in an out of the building. Students were introduced to the world of financial options, through a short series of lectures and workshops. Part of this experience is being able to get down to the “pit,” where about 60 traders gathered to trade options. The day at the CBOE ended with participants pitted against one another in an options trading strategy game.

Then it was time for the world-famous Chicago deep dish pizza! Most people can only finish a single slice. Only a handful were able to gobble down more.

After a short rest, students proceeded to the last stop of this field trip – Charles Schwab. The Director of Online Education spent an hour or so with the group. She provided insights about the financial services industry, shared her experiences about career choices, described career opportunities at Charles Schwab, and provided information about the Financial Consultant Academy program there.

Everyone was reluctant to leave Chicago after two days of “fun,” but all good things must come to an end. Everyone learned a great deal from this experience and hoped that more of these trips will be organized in the future!

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Global Top 100 ranking for UDC-SBPA students in the Business Strategy Game (BSG) performance during the week of 25-Feb-19 through 3-Mar-19 (Faculty Advisor: Dr. Gwynette Lacy) The comanagers of D-Sole Fly (Company D from UDC-SBPA) earned a Global Top 100 ranking on the following performance criteria: Overall Game-To-Date Score - Their Overall Score of 108.5 tied for the 96th best Overall Score performance of the week, worldwide! Each Monday, the list is compiled for best-performing companies worldwide based on each of four measures: Overall Score, Earnings per Share, Return on Average Equity, and Stock Price. UDC-SBPA is proud of its students for such an excellent performance — a performance that reflects the caliber of instruction that students are receiving in Dr. Lacy’s course. Congratulations!

SBPA Students Achievements

UDC’s School Of Business And Public Administration Graduate And Undergraduate Students Received X-Culture Global Collaboration Certificates from The University Of North Carolina – Fall 2018 & Spring 2019 (Faculty Advisor: Dr. Anshu Arora) Sponsored by University of North Carolina at Greensboro every semester, more than 5,000 students and professionals from over 50 countries take part in X-Culture competition, working as cross-cultural, global, virtual teams. For several months, they work together on business projects as ‘global consultants’ to real-life worldwide corporate partners. The students compete, collaborate through online and social media platforms, and learn the challenges and best practices of international business marketing and management consulting, and overcome challenges dealing with language and cultural differences to be successful in X-Culture. In year 2018, 10,000 students participated in X-Culture from 50+ countries on six continents across the globe. Thirty-three SBPA undergraduate and graduate students from Dr. Arora’s classes have participated in X-Culture challenges during Fall 2018 and Spring 2019 semester. Find more details about challenges and real-life companies involved with X-Culture at www.x-culture.org. Congratulations!

Twenty-Two UDC SBPA students attended the NABA Eastern Region Student Conference last October 2019.

Thirteen students participated in a total of 19 interviews, and three students received internships and full-time offers from Deloitte, Bank of NY, Mellon, and Allmond & Co. Furthermore, with the help of corporate partners, NABA awarded 39 outstanding students with a total of over $53,000 in scholarships, including two students who were from UDC.

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Three UDC-SBPA students, Ms. Paula Avellan, Ms. Mayumi Fleming, and Mr. Kyle Kelley, are competing and representing SBPA at the 2019 e-Fest competition. The e-Fest competition is sponsored by the Richard M. Schulze School of Entrepreneurship at University of St. Thomas and by EIX.org, a non-profit online platform for entrepreneurship education. It is a three-day weekend celebrating 25 student teams who submit the best business idea presentations in the preliminary online competition. E-Fest features workshops, three different competitions, and keynote speeches from Mr. Dick Schulze, founder and chairman emeritus of Best Buy, Inc. The 25 student teams received funds to cover airfare for the team, as well as ground transportation, incidentals, and snacks. Efest pays for the hotel and most meals/beverages during the event. Undergraduates from four-year colleges and universities in North America have the chance to compete for $250,000 in cash prizes at a three-day celebration of undergraduate entrepreneurship April 11-13, 2019, in Minneapolis. The students’ Innovation video link is - https://youtu.be/corc4zynlwi (Faculty Advisor: Dr. Anshu Arora)

SBPA Students Competing in the 2019 e-Fest Competition

Twelve SBPA (Undergraduate and Graduate) Students WON Best Paper Awards at the 2019 Northeast Decision Sciences Institute (NEDSI) Conference held in PHILADELPHIA, PA during April 4 – 6, 2019

SBPA undergraduate and graduate students, and two SBPA faculty (Drs. Anshu Arora and Amit Arora), presented their research at the conference. Undergraduate student research poster competition: All UDC-SBPA undergraduate students received certificates and gift cards. Best overall conference poster award - The Path-Dependence of Reputation Repair – Maya Gillett, Ashley Brown, Marcus

Mottley, and Walied Althunaian Faculty Advisor: Dr. Nazha Gali, Associate Professor - Management Honorable Mentions went to: The Road to Sustainable Transportation in Supply Chains: A Stage-Level Approach – Meena Hotak, Evelin Turcios, and Divina Grace Dayrit Faculty Advisor: Dr. Amit Arora, Associate Professor – Supply Chain Management The Evolution of Buyer-Supplier Relationships – Loucace Dorcas Ampe, Barbara Ann Payne, Robert Iyeli Spake, and Shavon Sharpe Faculty Advisor: Dr. Amit Arora, Associate Professor – Supply Chain Management Anthropomorphic Decline and Rise of Reverse Anthropomorphism: How Generation-Y Shuns Whimsical Advertising – Dustin Scott, Matthew Anderson, Robert Spake, and Jordan Fraser Faculty Advisor: Dr. Anshu Arora, Associate Professor - Marketing Graduate student research presented at NEDSI Conference: Why Should You Take It ‘Personally’? The Influence of ‘Interpersonal Closeness’ on Consumer Messaging Efficacy in Social Media – Gabriella Gabriel, and Rosa Labra Faculty Advisor: Dr. Anshu Arora, Associate Professor – Marketing A big thanks to faculty mentors: Drs. Malva Reid, Donovan Collier, Sylvia Benatti, Julius Anyu, Racquel Gaston, and Wayne Curtis!

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Going Global– Collaborations with Chinese Universities

Since the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between University of the District of Columbia (UDC) and Wuchang University of Technology (WUT) in August 2017, the School of Business and Public Administration (SBPA) has been on the forefront of UDC’s globalization efforts. At the invitation of WUT, Dean Mohamad Sepehri and Professor Alex Tan traveled across the Pacific Ocean to Wuhan, where they met with university, college, and school leadership teams. They were taken around campus, introduced to state-of-the-art facilities and equipment, and shown the university’s history and achievements. In addition, Professor Tan made a

presentation to introduce UDC and its programs to WUT students. After that, they were pampered to a sumptuous lunch at a nearby restaurant owned by the university. WUT’s hospitality did not end there. After lunch, both were invited to visit one of the group’s resorts, the DaHong Mountain resort, for a brief stay. The fresh air, the scenery, wow! And, the views were breathtaking! They were informed that hospitality students have an opportunity to intern at any one of the resorts owned by the group, and may be offered a full-time job upon graduation. During their stay in Wuhan, they also visited Wuhan Huaxia University of Technology (HXUT). In the summer of 2018, Professor Tan revisited both institutions to reinforce bilateral ties. On two of the evenings in June, he held information sessions for potential, interested students, and introduced UDC to audiences on both campuses. During his visit, the MOU between UDC and HXUT was finalized and signed electronically. While in China, Professor Tan also traveled to Beijing to visit Beijing University of Chemical Technology (BUCT), one of the Chinese members of the HBCU-China Scholarship Network. He met with the Vice Director of Cooperation and Student Recruitment to discuss the possibilities and details of potentially having UDC students study abroad at BUCT for a semester or year, starting as soon as March 2020. In November 2018, both universities signed an MOU to signify both parties’ commitment to collaborate, and in January 2019, a student exchange agreement was signed. Pending approval from the Chinese Ministry of Education (expected April/May 2019), UDC students can study up to one academic year at BUCT at minimal costs to the students. In January 2019, at the invitation of three universities in Hunan province, Professor Tan was selected to go on an unprecedented trip. In addition to visiting the three universities, Professor Tan made plans to visit Wuhan and Beijing as well. After the first stop, Wuhan, where he strengthened relationships and networks, he paid an initial visit to Wuhan Donghu University (WDHU) to discuss possible collaborations with UDC. WDHU

expressed interest in pursuing further interaction with UDC. Talks are currently underway for future development and a visit and meeting have been scheduled for June 2019. Professor Tan also helped spread the word around the WUT campus by conducting a seminar workshop for the Business School junior faculty, as well as information sessions about UDC, “3+2” program, and 2019 UDC SBPA summer camp for students. His next stop was Changsha, the capital city of Hunan province. He traveled an hour from Changsha to Hengyang, where Hunan Institute of Technology (HNIT) is located. The Director of International Affairs and the Dean of the Business School met with Professor Tan. In the two-hour meeting, they discussed student exchanges, faculty exchanges,

faculty collaboration, and study tours. After the meeting, he was brought to the train station for his ride back to Changsha. The following morning, he was greeted very warmly by Hunan Agricultural University (HNAU).

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Into the Future: SBPA Integrating Design Thinking and Innovation

Innovation helps students leverage marketing concepts and research to better influence the outcomes of new products and innovations. The SBPA courses utilizing design thinking as a part of their curricula are decision theory, operations and supply chain management, international business marketing, leadership, introduction to management, introduction to marketing, multinational corporate management, advertising management, marketing strategy, and public policy (with an ethical focus). Students learn how to evaluate market attractiveness, evaluate existing products, think about new product design through the design thinking

process for new product development (NPD), manage distribution channels, and understand market innovations through design and utility patents. Have you ever wondered how every day products are made? Product designers create, design, and manufacture an array of consumer goods and household items. These designs require a human-centered mindset--empathizing with the user, defining the problem, ideating, concept sketching, prototyping, and manufacturing at scale. While all stages of new product development are crucial, the most important (and often, neglected) stage of market/product innovation is DESIGN. These business and public administration courses will help students learn the skills they need to get started as market and product designers. The course series introduces students to Autodesk Fusion 360, a cloud-based CAD/CAM tool product marketers and designers use to design, engineer, and manufacture new products. Faculty Advisors: Dr. Amit Arora, Dr. Sylvia Benatti, Dr. Anshu Arora, Dr. Nazha Gali, and Dr. Donovan Collier

Hosted by its Vice President and attended by various deans, the meeting was very productive. Almost every aspect was touched upon. They even invited UDC faculty members to conduct seminars and/or teach courses during the summer months. In addition, HNAU showed a keen interest in calling on UDC when they visit the United States in September 2019. On his final day in Changsha, Professor Tan visited the campus of Changsha University of Science & Technology (CSUST), where he was greeted by the Director of International Affairs. During the short meeting, they discussed graduate student exchanges and faculty exchanges. The following day, he traveled five hours by high-speed rail to Beijing for his final stop in China. Professor Tan met with representatives from China Foreign Affairs University (CFAU). They were very interested in sending graduates from their program to pursue MBA and MPA degrees at UDC. Details on this collaboration are currently being ironed out. To follow up on his prior visit to BUCT, Professor Tan met with the deans of International College, Business School and Computer Science. Topics discussed included faculty exchanges, faculty collaborations, student exchanges, and study tours. BUCT welcomed UDC faculty members to conduct seminars in Summer 2019 and/or teach courses in Summer 2020. They also invited UDC to actively participate in an upcoming STEM Summer Camp (to be held in July 2019) hosted by them. After meeting seven universities in seven days, Professor Tan hopped onto his flight back to Washington, DC. This is just the beginning for UDC. No doubt there will be more opportunities for internationalization coming our way!

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New Faces of Excellence

New SBPA Appointees

Amit Arora Associate Professor of Supply Chain Management Degree: Ph.D. in Logistics and Supply Chain Management from Georgia Southern University

Anshu Arora Associate Professor of Marketing Degree: Ph.D. in Consumer Navigation Behavior in Hypermedia CMEs from the Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi, India

Donovan Y. Collier Associate Professor of Management Degree: Ph.D. in Management from Auburn University

Nazha Gali Associate Professor of Management-Leadership Degree: Ph.D. in Management, Entrepreneurship Degree from Durham University

Racquel Brown Gaston, Esq. Associate Professor of Business Law and Ethics Degree: Juris Doctorate from the University of Miami, School of Law

Viet Duc Nguyen Associate Professor of Finance Degree: Ph.D. in Business Finance from the University of Nebraska

Dazhong Wu Associate Professor of Information Technology Management Degree: Ph.D. in Information Systems from the University of Texas at Austin

Feng Xu Associate Professor of Business Analytics Degree: Ph.D. in Decision Sciences from George Washington University

Gwynette Lacy Associate Dean for Academic Programs & Accreditation Degree: Ph.D. in Industrial Relations-HRM/LMR/OD from the University of Wisconsin

Jian Hua Department of Management Chair, Professor Degree: Ph.D. from Morgan State University

Malva Daniel Reid Associate Dean for Graduate Programs & Assessment Degree: Ph.D. from Howard University

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International Marketing and Management Research, published by Springer Nature, Palgrave Macmillan, UK, will now be housed in the School of Business and Public Administration at the University of the District of Columbia. A New Journal series (Volume 6) from Palgrave’s International Marketing and Management Research Pivot titled “INNOVATIONAL LEADERSHIP: HOW SUSTAINABLE INNOVATION DRIVES DESIGN THINKING, BUSINESS COLLABORATION, AND LEADERSHIP?” will be published by Palgrave Publications, UK, (which is now a part of Springer Nature Group). The series will be a uniquely positioned contribution of interrelated research papers about global business value transformations in both offline and online (digital) words. Papers in this sixth volume will come from all business disciplines, including: strategy, digital strategy, international business, organizational behavior and cross-cultural management, global marketing, e-business and e-commerce, social media, new product design and innovation, and business economics. Through this pivot, the editors will examine sustainable innovative systems, design thinking, evolution, collaboration, and leadership styles needed for organizational health and future viability. The Editor of this series is Dr. Anshu S. Arora. Volume 5 Editors are Dr. Anshu S. Arora from the University of the District of Columbia, Washington, D.C., USA; Dr. Sabine Bacuoel-Jentjens from ISC Paris School of Management, Paris, France; Dean (Dr.) Mo Sepehri and Dr. Amit Arora from the University of the District of Columbia, Washington, D.C., USA. The Associate Editors are Dr. Nazha Gali from the University of the District of Columbia, Washington, D.C., USA; Dr. Nicole Cannonier from Savannah State University, Savannah, GA, USA; Dr. Michael Raisinghani from Texas Woman’s University, TX, USA; and Dr. Jun Wu from Georgia Gwinnett College, GA, USA. This pivot will focus on multidisciplinary business issues related to global business strategy, new product design and development, digital strategy, international business, organizational behavior and cross-cultural management, marketing, e-business and e-commerce, social media, and business economics. This book can be utilized as a teaching vehicle for students, along with knowledge dissemination purposes amongst academics, for concepts and cases related to the above interdisciplinary areas. More Information can be found at: http://www.palgrave.com/gp/series/14845

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AWARDED GRANTS:

VENTUREWELL GRANT – $10,000.00 AWARDED IN JANUARY 2019 - Developing STEM-Business ‘Global Supply Chain Innovation’ Concentration with a Focus on Sustainability and Entrepreneurship at the University of the District of Columbia - The proposed STEM-Business Global Supply Chain Innovation (GSCI) Concentration project’s overall goal is to expand the scope and breadth of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) research and education at the University of the District of Columbia (UDC) by infusing supply chain, innovation, sustainability, and entrepreneurship curricula (at undergraduate level) in two UDC schools: School of Business and Public Administration (SBPA), and School of Engineering and Applied Sciences (SEAS). The goals of the proposed GSCI project will prepare the citizens of the District of Columbia for careers in supply chain, logistics, transportation, innovation, sustainability and entrepreneurship. The GSCI concentration for STEM and Business majors will augment existing engineering and business programs in SEAS and SBPA through the development of multidisciplinary courses in global logistics, supply chain, and entrepreneurship disciplines. Principal Investigator: Amit Arora Co-Principal Investigators: Dean Mo Sepehri, Anshu Arora, Pradeep Behera, and Nazha Gali 2018 - 2020 Georgia Tech Faculty Research Fellow Grant – AWARDED $2,500.00 IN 2019 Georgia Tech Center for International Business Education and Research, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA – Research Theme: Global Value Chains’ Disaggregation through Supply Chain Collaboration, Market Turbulence, and Performance Outcomes Co-Principal Investigators – Anshu Arora and Amit Arora, School Of Business and Public Administration, University of the District of Columbia; John R. McIntyre – CIBER Director and Professor, Georgia Institute of Technology

SUBMITTED GRANTS (2018 – 2019):

NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION - Targeted Infusion Project (TIP) in STEM-Business-Focused Logistics and International Trade (LIT) Analytics - The proposed Targeted Infusion Project in Logistics and International Trade (TIP-LIT) Analytics overall goals are to: (1) establish Logistics and International Trade (LIT) Analytics Center to develop science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) and business-focused Logistics and International Trade (LIT) minor degree program, and strengthen STEM-Business LIT education and research partnerships at the University of the District of Columbia (UDC) by incorporating supply chain, logistics, transportation, and international trade analytics curricula (at undergraduate level) in two UDC schools: School of Business and Public Administration (SBPA), and School of Engineering and Applied Sciences (SEAS); (2) foster undergraduate student research, facilitate faculty scholarship and research, and train K-12 and UDC Community College students; and (3) collaborate with broader DC community, including government, industry and institutions, and DC Public Schools. Principal Investigator: Anshu Arora Co-Principal Investigators: Dean Mo Sepehri, Amit Arora, Pradeep Behera, and Lei Wang Senior Project Personnel: Alex Tan, Nazha Gali, and Feng Xu

SBPA Grants (Submitted and Awarded)

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SBPA Student-Faculty Research Collaboration

SBPA Faculty Publications

Ms. Evelin Turcios, an SBPA undergraduate student, presented her research at the 3rd North American International Conference on Industrial Engineering and Operations Management, IEOM Society – Washington, DC (Sep 27-29, 2018). The topic of the presentation was Evaluation of a Business Organization: A Case Study of the Frontline. The paper was later published in Journal of Social and Administrative Sciences: Ivanov, Sergey, Turcios, Evelin (2018). Improving a Business: Case Study of a Frontline Organization. Journal of Social and Administrative Sciences, 5(4), 263-267. The research was led by Dr. Sergey Ivanov.

SBPA Faculty Achievement

2018 – 2019 X-CULTURE -- BEST INTRUCTOR AWARD -- FROM the UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT GREENSBORO, NORTH CAROLINA Dr. Anshu Arora was awarded the BEST X-CULTURE INSTRUCTOR AWARD, among the 100+ professors who participated in the 2018-2 X-Culture Global Educator Award. The complete list of recipients of this prestigious award and the details of the selection process can be found here: https://x-culture.org/winners/. Visit X-Culture at www.x-culture.org

Arora, Amit, Arora, Anshu S., McIntyre, John R., and Ayala, Cesar (2018). International Business Risk Comprehension Word Mapping Game Using LinkedIn Social Media Platform in interdisciplinary Business Education, Journal of International Business Education, Volume 13, pp. 231 – 236. Arora, Anshu S., and Sanni, S.A. (2018). Ten Years of ‘Social Media Marketing’ Research in Synthesis, Emerging Themes, and New Directions, Journal of Promotion Management, 1-24. Brown-Gaston, Racquel, Sepehri, Mohamad, and Masopust, Lukas (2019). The Implications and Impact Encountering Regulatory Policies in the Global Arena: Same Case, Different Outcomes: Google, European Union, and the U.S. Federal Trade Commission, International Journal of

Advanced Engineering and Management Research, 4 (1), 144-148, http://ijaemr.com/link4.php?id=348. Chen, Xiaofeng, Wu, Dazhong, Chen, Liqiang, Teng, Joe K. L. (2018). Sanction severity and employees’ information security policy compliance: Investigating, mediating, moderating, and control variables, Information & Management, Volume 55, Issue 8, December 2018, Pages 1049-1060. Ivanov, Sergey, Turcios, Evelin (2018). Improving a Business: Case Study of a Frontline Organization. Journal of Social and Administrative Sciences, 5 (4), 263-267. Xu, Feng, Sepehri, M., Hua, Jian, Ivanov, Sergey, and Anyu, Julius N. (2018). Time-series forecasting models for gasoline prices in China. International Journal of Economics and Finance, 10 (12), 43-53.

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JOURNAL SERIES / PIVOTS: Arora, Anshu S., Bacuoel-Jentjens, S., Sepehri, Mo, and Arora, Amit (2019, forthcoming - Volume 6), International Marketing and Management Research Journal Series, Innovational Leadership: How Sustainable Innovation Drives Design Thinking, Business Collaboration, and Leadership, Palgrave Macmillan, Springer Nature Group, United Kingdom (in press). Arora, A. S., Bacuoel-Jentjens, S., Edmonds, Jennifer L. (2018, Volume 5), International Marketing and Management Value Innovations: Building Innovation Capabilities for Business Strategies, Palgrave Macmillan, Springer Nature Group, United Kingdom.

Arora, A. S., Arora, A., Taras, V. (2018), “How Social Spatial Imagery Influences Xenocentrism and Word-of-Mouth? Analyzing the Moderating Role of Culture in Online Social Networks” 2018 American Marketing Association (AMA) Summer Marketing Educators’ Conference, August 8 - 12, 2018, Boston, MA, USA. Arora, A., and Arora, A. S. (2018), “Global Value Chains’ Disaggregation: Market Turbulence, Supply Chain Collaboration, and Performance Outcomes” 2018 Decision Sciences Institute (DSI) Conference, Chicago, IL, November 17 - 19, 2018. Arora, A. S., Arora, A., Taras, V. (2019, forthcoming), “Social Spatial Imagery and Consumer: The Role of Culture in Online Social Networks” 2019 Northeast Decision Sciences Institute (NE-DSI) Conference, April 4 - 6, 2019, Philadelphia, PA.